Diablo IV, for me. I love the Diablo series and just a bit ago, I sank 2 hours down to get my necromancer character up and set in Diablo II Resurrection. I have Diablo III and its expansion too, but they’re online only and I almost can’t be bothered to go through that. I’ve beaten it a long time ago.

And I really do want to get Diablo IV, but they’ve made that online-only as well. Like, I know I’m always online and everything but I do like to have that fallback where if I am without internet or I can’t afford internet for a time, I can play or watch things to bide the time over. I can’t do that with online-only games because it’s like being gated away from something you bought.

So everytime I look at Diablo IV, I just get a little depressed at times. Blizzard should do what D2R did, have an online character and have an offline character.

  • mohab@piefed.socialEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Immersive Sims: BioShock. Dishonored, Deus Ex… etc. I can’t do FPS, it’s so unnatural for me not to be able to see my character. I struggle to establish spatial relationships with anything else inside the game world, and I don’t find aiming fun at all.

    To a lesser extent, yet for similar reasons, fast-paced action FPS like Doom. Looks super fun, but I can’t get over my fundamental issues with the genre.

    • FippleStone@aussie.zoneEnglish
      2·
      3 days ago

      Huh how interesting, I feel like that’s a fairly uncommon issue, most people seem at least fine with the FPS perspective

      • kazerniel@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        3 days ago

        Tbh I’m the same as Mohab, I strongly prefer third person over first person. First person makes me feel claustrophobic bc the screen is just so much smaller than an actual first person FoV would be (maybe this would be better in VR). Also it stresses me out that I can’t see what’s sneaking up on me from the sides or behind. I even played Oblivion in 3rd person (with a summoner build so I didn’t have to aim).

        • mohab@piefed.socialEnglish
          2·
          3 days ago

          Also it stresses me out that I can’t see what’s sneaking up on me from the sides or behind.

          💯

          I already have an issue with games like Bayonetta and Ninja Gaiden flinging shit at me from off screen, I can’t put up with having a 180 degree blindspot on top of that.

          Also, depth of perception becomes a massive issue; platforming in first-person is a nightmare… I can’t make out where I am in 3D space half the time 😅

      • mohab@piefed.socialEnglish
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        3 days ago

        Yeah, I’m sure there’s some weird neurological explanation to my inability to enjoy that genre. I grew up playing Medal of Honor, Battlefield, and Counter Strike too, so it’s not like lack of familiarity is an issue. I just never enjoyed it, and I think what I listed above are the main reasons, or at least my best guess.