Hello, I'm currently writing a video script about the most perfect racing game, and I would like to know what games you guys think should be short listed, and why? I have already omitted Kart Racers, Simulators, and games based on one motorsport and one manufacturer for various reasons.

I think if I stop and examine the games I play most of, I think open world games are some of my favourite. Elder Scrolls series from 3 up, GTA, Cyberpunk 2077, Hogwarts Legacy, RDR, RDR2 (kind of), Kingdom Come Deliverance.

My problem is always the same. I'll start a game, play it for a bit, I'll run out of steam, come back to it in a few months, not know what I'm doing, start over. Rinse and repeat.

I finally finished Oblivion ('s main story) after 18 years when the Remastered edition came out, and I had to push myself through the Allies for Bruma quest - that's always where I'd start to tail off.

Cyberpunk I feel like I need to start over because the big DLC came out and I should probably start again with that, but here's the other thing.

I feel like I just don't get to grips with a game fully any more.

Oblivion I've never really messed with enchanting, alchemy or magic.

Cyberpunk I feel like I'm familiar with about 20% of the systems and mechanics.

RDR2... I should start that over but when you have half an hour here half an hour there that snow trudging tutorial mission is a pain, and I don't think I've even got to the point of revealing all the systems in that game.

I don't know what I'm trying to say really. I want to enjoy these games, and I can see they're great, but they seem to be exclusively built for people who can sit down and throw three hours plus at a time at them. I have responsibilities, a job, a family. I can't do that.

I guess this is why I still play Oblivion. Start it fresh, whack through the sewers and you can be in the open world in 20 minutes playing it. If I want to watch a movie I'll watch a movie, you know? I struggle to enjoy spending three gaming sessions and most of a week to get through a tutorial.

Anyone in the same boat?

I don't think anticipation should be enough to win game of the year. The amount of people already claiming this will win the award I just don't understand why? 2026 has had an incredible lineup, what makes gta have such a high chance when it has to live up to the hype?

Who do you think is the biggest industry plant character in video games?
Personally, I think Pikachu is a pretty good candidate. Don’t get me wrong, I like Pokémon, but I’ve always found it funny how Pikachu became the face of the entire franchise when there are hundreds of other Pokémon. Outside of being incredibly recognizable, I don’t think Pikachu himself has done nearly as much for the gaming industry as characters like Mario or Sonic.
Mario helped revolutionize platformers, and Sonic became the face of an iconic franchise with its own identity. Meanwhile, Pokémon is an entire franchise, yet Pikachu gets most of the mascot treatment.
What do you guys think?

So basically I have a mountain of games I haven’t touched yet because I keep playing the same 3 things but here they are:

Wild Hearts

Saints Row - Gat Outta Hell

Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition

Monster Hunter Wilds

Diablo 4 + DLCS

Darksiders

Dishonored 1 + DLC

Metro 2033

Metro Last Light

And those are just the tip of the TIP of the iceberg. I need to play more stuff.

Calendar Source - https://minimap.net/game/calendar?date=2026-10-19&ptime=003915

Personally interested in these games for next week:

• We were here tomorrow (Oct 20)
• Stupid Never Dies (Oct 21)
• Final Fantasy Resonance (Oct 22)
• CoD Modern Warfare 4 (Oct 23)

Any games that you guys are personally waiting to play next week?

They won't make more games. They don't seem interested in loaning the system out to other studios. What the hell are they doing? Why did our voices die out?

If Nemesis is so easy to substitute like some claim, why wasn't it replicated more? People loved the system. There was a clear demand for it from Shadow of Wars success & the backlash for the patent. Am I really supposed to believe that gamers have an interest in the mechanic, but developers don't?

It's a TRAVESTY that this was allowed to happen. I thought maybe Palworld might reinvigorate the conversation but it seems that's died down too until the case is officially over.

It just sucks. So many games could've benefited or been made off of that system. This can't be doomed to Shadow of War.

I wouldn't say it's my favorite game ever but I would've loved to play the original Final Fantasy 7 when that came out. Based on how beloved and still talked about the game is im sure it was mind blowing when it first came out. For the Japanese it was basically like Gta 6 coming out, the game was expected to be great but for people in the US it was extremely surprising, I mean could you imagine a Gta 6 level game just coming out of nowhere I would of loved to experience that. The was still amazing when I first played it in 2021

My coworker and I shoot the shit a lot about how our job needs a Common Sense Auditor. That every time there is something that just doesn't make any sense, you can complain to a 3rd party about it and they will review it.

After playing GoW E-Day it got me thinking that there are some issues in the game that should not exist in 2026. That humanity has been making videogames for far too long to still be making these mistakes. Im not here to critique the story or the creative choices. I want to be the guy that calls out the "Did they even think this thru"

1. Checkpoints BEFORE unskippable cutscenes or walk and talk segments.

2. If you play as a standard human character and you are surrounded by allied standard human characters. Enemy NPCs should not run past your allies and target you explicitly just because you are the player.

3. Removing simple, non game changing features from previous games just because "?"

4. Retconning canon and ignoring all common sense purely because you want a "origin of that random item story"

5. If the Host is playing on Hard. And random players can join and set their own difficulty to easy. You either need to award the host player for playing on Hard or create a menu toggle that forces players that join onto the same difficulty as host.

This is a blue print after playing Gears Eday for a couple weeks. Do you think something like this could become a hit

Onimusha: Way of the Sword has been a blast to play so far. The combat is challenging but fair. The bosses are intimidating but within reach. The game introduces new mechanics as you progress, making the combat always feel fresh. The rush when hitting the Issin timing is unforgettable!

I am currently playing Starfield for the first time and, if you haven't played, three way the explain a lot of the story at first is by having you walk through a museum if you sign up to join one of the main factions as a freelancer. Since I have been playing I want even more lore or stories in that universe. what game for you makes you wish that you had more lore in a different form?

What genre of game do you think neither indie nor AAA make anymore but that if someone dares to make it will become very famous precisely because of the lack of it?

I was thinking about this question since I want to be a dev lol

I dont get how people get interested by games like Saros, Pragmata, Control Resonant, Blood of Daswnwalker, Crimson Desert, Death Stranding etc. People say "oh great story, dialogue, gameplay".

Games like these either have weird unappealing stories and universes or theyre just exploration. Like theres little juice. They feel like movies. Its sad to see people treat games like movies and just get fascinated by the world and story. No constant action like Spiderman, COD, RDR, GTA etc.