What are your favorite "gotta go in blind" games?

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• nman90@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Omori and Disco Elysium

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  • Coelacanth@feddit.nu ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I actually think an argument could be made for Disco Elysium not being one of these games actually. I’ve seen people bounce off it because they went in with the wrong expectations. The game doesn’t really market itself correctly: it claims to be an isometric RPG and a detective game, but it could be argued the game is actually neither. Also lots of people miss out on a lot because they weren’t aware of the fail-forward design principle.

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    • Hugin@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Yeah I decided to run away when asked to pay the bill. Failed the roll and while jumping and giving a double bird to the manager crashed into and old lady in a wheelchair. Manager was so upset he gave me a huge discount on the bill.

      10/10 would play again.

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  • TheV2@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Although the trailer captures the essence of OMORI very well.

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• HarvesterOfEyes@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

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  • ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I can confirm that when you know “the thing” about KOTOR ahead of time, it ruins a lot of the magic.

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    • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Could you spoil me on what that thing is? I played it forever ago and I won’t be playing it again.

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    • HarvesterOfEyes@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Yeah, definitely. I've still managed to finish it some 20 times but going in blind the first time really contributed to me loving it so much.

      I'd also argue you shouldn't look too much into the sequel. Not because of any "thing" in particular but because it's more fun to immerse yourself in the game and slowly begin to unveil all the major themes of its story.

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• kazerniel@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  • Return of the Obra Dinn
  • Home

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• nek0d3r@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I had this kind of moment with Prey.

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• Crashumbc@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Dishonored

  TBH though, most if not all games are better blind.

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• AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I feel like the obvious answer would be something like Fallout New Vegas, DLCs as well (especially the DLCs) or any visual novel games like Song of Data or the Danganronpa series.

  Though for non-obvious answers, gonna say Brok the Investigator. Story driven with changing how you play affecting the ending you get. Non-obvious because I don’t see a ton of hype around it, even though there’s a cool looking DLC being developed.

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• UprisingVoltage@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Definitely fear and hunger (the first one)

  Also, baldur’s gate 3 has an uncountable number of “no fucking way the devs did this” that make a blind run of the game a memorable experience

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  • superkret@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Lol, Fear and Hunger is banned in Germany (which usually means it’s good).

    BG3 might be a bit above my current PC’s capabilities.
    I’ve donated my gaming PC for controlling the lighting at a local non-profit concert venue, so now I only have my laptop to game.

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    • Prunebutt@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I think it’s not banned, but doesn’t have an age rating, which makes it ill gal to be advertised in Germany. Since displaying the game counts as “advertisement”, Valve simply doesn’t let you buy it.

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    • UprisingVoltage@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I’ve played BG3 mostly on geforce now, it’s a nice workaround if your pc is not capable enough. If you buy it on steam you’ll have synced saves for when you get your pc back.

      They are still updating the game and it has official mod support (not on geforce now though).

      It’s also discounted 20% on steam right now

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• bruhsoulz@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Dark souls

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• lorty@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Cultiat Simulator is moat fun when you really know nothing about the game and you stumble into things.

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• pycorax@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Bokura. This is a bit hard though since the Steam store page kind of spoils it but just get it and think of it as a cool short co-op puzzle platformer.

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  • Zortrox@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    My wife and I played it. Lots of fun! Forcing ourselves not to look at each others’ screens for the puzzles and dialogue was hard, but definitely made it more enjoyable from a communication aspect!

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• sag@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  • Katana ZERO
  • Undertale
  • Kitsune Tails

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• Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  The real answer will always be Outer Wilds.

  But also…

  Fez. It definitely inspired Animal Well and Tunic.

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  • filcuk@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I dislike two types of games the most: >!ones that make me replay the same thing and puzzles!<.
    (very minor spoiler)

    Outer Wilds is amazing. Top of my list if an alien landed on our plannet and had time to try one game only.

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• Covenant@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Pony island

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• Gestrid@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim.

  Do not go in knowing anything.

  The most I will tell you is that it’s an adventure game with some minor tower defense elements. And that it is the best game I’ve ever played, and no game has ever topped it since.

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  • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    No computer release boooooo

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  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I’ve recently been eyeing the case for that game on the shelf and thinking about going back to it, but it’s been so long since I last played that I 100% would need to start over again. I had gotten prob 20+ hours so it’s a lot to lose. But I remember the story being pretty mindbending.

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  • durfenstein@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I’d add “you will think we are trolling you for the frist two hours, just truwt us!”

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• Jonnynny@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Rez and Fez. Similar names, very different games.

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• BmeBenji@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery. This game is fairly old now (like maybe 15 years) and I’ve only played it once and it took like 4 hours of total playtime, but it remains among the most memorable games I’ve witnessed. I HIGHLY recommend it.

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  • superkret@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I mean, why the fuck not? 😂

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    • BmeBenji@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Yay! Just, please don’t leave it untouched. Mild spoiler, but the game tells you how long you should play each session and the first is 30 minutes. So please give it a 30 minute chance to grab you

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• Ashtear@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Some slightly more obscure ones:

  • Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean
  • Planescape: Torment

  Also surprised Metal Gear Solid hasn’t been mentioned yet.

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  • adhocfungus@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Is it even possible to play MGS without spoilers these days? Maybe I’m online too much, but I feel like I’ve seen 50% of it through memes alone.

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    • noxy@yiffit.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      The quantity of things to spoil in that game, though. So much happens.

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• VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  The Xenoblade games. Probably Xenogears and Xenosaga, too, but I haven’t played those yet.

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  • MajorasMaskForever@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Partially agree. The series as a whole fully agree, game by game is iffy

    XC1 can absolutely stand alone and really needs you to go in blind

    XCFC doesn’t make sense without having played XC1

    XC2 again can stand alone but you’ll catch some story stuff sooner if you’d played XC1

    XCTTGC makes no sense without XC2

    XC3 is this bizzaro mess I’m still not sure what the fuck happened but I think it does need XC1 and 2 background knowledge

    XCFR retains XC3 heavy reliance on the previous games, but cranked up to levels that makes the Star Wars sequels seem almost reasonable

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• Iapar@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Pin the tail on the donkey.

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• JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Minecraft

  Stardew Valley

  The Witcher 3

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  • superkret@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    seriously? How the fuck are you gonna “go in blind” with those?
    That’s like saying “bro, you gotta watch Star Wars without looking it up first”.

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    • tfw_no_toiletpaper@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I don’t see the point in stardew Valley and witcher, they are pretty self explanatory. But going in blind into Minecraft? Yeah, you’re not getting anything done.

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    • tanisnikana@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Funny enough, I was in this situation. Didn’t really grow up in a culture and time that was heavy about Star Wars. Someone pointed out to me that my last name backwards was Anakin, harped on me to watch Star Wars, and I got about forty minutes in before I realized I just wasn’t into it.

      There are still some of us living under rocks.

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    • Grass@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I could go in blind on stardew and it’s in the family library…

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• jerkface@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Ahh, I’d love to tell you, but it would spoil the surprise.

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• boaratio@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Outer Wilds.

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• Blaster_M@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Warframe. Focus on the Main Quest. That is all.

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  • Cavemanfreak@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I haven’t played in a couple of years now, since they released the big open world plains. I did install it earlier in the fall, but still haven’t gotten around to it yet…

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• rikudou@lemmings.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  The Walking Dead by Telltale.

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• chryan@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Arco.

  A recent and lesser known game - unique turn-based tactical combat, and a heart-wrenching story.

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• PushButton@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Nethack / Cdda / coq…

  Because going blind Is the game

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• Daze@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Another opportunity to shout out my 2024 GOTY, Dread Delusion! I have so much love to gush for it. I wouldn’t say it “blows the mind” per se, but it knows what it is and executes it soundly. Give it a shot if you enjoy the sonder-type experience from a well-crafted storyline

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• ApatheticCactus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Nobody said Firewatch yet?

  I’ll also add To The Moon as well. I could list more, but almost any game where narrative is the main focus and gameplay is secondary.

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• BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Way to make me feel old, I don’t know any of those games.

  Where’s my late 90s early 2000s gamers at?

  I’m going to nominate:

  • Fallout (1997) for plot twists and introducing (to me at least) open world role playing.
  • Fallout 2 (1998) for further plot twists
  • Max Payne (2001) for stealing bullet time from the matrix and putting it in a game
  • Mafia (2002) for being a kick ass game that would blow your mind, by making 6 hours of your night disappear, and not lifting the lid on that plot twist before you heard the birds start singing, and realize that you should probably hit the shower and get to school.

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  • superkret@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    If Fallout introduced you to open world RPG’s, that means you missed Daggerfall.
    Arguably the greatest open world RPG of all time.
    That was the game that absolutely, completely blew my mind with its openness, freedom, and scale.
    Well worth blocking the phone line for an entire night and running up a phone bill that’ll get you yelled at by your parents, to download the 140MB installer.

    Luckily today, it’s available for free:
    gog.com/…/the_elder_scrolls_chapter_ii_daggerfall

    And a port to the Unity engine exists to modernize it a bit:
    www.gog.com/de/game/daggerfall_unity_gog_cut

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• isyasad@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Dark Souls and Return of the Obra Dinn have already been mentioned, but I’ll also recommend Universal Paperclips. These also happen to be my favorite 3 games.

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