After many of us refreshed our hardware through Black
Friday sales and now (hopefully) have the perfect mouse, mechanical
keyboard, chassis, GPU, and the works, it’s time to d-d-duel
— just kidding, it’s time to game. Now that the long stretch of the
holiday weekend is ahead, you can break out the PC games, taking pride
in how smoothly your new computer’s frame rate is. Some of these games
rely on the player to have excellent reflexes, while others just require
you to have a love of story.
These are the best games for your new PC
Destiny 2
The best test for whether your computer is up to par for PC gaming, and a way to relieve stress after a long day of work, Destiny 2 is a lot easier to get into
than its predecessor. There’s less play time required to actually be
good at the game and the game is also story-rich and well animated. The
game also keeps a modicum of realism too: if you fall off the side of a
building, you die (and then get resurrected.) You can work with fellow
Guardians to destroy aliens and retake Earth, while upgrading weapons
and gear.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG)
Although the name is a weird tongue twister, once you get over that, you’ll find PUBG
to be a gritty multiplayer battle royale where if you die, you have to
start over. Its graphics are still not as fully fleshed out as Destiny 2’s or Overwatch’s, and without a storyline, gameplay can get kind of repetitive, but PUBG gets updated regularly with new features that keep players happy. Most recently, PUBG got a kill cam and instant replay, which help you identify how you died and what your mistakes were.
Available on Windows on Steam.
Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator
This one’s the hands-down winner of the list if you love
RPGs featuring healthy relationships. As Dadsona, you play a single dad
who is just taking care of his teenage daughter and meeting other single
dads in the neighborhood. The game feels like it has infinite endings
with seven different, colorfully dressed dads and small tidbits of
dialogue that each man says or refrains from saying depending on the
choices you make. Dream Daddy sometimes veers into therapeutic self-reflection and other times into troll hilarity.
Available on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux on Steam.
Twin Saga
The customary fantasy MMORPG on the list, Twin Saga
was actually released in late 2016 by Taiwanese developer X-Legend, but
it still deserves to be on this list for a few cute reasons. At the
start of the game, you have the choice of hearing anime cutscenes in
Japanese or in its native Mandarin Chinese. I have to give credit to
whoever wrote the English text for the game though, regardless of what
character it is, the writer has added a troll twist to their dialog. The
words aren’t quite an accurate translation of the Asian language, but
they do make me laugh. If that’s not enough to persuade you, Twin Saga
also lets your character auto-walk to each part of a quest line, so you
can save your energy for the actual fights. And for the indecisive, you
can constantly change your class, with eleven starter choices,
including monk, occultist, dragonknight, and gunslinger.
Available on Windows on Steam.
Cuphead
If you used to watch Disney cartoons circa the 1930s —
which is very probable considering the company still shamelessly aired
reruns on its now-defunct Toon Disney channel in the 2000’s — then
you’ll appreciate the aesthetic of Cuphead. Well part of the charm of Cuphead is its insane difficulty.
There’s something addicting about getting beaten to a pulp by giant
animated carrots and strange cackling Betty Boop-esque characters, only
to do it all over again until you can clear a round and capture their
souls.
Available on Windows on Steam.
Resident Evil 7
Resident Evil 7 has a humble and slow beginning
reminiscent of an indie game. You return home after receiving a
mysterious call from your wife and you investigate the house for clues,
turning things over in your hands and quietly exploring. Then things
take a sinister turn, as frightful creatures hide in the darkest corners
of what was once your house but is now a labyrinth of zombies, decay,
and puzzles. It’s a good game to play when you’re struggling through season 8 of The Walking Dead and you really wish it was over.
Available on Windows on Steam.
Emily is Away Too
Emily is back, but she doesn’t remember you and you two
are probably never getting together. This sequel to the AIM
messenger-inspired RPG is every bit as sad as the first one, because
you’re thrown back into a world of adolescent angst and longing. You
want to comfort Emily or maybe Eve, but life gets in the way. The themes
this sequel explores are extra relevant in ways the developer probably
didn’t foresee, at a time when more women than ever are stepping up to
confront their assailants.
Available on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux on Steam.
League of Legends
This game has been around since 2009, but because it’s patched so frequently, it still feels like new. In 2017, League of Legends saw a huge revamp, which removed the old rune and mastery system
for a more intuitive and simple design, and added honor levels. New
champions are also added to the game every few weeks, so people who
don’t log in for a bit will have a hard time adjusting and recognizing
everything. The effect has been a considerable reduction in toxic
players flaming others for their mistakes. Players still want to flame,
but they’re tempered by the desire to reach a higher honor level and
they act passive-aggressive instead of descending into outright insults.
Available on Windows and Mac OS X on the League of Legends site.
Bonus games to try: Mr. Massagy, Yandere Simulator (still unreleased), Tacoma, Divinity: Original Sin 2, Doki Doki Literature Club, Battlefield 4, Dishonored 2 and Rocket League.
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