Post by Tismri on Sept 19, 2016 22:38:20 GMT -5
Hey, guys! I thought this might be a fun thread to make, since I know at least a few of us are really into video games. If you want to suggest board/tabletop games as well, that's excellent, too.
Video Games: I want to recommend a few indie games not developed by big companies. Most of these are available on Steam, and probably on other PC shops. The first one I want to recommend is Fran Bow. It's a point-and-click adventure inspired by Alice in Wonderland. It's half horror and half fantasy. It follows the journey of Fran, who was put into a mental asylum after her parents' gruesome murder. She must escape and join with her cat, Mr. Midnight, and escape from the dark monster hunting her. It's well worth playing, and it's where I got inspiration for my recent side-character/protective ward Itward.
Second game I want to recommend is Undertale. It's an RPG that follows a child known to the fandom as Frisk, after s/he falls into an Underworld full of monsters. There are three main paths in the game known as Pacifist, Neutral, and Genocide, and there are some creepy fourth-wall breaks where the game remembers how you played in the past. Also, it has an amazing soundtrack; the inspiration behind the game comes from Earthbound, which if you haven't played I recommend as well.
Board Games: The main board game I want to recommend right now is one called Telestrations. It's a sort of combination of Pictionary and Telephone. Each player gets a dry erase sketchbook and pull a card. The card has multiple options listed on each side. One player rolls a die and everyone looks at the word on that numbered option, which they write on the first page of their book. If there is an even number of players, they then have one minute to draw their word on the next page. If there is an odd number of players, they pass their book to the left (or right if you want) and that player draws it. On the next pass, the players try to guess what the drawing is depicting. You continue passing, drawing, passing, and guessing until your own book makes it back to you. The last person to have had it should have guessed. Then everyone shows off the entire sketchbook to see how far the guesses were off from the original word and how ridiculous the drawings got. The more people you have, the more fun it gets, so it's one of the best party games ever!
Video Games: I want to recommend a few indie games not developed by big companies. Most of these are available on Steam, and probably on other PC shops. The first one I want to recommend is Fran Bow. It's a point-and-click adventure inspired by Alice in Wonderland. It's half horror and half fantasy. It follows the journey of Fran, who was put into a mental asylum after her parents' gruesome murder. She must escape and join with her cat, Mr. Midnight, and escape from the dark monster hunting her. It's well worth playing, and it's where I got inspiration for my recent side-character/protective ward Itward.
Second game I want to recommend is Undertale. It's an RPG that follows a child known to the fandom as Frisk, after s/he falls into an Underworld full of monsters. There are three main paths in the game known as Pacifist, Neutral, and Genocide, and there are some creepy fourth-wall breaks where the game remembers how you played in the past. Also, it has an amazing soundtrack; the inspiration behind the game comes from Earthbound, which if you haven't played I recommend as well.
Board Games: The main board game I want to recommend right now is one called Telestrations. It's a sort of combination of Pictionary and Telephone. Each player gets a dry erase sketchbook and pull a card. The card has multiple options listed on each side. One player rolls a die and everyone looks at the word on that numbered option, which they write on the first page of their book. If there is an even number of players, they then have one minute to draw their word on the next page. If there is an odd number of players, they pass their book to the left (or right if you want) and that player draws it. On the next pass, the players try to guess what the drawing is depicting. You continue passing, drawing, passing, and guessing until your own book makes it back to you. The last person to have had it should have guessed. Then everyone shows off the entire sketchbook to see how far the guesses were off from the original word and how ridiculous the drawings got. The more people you have, the more fun it gets, so it's one of the best party games ever!
