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submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I have had playstation for a while, but aside from Petz, Rollercoaster tycoon, and the sims <4 I never had a pc that could handle games.

I was gifted a used custom gaming PC cuz the owner was getting a new one! I have an $80 steam gift card I'd love to spend on multiple pop culture classic games I've missed out on and can only enjoy on PC/Xbox.. my favorite are 3rd person rpg with exploration as an important element in learning about the lore/story. Some sort of reward for exploring thar isn't loot.

Games I loved

  • Control

  • Horizon zero dawn

  • Persona 5/royal Those three are S tier life changing, think about forever types

  • Bishop trilogy (2 is best @me bro)

  • P5 strikers

  • Persona 4 golden

  • Final fantasy, 7, 9, 10, 13, 15

  • Catherine Full Body

  • Alan Wake

  • Ni no Kuni2

  • The forgotten city

  • Until dawn

  • A plague tale 1 innocence

  • TLOU1

  • Uncharted 1-3

  • Portal 1 & 2

Meh

  • life is strange 1
  • TLOU2
  • Nier automata (ikr, wtf? )

Did not finish/Gave up for lack of interest

  • Mass effect 1 (and thus none of the sequels)
  • Little nightmares
  • Fallout 4
  • Cyberpunk 2077 and not for glitch reasons
  • Ghostwire

So far the only game I'm sure of is the fable series but I dont even know what version to get? It often gets confusing for older games for a newbie

Computer details: Intel i9, 32gb ram, and Nvidia GeForce rtx 2070

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Everyone is recommending games, but you haven't told us a thing about this gifted PC. It's important to know that prior to recommending anything, as a "custom gaming PC" could be an i7-4790k system from a decade ago.

What are the specs?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Don't diss i7-4790k, you'd be surprised how well it can run some modern titles!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

I'm aware, I built such a system in 2015. Unfortunately my ex got it in the divorce.

That still doesn't tell us anything about OP's system.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Unfortunately my ex got it in the divorce.

Oh, okay, then it sucks. You're missing out on nothin'!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's fine, I built a 5800X3D/7900XTX system as a gift to myself after the fact 😅

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Oh. Then never mind, let her keep the old trash!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

I know, I'm just failing to be cheeky.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I would love to tell you but my last pc was win7 and the newest windows is not intuitive for me. I can't explain it except that things that should and have been simple for me aren't anymore. I couldn't even guess where to go in settings to get that info. I really really hate this os I'd love to figure out how to dual boot Linux and just not deal with windows except for gaming. Sorry old person drunk rant about tech..

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

If your primary gaming is through Steam, then you shouldn't have to switch back to Windows much if at all.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

No problem. It's easy enough:

  1. Press Win+Pause/Break, or open the Start menu and type "About" to bring up About PC. This will tell you the processor and RAM, the latter of which should be an absolute minimum of 16 GB.
  2. Open the Start menu and run Device Manager to check the graphics processing unit (GPU). Whatcha got?

Anyway, for exploration-driven story, Subnautica is the king of the mountain, by a ridiculously wide margin.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

For slight further clarification on part 2, when checking for the GPU in device manager, it will be listed under "Display adapters".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Thanks so much!

Intel i9 3.6ghz 32gb ram Nvidia GeForce rtx 2070

I have no idea why he needed to upgrade this with a whole new desktop but I am not complaining!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

That’s still a beast of a computer! i9!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

32 GB is very healthy. What does the expert @[email protected] have to say?