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Most peaceful games you've played
- Thread starter MrOogieBoogie
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Rhazer Fusion
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Dead Or Alive XBV 1 and 2??? It was at least peaceful for me at times.
viewtiful_dru
Member
how the fuck is Persona 4 'peaceful'?
the game opens with 2 deaths, and 50% of the gameplay is fighting
the game opens with 2 deaths, and 50% of the gameplay is fighting
GTA? come on now!
I dread to think of playing a game you consider not peaceful then (><)
I don't know... I remember alot of table flipping with that game.
Outside of progressing the story I did plenty of peaceful things.
matches_malone
Member
- wandering aimlessly in the huge open-world of FUEL
- wandering aimlessly in the tiny linear world of Dear Esther
and more recently (yesterday, actually):
- Resurrecting Mars flora, in Wakin Mars
- wandering aimlessly in the tiny linear world of Dear Esther
and more recently (yesterday, actually):
- Resurrecting Mars flora, in Wakin Mars
CaptainGyro
Banned
I know there's a couple of other games that are on the tip of my brain that I just can't seem to remember right now, but I will say:
Journey
Botanicula
Machinarium
Journey
Botanicula
Machinarium
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Deleted member 125677
Unconfirmed Member
FEZ is pretty high up there, with the pixeljunk games
and Animal Crossing of course
and Animal Crossing of course
RoboGeorgeForeman
Banned
I found getting headshots in Call of Duty 2 to the relaxing sounds of R. Kelly, Michael Jackson, and Earth Wind, and Fire to be the most relaxing thing I have ever done.
IxmagicmanIx
Member
Minecraft. Yeah there's creepers and monsters, but man that soothing music is so peaceful.
Spring-Loaded
Member
I think I had a date once in GTAIV free roam. Someone flew me around the city in a helicopter. We ran around in the central park fountain. That was peaceful
Visualante2
Member
Think this is my choice. Many of the suggestions have flaws to me (long platforming falls, Mr. Resetti, snakes, annoying boss fights). Minecraft when I played it at least omitted all of this fluff and just favoured you exploring.
Oh that's a nice one, I hated some of the modes but overall it was nice.
Yes, very peaceful.
Until a giant eyeball appears and begins shooting its own blood at you. Oh, and then it rips out its own iris in a geyser of blood and attempts to bodyslam you with it.
Outside of that, just peace and rainbows.
PirateKing
Junior Member
Only Flower. Much peaceful than Journey and IMO a better game than Journey.
SJRB
Gold Member
GTA is perfect for casual cruising around town. You know, just zone out and enjoy the atmosphere. I do it plenty of times. I love randomly driving through Liberty City.
Mineshaft_Gap
4077th
One of my favorite memories of gaming was of playing Dragon Quest 8 for the first time. Apart from the random battles I love love love LOVE that game. The music, the characters, the story. It was just a very innocent and soothing experience. Like having my favorite book read to me when I was a little girl.
Chrono Cross and Trigger for the same reasons. The music and environments.
Chrono Cross and Trigger for the same reasons. The music and environments.
BumblebeeCody
Member
Gears of War 3.
Mineshaft_Gap
4077th
Also... A million times morrowind.
But it's just one aspect of a game, it doesn't make a game relaxing or peaceful, because you know... it isn't.
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Dias Mendes
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michaelius
Banned
Flower - total chillout with this game 
Endless Ocean and probably a Train Simulator must be the most peaceful.
Flower and Journey are mostly peaceful but they have their tense moments within the overall emotional arc.
Personally though I find the most peaceful game ever is Shadow Of The Colossus when you're not fighting. Just riding around, finding little oasis with turtles and wildlife, the sound of the surf by the ocean... outside of combat it's sublimely peaceful experience.
On that note any open world game where you can duck combat can be very peaceful, even GTA - just driving around in rain at night with ambient music is actually very peaceful. Read Dead Redemption, Skyrim, Oblivion, etc. can all be pretty peaceful and have some lovely sights.
On that note I should probably add Myst titles which offered a pretty peaceful environment to explore in most cases.
Flower and Journey are mostly peaceful but they have their tense moments within the overall emotional arc.
Personally though I find the most peaceful game ever is Shadow Of The Colossus when you're not fighting. Just riding around, finding little oasis with turtles and wildlife, the sound of the surf by the ocean... outside of combat it's sublimely peaceful experience.
On that note any open world game where you can duck combat can be very peaceful, even GTA - just driving around in rain at night with ambient music is actually very peaceful. Read Dead Redemption, Skyrim, Oblivion, etc. can all be pretty peaceful and have some lovely sights.
On that note I should probably add Myst titles which offered a pretty peaceful environment to explore in most cases.
zerokoolpsx
Member
Flower is pretty peaceful.
I also want to add Kerbal Space Program.
You just build a humongous rocket or plane, stick some pilots in it and launch it into the skies above. When it works, it's utterly calming. Coasting through space, zooming across the solar system, entering orbit around or even landing on various planets, asteroids and moons... Very awe-inspiring.
Of course there's abject failure and the resulting explosions, crashes and such, but that's why you just load up your known-good ship configs if you want to relax.
The slight humour behind everything helps the relaxed atmosphere.
There's also always ...that.
You just build a humongous rocket or plane, stick some pilots in it and launch it into the skies above. When it works, it's utterly calming. Coasting through space, zooming across the solar system, entering orbit around or even landing on various planets, asteroids and moons... Very awe-inspiring.
Of course there's abject failure and the resulting explosions, crashes and such, but that's why you just load up your known-good ship configs if you want to relax.
The slight humour behind everything helps the relaxed atmosphere.
There's also always ...that.
Earthpainting
Member
My pick as well. Especially when I put on a podcast, the hours just melt away, in a zen-like state. That's not to say that the ambient music that comes with it isn't peaceful, because it is as well. Podcasts just feel pretty complementary to it. You don't need your full undivided attention to enjoy both of them.
I know everyone's compared it to LEGO already, but it really is the best comparison there is. It brings me back to the days where I could just end up quietly building something on auto-pilot.
Alex Connolly
Member
Recently? Take On Mars. Just the teleoperation of rovers on the Red Planet. Quiet, ruminative, lonely and downright gorgeous through the lens of a contemporary scientific mission.
The obvious picks areFlowerandJourney, wonderful experiences.
It may sound crazy, but in Sleeping Dogs when walking round the market area at night time - I love the setting and the atmosphere that game had. The nighttime/raining in a big city drenched with neon and lights setting is one of the reasons I'm quite excited to play both Watchdogs and Second Son - I can just see myself wandering around aimlessly soaking it all in.
It may sound crazy, but in Sleeping Dogs when walking round the market area at night time - I love the setting and the atmosphere that game had. The nighttime/raining in a big city drenched with neon and lights setting is one of the reasons I'm quite excited to play both Watchdogs and Second Son - I can just see myself wandering around aimlessly soaking it all in.
