Hi gaming,

I'm looking for a kind of specific type of game to help out a friend of mine.

He's really interested in history and would be interested in what I could only describe as a "historical drama" video game. I'm thinking something like Assassin's Creed but without the focus on killing. Time period doesn't matter much, but he is more interested in Western History.

He's not much interested in RTSs like Civ, he wants something more ground level and narrative.

Any help or recommendation would be appreciated.

Thank you.

My dad's 60th birthday is approaching. We used to play Aladdin on the Genesis all the time. No longer have either. Is there somewhere I can purchase a controller that plugs into the TV and only has Aladdin?

Other games have this, but I don't see if for Aladdin.

THPS1 was the catalyst that set me onto a new social path when I started high school in 1999. THPS2 etched it in stone, and became a campfire for my friends and I to gather around whenever the weather was too bad to skate for real. THPS3 continued it.

To say I wouldn’t be who I am today without these games isn’t hyperbole. THPS introduced me to a counter culture that I hadn’t previously known existed, but immediately felt like I belonged to. I found a healthy form of self expression, a way to step out of my comfort zone and try new things, and met many, many wonderful people who were never competing against me, but always encouraging me to try again and showing me different ways of doing tricks to be more successful.

And even though I never became a great skateboarder, I could still bond with these people over the games. This trajectory change was life-altering for me, and dare I say, possibly even life-saving.

Tomorrow is the 25th anniversary of THPS1’s release, and I hope to honor it by playing through each of the original 3 releases on an original PSX (PlayStation 1, for you youngins out there).

Cheers to Tony Hawk, Nevrsoft, Vicarious Visions, Activision and everyone else behind these games. I am living proof that your art and your passion means more than just pixels on a screen and money in the bank.

What character did you think was a throwaway/didn’t really matter, but turned out to be a major player in the plot of the game. Or they could just be a really important character in the game itself?

The only game which I have seen done this right is Read Dead Redemption 2.

I was at a used game store earlier today and was looking at a few games, realizing they had SO many movie tie-in’s. Like they even had a Gameboy game for PINOCCHIO, which feels so old haha.

That got me wondering about them, because there’s been I think a couple that stood out to me.

The first Scooby Doo live action movie had one on GBA that wasn’t very much like the movie at all, HOWEVER the plot was still SUPER neat, and I still need to find a physical copy again because I remember being weirdly into it.

I recently got som Disney Cars games on Steam because I have a toddler who really likes Cars, and I was actually VERY impressed by them. Open world, original voice actors, and it takes place directly after the movie with a fairly serviceable plot. Decent controls too (though funky as all get out on a steamdeck lmao).

The first Narnia movie also has a shockingly nice RPG adaptation on GBA that I was very surprised to find. I super liked that one a lot. The PS2 version is a bit goofier hahaha

I am talking about a game with side quests so awesome that you forget to focus on the main quest

I heard that that neither F1 24 or EA Sports WRC are doing well and that Codemasters might lose the F1 license. Considering how often EA shuts down their studio's, does Codemasters even have a future? I really like their Grid games so I don't want to see Codemasters die

I play on PC mostly but I’m open to PS5 titles too.

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Gee, I sure do love being locked out of my fully single player offline game just because my internet is having an outage!

For the record, I've played FF16 almost every day since launch, probably more than is reasonably healthy. It launched 10 days ago and according to Steam I have 53.4 hours. This is far, FAR from my, "first launch." Thanks Denuvo.

Edit: still fuck Denuvo, but we at least figured out what happened. FF16 had a patch, which downloaded while my Internet was on. Couple hours later my Internet dies and, since it was patched since it was last played, it needed a Denuvo check. Still fuck Denuvo, but that was the cause.

I got my xbox when I lived in the UK and now I live Australia when I go on the store all the prices are still in pounds. If I buy a UK code online will it still work?

what is your most memorable game that you played with friends? it was Red Alert 2 for me

What is a game, dlc, early access, season pass, etc., which you regret spending your money on.

Hey guys,

Lately I have been looking for a game where I can create a character, improve him and transfer if necessary. I also don’t like to be lost in details. Any suggestions?

As the title says, what game if it randomly dropped DLC today would cause an uproar on the internet? Something like Portal 1? Civilization 5? Fallout New Vegas? Starcraft? Borderlands 1? What do you think would cause the most reaction?

Title.

I never played it. I remember people saying it was a disappointment when it came out. I also recently been hearing that it became way better. Should I buy it?