What game is your happy place?

[Faarbaute]

Besides the usual suspects, I've always really enjoyed playing through the first few parts of Gothic 3. It's my comfy walking simulator.

 

[El Presidente]

Caesar 3, Rollercoaster Tycoon and Transport Tycoon (nowadays OpenRCT and OpenTTD respectively), Simcity 2000, Settlers 2, Knights and Merchants, Theme Hospital, that kind of stuff.

Cold weather, raining outside, a nice cup of coffee/tea/chocolate on your table and any of these games on the computer, you know you're in for a great comfy time.

 

[Gandalf]

That's an interesting quesion. I am afraid that such a happy place game doesn't exist for me anymore, because my happy place is here in the real world.

 

[Nifft Batuff]

This explains a lot.

 

[Halfling Rodeo]

Dark Souls 1 and 2.

The Firelink Shrine and Majula themes are very cozy.

Majula is criminally underrated. It's basically a perfect lonely but comfortable hub. It feels good to be there but you also want to leave.

Happy place game is the original Mirror's edge. It's a game all about flow, you keep going forward no matter what. Trying to keep up speed and find your path is a constant focus while the gameplay is simple enough to let you just go. No complex movement system or combat, A button for up and a button for down and off you go.

 

[Fedora Master]

For me it's World of Warcraft, I know no matter how shitty life gets or where I might be in the world, I can always log into the game and visit the same locations I did when I was young.

Do you have a game like that?

Still digging that hole huh

 

[Fedora Master]

Dark Souls 1 and 2.

The Firelink Shrine and Majula themes are very cozy.

Majula is criminally underrated. It's basically a perfect lonely but comfortable hub. It feels good to be there but you also want to leave.

Happy place game is the original Mirror's edge. It's a game all about flow, you keep going forward no matter what. Trying to keep up speed and find your path is a constant focus while the gameplay is simple enough to let you just go. No complex movement system or combat, A button for up and a button for down and off you go.

All Dark Souls past 1 are garbage

 

[VerSacrum]

Love the architecture and character design in the Drakensang games, so they're my go to comfort RPG (actually mostly the prequel River of Time as a more compact experience you can run through in a few hours)

Spoiler

 

[Tyranicon]

Thief
Total War Medieval 2
Rimworld
Battle Brothers
Homeworld

And the surprise:

A unique combination of mods that turns TES: Oblivion into a castle-upgrading, harem sex game.

 

[HansDampf]

First thing that comes to mind is VtMB.

 

[antimeridian]

I can boot up Far Cry 2 anytime anywhere and just sink back into that shit. Nothing like it.

 

[gabel]

Shuffle Puck Cafe
Rock'n'Roll
Speedball
Pinball Dreams
Lemmings
Cannon Fodder
Super Mario World
Landstalker
Resident Evil (Playstation)
Trackmania Nations/United Forever
Quake III Arena

and dozens others.

 

[MasPingon]

This is like the Gonnies of video games to me, adventure and mistery at it's finest.

 

[__scribbles__]

Deus Ex & Jagged Alliance 2.

Never failed me thus far. These two have permanent residence on my computer.

 

[d1r]

For me it's World of Warcraft, I know no matter how shitty life gets or where I might be in the world, I can always log into the game and visit the same locations I did when I was young.

Do you have a game like that?

That game might be the reason why your life is so shitty.

 

[Vic]

For me it's World of Warcraft, I know no matter how shitty life gets or where I might be in the world, I can always log into the game and visit the same locations I did when I was young.

Do you have a game like that?

That game might be the reason why your life is so shitty.

it was glorious, but yeah we paid the price

 

[Dave the Druid]

Crash Bandicoot 2! Because it reminds me of a happier time when I could stay up all night playing PlayStation while my dad beat the living shit out of my mother in the other room

 

[Vic]

Crash Bandicoot 2! Because it reminds me of a happier time when I could stay up all night playing PlayStation while my dad beat the living shit out of my mother in the other room

 

[Dave the Druid]

Crash Bandicoot 2! Because it reminds me of a happier time when I could stay up all night playing PlayStation while my dad beat the living shit out of my mother in the other room

I'm dead serious, I really love Crash Bandicoot 2

 

[just]

rollercoaster tycoon

 

[911 Jumper]

This is my go-to

 

[Shuruga]

It is hard to pick just one, but a few that come to mind include:

• Neverwinter Nights. There are always more fan modules to play (and a few I like replaying), but there is something relaxing about the maps, toolset, etc. A good module is like curling up with a good book.
  
  
• Dragon Age: Origins. It has its flaws but it hits a satisfying combination of atmosphere, reactivity, characters, combat, and storyline. Starting it up again always seems like a good idea and the main menu elicits a Pavlovian sense of happiness.
  
  
• Quest for Glory and Betrayal at Krondor. Those games are like going back to my childhood.

 

[luj1]

This is like the Gonnies of video games to me, adventure and mistery at it's finest.

prestigious title and a true space opera

also won Adventure Game of the Year in 1999 amid tough competition

 

[ADL]

 

[Silverfish]

Shadow Hearts, Vectorman, Soul Reaver and Symphony of the Night all come to mind.