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Games you didn't like but suddenly clicked (lemmy.world)
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Hey folks! Here's an interesting thing that happened with me: I love action RPGs, I love western RPGs, I was addicted to Skyrim. So when The Witcher 3 launched, one of the most well received open world action RPGs I loved it, right? Well... No. In fact, for some reason I can't really understand I could never play more than 2 hours before dropping it.

I restarted that game about 5 times before, never liked it, wished I could refund it.

Until about two weeks ago I randomly decided to try it again and... oh boy, let's just say I'm a child considering if I should sleep for work tomorrow or continue playing all through the night.

Does anybody else have a game that they couldn't like but it suddenly clicked and now they enjoy it?

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[โ€“] Boar@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Stardew Valley. I pirated it because I really didn't think I would like it, but was curious about all the positive buzz that was going on around it. Played for maybe 45 minutes and decided that it wasn't for me. I think it was two weeks later that I picked it back up again because some article wouldn't stop singing it's praises. Start playing, look up, 4 hours had passed.

So I bought the game and proceeded to put over 200 hours into it.

Then I bought it on Switch and put like 160 hours into it.

Then I bought it on Mobile and put like 60 hours into it.

Never thought I'd click so well with some silly farming game.

[โ€“] VizualWarrior@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I have heard so many good things... might need to add a new game to my Switch