SinkingLotus

I’ve been meaning to. It’s just that I got my current Netflix subscription as part of a bundle with my ISP. I have to phone them to cancel it. I don’t really have the energy to do so.

Though, I’m in the process of being kicked out of my home. If I’m able to find somewhere to go, I’ll likely cancel it once I change my address with the ISP.

Other than that. I use YouTube with an adblock on both my PC and FireStick.

Everyone needs to start treating him with Bizarro rules.

I just checked the compatibility list for PCSX2.

Baldur’s Gate DA1 - https://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-Baldur-s-Gate-Dark-Alliance-SLUS-20035-U--29280?amp%3Baction=lastpost

Baldur’s Gate DA2 - https://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-Baldur-s-Gate-Dark-Alliance-2-SLUS-20675-U?amp%3Baction=lastpost

Both games seem to be fully playable from start to end. DA1 has a fix listed for some of the issues. DA2 has a 4GB patch listed.

You might want to try both of these if you decide to give them another go.

Honestly, I think if a game was good back then, it’s still good now. There’s just a bit of an adjustment period.

You might find this useful. https://vsrecommendedgames.fandom.com/wiki/V/'s_Recommended_Games_Wiki

Are there any types of games you enjoy in particular? Favourite genres and series?

How about Planet Crafter? You crash land on a planet and you have to terraform the planet using the materials you gather.

There’s also Occupy Mars. This is more realistic. It’s just that there’s one aspect of it that I think you might love.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/758690/Occupy_Mars_The_Game/

Using a drill, crane and vehicle to break down boulders for example.

Since I finished Starfield. I’ve had an itch for more space exploration. I decided to get back into Elite Dangerous. I haven’t played it for a good couple years. I bought the latest DLC for it when it was released. I just never got around to playing it. I’m absolutely loving the space legs.

I’ve been going from system to system. Mapping each planet and moon. Landing on those that I can. Exploring for geological features and biology samples. All while marathoning my favourite YouTube channels.

Elite Dangerous - £4.99 £19.99 75% Off https://store.steampowered.com/app/359320/Elite_Dangerous/

Elite Dangerous: Odyssey - £10.49 £29.99 65% Off https://store.steampowered.com/app/1336350/Elite_Dangerous_Odyssey/

I haven’t played the games I’m about to recommend.

1. Sengoku Dynasty - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1702010/Sengoku_Dynasty
2. Medieval Dynasty - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1129580/Medieval_Dynasty

Is it Life Simulator type games you’re interested in? Or just specifically those concerning mining, smithing, and forging?

Especially with a decent modpack. Specifically, one that comes with Tinker’s Construct.

I’d add Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead to go along with DF. Also DFHack.

Honestly, the only reason I have Netflix in the first place is because it came bundled with my ISP. Can’t cancel it without phoning them up and I’m much too lazy to do so.

Personally, I don’t really bother with keeping up with things like upcoming releases, reviews, teasers and trailers.

Not only to avoid the hype but also because there have been a couple of occasions when watching a single review or trailer on YouTube led to me getting a recommended video of the game during the release week, and that video had a massive spoiler in its title.

I prefer to go into it completely blind. Maybe I just have incredibly low standards though. Some of my favourite games are those which were widely hated.

Although after spending 10+ years on Reddit (which I’ve since quit using). Even the dedicated game subs are full of bitching and constant arguments, and God help you if you’re a fan of MMORPG’s cause that sub seems to absolutely despise them.

The same way I distract myself from anything even slightly unpleasant or uncomfortable.

Escapism via gaming, reading, music, and YouTube.

Usually multiple at once. Sensory overload makes it easier to distract yourself completely.

Literally every couple steps.

Same. I wouldn’t stop talking during combat so I was typing full sentences in that one second global cooldown.

I recall a few games where I’ve had to limit the processor speed.

The weirdest one was an old adventure point and click. It was either “The 11th Hour” or “The 7th Guest”. It had a puzzle where you need to beat the CPU in a board game.

At the time it was released, it was possible. On a modern PC, not so much. The more powerful your processor, the more skilled the CPU was in the board game. Made it impossible.

People whose first love was Lara Croft on the PSX?

Even if there was the option to skip. I go through the whole setup each time all the way to finishing it. Yet it still comes up again the next time. It’s infuriating.

Not sure what I expected from Microsoft though. I got a 365 subscription about two years ago. OneDrive never worked properly. It wouldn’t sync, and the so-called “Personal Vault” would reset itself everyday while keeping the contents. Forcing me to go through the setup whenever I used it. The email though, was by far the worst. About a year ago everyone would start receiving an absolutely insane amount of spam/phishing emails. I was getting around sixty a day. I have no idea what Microsoft did to fuck things up so badly though.

I’d recommend either Tidal or Qobuz. If you end up buying albums instead I would also recommend Roon (not a streaming service).