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[-] Dogwalker@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago

Totally get it, and I wish I was more like that! I am definitely a list person so without ticking something off I can never tie off those mental loose ends.

[-] Dogwalker@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Thank you, bookmarked in case I do go back to it! I loved the Witness, Myst vibes. I love that abandoned world feeling like not even abandoned location, but abandoned world. I believe I did use the odd hint for that game too but most of it was just really satisfying to figure out.

[-] Dogwalker@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

I enjoyed what I could manage of Obra Dinn, I really wanted to love it but I think it just got too hard for me, did you make it to the end? My memory is terrible which doesn't help. It does look fantastic though.

[-] Dogwalker@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

For sure that is another killer, halfway through but completely forgot what was going on in the game. Give up or start again?

[-] Dogwalker@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah the cost of living crisis has really helped the backlog not increase!

Lucky for me most of my list is old games, but still feels so good to finally tick off a game after so many years.

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My patient gaming life has changed since I decided to write stuff down as a hobby.

For me I did it as a blog instead of a private log, which I found really helped. Cosplaying as a games journalist, you have to finish the review so you either complete it or you might look up a let's play or walkthrough to get what you need.

That's the key for me, some of them I've been bouncing off or just thinking about playing since the NES days and because I didn't finish them they always stay on the list. But I've finally mentally put them to bed!

I highly recommend it to anyone with a backlog, especially if you are in the market for a new hobby, 2 birds with 1 stone!

[-] Dogwalker@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

When I was a kid I drew an A3-sized map of Jurassic Park on the SNES, still couldn't complete the game until I was an adult!

[-] Dogwalker@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Sure go for it, I've subscribed, looks great.

[-] Dogwalker@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

I had trouble with the skeleton even after looking at pictures of the solution! I save my sanity and spare time by very happily using walkthroughs when I'm playing old games, I used to think it was cheating but I'm over it now.

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The Dig (1995) Retrospective (p7uen.neocities.org)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Dogwalker@beehaw.org to c/patientgamers@lemmy.ml

I recently played The Dig for the first time, which passed me by when I was younger. I had heard of it I didn't realise it was another Lucas/Spielberg game. I'd just come off a couple of other Lucasarts games and it was quite different.

Looking back it seems quite divisive, I think because it was so different to the comedy Lucasarts adventures, but there's still a lot of love for it floating around the internet, and now I've added to it here if you fancy a long read: https://p7uen.neocities.org/posts/2023-06-23-The-Dig

[-] Dogwalker@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Has anyone played both the original and remastered? I wonder how they compare, I think I may try the remastered version next time around, it had a big impact on me in my youth.

Dogwalker

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