What games do you play when you're not on league?

Paul Sucks xD··5 votes·8,273 views

Looking for something to play when I don't feel like playing or don't have anyone on to play with. I just finally played through Bastion but can't find any other games to get into. Any recommendations?

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Riotmoonstones7 votes

I'm usually playing The Binding of Isaac. It's cheap, and has a ton of replay value, imo. :]

MrBuffington1 votes

Binding of Isaac is fun, though I suck at the game...the only reason I beat it was because my frame-rate sucks with that game, for some reason (it's decent with every other game I play, ones that I would think are more graphics or CPU intensive, but lags with Binding of Isaac....idk), so dodging was a bit easier, lol.

Riotmoonstones2 votes

I've had similar issues. I turned the graphics down a bit, and didn't seem to have any trouble. I also sucked at the game. My boyfriend has a Platinum God ranking (100%), so he showed me how to kick some major ass with it. It becomes a lot more fun once you realize what the items do, as well as the enemies.

I've also been spending some time going back to the Little Big Planet series. Some of the community creations are really, really fun! :3

MrBuffington2 votes

Well, you know, not to brag but, I've beat the main game...once :P. And there are so many items in that game, I usually need to have the pause button handy so I can look them up on the wiki. Some of the enemies are...interesting. Like, you should have seen my face when I realized I had been fighting aggressively menstruating vaginas...

I've never played Little Big Planet (never owned a playstation), but it looks like a lot of fun :D

Riotmoonstones2 votes

Hahaha, it's definitely interesting. I think my favorite part is how his appearance changes, based on what he has equipped. Edmund, one of the dudes who made BoI, also has a bunch of other indie stuff. Check out The Basement Collection on Steam! (There will be less menstruating vaginas, I promise!)

Little Big Planet is really fun. There's so much you can do with the game ~ whether you're building a level, or just playing through the base game.

MrBuffington2 votes

I've played a few other games he's made, Time Fcuk was really cool. SuperMeatBoy has been on my wish list for a while, though I'm not the best at platformers, so...

Riotmoonstones2 votes

SMB can be tricky at first, but once you get it down, it's fun! Watching people speed run it is insaneee.

Time Fcuk hurt my brain the first time I played it. xD

MrBuffington2 votes

I love watching speed runs of games, but whenever I play them thereafter I get sad...lol

IRawrFoodMore2 votes

One streamer i watch regularly did Super Feet Boy a few hours ago (playing the game with his feet). Heard he completed every light world stage up to dr. fetus... gonna watch that VOD later for sure.

Riotmoonstones1 votes

I saw that! He's one of a couple streamers I watch regularly on the NorthernLion SuperShow. :3

Riotmoonstones2 votes

Right?! I'm always like, "OH COME ON, THIS LOOKED SO EASY!"

Jingerbeardman1 votes

it is all in the muscle memory :P

MrBuffington1 votes

It's probably the major contributor to the dissatisfaction in my performance in platformers, ahaha. I was playing this game called Super House of Dead Ninjas (really awesome game, it's free in browser but you can buy it in Steam for some extra features), was thinking I was pretty good at the game till I saw STAR_ (a youtuber I follow) get the world record in that game. Haven't played it since...lol

Riotmoonstones1 votes

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Flying Buntcake1 votes

Double post too strong?

PaperMache71 votes

Oh I really like that game, I'm plat god myself.

Riotmoonstones1 votes

Nice! I'm the worst at dodging, so getting 100% is going to be insanely hard for me.

PaperMache72 votes

I'm pretty meh at dodging, the trick is to always try to put yourself in a situation where you don't have to make use of great mechanics to survive. Beside that it's mostly about your decision making and doing things the right way in each floor (devil rooms are the best if you know how to make use of them).

Riotmoonstones1 votes

That makes sense. I used to be terrified to take DWTD. xD

I remember during one of my first playthroughs, I got the Prayer Card. I ran to my boyfriend, and I was like, "WHAT'S THIS CRAP ITEM?", not knowing what it did. He was like, "...I've only gotten that item twice."

PaperMache72 votes

Whining about a prayer card, oh you XD when you get the D6 it loses alot of its value, but pre that it's one of the best you can get. What does DWTD stand for?

Riotmoonstones1 votes

Bahaha, I DIDN'T KNOW! Oh, and Deal with the Devil, I was just being lazy. :3

XeroKimo4 votes

Osu! Pretty hard rhythm game, but fun once you get used to it, also it's free on the PC, or tablet, all you need is to download it, and the songs

Sir ArmaMalum2 votes

Ooh, Bastion's good.

I tend to stick to free games, so if you're looking for some games that won't hurt your wallet try out....

  • Hearthstone
  • FireFall
  • Smite (yes it's another Moba, but it can be a nice change of pace)
  • Path of Exile
  • Team Fortress 2
  • Planetside 2
  • War Thunder

(Of course, being free, they're not going to be AAA polished)

If you're looking foe some good pick up & plays (not free but cheap)....

  • Risk of Rain
  • Psuchonauts
  • Race the Sun
  • Ikaruga
  • FTL

I have plenty more suggestions for some good games, tell me what kinds you like and I should be able to point you to a few ^_^

innervation2 votes

Path of Exile, Hearthstone (moreso now that they released some new content). Diablo 3 (I take looooong breaks from this game, will get back into it when they release the next big patch) and irl Magic the Gathering.

Kao Atlantis2 votes

I am currently addicted to Kerbal Space Program, it's taking up most of my non-League time.

I really like Guild Wars 2 and WildStar. I also love Boarderlands 2. The new Trove game is pretty fun from Trion Games, it's in alpha but it's only $5.

Dundai1 votes

I quit after my long efforted, lunar rover transporter (3 of them on 1 rocket), landed on two planet out from Kerbel's ground. The gravity was too low so they just sort of floated around and eventually smashed into the ground and broke. Afterwards I went online and watched people do these things effortlessly, so I cried.

Kao Atlantis1 votes

I know what you mean, but trust me, all those people that make it look effortless... hundreds of hours of practice and failure.

YoungManhatten2 votes

smite (hate me)

MackleDoge1 votes

Diablo 3, Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas. Spelunky, Terraria, Binding of Issac. If you want something pretty mindless than you can play Peggle or Bejeweled. Mass Effect series is great and so is Borderlands. If you like shooters, than Planetside 2 is pretty decent and its free to play. I play a lot of Civ 5. And you could also play Hearthstone if you are into that kind of game.

Sir ArmaMalum1 votes

I will rep the NC all day every day.

What deck do you prefer playing in Hearth Mackle, out of curiosity?

MackleDoge1 votes

Oh you're in for a surprise my friend. I'm actually really bad at the game so I generally just mess around or play against friends. I originally just had a run of the mill Warrior deck, but I've taken to running a Murloc deck, because it's just funny as hell to swarm the field and here them gurgle over and over and over. I've been considering actually trying to learn about the game and get decent at it though.

What about you?

ChaosThief1 votes

I have two side games,one of them is really, REALLY weird, called osu. It's a single player rhythm game, or multiplayer, mostly single player though.

The other one is hearthstone. A pretty simple but fun (as their slogan says) game.

Dundai1 votes

Plenty of LoL'ers play Osu, it's very good at training your reaction time. Helps them creeps ya know?

ChaosThief1 votes

It hasn't effected my reaction time much from what I can tell :P

It's mostly for fun when I play it, I don't really care about improving enough to actually improve rapidly.

Kynami1 votes

Depends on what I feel like playing at the time...

Shooting almost anything that moves on screen like an old arcade title? Major Mayhem Something isometric and tactical with the old Fallout vibe? Underrail Something tactical but much more modern? XCOM: Enemy Unknown Hack'n'Slash spree needed? Torchlight 2/Sacred 2/Titan Quest/Ys Origin Need to ahh... "fleece" some customers? Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale. Capitalism Ho! Short on time? Half Minute Hero Need some Orc flambe with ragdolls on the side? Orcs Must Die! 2 Feel like playing a side scrolling brawler? Valdis Story - Abyssal City or Guacamelee! Gold Edition Tongue-in-cheek humor? Unepic

Sifly1 votes

I usually play One Finger Death Punch. Good for reactions and a very addicting game~

KingOfCannibals1 votes

I play viva piñata... What?

Dundai1 votes

Dungeon Defenders.

It's like a First Person tower defense that isn't terrible in the slightest. Plenty of levels, difficulties, challenges that are different, and gear to grind for. Makes the game last a while and is fun. The beauty of it being First Person is that it's not all about the towers. If you feel like it you can dive in with your sword or bow or wand and hack them personally.

RiotRiot NeuroCat1 votes

I've been playing Crypt of the Necrodancer recently - its a rhythm roguelike game currently in Alpha/Early Access on Steam. The music is great, the gameplay is really fun, and you can even play with a DDR pad! :D

AlofTwilight1 votes

Been playing Expendabros, Hearthstone, and Fallout 3 while I'm not on League.

ISkyI OTS1 votes

I play the game where I think about when exactly Riot is going to address network issues and not delete prominent threads where people are globally voicing their issues unmaking the fact instability is server based.

BombBardMent1 votes

I been playing a lot of Warframe ( free 3rd person shooter, think Mass Effect +Brink and it is4 player co-op with some pvp) and DIablo 3 ( both games have been improved greatly over the years.)

mi ramfan1 votes

I've been spamming Fire Emblem: Awakening. It's a great strategy game with incredibly deep character interactions.

Riot could learn something from the way lore and character interactions are handled in that game.

Nimeow1 votes

Aside from League Of Legends, I tend to play tons of Diablo III. I also like a FPS once a year like Battlefield 4 or Halo 4. And i think Malphite's new head closely resembles the head of Diablo Malphite

Desiderium1 votes

Halo PC, random Steam games...Guild Wars

NightcoreDJ1 votes

I'm playing Blade and Soul CN, Dark Souls, Dark Souls 2

Conncept1 votes

GW2, PvE is a ton of fun but PvP kind of sucks. The developers refuse to make redesign scale changes to systems which are not fun, engaging, or viable, no matter how obvious the need. Believe it or not, coming from GW2 back to LoL, I used to be angered by, but am now incredibly satisfied with, how RIot is willing to just cut stuff out of the game if its unhealthy for the play environment, Arenanets developers are not willing to do that at all and the games PvP severely suffers for it.

Sleepıng Forest1 votes

I play crossfire, a FPS game :D

MAZZ1M01 votes

Lol, the lists I could give...

I always cycle between Kinetica and Devil May Cry on my PS2 and Chrono Cross on my PSX. They never get old.

Halo is great for 15 minute breaks from anything, really.

Skyrim for the PC is a deathtrap as the mods keep the game interesting way longer than it could on its own. I went vegetative when I loaded it with immersion mods. :P

Tekken, Marvel vs. Capcom, King of Fighters, Alien Hominid, Battleblock Theater, Castle Crashers, Castlevania, etc.

Silent Hill and Resident Evil have always had a special place in my heart as well.

If you're into handhelds, 9 Hours, 9 Person, 9 Doors is easily one of the best games ever made. Haven't finished the sequel yet though.

On the note of greats, The Longest Journey games are also in my top 10. I have them for PC.

If you're into immersive MMO's you might like The Secret World. The ARG's for that game are unbelievably good and the community is awesome (last I checked anyway.) I stopped playing because I wanted my creative pursuits to feed my writing and creative works rather than a character I could've easily lost myself in. The ARG's and role-play are so good, I didn't want to fall victim to them (if that makes sense.) It doesn't help that stuff like that fascinates me though, so you may not have that problem.

Horrorling1 votes

I play smite. Moba but first person. When I get sick of it I am reminded how much I miss LOL

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