A bit of a weird title, but basically what’s a game that’s more than a year old but still considered “modern” that you love? There’s no real strict definition for modern, I’d just like to see some discussion around great games that aren’t quite classics yet (but probably will be one day).

The nature of this community typically attracts discussion around decade-old games (which is what I mostly play too), but I’d like to see some newer (but not too new) games on this post.

  • Juki@lemmy.world
    2·
    5 days ago

    I have just gotten into baldurs gate 3 and holy shit it has consumed my soul.

    … Which is kinda fitting considering the themes of the game

  • HackerJoe@sh.itjust.works
    1·
    6 days ago

    Recently got Mad Max from GOG. It’s pretty great for Open World car combat and Arkham style brawling. It also runs great. Too bad it didn’t get more attention.

  • Gerudo@lemm.ee
    1·
    8 days ago

    Trying not to pick titles with sequels/franchises

    Slay the Spire

    Returnal

    Stardew Valley

    Elden Ring

    Death Stranding

    Honorable mention : Overwatch 2 (I honestly can’t see it as a true sequel, just an update)

  • Donjuanme@lemmy.world
    1·
    8 days ago

    Hades is absolutely the culmination of so much experience in modern rogue-lite games and game development.

    It’s sequel comes out soon and I’m not going to be patient about jumping head first into it.

    • fsxylo@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      7 days ago

      I hated roguelikes until I played Hades, decided to give roguelikes a try again. Realized It’s just Hades that I like.

      • Donjuanme@lemmy.world
        2·
        7 days ago

        Definitely a legit take, there are very few people I wouldn’t recommend Hades to, if only for enough playthroughs to get to the “end” of the story. Though there is so much past that

    • JayEchoRay@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      6 days ago

      I know it is cliche to say but it took me the longest time to really knuckle down and play it, but boy once I did - I basically started up another playthrough right after to see what I missed and the shift in perspective when I played a different type of character was interesting to say the least.

      So started as a skeptical intellectual who had to pull themselves from a sorry cop to a regular cop and approached things logically with a touch of eccentricity and pangs of regret and then compared to a wishy-washy communist with fascist leanings (which characters called the character out on) psychic superstar cop with an alias he truly believed was his name and I enjoyed and saw a completely different side of the game which was unexpected.

  • Altima NEO@lemmy.zipEnglish
    1·
    8 days ago

    Titanfall 2. I could keep playing that all evening. Its just a shame its not as popular as it was in its heyday.

  • The Hobbyist@lemmy.zip
    1·
    8 days ago

    The Witcher 3. It’s not far from being 10, but got a very nice graphics update for free and has 2 DLC. The game and the DLC and the free graphics update and a very recent mod kit, all for around 10-15 USD right now on GOG . it’s a steal! I highly recommend it. It became my favorite game of all time, very fast. And it will offer around 100h, and it will also offer replayability. What is there not to like?

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    • SpacePirate@lemmy.ml
      1·
      8 days ago

      Definitely second both of these. Cyberpunk 2077 post 2.0 is very solid, with an engaging, 100+ hour story. Similarly, control is a spectacular single player narrative, easily 20-30 hours of mindfuckery and atmospheric storytelling.

  • CleoTheWizard@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    8 days ago

    Minecraft believe it or not. Every few years I come back and install a mod pack and it’s like an entirely new game almost. Plus I love the factory and automation mods. The game just never seems to die.

    • Donjuanme@lemmy.world
      1·
      7 days ago

      Me too, thinking I’ll finally have some enlightenment as to how to kill the first night or twos zombies without getting killed and rage quitting.

      I’ve even watched “beginner tutorials” on that game game, and conveniently they ended the first video just after nightfall of the first night, and started the second video during the second day, but that’s not how it friggin works, you need to murder the enemies lest they murder you, and in 5 different starts of the game, across 3 different devices, I’ve yet to kill the first or second nights horde without them breaking down my doors and wrecking my shit.

      That game is one of my biggest regrets, I bought the 4 pack when it first came out thinking my friends and I would all have a great time, it makes me feel like I’m old and disconnected that I can’t enjoy that stupid (supposedly fantastic) game.