DashboTreeFrog @ DashboTreeFrog @discuss.online

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I know for some people it's super relaxing. I tried playing the free tetris on the official website recently, was into it until it started getting fast. I am not much of a quick reflex gamer

Your description alone is getting this put on my Steam wishlist

FTL is a great chill out game for me. The only problem is I've put in so many hours that I've practically seen everything! I looked into some interesting mods but just haven't tried them out yet. When I think about it, FTL shouldn't be that chill, but there's a certain simplicity in the gameplay, and the ability to pause all the time, even during combat, gives me the ability to take my time thinking through what I'm gonna do.

Underrated chill out game, agreed, maybe I'll finally get around to trying some mods.

The more I hear about No Man's Sky now the more I'm thinking that perhaps this will be one of the games I can chill out to. I generally love space games, and the idea of just kinda flying around doing random stuff is already appealing.

I played this a bit on mobile and really enjoyed it, not sure why I stopped in retrospect, I was never able to beat it even once. Another one where dying isn't a big deal cause replaying is part of the fun. Been thinking of checking it out on PC but just never got around to it

It's on sale on Steam in my region, I've heard a lot of good things before so gonna check it out!

I tried Minecraft way back, so maybe it's changed, but I don't do to well in setting my own goals in a game. I liked Subnautica because there was an interesting story element and mystery that kept you engaged as you moved towards your goal of getting off planet. In the process of reaching the goal, yeah, I wanna make my base look nice, wanna build some cool things, but my overall actions were still being compelled by the storytelling and world-building of the game. I don't see those elements in Minecraft but again, it's been a long time since I played.

I'm reminded that I used to do exactly this in Ocarina of Time back when I was a kid. Maybe it's time to relive those days.

I've just become aware of Noita recently. It looks kind of insane in a good way, but looks really hectic and anxiety inducing. But what you've said is pretty convincing, maybe I can make the journey to death fun.

I've started rewatching old sitcoms for that kind of feeling, I know them inside and out, so it's just there for comfort in the background while I do other things. I don't think my brain can do this with old school RPGs though. I don't think I've ever replayed an old turn-based RPG cause once I beat the story and/or get all the items, my brain is no longer motivated to pick it up.

I get like this in any sort of "real time passes" games, with some exceptions. If you have a limited amount of time to do a limited amount of things in game, my mind starts min/maxing what I should be doing every moment in game. In Outer Wilds the passage of time matters less cause you always start back at zero, what you gain each run is just knowledge, you don't lose out and fall behind on any resources, points or whatever cause you didn't do certain things that day.

I hear a lot about this one and it does interest me, but whenever I look at the Steam page I just don't end up feeling it. What is it about the game that keeps you personally coming back to it?

Yeah, I'll admit, getting to fly business frequently as a child probably gave me an unrealistic view of what flying would be like for myself later in life. But except for one flight I randomly got bumped, I've only done economy my whole adult life and still can't help but be in a good mood thinking about a flight.

I do agree about the airport hassles, having to go through easily two hours of bureaucracy and waiting before even getting on a plane is kinda crazy, guess I've just come to accept it to the point I don't really think about it too much. I'm just looking forward to the plane, and maybe finding a little nook to wait in before the flight starts boarding where my brain can already start transitioning to "nothing's stopping you from just shutting off" mode. Airplane mode also means I'm not getting any work texts or messages while I'm in the air, which has definitely happened on trains.

I came thinking I would say airplanes as well, though I know it's likely an unpopular answer in this part of web.

Growing up fairly privileged, I got to fly a lot and always looked forward to it as a situation where no one can get mad at me for spending the whole time watching movies, playing games or reading books. Some of that childhood joy stuck with me, and I still look forward to a chance to sit back and read or zone out to music without any nagging work obligations (I refuse to purchase in air wifi).

So big agree, for transport I "really like," it's gotta be airplanes.

For more mundane day to day stuff, I do love basically anything on rails. Not having to think about maneuvering around other vehicles, just sitting and chilling, not even worrying about traffic delays. As long as you're able to avoid the worst of rush hour packed trains, it's just the best. If only every city could figure out their rail systems...

Legit, why do simple apps like timers need updates? Makes me wonder what kind of bloat features (or spyware??) they're adding.

I love having really bizarre dreams, the weirder the better.

I had a dream where I was some kinda high ranking engineer on a super weird interstellar craft designed by my partner, and during the dream I was vividly remembering other missions I had been on, and that's what really stuck with me when I woke up, the fact that I had memories of a past that didn't exist, and somehow upon waking, those memories stuck stronger than the proper dream portions. This was at a time where I was dream journalling so reading back I can recall a lot of details.

So yeah, I like my dreams weird.

I heard about a strategy for remembering dreams that did work for me, but to be fair, I already occasionally remembered dreams, I just wanted to remember them more frequently and with more detail.

The moment I wake up, I write down absolutely anything I can remember about my dream. I found that as I was writing, some details would come back to me. After a few weeks doing this, I was remembering many details from my dreams nearly every night, and even having what seems like more vivid dreams.

I did stop doing et EVERY day, cause for me, I just wanted to know if it actually works, but writing first thing in the morning every day felt like too much trouble. If I have an especially weird or vivid dream I do still like to write it down quickly just for the novelty of having a record of your own dreams.

This, exactly this!

I used to get really excited when Google did things. Getting early access to Gmail, setting up Google Drive, remember when some of us thought Google Glass was gonna change the world?

But now, whenever I hear Google is getting involved in something, I worry. How are they looking to exploit users this time? What kind weird subscription/micro-transaction model are they trying to push on us? How are they gonna enshitify this? And even if it is good, how long until they just abandon it?

I used to love Google, but now, while I do use and even pay for some of their products/services, I take steps to obfuscate my use, use alternatives where possible, and just basically give them as little trust as I can while still living my day-to-day interacting with people who don't worry about these issues.

I wasn't into it when it first came out. A big part of the Disney movie experience for me as a kid was the music, so I left disappointed.

I rewatched it years later and was just mesmerized by the art and overall feel of the movie. Got the feeling that if it came out as a Dreamworks, or some other studio's movie instead it would have been better appreciated, but could just be me.

In general, guilt for the people I'd leave behind.

At this immediate moment, blasting "What a Time to be Alive" by Fall Out Boy in my headphones at work is doing the trick.