A recent post about Deadly Premonition (the videogame) pointed me to
this excellent playthrough (100% completion) on YouTube. I enjoyed it in part because it wasn't filled with a lot of stupid nattering and trying-too-hard-to-be-funny. The guy shut up when stuff was happening and just talked when appropriate, and his commentary was usually pretty listenable. What other playthroughs would you recommend? Any era, any platform, as long as I can watch on YouTube.
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on May 6, 2013 -
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I'm starting to feel like I'm missing out on an important part of pop culture by not being much of a video gamer. Where do I even start?
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posted by Sara C.
on Apr 27, 2013 -
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I'm looking for games available for the PlayStation 3 with (fully clothed, not overtly sexualized) female protagonists, or protagonists of unspecified gender. Ideally, the games would also be non-violent or minimally violent, and they would rely largely on puzzle-solving rather than time-sensitive and reflex-dependent jump-and-shoot strategies.
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posted by Elsa
on Apr 25, 2013 -
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Looking for recent, substantive, data on the demographics of video game players that does
NOT source back (as so many do) to the ESA. There must be some others out there? Yes?
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posted by Wordshore
on Feb 27, 2013 -
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Hello,
I was hoping that someone could name the turn-based space strategy game I played as a demo on my PC back around 1995. I offer these sketchy details:
--it was a turn-based game where you piloted and battled using one or more spaceships
--the game offered the intriguing feature of allowing you to design new spaceships
--I remember learning the word "chassis" from the game, since you could choose what type of chassis you wanted in ship design, among other choices
--the GUI was predominantly a gray-colored menu with text and options that you could interact with using the mouse, along with some more-or-less static images of planets and spaceships
--I don't recall much in the way of storyline or even characters
--I think you didn't see faces of characters much at all, or much of them otherwise.
Thank you for trying to help me penetrate the obscurity.
posted by Perifferol
on Feb 17, 2013 -
18 answers
I'm looking for a visually appealing strategy computer game as a gift for my mid-twenties brother, preferably casual, hard sci fi and without DRM.
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posted by Triton
on Nov 15, 2012 -
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I really like video games that have a good storyline behind them. What are some titles that have a good narrative and/or backstory? Examples of games I've like in the past are inside.
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posted by film
on Nov 12, 2012 -
41 answers
Help me identify an old videogame. ~1990, combat between different spaceship types, with gravity, momentum and orbital physics.
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posted by snarfois
on Sep 23, 2012 -
5 answers
One of my esteemed offspring wanted me to bring this to the hive mind, so here goes:
Okay, Mom, I finally remembered to write this note. This is what I'd like you to ask the Metafilter crew.
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posted by St. Alia of the Bunnies
on Sep 19, 2012 -
10 answers
Is there a Tiger Woods video game that is considered the hallmark of the series for single player? Is there one that's considered a failure? Or is the newest one always the best one? I'm looking specifically for Xbox 360 or Wii.
posted by nadawi
on Jul 15, 2012 -
4 answers
My eleven year old daughter is showing interest in designing video games. What tools are out there for her to get her feet wet in placing elements on screen and creating interactions? Paid is fine as long as it's not exorbitant.
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posted by erebora
on Jun 2, 2012 -
17 answers
What first-person perspective puzzle game was set in a completely white environment that you revealed by shooting blobs of paint?
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posted by metaBugs
on May 31, 2012 -
6 answers
For a friend: "Help me identify this survival horror game I remember playing several years ago."
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posted by estlin
on May 16, 2012 -
3 answers
I've been a long-time fan of the
Myst series, but up until recently with
Fez I didn't realize how much I missed atmospheric games based heavily on exploration and worldbuilding-type puzzles. Can anyone recommend more?
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posted by flatluigi
on May 2, 2012 -
17 answers
What (ideally XKCDesque) dangers would threaten a person stuck in a human-hamster-ball?
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posted by ch3cooh
on Feb 24, 2012 -
54 answers
The Binding of Isaac runs really quite poorly on my PC. I think SpeedStep the problem. How can I force my PC to run at maximum speed for the duration of the game?
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posted by ArmyOfKittens
on Dec 19, 2011 -
4 answers
What video game magic do you love? Specifically, which video game franchises have the neatest graphical effects? What's cool about them?
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posted by Netzapper
on Nov 25, 2011 -
21 answers
I am looking for an old BASIC(?)-programmed DOS game. It is about defending North America from an invasion of killer bees. I believe the file was SWARM.EXE, and I'm pretty sure it was freeware.
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posted by curious nu
on Sep 10, 2011 -
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Trying to identify a PC game I played while I was young. I want to say it was a point and click adventure game with darkish themes. It was 2D, not isometric, and I seem to remember there being a level/levels in a silhouetted art style, and *maybe* claymation. (It's not neverhood.)
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posted by flatluigi
on Sep 6, 2011 -
8 answers
Where can I get a PSP repaired for less than the cost of a used/refurbished one?
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posted by jtron
on Jul 10, 2011 -
1 answer
Does anyone know of any games similar to Subspace? It is also called Continuum. It's basically an MMO that in my favorite zone(Trench Wars) doesn't have upgrades--it's just skill. The fact that it's space ships is a plus.
posted by vash
on Jul 4, 2011 -
10 answers
Can you recommend any good/amusing/simple fan-made online games based on genre franchises such as Star Wars, Star Trek, Lost, '80s Transformers/GI Joe, etc?
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posted by TheSecretDecoderRing
on Jun 8, 2011 -
3 answers
Sometime in the late '80s or early '90s I read, in a computer magazine, a review of a game where you had to create a creature by manipulating "genes" for various traits then release it into a wireframe ecosystem. Did this game ever actually exist? Anyone heard of it?
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posted by A Thousand Baited Hooks
on May 13, 2011 -
6 answers
I'm trying to remember a game that came with our family's old PC (an Acer desktop with Windows 98!). It was a semi-top-down shooter. The HUD was vibrantly green or blue and as your health decreased your character's portrait faded into a skull.
posted by tatma
on May 8, 2011 -
12 answers
I'm trying to remember the name of a computer game from the Win95 era. Mech warrior style robots flying around islands (aerial view, like Command and Conquer). Sound familiar?
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posted by siclik
on Mar 29, 2011 -
5 answers
Trying to remember the name of (and possibly get) an old DOS video game I used to play in the mid 1990s, and probably featured a woman as the lead character.
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posted by yonation
on Feb 2, 2011 -
2 answers
Can anyone help me identify this video game controller for a friend? He lived in Armenia and its probably from 1996-2002.
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posted by Javed_Ahamed
on Jan 27, 2011 -
3 answers
Do any Wii games allow for "private" (1-on-1 or small group) online deathmatch/conflict mode?
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posted by um_maverick
on Dec 29, 2010 -
4 answers
Atari or Nintendo video game. It's driving me crazy that I can't remember the name of it.
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posted by Sassyfras
on Dec 23, 2010 -
10 answers
Help me to understand a prevalent console-based video game UI design decision : Why do so few developers allow the player to freely remap buttons on their controller?
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posted by radiosilents
on Dec 22, 2010 -
12 answers
Help identify an educational computer game from the nineties involving cartoon aliens, racing, skateboards, and science trivia.
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posted by cmyk
on Dec 7, 2010 -
3 answers
Composers, musicians, songwriters: What steps do you take to create a piece of music from scratch? Additional questions about working as a composer, music software, planning processes, etc. inside.
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posted by matticulate
on Nov 23, 2010 -
23 answers
I'm looking for the name of an old PC game - a top down shooter arcade style PC game in which you fought hordes of enemies.
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posted by dazed_one
on Nov 2, 2010 -
6 answers
Did I confabulate this, or did my very youthful self really play an early 90s DOS adventure game where you ran around with a group of dinosaurs trying to save the dinosaurs from extinction?
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posted by Keter
on Sep 12, 2010 -
4 answers
I need a video game that will allow me maximum headshot gratification while requiring minimum video game skills and money. Help me find the game I am looking for. More details follow.
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posted by shortskirtlongjacket
on Sep 11, 2010 -
32 answers
I like the video game Halo: Combat Evolved and have played it off and on for several years, both single player and multi player mode. I would like another video to game to play that is similar to the campaign Halo: CE, but in very specific ways, but is not Halo 2 or Halo 3.
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posted by nomadicink
on Aug 21, 2010 -
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xbox 360-filter: looking for games that either a) have good 3 (or 4) player co-op or b) have good multiplayer (versus) mode for 3-4 players all on the same xbox
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posted by knockoutking
on Jul 7, 2010 -
15 answers
Can you help me remember this early computer game about Viking raiding, pillaging and edutainment? Maybe its even online somewhere?
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posted by Bwithh
on Jun 14, 2010 -
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