What does a "comfy" game mean to you?
it means that I'm going to enjoy it
>>336863185
nice OST, great art direction, fun exploration, and characters that actually feel believable
>>336863185
minimal competition, stress, or feeling like I need to react in a timely manor combined with an immersive setting.
It's fun to play in a way that isn't heart-pounding action or drama.
I can't get over how fucking comfy Grow Home is.
I wish I could delete all my memories from it and play it again. Too short.
Games that don't stress me out and have a relaxing nature. Animal Crossing comes to mind. A lot of Nintendo games do.
>>336863185
Nintendo
Something that can kill time but also carry a little fun and challenge, something like this http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/553844
stress-free
clear sense of progression but you set most/all of your own goals
ideally fall/winter setting
>>336863543
Pretty much this except I don't care for characters that much.
Etrian Odyssey games are the perfect comfy games.
>>336863778
This
But I hate the term comfy, sounds like a meme word when describing games.
>>336864103
technically all words are memes
>>336863185
A game that's like a blanket to wrap my mind tightly in.
>>336863724
He said comfy, not shit
>>336864191
True. Too bad people forgot the original meaning of the word "meme" and now use it as a substitute for "image macro"
>>336863185
I game I can play while being comfortable and is also relaxing.
It could mean multiple things:
>something I can spend a lots of time without constantly feeling a need to hurry to do something, eg. city builders and slow-paced strategy games
>something that has a world that is fun to explore and get immersed in, eg. Elder Scrolls
>something that has a charming atmosphere eg. Fable 2, also somewhat overlaps with the previous point
But yeah, it's more like something that you just feel instead of being an objectively meterable thing.
>>336863185
Creates a feeling of contentment.
This can be achieved through setting, characters, completion of objectives or the relative safety of a place.
I think the most potent thing is areas of the game that are contrasting. Like if the game is mostly wasteland or dangerous places where you have to watch your back constantly, if there is a place that is safe, you can interact with NPCs, pursue non-combat things, it is very comfy.
Such as The Bar compound in STALKER: Shadows of Chernobyl.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUCkdmHFO2c
It's a dump, but even though it's nowhere as nice as your farm in Harvest Moon or some village from a Miyazaki film it's comfy since the world outside the bar is pretty nasty.
>>336863185
Not frustrating, has an inviting atmosphere, relatively easy difficulty, good music.
Oblivion is a great example and personal favorite for me as well as Titan Quest
Watching a snail circle a plant pot
>>336864434
>>something that has a world that is fun to explore and get immersed in, eg. Elder Scrolls
Only certain parts of Elder Scrolls are comfy. Such as the player homes or homesteads. But they are extra comfy because the screaming bears can't get your there, as well as because you can decorate them a little bit.
>immersive
>minimal stress
>good art
>good music
>a game you know everything about
Something like Animal Crossing would be a good one. Something you'd play under the covers or with a hot cup of tea on a cold snowy day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1DPNE9sOHQ
>>336863185
A game where I get the most fullifilment without even trying.
Something that is reminiscent of the feeling I get when it's raining/snowing/overcast out and I have a really hot cup of coffee after coming out of the shower.
It's really autistic and abstract I know, but that's the best way to describe it. Something I would play at my utmost peak of relaxation.
My earliest memory of a comfy vidya moment is playing a game I got on Christmas day.
its a euphanism for "video game for NEETs"
The opposite of how I feel when I'm on /v/
I hate that word. It's the battlecry of a generation who is exhausted from doing nothing. People with low frustration tolerance and low problem solving skills.
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For me, comfy is the ability to sit back every now and watch things happening in the game without much of my input or any pressure placed upon me.
It needs a good art style and theme to shine and I mostly find it in immersive RPGs or Strategy games with an emphasis on building or trading.
>>336864993
go back to watching the Price is Right, grandpa
harvest moon 64
mostly depends on the music for whatever is happening in what ever game it is
>>336863801
Seasons/seasonal areas and dynamic weather are always fucking great, but so few games seem to bother. I just want my game to track my location over wifi and adjust the in-game weather to match the weather in real life. If it's raining, I want it to rain in my game. If it's fall, I want the leaves on the trees to change color. This shouldn't be so hard.
>>336863543
Almost exactly this
>>336863936
Except I also don't really care about characters,it's a nice bonus though.
>>336865059
Which Anno-like is this?
>>336863185
Game that I like that I can play while lying down on the bed
>>336864993
Hard games can be comfy as well you absolute drooling geezer.
>>336864353
>people
You mean "reddit". They're the ones that did that shit. It spread to Facebook and 9fag from there, infecting the general population. Ironically, now "meme means image macro" itself is a meme.
>>336864982
This.
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>>336865310
Anno 1404 with IAAM mod or some derivative of it.
It allows placement and usage of buildings and props usually limited to the map-maker.
>>336863185
comfy is just a meme buzzword instead of saying "enjoyable" because thats too mainstream for /v/ hipsters
>>336863185
Charming music.
Random and nice weather with good sound effects. Bonus points when the weather actually does something and persists throughout the day.
NPCs that are alive(Radiata Stories, Rune Factroy, Fable, Oblivion).
>>336865476
Oh, I have 1404 but just never got to that advanced of a city.
>>336864993
These darn kids and their iThings
>>336863185
Starmade
Build a custom ship, sail the universe, bust some planets for mats to make a bigger ship?
Maximum comfy
>>336863185
comfy for this anon - both familiar gameplay and enjoyable gameplay. preferably a game I can thrive in-game without too much effort.
To me, a comfy game is something where I can lay back, get immersed into the world, and just have a good time without too much stress.
That doesn't necessarily mean an easy game, but it having a good soundtrack, good characters, and a plot that I can give a shit about is an absolute must. Also, if I can play it under a blanket, which reminds me of when I was a kid, it'll enhance the comfy by at least 100%. Pic related, and also Persona 4.
>>336865059
what game is this?
>>336865775
And I forgot my image. Fuck.
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>>336865556
It's a good mod for small scale stuff too. Placing crates, fences and animals can make even production areas look nice and unique.
A comfy game, for me, is one that has periods with no time pressure that let me just relax and get immersed in the atmosphere of a place.
It isn't necessarily a game with little challenge as long as there is time to stop and smell the digital roses between the high-intensity portions.
THIS
>>336863185
Stress-free.
Tender, reduced game play. I almost exclusively read visual novels these days. Anything else stresses me out too much.
>>336863185
Cancer.
>>336864993
Holy shit, old people are such fucking cry babies.
Bitch bitch bitch bitch. You talk about young people being soft yet all you ever do is whine.
>>336865479
It's not completely same, for example something like Street Fighter, Devil May Cry or Counter-Strike may be enjoyable as fuck, but there's nothing comfy about them. Comfy is its own special kind of enjoyable.
>>336863185
it's not comfy if you're a penguin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABM8RTVYaVw
>>336863185
Not particularly intense for most of its duration. Comfortable to play, relaxing over periods of time. Typically has a setting that feels "charming" or "homely" with warm surfaces.
So basically casual games.
Low intensity enough that you can listen to a podcast while playing.
>>336866027
Make a Tumblr about it.
>>336863185
I'm comfortable while playing it, its looks appeal to me, it challenges me enough to keep me engaged while not shitting on my corpse, I enjoy the music, and there's some level of immersion.
STALKER will always be my comfy game.
Disgaea series
>>336863185
A game or zone in which you can relax without anything (or very little) trying to hinder you.
My prime example is Stronghold free build mode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZehl3GsmH8
Other comfy moments are VTMB apartments and Stalker campfires
>>336866027
>it will happen to you
>>336866160
Shouldnt the milkman be fucking your wife while you drink led based paint or something?
Can I get an ETA on you dying of natural causes? 3 weeks?
repetitive and shallow kusoge that people are afraid to call good for fear of inviting actual criticism, most egregiously abused in relation to otakubait like HDN or DOAX
EVE online is the comfiest game of all time
>>336866505
You can still say you like it "ironical".
>>336863185
Through playing it, I become familiar with the feeling of the action. Enough that it just kind of clicks, and I'm in sync. Playing the game no longer feels like I'm struggling for control. But rather, I'm completely comfortable performing anything the game asks of me. To the point where it becomes second nature. I no longer have to think about what I'm doing. I'm just doing it.
Everything everyone is saying about "atmosphere" and "immersion", is all bullshit. It comes to how in sync you are with the action.
Slow paced. Distinct NPCs. Not much combat if any at all. Offline is preferable.
>>336863185
NO
FUCKING
MULTIPLAYER.
That's comfy.
>>336866992
Telltale?
>>336864261
best answer here. my go to comfy game is chrono trigger
>>336867095
Elite Dangerous has multiplayer and that is a comfy game.
>>336863185
An easy game that you can really relax to play. Something like Dark Souls couldn't be comfy. A good example of a comfy game is Black & White first few islands. Especially the first.
>>336866851
No you can't, because then you're acknowledging that it's crap and you should be playing something else.
Where I used to relax with my e-friends for hours and just talk shit.
Makes me forget about my real life.
>>336867152
>Elite Dangerous has multiplayer
A game where you can just relax, stare at the world you have in front of you and take in the atmosphere.
>>336863185
It means something that's casual for the most part, not casual in terms of like fighting games, but just taking it back, and relaxing while you play it. It has music that is just really good, the art direction is nice to look at, and just aesthetically pleasing. Something that can cheer you up if you're feeling down.
>>336863185
a quiet/subtle atmosphere.
Believable world design, cities/towns/villages that look like they're actually lived in.
passive/uninvasive, calming music
relatively open world without many time/progression restraints and multiple ways to go through the game without being forced down one path.
another important thing is to feel an emotional connection to the locations within the game your playing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrsES6HfiwI
ITT people dance around the fact that comfy is a code word for casual
>>336867736
There's nothing wrong with casual games.
>>336863185
It has to engage me enough to stay interested. Too easy with nothing to explore and I get bored.
Gentle music I could easily fall asleep to even at a decent volume. If goddamn metal blasts during combat, it fails.
Setting or style has to be serene. This can be in darker games too (all 3 Deus Ex games do it for me) but I should never feel overly rushed.
And finally it has to know how to let me just play. Tutorials are fine but keep it short and only at the beginning. No characters telling me to go do stuff if I take my time. If I want to try jumping on this rock for an hour just let me without reminders to get going.
Oh and it needs to give me decent freedom to do what I want. Not open world necessarily, just make sure I always feel like going off the path is worth it in some way.
>>336863185
It means I can fully enjoy everything it has to offer while laying down on my bed, snuggled up.
>>336863185
Pokemon leafgreen, firered, emerald, animal crossing, harvest moon, smash bros
A game that gives you the freedom to visit either a large city or a quiet town.
For me it's FF7. Just a vast world and good music and feeling.
These are games for what I believe define comfy.
Maplestory
Fantasy Life
Minecraft
Monkey Island
Wooden Path
Machinarium
Zelda Wind Waker HD
>>336868358
Forgot:
Eternal Sonata
Ni No Kuni
A difficulty level that's not too hard but not too easy.
Some tedious parts that cause me to zone out and forget I exist, but not so much tedium that it becomes really annoying
A sense of coziness and safety in some parts
An area to explore and see the sights (or imagine the sights, if the game has primitive graphics or is text-based).
>>336868805
Some good examples btw would be
1. Mother series
2. Contact
3. Etrian Odyssey series
4. Zelda series
5. Most text adventures along the lines of Zork!
6. Super Mario RPG
7. Super Mario World series
8. Donkey Kong Country series
Those are all examples of comfy games.
Some games that would not be really "comfy" but are still good would be games that include lots of action, no sense of safety, lots of loud noises, stuff like that.
Those games could still be great, but they wouldn't exactly be comfy.
>>336863185
God i want to give that platypus a good dicking bet it moans like sea beast in heat
>>336863185
Means I can enjoy it at my own pace
>>336863543
this
ost above all for me
like icicle in for FF7 or the house theme in dark cloud
>>336865512
This game is my comfort zone. This is the comfiest I've ever been, except for runeys.
>>336865512
fuck that looks comfy as fuck
Pokemon was the original comfy game as a kid before it got 4000 sequals and autists took it over.
Relaxing
Easy on the eyes
Good music
Fun
Not reliant on precise controls
Game doesn't rush you on objectives or goals
Many different activities to do outside the main game
AC4 is that game for me
>>336863185
immersion
>>336870802
>never forget starts playing
>>336863185
Either a game with nice weather effects or a warm overall atmosphere.
>>336863185
game I can lean back and play with some tea or coffee that won't overly stress me while giving me a feeling of succeeding
Tycoon games, Anno, dungeon keepers and dungeon keeper likes like dorf fort, city builders all go in the comfy category. Usually play these in the morning on weekends or when about to go to bed or if I had a stressful day at work
>>336870802
Best game of this century.
>>336864191
Not words, all culture
>>336864103
it is a meme word
>>336870907
Do you got more webms like this?
>>336867736
grand strategy games are comfy as fuck and certainly not for casuals.
>>336870907
>We will never get a game with water physics like that that revolve around sailing the ocean, creating maritime trade amongst multiple port towns, and even on-the sea construction
>>336870829
This.
Any definition of comfy isn't complete unless it includes the word immersive.
Skyrim with survival mods.
visuals I find pretty.
it's very subjective.
Adventure/point and click games mostly
>>336863543
a good indicator of comfy is when you stop moving your character in the game repeatedly, and you just stand there, whether it's for taking in the scenery or listening to the music.
>>336863185
Features shit to do that isn't HIGH INTENSITY FIGHT OR DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE
Ways to experience the game world outside intense life-threatening situations. Bonus points if they put some real good ambiance in there.
>>336863185
Games like Yume Nikki where I can explore bizarre environments that could lead to anything.
>>336863185
It's kind of hard to explain directly; I have to use examples. Driving around at night in GTAV in first-person-view while listening to the radio. Exploring the countryside in Morrowind. Flying from system to system in Pioneer Space Sim.
Home.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=840L5drTLP8
