Patient Gamers

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.

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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

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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!