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Video Games

A board to talk about video games on console, PC or any other medium
manpaint
Modern gamers and their obsession with graphics and performance.
One thing I have noticed in recent times is that modern gamers™ have an obsession with graphics and performance. Perphaps it is simply because I grew up with mediocre computer hardware, but I...
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Sketch Relics
Sketch Relics
Hadrian Hardrada Cicero
Overwatch 1 shutting down it's servers for Overwatch 2
https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/overwatch-1-shut-down-servers-overwatch-2/ Meanwhile in Team Fortress 2... View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDCPKBF7a1Q
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CognacDefender
CognacDefender
Jade
Implosion of the AAA Industry
In the last 5-7 years it feels like there's been a complete collapse in public faith for AAA games. As of writing the latest disaster is pic related, but there's been so many more, not just from...
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Jade
Jade
PizzaW0lf
Japanese indie game recommendations?
I've recently been disinterested in western indie games. I could go on a rant about modern indie games but I don't want to be too annoying here. Anyway, I had the brilliant and obvious idea of...
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Cobalt
Cobalt
Old Games & Implied Lore (Featuring Link from the Devil May Cry Series)
As time crawls on, it seems like people's memories of old games/game releases override memories of the originals. This causes people to stop thinking deeply about old games, and especially stop...
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manpaint
manpaint
RIG
ps2 texture modding
View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kTTmkBvZdlw gt4 remaster nfl 2k5 what are some games you'd like to see given a fresh coat of paint on ps2?
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RIG
RIG
Rebel
GTA San Andreas Myths
I remember hunting for supposed 'myths' in GTA San Andreas as a kid. Stuff like the Mothman, Bigfoot in Mt Chiliad, the Shady Creeks Creature, UFOs, Bodybags in the desert. I remember extensively...
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ECHETLAEUS
ECHETLAEUS
Hadrian Hardrada Cicero
My shitty gameplay footage of Rome: Total War.
ITT: I attempt to capture a city in Rome Total War. This was my first time since being able to play the game without hiccups of my old computer. I like to thank a friend of mine on discord for...
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Hadrian Hardrada Cicero
Hadrian Hardrada Cicero
IlluminatiPirate
What are the most aesthetic games out there?
what are the most aesthetic games out there? Hotline Miami comes to mind
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Michaellaneous
Michaellaneous
jaedaen
Arcade Paradise
Anyone played this game? It's fairly new and on steam, though I guess it's on some consoles as well. I'm about 5 hours in to it. You run a shitty laundromat in 93 or 94 that your absentee dick of...
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PizzaW0lf
PizzaW0lf
SomaSpice
Water aesthethics
Post videogamey water aesthethics. I'll start.
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Itubaino
Itubaino
PizzaW0lf
Favourite "alternative" games?
The western AAA games industry has gone through some really turbulent times recently. And I feel many players are fed up with the schlock they are putting out. So I dedicate this thread to the...
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elia925-6
elia925-6
eldritchkaiju
Opinions on Pathologic?
I was doing research on the game Pathologic as I'm preparing to purchase its sequel/remake. It's been forever since I've played it and I absolutely love all of it. The dark, malarial atmosphere of...
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raccoon//aphrodisiac
raccoon//aphrodisiac
Hypnospace Outlaw
So has anyone heard of this game called Hypnospace Outlaw? If you don't know what it is, HSO is basically an alternate universe imagining of the internet at the end of the 90s and the beginning...
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SpheralBloom
SpheralBloom
Jared
What are some good Nintendo Switch games?
I know that the switch is considered the soy-manchild system , but in my defense , I got it for my birthday. What games would you recommend , and why?
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christianslaterfan100
christianslaterfan100
LexonTheDragon
Obscure Gaming Consoles
List some gaming here consoles that are not mainstream, or just very unknown.
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elia925-6
elia925-6
Mеченый Яков
Perspectives about piracy in gaming
It's funny how the arguments of people who are against piracy always tends to center in what is moral, out of touch, or totally centered on the individual, what i mean by this? They treat you like...
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ECHETLAEUS
ECHETLAEUS
ETierhuman
Mobile games and their decline.
Sorry for any spelling mistakes or grammar issues. Mobile games have seen a really sudden decrease in quality since 2019. I don't know why. One low effort game popped up and got popular and now...
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god_is_bread
god_is_bread
AmanWithAPlan
What is the weirdest game you have ever heard of
so i found this game on steam called Clarence goes to the fucking store and it's a pretty out there game so im just wondering what other peoples experiences are with odd games
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RisingThumb
RisingThumb
covid2009
any lego island enthusiasts here?
lego isle was made in '97 so of course it has bugs 23 years after it was made ??? and of course i have errors with it. there are a lot of errors to list here, so just send me a message on aim so i...
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inuyashiware
inuyashiware
Sultana
Online games
Would you guys be down to play on a minecraft server? or cod? really im just down to play anything. and im kinda bored, since i only have like two more finales until christmas break.
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inuyashiware
inuyashiware
Jackiethehottie
Here's a site with some old free games
Here Since some people suggested me to do a thread. It's in french but you can type the word abandonware and use any other site (though this one works the best for me). Have a nice day !!
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inuyashiware
inuyashiware
OrientalGrill
Point-and-Click Adventure Games
Ever since I was a youngun, I've been a fan of those Point-and-Click adventure games similar to Myst due to their fuzzy yet soulful 3d graphics, and not to mention the immersion. I think Eastern...
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elia925-6
elia925-6
Vaporweeb
The most overused game graphic you never noticed | Texture Archaeology
Here's a fascinating video on the burgeoning field of texture archaeology, the process of searching for the original sources of textures in old videogames. Interestingly, there are many specific...
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LostintheCycle
LostintheCycle
SomaSpice
Games with SOUL
Hey agora bros. Let's talk about games with soul, at least those of which you consider to embody that trait. Preferably, let's keep it to games with a small budget and development theme, but if...
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elia925-6
elia925-6
s0ren
Steam Summer Sale
Summer sale is up. Any great deals I should check out? Any hidden gems people can share/review here?
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Andy Kaufman
Andy Kaufman
selfKaiHarness
Steam is less fun, convenient and more scummy to buy games nowadays.
Hey there, the name's Kai. You probably wondering in the title of this thread on what the hell it was supposed to be about. Don't worry, I'll tell you my experience with buying games on steam...
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Redwood
Redwood
Cinderu
Is there a game that made you feel heavily sad, for no apparent reason whatsoever?
With me, it happened while playing Aquaria, a 2007 indie. I was 9 or 10 years old when I played it. I simply fell in love with the game at the time. I felt amazed with the beauty of it. But...
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Cinderpeach
Cinderpeach
Lonely_Ghost
Agora Road DF succession fort
Slaves to Armok 2: Dwarf fortress Strike the earth We're doing a succession fortress in Dwarf fortress here. For anyone who hasn't done or seen one of these, a succession fort is played by a...
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Lonely_Ghost
Lonely_Ghost
SomaSpice
Y2K Korean MMOs
They were the shit weren't they? Grando spada, Mu online, Gunz, MapleStory, Flyff, Ragnarok online...Eeven Gaia online, though not Korean, had that spirit of the era. I played them quite a bit...
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Sulfate
Sulfate
The MF'in Legend of goddamn Zelda
Is there any better game series? Zelda is actually so good, even when the games have big, ugly scars, people, someone, somewhere will overlook those blemishes and may even hold it as their...
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digital-man
I'm searching for Y2K online vidya to play with friends.
Well, the title says everything. I had a lot of fun playing Quake 3 and CS Source with my friends these days.
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Legacy
Legacy
Pangolin
Video game console gore and other electronic device gore
This thread is a collection of devices that didn't quite pan out how the creator thought they would, to whacky items that really shouldn't exist but we love them anyway. First off we have some...
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mydadiscar
mydadiscar
Hadrian Hardrada Cicero
GarageGames, developers of the Torque Game Engine and it's modern variant; Torque 3D has gone defunct.
As the title says, the developers of TGE and Torque 3D of which the former is the engine that Blockland runs on has officially gone defunct. http://garagegames.com/community/blogs/view/23175 So...
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selfKaiHarness
selfKaiHarness
illautomatic
The Enigma Machine - First-Person, Sci-Fi Horror Puzzle Game w/ Glitchy 90s, VHS Aesthetic and Vaporwave Soundtrack
Developer Website: https://enigma-studio.itch.io/the-enigma-machine View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asWqZgvR-fg I really enjoyed this game. There's not much more that I can say about...
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<SIXX>
<SIXX>
lain is here
Let's Play/Read For Elise ~Elise no Tame ni~ [COMPLETE]
A couple days ago I downloaded a retro visual novel that I've been interested in for a while, but that I think the broader Agora community might also find interesting. Since it's untranslated and...
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lain is here
lain is here
Andy Kaufman
Come and explore video game maps in your browser
This site lets you just fly through maps of many well known games: https://noclip.website/
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Insect
Insect
ETierhuman
Games that are fun to lose at?
Title explains post. Id say payday 2. One of the game where its fun to get knocked, hell friend o mine said funnest thing in the game is losing.
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clearleaf
clearleaf
Oasisboi
Minecraft Decor
I have been decorating on goopies minecraft server recently and I used to only play on the older versions but I got a new laptop capable of playing on the newest version, and MOSS is one of the...
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Oasisboi
Oasisboi
IlluminatiPirate
Ambient gaming music Thread
Post videos of ambient game music. My favorite is Jak and Daxter Precursors Legacy. All the missions are tremendous and it gives me a nostalgia high View: https://youtu.be/LcKyxNgBEK0
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slowdive
slowdive
lain is here
Katawa Shoujo: 10 Year Anniversary (A WIN for the internet)
I would put this on the VN thread, but Katawa Shoujo was a win for more than just the VN community, it was a win for 4chan and the internet as a whole. The full version was originally released on...
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mydadiscar
mydadiscar
kswiss
Elden Ring Paradise
I've played the Souls 1-3, the Bloodborne, and I'll even play that remaster/remake of Demons' Souls (once the IDEA of someone being able to own a PS5 is about as ubiquitious as it is of that of...
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kswiss
kswiss
H1ssss
What games do you play that you hate to love?
I play a lot of games that I hate to love, League of Legends, osu!, Apex Legends, CSGO, how about you and how do you feel they impact your mental health?
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proto
proto
Hraelth
Pixel art backgrounds
Pixel art is one of the things that got me into retro aesthetics in the first place. The limits of technology back then forced artists to get creative with the limited tools they had, and while it...
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Altghost
Altghost
Descarte Yee
Soul Hackers 2
It's fucking over. Has Fatlus finally shit the bed beyond repair?
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Mеченый Яков
Mеченый Яков
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