this post was submitted on 18 Oct 2025
158 points (97.6% liked)

Patient Gamers

16333 readers
39 users here now

A gaming community free from the hype and oversaturation of current releases, catering to gamers who wait at least 12 months after release to play a game. Whether it's price, waiting for bugs/issues to be patched, DLC to be released, don't meet the system requirements, or just haven't had the time to keep up with the latest releases.

^(placeholder)^

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

Feel free to replace "friends" with "anyone you know in real life" or even online groups you trust or are close with.

"They":

WOM marketing is highly effective as 88% of consumers trust friend recommendations over traditional media.

and my own personal experience; most games I have bought in the past 10 years have been off of recommendations from r/gamingsuggestions before Reddit went to crap and Lemmy came into existence; and even moreso when it is a personal friend recommending things to me.

Mods, feel free to nuke if this feels too close to advertising or better-suited for !videogamesuggestions@lemmy.zip (my own community); I mean it more as a discussion piece but I don't run the place.

EDIT: The "not" in the title is optional; I'm asking about both successful and failed recommendations.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] AlexanderTheDead@lemmy.world -3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Btw everyone check out expedition 33. It's the only game that should even be considered for goty and it's not even close. Don't @ me.

[–] Ketram@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Damn and I was going to post in this thread that my friend BOUGHT this game for me even though I said I wouldn't enjoy it, and lo and behold, my girlfriend and I have barely enjoyed outside the prologue of Expedition 33. I'm most of the way through act 2 I think? And I just dropped it. I'll finish it someday to finalize my feelings but they are pretty negative, and everything i've heard from other people is not improving my opinion. Just not my type of game I guess

[–] AlexanderTheDead@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, probably just not your game. Not everyone loves every masterpiece. shrug

[–] Vupware@lemmy.zip -2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] AlexanderTheDead@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I’m not far in Silksong - have not actually been stopped by difficulty yet - but even the obstinately unguided exploration is getting to me. And I do worry about the reports of it being too hard by others.

I never actually beat the final boss of the first game. Gave it a few tries, decided something as hard as that being a two-phase where the second hits harder is bullshit, Just decided to YouTube the ending.

[–] Vupware@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago

I loved the difficulty of silksong, and the movement is so much better than it was in the first game. There is one boss I hated but it is not required to beat the game.

The unguided exploration was a refreshing change of pace for me. So many games just devolve into following a line on a map and it’s refreshing to have an opportunity to really explore. And there are so many nooks and crannies to the world that I was amazed I kept finding new stuff.

That being said, Team Cherry are sadists and it’s apparent in the game design. I understand the game is not for everyone. If you find yourself frustrated, do not shy away from online guides or tips!

[–] AlexanderTheDead@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, I haven't played Silksong myself, but it was obvious from it being the most highly anticipated game of the year to getting a bunch of mixed reviews and then basically fell off the radar. Like I'm sure it's a great game, but it doesn't seem like it's even going to be a contender.

[–] Jumbie@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

I bet I can play this on my iPhone 3GS.