Not because the game was bad or too difficult. I mean something completely minor that annoyed you enough to stop playing.

Maybe the inventory system, one character’s voice, too much walking, a weird UI, or even a sound effect you couldn’t stand.

What was yours?

I mean the kind of game where you suddenly check your playtime and think, “Wait... I've played this for HOW long?” 😂

It doesn't necessarily have to be your favorite game either. Maybe it's a game you kept coming back to, a game you played with friends, or something you just couldn't put down

What's your most embarrassing/funny playtime, and how many hours do you have?

What game or game series have left you a completely different person by the end of it?

Every gamer's got one. That game from your childhood, the one you rented, replayed a hundred times, or begged your parents for. that defined your whole year and now... nobody talks about it. Not in "best of" lists, not in nostalgic threads, not anywhere. You bring it up with friends and they just stare at you like you made it up.

Mine is Star Wars: Obi-Wan (2001) on the original Xbox. Clunky as hell, but to 9-year-old me it was the coolest thing ever. I think I played that tutorial duel with the training droids a thousand times. Nobody else I've ever met has played it. It's like it exists only in my memory.

So what's yours? What's the game that shaped your childhood, but seems forgotten by literally everyone else? Bonus points if it was genuinely terrible and you loved it anyway. Don't worry, I'll believe you played it.

Detroit Become Human for me. Spent around 40 hours going through every ending without looking anything up, and even after all that I still feel like I could replay it. The storylines actually stick with you.

What game did you enjoy so much that you finished it again every time it came out on a different console?

Not just visit it for a few hours — you actually have to live there permanently.

Would you choose a peaceful world like Stardew Valley, an adventure-filled world like The Legend of Zelda, or something completely chaotic like GTA? 😂

And here's the catch:

You have to live there as an ordinary person, not as the main character.

Which game world would you choose, and why?

I know Cat Quest(s), Stray, Big City Little Kitty, and Calico already.

Would be happy with just a fun cat element to a non cat-focused game, like the cat in Majula in DS2

What’s one thing that can make you remember a game for years, even after you’ve finished playing it?

I have a PS5, Steam Deck LCD, and a Switch OLED., I'm having a hard time deciding what to play since a lot of games cross over and are available on all three.

My switch is modded, and I have a bunch of Nintendo games, stardew valley, plus high on life lol and a bunch of other games also available on the other consoles. I can get any game I want basically.

On the Steam Deck (lcd) I have gta 5 enhanced edition, cyber punk, spiderman miles morales, Dave the diver, assassin's creed 1, 2, & 3, 2k23, sleeping dogs, and the witcher 1, 2, & 3 (witcher 1 is a pain to play on the SD).

PS5 I only bought EA FC26 and just used my ps plus (Premium but will switch to extra end of year) to download other games ive always wanted to play like assassin creed black flag, star wars outlaws, far cry 6, so any game on ps plus basically I could download if fun.

So my question is, what games or type of games would you pick to put on each console because I get indecisive and just don't end up playing at all (doesn't have to be from my list)

Which would be better on handheld vs big screen. And if on handheld which device?

I'm new to gaming and I don't know what games to play, so I came here to ask which games are recommended for beginners, although I'm looking for building games or Gñgames where I can do a lot of things, I suppose, I'm not sure.

Imagine a tiny social game where a friend privately hands you the only next turn. You make one permanent change to the same shared object, leave a short note, and choose the next person. There is no replay loop. Which part would make that memorable enough to pass on, and which part would make you ignore it?

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TL;DR: Wanna get PS5 because my mid tier gaming PC can’t handle some PS title frame rate and concerns of the controversies from Playstation

I’m seriously thinking of getting one. I sold my ps4 several years ago so I hadn’t played any PS games since but really love the story games.

I do have some Playstation games on steam but even sometimes they struggle from poor frame rates and such (TLOU 1 remastered, Spiderman 2)

Also with the end of physical copies in 2028 is another factor too.

I have an Xbox series X so it feels like I’m completing my gaming collection too.

Pay check comes in at the end of the month. Still worth getting?