Any Gamers Here?

[ChocolateMouse]

Was looking for another (different) hobby thread and bumped into this. My favorite game is ARK, but I also enjoy Minecraft, Don't Starve (and Together), Left for Dead, Orion Prelude, animal crossing, and a wide variety of other games. These are just what I'm regularly playing right now.

The ARK server I was playing on recently closed so now I'm starting out fresh with a pal on a new one. My sister runs the minecraft server I usually play on.

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Was looking for another (different) hobby thread and bumped into this. My favorite game is ARK, but I also enjoy Minecraft, Don't Starve (and Together), Left for Dead, Orion Prelude, animal crossing, and a wide variety of other games. These are just what I'm regularly playing right now.

The ARK server I was playing on recently closed so now I'm starting out fresh with a pal on a new one. My sister runs the minecraft server I usually play on.

I only knew like 3 of the games you mentioned. Maybe you could explain the appeal of minecraft to me. I've played a free version of it but it didnt seem to have any plot or point. Back in my day if we wanted to build whatever we wanted we had a thing called Legos

 

[Mmanist]

I only knew like 3 of the games you mentioned. Maybe you could explain the appeal of minecraft to me. I've played a free version of it but it didnt seem to have any plot or point. Back in my day if we wanted to build whatever we wanted we had a thing called Legos

This made me giggle. I still dont get the minecraft thing. Then again I grew up on good old Nintendo! Lol

 

[Matieus27]

Was looking for another (different) hobby thread and bumped into this. My favorite game is ARK, but I also enjoy Minecraft, Don't Starve (and Together), Left for Dead, Orion Prelude, animal crossing, and a wide variety of other games. These are just what I'm regularly playing right now.

The ARK server I was playing on recently closed so now I'm starting out fresh with a pal on a new one. My sister runs the minecraft server I usually play on.

check out no man’s sky it’s a pretty good game on computer Xbox and PlayStation it’s pretty good so far

 

[ChocolateMouse]

I only knew like 3 of the games you mentioned. Maybe you could explain the appeal of minecraft to me. I've played a free version of it but it didnt seem to have any plot or point. Back in my day if we wanted to build whatever we wanted we had a thing called Legos

The free versions are garbage and don't contain even a fraction of the real game as far as I'm aware. Also, it plays differently 1P than on a server but...

First, yeah it IS like digital legos, but the pieces are endless and it's got no mess. Legos are a lot of fun and kind of expensive - minecraft is $30 for endless supplies. $30 of legos is, well, insufficient. But it also has a really intense mechanical system too, so it's less like legos and more like the worlds most intensive Erector Set. You don't get to just build nice looking buildings, though many people do, you can also make intense works of mechanical ingenuity. You can build elevators and automatic farming systems that react to light sources, walking combat robots and one person even made a (semi)functional gameboy on theirs.
Some people also take the "it's just legos" aspect to a whole new level. There's lifesize (relative to in game) models of entire cities that you can download and go exploring in and walking through. You can visit Notre Dame or walk through a life-size replica of Jurassic Park or Machu Pichu. There's huge maps designed to be absolute joys just to explore and experience. It's really hard to call something that intense and beautiful anything other than a work of art. (Also there's plenty of original works of art in the game too.)

Then there's the "goals" aspect of the game. There's a number of temples/dungeons auto generated across the map with treasure in them to loot, villages to find, monsters to beat, etc.
But there IS a real final boss. In fact there's two bosses. One of them is the official final boss called the Ender Dragon. To get to him is kind of an arduous process but you basically have to kill a lot of high level enemies, collect enough of a special stone to lead you to a portal that you put more stones in, then it takes you to the boss in a special arena. And he's not easy, so you need good equipment to get there/win. Then there's a second boss called the Wither which has a similarly drawn out process to summon but once you do is much more manipulable because you summon him into an environment of your choosing rather than having to go to a specialized arena.

If you branch out online, there's the community, PVP, towny, and mod aspects of the game. Interacting with other people is nice. Some mods allow you to cast spells, level up, explore a story, etc. Some servers have specific community events like "This week we're going to kill the ender dragon but 2Xs harder" or "We made a bunch of hidden boxes in the ground with treasure! Scavenger hunt time!", etc. And on PVP maps, making sure your base is safe and secure is a goal in and of itself. Lots of people organize into clans and go raid other peoples bases and steal them and launch into competitive wars etc. And if you are playing on a more friendly server it's a lot of fun to show off those works of art and engineering mentioned above, even allowing you to collect rare resources and trade them to other people who are better at other aspects of the game from you or to achieve a very large goal.
Plus, it's always a work in progress, they're always adding new content into the game. Last year they updated the oceans for example so now there's sunken pirate ships to explore and dolphins to tame and ride on and underwater zombie temples and coral reefs and stuff. They also updated it with wandering NPC raiders who come and try to steal your things and kill your villagers.

So... There's a lot of content on offer in Minecraft and while it's very lego-ish on the surface the deeper you dig the more options are available. IMO, as long as you know what sort of experience you want out of the game there's something for everyone in it.

 

[ChocolateMouse]

check out no man’s sky it’s a pretty good game on computer Xbox and PlayStation it’s pretty good so far

I don't think there's anyone who follows game media that doesn't know No Mans Sky. XD It's got such a.... Let's call it a rich history. I've heard it's gotten really good and I might pick it up sometime. I really do enjoy open world style building games.

Video games are a BIG hobby for me.

 

[Pyxis]

Lately I've been playing tons of Stardew Valley. Also been doing Outer Wilds which is super fun. It was recommended to me as having a Subnautica-like feel, and since I decided I wasn't going to touch Subnautica: Below Zero until it was finished, it sounded good to me as a way to get my fix. So far it's been really cool. I'm nearing the end of the game now.

 

[The Happster]

Been playing Breath of the wild again recently.
I'm not into games as much as I was.
I have played Minecraft a fair amount in the past, still love Animal Crossing, mainly because it's nostalgic.

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Stardew and BOTW are definitely great games. I've been thinking about restarting BOTW, but we have it on the Wii U which means getting the Wii U out and setting ti up. XD

I've heard a lot of good things about subnautica too.

 

[The Happster]

Heard a bit about Stardew. Not played it though.
My BOTW is on WiiU too. I'm too mean to go out and buy a switch. Haha.
The plug sockets in my room are in extremely stupid locations, which means I have an elaborate web of wires all over my room.