I prefer CS. It’s amazing how a digital inventory can hold so much value. I guess with the CS2 market, it’s a mix of gaming, investing, and even some gambling for those who take risks on unboxing cases or trading. That is why https://livelearnventure.com/the-most-expensive-cs2-inventories-in-2023/ was an article where I learned a lot about how to invest money in it.

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Command & Conquer

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Pokemon

I'm having fun with Cultist Simulator and Book of Hours

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ACE COMBAT ~ tis a dark & stormy night

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Dragonball Fighter Z

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Marvel Rivals.

>>147305
Same. While I do savour a few handfuls of magnificent games, Pokemon feels like going back home. Within Pokemon, I would narrow it down to Red/Green/Blue specifically. They aren't even my favourites, but I just adore replaying them every single time I flick on that Game Boy Color switch.

>>147283
you sound like a moron and probably a scammer, but nobody cares about your gambling addiction

CS

But I deliberately avoided WoW back when that was a thing so as not to waste half of my youth. And I knew I would never get good at starcraft, so I never even tried it. LoL similar story to WoW but I think WoW was probably better and more mystical in its peak days. LoL sounds like a stoner game... but not in a good way like cs for example is. Anyhow, none of these I have ever even tried playing. However of all the games I have played which includes some real classics, nothing touches cs, truly a mystical game. Absolutely mystical. You had to be there, there's no way I could describe it to you. Nothing comes close.

And, don't get me wrong there are many good games, even great games, but the level of mystery and depth and just dimensionality... Really nothing comes close of the games that I've played. It can have great story, it can have great lore, but what was built on CS and the base physics/gameplay engine itself - impeccable. Both 1.6 and css. I stopped playing by the time everyone migrated to go, but it's probably a good game.

I can only think of wow and Minecraft, neither of which I have played, that could perhaps come to the same level of mystical power. Minecraft because of the community. I don't think the game itself is very good. That's where CS differs - the gameplay is extremely extremely good. Few games offer same level of skill ceiling. Let alone while still allowing the noobs to at least participate. One of if not the best FPS. But the moments experienced there, the maps, the Eastern Europe community... Timeless and impeccable. Overall experience.

>>147371
Well, okay, I guess Eve online was a thing, but one, I'm already too late and two, I really don't have pretty much any idea what it is.

And there were a bunch of pretty great FPS games with strong communities and good gameplay from team fortress to battlefield and many others even in the more battle royale oriented 2010s games, some of them were not bad I think and did have big communities so of course some good times were had. Escape from tarkov as a unique thing that it is deserves a mention. And while I personally played a lot of civilization games, like many hours song, I'm not sure it really deserves a mansion. Nowhere near the depth the ethos or the zeitgeist, even as a pretty cool little mind puzzle. The civilization for was too small, so one could ultimately pretty much figure it out and five while it was vast in the possibilities, I never properly learned it. Three of course solidified it as a game. Well here I am, mentioning it. But I cannot do it in the same breath of awe and reverence as I can mention some of the other titles - wow, perhaps Eve, certainly CS, starcraft I guess. To be fair I just haven't played that many games or got immersed that much except for CS which I will remember to the day I die. It was a special moment in time. Absolutely magical.

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>>147282
Portal 2, which means gaming peaked roughly 14 years ago

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Right now? It's MARVEL RIVALS.
Having a 6 person team without relying on rando strangers makes it work for me.

>>147394
Second artwork is pretty sick.

>>147380
Mah nigga!

>>147282
Half Life 2

Pokemon!

THIEF
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thief_(series)
Skip the 2014 game though. Phew.

>>147437
Thief: The Dark Project was such a good game. I was super young when I played it on my grandmother's computer and definitely didn't beat it, but it got me hooked on the stealth archer archetype.

rollercoaster tycoon

>>147282
God of War 2
>>147336
I picked up FighterZ recently and it's been pretty fun

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>>147282
Escape From Tarkov. Never felt such high highs and low lows. Takes 1k hours to feel like you understand the game And 2k hours to actually feel good at it. Endless rewards for those who are willing to risk it all.

>>147761
I wish you a speedy recovery.

Just one? Super Mario 64 I guess, I've always been fascinated by how much they did with so little, if you analyze the game, it's a very basic modified 3D Tech Demo, all the functions seem to be untouched, all the transformations are rough, yet it works perfectly when put together.

>>147781
thanks Pannenkoek2012