I played Nine Sols recently and it had a transformative effect on my gaming experience. I’ve found myself no longer getting mad at fairly structured games and deeply enjoying the personal refinement of my skill set in pursuit of a goal. Suddenly this shift in perspective has allowed me to see difficulty in a new light and truly savor the victory that comes after significant effort. With this new perspective, I decided to try the game that had made me hesitate the most with its reputation for difficulty: Sekiro

Its been truly eye opening to realize that my nervousness has only kept me from a good time. Or maybe I just wasn’t ready for it…

Following that trend, I started Celeste for the first time even though I never play pure platformers, and it has blown my socks off. Do I suck? You bet your ass I do. But I know it’s from a lack of detailed platforming, and developing that skill has been very fun and satisfying.

Now, I’d love to hear from others. What games made you regret waiting so long to try them?

  • DamienGramatacus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    14 hours ago

    I’m really enjoying it. That point when you’re running back to the boss from the node (or idol for Sekiro) for the umpteenth time, learning each run, fricking love it!

    • WoodYouLookAtThat@lemmy.todayOPEnglish
      3·
      14 hours ago

      Do yourself a favor and record your boss fights so you can remember how it went afterwards. Rewatching my fights is fascinating to me because I can clearly see a shift in my own confidence and how I approached every fight, with the biggest difference being visible in my victory against true Eigong.

      I’ve rewatched my fights more times than I’d like to admit. And give Eigong my regards. She’s the best boss fight I’ve ever locked horns with.

      I’m happy on your behalf that you get to experience it for the first time