According to Sony, about 1 million people exclusively play Call of Duty on their PlayStation. If you could choose only one game (franchise) to play on your computer or console, which one would it be?
Smite or maybe another MOBA, because that’s what I already do and I apparently hate myself.
Is it the competitive multiplayer aspect that draws you in, or is it something else?
If mods are allowed, Stardew Valley. Heck, even if mods aren’t allowed. I’ve probably put nearly 600h into it between PC and Switch, so if I’m playing one game exclusively, I’m going to design the best damn farm I can!
You just inspired me to play Stardew Valley again 😄
Seeing how I’ve played Slay the Spire for about 650 hours, and the only game that comes close (and almost certainly surpasses it) is Counter-Strike when I was a teen, I’d have to go with that I suppose.
I’ve been posed the same question about ‘if you could only listen to one band’ and I usually decide that if I were restricted to just one, I’d sooner drop the hobby altogether. Anything loses its luster after too much repetition for me.
But for the sake of actually answering the question, would have to be something that can’t just be shut down, has variety in and of itself, and stands the test of time. So maybe something along the lines of Fallout 4? I know Skyrim is the darling but Fallout 4 has more actual stuff to fiddle with between base building, constant procedural questing, etc. I dunno. That’s not a perfect answer, but it’s in the same realm at least.
Exactly this. Like, I have favourites - but I’d wind up hating them if that was the only thing I could ever engage with from then forward.
I’ve found especially with games, there comes a point where if you get deep enough with a game for long enough - there are issues apparent at those levels of detail that are inevitable, and are going to drive you nuts.
No game is going to survive full-time play for a year, or ten years, and you come out the far side still loving it completely.
Skyrim /The Elder Scrolls
Warframe probably. Or a game like Ultima Online. Something dynamic and interactive.
@GlowingLantern If I had to pick just one game, Morrowind or Super Mario RPG (maybe the new one if it’s still amazing).
If collections counted maybe the old super Mario all stars. Used to play that religiously after school at my grandparents when I was a kid.
Hunt: Showdown. Shit’s my jam.
Sounds like hell. I compulsively switch between games, I could never stick to one.
I mean, the answer kinda just has to be something like Call of Duty to make sense. Think about how much evolution that series has gone through over the years, and how many components there are between campaign, multiplayer, Zombies, spec ops, battle royale, and most recently DMZ. It’s probably the most variety you’d get from just one franchise.
My initial thought was something like Elder Scrolls or Fallout, but I think I would be happier in something with a robust building system. Minecraft would work but something like 7 Days to Die would work too and add a bit more challenge. Maybe Valheim, I haven’t played a lot of that but the building system seemed good the little I played?
Edit: I think I would choose No Man’s Sky, actually. Endless exploration and a semi decent building system.
I’d probably go with a Monster Hunter game (4 Ultimate most likely) or a game with a lot of customization like Elden Ring.
Crusader Kings 3: It will get updates for years probably, has a very active modding community and you can play in vastly different scenarios. Ranging from historical to Elder Kings, Lord of the Rings and much more.
But it would at some point get bland anyways. I wold probably start to hate it at some point.
I feel the same about Mount & Blade, the different kinds of mods are brilliant too, from single player total conversions to Horde mode multiplayer
Mods allowed? Rimworld
Probably Minecraft, Skyrim, or another game with good mod support from the community. I’d never get bored
Mods are great! I’m really interested in projects like Skywin or Skyblivion. Recreating the whole modern Elder Scrolls franchise within Skyrim is just crazy.
