And why? For me, i would definitely choose minecraft, it would just feel like real life after a while. Also add a VR and you don’t have to leave haha
Probably Rimworld. With the storytelling aspect, each playthrough feels like a different experience.
Plus the pure number of mods that can totally revamp and refresh things.
I was finally able to understand Dwarf Fortress after spending time with Rimworld (and thanks to the 1.0 GUI update to DF). Definitely try it, if you haven’t. Basically the same with a few wrinkles, but sooooo much added complexity/detail. Endlessly deep, for sure.
I’d go with “Hide the Sausage”.
Minecraft. Mods are like magic, and can totally change the game. I’ve lost countless hours just poking around and building fun things, even on vanilla.
Chess
Chess people really are a different breed. I WISH I could be more passionate about it, but it feels so pointless to even try.
I have about ~9,000 hours logged in Skyrim over the last twelve years thanks to mods, and I’m sure I’m not done. So I’ll stick with that.
Have you had a chance to try modded + in VR? Refreshes it completely once again.
VR isn’t really my thing, no. Thanks to my ADD I’m one of those nutjobs who has Skyrim going on one screen, a TV show on another, and Reddit (historically) open on my phone for during loading screens.
Skyrim would probably be mine as well. There is just a lot that can be done with mods to vary it up.
Yeah, even unmodded you can easily dump 200+ hours into a single playthrough just exploring. Then another 100+ if you add just Legacy of the Dragonborn.
For me, it would definitely be Red Dead Redemption 2. I’ve played the main story several times now and will probably soon start over again.
YES! I was hoping for someone saying RDR2 as well. The best game ever: Lots of free roaming, ton of stuff happening – the ideal game.
Also gains a lot of added life thanks to mods, like some of the others.
The Mass Effect trilogy (I consider it one game) - no matter how many times I play it, it still feels fresh.
Skyrim
In fact, this is the only game that I have played for the last 6 months lol
Rimworld with mods. The shear amount of wild and bizarre experiences that I have in that game could easily keep me entertained for a lifetime. I doubt I’d get bored with it. Other than Stardew Valley and Zelda BOTW, it’s the only game I keep coming back to and unlike those two games, I don’t get bored of it. I simply have to tear myself away from it so I can function like a normal human being again.
It’s 6 AM and I’ve just spent an hour “testing”* a patch I wrote. Send help.
*It was immediately apparent the patch was fine, I just couldn’t escape after verifying. It’d be a shame to waste all that load time, after all.
That first start up time after a fresh reboot… >:(
Probably RimWorld. Somehow I’ve managed to accumulate nearly 4,000 hours. I’m pretty sure I could play for another 4,000 easily and then for the rest of my life. I love the stories that come out of each colony and how attached I get to pawns. I’ll never forget Dinkleberg, the troublesome cat that has nearly wiped my colony twice by leaving doors open for invaders then when out by snorting too much cocaine
Rocket league. I know some people consider it the same thing over and over, but to me it plays like a sport. Every match is different, I’ve been playing almost daily since the pandemic, which is when I got into it. And apparently I’m in the top 5% of players. Which just shows how much the game clicked with me
This is a risky choice long-term, though. Sure it buys you a few years, but what about in 10-20 years if/when the servers are closed and it’s just you, Caveman, Boomer, and the boys?
Let’s see how Starfield turns out to be. If it is any good, it will entertain me for thousands of hours and if it has good mod support, why not commit for it for the rest of my days? Still a lot of ifs tho
Definitely zero chance you’ll be disappointed. I say get a head start and delete all other games now. Save yourself for it.
Guild Wars 2
I would love to say Crusader Kings, but it’s probably chess.
Age of Wonders 4, the sheer replayability of the game is bonkers. And they will only release more content as time goes on, both through DLCs, free content updates, and workshop mods.
I literally just started playing it this week and IT’S SO COOL! I’m a race of underground highborn mole people that has now evolved to be in touch with nature and driven by religious fervor.
You should join this sublemmy then! https://lemmy.world/c/aow4
that sounds really cool!
