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Path of Exile 2 - (2024 game) logo

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Path of Exile – (2013 game) >

(on Wikipedia)
https://pathofexile2.com/

Path of Exile – (2013 game) reworked.

It’s souls-like but with muddy graphics and no telegraphing for one-hit mechanics, so it’s all luck. No skill variety.
Not recommended.

  • aka POE2



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Ascention logo

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World of Warcraft >

https://ascension.gg/

A heavily-modified World of Warcraft 3.3.5 private server which removes the concept of classes, allowing the player to pick-and-choose abilities to create their own unique character. Another server has a random selection-and-choice concept which is very fun.

Has various challenge modes and the ability to rework a character back to level one for a reward.

While lacking some bits and pieces of convenience, it’s really quite good. Has some expensive pay-to-win. It’s ultimately not good because it has bonus experience available to all the players so there’s no actual authentic world, it’s just a bunch of overpowered characters smashing through everything; fail. Or play it single-player if you’d like..



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Vampire Survivors - (2022 game) image

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(on Wikipedia)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1794680/Vampire_Survivors/

A fancy knockoff of Smash TV.

Exciting and confusing for a bit of fun. Has no victory condition; after some time you are guaranteed to die. Worth a look.



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Enter the Gungeon - (2016 game) logo

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(on Wikipedia)
(on GOG.comon Humbleon Steam.com)
https://enterthegungeon.com/

A top-down bullet hell game with character and item variation. This would have been great in the early 90s arcades.

It’s good/meh. Not really for me.



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The Elder Scrolls V꞉ Skyrim - (2011 game) image

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1814884/
https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/skyrim10

A somewhat open world semi-rpg action adventure game.

I can see the appeal from back in the day, but it’s pretty awkward now. Figuring out a fuckload of mods is mandatory, and even though that community has been going very very strong for a long time it’s fucking hard to do so.

  • aka Skyrim


Stargunner - (1996 game) box art

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(on Wikipedia)
(on Steam)
https://www.mobygames.com/game/922/stargunner/
was https://3drealms.com/catalog/stargunner_45/

A side-scrolling ship-shooter with upgrades.

While pretty neat, it’s unforgiving and a bit annoying.

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