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Idea: Book Club but for games

https://lemmy.world/post/317550

Idea: Book Club but for games - Lemmy.world

Basic idea is to have the community all play the same game and then talk about it and our experiences. I feel the games should be either very inexpensive or free. Even a demo or “Prologue” would be an easy way to make it free. In regards to selecting games we could use community engagement and vote in some fashion, or have a pool of games which everybody contributes to and one is selected at random. This is just a random idea I had but wanted to throw it out there. Thanks for listening!

Jun 20, 2023 at 12:45amWeb
Show threadEvilEwokJun 20, 2023
The the xbox game pass subreddit has been doing a similar thing for a while, just voting on what game on gamepass to play together and then discussions throughout the month. It's neat.
Show threadindunJun 20, 2023
It's a great idea - I don't have much time for gaming anymore, but I'm sure others would be keen to participate!
Show threadZhilkataJun 20, 2023
Fan of the idea, thought of something like this for a couple of friends I have on Discord, and it is both fun and valuable, since the suggestions come in a more natural, discussion-like manner between a circle of passionate people, instead of the algorithmic approach of Steam and critic aggregates. Please do such a community and let's get this started!
Show threadjoniejoonJun 20, 2023

Honestly I disagree with some comments here. I wouldn't make a separate community. Just do it here. The community is small as-is, no need to splinter it down any further.

Also, I don't think games would just have to be cheap, they'd also have to be short. That makes the barrier of entry a bit lower.

Show threadLoFi-EnchiladaJun 20, 2023
I’m all in with this idea! Maybe we could even make a Discord/Zoom call amongst all the participants and record it as a 1.5h/2h audio episode for those who want to listen the community’s thoughts while running, driving or whatever!
Show threadelroonJun 20, 2023
If you're interested, Patient Gamers discord has been running Game of the Month for a while now. Each month, two titles are picked via nominations & voting (people running it first choose a theme, be it genre, feel or whatever, then games are chosen), one long game, one short, then people can discuss.
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Show threadSeeJayEmmJun 20, 2023
Maybe then we just need to mirror that activity here.
Show threadlpslucaspsJun 20, 2023

There's already a Gameclub on the official Patient Gamers Discord (https://discord.gg/patientgamers). Every month they choose a Long Game and a Short Game to discuss and play together. This month's games are Hotel Dusk and Hitman: Blood Money.

If you're on Backloggd, there's also the unofficial Backloggd Discord Game of the Week, with a greater focus on weird/obscure short games.

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Each week the Backloggd Discord is presented a mystery poll and forced to select a game to be played If a game is of some historic import I provide the background and context Notes include when the game was played the reviews made by Game of the Week participants in order of review date and the information I share if applicable Criteria for games are Interesting Good The obscurer the better Short Join in httpsdiscordcomchannels62422052598788918210269019664561152801026901966456115280

Show threadlowleveldataJun 20, 2023
I'm so slipping in a hentai visual novel to the pool