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mohawk2020
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

Help for older gamers with ancient gaming experience....

Hello all, 

I've recently started gaming on Stadia, and I think it's awesome! 

My problem lies in my dated experience. I'm a child of the Atari 2600, which I was really good with ....

Darn, I miss Asteroid, Space Invaders and Missle Command.! 

I did play X Box 360 in the original Halo & Bioshock days, but very little.  

I have adapted somewhat to today's generation of games but still seem to have most trouble with war/military games.  

Tips and advice would really help.....but I'm trying to find out why such games are most difficult for me. 

My play style consists of mostly 2 to 3 button play. I can't seem to acclimate to the MANY buttons that could be useful to me....

I'm hoping to learn any tips or knowledge that helps. 

Please Help..... 

Any & all feedback is greatly appreciated! 

 

Tom

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HatDroid
Platinum Stadia Guide
Platinum Stadia Guide

My personal suggestion for war games is to try with mouse and keyboard, have you tried it? I'm gaming since commodore 64 and still can't play on any first person shooter without mouse and keyboard :beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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MrVacca
Platinum Stadia Guide
Platinum Stadia Guide

I think you might really enjoy Outcasters.  Simple gameplay, third person view shooter and a ton of fun!

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RXShorty
Platinum Stadia Guide
Platinum Stadia Guide

If you enjoy games that are more old school or have a very nice pace I would recommend: 

Platformers:

  • Kaze and the Wild Masks --> A donkey kong country clone from the SNES era, I love this game!
  • Shantae (both games)

But as @MrVacca already noticed: Outcasters is a easy to learn hard to master online game.
The game Killer Queen Black is in the same category as Outcasters.

And the SuperHot series is amazing, not multiplayer but good fun as shooter.
The game only moves when you move. :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:

 

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LycraLover79
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

Hey Tom,

Risk of Rain 2 is a great little title. Very easy to pick up and play and not a lot of button presses.
Little Nightmares games 1 and 2 are also very good. Arcade type games such as Super Bomberman and Pac-Man are there too!
Easy to pick up and play fun race games like Monster Jam and even Grid.

The old school Sega Streets of Rage is coming to Stadia soon to so your classic 3 button push arcade beat em up could be an option. As they say there’s something out there for everyone!
Destiny 2 is always good fun with a few extra button presses but good fun especially if you liked shooters like Bioshock / Halo. Sometimes the player base can be lacking in multiplayer although I generally get servers to play on ok.

Keep an eye out for deals and free play weekends. Stadia have been pretty good these past few weeks with the likes of PGA2K21 etc. Keep at it and most of all…. Enjoy! :thumbs_up:
Casual gamer
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