DuckWrangler9000

Great list! I've tried Dota 2 as well, it's definitely extremely complex and addictive but not my kind of game, I just cannot thrive and enjoy that sort of game. Same goes with League of Legends. Just not my cup of tea.

I am a little curious about Stellaris though. That game seems so incredibly complex, like, what about it is The draw for people? I've heard so many people talk about it and has so many freezy steam reviews but when I first tried it as a demo, it seemed so absurdly complex That my head was spinning. Like I had no idea what the heck was going on. I'm not sure how to enjoy it I guess

You are very brave for playing Starfield for 1,000 hours. I gave up after 25 hours when I completed the entire quest line and started new game plus. Literally couldn't do it. Went and played some No Man's sky, and now that's becoming my new addiction

Threads is honestly terrible. There are these asinine little widgets on Instagram that show you threads that people have posted and don't show you the full one so you click see more and it brings you to the app store. But no one really uses it much, so you see a lot of things being posted with no interaction at all

People still play Fallout 4? What are you doing the game? I beat it like years ago but don't know how to enjoy it if I played it again today

How do you mean there's no such thing as AI?

Are they a bot??

The thing I really hate about AI is when they say it can make art. For centuries, art has been a form of expression and communicating all sorts of human emotions and experiences. Some art reflects pain or memories experienced in life. Other art is designed out of intellectual curiosity or to evoke thought. AI isn't human, so it can't do anything other than copy or simulate. It's artificial after all. So it makes images. But there's no backstory or feelings or emotion or suffering. It's truly meaningless.

I've played dark souls remastered.... It's hard as hell man. Haven't tried Ellen ring yet but it's on my list

You really like simulators?

Appreciate the great response and recommendations!

There was this online Pokémon game that was somehow realistic.

I think you're talking about pokémon revolution online, or something similar. There's a few pokémon MMOs.

Does it have multiplayer or is it single player only? Destiny 2 was only really playable because I had a community/clan that I played with actively for the social aspect of it. Horribly boring playing it solo

There was a moment in my life when I thought that perhaps I was outgrowing games

My exact thought earlier this year, honestly. I'm right there with you

Personally, I'd recommend giving up on looking for a new 1000+ hour obsession. Instead I'd recommend seeking a broad array of 10-100 hour loves.

This is exactly what I've been doing for the past 6 months. I've discovered some pretty crazy and amazing titles. Played Everything from BG3 to No Man's sky, lots of indie titles my favorites being Boomer shooters and new up and coming titles. I tried Stardew Valley for the first time since everyone seems to be raving about that one, and a couple similar ones like my time at Sand Rock, Valheim was awesome. Guess I feel like I'm running out of stuff to play lately