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by Xav de Matos, Nov 04, 2010 5:00pm PDT

Although this is the post you've all been waiting for--to chat about Minecraft, no doubt--did you know Shacknews has been launching a ton of features over the last two weeks?

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    Has anyone ever had that thing where they can't get immersed into any game and it's frustrating? I have a small backlog of games and 2 whole days off work so I'm looking forward to so nice chilled out me time with one good PC game and no distractions. But I can't get into anything! Argh.

    Games I can't seem to finish (I like RPGs)

    Bioshock 1 and 2
    Fallout New Vegas
    Titan Quest Gold
    Puzzle Quest 2
    Psychonauts
    Torchlight
    etc.

    Examples of games that had the magic that kept me hooked for hundreds of hours

    TF1 (the original and best - between this and TF2 I must have 2000+ hours)
    TF2 (lost interest now that it's a hat simulator)
    Deus Ex (love love love it, but hasn't dated too well)
    Fallout 3 (played to death)
    Dargon Age:Origins (played to death)
    Diablo 2 (Lesson learnt: If I ever get into an MMO I'll be sunk)
    Football Manager, various flavours
    KOTOR 1&2 (can't seem to get into a replay of these for some reason)
    Nov 05, 2010 2:39am PDT
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    Has anyone ever had that thing where they can't get immersed into any game and it's frustrating? I have a... : goldaryn

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      Really? I found Torchlight way easy to get into and it's not my kind of game! : abrasionThis person is cool!
      • My experience was that combat got on my nerves. I couldn't see what was going on due to all the special e... : goldaryn
    • I agree about Puzzle Quest 2. It was fun in the beginning, but it became so damn repetitive. The first ga... : Skrynkelberg
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      you loved Fallout 3 but F:NV isn't working for you? i find that surprising. even the people here who seem... : dirge23
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        also i notice that Mass Effect isn't on your list. ME and ME2 are essential.
        Nov 05, 2010 4:35am PDT
        also i notice that Mass Effect isn't on your list. ME and ME2 are essential. : dirge23
      • I think I have spent more time in FNVEdit and the GECK than actually playing. :( : ZenzenTen
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      play S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (with stalker COMPLETE texture / bug fix mod). It's fucking amaz... : SniperWolf22This person is cool!
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        The third stalker is also very good. It was much closer to what I'd expected the original to be leading u... : robosextoid
        • Call of Pripyat was the only one that i could get into : dirge23
    • I've found its more about my mood when I start a game and what else is going on that day/week vs the game... : OmningThis person is cool!
    • I've been trying to beat Tetris for decades now... : Discrete

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