My nongamer father agreed to play 1 video game of my choosing, which one should it be?

What kind of shit does he enjoy otherwise?
No point in recommending shit when we have no idea what themes/concepts he's into.

Metal Gear Rising
He'll love it

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Gran Turismo is peak dad game.

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Seconding this

Super Mario Bros 3.

casuals and hardcores love that shit all the same.

No matter what you do, its going to be a massive gamble. I also have a nongamer dad and I've tried convincing him to play some games and he just never does. I've tried associating games with movies he likes, but his reply then comes out like he doesn't understand how games can have stories and plots and thinks games should be more like mario where you're jumping around through courses collecting coins to rescue the princess, yet he refuses to try them with the excuse that it just doesn't interest him. He loves Mario Kart for some reason though and was all about Wii Sports back when the Wii released, he fucking loved the bowling minigame, but he never branched out from that.

You gotta remember though, for someone that has never touched a controller in their life, even what you think is the simplest and easiest shit to do will feel like a massive challenge to them. Someone who's never played a game in their life will not be able to beat 1-1 of Mario Bros, and that's NOT and understatement. And here lies the problem, the person playing and failing at beating 1-1 needs to have some sort of drive to want to get better enough to be able to beat it, and this drive and interest is exactly what most adult people who have never played anything in their life lack. The biggest challenge is getting them to find that drive to want to keep playing and improve, and that much more on them than on you.

Why don't you pick a co-op game to play together?

I second this one, still a good game but not anything too difficult for someone who has little game experience to play.

Bioshock

tetris

Play Portal 2 with him.

was considering this
my concern is that if he gets stuck on a puzzle he'll get frustrated and stop
he's also not good with a controller, or a kb/m, so it might even be a physical difficulty limitation
I thought so too, I think he'd be impressed by the graphics and enjoy the story and have enough combat challenge on easy or medium to not feel like a complete walking sim
if you mean original I'd say no he wouldnt appreciate what was, the 2016 one might be good but idk if he'd enjoy that type of game, might have him try it a bit too see what he likes
he might like rdr2 but its way too long
no
its in the runnin
the literal only game he likes, used to play with him via link cable back in the day

Yakuza zero if your dad is the kind that likes to watch CSI reruns

this, op. perfect idea.

honestly this

very easy for someone who's never played a game to understand, set difficulty to minimum and show him how to switch guns and he'll be set

Breath of The Wild. I'm not saying it's a great game, but unironically it's the newest iteration of "babies first video game", beautiful world, cooking, decent combat, laid-back story, it's a good start. That is, of course, if your willing to pay anywhere from 160$-360$ for either a Switch or Wii U with a copy.

I would prefer it to be something he could do solo, but I do like this idea

SWAT 4

Thank me later

Telltales The Walking Dead
>Cinematic
>No technical skill required
>The illusion of choice
>A cute daughter to play off his father fatherly instincts

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Probably some boomer shit from the 90s. Age of Empires, Pharaoh, GTA2...

I was recomending RDR1, but what about a platformer?

i feel like you probably shouldnt start with something that requires movement and aiming, he will just be fumbling around not having fun

start with something thats more simple like point and click, puzzle, etc.

his favorite movie is Papillion
he likes shit like shawshank, pulp fiction, tarantino movies in general
he's a tradesman, general contractor, works with his hands
likes cars but not super into them, was a mechanic
likes hunting, fishing, gardening

Just pick whichever game covers his range of interests.
Or pick something thats just visual impressive.

amnesia TDD

Left 4 Dead

Papers Please might work, easy to understand and not too much mechanical skill.

hitman blood money

I totally get what you're saying
which is why a good story is important, because he probably isnt going to be enamored with the gameplay no matter what it is
i think interactivity and player choice is important
whatever it is that hes doing should feel like hes making a difference in the game

i dont think he'd enjoy a platformer, might think it too childish

Could try OG Mass Effect on easy.

Maybe pick a game thats just easy to watch and enjoy someone else play and impressive to look like.
Like Witcher 3 or Horizon zero dawn.
If he thinks its interesting teach him how to play.

of all the games I've played in front of him over the years car games are the ones he's always asked to take a turn at
but then he goes and its too hard and he gives the controller right back
he always says that if he had an actual steering wheel hed do much better

Or maybe play MGS3.
Its has the kind fo story your dad might enjoy.

Max Payne would be your best bet I think, story is great and the gameplay even better. Only problem might be the difficulty

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There is only one correct type of game for this.

Those german simulators. You know. Farming Simulator, Euro Truck etc. It has to be something very rooted in reality. Boomer dads won't be able to keep suspension of disbelief to play common vidya.

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I was considering this one, it's been a while since I've played it so I dont remember if the story is good enough for him to like it

Max Payne has absolute garbage gameplay, niggers hide round corners and every fight is getting shot, killing them, healing and then repeat
It isn't hard it is designed poorly

Alan wake.

Its just an overall interesting game.
It has a balance of story and game-play.
He will see that games are specifically fun because they make you feal like you are in a different place experiencing a different story.
Its also structured like a TV show which he might enjoy.

1 has a much larger focus on the worldbuilding and scifi elements than the latter ones so his interest in stuff like Star Trek and Babylon 5 will probably be the deciding factor.

hell no
youtube.com/watch?v=y897tozJeg8

>Game
Wrong, its a fucking movie.

good call

Some GTA game then, he'll suck at missions but at least he can just go around and wreck shit

this could work, keeping it in mind

I'm gonna second this guy

It's just as much of a game as Tales of Monkey Island is

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This. He might also like something simple like dragon age 1, spore, age of empires, or dark messiah.

I have a Wii U but I think it's too long

Fable

i feel like those would bore him to tears

I agree with this. Fable TLC is perfect.

idk, might be too cartoony for him

Then just pick a fucking game yourself you twat. You're the one who knows him.

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thats what I'm doing you fucking slotted spoon and why I'm rejecting your shit suggestion

Recant and forsake video games like him
>i want to be someone that isnt a loser like you

Just get him a cawadoody game

store.steampowered.com/app/359050/Shower_With_Your_Dad_Simulator_2015_Do_You_Still_Shower_With_Your_Dad/

No, you're asking us faggot. Hope your dad dies soon.

left 4 dead 1/2

Red Dead Redemption 2 is the only answer, you can set it to auto aim mode. Boomers like cowboy movies

I'm asking for suggestions and then, since I know him, I'll be the one to pick the one that best suits him, and it WON'T be fucking Fable
it's a good game, I just dont think he'll like it, thank you you for your suggestion tho

make em play a game that everyone looks like boomers and acts like them, so like ghost recon wildlands. Or half life since it has that cinematic aesthetic.

Maybe dishonored?

I think he would like it but it's just too long I feel
also the control scheme might be too much for him to handle

I didnt suggest it though. Sorry for snapping at you, user. that was me.

I would never not normally recommend this but based on your post maybe start him off with something cinematic. I almost unironically want to recommend RDR2 even though I couldn’t finish the ‘game’. Other that that do you have any inkling as to what genres he may prefer? My Dad is a full boomer but even he enjoyed games like Deus Ex and Flight Simulator.

LA Noire

adding on, you can also get him to play half life 1 plus it has a auto aim option in the settings and you can set it to easy mode if you wish

Uncharted ?

I would prefer him to play a game with nice graphics
half life 2 might work, still holds up graphically and has a cool story, hooks you from the start too imo

3rd person cover based bro shooter set on easy mode. Impossible to be bad at, he'll have fun, none of them have storylines that are weird or hard to follow.
Gears of War basically.

I have no clue what genre he'd like because he hasnt played any
some were reccing platformers but I think he'd feel that as pointless
a good story is something that I feel could get him engaged and want to continue playing but I think he'd be turned off by older graphics

Fallout new Vegas with stabilization mods unirionically

It looks like something a boomer could easily ease into

thats a good idea, I think he might like that style of gameplay
it's in the running

You think about Ghost Trick? It's pretty easy, has linear progression, and is very story based.

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Alpha Centauri.

might be turned off by the cartoonyness of it
but I feel like he would like it

I'd be concerned about that physical puzzle early on being too difficult. That and the airboat part.

Second this
It's easy
It has cowboys
It hooks you right at the start
It's just weird enough to keep being interesting without being too weird

>physical puzzle early on
which one? the cinder blocks?
airboat may be an issue but I think he could power through it, like the rest of us

this might be good, or a spooky game in general
theres a visceral feeling a scary game has that other mediums cant convey
could be interesting to see how he handles it

maybe, is there a difficulty setting?
good story, good gameplay, that could work for him

Yeah NV with stability is unironically a blast.

what are the stability mods?
do they change the game or does it just make the game run properly?

Makes it actually run without crashing every 20 mins

You can prob find a video with all mods posted and how to install them step by step with very little effort

oh ok thats what I thought, wasnt sure if it changed gameplay or something