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ElectroVagrant@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

There have been a few titles that I think reach that potential, but most of them are quite old now.

Don’t leave us hanging! Quality endures the ages, well, mostly.

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ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Personally, I would say:

Thief 1, 2 & 3

Indiana Jones and The Fate of Atlantis

Mafia 1 (not the remake)

Gemini Rue

Deus Ex (Game Dungeon has a great video on why the story punches so high, link to relevant segment here)

Disco Elysium (even though I personally didn’t really care for the game due to the setting, the writing is undeniably high quality)

A Mind Forever Voyaging

All of those games have, IMO, a tremendously good sync between gameplay and story, where everything lines up to the point where you can become fully absorbed into whatever experience the writer/designer crafted. I would say Thief accomplishes it the best, and Mafia’s and Deus Ex’s clunky gameplay do hinder the experience, but I can see what they were trying to achieve, and overall are close enough to my ideal.
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- ElectroVagrant@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  That’s a fun mix, Gemini Rue was a pleasant surprise to see!
  
  You might also enjoy Primordia given that.
  
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  - ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Oddly enough I actually pre-ordered a phisycal copy of Primordia, and got a ways into it before stopping for some reason, never finished it. I should really go back and finish it!
    
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