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This might be a slightly unusual attempt at a prompt, but might draw some appealing unusual options.

The way it goes: Suggest games, ideally the kind that you believe would have relatively broad appeal. Don't feel bad about downvotes, but do downvote any game that's suggested if you have heard of it before (Perhaps, give some special treatment if it was literally your game of the year). This rule is meant to encourage people to post the indie darlings that took some unusual attention and discovery to be aware of and appreciate.

If possible, link to the Steam pages for the games in question, so that anyone interested can quickly take a look at screenshots and reviews. And, as a general tip, anything with over 1000 steam reviews probably doesn't belong here. While I'd recommend that you only suggest one game per post, at the very most limit it to three.

If I am incorrect about downvotes being inconsequential account-wide, say so and it might be possible to work out a different system.

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[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I really can't handle the RPGMaker look of it.

I'm willing to give it a try though

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It's unfortunate that RPGMaker games have such a consistent and distinct aesthetic, it's really obvious when a game was made with the engine, and a lot of the reviews mention it, too.

That said, this is definitely one of the best RPGMaker games I've played. They really stretch what's possible with it. Can't get away from that look, though.

[–] ___qwertz___@feddit.org 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think the To the moon series hides the fact that it's RPG Maker rather well

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 2 points 2 months ago

Definitely another great one!

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

The worst part is, there are certain ways a top down spritework game can look unique, and even put some personality on the characters. But the classic NES RPG look just seems so arcadey and wrong to me.