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Recommend me your favorite linear games! (beehaw.org)
submitted 2 months ago by knokelmaat@beehaw.org to c/gaming@beehaw.org
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As the title suggests: I've had it with open worlds with dozens of things to do and checklists to complete. What are your favorite, delightfully simple, linear games?

This question is sparked by the discussion in the Final Fantasy thread, were I disclosed that I actually kind of like XIII because of its linearity. Other linear favorites of mine include: Half-Life series, Portal series, Uncharted series, some COD campaigns, Undertale, Journey, Super Mario 3D World, Plague Tale, Spec Ops: The Line

A shout out to A Way Out in the co-op catergory!

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[–] knokelmaat@beehaw.org 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Is it recommended to play the other Mother games before 3?

I'm waiting patiently on Astrobot to get within my feasible price range, I adored Playroom :).

[–] chloyster@beehaw.org 3 points 2 months ago

Earthbound / mother 2 is also 5 stars for me and can definitely be played before hand. There is overlap in the antagonist and references but otherwise mother 3 takes place an incomprehensible amount of time in the future. I didn't include earthbound since its a tiny bit more backtracky and explory but tbh it's about as linear as m&l superstar saga so I'd def recommend it if you want to play!

[–] missingno@fedia.io 2 points 2 months ago

Strongly recommend playing Earthbound before Mother 3. Mother 1 is entirely skippable, I've tried to play it multiple times and never could get through it.