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Post by nerdybat on Feb 21, 2018 2:21:47 GMT -5
Welp, exactly what it says in the title. Do you have any games you play not to challenge yourself, not to get to the credits, but just to relax a bit - maybe to prepare yourself for a good sleep, or as some kind of meditation? I think everyone here knows at least a title or two to launch and forget about everything for a while, be it repetitive JRPGs or vast sandboxes .u.
Minecraft is the ultimate game of that kind for me personaly - normally, it's something I fully engage myself into, exploring the caves and getting myself into a lot of fights, but I also have a separate save file where I just build stuff and create my own mineshafts, involving myself into a pleasant routine while some podcast plays in my headphones.
Another one is, strangely enough, Mario Kart 7 - it has a POV mode where you can drive in first person (while controlling the kart with a gyroscope), and since on 50CC nobody even bothers you that much, it's just fun to relax a bit and slowly drive around the maps for the sake of it.
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Post by JoeQ on Feb 21, 2018 3:45:01 GMT -5
LEGO games for me. Easy, humorous collectathons.
Also Dark Souls MP, oddly enough. Either co-op or just dicking around invading other people.
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Post by Owlman on Feb 21, 2018 3:45:26 GMT -5
Super Mario Land 2, Kirby games, and Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, mostly.
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Post by Bumpyroad on Feb 21, 2018 4:47:15 GMT -5
I still match those colored balls in Gems of War believe it or not, while randomly launching other stuff, like Gyruss or Super C, just because i know them so well.
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Post by Null0x00 on Feb 21, 2018 5:02:39 GMT -5
100% Orange Juice is my game of choice for relaxing, mostly because it's just a cute online board-game where twitch reflexes aren't required, matches aren't super serious and collecting the unlocks is fun.
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Post by akumajobelmont on Feb 21, 2018 6:13:20 GMT -5
San Francisco Rush 2049 on the Dreamcast. I head into practice mode and either hunt for coins, or just find the biggest jumps I can. Also, Stunt Mode  Recently, Monster Energy Supercross. Such a fun racing game! |
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Post by GamerL on Feb 21, 2018 7:03:22 GMT -5
Weirdly enough a game that relaxes me is Silent Hill Shattered Memories.
Not the parts where you're being chased by monsters obviously, but the exploration parts, the wintery atmosphere, the music, the eerie calmness and lack of people in the environments, the melancholy tone of the story and of course the therapy sessions with Dr Kaufman, which are purposely supposed to be calming, especially the music that plays during them, it's calming and yet eerie and creepy at the same time, it's the whole game in a nutshell (well, save for the chase sequences)
What can I say? Relaxing is not what you'd expect from a "horror" game but that's precisely what I like about it, it's like curling up around the fire on a cold winter's night and listening to ghost stories, relaxing and spooky at the same time.
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Post by dsparil on Feb 21, 2018 7:28:10 GMT -5
I just do crossword puzzles.
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Post by Snake on Feb 21, 2018 12:54:47 GMT -5
Lately:
Gran Turismo Sport
For a while, it was Ninja Gaiden 1 on NES, Gun Bullet/Point Blank, and Candy Crush Saga.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2018 13:57:17 GMT -5
Lumines usually works for me. Really easy to just zone out and enjoy the music.
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Post by kaoru on Feb 21, 2018 14:00:00 GMT -5
Harvest Moon, Sims, Animal Crossing.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2018 14:23:50 GMT -5
Sims is honestly no better than reality tv, as you end up meaning to only put a few minutes into it and wake up four days later wondering what the hell you just did.
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Post by Feynman on Feb 21, 2018 14:38:37 GMT -5
Castlevania. Sometimes, I finish Castlevania, then think "man all that Castlevania really got me in the mood to play some Castlevania." And then I play more Castlevania.
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Post by kaoru on Feb 21, 2018 15:22:00 GMT -5
Sims is honestly no better than reality tv, as you end up meaning to only put a few minutes into it and wake up four days later wondering what the hell you just did. For me it's similar but more like being on drugs. Like the good shit. Where you just mellow the fuck out and once you get a bit hungry and ponder what's for dinner, you noticed you missed the last five dinners and haven't slept in four nights. |
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Post by personman on Feb 21, 2018 20:03:00 GMT -5
Skyrim. When I couldn't find any work for a year and a half pretty much all I did was play that game and make some of my own mods. As such I know damn near every inch of the game which of course makes it a very comforting thing to play. I know whats coming, I know where to go I know all the tricks. Besides that though I just love its enviroment, I find frozen tundras and stuff really soothing to run around in. Sometimes I just load up a save in a spot I like and just sit and look over the senery for a few mintues with some custom ambience I put together.
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