Gaming

I had Skyrim still wrapped up and not removed from the case for 2 years before I started to play it.

Cyberpunk 2077. I know it's not as old as some of the other games here, but I totally ignored it. I usually suck at FPS and I thought this one would be no different, but oh my gosh, the cyberware stuff and the stealth takedowns, so so much fun. I really enjoyed the story, I thought V's female VA (Ilia from RWBY!) did a fantastic job, as did Keanu Reeves. And now I see the DLC is on sale!

Probably Ocarina of Time. It left an indentation in my side of the cartridge. I guess I should have moved it before laying down …

Tetris, it turns out, is pretty fun.

I picked up hitman 1-3 with VR for sale on PSN and holy shit. I've had so much fun with this game already. I haven't even played 2 or 3 yet, or even halfway through 1 yet but I already know I'm getting my money's worth out of it. It's only been 2 days and I just can't wait to get back into it.

There's so much replayability due to different ways you can get the job done, and they acknowledge and reward replaying missions. I don't know if it was always that way but I just assumed it was a syphon filter/Bond type game but it's so much more, at least the remasters or whatever this is. I've been having such a great time that I'm excited to get my son into it... It's just not quite appropriate for an 11 year old lol.

It kinda bums me out I've gone this long but at the same time, maybe it's for the better, to get the full, modern experience out of it? I dunno, but its a great deal for the $45 or whatever, considering it's 3... Technically 4 games, with loads of replayability.

Outer Wilds, it really is a master piece. Avoid spoilers at all costs!

Since couple of years I'm hard working on playing old games I slept too long for.

DOOM (PC, 1993): Yes, the original DOOM! Well, I had the game on my SNES console. The problem was, that version was not good and it lacked a save or password function. Still had a blast because that was the only version available to me. Later when I got a PC in 2001, it didn't occur to me to play that. Its' much, much later in probably 2020 or so when I started with RetroArch, that I then played the original DOS version on DOSBox-Pure. What a blast, even 3 decades later!

Metroid Prime (Gamecube, 2002): Another huge Nintendo game (actually not even developed by Nintendo) I slept on is the original first Metroid Prime, had no idea how good it is. My friend always talked highly on this game, but I completely dismissed it because it was in 3D. Yes, I was a Super Metroid junky. What a mistake! I feel ashamed thinking back. Started playing the original for Gamecube with Dolphin on RetroArch emulator a few years ago, but never finished it (really need to, I feel ashamed again!). I know there are some enhancements via specialized emulators and even the official Remake. But prefer the original oldschool way, even down to CRT filters.

Zelda: Breath of the Wild + Tears of the Kingdom (Switch, 2017 + 2023): Probably the biggest game I slept on for too long. I entirely played both games on Yuzu emulator (take that Nintendo), starting over 2 years ago. Since then I have 147 + 237 = total 384 hours. There was couple of problems, because my gamepad did not support gyro (thanks Microsoft) and I had to cheese out on a challenge (no cheats). And there were a few technical difficulties due to emulation, but I managed to do everything. :-) These modern Zelda games changed my mind a lot about Open World games, and I became more open to these kind of games.

The Stanley Parable + The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe (PC, 2013 + 2022): This is a fun story. So back then I purchased the original Stanley Parable just for the lolz to get the "infamous" Achievement "not to play the game for 5 years straight". Yes, it's true, I'm an idiot. Or I am not an idiot. Maybe I am both. Or None. Because you see, after 5 years passed I started the game and wondered why I do not get the Achievement. Turns out the game should have been started at least once! Facepalm. Ok, I'm an idiot...

... Well since I started the game (The Stanley Parable) and was curious, I started playing it. Or it started playing me, I don't know. Had no idea what the game was and is about. And oh boy it was fun. Well since then I wait another 5 years and I think next month I can get it! And while I am at it, also played "Ultra Deluxe" and it is more than I expected, no spoilers off course here. The special Achievement is now 10 years in this version. The Stanley Parable changed my mind about games that are more experience oriented and weird, like walking simulators.

There are more games to mention off course. And yes I play modern games too, just started Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. I still have to finish lot of them. The problem is, I start new games all the time and don't even have time to play them all. Then there are games I know that I regret waiting for too long, such as Hades, . I could go on for an eternity, you probably don't want to read an endless stream of a comment.

Nine Sols is awesome. Completely underrated game. Default mode was unreasonably hard IMO, even the story mode is quite challenging

For me I really slept on Inscryption and Hollow Knight. With Inscryption, I was never really that into card games, and I've never really liked dark/edgy games. But it ended up being unexpectedly good

With Hollow Knight, it took me a couple tries to really get into it. I didn't really like the fact that I couldn't find anything that I wanted (including things that I've already found - I got lost a lot). And sure, I know that getting lost was the point of the world design, but my version of getting lost was the unproductive, frustrating kind with a lot of backtracking. In the end, I figured that I just needed to have a wiki open while playing, and thing got a lot more bearable

I didn't play Dark Souls 1 until 3 came out because all I ever heard was how hard it was, which because it chose to be hard in an era when everything was super hand-holdy, I did not think it was gonna be challenging at all and would find it as boring as any other major games of the day.

Man was I wrong. Now the genre itself is almost all I play.

Stardew Valley

By the time I started seeing posts where people turned every square inch of farmland into a microbrewery, I decided I should give it a try.

Brütal Legend

Released in 2013. I've had it in my Steam library for long enough that I don't even remember where I got it from. Probably from some Humble Bundle. Anyway, I figured it was just some cheap game with heavy metal theme as a gimmick, and never bothered to even install it.

I bought a Steam Deck a couple of years ago, and figured I'd play less demanding games on it. Looked in my Steam library for games I've never played, and there's Brütal Legend. Turns out, it's actually a pretty solid game. Sure it has some issues, but overall it's a humorous action game that's full of heavy metal references, and even has some unique game mechanics to boot. And, not only is there licensed music from a number of metal bands, but some of the metal legends, such as Ozzy Osbourne and Lemmy Kilmister, appear in the game.

The graphics are a bit outdated by today's standards, and the RTS sections can be a bit janky. But I didn't mind those, the rest is too good.

If you are a metalhead, definitely pick this game up. Or if you like comedy or unique games. It's currently only €3 on Steam, and even has a native Linux build.

I had the opportunity to buy Xenoblade 1 on the Wii back when the Wii was still pretty new. I hadn't heard of the game or Operation Rainfall and I certainly didn't know how hard it was to actually find it in stock on a shelf, and I got something else instead. Much, much later, I picked it up on Switch, having heard something about it a couple years prior and remembering that I had seen it for the Wii that one time. The gameplay was weirdly addictive, the first act has a solid hook, and the back half of the game getting increasingly into wtf territory is exactly the kind of thing I like narratives doing.