cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/706764

So I consider myself a very casual Pikmin fan. I haven't played the first 2 since they came out for the GameCube, and have only played some of the 3rd one back on WiiU. So with Pikmin 4 around the corner and Nintendo shadow dropping the first two on Switch, I figured it was time for a replay.

I just completed Pikmin 1, and what an absolutely fantastic experience. I think back when I was a kid playing the first one may have been just a bit too much strategy for me to comprehend. But now may years later, I just absorbed myself into it.

Pacing out every day to explore the areas and devise a strategy of what I could reasonably tackle, judging if I should spend the day going straight for ship parts or doing pikmin harvesting... It all comes together with such an incredible sense of flow. The 30 Day time limit really makes you consider all of your actions. And it seemed like an intimidating limit at first, but the 30 Day cycle was much more forgiving than I expected. Even if I had a rough day, I could at least put my Pikmin away and just run around and assess the areas as Olimar.

And even as just an upscale, the visuals are brilliant. I love that early GameCube era look of games like this and Luigis Mansion.The way the environments and camera are designed do a great job making you feel like a tiny man in a big strange world.

I feel like I've fallen in love with a franchise all over again. I'm starting Pikmin 2 tonight, and can't wait to play 4 next month. If you haven't tried out this series, please do yourself a favor and grab at least the first game on the eshop. It's a perfect slice of pure Nintendo.

Another week, another recommendations thread.

Let everyone know below a game (6+ months old), that you have played recently, are currently playing or intend to play soon.

With the Twitter limits today, I think we are already seeing the fallout begin.

It took me 3 minutes of slow loading to get this and this.

It's been over half an hour now and I still have a blank twitter page, what if today is the day twitter actually goes down.

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• Dishonored (2012) $2.49 at -75%

• Left 4 Dead 2 (2009) $0.99 at -90%

• Portal 1&2 (2007) $1.48 at -93%

• Batman Arkham Collection (2010) $8.99 at -85%

• Skyrim (2011) $9.99 at -75%

• Bioshock Collection (2007) $11.99 at -80%

• Stardew Valley (2016) $9.89 at -34%

• Disco Elysium (2019) $9.99 at -75%

• FTL: Faster Than Light (2012) $2.49 at -75%

• Into The Breach (2018) $7.49 at -50%

• Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition (1999) $4.99 at -75%

• Borderlands 2 (2012) $7.99 at -80%

• Tomb Raider (2013) $2.99 at -80%

• GTA V (2013) $14.99 at -63%

• Sleeping Dogs (2014) $2.99 at -85%

• Wolfenstein Alt-History Collection (2014) $15.80 at -84%

• Shadow Warrior (2013) $2.99 at -90%

• Max Payne 3 (2012) $5.99 at -70%

• Hitman Absolution (2012) $3.99 at -80%

• Resident Evil 2 (2019) $9.99 at -75%

• Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen (2016) $4.79 at -84%

• Zombie Army Trilogy (2015) $6.74 at -85%

• Darksiders 2 (2012) $7.49 at -75%

• Super Meat Boy (2010) $1.49 at -90%

• X-COM 2 Collection (2016) $7.74 at -94%

• Alien Isolation (2014) $7.99 at -80%

• The Walking Dead Complete (2012) $19.79 at -72%

• Mass Effect Legendary Edition (2007) $14.99 at -75%

• State of Decay: YOSE (2013) $4.99 at -75%

• State of Decay 2 (2018) $11.99 at -60%

• Metro Saga (2010) $9.76 at -89%

• The Talos Principle (2014) $4.49 at -85%

• The Evil Within Bundle (2014) $6.24 at -75%

• Outlast Trinity Bundle (2014) $7.05 at -88%

• Transistor (2014) $3.99 at -80%

• Hades (2020) $12.49 at -50%

• Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (2013) $3.74 at -75%

• Gears 5 (2019) $9.99 at -75%

• Ori and the Blind Forest (2015) $4.99 at -75%

• Sunset Overdrive (2014) $6.59 at -67%

• Dead Cells (2018) $12.49 at -50%

• Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (2012) $9.89 at -67%

Please let me know if any of these aren't working on the Steam Deck and I will cross them out.

cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/212649

• Dishonored (2012) $2.49 at -75%

• Left 4 Dead 2 (2009) $0.99 at -90%

• Portal 1&2 (2007) $1.48 at -93%

• Batman Arkham Collection (2010) $8.99 at -85%

• Skyrim (2011) $9.99 at -75%

• Bioshock Collection (2007) $11.99 at -80%

• Stardew Valley (2016) $9.89 at -34%

• Disco Elysium (2019) $9.99 at -75%

• FTL: Faster Than Light (2012) $2.49 at -75%

• Into The Breach (2018) $7.49 at -50%

• Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition (1999) $4.99 at -75%

• Borderlands 2 (2012) $7.99 at -80%

• Tomb Raider (2013) $2.99 at -80%

• GTA V (2013) $14.99 at -63%

• Sleeping Dogs (2014) $2.99 at -85%

• Wolfenstein: The Two Pack (2014) $7.49 at -75%

• Wolfenstein Alt-History Collection (2014) $15.80 at -84%

• Shadow Warrior (2013) $2.99 at -90%

• Max Payne 3 (2012) $5.99 at -70%

• Hitman Absolution (2012) $3.99 at -80%

• Resident Evil 2 (2019) $9.99 at -75%

• Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen (2016) $4.79 at -84%

• Zombie Army Trilogy (2015) $6.74 at -85%

• Darksiders 2 (2012) $7.49 at -75%

• Super Meat Boy (2010) $1.49 at -90%

• X-COM 2 Collection (2016) $7.74 at -94%

• Alien Isolation (2014) $7.99 at -80%

• The Walking Dead Complete (2012) $19.79 at -72%

• Mass Effect Legendary Edition (2007) $14.99 at -75%

• State of Decay: YOSE (2013) $4.99 at -75%

• State of Decay 2 (2018) $11.99 at -60%

• Metro Saga (2010) $9.76 at -89%

• The Talos Principle (2014) $4.49 at -85%

• The Evil Within Bundle (2014) $6.24 at -75%

• Outlast Trinity Bundle (2014) $7.05 at -88%

• Transistor (2014) $3.99 at -80%

• Hades (2020) $12.49 at -50%

• Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (2013) $3.74 at -75%

• Gears 5 (2019) $9.99 at -75%

• Ori and the Blind Forest (2015) $4.99 at -75%

• Sunset Overdrive (2014) $6.59 at -67%

• Dead Cells (2018) $12.49 at -50%

• Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (2012) $9.89 at -67%

• Fallout 4: GOTY (2015) $9.99 at -75%

• Prey (2017) $7.49 at -75%