/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.10597932]

Without going into detail I had some really sad shit happen to me a bunch of times in a row. I need some genuinely uplifting games to try and help me out of this,

[Anonymous No.10597951]

Lunar 1 and 2
Grandia
Skies of Arcadia

Laidback JRPGs with optimistic adventuring

[Anonymous No.10597960]

>>10597932
Kirby or Earthbound are always good. They're relatively laid back, colorful, and just kind of teem with child-like optimism.

[Anonymous No.10597964]

I suggest JRPGs in general, beat em ups, the great sega classics

[Batowl No.10597970]

>>10597932
Kirbys adventure

[Anonymous No.10597992]

>>10597932
I hope you'll make it through.
>>10597951
Excellent suggestions. I add Albert Odyssey (Saturn version) and Vanguard Bandits.

[Anonymous No.10598006]

>>10597932
definitely silent hill 2. look at the knife and mary letter items as much as you can.

[Anonymous No.10598018]

>>10597932
Community POM on PS1

[Anonymous No.10598019]

Hope things turn out for the better man. Here's a few:

Monkey Ball (Gamecube)
Snowboard Kids (N64)
Bishi Bashi Special 2 (PSX)
Oh No! (PSX)
Monkey Island (PC)
Space Channel 5 (Dreamcast)
Rhythm Heaven Fever (Wii)

[Anonymous No.10598025]

It was your dog wasn't it. He died didn't he. It's simple, now you play A Dog's Life for PS2. And since you said it was two things, it must've also been your cat. In that case, just eat the cat. It's not bad, it tastes like chicken. At least get something out of it

[Anonymous No.10598040]

Tetris Attack opens by inviting you to play together with it - together under the clearest of blue skies

[Anonymous No.10598053]

>>10597951
>>10597992
I third the Lunars, replaying 2 now and it's still wonderful and light hearted.

[Anonymous No.10598235]

Tomba (or Tombi in Europe, I guess)

[Anonymous No.10598257]

>>10597932
Ape Escape 3

[Anonymous No.10598274]

>>10597932
I actually never played that game, but I've been listening to that outrageously cheerful tune quite a few times over the years. Feels good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thZw4BHecQY&list=PL8226BC8C5BEE82F4
And there are many variations, too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1UwlFKKVSs&list=PL8226BC8C5BEE82F4&index=4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x14IO9BXmRo&list=PL8226BC8C5BEE82F4&index=2

[Anonymous No.10598481]

>>10597932
Upbeat games, huh? The old Marios and Sonics have that in general, so those are typically suitable. Kirby games are also very cheerful.

Yoshi's Island is colorful and novel, though perhaps a bit stressful. Some older Zelda games can be lighthearted, though with Link's Awakening, it's got this weird and dreamlike quirk factor which is fun, but then a bittersweet ending (assuming you get the best one). Depending on your hardship, that one might be a bit too much of a bummer.

Earthbound has a lot of odd cheer and humor in its quirky setting. It has minute bits of existential moments, and the final boss gets kind of dark, but good wins.
Avoid Mother 3 if you feel like this though.

Puyo Puyo games are relatively light hearted. Like not 100%, but the more serious aspects don't wander too much outside of the main Madou Monogatari series.

Super Punch-Out doesn't have any serious or heavy plot or anything, just a solid boxing game with some very fun cartoon characters.

The old Harvest Moon games can be somewhat fun, though they can also sort of reflect the whole chore aspect of running a farm too much, primarily the first one. No strife or sorrow or anything though, just planting and harvesting crops, raising livestock, looking after and building up the farm in general, and getting married to one of the pretty girls (I liked the redheaded tomboy the most).

Warioland is a Super Mario game, except you play as Mario's crooked cousin, Wario. Wario is a (strong)fat, violent, and greedy lout who's not afraid of getting his hands dirty, a bit of an anti-hero after Mario beat him up for grand theft castle, in his first game of his own he targets a pirate gang to progressively beat up and rob for all their ill gotten loot. There's something very fun about being the plucky asshole bandit who outbandits the other bandits, shoulder tackling little pirate goons to send them flying off the screen with a ricochet noise, then greedily pocketing their gold coins.

[Anonymous No.10598498]

>>10597932
You gotta believe Anon

[Anonymous No.10598521]

>I had some really sad shit happen to me a bunch of times in a row. I need some genuinely uplifting games to try and help me out of this

[Anonymous No.10598526]

>>10597932
Paper Mario 64
Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door
Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga

[Anonymous No.10598565]

>>10598521
I remember that one, was sad when he got home after spending years in prison. so he goes into his mom's home, and nobody's there.
he looks through his kid brother's room, finds weird stuff like an MP3 player and a flat tv and posters of people he doesn't know.
so he goes up the attic, finds a box of his old stuff and clothes and he dresses up in this early 90s outfit and hooks up his Sega Genesis.
then this scene happens.

Forgot what series it was..

[Anonymous No.10598574]

Katamari Damacy

[Anonymous No.10598594]

>>10597932
vidya will not save you, distract you? temporarily? maybe
read the gospel of matthew mark luke & john
>blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted


fight on brother

[Anonymous No.10598676]

>>10598025
my dog died then my dad died suddenly, if you were wondering,

[Anonymous No.10598705]

>>10598676
Eh, you're better off than most of 4chan then, saying that your dad just died is like a humble brag around here, mine died when I was 6. Most people here were raised by single mothers, that's how you end up here. Be happy that you're not like us, and be sad that you still somehow ended up among us.

[Anonymous No.10598709]

>>10598705
>Most people here were raised by single mothers, that's how you end up here.
Not him and I can't speak for anybody else but I was homeschooled with no dead family other than my grandparents and I ended up here.