What games would you guys recommend for a guy near 50, who doesn’t have a gaming pc (my laptop is an i7, 16gb RAM and using onboard graphics) which tend to have an older community? I used to play RPG’s and my least favorite games are those first person war games.
Something that doesn’t require synchronous gaming and doesn’t have a lot of stress would be even nicer.
Thanks for any input!
I’m assuming by first person war games, you mean the well-known first person shooters, such as Call of Duty, Battlefield, Arma, etc.
Have you already played the Bethesda Games: Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim, Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas, Fallout 4? These should most likely run on your system, als the last one came out 8 years ago, however they do feature real-time combat.
Other than that, the older Final Fantasy games are now on Steam and should run on your system, such as Final Fantasy X. Depending on the game, they feature turn-based combat, so you can leave at any time, if that is what you meant by synchronous gaming.
There are also the classic more sandbox games, such as Minecraft or Stardew Valley.
Then there is the narrative driven games, such as To the moon.
Most 2d RPGs, such as Bastion, Binding of Isaac, Transistor, etc. should also work on you system, but they almost always feature fast paced combat, which might be too stressful, depending on your definition of too much stress.
For better recommendations on what your system can run, it’s probably best to post your Laptop model, or at least the CPU Model, as the first i7s do date back quite a few years ago. Also, as there exists a lot of games, it’s helpful to specify a bit more what you’re into, such as Open World, Turn-based Combat, etc.
Thanks for your time in answering me.
Yeah, that’s exactly what I meant, just didn’t know that they were called “shooters” but it makes sense! I’ve played FF VII on PSx and definitely is the kind of game I like (maybe because it’s turn based, so no stress is involved). Also, Stardew Valley was the last game I’ve played. So, you’re right on spot.
I was searching for something more story driven and with a more mature community, so I think I’ll check the Fallout series. My CPU is a i7-10510U. I don’t know if there are open world games with turn-based combat, but that would be like the soft-spot for me. Also, community is very important, because I feel that, at my age, I just want to connect with nice people who casually have a same hobby. World is too fucked up to let ourselves vanish in the foam of the tide.
A have a couple of friends who played WoW for many years and although I never got into it, their community sense was really cool. If I could find something not so tight in terms of scheduling your gameplay and with a nice community, I guess I would dedicate my time to it.
MMORPGs like WoW will always have a strong sense of community, but they do require dedicating a lot of time, as they’re multiplayer only. Other than that it’s the long running single player games, which have remained fan favorites (Mass Effect, Fallout, Elder Scrolls, The Witcher, Dragon Age, etc.)
If community is your main focus, I’d recommend checking out the board game community (maybe at your local game shop, if you’ve got one close by). Some of the board games rival video games in complexity. Then you can join or grow your local community and meet people in real life.
There exists the genre of narrative focused, open world, turn-based combat RPGs, often called isometric RPGs, which is basically D&D as a video game. Notable entries are Divinity: Original Sin (I & II), Baldur’s Gate, Pathfinder: Kingmaker / Wrath of the righteous.
I’d also suggest you quickly google your Graphics Card (Intel UHD 620) and the name of the video game, before buying something. Often there are some videos of people playing them on either the previous Generation (Intel UHD 520) or your graphics card. Then you can get an impression on how it’ll run on your system.
Thank you very much. I think isometric RPGs will be the sort of thing I’ll definitely try.
Sorry for not being to focused but yeah, after this brainstorm with your help I think I’m searching for something that mimics board games (which I love and play) more than anything else. Maybe it’s this year that I finally get into D&D playing, since I have the books for 5ed and enjoyed reading them very much but never played.
That genre of “isometric” RPGs are sometimes also called “CRPGs” (where the C stands for either “Classic” or “Computer” depending on who you ask)
I recommend Dragon Age Origins, Divinity Original Sin, Pathfinder Kingmaker, and Pillars of Eternity
No worries, video games are a huge market, so it’ll always take some time to find the niche which fits you best.
There exist a few online and PC versions of well-known board games, such as Dominion, Codenames or Scythe. And there is the general purpose Tabletop Simulator. I haven’t looked at those, but you might want to look into them.