I can’t listen to a podcast or video essays (also post your fav video essays too) and I need something stimulating to focus on but not so much focus as to not be able to comprehend the podcast
I like things with heavy grind, like borderlands, or any diablo like game (such as torchlight, path of exile, or last epoch), MMOs are a good call, and Minecraft and Terraria, or any other sandbox or open world game are good calls, only in open world games you might need to pause the podcast if you intend on doing main quests (assuming you are playing for the first time, or interested in following the story again)
Last time I did this it was Stardew Valley, and Terraria before that. Monster Hunter is good for this as well but only if you are gathering or farming something that isn’t too difficult. Old School RuneScape if you are into that kind of thing. Haven’t actually tried it with these ones but I bet OpenRCT2 and Monster Rancher would be great podcast games.
some of the games I’ve played while listening to podcasts have been Portal Revolution, Viewfinder, Spiritfall, Fez, Planet of Lana, The Rogue Prince of Persia, and Selaco
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Depends on the game and how familiar I am with its mechanics. When I start a new game I have to feel it out first before I can autopilot while listening to something.
I can mindlessly level characters in WoW Classic (my favorite thing to do, the endgame can be fun but us usually really toxic) because I’ve played WoW off and on for 20 years so I don’t have to give it much thought. Honestly can’t do it without a podcast or audiobook anymore. Also Elden Ring, I “clear the map” of all the smaller dungeons while listening to stuff, but like WoW I love starting fresh characters with a new build and honestly doing it without listening to something is boring.
I also like ARPGs like Diablo 3. Diablo 4 Is more miss than hit these days, but can be fun. Path of Exile never really grabbed me, but I’ll probably give PoE2 a shot soonish. A recent one if found is Wayfinder. Is a wonderful little action RPG that I’ve really enjoyed playing recently. It started development as a live service title but because of some nonsense they retooled it and released it as a fully offline action RPG with tons of collectibles and up to three player coop.
I also like 4x games once I get used to the mechanics. Stuff like Civilization, Age of Wonders, Stellaris, Endless Space & Endless Legend. Usually I’m just doing runs to get specific achievements or try out a silly build idea. I pause whatever I’m listening to sometimes if things get tense and need some micromanagement.
I play Warframe too sometimes, but that’s a bit more dependent on what I’m doing in game. It’s really the only looter shooter that’s ever stuck with me so there aren’t really any other games similar to it I play. Most others are unforgiving but Warframe you can make really tanky builds so if you space out listening to something for a minute it’s not the end of the world.
That all being said I’m lucky, I have a bullshit job where I can play games a lot during the workday so I play a ton of stuff while listening to podcasts and audiobooks.
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Minecraft
Minecraft and terraria easily
Favourite game for such a situation: Balatro or Brotato.
Video essays:
The weirdness of Tekken turns into a mini documentary on MMA history.
A lot of Tom Nichols videos are worth checking out.
Literally watching a video right now of the history of Nintendo’s hostility to its fans.
This channel has a bunch of great videos on comic book history.
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It was years and years ago last I played but Minecraft used to be my audiobook accompaniment like you’re describing. That and Kerbal Space Program
Civ but i need at least 150 mods to keep it interesting
ooh what mods and how do they make it interesting?
Yes I’ve been waiting for this question, will get back to ya after xmas festivities, promise