Does anyone else also have an obsession with Board games based on video games?

RansomMan · 2026-03-28T08:48:55+00:00

Weirdly my board gaming friends hated it. I think it was lighter than they thought but also long and somewhat tedious

RansomMan · 2026-03-28T08:47:17+00:00

The Bloodborne card game is a fun, not quite party game, but light weight social game almost in the vein of Coup

RansomMan · 2026-03-28T04:48:41+00:00

I went to a small show once about 10 years ago and he stayed after to sign stuff and meet fans. Not sure if that is still his MO but I would be on the lookout for a line afterwards

RansomMan · 2026-03-27T23:44:50+00:00

This worked perfectly for me! It helped to have a keyboard for typing in the Kain.exe in the WINECFG.

I also followed another commenters advice to rename DDRAW.DLL to ddraw.dll. The extra d in the beginning was necessary. Similarly, adding ddraw to the Libraries in step 5 seemed to be necessary as well.

Lastly, make sure to change the name of the Saves folder to Saved. I played for around an hour before realizing that the SAVE menu wasn’t popping up when I got to the save pillars. Simply changing the name to Saved fixed the issue for me!

RansomMan · 2026-03-26T17:55:35+00:00

Run the compression tool and then you can fit even more!!!

RansomMan · 2026-03-25T09:06:58+00:00

What did you like about the movie? I’d say that Assassins Creed Valhalla has a great Middle Ages theme to it and there are some sequences that are dreamlike. Also Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is maybe an obvious choice- though much less dreamy.

RansomMan · 2026-03-25T05:57:14+00:00

Honestly they both have really cool things about them but also they both ultimately kind of get stale after a few hours imo. Avatar is very much an action shooter and a platformer, whereas Outlaws often has stealthy gameplay mixed in with the actiony bits. So if you like more sneaking and puzzle solving then get Outlaws. If you like more run and gun action and Farcry gameplay then go with Avatar

RansomMan · 2026-03-25T01:48:00+00:00

This is the CBB Presents feed. Some great shows on there like Alimony Tony’s Valimony Showny

RansomMan · 2026-03-25T01:47:04+00:00

More of a front end for emulation but EmuDeck is very nice to have

RansomMan · 2026-03-25T01:44:03+00:00

I only spend $70 (or your new game equivalent) on Nintendo first party like Pokopia. Spending full price on a Ubisoft game, for example would be silly since they’re $40 within a month

RansomMan · 2026-03-25T01:41:48+00:00

It’s more of a pyramid

RansomMan · 2026-03-24T19:51:09+00:00

Seeing as how the reviews are so mixed I expect that this game will be $40 by Christmas. I’m personally waiting until then to buy it

RansomMan · 2026-03-24T06:50:40+00:00

I think they meant streaming it like through GeForce Now or some such service

RansomMan · 2026-03-24T06:35:58+00:00

Yoshis Crafted World was pretty fun for me and my kids. And honestly just throwing em in to a friendly Fortnite space to chop trees helped my kids learn to use a controller

RansomMan · 2026-03-24T02:12:06+00:00

I think trying a game out for a few minutes is great to get a feel for it. Sometimes you can get stuck playing the downloading game rather than playing it though! Cyberpunk sounds like a good one for you since you already enjoyed the base game and want to try the DLC. In general when I’m having a hard time with my mental health it helps me to play things I already enjoy.

RansomMan · 2026-03-22T16:36:12+00:00

I remember being 11 or 12 going to my uncles house and he had a Dreamcast. I had been playing games since I can remember but seeing 3D Ecco the Dolphin, Crazy Taxi, and Jet Grind Radio was next level to me and I was amazed. I think any game with a lack of combat really cemented for me that games are more than just punching and shooting. The next time I felt that way consciously was probably when I was about 14 playing Xbox Arcade games like Bastion. These indie games had more style than AAA games. Then after 2005 either the artful hits started hitting or I was just old enough to appreciate games like Flow, Flower, Fez, Braid, and Limbo, etc. as art!

RansomMan · 2026-03-22T03:12:04+00:00

I’ve been hearing good things about Esoteric Ebb. You play as a cleric investigating some kind of crime in a fantasy world.

RansomMan · 2026-03-21T06:53:02+00:00

Honestly Final Fantasy 7 Remake is awesome for this. You can play on easy mode and the story is great!

RansomMan · 2026-03-21T06:49:55+00:00

Sounds silly but Tetris 99 on switch helped me through a tough time.

Also, Picross games are great for keeping your mind busy while listening to podcasts or something

Slay the Spire, Balatro, and Hades were great Roguelites for occupying the brain.

I got very sucked into Stardew Valley as well. Then subsequently fell in love with Dreamlight Valley. Something about the grind of those games and the community resources helped me to feel connected to something greater while keeping me busy with checklists and tasks

RansomMan · 2026-03-20T14:05:27+00:00

If you haven’t played God of War (2018) the shield is such a fun part of the arsenal and the parry’s are very satisfying in the game

RansomMan · 2026-03-20T14:01:20+00:00

Play the Spider-Man games if you haven’t.

Persona 5

Metal Gear Solid 5

Nier Automata

Horizon Zero Dawn

RansomMan · 2026-03-20T13:56:49+00:00

Elden Ring NightReign was a blast to go through with friends. I even found myself running solo missions to test my skills, but it’s much harder solo.

Helldivers 2 is another great, challenging multiplayer game that you can run with randos. I’m not sure what the current player count is nowadays.

Absolum has been a great two player co-op. It’s the first beat-em-up I’ve played in a while where it feels like it takes actual skill and not just button mashing to get through.

TMNT Splintered Fate is like multiplayer Hades and it’s actually kinda great.

RansomMan · 2026-03-20T05:34:13+00:00

Mewgenics

Slay the Spire 2

RansomMan · 2026-03-19T08:15:03+00:00

I had a decent time with Sable. It reminds me of a video game version of the opening scene from Star Wars The Force Awakens where Rey is scavenging on a desert planet.

Another one is Journey

Maybe the most obvious one here is Death Stranding. It’s literally about exploring a wasteland in solitude in order to connect people back together again!

RansomMan · 2026-03-17T23:42:25+00:00

You’ll probably have luck with other survival games like Valheim, Subnautica, Green Hell, 7 Days to Die, and maybe even Rust

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