I played most of Lollipop Chainsaw on RPCS3 on the Steam Deck and it was nearly perfect. Some games will run well, you just have to find out which ones.
I should have used more than one save slot, but no autosave slots is a design flaw IMO. I've never had this problem before as far as I remember. Maybe during the 5th or 6th generation, who knows.
I think the game makes you wander around a bit too much a couple of times, but it's nothing obnoxious. It's obvious that the game was made by a small team, but I think it's very well done for what it is.
Sometimes I hate myself. I was pressing a repeatedly before getting to the main menu and started a new game by error, deleting my game completely. I wasn't too far from the ending, so I just watched a video instead. The game's story is divided in two. The second part starts slow again but gets a bit scarier than the first part. Not the type of survival horror I'm used to play, but the game is good and interesting. The best part is the setting for me, I'd give it a 7.5 or 8.
Overall I give it a 7, nice atmosphere and graphics, the story isn't bad but I didn't have trouble identifying the underlying themes and therefore more or less predicting where it was going. This game is very... Japanese.
::: spoiler spoiler
They love their teenage protagonists and their coming of age stories, I liked their criticism of Japanese society, especially in terms of women's issues. The folklore part flew over my head for the most part, but I knew not to trust the fox mask beforehand.
:::
I hated the combat, I'm not a fan of souls-like games in general, I only finished Dark Souls 1 once many years ago and that's it. I think it's not hardcore souls-like but it goes that route which I didn't enjoy.
After a fellow Lemmy user asked me about it, I checked out Routine and ended up playing it (and haven't finished yet). I immediately liked the retro futurist setting, and the game doesn't seem to be very long.
The gameplay is like a spooky hide and seek, it gets somewhat tense at some points, but I wouldn't say it's scary.
Except
::: spoiler spoiler
the very moment a robot catches you, that's made me jump a couple of times.
:::
The story is interesting and the puzzles aren't hard to figure out in general, although some have given me a bit more trouble trying to solve them than others.
I'm also playing Quantum Void, another (mostly) walking simulator set in space with retro futurist aesthetics. Interesting story and nice visuals, it's obvious that the game's made by a small team but I don't mind it, I'm enjoying it.
And I think I managed to advance in Arctic Awakening, so I might be able to finish it after all!
The first game that came to mind after reading your post is Subnautica, such a great game!
I'm going to recommend 3 smaller games that I found to be very atmospheric.
The Invincible: A scifi walking simulator based on an iconic novel. The music and the graphics suck you in and the voice acting helps keeping you interested. I recently replayed it and loved it again.
Gris: A small platformer on the easier side with beautiful hand-drawn graphics and (IMO) great music. It tells a sad story without words, so good.
Oxenfree: A scifi thriller in the form of a side-scrolling platformer. I played it years ago so I don't remember much of it (my memory is crap like that) but I know it left a very good impression, especially its atmosphere.
Honorable mention to Valheim, which I see mentioned in the thread ore than once. Great atmosphere and gameplay loop, although for me it lost some of its charm in the later biomes they released afterwards.
::: spoiler spoiler
I just got out of Hinako's house after fighting her parents.
:::
The story is not bad and the graphics are beautiful, clean and the game runs smooth except some of the infamous traversal stutter. This is a breath of fresh air after Alan Wake 2's terrible performance.
Still not sure why they called it Silent Hill if apparently you don't spend a single second in the town of Silent hill... Well yes, I know why, they used the name to sell more copies.
I was also playing Arctic Awakening but my game bugged out during chapter 4 and the option to restart the scene takes me too far back (at least an hour) for me to want to go back right now. A shame because it's a nice walking simulator with very light survival mechanics and a nice scifi story.
I'm no expert, but my gut feeling tells me she liked cats.
Wasn't this a mobile RPG? I seem to remember the name from a time when I was briefly interested in mobile gaming.
I haven't had much time this week, I'm still playing Quantum Void and still figuring out what to play after the Routine mishap.
I played most of Lollipop Chainsaw on RPCS3 on the Steam Deck and it was nearly perfect. Some games will run well, you just have to find out which ones.
I should have used more than one save slot, but no autosave slots is a design flaw IMO. I've never had this problem before as far as I remember. Maybe during the 5th or 6th generation, who knows.
I think the game makes you wander around a bit too much a couple of times, but it's nothing obnoxious. It's obvious that the game was made by a small team, but I think it's very well done for what it is.
Sometimes I hate myself. I was pressing a repeatedly before getting to the main menu and started a new game by error, deleting my game completely. I wasn't too far from the ending, so I just watched a video instead. The game's story is divided in two. The second part starts slow again but gets a bit scarier than the first part. Not the type of survival horror I'm used to play, but the game is good and interesting. The best part is the setting for me, I'd give it a 7.5 or 8.
I'll tag you when I'm done.
Trick: If it's asingle image, you can still download it with save link as...
If it's a gallery, it'll unfortunately download a .json file. I'm not sure about gifs.
I finished Silent Hill f:
Overall I give it a 7, nice atmosphere and graphics, the story isn't bad but I didn't have trouble identifying the underlying themes and therefore more or less predicting where it was going. This game is very... Japanese.
::: spoiler spoiler
They love their teenage protagonists and their coming of age stories, I liked their criticism of Japanese society, especially in terms of women's issues. The folklore part flew over my head for the most part, but I knew not to trust the fox mask beforehand. :::
I hated the combat, I'm not a fan of souls-like games in general, I only finished Dark Souls 1 once many years ago and that's it. I think it's not hardcore souls-like but it goes that route which I didn't enjoy.
After a fellow Lemmy user asked me about it, I checked out Routine and ended up playing it (and haven't finished yet). I immediately liked the retro futurist setting, and the game doesn't seem to be very long.
The gameplay is like a spooky hide and seek, it gets somewhat tense at some points, but I wouldn't say it's scary.
Except ::: spoiler spoiler the very moment a robot catches you, that's made me jump a couple of times. ::: The story is interesting and the puzzles aren't hard to figure out in general, although some have given me a bit more trouble trying to solve them than others.
I'm also playing Quantum Void, another (mostly) walking simulator set in space with retro futurist aesthetics. Interesting story and nice visuals, it's obvious that the game's made by a small team but I don't mind it, I'm enjoying it.
And I think I managed to advance in Arctic Awakening, so I might be able to finish it after all!
Go ahead, the world needs more fried rice.
It was delicious, to be fair.
Pardon the picture quality, I'm a terrible photographer.
Let me know what you think of them if you end up playing them, I'm always curious to read what others think of games I love.
The first game that came to mind after reading your post is Subnautica, such a great game!
I'm going to recommend 3 smaller games that I found to be very atmospheric.
The Invincible: A scifi walking simulator based on an iconic novel. The music and the graphics suck you in and the voice acting helps keeping you interested. I recently replayed it and loved it again.
Gris: A small platformer on the easier side with beautiful hand-drawn graphics and (IMO) great music. It tells a sad story without words, so good.
Oxenfree: A scifi thriller in the form of a side-scrolling platformer. I played it years ago so I don't remember much of it (my memory is crap like that) but I know it left a very good impression, especially its atmosphere.
Honorable mention to Valheim, which I see mentioned in the thread ore than once. Great atmosphere and gameplay loop, although for me it lost some of its charm in the later biomes they released afterwards.
I hope you find any of these to your liking.
I have a couple of hundred hours in Noita, and I barely scratched the surface. That game is insanely deep!
I played the Switch version a bit a few years ago, really fun puzzle game and the Switch version did some nice things with its HD Rumble.
I'm playing Silent Hill f:
::: spoiler spoiler I just got out of Hinako's house after fighting her parents. ::: The story is not bad and the graphics are beautiful, clean and the game runs smooth except some of the infamous traversal stutter. This is a breath of fresh air after Alan Wake 2's terrible performance.
Still not sure why they called it Silent Hill if apparently you don't spend a single second in the town of Silent hill... Well yes, I know why, they used the name to sell more copies.
I was also playing Arctic Awakening but my game bugged out during chapter 4 and the option to restart the scene takes me too far back (at least an hour) for me to want to go back right now. A shame because it's a nice walking simulator with very light survival mechanics and a nice scifi story.
I thought about using it to play music a couple of years ago, but it lacked gapless playback which ruined some albums for me, so I discarded it.
Reminds me of this one
https://youtu.be/2YwC4Vsm5h0