Eh. Sorry to hear OoT and stuff failed to rekindle your fire for gaming.

I'd recommend MM, but yeah, it's best played after finishing OoT.

WW is a must; that's all I'd recommend. Maybe Super Metroid, but I don't know if you're into platformers.

See, I thought that for a while too.
It turns out I just had no idea how many interesting experiences there were in games.

Maybe the one thing I'd recommend isn't a game necessarily, but a youtube channel.
Watch Extra Credits.

As for games I'd say try I'm going to promote Majora's Mask and Metroid Prime.
The OG Zelda is also an interesting experience for any fans of the franchise.

Thief (the original)

i've heard really good things about thief

LISA

what is it

Maybe the one thing I'd recommend isn't a game necessarily, but a youtube channel.
Watch Extra Credits.

what do they do?

As for games I'd say try I'm going to promote Majora's Mask and Metroid Prime.

majora's mask looks interesting but i really didn't like ocarina of time. i couldn't even finish it because i got bored.

jim's recommendations aren't bad, but i know for a FACT that those games will do NOTHING for you

They just talk about game design and related media events. It's made me appreciate games a lot more, and moreover, made me not want to give up on it as a medium.

Well, "give up" for me would just mean "stop following". I still maintain that gaming has arguably the most potential as a medium to deliver art but not while the money-grubbing jews at Activision, EA, Ubisoft etc. are in charge of the market. We need people who actually give a shit to steer the ship, y'know?

Have you played Yoshi's Island?

No, sir.

Hmm... what did you find boring about it?

the gameplay just didn't do anything for me. i found myself craving the little bits of story that we got but not wanting to go through the effort of drudging through another dungeon that, while intricately designed, just wasn't really fun to play.

when you're going through a game and the only time you enjoy yourself is at the last 2 minutes of your 2 hour play session, you kind of don't want to go back to it.

i like what majora's mask stands for, and it's one of my favourite games objectively speaking, i just can't bring myself to drop X amount of dollars on it when i disliked the game it's supposed to follow directly.

examples?

well, zelda for one

that was just a shot in the dark, really

i was thinking about rebuying a ps2 recently so this might be right up my alley

this one?

Yup. It's kinda rare and a little expensive to buy, but if you find a cheap used cop, nab it.

It's a platformer, and like I said--sometimes, when I'm super depressed, this game really just helps me escape.
And I don't play games for escapism.

It's a very carefree, happy game that explores themes of tranquility, joy, discord, indecision, and sorrow.
I dunno, I think you'd like it.

i really like thematic games. stuff that'll resonate with me emotionally.

Please play Klonoa 2. lol

well, zelda for one

that was just a shot in the dark, really

well for what it's worth, you're not wrong.

Yup. It's kinda rare and a little expensive to buy, but if you find a cheap used cop, nab it.

It's a platformer, and like I said--sometimes, I'm super depressed, this game really just helps me escape.
And I don't play games for escapism.

50 bucks -- a bit of a gamble tbh. not sure if i can afford to spend that much on a game i don't know if i'll like. http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00005LZNI?keywords=klonoa2%20ps2&qid=1455594947&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1

but uh, what do you play games for, out of curiosity?

Quote from: Fun Timer on February 15, 2016, 09:47:39 PM

They just talk about game design and related media events. It's made me appreciate games a lot more, and moreover, made me not want to give up on it as a medium.

Well, "give up" for me would just mean "stop following". I still maintain that gaming has arguably the most potential as a medium to deliver art but not while the money-grubbing jews at Activision, EA, Ubisoft etc. are in charge of the market. We need people who actually give a shit to steer the ship, y'know?

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Have you played Yoshi's Island?

No, sir.

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Hmm... what did you find boring about it?

the gameplay just didn't do anything for me. i found myself craving the little bits of story that we got but not wanting to go through the effort of drudging through another dungeon that, while intricately designed, just wasn't really fun to play.

when you're going through a game and the only time you enjoy yourself is at the last 2 minutes of your 2 hour play session, you kind of don't want to go back to it.

i like what majora's mask stands for, and it's one of my favourite games objectively speaking, i just can't bring myself to drop X amount of dollars on it when i disliked the game it's supposed to follow directly.

The thing about MM I like is about the affect story events have on characters. As far as Zelda goes, it's much more character driven (if you like doing the sidequesting stuff). Also the role of link as a hero isn't because he's predestined to do it as a hero of courage, but because you the player choose to take up the mantle of responsibility. 

I think you might really like the Witcher 3. I haven't played it, but it looks like it has a very large narrative (possibly gripping) and the awesome/second is pretty damn impressive from what I've seen so far from a friend's stream (that I force him into every time I see him playing it). You're always doing something new and interesting like every 5 minutes from what I've seen.

Thief (the original)

LISA

Play those

Fucking do it

but Jim, we want him to like games.

but uh, what do you play games for, out of curiosity?

The experience.

The experience.

i see

yeah, i'm kinda all about escapism. but you probably know that already.

Quote from: Pip on February 15, 2016, 09:57:02 PM

And inb4someonecomplainsaboutmydamntextcolor

No one cares about your text color.

7+ of the posts on this thread are about my text color.

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