6f602c No.15745191
What is your zen garden game, /v/?
>The Japanese rock garden (枯山水 karesansui) or "dry landscape" garden, often called a zen garden, creates a miniature stylized landscape through carefully composed arrangements of rocks, water features, moss, pruned trees and bushes, and uses gravel or sand that is raked to represent ripples in water. A zen garden is usually relatively small, surrounded by a wall, and is usually meant to be seen while seated from a single viewpoint outside the garden, such as the porch of the hojo, the residence of the chief monk of the temple or monastery. Classical zen gardens were created at temples of Zen Buddhism in Kyoto during the Muromachi period. They were intended to imitate the intimate essence of nature, not its actual appearance, and to serve as an aid to meditation about the true meaning of life.
The game that relaxes you, the game that gives you the rocks and sand to build your own harmonious garden.
Lately, I've been playing Planet Coaster, and that has been a very zen-like experience to me, where I can just arrange and create to my own hearts content, without much thought. It's been a welcome change after a five-week long binge that was Factorio, for nearly 10 hours each day.
Come zen out with me, my dudes. Let's talk about your zen garden games.
7829e1 No.15745216
Parasite Eve. I'll mute the TV, throw on a show I like on the other monitor and just mindlessly climb that fucking endless tower, or play through the game for the millionth time, or whatever. I love everything about PE so goddamn much.
ad3115 No.15745244
My gaming room is my zen garden. Anything I play is just extra.
56a3ac No.15745301
>>15745216
Easily one of the best games ever made. I never got to beat the tower as the second disc had a crack in it. I hope for a remaster, but I doubt it will come.
5dd386 No.15745306
>>15745244
The gay kike florescent light is dumb. Light some candles.
15b6e1 No.15745318
Factorio with all the agro and spawn turned off. Just endlessly tweaking to create the most perfectly autistic factory. Imperishable Nights also. I have played that game so much that I just sort of zone out and play through it over and over again without realizing.
Honestly speaking I think I might be autistic. It would explain a lot.
0c447b No.15745358
>>15745244
Nice, but shouldn't the TV be on top of something so you don't have to crane your head downwards?
f7bba8 No.15745366
For me it's probably gotta be RTC, terraria or minecraft
There's something deeply satisfying about starting out with a small amusement park, or castle, or house, and then building it up slowly into a massive enterprise, fortress, or city. Anything with good exploration is also quite relaxing.
>>15745318
>agro and spawn turned off.
>he doesn't get inner peace from watching hordes of xenos get gunned down by his auto turrets
good taste though
6f602c No.15745370
>>15745244
I know that picture has been a meme for like eight years now, but it's still damn comfy to see every time that it's reposted.
>>15745318
Factorio is like the videogame representation of everyone's personal hell. Some people thrive in it, and others just absolutely go batshit insane, and there's nobody to blame but themselves. Even though I burnt myself out hard on that game over the past month, it's still a 10/10 experience to me.
bf6fb4 No.15745535
Battlefront 2. I can spend 2 maybe 3 hours completing a galactic conquest for the Empire and then be good for the rest of the day.
9c251e No.15745539
>>15745318
For 2hus I find it much comfier to play extra stages.
098048 No.15745580
>>15745191
Despite how shit it became after the beta 1.8 patch, Minecraft is still my go-to for when I need to relax.
bf6fb4 No.15745610
>>15745580
>you have been IP banned
<banshee screams intensify
Gets me every time.
5a47df No.15745613
>>15745306
>candles.
Gay fuckwad
5dd386 No.15745638
>>15745613
Enjoy your magnetic resonance that changes your brain to dislike your Gods and makes you love immigrants. Go get some beeswax candles you metallic artificial kike.
15b6e1 No.15745677
>>15745539
IN was the first one I actually got competative with another player over. I actually don't care for it that much but after grinding my score for so long to try and get one over on him it sort of became this trance like thing. I just sort of zone out to the music, my eyes kind of unfocus, and I just know where all the streams and patterns will be before they are even fired.
c0fc5e No.15745687
>>15745638
>tfw gained an immunity to all resonances of the electric kind
Feels good man. I even got out of college unscathed. Unfortunately I can't say the same for my friends. Am I a bad friend?
430b2d No.15745690
>>15745687
>has friends
>doesn't redpill them
pick fucking one or put friends in quotation marks
5dd386 No.15745703
>>15745687
>>tfw gained an immunity to all resonances of the electric kind
You physically can't, also you're not aware of this since the brain has no idea. You're probably a massive cuck and you don't realize I suggest you move away from any cell phone towers.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/news/brain-magnets-decrease-faith-in-god-religion-immigrants-a6695291.html
2b91a6 No.15745720
I think FTL is the zen game for me. I've beaten it hundreds of times, I know just about everything there is to know, yet I always enjoy sitting down for a run and distracting myself from the horrors of my soul for a few hours.
>>15745318
I want to like Factorio more but I'm incapable of "refactoring" (har har). I've never made it anywhere close to end game because I end up hating my factory layout and start a new game because I'm too autistic to tear it down or incrementally fix it. It's the same reason I'm a failure of a programmer, I'm too autistic and keep rewriting the same code over and over again because it never feels good enough.
2f42e4 No.15745858
YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.
Tetris is one of the few arcade puzzle games I like, not only on how many versions there are (I started off on the DS version), but it magnifies every mistake while you play on top of speeding up time, like a cutscene-free version of XCOM. I almost considered getting the Tetris effect to see if playing at 90 fps would be worth it.
Nyet 3 best Tetris clone
6f602c No.15749197
>>15745858
>Nyet 3
Is that the weird flash game that introduced some different blocks and stuff?
8c5dbd No.15749266
>>15745370
The device on the right has two different possible faces. If the top lines are its eyes, then the middle lines are blush stickers, and he is calmly comfy. If the middle lines are its eyes, then the top lines are eyebrows, and he is intensely comfy.
c78b21 No.15749353
nu xcom 2
i prefer the first one but 2's easier to zone out to, just stick a podcast or something on in the background
634511 No.15749410
>>15745720
I bought the soundtrack and it came with a little .txt file note about how the composer wanted to emulate the feeling of orchestral film scores without using any real instrument sounds, pretty neat.
d8eade No.15749420
>>15745358
>>15745301
This is an old picture. I highly doubt it's the poster's who used it.
2998ce No.15749423
>>15745703
I highly doubt anyone posting here is a massive cuck. I think H8chan is too extreme for the refugees welcome crowd. Except /leftypol/ ghetto, of course
d8eade No.15749435
>>15745580 If this were my kid, I would wring his fucking neck and then kill myself for being such a worthless parent.
f062f7 No.15749447
Hotline Miami and MGSV:TPP are good for just doing nothing for awhile.
The latter is good for dicking around in Africa for over an hour doing side missions while a podcast usually O&A is playing. The former is good for just running the game as much or as little as I want, but usually 15-30 minute bursts.
Terraria allows more autism and construction, potentially days on end. Pokemon is kind of there, but I wind up browsing the internet at the same time whenever I'm playing it.
Singleplayer video games in general are a relaxing experience for me, as long as the game isn't shit.
c78b21 No.15749456
>>15749447
>usually O&A
my man
77bdd4 No.15749669
Definitely SimCity4. With mods for ground clutter objects, at time I am ACTUALLY arranging plants and rocks.
44c8ac No.15749686
>>15745580
What is this? This is not Zen at all.
2ced3d No.15749699
would it be out of line to say a certain "zen" might be achieved in fast paced games? When you get that click and you move around the battlefield untouched without over thinking your actions because you've got the flow down at this point
50bd19 No.15749743
>>15745687
Friends don't let friends get brainwashed by kikes, anon.
That said a classic standing lamp would give you better lighting in there
50bd19 No.15749750
>>15749699
Gundam Breaker 3 is this for me.
Just go tranquil and carve a swath through those niggas' gunplas
16be69 No.15749956
>>15745191
The Ogre Battle games and Front mission games are both zen games for me. They carry that sense of "your a captain of a platoon and you are trying to win this fight, but not necessarily at all costs as you also are trying to keep your troops alive to fight another day". It sort of forces you to think about things slowly and make a plan of what you want to do before you do it, so you got to take it slow so you don't fuck up. And you can fuck up badly, but if you take your time and go with the flow, you can minimize casualties as much as possible.
Also, the great music helps a lot too and there are cut girls in the game which is also a plus.
2d6eb8 No.15749980
This shit is the most comfy puzzle game I've ever played.
177c9f No.15750041
Once you get the micro management fuck fest fine tuned, rimworld is kinda chill to watch your pawns live their day to day.
c665a2 No.15750227
YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.
Watching old game cutscenes and cg.
f067d0 No.15750294
>>15745638
>the lamps are causing people to question the legitimacy of a book
im sure they arent good for you but im not buying that statement.
a0d783 No.15750471
>>15745191
Either games with a dreamy-like setting such as spyro to take in and enjoy the world you're given or let your imagination take the reigns and build something that looks calm and soothing in terraria.
1afc44 No.15753074
Always and forever. This game will never leave my hard drive.
24b172 No.15753095
>>15745244
>firewood indoors
Enjoy your spiders fucko
e1183c No.15753107
>What is your zen garden game
Actual meditation, as the name implies.
a4c1ec No.15753117
>>15753108
>that one faggot
There's a lot of us faggots, faggot.
Spiders yay
(You) nay
df9746 No.15753119
Nothing like firing up some comfy music and taking to the highways.
b47752 No.15753475
I played this game so much that at this point I find it incredible comfy and relaxing.
e80a93 No.15753607
i have a few i always go back to.
>harvest moon back to nature on psx
>tetris attack on snes
>factorio
>mount and blade warband vanilla
>dragon quest builders
>minecraft
4e60f6 No.15753930
fbdaaa No.15754012
>>15745191
I always get angry at something so I never relax
a98a98 No.15754188
>>15753142
I have arachnophobia and I actually agree with you, Certain spiders even kill other spiders, so they can't be all bad.
6ce074 No.15754198
>japs so starved for space they need a garden in a box
6ce074 No.15754203
>>15754188
I agree Hitler, daddy longlegs I always leave alone since those are kind of protospiders and they eat other spiders
anything hunting around black as shit or widows need to die asap though, murder anything with messy threads you find
b89407 No.15754303
>>15754203
Horseshoe crabs are spiders too. Or at least in the same family as arachnids, but not 100% an arachnid itself.
Also, the best spider is the Goliath Bird Eating Spider. It's not deadly to humans.
b89407 No.15754363
>>15754309
You're correct. It rubs its legs together fast enough that its hair gets into your eyes and you'll feel it for at least a few days or weeks. I would get one as a pet if it weren't probably illegal due to customs and that it's introducing a non-native species into the US, which can lead to horrendous issues with the environment.
098048 No.15754384
>>15754303
Even though they aren't really that bad, I still feel innately afraid of that spider. I don't usually have arachnophobia but huge spiders freak me the fuck out.
That crab is kinda cute tho
b89407 No.15754413
>>15754384
The horseshoe crab is one of the most important species on Earth. Its blood has a unique trait that allows it to harden/crystallize any pathogens that could cause it harm. Instead of fighting it, it just stops it. A single quart is worth $15k, and there are farms for this. It's not pretty.
I can understand the goliath spider though. It weighs over a pound and is the second largest spider known to man. Surprise, it's not even Australian, it's Brazilian.
1dd8a2 No.15754431
>>15754413
Brazillians are the Australians of the Americas
fe9eed No.15754455
>>15754303
>Horseshoe crabs are spiders too
Arachnids =/= Spiders. By your logic, dust mites, ticks, scorpions and harvestmen are spiders.
True spiders are in the order Araneae.
Also, pycnogonids (sea spiders) aren't spiders either.
>>15754413
>Its blood has a unique trait that allows it to harden/crystallize any pathogens that could cause it harm
Wonder why we haven't cloned that.
420a48 No.15754469
>>15754303
>>15754455
Man am I real glad I live so far up in the north the only animal I have to look out for are vipers.
2b91a6 No.15754482
>>15749410
That's cool, I didn't know that.
a0d783 No.15754489
>>15754455
>>15754413
>>15754303
I don't know what you guys consider zen to be but I sure as fuck don't feel very relaxed looking at these images
b89407 No.15754491
>>15754455
They have synthetic LAL kits that act similarly, but they've been patented for a while now, and the patent is expiring soon I think. Europe just approved their use as a replacement for normal LAL testing, but that doesn't mean that'll be accepted in other countries. Horseshoe crab mortality rate from the tests is between 5%-30%, so that's one incentive to switch, but if it's more expensive and isn't approved everywhere that makes money, I doubt it'll change.
098048 No.15754497
>>15754413
That's really cool, kinda feel bad about the crabs though.
I looked up some of the farms and its a shame how they're already starting to die out
>taking so many crabs out of their ecosystem their population is declining
>many crabs don't survive the blood draining
28226c No.15754534
>>15754431
People appreciate Australian shitposts though.
4f4641 No.15754607
>>15745306
Light at all is dumb.
If you live in the dark then be in the dark.
1dd8a2 No.15754696
4f4641 No.15754856
>>15754303
I usually don't mind a handful of spiderbros crawling around the house as they're fairly clean and kill other insects, but jesus christ someone get me a flamethrower for that first one.
a40353 No.15755343
It's not comfy for relaxation, that game can literally put you to sleep.
3a5d77 No.15755357
>>15753128
jumping spiders are fucking adorable though
just look at this little guy
e67725 No.15755360
>>15753128
>not punching spiders out with your fucking fists
d4ac74 No.15755365
Visual Novel mostly, like Tsukihime and Kagetsu Tohya.
Makes me feel goddamn euphoric.
082b9d No.15755409
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>>15753128
>If you don't have arachnophobia, you are mentally ill or some shit.
I got rid of my arachnophobia by transforming it into arachnophilia, so you might be onto something there.
0a219f No.15755416
Kirby Air Ride. Lots of variety, lots of shit to do, simple controls.
7c7dd9 No.15755711
Any total war game with no sound and a podcast or asmr playing on the background
77bdd4 No.15755727
>>15753128
Arachnophobia, as well as fear of snakes and such things, is a holdover for when humans were too stupid to tell the difference between dangerous species and safe species. Having an aversion to a garden snake because you aren't sure whether it might be a rattlesnake is evolutionarily sound for a retarded caveman that doesn't know better. For you, however, it is not. It just means you're too lazy to learn the realities on the matter.
aa6b40 No.15755733
>>15754856
>get me a flamethrower for that first one.
Using a flamethrower on a creature from the ocean probably isn't the most effective idea.
dc9563 No.15756031
>>15753128
I used to have arachnophobia until I watched Monster Musume and Rachnera was introduced.
Now everytime something creeps me out, I think of it as a monster girl. The fear fades away easily this way.
a98a98 No.15758462
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58b5a6 No.15758489
>>15755409
good taste,all insects are waifus
facda4 No.15758560
>>15755409
>tfw no sinful kumo gf
096114 No.15758645
>>15754497
>Pharma jews couldn't even try to get a sustainable stock in captivity going
>Instead they mass abduct and bleed them to death in a factory line setting to the point that they are threatening the existence of the species they prey on
It's like looking into a mirror isn't it
e05405 No.15759022
>>15753117
Spiders like the Wii U, that's true bros.
2e3cbb No.15759036
>>15755409
So I guess you're a spider expert now. You spider expert.
bbd850 No.15759058
>>15745858
Someone watches Ross.
>>15749197
It's an old DOS game where, rather than just going on forever, you have to clear levels by beating various challenges. For example, in one stage, you start with some blocks on the board, but they're invisible and you have to get a Tetris. Some of them are quite creative.
cb6724 No.15759084
>>15745244
>Wooden chair
At least put a fucking pillow on it. Your ass would hurt like hell after a few hours.
20a31d No.15759095
>>15759084
Hahah, what? You don't have a problem with sitting on hard surfaces if your ass isn't jelly. I could spend my entire time playing videogames daily standing up ~16 hours and be completely fine because I'm not deliciously unfit like some of you fucks who want to game laying down in bed and think its some kind of paradise. You lie down when you want to sleep. Doing other things in bed ruins your body's sleeping habits.
15b6e1 No.15759495
>>15759095
>He lays down to sleep
What a soft fucking cunt you are. Do you get your mommy to bring you milk and tuck you in at night?
c171ea No.15759528
>>15759495
tbh if you sleep in a bed and not on the forest floor or in one of those japanese mat things you're a faggot
082b9d No.15759882
>>15759528
>the penis is protected from insects
Why would you want that?
4ba53f No.15759907
>>15759882
You don't want anything going in there.
6ab998 No.15759943
>>15759907
>>15759882
I've seen enough doujins to think otherwise
c42074 No.15760466
>>15753128
Anon, I'm right behind you
aa3c1a No.15760530
>>15760466
I like her hairstyle and fashion sense.
082b9d No.15760552
>>15760530
>>15760466
She truly is the best girl in the series.
aa3c1a No.15760643
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>>15760552
The reason she's the best from a now VERY questionable series, i mean what the fuck is this cuckold shit with the snakes is because she's the most mature of all the girls. I've already stated I like her fashion 2D women with short and tidy/sharp hairstyles are god tier, but I also like her because she's not a hairy spider. Hairy spiders are creepy, but rachnera has a smooth exoskeleton, and that makes it pretty ok. i'm more of a fluffy tails kind of guy, though
Can't say I really have a zen game. Tried Grim Dawn, but the levelling is too slow, and I can't play on higher difficulties for faster leveling, even though the entire game can be played with just a mouse. The World Ends With You was pretty chill, though. I was so op in it once, I played the entire game on the hardest difficulty, and fucking cruized theough it. It was fun.
I'd think some shooter would suit me, but there hasn't been all that many (non-bethesda) (offline, duh) single player fps games. Fallout 4 works if I want to fall asleep, but other than that, there is none. I guess I just haven't found my zen game yet.
16be69 No.15765422
>>15749686
An autistic kid sperging out Don't worry that's relatively rare in-game.
54e66e No.15766774
>>15745703
I suppose the electromagnetic waves of the sun will do the same, eh?
329c80 No.15766816
>>15745191
I am physically incapable of being relaxed at any time and any place. Instead I feel tired. Also that garden shit is gay. If I see one of them irl im taking a shit in it.
54e66e No.15766829
>>15766816
You got the ADHD or what?
0f9fcb No.15766900
>>15745638
>magnetic resonance changes your brain
Yes anon, MRI machines are a plot by the jews to turn everyone into libshits.
6c44a0 No.15766901
>>15753128
>spiders are the worst thing in existence
I didn't know mosquitoes browsed 8ch.
082b9d No.15766966
>>15766900
Do you know how many people died after going into these machines?
0c95b8 No.15766976
082b9d No.15766982
>>15766976
100% have or will die afterwards. Yet no one talks about it.
74c9d8 No.15766992
Mindless grinding in runescape
Destiny 2 patrol
Pokemon
9e32cb No.15767716
Game related. You play a spurdo in the 1990s living in rural finland fucking around smoking cigarettes and building a rice rocket from scratch. I have never been so comfy in my life.
2025cc No.15767743
>>15753475
>>15759069
I prefer Dark Souls for Zen personally. More varied approach to the earlygame.