Is there a game you always wanted to play but did not dare? (updated , new ga)

It's maybe just a me question, being afraid of games is maybe not so common :D

i feel you here, these games deserve proper love.

Still , i hope you will have time one day, as they are really good

As a matter of fact, i did not try these too, probably for the same reasons.

But i also think they seem pretty neat.

oh gods do not do Disgaea series. you can easily do their main storylines in a few hours. but new game+ end game secret whatever ending bonus endings? that'll be alllll the hours. wild how they make their games let you have characters over lvl 9999

thought, oh its 'tactics' like games'! yeah it was enjoyable. then the inevitable painstakingly slow grind to level up hella high levels.

This one is really excellent, but i think i just scratched its surface. It's definitely different from other rpgs we may like, sometimes in a good way, sometimes not.
But it's a real good game, i think you would like it , given your taste in games.

Ahh, right - this is also a good example for me from games I should have liked, but haven't gotten into it.

I dont even mind that its not fantasy as I love these kinds of games. But after several tries I have simply not gotten into the game same as everyone else has.

I tried it, but the realism is just not for me. The combat already felt too realistic, but once I had to ride a horse... I never yelled at my screen that loud before :D

I'm pretty much the same. I'm a real chicken for that. I can support some (and these are probably more psychological)

But i tried silent hill once, and I swore i would NEVER try again.

Your examples are very well chosen, i won't judge :p

I second that. Love the genre, hate the jump scare.
Ironically I'm kind of genre-savvy, known most of the trick in those games. But when the scary moment comes, it get me most of the time.
Golden example: Dead Space (2008). I'm still stuck at the bridge in chapter 4. Too chicken to push forward.

THIS IS MY EXACT PROBLEM. XD
I own a lot of horror games, and I can't support the pressure.

You and me both !!

What's the point of playing RE Village if you haven't played RE7? And if you did play RE7, what scares you?

a "short" Yakuza is like 50 hous long... So indeed, when you have SO much games in the serie, that feels overwhelming. I purchased Infinite Wealth recently, but i still have Isshin to finish and Gaiden to start. Ugh...

Same thing!

That is also a good point, the achievements are so numerous now, just seeing there are nearly 100 achievements in a game is sometimes enough for me to drop it.

I've never heard of this before. I really liked the original Deus Ex. So I put this to my library. Maybe one day I will play it. Thanks.

oh? You entered it though, so this is the day where you cross the line? :D

Oh, this one is a very good (and also very sad) reason. This must be heartbreaking. Does this occur only for horror games, or is it linked to the VR itself?

Same thing, and when i do get into long games i start getting into the feeling that I gotta play this, and only this, and work on finishing it, but it does feel glorious to finally fucking finish it

OOooh the platformer games.

These are the ones i would love to play but am too bad for them. So i can totally relate!

Seems that we're not alone in this my friend, seeing all the answers on that topic :)

Ahhh i must say I'm no longer a fan of Ubi Soft games, I think the same about the games, but probably more because i have the feeling each game is the same as the previous (which may not be the case at all but that's what i feel)

I played the first dark souls, and this was a huge disappointment for me. It's wonderful on nearly all aspects, the lore, the music, the graphic. But i just could'nt stand the gameplay (It's probably because I suck at this kind of games)

^ same

also bump

I tried it, and could not enter it. I'lm sure i'm missing a masterpiece, but i could not get trough even the tutorial.

If you're interested in the narration part but not the building part, something like this might be interesting for you.

For Zachtronics, Infinifactory is by far their most intuitive game that I've played. The good thing is that their games allow you to noodle your way into very terrible solutions. The challenge/joy/horror is optimising things down

These are myyfavorites, so i can enter them easily. But i can completely understand , as life can really be hectic sometimes. It's a shame we don't have a 5 hours-period dedicated to games.

Totally in line with you on that! It's a shame that some games try to lure you in a gambling situation. i always hated the games where you have to wait/pay to get further.

+100
For many reasons I never played F2P and never wanted. When I saw ad banner first time, graphics and singleplayer feature are bribed me, I had a humble wish to try, to leave my "gaming comfort zone". But then I saw announcing info, including monetization type, and... my opinion about this "game" has turned 180 degrees, I just hated it.

Not so long ago Capcom was re-released their gacha-Megaman as pure singleplayer project without lootboxes or smth like that. Also, I heard that Nier Reincarnation (which is an Automata sequel) will be closed down at the end of april, and fans asking to re-release it because of the plot.
So, if Capcom starting such a good move and Square Enix will continue, then we will have a possibility to get this "anime casino" as normal game too. And, of course, i'll give it a chance in a far future. 40-50% discount will be fine for me. 🤡

As for the GI "game" in it's current form - never. Just... no. :(

You nailed the feeling i have with Rimworld. Those ARE good games, they're litteraly screaming 'i'm good, play me!" , but it's complicated to be in the correct state of mind to enjoy them as they deserve.

Yeah, I run into this a lot, too. I have tons of games in my backlog that I really want to play (Elden Ring, Kingdom Come, Star Traders: Frontiers, the entire Trails of Cold Steel series, etc, etc). I'm sure I'll love these if I actually play them, but I end up feeling paralyzed when it comes to starting a bigger game. It isn't about not having the time to play, because I often end up sinking a bunch of hours into games I've already played, like Beat Hazard, Vampire Survivors, or Wildermyth, instead of starting something new. Or I'll pick a few really short games to clear out of my backlog, just so I feel like I'm making progress (even though I may not actually enjoy them as much). I really don't quite know what stops me from starting some of these games.

We're probably missing so many good games by fearing them. I don't know The dark pictures as i'm pretty scared by horror games, but I clearly feel there is something good inside.
Yakuza serie is a real timesink, and many in this thread feel the same as you :)

If there's one to try when you don't know at all, it's Yakuza 0 . Quite recent, good quality of life, you can take it the way you want.

But as already said, these are games you can't finish beneath 50 hours.

Oh excellent point, Apart from Rimworld, i also have Crusader Kings 2 or 3 from Paradox. They look awesome, but i kinda feel i need to pass a degree in something to play them correctly!

Just so you know, I only ever played Persona 4 on the PS2, but you can choose to control the party members yourself. And I'm pretty sure you also have the same option in Persona 5 and both versions of Persona 3 on Steam.

EDIT: Forgot to mention: The option appears when going to the Orders option during battle.

Both are really long games. And both have a very specific gameplay that you may (or not) like.

I liked Personas, but it's more for the ambiance than for the gameplay itself.

And i could not enter BG3, not so sure why, but i don't like Larian games. There's something i don't like in each of them, but i can't really say what.

Once again, i can totally relate! (on the intelligence too)

It's a pain to play games you suck at.

That's exactly what happend to me for DF. I tried and got out after 5 minutes.And i know this is a fantastic game :(
Factorio looks neat too, buuuuuuut...I'm a bit afraid :)

Oh, and did you experience it afterwards? Was it true?

Skyrim is a b...ch . Too much ointers, too many things to do at the same time. And the fact you get new quests every ten meters fuels the feeling.