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Two initially jump to mind for me.

Outer Wilds took me three attempts to get into, but when it did...wow. Its a game that I is definitely more than the sum of it's parts, and one that I'd argue is genuinely beautiful in it's story and how it tells that story.

That said, once you've worked out the games mystery; it's story, it's tricks, timing and logistics, I wonder how more pull the game would have.

Return of the Obra Dinn is a game that I spend a lot of my time thinking about. The music, the atmosphere and of course, the games moment to moment gameplay.

Those puzzles will likely (hopefully) melt from my mind at some point, but even then I fear that initial sense of excitement and intrigue will be lost.

As much as I plan on going back to it at some point, I'm not sure a game of it's nature is all that well suited to additional playthroughs unfortunately.

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[–] Malice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Oh, this one's easy: Subnautica.

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[–] besmtt@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] Malice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 7 months ago

My big one is Subnautica, but Mass Effect is right behind it. Such a great trilogy.

[–] 0110010001100010@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago (2 children)
[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I agree with this. That game is a movie with good gameplay. Definitely worth picking up for a tenner in a GOG sale.

[–] UprisingVoltage@feddit.it 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I've played it for the first time a month ago. I really wanted to love it. Not my cup of tea unfortunately, I'm really upset about it (about the fact I did not like it, not about the game)

[–] 0110010001100010@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

That's fair, and honestly I feel like it's a game you either love or hate. And really, play what you love and don't let the haters bring you down. I was enthralled with the story being a fresh take on a post-apocalyptic world. There are some...quirks with the gameplay but still one of my favorite games of all time.

[–] sufficient_bike@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago

Halo CE, but in 2001 when it released. I remember how incredible landing on Halo felt. Also the flood reveal.

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Myst on the PC

That shit broke my mind as a kid. It was life changing.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Riven is probably even better, just a great sequel all around. Exile too, but then I kinda fell off.

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[–] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

TUNIC. It's impossible to truly explain without spilling anything. But I don't think any other game could do what that game did again and succeed, unless of course whoever is playing it hasn't already played TUNIC.

[–] fidodo@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Fez is also similar in that regard

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Chrono Trigger.

Because Chrono Trigger.

Maybe FF8.

Also because Chrono Trigger.

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I want to go to a con just for Chrono Trigger. I don't meet enough people in irl that love this game as much as me.

Thanks for sharing

[–] books@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

Fire watch and portal.

[–] florge@feddit.uk 8 points 7 months ago
[–] ExtraMedicated@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

Shadow of the Colossus

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Portal and Portal2. Epic games that just aren't quite the same on replay

[–] Ruscal@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

This. I wish I could finish Portal 1 and hear the ending song for the first time again. I remember finishing this game in like 3 in the morning after the party I hosted. I wanted to finish it so badly I couldn't resist. My jaw was so dropped. Still one of the best feelings I had with games.

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[–] spacemanspiffy@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Try Portal Revolutions if you haven't, I just started and it feels just as "Portal" as any Valve-made game.

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I mean, it's the Outer Wilds. That's the right answer to this question.

But also, Hellblade was absolutely incredible to play in one sitting with good headphones in a pitch black room. It took a few minutes to get used to the voices, but once I was finished with the game, my mind felt strangely empty for a while

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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 7 points 7 months ago

In no particular order:

Undertale, Chrono Trigger, Donkey Kong Country 2, Final Fantasy III/VI, Slay the Princess. All those games "lose" something the more that you've played them.

[–] PhineaZ@feddit.de 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Read Dead Redemption 2. While I didn't like the Intro as much, it really made for quite a journey.

[–] besmtt@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I really should try getting through the intro again. 3rd time's the charm!

[–] Weirdfish@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The gameplay is pretty unique in this one, and the world is enormous, so a long tutorial makes sense. Once you final escape the snowy mountains and can access the wider world you feel a real sense of release and freedom that's really worth it.

That said, like skyrim, it makes a new game a slog and I wish you could skip it on subsequent play throughs.

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[–] xandn@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Any of the souls games. The exploration in those games is so damn good.

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 3 points 7 months ago

Playing Dark Souls 1 blind was a religious experience.

[–] Weirdfish@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Fallout 4, it's taken me ages, but I finally have a console mod set that makes survival mode what I always wanted it be, and being able to explore the world that way with fresh eyes would be amazing.

[–] ExtraMedicated@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Man I just finished the DLC for Outer Wilds, then I went through the main game's ending again. And holy shit if it were possible for a game to make me cry, then that ending would do it.

[–] BodePlotHole@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Stardew Valley...

[–] fidodo@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Mario 64 for that holy shit this is the future of video games moment

[–] drmeanfeel@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

It's World of Warcraft, and it includes being the age I was with the knowledge I had at the time. Vanilla was such a stabbing in the dark experience, and then stepping through to Hellfire Peninsula, what a vast view compared to the prior landscapes. I miss not knowing who's "bad" and who's "good" and who's "meta"

Maybe that was always there (though I doubt it was there as much without all the third party metric collecting interference) but that's why I caveat with knowing what I knew at the time

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Planescape: Torment

I've asked my partner... in case I ever get Alzheimer's... to just plug me in front of that game forever.

[–] SomeGuy69@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Golden Sun and Gothic 2

[–] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

I'm definitely showing my age here, but for me it would be a PC game from 1996 called The Neverhood. When I played it at age 15 a lot of the biblical overtones were kind of lost on me, and the guy who created it turned out to be kind of a nut job, but it's one of the most fun and creative puzzle games I've ever played. The entire game was made in stop motion with real clay sets and figures. The music is amazing and the soundtrack is definitely worth listening to on its own even if you don't play the game. I've replayed it on emulators a few times over the years, but it was nothing like experiencing it for the first time and discovering all the puzzles and secrets! This was pre YouTube so even if you had to occasionally check the walkthrough you still didn't really know what to expect next!

[–] a_mac_and_con@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Oh, yes. This was also a game of my childhood. I first played it when I was six, maybe? Didn't get very far, because I never thought to go back to the place the Weasel popped out of for that final button to get out of the first area. I think I was eight when my older sib and I finally completed it. This was before I had access to the internet, so we called up the family member who had given it to us for hints when we finally put our nose to the grindstone to get it done.

In retrospect, the help we needed was ridiculous and somehow we figured out the harder puzzles with less issues. (Probably not me. My sib is better at those things than I am.)

I also didn't know anything about the biblical overtones, because I wasn't raised with religion. It was just nutty and unique. Yet I still listen to the Neverhood OST and quote Willie Trombone's tapes.

I remember being scared of the first person sections. I genuinely expected something to pop out. XD

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[–] LinyosT@sopuli.xyz 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Yakuza 0

Both portal games

Dark souls

STALKER SoC

The half life games

[–] b000rg@midwest.social 3 points 7 months ago

The Witness is truly amazing to play blind for the first time.

[–] Klanky@sopuli.xyz 3 points 7 months ago

Star Control 2

[–] BiggestBulb@kbin.run 3 points 7 months ago

Definitely Littlebigplanet 2. Also, Skyrim.

[–] Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Full Throttle.

Kick ass soundtrack Main character has good quips (I'm not putting my lips on that) Good old SCUMM interface Crazy motorcycles Comedy, drama, and most importantly motorcycle fights on desert roads.

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[–] Dathknight@feddit.de 3 points 7 months ago

Spec Ops:The Line

All I wanted and expected was yet another mediocre military schooter. Mechanically I got that. What I not expected: how hard the story would hit. I am so very glad I went in blind.

[–] LunchEnjoyer@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Dayz.

There is no other game that has ever given me the same adrenaline rush as Dayz. It just hits different. The learning curve is a bit steep, but every step and every player encounter is a memory to remember. Really wish I was less experienced and not knowing the maps inside out, really wanting to get lost again not knowing might what happen next.

The game has come really far and more players are playing it now than ever. The game has great modding support and community servers. If you have never experienced Dayz then you really should give it a try as it is often on sale.

But remember: no mic, no life.

[–] throw4w4y5@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

starcraft, warcraft 2, warcraft 3, world of warcraft (up to lich king) descent 2, descent 3, halo CE, the original dayZ (the arma II mod), unreal tournament 2004 multiplayer maps, life is strange

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[–] Tweak@feddit.uk 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Conker's Bad Fur Day.

Although, really, it was a product of its time - not to mention the endless subtle (and not so subtle) movie references.

Also, classic LucasArts adventure games. Recently played through Grim Fandango for the first time, that was good, but it was nothing like Monkey Island and Loom.

[–] Patchwork@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

RDR2

Breath of the Wild

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