Thoughtful discussion of older games, backlogs, rediscovered classics and titles that still hold up.
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A slower gaming community for people arriving years after launch day. Reviews, replays and recommendations should explain what kind of player the game suits.
Community rules
Say what you value. Story, systems, difficulty, length and platform make recommendations better.
Spoilers need warning. Mark major plot details before revealing them.
Old games get judged in context. Discuss dated design without pretending every player has the same tolerance for it.
I love single-player games that leave me with stories to tell afterward, but not necessarily ones with hours of cinematics. Sometimes an unexpected encounter, a clever system or a choice gone wrong is more memorable than...
Most evenings I get thirty minutes to play, not three hours. I like games with meaningful progression, but some titles make me spend half the session watching cutscenes or walking back to a save point. A good short sessi...