Need something different...

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Getting gamers block, 70% through Tomb Raider and about the same in Far Cry 3 with no motivation to launch either at the mo, I need a change. Perhaps something completely left field. I thought Fez might have been it but it hasn't gripped me. I need something a bit cerebral (or insanely stupid), fun, can be played in short bursts, not reliant on low pings (rules out most multiplayer)

Help me OCUK :o
 
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edit: and there is a kick ass ninja side scrolling game as well that's well worth playing

edit2: it's Mark of the Ninja
 
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Should have mentioned I've no controller with me, I have Mark of the Ninja, and yes it's epic, but not so much with KB&M :(

Frozen Synapse, will check it out - Keep em coming! )
 
I was going to suggest Super Meat Boy but with no controller it's pretty cack to control. Most of the games that fit your requirements all seem better with a controller :p.
 
I played mark the ninja fine with keyboard and mouse, but then I'm not much of a controller fan :p

Plants vs zombies?
maybe look at the popcap games, kinda silly but fun
 
Would you consider games with interesting, intriguing and thought provoking plots? If so then try a game I recent completed again after a few years of first playing it called Singularity, it is a little known game but it is absolutely brilliant in my opinion. Plus it's fun, and scary in parts.
 
Gonna go out on a limb here and suggest a Ps1 emulator, you can get ehm...backups of these games off certain websites. Not as if anyone cares, it's a dead platform anyway.

I have a 500gb HDD, it is maxed out with 1800 Ps1 ROMS.....I have not been bored for weeks lol. Currently playing Tomb Raider Chronicals.
 
Something fun in shirt bursts? Starwars Jedi Knight 2 (that 90s starwars fps) whatever it is called. Good fun and fast paced. Or dead rising 2! But I can't imagine that being good without a controller.
 
2 suggestions based on my own experience:

- From Dust: Ubisoft-DRM and a tad annoying to control with KB/mouse, but once you get into it, such a massive change from the fast-paced tension that makes up 90% of mainstream games. You play a God-like entity with the ability to shape the environment. I had a good time with it, and found that it provide the change of pace that you described. It is made by the creator of "Another World", and although I would not rate it as a classic, it is certainly a worthwhile investment of time for something different.

- Braid: Jonathan Blow's Indie masterpiece - a platformer with an insanely clever gameplay mechanic. Needs decent application of the brain and is very lovely in the artistic sense. No hesitation in recommending it.
 
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2 suggestions based on my own experience:

- From Dust: Ubisoft-DRM and a tad annoying to control with KB/mouse, but once you get into it, such a massive change from the fast-paced tension that makes up 90% of mainstream games. You play a God-like entity with the ability to shape the environment. I had a good time with it, and found that it provide the change of pace that you described. It is made by the creator of "Another World", and although I would not rate it as a classic, it is certainly a worthwhile investment of time for something different.

- Braid: Jonathan Blow's Indie masterpiece - a platformer with an insanely clever gameplay mechanic. Needs decent application of the brain and is very lovely in the artistic sense. No hesitation in recommending it.
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Another vote for From Dust, I loved it and was gutted when there wasn't going to be a sequel or more levels released.
 
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