• apotheotic (she/her)@beehaw.org
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    23 days ago

    Tunic - at face value it is a gorgeous, brilliantly fun soulslike. Beneath the surface, however, it becomes apparent that the “souls like” part of it is a facade for the true game. Probably one of the single greatest gaming experiences of all time.

    The Witcher 3 - it often goes on sale for like… £3 or something ridiculous, and its a standout example of an excellent open world RPG.

    Celeste - possibly the single greatest (2d) platforming game ever made, with a soundtrack that is truly unforgettable by the great Lena Raine. Also if you play it you’ll find out you’re trans*

    *(your mileage may vary)

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      23 days ago

      I will always say TUNIC in these threads. One of the best gaming experiences of my life.

      I’m a similar vein, Outer Wilds is also excellent.

      There definitely different experiences. But, they are both a “go in blind and just explore” kind of game.

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        23 days ago

        Yeah I adore Outer Wilds and I think the storytelling experience of it is gorgeous - one of my all time favourites. I settled on not mentioning it here because I think its a tad less accessible due to the ship movement.

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      23 days ago

      Done Celeste… Well… Still playing. Done A-B-C sides. Now I’m onto the D sides which are fan made. Way harder but it’s really well made. Feel official. There’s also the Stawberry Jam mod which offer like a full game worth of content. Didn’t play that much yet.

      Its in my highest ranked game. It’s up there with a very few masterpieces. Like top 5 ish ever. I don’t think it’s for everybody but goddamn this game is something.

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        23 days ago

        I loved strawberry jam, what a monumental fan work.

        I think Celeste can be for everybody, with assist mode you can tune the difficulty to your liking if you’re a less experienced gamer, and the game encourages you the whole way through a well balanced difficulty curve (IMO).