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2CPmagic

Looking for some fun beat/shoot em up games for mindless fun

I recently got Doom and I haven't had so much genuine, mindless fun with a game in a long time. I usually go for very technical and challenging games, stuff that makes me maximize efficiency and strategy. But just throwing Doom on the easiest difficulty and plowing through some demons, not worrying about techniques or the dread of dying and starting over again, it was the most joyous experience. What games along the same vein do you enjoy and recommend?

Posted Feb 21, 2018, 10:36 PM UTC

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dilqncho•

There's a lot to be said for easy games, it's a relaxing experience instead of keeping you on your toes all the time.

Prototype, 1 and 2. You're basically godlike, and go around throwing cars at helicopters and ripping people and tanks in half. It's awesome, mindless superpowered destruction.

AC games are supposed to be stealth based, but with the game's combat system, nothing's really stopping you from wiping out entire armies at once. Plus the parkour plus assassination abilities make for some great chaos opportunities, especially in the later titles(haven't played the last one though). Basically the only things that CAN get you to start over, unless you really really suck, is failing a tailing mission(fuck those, btw) or missing a ledge and falling(which still takes ungodly heights to die from tbh)

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2CPmagicOP•

Never played prototype, sounds pretty awesome though, I'll have to check it out. I played one AC game maybe 7? Years ago and didn't like it at all, but I think I played it like a stealth game and I'm not a fan of those. But I have heard great things about Black flag and some of the newer ones, I'll give them a shot next time I see them on a steam sale. Thank you!

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dilqncho•

Black Flag is an awesome game, truly. I strongly recommend it. It hardly counts as an AC game, though, but it is, IMHO and very likely, the best pirate simulator out to date. Only downside is it requires that you can play at least a couple hours at a time for proper immersion.

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MotherOfTears•

Yakuza 0 is great fun, you can hit people with traffic cones and slam their faces into urinals, among a lot of other random things.

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Grouch_OMarx•

Serious Sam is one of my favourite FPS games. I always saw it as a game that kind of carried the torch of 90s FPS games like Doom and Duke Nukem 3D. Although it has less mazelike levels and focuses more on big open areas and throwing huge amounts of enemies at you.

I'd recommend both The First Encounter and The Second Encounter. Technically they're two separate games but they're generally considered to be two halves of the one game.

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2CPmagicOP•

Holy shit, how did I forget about Serious Sam?! I'm not sure which game it was but I played it on the Gamecube and I was addicted for a long ass time. I suddenly vividly remember the sound of men with bombs screaming in the distance. Thank you for the nostalgia trip. I'm off to find me some Serious Sam

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PM_me_spooky_shit•

Sleeping dogs has a fun yet easy combat system. Definitive edition is pretty dank

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kickasskentuckian•

Second this. Finished it this past weekend, and it was a hell of a lot of fun. You feel like a kung fu badass playing it. Definitely worth a look.

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1ghstBorderlands franchise•

What about the 2013 reboot of Shadow Warrior?

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unloader86•

Shadow warrior on easy is good fun. Shadow warrior 2 is equally entertaining.

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Valar05•

If you enjoyed new doom, you might also enjoy brutal doom- a mod for original doom that makes it faster and bloodier. It's some really great mindless fun- the increased gore really makes all the weapons feel way more satisfying, and of course the fast-paced projectile dodging gamplay of Doom 2016 was pretty heavily inspired by the original Doom, so you'll probably feel right at home there.

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the_left_hand_of_dar•

doom is a tough game to follow up because:

-the fluid movement was kinda ground breaking.

  • its one of the best games out there.

I guess the main options to follow that up in a similar style would be the AAA shooters, which i've not got into. But i presume if you play modern warfare pop the difficulty to low then you could probably run and gun it.

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the_left_hand_of_dar•

yuck thats terrible formatting by me :S

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2CPmagicOP•

I used to be big in to those, like cod and battlefield and such, but for whatever reason I'm not much of a fan of them anymore (probably burnt myself out on them) except the occasional bot games with my son. He's pretty religious with those games. But I mainly play it for the bonding with him.

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wikkid1•

Mindless slaughter eh? Have you tried the Dynasty Warriors games? Slaying literally thousands of enemies per mission is so calming :) Judging by reviews don't bother with the newest game though (DW9) as many reviewers are calling it the worst of the series.

If you want to get really psycho check out Manhunt (unless you're in Australia where it's banned.) It's exactly as the title suggests, hunting man - not in a huge forest hunt sort of way but instead sneaking through alleyways and basements. There's also Manhunt 2 but I haven't played that one yet, am planning on it though.

For a fun shmup I still turn to Tyrian 2000, I don't know what it is about this game but even after nearly 20 years I still haven't found any game to replace it. And that soundtrack!!

You can have lots of shooty fun with GTA and Saint's Row games, get your wanted level up to 5* and see how long you can survive...

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2CPmagicOP•

Oh man I pretty much forgot about Dynasty Warriors. I have one of them on my original Xbox but haven't touched it in forever. I'll have to see what steam has, I'd love to jump back in to those games.

Never played manhunt but I remember all the controversy over it, not sure why I never tried it. I'll definitely look in to it!

Never even heard of Tyrian 2000, I'll be sure to check it out.

GTA San Andreas and Vice City will always hold a special place in my heart. I need to get 5, still haven't touched it. Played a little saints row 3, I should redownload it and play it more. Maybe even pick up 4 after beating 3 on the next steam sale. Thank you for all of your suggestions, it's greatly appreciated.

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thevideogameraptor•

Howabout Grief Syndrome? It may be a doujin game based of an anime, but it's a legitimately good game, ran at AGDQ one time, not even on Awful Block. Big and bombastic, kill the evil puffball men with giant lances, arrows and cannons.

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KingCumminsOkami HD•

Perhaps not quite on the same level as Doom graphically or game play, but what about "2D" beat em up games?

When I first read your post title I thought of Castle Crashers and Guacamelee.

Guacamelee is especially fun! The combat is really simple and fun, thematically the game is a blast, and it is gorgeous to look at!

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2CPmagicOP•

My kids and I have played Castle Crashers a good bit together, I've always heard good things about Guacamelee but didn't realize it was that type of game, I'll be sure to check it out.

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KingCumminsOkami HD•

Bonus! You can play Guacamelee with your kids too! The game supports 2-player local co-op.

There are some puzzle and platforming elements to the game (nothing too heavy though). So I'd probably describe it more like an action platformer than a true beat em up.

Still lots of fun!

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2CPmagicOP•

Jackpot! That's always a great bonus. It feels like it's getting more and more difficult to find some local co-op games anymore. I love playing Castle Crashers, Broforce, Screen Cheat, Duck Game, and recently Crawl with my kids.

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KingCumminsOkami HD•

I hear ya! Harder and harder to come by these days.

Have you tried any of the Jackbox games or ThatsYou! (<--PS4)? Not exactly what you might call traditional co op but great for family game time or when friends are over.

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tearlockDead Space•

Castle Crashers and Double Dragon Neon.

Consider the original Duke 3D

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Mauvaise3•

I haven't played Doom (but now want to check it out), but I'm on Act 5 of Diablo 3 and it's like Doom was for you. I just boot it up and start hacking and slashing from one dungeon to the next.

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Kill_Me_Now_World•

Bioshock

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2CPmagicOP•

Played infinite and loved it, I have all of them on my computer but for some reason 1 and 2 always just stop working after 10 min or so. Might get them on my older systems some day and play through them. Thank you for the suggestion.

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Lady-Deadpool88•

I had a lot of fun playing deadpool

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SleepyPanda_1945•

Try bullethell games Dodge Hard for Mobile.

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tastelikchiken•

There is a game on Wii that is pretty great that was called MadWorld. Great beat em up with a chainsaw arm thing if I remember right. It was all in black and white except the blood.

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MrMarbles77•

I was in a similar mood a while ago. Here are some games I enjoyed:

  • Thunder Wolves
  • Renegade Ops
  • Crimsonland
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DrunkTreeFrogHeavily Modded Fallout 4•

The Batman Arkham games and Saints Row 3 and 4 are perfect for this imo.

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