10 Things EVERY Gamer Should Do ONCE

[@zmasterrahlg]

I actually love achievement hunting specifically because it encourages me to explore every corner of the game.

[@gameranxTV]

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[@OneZocom-Steam]

regardlesss of type of game i always look for extra or secret staff, probably its because my rpg expirience deformation. I dont hunt 100% Achives in game, but get the realy rare ones with lesser then 1% of cummunity succes to be obtained feel really, really gooooood.

[@TheREALHugo4]

Still interested by getting achievements nowadays?

[@busternoren3338]

Same

[@seanplaysgames2551]

Yeah it allows you to find parts of a game that you never wouldve noticed before, not really even mentioning the popup dopamine and stats

[@Dante-fb9ej]

Why does Gameranx feel like it's from like.. Peak Era KZbin? Like.. This channel feels like a perfect portal to 2012 - 2015 youtube.

[@Alex-mi6vp]

Hahaha you know what, i completely agree! 💯

[@BuildinWings]

Yep. Between this and Outside Xbox, I still have a slice of gaming KZbin I like.

[@unncommonsense]

They don't inject politics into entertainment, for one.

[@valleydevv5593]

Tbh I wasn’t a fan till recently, I feel the videos just get bettee and better

[@geecrispy9809]

Completely agree lmao. I've been watching them since practically the beginning and the tone and vibe has been peak straight through. Long live Gameranx I guess

[@Starrfortythree]

It’s super basic but sometimes I like turning the HUD completely off including crosshairs for extra challenge and immersion. Exploring open worlds this way is especially satisfying. You often come across things you never would have with the HUD on.

[@gameranxTV]

👆🏻

[@shinyhydreigon7257]

Playing Souls HUDless is something else.

[@yamatheintercom2972]

This in GOW and Red Dead is amazing

[@ralphharrison6622]

def fun to do, espeacially on dakar rally

[@vincentgijsbers3284]

Ghost of tsusima

[@saobie3142]

Just to add to #4: Turning down the difficulty if you normally play on high difficulty can give you a new perspective too. When i first started Terraria i started on Expert Mode, having been told it was "a little harder" than normal mode. I got damn far despite being a fresh player and struggling constantly. Never made it past the mechanical bosses but i had so much fun doing all these little things to gain a bit more power and turn the odds. Then i gave up and tried a world on normal mode and everything changed I no longer had to stress about things i used to, i could ignore hits or certain enemies, be more leisure in my activities, try new things without being punished as hard for it, and most importantly i got to experience parts of the game the difficulty stopped me from seeing These days i play on Expert Mode normally, i love when things are difficult and usually choose higher or max difficulties right from the start if its an option. But it can sometimes fog your vision to what else the game could be for you

[@yugoryouta6071]

what i do is play on normal or bit more difficult than normal so that i can enjoy the plot the game and understand game mechanics better then jump to the highest difficultly

[@bengarrett4984]

I try to play on the "this is the intended difficulty" mode in games. Sometimes it's too easy and I get bored, so I crank it up. Sometimes I'm outside my comfort zone for a first time playthrough and have to tune it down.

[@bbloomfield6497]

#2 Playing bad games is a great way to appreciate how hard game development is. It also tickles your inner critic when you experience bad design choices in seconds and are baffled by how a team of people working for 3 years didn't see it. You'll also see the effort a group of passionate people with no budget put into a fresh idea but didn't quite get there.

[@AhmadWahelsa]

Two of my favourites games are those that bears the title 'unfinished' 'rushed' 'development hell', which is Fallout New Vegas and Cyberpunk 2077. As good as those both games has at certain aspects, there are some elements that makes you question what was happened back then during the development that lead to this series of events happened. With that being said, both games also has dedicated modders ready to help shape up the game to what it should have supposed to be, unlike other games that flopped and well, just stayed that way because the lack of modding, and goes into obscurity waiting until some youtuber make a content about it in the next decade

[@raxadian]

I played bad Nes games a lot thanks to rentals, so much money wasted!

[@michaelwesten4624]

yeah it's pretty cool. i tried elder ring and oh boy it's pretty janky and time wasting. fun for two hours but man who would play this until the end or spend money on it

[@lunarjellyfish5538]

iron pineapple moment

[@Moropheles]

Just remember to not go into depths of the trash can to unveil E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial!!!

[@Professionalyoutubeviewer]

As someone who’s been playing games for almost 30 years videos like this are so cute Also #1 hits me in the feels. I wish legit arcades were more popular nowadays.

[@jojohaj1087]

Come on up to New Hampshire!!! Funspot is well worth it! I've lived here most of my life and grew up going to funspot every weekend with my grandpa, dad and sisters and honestly just going there with friends on weekends and stuff like that is soooooo worth it! whether it's playing pinball, doing the indoor golf simulator, the VR like boxing games where you bob and weave and actually have to dodge and throw punches or stuff like time crisis are all such a fun way to waste away a day and about 100 bucks! I think the best part of living in the area is knowing friends that worked there and we'd hang out while they were working and get free tokens to play all the retro games! I have a friend that worked there that gave me free tokens and her and I just spent the entire time beating the ninja turtles and simpsons arcade games. it took us like 5 hours each but it was a memory I'll never forget! sooooo worth the money and time spent making memories with friends at the arcades! plus the lakes region is just gorgeous in general especially in the summer and fall when all the leaves turn and the weather starts to get mild. I'd definitely say come on up and just enjoy a weekend on the lake/at weirs beach and wind down with the arcade! =)

[@BigMac87963]

Games like Undertale, Subnautica, Firewatch, Ico, and Outer Wilds are games I was skeptical about, but gave a chance and fell in love with them. Always try out new experiences, there’s a chance it could become your new favorite game

[@gameranxTV]

👌

[@Endor2001]

I tried subnautica because ive never played that style game before and i like it and hate it. It is very grindy, but it opened my eyes to that style of game.

[@Endor2001]

@@EarlOSandwich im not 10 years old. Minecraft is a kids game.

[@Endor2001]

@@EarlOSandwich never had an interest in it. I played doom and quake when growing up.

[@yootoobsuks4210]

Abzu, Little Nightmares, and Limbo were the same for me.

[@Azelethros_OG]

I highly recommend #10, hands down. I've been transitioning genres for years. There's just a point when you get a bit burnt out, even if it's a genre you love, but transitioning the genre for a time can really bring back the gamer spark. I also highly recommend #7. I'm guilty of a long time of sticking to the same character/build/playstyle type, but once I began experimenting with other classes, it literally changed how I play games. I now love playing mage/spellsword types of characters, or engineer/medic types to, all because one day I decided to try a different way of playing.

[@TheArborphiliac]

In the 80s into the early 00s, there was waaay less genre-specific gamers. You just played everything. Maybe you didn't love sports games or RPGs, but, there weren't people who had played only FPS games for a decade and never tried a platformer or fighting game.

[@ABadassDragon]

First time playing Halo just before Infinite came out. Ended up loving it, ended up completing Reach on Legendary. Hardest thing i've done and i completed the Arkham games without taking damage in combat encounters and not being seen in predator encounters back when i was 100% the series

[@joevanini]

how is reach on legendary harder for you than not taking damage in arkham?? thats like not even the same ballpark

[@imnotmike]

The only thing in the Arkham games I could never do without taking damage is that damned catwoman fight at the end of Catwoman's revenge DLC in Arkham Knight. It's infuriating. I even got through all the boss fights in Arkham Origins without taking damage. Copperhead was the hardest, followed by Bane. I can go through the entire series without taking any damage at all, but then on that one fight it usually takes me a dozen attempts to even get through the fight.

[@ABadassDragon]

@@joevanini i dont play fps nearly as much as i played arkham games. I know those like the back of my hand

[@ABadassDragon]

@@imnotmike AO Bane scares me

[@anderssorenson9998]

Yep, loved the Halo series. I loved legendary so much I mada a replica of the shield crossed blades and skulls ten or fifteen years ago when I was recovering from an injury.

[@flamingburitto]

Your first point itself hits home. I used to only play action games and what not but one time due to a bet, I started playing fallout 1 and 2. And it opened this whole new world of strategic turn based top down games. From there I went to wasteland and then Diablo (not turn based but top down) and then much more.

[@woofspider330]

After hitting fps games like call of duty and destiny hard for years, I was absolutely stunned by Mudrunner / Snowrunner. Had to play for game pass quest, and was surprised about the chill vibes. Was super nice to just relax while playing a game

[@PoloMoney]

Just wait until you touch grass my guy

[@saobie3142]

Jumping from a game like Returnal to a game like Forts is a big change too. You gotta refocus your survival/shooter skills into more technical/tactical thinking and planning

[@fridaycaliforniaa236]

I was more a fps player when I was a teen. I had the chance to be 13yo when Goldeneye64 and later Half-Life were released. Now I'm more a RPG and hardcore sims player, and I only play fps when it has some kind of realism (ArmA II, Sniper Elite...). I think that when we get older, we want some quieter games.

[@LegendaryDorkKnight]

3:25 I got into modmaking as a hobby, but there are people who will actually commission you for specific things. And if it's a game you love, it almost never feels like work. I'm currently working on a mod for FFXIV that transforms the monk job into Anti-Form from Kingdom Hearts 2 and it's actually a fun process with LOTS of learning and new things to discover.

[@alhypo]

I always appreciate developers that make their games mod-friendly. It seems like some of them try their best to make modding as difficult as possible. Others seem neutral. They don't try to stop modders but also don't try to make it easy. And then there are those that encourage modding and even provide tools to support that.

[@jacobmorris16]

TaleWorlds is great with that. Warband had so many great mods, and now that Bannerlord is out of EA, the modding community is going wild.

[@alhypo]

And game developers should appreciate modders, too. It gives them direct insight into what players dislike about their games. The most popular mods are a reflection of that. For example, one of the most annoying things in zombie/post-apocalyptic survival games is that they always make the durability of melee weapons way too low. Like you could find a pry bar or a lead pipe that will break after killing just ten or twenty zombies. Which is just so stupid. You could crack thousands of skulls with a pry bar before it even begins to show any wear. But it's fine because most of those games have a mod that increases durability. I've refunded games on Steam because of poorly balanced durability. However, if there is a mod I can apply to fix an annoying imbalance, it's very likely I will keep the game. So it's obvious to me that game developers benefit from an active modding community whether they acknowledge it or not.

[@JeffCharleson]

Also gives games longevity. Skyrim would never have lasted this long without modding.

[@Order..66]

Got my start using mods with minecraft of course

[@mal35m]

For me playing Skyrim without mods is a game challenge.

[@jordanm1079]

I'm almost 30 and have always kinda ignored this kinda game, but finally tried the Dark Pictures series the other day after seeing The Devil Inside Me on this Channel. And holy shit best decision I've made in a while! I went back and bought the first 3 games and basically did a full play through for each one in a couple days. So excited to go back through and see what endings I'll get next. Whole new game genera opened up for me! Loving it!

[@Jessespresso]

Hey, you should try out Until Dawn if you liked the Dark Pictures. It's their first proper game and was much better written and executed in general!

[@jordanm1079]

@@Jessespresso I thought thats what it was called, I was looking for it on the Steam store but couldn't find it. Is it a PS exclusive? Time to hook up the playstaying again, might be nice playin on the bigger screen anyways

[@Jessespresso]

@@jordanm1079 It is indeed unfortunately!

[@businessgamerprb5398]

And i am hating the dark pictures game ) :

[@zencomeseasy602]

Keep an eye on a company called Quantic Dreams and check out their games Heavy Rain, and Detroit: Become Human. If you like choices really making a difference (BIG differences) in your game then you may like those. They also have an earlier game called Indigo Prophecy but it may be too dated for you depending on your tastes.

[@TheLeetCasualGamer]

Super Metroid was the first game I attempted to speedrun. I learned a bunch of new tricks and mechanics I never knew about and also leveled up my more technical prowess. Definitely something people should try with their favorite game.

[@gameranxTV]

👆🏻

[@snatchadams69]

Super Mario Bros. on the NES I was 7?

[@believeinmatter]

@@snatchadams69 okay? And? Lol

[@jsullivan2112]

Super Metroid is the shit! It's hard to believe that they didn't build it deliberately for speed running, although I guess they kinda did with finishing it in under 3 hours. This first happened to me with Super Castlevania IV, and then Super Ghouls and Ghosts. It's really hard to play those without using the strats now.

[@MrShanester117]

Yeah people should definitely take their favorite game and play it for 4000 hours, play the same part for 600 hours straight. That’s not stupid at all 👍

[@jazzyj7834]

Something worth mentioning about Speedrunning, is there is also a "glitchless" category for most speedrunning games, and this is basically all about optimizing the paths you take in the game.

[@jamsywamsy]

I tried speed running Resident Evil 7 for the "Just Get Me Out of Here!" trophy. That made me realize that I am NOT a speed runner. At all. Plus, I am also a completionist through and through.

[@gameranxTV]

👌 for the attempt

[@lonestoner8297]

I've gotta say. Having branched out into nearly every genre of gaming has really made my experiences with new games much better. I look forward to new experiences. Especially in a setting as big and varied as a game can get. One game I can say I was very pleasantly surprised by was Deep Rock Galactic. That team has made a gem and many many more people need to be playing it.

[@Jatt2613]

I've been playing a new Elden Ring playthrough with a sword faith build that's pretty fun. Like Falcon, I normally play a sword and shield in Souls games (normally a Dex-based one), but this time I went sword and lightning themed, with access to fire when needed due to enemy type. I tried a full arcane mage character a while back, and it was so boring to me, just dodging and running until I had a second to cast a spell, then running again. But using a sword too lets me weave my casts into the fight and stay right up in the enemy's face, and not having the shield has made me change up my melee playstyle too. I'm using lightning spear right now until I get more powerful lightning incantations, and it's a lot of fun to charge a big boss with a jump attack, get in a slice as they wind up a big attack, then roll through it and follow up with a thunderbolt to the face as they recover. So much more dynamic than strictly using magic from a distance, and with a holy ash of war, my weapon scales with Faith too, so I can increase one stat to improve both my casting and my melee. I'm enjoying it.

[@gameranxTV]

Nice

[@LuciferHunter-kt7pm]

Hey! Same here. I’m slashing and frenzy flaming a bunch of people

[@twinklebros6885]

I feel a good thing to add to this list would be to go through somewhat old games that were critically loved for their time and taking a crack at them if you have not before. Games like the original Silent Hill series or Resident Evil or even Mario Party. Games that feel old and don't really compare to today's standards but if you're just picking them up for the first time I find you can enjoy a whole new kinda vibe from those games that you never really experienced before. Just recently i picked up Amnesia The Dark Descent and finished it on the highest difficulty and absolutely loved the classic feel and the experimental feeling the game offered.

[@jolteon345]

As someone who grew up with older games, I’ll add that outside of a select few games (River City Girls being one of them), a modern game meant to *feel* old doesn’t have the same appeal as a PS2/Xbox/GameCube era or older game.

[@michaelcrooks5421]

You guys dont miss! Nothing better than my daily dose of Gameranx!!

[@gameranxTV]

😍

[@TheRyndiculous]

gawk gawk gawk

[@michaelcrooks5421]

@@TheRyndiculous I'm sorry your life is so bad that it bothers you that I am a fan who tries to show his appreciation. I hope things get better for you.

[@mt_baldwin]

As an old gamer myself, I grew up on bad games and arcades, so I've got these covered. The chances of playing a bad game as a kid in the late 80s and early 90s was fairly high, there wasn't a million and one easy to access user reviews, every game you got you were rolling the dice and then you were stuck playing that until your parents coughed up the cash for another game in a month or two.

[@scissors0009]

This is an exceptional video, Falcon. Too often its easy for people to unknowingly pigeonhole themselves with how much content exists these days. These all seem obvious but sometimes we just need a reminder to stop and smell the roses. So thanks for this. Also to whomever edited this, I appreciate the quiet acknowledgement that GoW:Ragnarok is just an okay game and not the masterpiece that all the slobbering shills want us to think it is. Bravo for saying what needs to be said.

[@brodriguez11000]

Sometimes what makes a game "terrible" is the bugs.

[@Melvinator311]

As someone who grew up in Laconia(where Funspot is) can confirm that place rocks!! One of the funnest nights I've had was my senior night where the owner opened the place up and everyone got as much free tokens as possible. Sooo awesome! There were just plastic cups filled with coins at every kiosk. That was fun.

[@DerangedVoices]

I definitely want to eventually buy a VR set. My brother owns PSVR and let me try it, playing TWD Saints and Sinners. The game was awesome, even though I could only play for about 10-20 mins before feeling sick. Since I get motion sickness, VR isn't something I can just jump into for hours. But my brother told me he was the same way, but after time, playing a little longer each time, you slowly get used to it and don't feel sick. So it's definitely on my list of things I'd like to get one day.

[@Scorp721]

Something I feel like you could add to this list is trying out a Randomizer (which I guess is considered a mod but I feel like it could have its own spot). If you want to get some extra mileage out of a favorite, its a good way to go. I probably have just as much time spent in Hollow Knight doing rando runs as I do the vanilla game. It easily doubled my time played. You end up trying out so many different charm combos and figuring out stuff you never knew. Castlevania SOTN is another good example. There are so many weapons in that game that are rare and quite a few can only be gotten from a single enemy that only appears on a single screen with an abysmally low drop rate. With the randomizer you can luck into pretty much any weapon in the game and see things you'd be lucky to see even with the Luck code. Plus they really test your game knowledge and it's really satisfying to figure out the puzzle they make of the game. Or you could really put your knowledge and skills to the test with something like the Super Metroid/Link to the Past Combo Randomizer that combines both games and mixes their items together.

[@vitorgobatogercov8879]

Small correction In doom eternal, trash enemies always spawn in every difficulty The only difference between ultraviolence and nightmare, is that you take double damage :)

[@jolteon345]

One of my favorite challenge runs, outside of mono-type in Pokémon, is to play Borderlands games while only using weapons (and other equipment in BL2) from a specific manufacturer. It’s a challenge run that gets better with friends as you give weapons to each other

[@ramonosuke]

A game I never would've thought I'd like was Snowrunner. 80+ hours later, still get a kick out of it. Also Playing with HUD off/minimal is great, I wish more games had dynamic HUD options. Not to mention I miss the old arcade rooms. We had a decent amount of them were I live and yeah they were a blast

[@fridaycaliforniaa236]

A great improvement in the recent years for all the gaming community is the advent of soft modding. As you said, nowadays it's mostly "click-drag-drop files" in the right folder, and you have it working almost flawlessly at the first try. The old days with hard modding often were a nightmare for gamers who wanted more of their original game. Now it has become a common thing at a point were sometimes you almost get a new game after applying some big mods.

[@VongolaXZax]

Fallout 3 was my first introduction into open world games, it's what really sparked my interest in them. Ratchet and Clank was my first introduction into the sci-fi/cartoon/run and gun genre, the game was crazy at the time, and has only gotten better over the years.

[@gameranxTV]

👌👌

[@xsh4dw]

Things i do in every game when playing the first time : 1 > Jump in any water 2 > Shoot absolutely everything even friendly npcs 3 > see if certain things can explode 4 > jump from high places to test fall damage

[@QsQs-du9xp]

Im amazed how Gameranx always come up with new ideas.. Well thats why im subbed and watch all their videos. Goodstuff Gameranx

[@gameranxTV]

Thanks

[@brodriguez11000]

5 naughty games one should play.

[@FBWL-u1r]

Regarding #7, I put my first steps into open-world RPG games with TES V: Skyrim and for a while, I thought that a warrior/tank was the way to go for me but I always ended up getting bored around lvl 30 and I restarted a lot, selected a different race etc. But I always went back to the stomping two-handed heavy armored type of play. Until I decided to completely reverse the process and I started to play as a sneaky archer/rogue character. I didn't think I'd enjoy it but I did. I spent my first 10 levels not doing any quests at all. I just explored the land, hunted game, went through caves and dungeons levelling up my sneak and archery skill and I had a lot of fun with it. Nowadays, rogues and archers are my favorite RPG characters ^^

[@VioletElite4]

I did try out different genres recently. I got tired of shooters and tried fighting and racing games. It was a good time to get into NfS Heat because the new one came out, and it was also a good time to get into Tekken 7 recently, because there's a Tekken 8 announcement today :)

[@drazenbagavac8004]

Tekken is lit

[@KJEofficial]

A challenge run that I loved doing is liberating and activating all the towers in the top island in farcry 3 on the hardest difficulty without dying. You can do it after the prologue and that's it. You cant start the next main mission. You can only use the guns and skills that are unlocked to you.

[@notproductiveproductions3504]

I actually went to an arcade bar during World Series night. Not only did I get buzzed and play Virtua Fighter with random people but also got to see Houston take the W on a big ass projector screen

[@gameranxTV]

👌

[@Eckdirt]

I love that you continually showed Halo:MC Collection while talking about platinum trophies. I know it has achievements and I'm really looking hard to level any sort of cheeky criticism your way. Love ya, Falcon, and everyone at Gameranx. You guys (and bird) consistently make great content.

[@BigMobe]

I've done all of these multiple times. I would add an honorable mention to finding something that's in a game that can be done in real life without going to jail or risking your well being, then comparing the them afterwards. For example I target shoot as a hobby and thought its was more difficult in the first and best The Last of Us game to hold a weapon steady. It's not often I find something harder in a game than in real life but that certainly was.

[@brodriguez11000]

There's games that have some kind of shooting range to test oneself.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

I am irked by games that give your rock-steady pistol, rifle and shotgun aim, but the moment you peer through the scope of a sniper rifle it's like you're hopped up on meth and caffeine. Then they'll sometimes add a "hold breath" button that brings your scope down to about the movement of two liters of Mountain Dew and a mild electrical shock.

[@imnotmike]

Shooting in real life is always easier than in games. You don't have to think about aiming in real life. You just point. It's very natural, or at least it is to me. I don't have to think about it, and it doesn't take me any time at all to line up a shot. In games you have to spend a ridiculous amount of energy just lining up those crosshairs, or getting very good at strafing into aim. It's especially funny how in video games, aiming seems to get harder when you get closer to a target, while in real life, aiming is easier when you're closer. That's why I'm a proponent of auto-aim in games. Because in real life, I have auto-aim.

[@thatgamerguy3057]

Cameranx content been hitting hard this year. I mean you’ve always been great but its like ign was a decade ago. I look forward to every video and the lack of repetition is very nice

[@cardsfanbj]

Epic Games Store is great for trying other genres. Claiming all the free games makes it a lot easier to justify playing something different. Same goes for Amazon Prime gaming that gives out a free game every month if you're already a prime member (as well as giving away free micro transaction stuff for a number of games)

[@gameranxTV]

👍🏼

[@MonkeyJedi99]

I would, but I'm cutting down on my self-installed Chinese spyware this century.

[@PSYCHOPATH_AT_LARGE]

I gave the ‘Dark Pictures Anthology’ series a month ago and found it enjoyable and unique. Loved the ‘little hope’ plot twist

[@Prarthito4u]

I am usually always sticking to either open-world or FPS stuff. However, Undertale has always fascinated me, and I have finally mustered up enough courage to give it a go. Wish me luck guys 😄

[@VietnamG]

Oh man, i was the same as you. Really give it a chance and time to get into it. Its a real masterpiece! Enjoy

[@birdsecret6906]

@@VietnamG i played undertale for a couple hours and i dont like it much. Its too repetitive and thr combat system is just atrocious? Maybe there is something im not getting but i don't want to fight anyone and yet i always have to and it sucks

[@VietnamG]

@@birdsecret6906 I don't get not wanting to fight in a RPG? But, there's a complete pacifist route you can take and you can complete the game without killing a single enemy. I don't think you get the combat system, but you can't be a fan of every game.

[@brandongabel]

I remember seeing Luality do the DS3 DDR run live, that was insane. GG

[@jordanpulscher2592]

Really great List, Like you Falcon I do usually play on the regular difficulty. Love Witcher 3 so much, went to Deathmarch and my god was it a trip. Deep learning a game is so much more fun!

[@gameranxTV]

🤝

[@mtnman8783]

Yeah I typically play on normal or even easy

[@thejackal007]

I love the idea for this video, Falcon. This amount of exploration helps keep a fresh perspective on lie in general and definitely applies here.

[@Terryhunt385]

When you mentioned playing outside your preferred genre, or playing actual bad games, I immediately thought about Xbox Game Pass. There are some truly great games on there. I have found some titles outside of my genre(s) that I truly enjoyed. It also let me play the truly bad games just to see how bad they was. I do enjoy AAA games, but I enjoy a good indie title as well.

[@50shadesofgandalfthegrey]

Number 1 is 100% correct. Arcades are the birthplace of gaming! There is always something to learn from them.

[@tom13loz]

Hi falcon!! You are my favorite bird 🖤😎

[@gameranxTV]

🦅

[@ShootinStickz]

Branching off the challenge section; if your bored of COD mw2 multiplayer or warzone… Get every campaign trophy in one run, more specifically, get the achievement ‘gunless’ on veteran or realism AND open both safes… it was like a puzzle, it was an INSANE call of duty experience

[@shaunkellison1761]

Touch grass should have been one of the examples.

[@gameranxTV]

😅

[@hiyasuamv9776]

My wallpaper is a grass field. I touch grass everyday

[@wowtesbon2863]

And if there only snow lol 😂

[@DPowered2]

What is grass?

[@TheSMSpider]

Sounds like xp waste

[@BrandonGavin_EDC]

Doom runs on Ultra Nightmare is some of the greatest video gameplay I’ve seen. It’s so hard and ridiculous how good they are.

[@frenchdoomer2638]

Great video as always ! I'm kind of bored with video games lately, playing a lot of different games but finishing them as if it was a chore Trying something new could be what I need, I was thinking about replaying Dishonored 2 and Prey with some challenges, probably a pacifist run

[@jrhamy7559]

"install a mod, see if it's for you, and if it is... Enjoy that rabbit hole" Hah! how true that is. Tried it on Skyrim once upon a time and spent more time browsing mods than actually playing with them. Always amazed at how much love and dedication a community can have for moddable games though and can add tons of replayability to games you love Thanks for the videos falcon, love your content!

[@godssicario2077]

I completed Dark Souls 2 without dying or using a bonfire for rings I'll never use. I'll never do that again , that caused so much stress. Some challenge runs are fun , that one isn't haha

[@gameranxTV]

Woah nice

[@KnowledgeKnowledge77]

06:51 gameranx you know what you're doing

[@BrandonMarshall547]

Thanks to Xbox Gamepass I’m exploring all types of games I’d never touch, it really is a breath of fresh air.

[@JesseGaming7593]

Cough Stadia cough in all seriousness though , PCgamepass is an incredible source of entertainment. I agree!

[@Ash_Lawless]

@@JesseGaming7593 xbox gamepass is 100x better than stadia

[@LegendaryDorkKnight]

6:29 The feeling I got when I got platinum on a game for the first time was unreal.The first game I got platinum on was Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward and beating that game was already satisfying enough, but then I got the platinum trophy and I felt that high all over again.

[@braydogE]

Doing all of these in a speedrun :))

[@gameranxTV]

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[@VanuttChan]

I remember going to Showbiz Pizza/Chuck E Cheese and I always had to play the TMNT arcade. Beating it with friends or other gamers was always a blast.

[@TheSMSpider]

I usually play multiplayer games, I took a step back this past year and have been playing single player games and trying to get platinum trophies in them. It’s made gaming incredibly more enjoyable. Currently diving into my first JRPG in persona 5 while I also beating Uncharted Legacy of thieves collection on crushing difficulty.

[@gameranxTV]

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[@TorQueMoD]

Great video Falcon! Espeically #10! I also love the advice to try playing against type. When I used to play Paladins, I started out with a Tank because that's typically the class I love the most, but it turns out I loved playing as Maeve (flank) and Willow (damage) more than I ever liked the Tanks and the only reason I tried them was because I got bored with all the Tank characters. Makes me wish I branched out sooner.

[@N68dodgeboy]

The only thing from this list which I have not done is number 5 (speedrunning)

[@gameranxTV]

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[@qthefirsttimelord]

GREAT advice overall. A couple things I'd add: 1) Crank DOWN the difficulty to easiest level. Particularly with superhero games, it makes it SO much more fun to focus on the story and content rather than the fight. 2) Fight naked. No armor. No clothes. No weapons. Make it a fact to NOT depend on armor or weapons in the game. I did this with Cyberpunk 2077 and all the Saint's Rows (with mods) and LOVED it as a result. Hot naked chick beating down everyone. No one ever said anything about her being naked. And while at the higher difficulties it can be challenging, it's also fun too. In any case. Great video as usual. Done all these myself.

[@Mayor_Of_Eureka17]

Every gamer should be required to beat Battletoads at least once.

[@judechauhan6715]

A game I will kind of 50/50 half recommend doing the no HUD thing on (I kind of always recommend it anyway) and half just say it sort of does this almost already is Kingdom Come Deliverance. The game itself on hardcore denies you any HUD except audible wheezing and distortion for short breath or a red or bloody screen for injury. The way many of the missions work however (especially in the main questline) is that there are optional objectives just like any other game but often some hidden methods or resolutions where the game will just say "or find another way". Something so simple as to just say this is a big game, open world with many characters, skills, paths and routes and people who can help you (why and however that may be). Other games like Skyrim might say "obtain the key" and you can talk to the guy and do his fetch quest in exchange for the key, you can convince them (bribery, speech skill etc) or you can steal it off him. KCD i've always seen as a game which does less than Skyrim but what it does do it does better and what that means is the depth of each portion of gameplay is greater. If KCD wants the key you can do the quest, you can persuade them to give it to you (bribery, speech skill, etc) and you can steal it. What KCD does differently is the "or find another way". There are so many ways to do one thing but it won't give you a marker for it even on the normal mode. It gives you their way and says get the key. If you know a guy who knew a guy whos cousins brother once dated the woman who has the key and you ask him to convince her then thats up to you but the dialogue for that option will be there and you will get the key :D This is me half saying play this game without HUD and half me saying JUST PLAY THIS GAME ALREADY!!! This is an RPG but it's also got a very different style (not to mention just one of the best games I ever played)

[@pilotwall]

Hello, Falcon!

[@gameranxTV]

Hello

[@Razi-e]

One of my favourite summer memories is our family renting a cabin in a hideaway that’s main feature was a huge pool surrounded by trails. After a few days of exploring everything my cousins and me would go to the arcade and team up to save coins. Had a ton of fun and helped make new friends.

[@MobikSaysStuff]

Love your videos Gameranx but labelling the chapters in the videos, "number 1", "Number 2" etc defeats the purpose. Please give them proper titles.

[@davidcbeaudoin]

Nice shoutout to Funspot! That was my hometown arcade when I was growing up. I spent many, many hours there as a kid. Their top floor with all of the classics is still amazing.

[@elijahwise7012]

#1 should be touch grass

[@Han_Human]

I managed 3 of these in 1 game with Heavenly Bodies. Different Genre than I normally play (Elden Ring and Ragnarok are my games of the year), did the whole thing in Newtonian physics (hard mode) and got the platinum trophy (only my 6th ever platinum and only 0.4% of people earned the trophy) And it was one of the most memorable, engaging and enjoyable gaming experiences this year! So absolutely, as usual Falcon and Gameranx have got your back.... TRY SOMETHING NEW!!!

[@crazyeyez1502]

I miss our mall's arcade. It was small, small town mall, but I spent many hours there in the late 90's as a teen. Time Crises series was my thing.

[@guitarlesson666]

I always try to have new games on my library whenever I can get them,so I'm used to finding new hidden gems for me, and I love it (now I'm expanding my DS game collection)

[@THEUrinalCake]

How to tell Falcon's a man of culture: 05:57 sword and board with Morne's armor on DS3 yeah baby.

[@pudgegranddaddy]

#10 was what I did the first time I played Destiny. I was never an FPS gamer and only played single player, story based games. Several months later, I formed my own clan and started playing with people I've never met in real life. 6 years later, still play online games (mostly cooperative) with the same people I met back then. It opened a new world to games that I thought I never would like.

[@mrflawless1165]

Oh man. I LOVED the pacifist run on Dishonored. I did it flawlessly without any bodies being found without being detected once and of course no deaths on the hardest difficulty. Dishonored definitely did the pacifist run right. And btw I did this for ALL dlc all on the hardest difficulty. One of the most addicting pacifist playthroughs ever.

[@CainLatrani]

I freely admit that I'm a "filthy casual" when it comes to gaming. Most of my collection is RPG's, and a I rarely play above the normal setting. Gaming is my relaxation time, and as I've gotten older, my reflexes aren't what they once were. Back in the day, I could take on some of the most challenging SNES games with skill. These days, not so much. Regardless, I have played Dark Souls and enjoyed it, and even managed to got 100% on a couple of games that require playing on the hardest difficulty to obtain. Gotta agree with Old Man Falcon here. Trying something new is often just the right kick you need.

[@lazylazerrsp8781]

An honorable mention i feel is underrated is...make a game. Not saying you should make a AAA or indie champion contender just make something that uses all the basics like a 3d platformer with combat and puzzle mechanics. It's not limited to games but any form of media you consume. It's very easy to overlook the amount of work put into the creation of it, and it's not really your fault. You don't know what you don't know. Ever since i made my first 'game', i never looked at them the same way again. It's almost like you took the red pill when you try to create something and you can suddenly see all the details that snowball quickly. I developed a greater appreciation for animation ever since i tried my hand at it and same goes for games.

[@petzritz]

You are right about the Galloping Ghost Arcade. Not sure how long ago you were there, but they are basically an entire city block now. $20.00 to get in and unlimited play all day. I usually spend a couple of 12 hr days there at least twice a month.

[@kevinmundy3099]

Best part of VR is letting my friends try it out and watching them freakout when they decide to look down when flying or at the Skyrim skills map. Funniest thing to ever see

[@bitsuuuuuu]

9:11 I just played Rainbow Six: Vegas and when I saw the Normal mode difficulty... I just chose the Realistic mode and it was satisfying even though its hard but it pushed me to become more a tactician rather than to shoot enless terrorists, the game is short and it feels great to finished it in that difficulty. Now I started playing Vegas 2. And one more thing, I really like when the screen goes black when I get hit and when I die in one shot, its makes more sense than playing it in Normal mode.

[@Drozey710]

I'll always cherish going to mall arcades, stopping at the cookie shops, then Sam Goody. Different times man I miss them also.

[@halogamer117117]

I love that I can pop in to KZbin and find a gem of a video like this at 4am. When my newborn daughter needs a diaper change and to eat, I get a nice refreshing video from Falcon at Gameranx. 10/10 video.

[@judechauhan6715]

Mods are something that back in the day was kind of THE selling point of a PC for me. Like rebuying a lot of the games I already owned and enjoyed on console again on pc just didn't seem great to me except that I could do so and MOD them. I can't play minecraft (even with all the new updates and added items) unless it's like a skyblock or 1.7.10 modpack because it just peaked more than it will ever be able to do as the sort of adventure style game it is becoming. Skyrim as correctly stated in the video would NEVER have had such a long shelf life even being rereleased multiple times on the same platforms without mods. It's not one of the main selling points anymore but thats only because it has been outweighed by others, its as important now as it was before and I 100% recommend trying some if you never have.

[@yashrajpurkar620]

"Gamers kinda stick to what they know" 0:09 fr man😂😂😂

[@Justice03]

I don’t usually consider myself a speed runner but a friend and I had a competition on who could beat each opponent on Super Punch-Out the fastest. Over the course of a month we managed to both be able to beat any of the opponent characters in under 9 game seconds. Was wild!

[@22Pappagino]

This was the best one in a while. Well done

[@dutch_asocialite]

It's probably a pipe dream, but no matter how long it takes I want to set up a video game arcade that combines the best of both worlds of the 80's and contemporary Japan. Ever since I learned that Japan's arcades still not only exist but are practically _booming,_ with original entries in existing franchises entirely based in such machines, it's made me really jealous and, admittedly, rather sombre about how we don't have that in the West despite being such a great enterprise avenue and a really fun concept for those to just hang out. Now I get there are very likely problems associated with it that are likely the cause of vidya arcades' decline - not least to mention the proliferation of home entertainment systems - but they're still such an important part of video gaming history and worth bringing back that they need to return even if I have to do it myself.

[@itt2055]

As someone who has been a gamer since space invaders I have seen the evolution of games and enjoy playing games just for the sake of playing games. I have been paid for testing and competitive gaming but found out that those things took the fun out of gaming. To me gaming is my life and I have spent more time in the pixel world than in the real world. Everyone has a different perspective on what is a good game and how they approach gaming, personally I just play for the fun and escapism that games are really about. I currently have more games than it is possible to compete in a lifetime and being spoilt for choice is the biggest problem I face, which game will I play today and I must go back and finish all the games I have never finished. Have fun life is to short to take it seriously.

[@nickbraet7493]

This is easily one of your best videos ever. And I've seen a LOT of your videos!

[@joshbraymiller1570]

i’ve come to love resident evil in so many different ways after speed running some of the games. i usually play it through like a snail at first, soaking in the game itself, then i try and find the fastest way through it.

[@jayrose8638]

They changing character types is something I have been doing more often recently. Always went with basic fighters or rogue classes in games usually. Been leaning more into mages lately. Honestly been playing exoprimal and enjoying all the classes.

[@GenLiu]

Some of those I agree with. For example, trying to go to an arcade is quite something for someone who never did and definitely something to try out. Same thing with trying to do challenge runs, especially because everyone's free to set their own rules and adjust to their level. If you think not using consumables in any given game is enough of a challenge, go for it. It doesn't have to be some crazy stuff like no jump or no damage run. I'm not sure about trying an awful game, though. Personally, I don't really see the point. Trying out different genres, sure, absolutely, but a bad game, I don't personally see any value in that (but it's just my opinion, of course. I respect the idea). Also, trying to platinum a game isn't something I would advise, either. The problem with that being, most games that are actually difficult to Platimum require you to do stuff that can very much turn a game that you love into a game that you're sick of.

[@jonathonholden6458]

best decision ever was branching out from purely just COD and Fifa to more narrative and RPGs etc -- some of the my favorite games have been in the last few years....nothing better then a game with a compelling story and characters. PS RIP Joel & Arthur

[@hus_10001]

Keep up the great work. Gameranx is a very appreciated channel on yt.

[@TheWeirdWorldOfVideoGames]

It's amazing how massive and disparate the difficulty ranges can be across different games, genres, etc. For instance, "easy" mode on, say, GOW Ragnarok has more difficult individual enemies (e.g., berserkers, Valkyries, etc.) than the *entirety* of the enemies in Dishonored 2 on "very hard" difficulty. It's like, just when you feel like you're a good gamer, playing one game smoothly on the hardest difficulty, another game comes along and completely humbles you on the easiest difficulty.

[@hallopinyo]

LOVED the funspot shoutout! I used to go there every summer as a kid with my parents.

[@drakefaewylde]

3 things to add: 1) Upgrade a part in your PC - That first time I replaced a part inside of my PC was daunting, intimidating, and I was scared shitless that I would break something... but after just adding a couple more sticks of RAM and switching from integrated graphics to a dedicated graphics card (specifically a hand-me-down GeForce 1050 Ti) I gained a lot of confidence, and a lot of insight. Definitely something every PC gamer should do at least once is upgrade the internals of their PC. 2) Play web games - If you've never played web games (think Newgrounds or Armor Games) it can be a fun way to waste some time. There are literally hundreds of thousands of indie titles that never make it to Steam for one reason or other, and many of them can be very entertaining. Some will also be so bad they make you want to shut off the computer and go sit in a forest and take in nature instead, but that's something you'll discover for yourselves. As an added bonus, there are mobile games that don't make it to the Play Store, which might serve as a mobile equivalent (be cautious when downloading software from untrusted sources!) 3) Go back to an old friend - We have played hundreds or possibly thousands of games over the course of our lives. Go back to an old favorite from way back in the day. For me, this means going back to some PS2 games, such as Dynasty Warriors 5, or Mystic Heroes; or going back even further to the old Coleco Vision we had when I was growing up. That freakin' Smurfs game... [insert_rage_rant_here] We have played so many games that we can easily forget how good some of the old ones were, and on the opposite end of the spectrum, we can sometimes remember the games 'through rose colored glasses' such as Ocarina of Time. Going back and playing those old games can bring insight and be an enjoyable waste of time all over again.

[@chaynesmokinjs]

can confirm the vr arcades are a great way to test it out, the games will be limited obviously but it's perfect to get a feel and decide if you like it enough to play it regularly