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Posted March 05, 2016
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Quinch: [...]
The reason I'm asking is that, what with the "retro revolution", for lack of a better word, I see little excuse for old people who are otherwise not super comfortable with computers be excluded from casual gaming.
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Retro games are the wrong approach. They tend to be inaccessible, difficult and fineky. It is better to start from casual games. Go Big Fish, for example, or many of the casual steam games.
Posted March 05, 2016
Fallout 3. Yes I know the game is not on GOG yet but I suspect it will be later this year. The V.A.T.S. system makes combat easier for us with slow reaction times. I presume Fallout: New Vegas fits the bill too but not sure as I do not have that one (waiting for it to come to GOG ;-) ).

Someone mentioned Caesar III which is a game I recommended to an older lady a couple of years ago but suspect some ForceHook game got her hooked instead ('free'... but easily costs more than one game a week bought on GOG).
Posted March 05, 2016
Turn, puzzle, rogue maybe:
Triple town first comes to mind. (already mentioned #8).
Bionic Dues
ToME
Ittle Dew (probably)
FTL
Uplink (too geeky maybe)
SpaceChem (Too many overlapping lines, gets confusing and annoying quickly)
TIS-100 (Awesome if they did any programming in the past)
Defender's Quest (Highly recommended)
Desktop Dungeons
Ironclad Tactics (has a rhythmn to the turns, will make or break the game)
Papers Please (already mentioned)
Mechanical
Card City Nights (CCG)
Long Live The Queen
Recettear
Paper Sorcerer
The Pit


Semi-action:
Ring Runner (Can be hectic, but also pretty simple, funny story)
Space Pirates And Zombies (Often you have other ships with you that will do most fighting)
Tyrian, (lower difficulty levels aren't as crazy and you can replay the same levels until you beat them, so there's no rush. and you usually go left & right while firing so)

point&clicks...?:
Deponia series
To The Moon (Good, a little sad and heart wrenching)
Blackwell Bundle (have Walkthrough handy)
7th Guest (maybe? a little old school)
Back to the Future (only if they are a fan of the theme/movies)
Book of Unwritten Tales (have Walkthrough handy)
Post edited March 05, 2016 by rtcvb32
Posted March 05, 2016
What about Lumino City? I'm not sure if the text might be a bit small to read, but it is a relaxing somewhat casual story game with varying puzzles, it's on GOG and therefor simple to set up, it's not complicated at all, but very accessible, requiring only mouse click and click-and-drag.
Posted March 05, 2016
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Leroux: What about Lumino City? I'm not sure if the text might be a bit small to read, but it is a relaxing somewhat casual story game with varying puzzles, it's on GOG and therefor simple to set up, it's not complicated at all, but very accessible, requiring only mouse click and click-and-drag.
I wouldn't recommend something i haven't played or seen enough gameplay of. A lot of point&clicks are simple enough in principle, but often go through some fuzzy logic in their puzzles.
Post edited March 05, 2016 by rtcvb32
Posted March 05, 2016
Any older point and click adventure game should be nice enough in my opinion. Wadjet eye makes some nice adventure games as well, requirements are low so that shouldn't be a problem. There's a bundle with these games you can grab in the spring/fall/winter sales.

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amrit9037: Huniepop with uncensored patch.
That's a bad suggestion for a grandma, you'd have to match real quick to get laid. Rest of the game there's no pressure on you to match quickly except for those segments.

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rtcvb32: Uplink (too geeky maybe)
This is a great recommendation but you might have issues with font size when playing on a laptop.
Post edited March 05, 2016 by Hunter65536
Posted March 05, 2016
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Quinch: I've got a question for y'alls.

What would be a good selection of games that would

a} Be suitable for elderly people, presumably with less-than-awesome vision and reflexes, but by no means lacking average intelligence

b} Run at a decent pace {at default graphics settings} on a laptop running an i3/A8 with integrated graphics.

The reason I'm asking is that, what with the "retro revolution", for lack of a better word, I see little excuse for old people who are otherwise not super comfortable with computers be excluded from casual gaming.

Any suggestions? The main requirements are that it needs to be accessible, from both hardware and new player perspective.
My first thought right away was "Grand Theft Auto V" but then I noticed the "GOG games" bit so that wont work. The closest game to that we have here on GOG is probably Driver Parallel Lines so I'd potentially recommend that with the caveat that while it is a GTA-like game, I haven't personally played it other than a quick test. Now I know what some people might be thinking... GTA for the elderly??? Really???

Yes really. The elderly LOVE GTA V!

Exhibit A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHoOrFdgYR8
Exhibit B: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDnEbmdj9h4
Exhibit C: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q6HNxHXydU
Exhibit D: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uy1Rn0oOVA

I could go on, but I digress... The elderly love Grand Theft Auto games, that much is clear. Never underestimate the elderly.
Posted March 05, 2016
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rtcvb32: Uplink (too geeky maybe)
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Hunter65536: This is a great recommendation but you might have issues with font size when playing on a laptop.
The only time where timing is an issue to be fast, is if you're hacking a bank. That and the final missions are hecktic.

Reminds me, what was that other game that was similar to Uplink... Dern.. it was a recent one too that i beat, but isn't on my 2015 list...
Posted March 05, 2016
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rtcvb32: Reminds me, what was that other game that was similar to Uplink... Dern.. it was a recent one too that i beat, but isn't on my 2015 list...
Hacknet

Edit: Never made it to final missions, got caught once when I tried to hack into a bank too early. In my subsequent playthrough the font size became too much of a dealbreaker for me. (Uplink)
Post edited March 05, 2016 by Hunter65536
Posted March 05, 2016
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rtcvb32: Reminds me, what was that other game that was similar to Uplink... Dern.. it was a recent one too that i beat, but isn't on my 2015 list...
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Hunter65536: Hacknet
That was probably it... Now to update my 2015 list. Damn to think i missed a game.
Posted March 05, 2016
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Leroux: What about Lumino City? I'm not sure if the text might be a bit small to read, but it is a relaxing somewhat casual story game with varying puzzles, it's on GOG and therefor simple to set up, it's not complicated at all, but very accessible, requiring only mouse click and click-and-drag.
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rtcvb32: I wouldn't recommend something i haven't played or seen enough gameplay of. A lot of point&clicks are simple enough in principle, but often go through some fuzzy logic in their puzzles.
Whoops, sorry for the confusion, the question was directed at the OP. I've played a bit of Lumino City myself and would recommend it because it's very light on the classical point-and-click adventure logic stuff and therefor more accessible to people not familiar with the genre, I think. No inventory puzzles so far, mostly just actual puzzles (jigsaw etc.). And few things to interact with, in small areas, so a smaller chance to get lost.
Post edited March 05, 2016 by Leroux
Posted March 05, 2016
My mom likes Harvest Moon and she's currently waiting for me to get her Stardew Valley. I think point and click adventure games such as the Deponia games would be great, it requires no reflexes at all.
Posted March 05, 2016
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Leroux: Whoops, sorry for the confusion, the question was directed at the OP. I've played a bit of Lumino City myself and would recommend it because it's very light on the classical point-and-click adventure logic stuff and therefor more accessible to people not familiar with the genre, I think. No inventory puzzles so far, mostly just actual puzzles (jigsaw etc.). And few things to interact with, in small areas, so a smaller chance to get lost.
As long as the puzzles don't end up with 'click everything on everything' to solve it eventually. From what i can tell, a lot of point&click's have been much better about it in recent years, although that sometimes doesn't help. Multiple times for Blackwell Bundle I've had to refer to a walk-through for such tiny details that either never occurred to me, or i took a break between starting and finishing the game so certain details were forgettable (Like glowing business cards).

A good semi point&click adventure i enjoyed was 'Journey to the center of the earth', but i got via HB. Just hard enough, while easy enough to not need a guide (at least for me).

Hmmm i almost want to suggest some of the Dr Brain games...
Posted March 05, 2016
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rtcvb32:
Check the trailer for Lumino City. It isn't really the kind of point-and-click adventure you describe. It's closer to the Dr. Brain games than to Blackwell.
Posted March 05, 2016
Some big fish games would be nice.
Like Bejeweled.
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