Comment on What are the best indie games you've ever played?
learningduck@programming.dev 3 months ago
Since I don’t see anyone mentions it.
Tunic. The shortcuts are so cleverly hidden that allows you to easily break the sequence in your next playthrough. The manual translation felt just like back when I tried to understand japanese game manuals that come with game boy cartridges.
Patches@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
I was kinda frustrated by Tunic. Not gonna lie. It’s clearly a masterpiece but you have to play old school and write every single little thing down. Go back and forth for days.
Chains of Echoes is tied with Chrono Trigger for best JRPG of all time and my mind won’t be changed. Now if only anything else could soothe that itch. I love that you absolutely never 'Just click Attack’s over and over to save MaNa.
refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 3 months ago
Tied with Chrono Trigger? That’s some insanely high praise. Why do you say that, exactly? I’ve never played Chained Echoes, so just curious.
Patches@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
Just everything, honestly.
The battle system for starters is constantly asking you to think smart. You’ve a gauge that you have to keep centered to be “in the flow” such that you can’t blindly use the best attack every time. You always start every battle with full health and mana - so you never have to ration between fights. Which adds up that every fight can be difficult. There is no cannon fodder.
You level up as the story progresses so you can’t simply grind to a higher level. There is a level system but it’s more a skill mastery one It respects your time in that you will never need to grind for anything.
The puzzles are difficult enough to be challenging but not so much that you will ever need a strategy guide.
The story is relatable without being convoluted.
The world makes sense and has no suspension or disbelief moments. Speaking of it’s a world in which both Dragons and Giant frickin robots are both natural, and they make sense.
refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 3 months ago
Goddamn. I’ll have to try it out. The story is by far the most important part of any JRPG for me, though.