Any kind of game

EDIT: changed from suggested to mentioned and made the title more clear

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    Since most games are often mentioned on the internet, I’m going to reach waaaaaaaay back to my childhood and mention Cartooners:

    This was a game for kids to make their own cartoons. I spend so much time making all kinds of funny and weird stories. It was very basic, but it had me giggling every time.

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      “What’s up Wanda” “Let’s sprint”

      The delivery of those two lines are burned into my memory.

      Inevitably every movie I’d make in that program would just be 2 characters karate kicking each other and then exploding

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      Based recommendation, microman was one of the earliest platformers I played. I still remember insert to shoot being an awkward keybind.

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        ffta was hard for me to get into mostly due to how alien it felt for me, someone who spent a decade with its sequel, and has over 2k(?) hrs in it. also not to mention the fact u can lock urself out of epic items without knowing (the fact u decide where named locations are and all, lol).

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    Anno Domini

    Each Anno Domini game consists of 336 cards, with a description of a historical event on one side of the card and the year (and sometimes specific date) in which it happened on the other. All Anno Domini games can be played as a standalone item or mixed with some or even all other editions.

    In Anno Domini, each player receives nine cards (or fewer, if you want the game to be shorter) and may look only at the descriptions. In turn, players place a card on the table, trying to place their card in chronological order to those already present. Instead of adding a card, a player may claim that the order in which the cards have been placed is incorrect. In this case all cards are turned over and the correct years revealed.

    If the order is correct, then the doubting player receives two cards and skips a turn. If the order is incorrect, then the previous player – who accepted the order as correct or made it incorrect through her own placement – receives three cards. The first player with no cards remaining in hand wins.

    The Anno Domini game series exist only in German.

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    Haven’t seen it mentioned here, but my favorite game of all time is one that is Rarely mentioned - if ever,

    The World Ends With You, originally for the DS, now on Switch.

    MC Neku has 7 days to figure out wtf is going on in The Reaper’s Game, but he can’t remember anything.

    Fun combat mechanics, the DS version had you fighting 2 combat encounters at the same time, one on the top screen, and the main one on the bottom screen. The sound track was amazing! I still have multiple soundbytes from that game as ringtones.

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    I never see Cultist Simulator recommended but it’s one of my favorites. It really captures the idea of studying the esoteric arts, and has a surprising amount of world building given how simple the presentation is.

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    So I just invented a game.
    I kinda like it a bit.
    Of course, I’m not going to tell you its name or its rules, or I will have mentioned it on the internet, which will make it a paradox.

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      Have you seen Underspace? Its almost a spiritual successor to Freelancer. Take Freelancer and add Eldritch horrors and you have Underspace. IIt’s still in Early Access but definitely scratches the itch.

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    World in Conflict is one I don’t see talked about. Squad based military RTS.

    Multiplayer on that was so fun. Guessing how the enemy was moving in order to time how you call ordinance on them was my favorite part

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      World in conflict is so much fun. That form of control dating back from the ground control series feel so good.

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    Xcom 2.

    A friend recommended it to me because he thought I would like it. It’s my favourite game and I have 100% it.

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    Majesty.

    It’s a strategy simulation game, a bit like an RTS, but you can’t directly control units.

    Instead all units follow general archetypes. Rogues generally won’t spontaneously help you but will do most anything for money. Warriors will seek out monsters and lairs that have been discovered. Rangers will explore the map. Units will also do things like buying potions or upgraded equipment based on their class and intelligence.

    As the player you choose what buildings to place and can offer rewards for exploring an area or killing something.

    There was a sequel, but it’s a significantly worse game than the original.