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Games you can sink a few hundred hours into?

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aLilNonnyMouse · 13/05/2020 22:32

I'm on the shielding list so I'm not able to go out for a long time yet, and it's my birthday next month (a big one). My family want to get me some games so I have something to stay busy with over the next few months. I'm not sure what to ask for though, and I want games that will last a long time as I can't afford to buy any more.

What titles have people been able to play for a very long time without getting bored of them?

I was given Animal Crossing as an early present and I'm really enjoying it so far. I have a switch and a PS4.

Games I really loved/spent a lot of time on:

Skyrim, Horizon: Zero Dawn, God of War, Prison Architect, Mario Odyssey, Breath of the Wild, Diablo 3, Pokemon lets go/pokemon sword, harvest moon, luigi's mansion, ratchet and clank, spyro trilogy, minecraft.

Are there any games like the above that I can play for 100+ hours that you'd recommend?

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ITonyah · 14/05/2020 14:35

I played the original FF7 and it was brilliant.

YesILikeItToo · 14/05/2020 14:43

Another vote for AC Odyssey - the world is gorgeous and huge. DH said it made him want to go to Greece, I thought the opposite - makes me feel I’ve already been to Greece. I got completely into the hunting cultists storyline, but there are also lots of ‘clear out the map’ quests to scratch that itch. Plenty variety in the things Alexios gets called upon to do, and his dialogue is well handled. You get an eagle, a horse and a massive sailing galley.

ITonyah · 14/05/2020 15:06

You get an eagle, a horse and a massive sailing galley

I'm in.

Sandybval · 14/05/2020 15:13

I was going to say animal crossing!

lucie8881 · 14/05/2020 15:19

Sims 4? I enjoy playing for many an hour (real life permitting), I'm a saddo that uses the sims to recreate my own family set up Grin

InkieNecro · 14/05/2020 15:24

Nobody mentioned the civ games yet?

LesleysChestnutBob · 14/05/2020 15:29

AC Odyssey is an amazing game, but play through as Kassandra. The voice actor is much better than Alexios.

Red dead redemption 2 is also incredible. The other day I had some time to kill so I just loaded the game up and went for a hack around the countryside on my horse. There is so much to do you can easily lose hours on it.

I would rate both of these above the Witcher for fun, storyline and playability.

DominaShantotto · 14/05/2020 15:30

Final Fantasy - fair few available on the Switch as digital downloads (get a good memory card for it) - 12 is a slow starter but I really really enjoyed when I got into it, X was my gateway drug into the series, and I've got the 15 pocket edition downloaded on there ready to play at some point. I'd wait for an SE e-shop sale though if you can cos they're pricey at full cost.

But Animal Crossing keeps getting in the way.

Civ as well - but I refuse to buy that for yet another format since I own it on Steam for my PC and Mac and also on iPad.

Sonichu · 14/05/2020 15:46

Octopath Traveler

Blueuggboots · 14/05/2020 15:56

Zelda link's awakening of breath of the wild.

ritzbiscuits · 14/05/2020 15:57

You might not make 100 hours, but Mario Odyssey is an amazing game. DS has done 50 on it and nowhere near collecting all the moons.

bogoblin · 14/05/2020 16:01

Yet another vote for Witcher 3 - probs go PS4 over Switch. I play on the Switch and it's great but used to watch brother on PS4 and it looks amazing on there!
Can't beat playing in bed on the Switch though!
Fantastic game. Still nowhere near the middle nevermind the end!

aSofaNearYou · 14/05/2020 16:04

Just finished AC Odyssey - I'd highly recommend it.

AnduinsGirl · 14/05/2020 16:05

Final fantasy 14 is my newest MMO and it's just fab. So vast! Warcraft is my go-to time-sink though. Both partner and I play a lot and it's how we met each other. Do you use Steam or GOG or similar? Plenty if new and old games at cheap prices. Theme hospital is always a laugh. Oh oh oh and the Mhst games! Have you ever played them? Amazing scenery, puzzles, clues, quests... Just great!

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aLilNonnyMouse · 14/05/2020 20:23

OK so having looked at the trailers, the final list is

Assassins Creed Odyssey, Red Dead Redemption 2, The Witcher 3, and Pokemon Mystery dungeon (got the suggestion elsewhere).

A lot of titles other people suggested I either didn't like the look of, or have already played to death already. Oblivion took away months of my life as a teenager, and theme hospital was a childhood favourite. I l loved Mario Odyssey and got all the moons already.

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Sonichu · 14/05/2020 20:26

You'd be lucky to get 30 hours out of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon never mind 100.

NewYearNewTwatName · 14/05/2020 20:37

Elder scrolls on line, 100 upon 100 of hours pissing about aswell as the main quest and side quests, plus the add ons if you want.

Witcher 3

Kingdom Come Deliverance. its slow, quiet, but in depth.

all the Fall Outs?

Dragons dogma.

SamsMumsCateracts · 14/05/2020 20:39

The Sims 4, Minecraft, Planet Coaster and Planet Zoo are all great. Cities skylines is another and if you have a Switch, Animal Crossing.

Picklypickles · 14/05/2020 20:45

Monster Hunter World Iceborne, I've lost hundreds of hours on that!!

Ninkanink · 14/05/2020 20:47

My DH and my daughters all liked Sky Rim.

YesILikeItToo · 14/05/2020 21:33

They built a statue to me in Oblivion. That never happened in Red Dead 2.

RedRed9 · 14/05/2020 22:23

If you haven’t played Red Dead then play that first before 2.

The upcoming Assassins Creed looks quite Skyrim-like.

SionnachRua · 14/05/2020 23:35

Mystery dungeon has a free demo (or it did anyway). Would definitely play that before committing to it. I played the demo and didn't like it at all.

I would probably go for:

  1. Witcher 3
  2. AC Odyssey (and I agree with the person saying to play as Kassandra)
  3. RDR2

All three are good choices though tbf, I don't think you can really go wrong.

aSofaNearYou · 15/05/2020 09:05

If you're specifically looking for something to sink a lot of time into then The Witcher 3 is definitely the way to go - I really want to get into it because I've heard such great things and loved the TV show, but have tried to start it twice and felt overwhelmed by how big and slow to get started it felt, you need a big attention span for that game. I'm guessing all the rich gameplay detail (which bogged it down for me) would be easier to digest if you'd played the first two, but nobody ever seems to suggest that.

I love AC Odyssey and it is a very big game that has got me through lockdown so far, but it is much faster paced in my opinion.

SionnachRua · 15/05/2020 11:15

The first two Witcher games are very clunky (especially in comparison to modern games) which I think is why they don't get recommended. I tried a tiny bit of Witcher 2 and found the controls very hard to take. Tbf I had just finished HZD so it was like night and day!

If you can finish White Orchard the world really opens up.