ivan VS OpenRA

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This one's a bit of a long shot, but it's free, and if she ends up liking it then it'll open up a whole genre that can run on integrated graphics: IVAN

IVAN (https://github.com/Attnam/ivan)

A rougelike where you can have your legs severed, pray to a god to have them regenerated and have them regenerated as bananas.

IVAN is another one that does that kind of thing, but is pretty good instead of awful. XD It's hard as hell though.

Ivan, Although it's marked on the sidebar as a popular roguelike, I have rarely ever seen anyone mention it on this sub.

Iter Vehemens ad Necem aka. IVAN - IVAN is regarded as one of the more difficult roguelike games, and is also known for innovative game design and sarcastic backgrounds. You could also check out the updated fan-variant CLIVAN which adds a lot of new content.

"I.V.A.N" (Iter Vehemens ad Necem) on github

Recently, my friends and I recreated our old LAN parties. Went up to a cabin in the woods, brought some cheap network switches, and had everyone install OpenRA (https://www.openra.net/, open red alert), and had a blast, even with everyone on laptops (mac/win). You can still do this in 2024 and it's worth it!

After the movies, I wanted to experience Dune 2 again (the pirate sites have it, along with patches to make it playable on modern OSes or Crossover). It was arguably the first mass-market real-time strategy game. There's also OpenRA for C&C, Red Alert, and Dune 2K: https://www.openra.net/

I understand Square is re-making FF7 in a multi-part release over several years (not sure why it takes so long)? https://ffvii-remake-intergrade.square-enix-games.com/en-us/ Once it's all out, I might play through that again just for nostalgia's sake (and for the soundtrack, of course! Twenty years later, I still have Aeris's Theme stuck in my head from time to time)

Obligatory reminder:Red Alert,Command & Conquer, Dune 2000, Rebuilt for the Modern Era.

https://www.openra.net/

I recently found an open source version that has been fun (https://www.openra.net/).

You can import those from ISOs: https://github.com/OpenRA/OpenRA/wiki/Game-Content but the campaign is not complete afaik as it needs to be re-built in OpenRA: https://github.com/OpenRA/OpenRA/issues/4989 (I think this is the related ticket)

Alternatively OpenRA has a bunch of C&C inspired mods: https://www.openra.net I think this way is the easiest way to get a C&C like experience on a M1 Mac right now.

www.openra.net