Max Wolf

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What's your favorite exploration game?

What's your favorite exploration game? Recently got back into No Man's Sky and the excitement I feel discovering a cool new planet is unmatched. Last night I found an ocean world that rained diamonds and the ocean was full of glowing crystals. It was so cool. Do you guys know any other games that are just fantastic to explore? I'm talking lots of biomes, flora and fauna, hidden areas? My top games for this are 1. Witcher 3 2. Elden Ring 4. Lost Planet 2 (great environments) 5. WoW. Submitted June 4, 2026 at 06:50AM by ImpressFederal4169 https://ift.tt/c7xlPGn via /r/gaming

When your friends take too long to take their turns

When your friends take too long to take their turns https://ift.tt/lCgpGXA Submitted June 4, 2026 at 06:52AM by boredguy12 https://ift.tt/o2COqgJ via /r/gaming

I've fallen out of love for the grind.

I've fallen out of love for the grind. I used to love grinding and just mindless slogs. Monster hunter was one of my favorite games even before it became more mainstream. I would hunt the same monster for hours looking for that one specific part with 1% drop rate. I used to love open world games, one of my favorite games of all time is Elden Ring. I don't know if it's because I am getting older or what. I know that there are 100 great games that release every year, I won't sit here and tell you that no games that come out now days are good, there is plenty of good games that come out all the time. I just don't have the want to sit and play for hours anymore. Maybe games like Hades and Dead cells have changed what I want from a game. I can sit down and play those games for 10 to 15 mins. No grinding, no open world exploring to artificially increase playtime, no battle pass to grind, nothing trying to be sold to me that was cut from the main game to make an extra dime off me later.I have found that on top of rogue lites, I also enjoy straight forward games, spawn at A, go to B, cut scene. Give me a good story, with good game play in a game that can be completed in 30 to 40 hours. I don't want to spend 100 hours in games anymore. I just don't. I know this is reddit and I will probably be told I'm just whining, and maybe I am. I just needed to get this off my chest Submitted June 4, 2026 at 06:57AM by The-Zarkin90 https://ift.tt/ndD16zh via /r/gaming

Sega Saturn Repair Follow-up

Sega Saturn Repair Follow-up https://youtu.be/BXg5tPkaB0A?si=g2vuT69Rgp49E1IO Submitted June 4, 2026 at 05:37AM by TheBigby https://ift.tt/ne31aPO via /r/gaming

Time to blow of my SNES carts finally arrived

Time to blow of my SNES carts, finally arrived https://ift.tt/johlu6b Submitted June 4, 2026 at 05:45AM by oldskoolmatt https://ift.tt/h2ZtISb via /r/gaming

Christopher Dring: In the UK PS5 sales fell 50% in May due to that significant price hike. It only outsold Xbox Series S/X by 400 units (which saw a 12% rise helped by console exclusive Forza Horizon 6). Switch 2 was easily the No.1 console (NielsenIQ data)

Christopher Dring: In the UK, PS5 sales fell 50% in May due to that significant price hike. It only outsold Xbox Series S/X by 400 units (which saw a 12% rise, helped by console exclusive Forza Horizon 6). Switch 2 was easily the No.1 console (NielsenIQ data) https://ift.tt/bqhax4Y Submitted June 4, 2026 at 06:20AM by FernandoRocker https://ift.tt/Yvk8mi2 via /r/gaming

We played a game I made at our local LAN party this year!

We played a game I made at our local LAN party this year! https://ift.tt/bHmyaRl Submitted June 4, 2026 at 05:13AM by Aftersweden https://ift.tt/GZVKRWc via /r/gaming

Want to Get a Handheld Console Suggestions?

Want to Get a Handheld Console, Suggestions? Reasons why handheld instead of anything else: have a powerful PC already but not enough space to play many unplayed titles so looking to disperse the load to another machine, don’t have enough space in home to get another PC or regular size console, want to get another computer-like device that I can mess around with little consequence too.I’m currently torn between Steam Deck, Legion Go S, and Switch 2.I want a Steam because that was always the plan but they went out stock right before I tried to purchase, and now it’s just too expensive.Legion is way more expensive, however, also comes with better spec and better with SteamOS.Switch 2 because I never had any Nintendo machine in my life, and Tomodachi Life and the sport game are looking real fine, but I already have a backlog of Steam games and Switch seems too wasteful because I don’t want to buy extra game, and don’t want to play much of the titles on Switch either, but Nintendo exclusives and cheaper pricing is the advantage.Not considering Asus Ally, just hate it the moment I tried it in a storefront for some reason. I’m more willing to pay more for something else better than getting it or anything resembling an Asus Ally. Submitted June 4, 2026 at 04:02AM by At_Space_Station https://ift.tt/fgaYlCF via /r/gaming

Trying to Decide between Stellaris and GalCiv IV

Trying to Decide between Stellaris and GalCiv IV I am indifferent to turn based or real time. My main concerns are:-price-vibes-performance-emergent eventsI like serious and dangerous space vibes. Galciv uses a multicore engine, so late game will play nicely. Stellaris has many emergent events, but the dlcs are ungodly expensive and somewhat required for the level of immersion I want. Galciv is slightly less in that respect, but overall a cheaper bundle that strikes many of the same strides. I like galciv's planet system, how it still utilizes adjacency systems and makes the world's feel a little less spreadsheety. I like the look of stellaris' map better cosmetically. Any opinions that might away me more toward one or the other? Thanks Submitted June 4, 2026 at 04:11AM by CiabattaKatsuie https://ift.tt/UJk8Ylu via /r/gaming

Inside Nintendo's legendary 1992 CES display (Raw Footage)

Inside Nintendo's legendary 1992 CES display (Raw Footage) https://youtu.be/Jp5IS9LC82I Submitted June 4, 2026 at 03:15AM by DJVagrant https://ift.tt/ow9eyLh via /r/gaming

What's a game that would have been a 9/10 if it wasn't ruined by monetization

What's a game that would have been a 9/10+ if it wasn't ruined by monetization ... or QoL that was intentionally worsened to promote sales (e.g., purchasable inventory slots).What comes to my mind is e.g., Lost Ark where players were actually forced to buy freaking HEALING POTIONS with real world cash or be very restricted in how many they can gain each day (in a game based around high difficulty raids). It had some other flaws that were highly monetization based, but from the class design it's easily amongst my favorite games of the last decade. Submitted June 4, 2026 at 01:45AM by sdric https://ift.tt/cPv2MZd via /r/gaming

Have video games changed the way you look at real-world maps?

Have video games changed the way you look at real-world maps? After years of open-world games, I automatically look for shortcuts, routes, landmarks, and points of interest whenever I see a map.I'm curious if gaming has changed how other people navigate or think about locations. Submitted June 4, 2026 at 01:13AM by lsa340 https://ift.tt/XB1K4fS via /r/gaming

Here's an overview and comparison chart of most of the first-party Sony releases for PS4 and PS5 that were major critical and/or commercial hits throughout their consoles's main lifecycles with a little prediction for 2027

Here's an overview and comparison chart of most of the first-party Sony releases for PS4 and PS5 that were major critical and/or commercial hits throughout their consoles's main lifecycles, with a little prediction for 2027 https://ift.tt/r5qp6xl Submitted June 3, 2026 at 11:24PM by Effective-Priority62 https://ift.tt/2ViL0D5 via /r/gaming

Did you know Pong is in Mortal Kombat II?

Did you know Pong is in Mortal Kombat II? https://youtu.be/yB81nMIAmLI?si=MCDLlkTfzIVa2NTs Submitted June 3, 2026 at 11:46PM by PrestonRoad90 https://ift.tt/PpfeFRs via /r/gaming

Games like Persona 5: Strikers?

Games like Persona 5: Strikers? With Persona 5 Royal coming to Game Pass, I've been reminded that Strikers isn't available on Xbox (I used to have a PS4, swapped to a Series X a few years back) and I haven't seen any games like it since swapping over. Are there any games that are like really similar? I know it's a hack and slash but literally every single hack and slash I see is very different. Not that I don't like other hack and slash games, DMC and Nier are some of my favorite franchises, but there's something about Strikers's world design and AOE-based combat that makes something deep in my brain very happy, and I just cannot find a similar game. Submitted June 3, 2026 at 11:54PM by DevDaNerd0 https://ift.tt/nqK8Cfi via /r/gaming

Wanted to jump on board the trend after seeing one of these

Wanted to jump on board the trend after seeing one of these https://ift.tt/ylaZOIV Submitted June 3, 2026 at 09:27PM by silvereyes21497 https://ift.tt/1JrbvD9 via /r/gaming

(self/text - discussion) The GTA6 "warning" is pointless because duh obviously.

(self/text - discussion) The GTA6 "warning" is pointless because duh, obviously. "actor Jay Klaitz... "wouldn’t be surprised" if the satire in Grand Theft Auto 6 doesn’t hit as hard..."People might not think this needs its own thread but as an aged fan of GTA since the 6min GTA1 demo off a CD on the front of PC Zone... NO SHIT?GTA is (above being crass, above being a car theft simulator, above being a destruction sandbox) a brutal satire of corpo/capitalist excess. It is objectively impossible for Rockstar Games to create a successful satire of corpo/capitalist excess, because since the release of GTA5 Online they are the worst example of the intended target. It'll be a fun game that lets you run people over. It'll (objectively, by its very definition) be a shit GTA game. Submitted June 3, 2026 at 10:09PM by nilid6969 https://ift.tt/bghnEqJ via /r/gaming

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