The Recommend a Game Thread

[fairweatherfan]

After a VERY frustrating first half-hour (never played Demon Souls), I'm really enjoying Dark Souls.  I'm glad to see a game like this can still get made in this day and age. 

Difficulty is unforgiving without being unfair - the game won't hold your hand at all and you will die, a lot, til you figure out how to improve.  Lots of customizability and the gameplay and environments are great.  Only major con is that the game isn't great about explaining some of its mechanics - had to go to the wiki to look a few basics up.  But it's great fun overall.  Think I'll be spending a lot of time with this one. 

Well, 4 months and 84 hours later, I finally managed to beat Dark Souls without using a guide.  I burned out once or twice along the way (getting Arkham City distracted me for awhile) but overall it was a great experience - it's easily one of the best-designed and most rewarding games I've ever played.

Now, to start a second run, where I will use guides and tips to break this game over my knee the way it tried to break me the first time through. 

[Redz]

Cribbage.

[Roy H.]

Cribbage.

Cribbage is a great game. 

[Redz]

Cribbage.

Cribbage is a great game. 

teaching my daughters to play today.  Great math lessons.

[PosImpos]

I bought Dragon Age Ultimate Edition (includes expansion and all DLC) for $20 a week or so ago.  Great deal.  All of that stuff together originally cost over $100.  It's a great game -- the latest iteration of Baldur's Gate / Neverwinter Nights, etc, though it doesn't adhere completely to D&D rules, which is a good thing.

Great story, very deep, immersive game, long campaign, lots to do.  Highly recommended.