Recommend me an up-beat and positive game!

[FFP2]

It's been about 2 years since I played the first game, but I remember it being a generally dark cartoonish game.

You talking about the first one? I've only played 2 & 3 but they weren't really dark. Bearing in mind that 2 is my GOAT so my view on it may be slightly tainted

I remember 2 being generally positive. 3 was mainly just different kinds of mini-games but you had the light hearted little genius turtle being confined to a wheelchair..which was a downer.

1 However I do recall having this oddly dark tone throughout the game. Act 1 took place in a stormy area littered with shipwrecks. Act 2 was in a deserted casino town run by a ruthless thug. Act 3 was in a rainy jungle full of all voodoo shit. Act 4 was a Chinese village terrorized by avalanches and Act 5 was taking down the man who had killed your entire family bloodline.

Yeah I think that's why I didn't like 3 as much as 2... It tried to hard to get us to feel something.

 

[l3o2828]

Space Channel 5 Part 2 if you like Campy Rythm games that are hard as all fuck.
I just started playing it myself in the middle of a depression and today i woke up jumping around.

 

[etnavningenhar]

The Book of Unwritten Tales, and its sequel, The Critter Chronicles are really fun and light-hearted.

Point-and-click adventure games, if that is your preferance.

 

[FFP2]

It's been about 2 years since I played the first game, but I remember it being a generally dark cartoonish game.

You talking about the first one? I've only played 2 & 3 but they weren't really dark. Bearing in mind that 2 is my GOAT so my view on it may be slightly tainted

I remember 2 being generally positive. 3 was mainly just different kinds of mini-games but you had the light hearted little genius turtle being confined to a wheelchair..which was a downer.

1 However I do recall having this oddly dark tone throughout the game. Act 1 took place in a stormy area littered with shipwrecks. Act 2 was in a deserted casino town run by a ruthless thug. Act 3 was in a rainy jungle full of all voodoo shit. Act 4 was a Chinese village terrorized by avalanches and Act 5 was taking down the man who had killed your entire family bloodline.

Yeah I think that's why I didn't like 3 as much as 2... It tried to hard to get us to feel something.

Doesn't help that the final boss battle is like, 5 minigames in a row and shit ones at that.

That monkey dude? All I remember was rope walking on lasers to avoid his attacks and then meleeing him.

 

[jbm1986]

Terraria.

Even the Wall of Flesh is cute in its own right.

This.....until Starbound finally comes out >.>

 

[surg3n]

Tricky one, I'm having difficulty thinking of a truly positive game on Steam.

What about Tony Hawks HD, nothing depressing happens in that.

I guess there are a few games with uplifting endings, even though the subject matter can be dark, like Limbo... maybe playing through Limbo would lighten your mood.

 

[Aurora Firestorm]

Journey! Very chill, great for meditation, very beautiful. I wouldn't call it stereotypically upbeat and positive, but it's definitely not dark and gritty. It's very sublime.

Okami, but that has been said.

Katamari is a great cathartic silly game.

Games like Mario Kart or whatever are nice upbeat fun.

If you want something with a happy plot and characters and stuff, how about Ar Tonelico? It's so happy I get diabetes from the sweetness. ^^; (Although you'll have to deal with its framework of immature humor, but just avoid 3 and you're fine.)

The Touhou Project is fun, challenging, and sugary-sweet also.

 

[roushutsu]

The Tales of Monkey Island games are easy to play and they are funny as hell. Some of the funniest games I've seen yet.

And I see you've got Sonic Generations but don't see play time for it. That's pretty damn bright and up beat, so that might work for ya.

 

[Geo Da Sponge]

Thomas Was Alone is generally pretty upbeat. Okay, so it has some downer moments like the name suggests, but it's pretty upbeat from the halfway point onwards.

 

[kyogen]

Okami is one of the most upbeat games I've ever played that also refrains from being saccharine and cloying. Plus, it's a nice, long adventure with a lot to do and beautiful artwork. Should be a great choice for someone who likes fantasy-action.

If you're PC only, what about The Bard's Tale (2004, inXile)? It's a humorous take on old-school fantasy rpgs. Very good for a laugh.

 

[BLAHwhatever]

Orks must die!

Can't think of a game that made me laugh more than this gem

 

[Sylveria]

So lately i've done something that's potentially damaging to my psyche. I played and completed Spec Ops: The Line and The Walking Dead in the same week. This has left me pretty down from a gaming perspective. I'm trying to think of a relatively positive and up-beat game and would like some input! Here's a link to my Steam Library for those who wanna know what I play and like: http://steamcommunity.com/id/mrjoe94/games?tab=all I know this is sort of a stupid topic but I was pretty bored and I thought I could get some entertaining answers .

You have Cthulhu Saves the World and Breath of Death VII, play those, they're hilarious.

 

[Arif_Sohaib]

Saints Row The Third.
Red Alert 2/3
if you can bear the controls Iron Sky Invasion
Psychonauts
Costume Quest
Telltale's Back to the Future games and their Jurassic Park game are also very good

 

[scorptatious]

Well if you ever get a Wii or a Wii U, (assuming you don't have one) definetely try the Kirby games. Especially Epic Yarn. That game is nothing but up-beat and positive.Plus the Dream Collection came out not too long ago.

 

[Vhite]

Recettear! At least as long as you dont lose because then a girl you were playing as becomes homeless orphan.

 

[Lt._nefarious]

I am sooo tempted to use your Steam name in an annoying way... Like friend you or send you gifts...

OT: Uuuum...

Well, cheery and upbeat, eh? Rayman Origins, Bayonetta and Uncharted are al quite cheery for the most part but I don't suppose you have the means to play them... Maybe Trine and Terraria? Also Alan Wake's American Nightmare, not exactly cheery but fun and some dialogue will make you smile...

 

[Susan Arendt]

viva pinata is surprisingly fun if you have a 360 just dont think too much about the fact that when pinatas die the children cheer for their blood/candy

Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise (aka VP2) is even better. Streamlines a lot of the mechanics for you, gives you more environments, like snow and sand.

Suuuuuuuch a fun game. And now I want to play it.

 

[Adeptus Aspartem]

Lollipop Chainsaw and Saints Row 3.

Specially Saints Row 3, as long as you like some random-over-the-top-awesomeness then get it and rush through it.
If you like simulations i can really recommend you Tropico 4.