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While I enjoy the occasional fps game, I absolutely tend to prefer ones that are singleplayer, just because I’ve never really found myself to be too competitive lol (I’m aware not all multiplayer fps games are pvp only, but sometimes i enjoy just playing solo). One thing that I’ve found to be particularly enticing to me though, is that as fun as games like Ultrakill, Doom, Trepang2, etc. are, and as awesome as it feels to just be this unstoppable force, I’m equally as enticed by more tactically oriented games. I want to say my first experience with games like that would be Marauders. I know I just said I don’t care for multiplayer games all too much, and with very few exceptions, I don’t care much for games where the main focus is pvp. Playing with friends, however, usually makes it so I can still have a fun time lol. While I usually wouldn’t care for extraction shooters, the idea of playing with friends (and that Marauders doesn’t actively hate you for playing it, as I’ve heard Tarkov does lmao) got me to finally give it a try. Honestly, I was constantly jumpy as hell playing marauders, but I loved the constant feeling of tension and anxiety, knowing I could be dropped in an instant, having to worry about if someone could hear me or not. All of these different things that heavily impacted how you’d approach engagements. Eventually, my friends and i got bored and stopped playing, but I never forgot about how it felt playing that game. The question was, where would I be able to experience it, in a manner that I was more interested in?

This brings us to what I want to yap about this time around lol, Ready Or Not. Now, I had heard of this game for a while by now, but just never really checked it out fully, as I had thought it was meant to be played with friends only. Once I started playing recently, I found it was not the case, but the thing that immediately stuck out to me was that I was getting the exact same feeling from the game, that Marauders gave me. Now, if this were a video essay, I’d likely go on about how the game brings light to horrible, real life issues and all of that, but I’m honestly not sure I could do it justice with how jumbled my thoughts can get. The game has a very strong focus on realism for all sorts of mechanics, but the thing I love the game the most for is that sense of dread and unease I experience while playing it. While yes, there’s some absolutely unnerving environmental storytelling, and just locations in general (I’m looking at you, valley of the dolls), there’s also just that dread of not knowing if someone will be right behind a door or corner. Sure, you could use the mirror gun to peek under doorways, but usually, if you don’t take a slow and methodical approach, you’ll find yourself caught off guard and dropped very quickly. I love that it keeps you on your toes, that you’ll have to make quick decisions depending on the situation you’ll find yourself in. Would love to find some more games that can invoke that same feeling of unneasy and tense as you slowly and methodically make your way through a mission.

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I should probably start posting here again lmao

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Man I probably started this account at the worst possible time, because almost immediately after, college started to seriously hammer my ass for finals week lmao

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I've always had it in my head that rts games were something I'd never be able to get into, that they'd just be too overwhelming for my adhd having ass lmao. Honestly feeling very glad I still decided to give Homeworld a try, because I've been absolutely loving the games so far. Already finished Homeworld 1, and currently in the middle of playing Deserts of Kharak, but Homeworld honestly scratches an itch I wasn't aware I even had haha. Some of the things that have stood out the most to me so far are the fact that Homeworld isn't just on a flat plane, it makes use of the fact it takes place in outer space. As I said earlier, I was initially hesitant to try out rts games, and I was especially nervous about Homeworld on account of having the z plane to worry about as well, but it really didn't make things too much more complicated. Just adds some neat depth about tactical positioning. Another thing I want to mention is the voice acting. I've heard from others that just in general, Homeworld does a really good job at having a "staying professional under stress" tone to the voice acting, and it's truly a spot on verdict. On top of that, the radio chatter just in general is great, especially with Deserts of Kharak. Really makes it feel like there are actual people behind each unit. Maybe it's just me being sensitive lmao, but at least for me, it really made me feel each loss, to the point where if I took enough losses, I'd reload a save because i just felt really shitty about how many people died on account of my poor planning, as opposed to just having a bunch of cannon fodder that's easily replaceable. That's about all I have on my mind for now, but I'll probably post more as I play through most of the games.

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Well, I’ve been told this is a good placs to just ramble on about various interests, and god knows I have way too fucking many hyperfixations lmao, so I guess I’m here now lol. I’ll probably ramble about stuff as thoughts come up.