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Interactive entertainment used to be considered not much more than a kids toy, but as I've aged I've come to appreciate that video games can be immersive simulations with broad strategic fun, complex puzzles that challenge the mind of people of any age, stories and adventure that pulls one into a story spanning hundreds of hours, or simply a great relaxing pasttime.
Interactive entertainment used to be considered not much more than a kids toy, but as I've aged I've come to appreciate that video games can be immersive simulations with broad strategic fun, complex puzzles that challenge the mind of people of any age, stories and adventure that pulls one into a story spanning hundreds of hours, or simply a great relaxing pasttime.
Skyrim (2011)
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What more is there to be written about Skyrim that hasn’t already been written? I have bought this classic RPG at least a half dozen times in the last decade-plus and so installing the Special Edition for yet another play through seemed almost… inevitable.
PS5
Farming Simulator 25 (2024)
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I never really thought of myself as an enthusiast for goofy simulators, but I’ve found myself playing at least five editions of this cult hit.
PS5
Balatro (2024)
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If you has told me that I would be hung up on a roguelike poker crossover game that would suck me into a dopamine rush, I never would have believed you. Yet, here we are.
PS5
Anno 1800 (2019)
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The console edition of the Ubisoft attempt to take on the city builder genre, building mid-industrial empires on islands is my new jam.
PS5
Farming Simulator 22 (2022)
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As cornball as it might seem for some suburban dad to spend his time pretending to drive a tractor around a virtual farm, there is a real zen-like business management strategy woven into the Farming Simulator series that makes it easy to listen to a podcast or audiobook while you harvest a virtual crop.
PS5
Little Cities: Bigger (2024)
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The vibe of SimCity from the old days, except slam it into some VR2 motion sickness inducing fun and you have Little Cities: Bigger.
Playstation VR2
Jusant (2023)
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I don’t recall where I heard about this exploration adventure climbing game, but it was in my wishlist in Steam and so when it went on sale I added it to my library. Climb, climb, and climb some more in this puzzle up the side of a tower to tall to see the top.
Steamdeck
Civilization VI (2019)
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What do you get if you combine the Risk board game with a computer and add a sprinkling of crack? You get Civilization.
Playstation 5
Gran Turismo 7 (2022)
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Ask just about any video game racing game enthusiast which is the flagship racing simulator game series and you're almost sure as heck to get a majority opinion weighing in with Gran Turismo. The seventh iteration of this series is on Playstation 5, supports virtual reality racing, and will steal your heart and soul with the growl of engines.
Playstation 5
Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015)
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An expansive RPG set in a magical medieval type world where you play as a supernatural hunter for hire in a personal quest to find a lost love.
Playstation 5
Fallout 4 (2015)
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Fallout 4? Some might simply call it an expansive RPG video game set in a retro futuristic post-apocalyptic world, but others would be quick to call it an immersive obsession. That’s me. I’m one of those. You step into the word of Fallout and there is something deep and tugging therein to explore. It evokes a need to pull back the edges of this creepy scenario of the end of the world and your sad little role in it.
Playstation 5
Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth (2024)
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The second instalment in the ongoing remake of the classic 1990s jRPG in the Final Fantasy series, Rebirth is a reconceptualization of the overworld quest that follows the opening chapters of the original game.
Playstation 5