Re: If You Could Get Just One Game This Christmas...

On 12/15/2024 9:13 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

 If you could get just ONE game this holiday season, what would it be?
New or old, doesn't matter. Whether it's an old classic you never got
your chance to play, or the latest release (or even some game just
announced that won't actually be out for a year or three), which games
tops your list?
 Given the nature of the newsgroup, obviously PC games are preferred,
but so long as you limit it to digital games (no tabletop here, but
arcade machines are fine ;-), we wanna hear it.
   So, this is a tough one for me, since most games I WANT I usually get
in short order. A month ago, "Mechwarrior 5: Clans" probably would
have topped that list. Then I bought it (and played it), so it got
bumped.
 Of those that are left, well, I have a hard time choosing, so I'm
going to immediately break my own rules about it being ONE game and
offer a selection.
       - "Kingdom Come: Deliverance II" is definitely up there, even
       though I know very little about the game other than I quite
       enjoyed the original.
      - "Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024", even though right now it's
       just too buggy and expensive for a game I know I won't play
       very much.
      - The next five years of expansions for "American Truck
       Simulator" rank pretty highly. I want to roam the entire
       country and waiting for the next state to drop every other
       month is /agonizing/
      - Oh, and "Bedlam 2: Absolute", a sequel to 1996 DOS shooter
       which apparently came out but there's very little information
       about the game and I've never seen it. There's a gap in my
       collection. It hurts, it hurts!
  Oh, and so many more. My wishlist is overflowing, Santa!
 What's on the top of your most-wanted?

Looking at my steam wishlist:
#1 GTA 2.  I've never played it, and it isn't legally available anywhere. Well perhaps if I bought a used PS and the physical game, which isn't really very expensive, but it'd require more effort than buying a digital version if it were available.
I've got 178 other games on my steam wishlist.  There's a few that stand out
#2 Noita - I've seen and read things that make me think it's a game I might like, but it's a side scroller which puts me off.  Indy, rogue-like and low res, but you can apparently combine different types of magic to make countless different spells and destroy the environment as well as enemies and yourself.
#3 High on Life - looks like my kind of weird game on the one hand, on the other it seems aimed at those who enjoy altered consciousness which isn't me.
#4 Nuclear Throne - Steam version.  Yes I have the Epic version, but I don't have the Steam version, there's some online challenge stuff with the Steam version.
#5 Cult of the Lamb - $12 sale seems just a bit too much for something I'm not sure if I'm going to like.  The idea seems cool, but the type of game isn't really my thing.
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