StaceyPowers Posted November 29, 2020 Posted November 29, 2020 This might sound weird, but are there video games that give you a feeling of “home” and safety? Like for me, I’ve been playing Quake III Arena since I was in high school, so in a way, those maps have been the only completely static, consistent “places” in my life over all that time. So, they feel like home. Peterlight 1
killamch89 Posted November 30, 2020 Posted November 30, 2020 In Fallout 4, I have a huge Settlement that I built in the middle of the ocean using mods and glitches. Honestly, i just walking around and interacting with my settlers and upgrading the settlement's defense systems. StaceyPowers 1
Empire Posted November 30, 2020 Posted November 30, 2020 Subnautica is much more survival and at first the world feels terrifying, but by the end you no longer fear the depths around you and when you complete the game it feels like you are leaving behind your home. You can go at your own pace and everything. Slime rancher is a first person creature farming with a world to explore and fun slimes to capture. was in early access (I know bad sign) but the dev's constantly roll stuff out and the world feels big to explore and lots to do. I did try Slime Rancher once though. I liked it! Even though it was one of the very few games that gave me motion sickness. It was unfinished at the time and seemed more targeted at a children audience. I might check it out again, though. I did play through Subnautica, which was great fun! Unfortunately, it has an end and no multiplayer 🙂 StaceyPowers 1
The Blackangel Posted December 2, 2020 Posted December 2, 2020 (edited) I'm not entirely following the question here. When you say "home" are you meaning it feels the way it felt growing up, or that you have found a place in a game that you would happily climb into the game and call home? Edited December 2, 2020 by The Blackangel
StaceyPowers Posted December 2, 2020 Author Posted December 2, 2020 2 hours ago, The Blackangel said: I'm not entirely following the question here. When you say "home" are you meaning it feels the way it felt growing up, or that you have found a place in a game that you would happily climb into the game and call home? The latter, more. Just a sense of safety and familiarity. Like, the Quake maps feel like home to me because they literally are the only consistent "place" I've had since being a teen, and they feel comfortable and calming. I dream about them too. On 11/30/2020 at 4:38 AM, Empire said: Slime rancher is a first person creature farming My brother recommended this one to me the other day!
Empire Posted December 2, 2020 Posted December 2, 2020 3 hours ago, StaceyPowers said: My brother recommended this one to me the other day! Really.. Then maybe that's your game that you need to get downloaded and play LOL
Family sedan Posted December 3, 2020 Posted December 3, 2020 I know I talk about these two games all the time, but NBA Live '03 and Gran Turismo 6 have to be it. GT3 also has that feel.
Syntax Posted December 27, 2020 Posted December 27, 2020 RuneScape, been playing with friends ever since like Middle School and even have been playing with a few at my current job. Just reminds me when games were easier to play, and grinding was a real thing that is somehow relaxing.
Patrik Posted December 29, 2020 Posted December 29, 2020 GTA San Andreas, i'm simply never tired from playing it, that game is seriously so much fun and there is always something new to explore there
Kane99 Posted December 29, 2020 Posted December 29, 2020 Super Mario Bros 3 and World for me. Those are the two games I frequently play, and it always brings me back to my childhood. Those games bring me back home. :)
m76 Posted December 29, 2020 Posted December 29, 2020 BeamNG Drive, it's not even finished yet I've already spent about 500 hours in it. I was always fascinated with car simulators ever since I first saw a racing game on a computer when I was maybe 6 years old. But my fascination was never with the racing itself, it was with the accurate modelling of car physics and damage. I've always had a go to game that was the pinnacle in car physics, and I'd just drive around in them aimlessly, joyriding if you may. And BeamNG is at that pinnacle currently. You couldn't imagine what were the games that were my goto games for this for shorter or longer periods. The first game I can remember that started it all was Stunt Car Racer (1989) on Commodore 64, it was the first game that actually tried to simulate the suspension of a car. So it immediately grabbed my attention.
Peterlight Posted December 29, 2020 Posted December 29, 2020 On 11/29/2020 at 10:25 PM, StaceyPowers said: This might sound weird, but are there video games that give you a feeling of “home” and safety? Like for me, I’ve been playing Quake III Arena since I was in high school, so in a way, those maps have been the only completely static, consistent “places” in my life over all that time. So, they feel like home. I started up with quake 4 but it never felt anything like home, I just keep getting scared everytime I face a different boss. I think call of duty warefare is the only game I feel safe with, no alien, no scary looking weirdo, just terrorist with guns and explosives. StaceyPowers 1
Shole Posted January 2, 2021 Posted January 2, 2021 Honestly World of Warcraft feels like home, the classic especially, but it felt a lil too close to home since I was paying a lot for it. I quit it but still yearn the feeling of that world.
Heatman Posted August 26, 2021 Posted August 26, 2021 I do get that feeling of being at home whenever I'm playing Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Also, playing Ghost of Tsushima gives me the same feelings too.
