Hopefully while you're all actively staying the F home, rather than putting yourself at risk for the big businesses who refused to close their doors in an attempt to stimulate profits for CEOs, you have some time to get through your gaming backlog.
I've created this forum as a guide to help each other out with some game suggestions (for any and all platforms) that will keep people captivated and hopefully for a cheap price.
Please don't attack people in these comments. These times are tough enough without bashing people console choice, political leanings or anything else that may arise in this circumstance.
Support each other!
For my recommendations:
All Platforms (PC, PS4, XB1, Switch):
Witcher 3
Give yourself the chance to learn the basic mechanics, don't stress too much about the bckstory and you should find yourself enjoying a 100 hour campaignDoom Series
With the recent re-releases of Doom 1, 2, 3 and 64 (hopefully we get Doom 4 through 63 soon) for modern platforms at incredibly reasonable prices, now is a great time to give the series a go for the first time. A really good introduction to the FPS genre due to the non-complicated controls and limited axis (1, 2, 64) helps make the game accessible for anyone willing to give them a go. As an added bonus, Doom 1 and 2 have up to 4 player local co-op and competitive modes.
After you've finished with the old school titles, you can then consider venturing forth to Doom (2016) and Doom Eternal (not yet available on Switch).
PlayStation 4:
- Uncharted Series
This is one of my favourite franchises of all time and the PS4 has 5 of the 6 entries just waiting for you to install or download them (the 6th being on the PlayStation Vita).
If you're into Tomb Raider, Indiana Jones, Adventure movies, third person shooters, charismatic characters, witty humour, cohesive story-telling or just good games in general, this is the series for you. With each game ranging from 7-15 hours to complete, there is a fair amount of time to be had in completing this series.
Xbox One:
- Halo Series
I know this may seem stereotypical, but the halo franchise has 6 entries on Xbox one, including multiple versions of 3, 4 and Reach.
Why I recommend Halo though, is for the multiplayer factor and the fact you'll probably want to socialise with your friends while on lockdown. If you're one of those people that likes online games for their social aspect, but also doesn't like that they're a massive time sink without an end-goal, Halo is the perfect middle-ground. 6 campaigns, fully playable in co-op over Xbox Live (or local with the exception of Halo 5).
- Ori series
Ori and the Blind Forest is one of the most beautiful games I have ever played. The exploration felt rewarding every single time I ventured away from the immediate recommended path and, although I finished it on Switch, I made sure I went out to get the collector's edition on Xbox One so that I had a case worthy of the franchise.
Even if you're not huge on 2d games, I can't recommend Ori enough. Might be a good change of pace from Halo or Witcher or Doom as well.
Nintendo Switch:
- The Platinum Games "collection"
Now, I know this isn't a cohesive series, but I highly recommend Bayonetta 1, 2 and Astral Chain on this system. Bayonetta 2 and Astral Chain are both exclusive to Nintendo with Bayonetta 3 hopefully not too far away. These games are not nearly talked about as much as the more obvious choices for Switch time-sink titles (Breath of the Wild, Mario Odyssey, Super Mario Maker, Animal Crossing, Splatoon 2, etc), but are 3 of the most enjoyable action titles I've ever played.
Bayonetta 1 and 2 will take you about 8 hours each to finish, whereas Astral Chain will run you around 24 due to the more explorative, investigative and open environment styles of gameplay on top of the pure action sequences.
PC:
I don't have a PC.
Feel free to leave your recommendations below. I could've added a lot more, but nobody would have read them 🙃
I’ve only got an XBOX 360 :(
But I started another play through of Skyrim again :)