Old time gamer here, haven’t played anything recent in years. Picked up a deck with the sale and looking to pick up a “premium” game. So far I am going back and forth between
Cyberpunk 2077
FFVII Remake
No Man’s Sky
I am not a huge fan of shooters and I know these three have more of an action gameplay style. I have Skyrim which I have played a tad on PC and could see myself playing that on the deck.
What I’d like is something I can pick up and play for an hour or less and put back down for a few days.
Things I’d love in a game
some level of replayability / open world content to mess around with
good story
good ambience / music
And obviously something that plays decent on the deck.
I am leaning on Cyberpunk even with reading and watching mixed-to-negative reviews.
May I throw „Cassette Beasts“ in the mix? Is it premium as in the seventh installment of a series that lost its soul with the second release? As in costs 60+€ and is a collectathon with no heart? No. Not premium.
But it has
tons of replayability. Gotta catch them all.
an intriguing story that is surprisingly mature for a pokeyman game
fan-tas-tic soundtrack
Also lots of stuff to find and discover. Also also does not break the bank. Also also also does not eat the SteamDecks battery for lunch, because it’s only 2D. And finally, for us old people, the combat is turn based. You will not fail because of lacking reflexes.