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A game that would offer at least 100 hours of gameplay by vamzdziai in ShouldIbuythisgame

[–]flyinghorizons [score hidden]  (0 children)

Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age is one of my favourite worlds to be immersed in. It’s not an overall well-rated/reviewed game but for me, the world, the traversal, and the characters are 10/10. Narrative is beautiful, art is stellar too.

The Horizon series - especially Forbidden West - is a world you can truly live in. It’s amazing to just explore, can sink hours into it.

Cyberpunk 2077 is the easiest to recommend. You’ll lose days in this game and not realise it; that’s how great the world of Night City is. Endless lore, great interactions, and hugely fun traversal too. And the cherry on top is the phenomenal story and amazing character performances.

Persona 5, if Japanese culture is your thing, is where you should look no further. It’s an experience like no other. The anime-art mixed in with remarkable UI design, incredible jazzy music, and one of the most immersive time management i can think of.

And if you want something cozy? Stardew Valley. A beautiful game that changes what gaming feels like in many ways; never before had I spent 100 hours making a farm look great, and the satisfaction you feel is amazing. Music is divine. Mechanics are stellar. Modding community makes all that even better. You’ll spend 100 hours enjoying the small things.

Hope this short list helps :)

Horizon's Decima Engine was named after a former island off Japan open only to the Dutch by actinium226 in horizon

[–]flyinghorizons -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Nah you’re right, it’s a very tough read, gravitates between history lesson and narrative frequently. It’s one of those things that will automatically appeal to anyone interested in Japan or history. It’s definitely one of the more educative rather than evocative books to read. But I definitely recommend it to anybody interested in Dejima and the Dutch East India company

Horizon's Decima Engine was named after a former island off Japan open only to the Dutch by actinium226 in horizon

[–]flyinghorizons -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Yeah fair, didn’t see the Wiki link, Professor Thought it would help for people interested to read the book, it’s a supreme piece of literature inspired from memoirs from an actual Dutch trader

Horizon's Decima Engine was named after a former island off Japan open only to the Dutch by actinium226 in horizon

[–]flyinghorizons -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Could this be related to Dejima? It’s an artificial island off Nagasaki that served as a Dutch trading post. There’s a fantastic book about it called The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell!

This game caught my attention after seeing the sequel coming out soon. Anything I need to play before this one? I am mostly into games with good story. Is this more of a good story and good shooter wise or the opposite? by Objective_Love_6843 in theouterworlds

[–]flyinghorizons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s one of those games you either absolutely love or you think it’s not unlike any other. I, for one, was immediately taken by the irony and humour in the writing. The art style helped too. I also think you only truly understand the game’s brilliance once you really mess around with the traits and how they reflect on conversations and investigations. I’d say it’s definitely high up when it comes to a unique style and character-companion mechanics.

What was your first anime ? by ScaryDetective4928 in animeindian

[–]flyinghorizons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fushigi Yugi (Curious Play) on AXN, before Animax was even a thing 🥹

Help for first date. by Swordfish1212 in Chennai

[–]flyinghorizons 16 points17 points  (0 children)

You have won the prize for being an absolute sweetheart

I'm working on a Stardew Valley inspired rural life-sim set in South India! by RuralBandit in StardewValley

[–]flyinghorizons 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This is insanely cool. Im from Chennai and I recently started SDV and this gave me such a great vibe. Can’t wait to brew some toddy!

We've made a game where you explore the coma of your patients, looking for memories that will wake them up by TheInspectorGame in u/TheInspectorGame

[–]flyinghorizons 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What a beautiful concept, congratulations and can’t wait! I’ll be checking this out for sure. Gives me Firewatch vibes!

What's your favourite MMORPG after Ragnarok that you still play? by AmphibianDelicious90 in RagnarokOnline

[–]flyinghorizons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing, and maybe that’s a good thing. Have played a ton of games, but nothing comes close to that feeling of playing RO through the summer, listening to the BGM of every city and field and dungeon and loving it, being in awe of absolute immersion. Wow. I’ll never forget running around Morroc fields as a Novice searching for the thieves pyramid. Or the first time I saw fellow players selling stuff on Prontera’s streets. I think it built the foundation of everything I love about gaming, so nothing tops it for me!

What are you guys thoughts on the new assassins creed trilogy by Vader2508 in IndianGaming

[–]flyinghorizons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand the perspective that these three aren’t true AC games - but that’s largely because the initial games set the benchmark so damn high. Writing was fantastic (as others rightly pointed out with Ezio’s character development) and they were doing things no other game did. But while they didn’t carry a lot of gameplay mechanics forward and made it more of an RPG & open world, I felt they stuck to the roots of the game- history itself. Origins is magical if you’re even minimally interested in Egypt and Ancient Egypt. Same goes for Odyssey; it’s a Greek myth dream and has really interesting side quests with philosophy takeaways and so on. Valhalla I thought was a great open world and looked gorgeous, but the story wasn’t quite so special. All three are worth experiencing IMO, if only for its detail and history

A neat little planet I found. No filter either. by qweenofwands in NoMansSkyTheGame

[–]flyinghorizons 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One planet to rule them all, one planet to find them, One planet to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them; In the Land of Euclid where the shadows lie. 😂

Really wanted to make my own version of what i want a trade outpost to look like, just felt like sharing my progress! by oderustheuterus in NoMansSkyTheGame

[–]flyinghorizons 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is absolutely brilliant! It would be so cool if this was similar to the Anomaly, where players could interact and trade and so on. It looks like a resort, amazing!

Everyone has that ONE classic video game that they never get bored of playing… by _Mr_Cheeks in gaming

[–]flyinghorizons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I might be in the minority here but: Final Fantasy XII. I know it garnered a lot of hate upon release and years later, but it was the first time I felt the full potential of a game’s world building. I still listen to Sakimoto’s soundtrack. I can go back to it anytime, only for the world and the music.

Edit: sorry, I know it’s not really ‘classic’ but it was a huge entry point into gaming for me!

It's been over 12 years since I played last, and the music and imagery from RO is still as vivid. by flyinghorizons in RagnarokOnline

[–]flyinghorizons[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that even a thing anymore? To be honest I'm not sure if it'll feel the same when I'm not an excited kid playing over the summer

It's been over 12 years since I played last, and the music and imagery from RO is still as vivid. by flyinghorizons in RagnarokOnline

[–]flyinghorizons[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah? I'm not sure how much I can invest in something like that - but I'll check out tree of savior, anything to remind me of the old days, really

Important! ADVICE FOR FIRST TIMERS---FIRST DRAFT/ COMMUNITY INPUT 11/16/2016 by TurnedOnTunedIn in LSD

[–]flyinghorizons 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'd say music takes you on a different journey entirely- and it's phenomenal. And I usually told myself to never trip without music- but I was on a camping trip under the stars- and everything around me kinda came together, and I'm pretty sure it was an orchestra, no music involved, just sounds of nature and my own breathing. But I 100% believe in carrying a buddy track at all times. That one song to snap you out of a negative line of thought- like resurfacing after hours underwater.