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Megaman50100
10/15/18 10:19:18 PM
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so ignoring story, theme, presentation, etc. just purely gameplay elements, what are some really strange games?

Knights in the Nightmare for me, I was definitely not expecting that game to play the way it does. Very strange combination of tactical RPG and bullet hell.
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SSJKirby
10/15/18 10:21:36 PM
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Resonance of Fate
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YUHH
10/15/18 10:23:06 PM
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Modern Warfare 2

nothing about that game makes any goddamn sense
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nevershine
10/15/18 10:23:48 PM
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Getting over it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qGCleYV4cw" data-time="&start=240

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Megaman50100
10/15/18 10:35:32 PM
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Getting Over It isn't strange in its mechanics. Its a very bizarre game, but only because of the character and setting.
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kirbymuncher
10/15/18 10:38:53 PM
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disregarding weird experimental indie flash games since there are a ton of those and I probably don't remember the weirdest one I played anyway, I'd say probably bionic commando. replacing the jump in a sidescrolling action/platformer with a grappling hook is super weird
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_Lyonidias
10/15/18 10:39:57 PM
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Some bubble pop game for gamecube way back when.

Shit was wack and incredibly poorly made.
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chairforceone
10/15/18 10:41:00 PM
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Undertale is the first one that comes to mind,
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Megaman50100
10/15/18 10:48:57 PM
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chairforceone posted...
Undertale is the first one that comes to mind,

Good mention, RPG with stats only some of the time, and wario ware combat.
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Orthopox12
10/15/18 10:51:47 PM
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Chibi-Robo
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Blitz4532
10/15/18 10:54:03 PM
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Does monument valley count? It's a puzzler platformer that relies on manipulating impossible geometry to get around.
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YUHH
10/15/18 10:55:15 PM
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oh i guess rabi ribi is pretty strange

optimal scoring in mushihimesama requires you to exploit buggy game mechanics due to way shot and full auto work

depending on the shot type you use you have to adjust the interval and trigger time for your shots in addition to doing rhythmic tapping on your shot/full auto buttons to build up your score counter and then blink the counter using the opposing shot type
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Darmik
10/15/18 11:01:24 PM
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E.V.O. Search for Eden is really damn weird.

It's like a 3D game with some sort of lite-RPG mechanics where you evolve your creature into different species by eating other animals. It was a SNES game.
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DarkTransient
10/15/18 11:02:31 PM
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I don't know if I'd outright call it strange, but Lemmings is pretty unique.
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MarqueeSeries
10/15/18 11:05:29 PM
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Katamari Damacy

Pikmin is pretty mechanically weird when you think about it
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Questionmarktarius
10/15/18 11:06:57 PM
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Tetris
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Pancake
10/15/18 11:08:53 PM
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i want to say yume nikki, because there aren't mechanics outside of maybe four examples. you barely get to interact with anything.
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creativerealms
10/15/18 11:10:26 PM
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Vagrant Story. It feels like everytime I play the game I have to get adjusted to the controls. I have to relearn the timing for chain attacks and I tend to do had in my first battle every time I play.

Oh it's a good game just feels strange to me.
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apocalyptic_4
10/15/18 11:12:52 PM
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Baiten katos on the Gamecube.

Looked like a rpg but the actual combat is all card based. I almost returned the game cause I hated the mechanic but I got use to it.
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ledbowman
10/15/18 11:13:08 PM
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Wild 9
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QwelzaarKane
10/15/18 11:20:01 PM
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Valkyria Chronicles. TBT/SRPG with hybrid real-time/turn-based combat that controls like a third-person-shooter.
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Pancake
10/15/18 11:20:22 PM
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Vagrant Story.

i fucking love vagrant story!
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Omnislasher
10/15/18 11:22:02 PM
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mohawk and headphone jack
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DevsBro
10/15/18 11:22:21 PM
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apocalyptic_4 posted...
Baiten katos on the Gamecube.

Looked like a rpg but the actual combat is all card based. I almost returned the game cause I hated the mechanic but I got use to it.

When you go into the Imperial capital near the middle of the game, that damn dungeon went on for hours.

Overall the game was ok.
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Tyranthraxus
10/15/18 11:23:54 PM
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Tetrisphere.

That game is like what

Any non-Gameboy SaGa game. Especially Unlimited SaGa
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SpiralDrift
10/15/18 11:24:01 PM
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Loco Roco

Good game but everything feels so slow and fat.
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sabin017
10/15/18 11:25:55 PM
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Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
The tandem controls undermine the simplicity of it all.
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ledbowman
10/16/18 12:01:27 AM
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Seamen
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Chad-Henne
10/16/18 12:04:09 AM
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SSJKirby posted...
Resonance of Fate


I can't believe I beat this fucking game

I'd probably play a remaster
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teepan95
10/16/18 12:07:49 AM
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twewy
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loafy013
10/16/18 12:18:23 AM
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apocalyptic_4 posted...
Baiten katos on the Gamecube.

Looked like a rpg but the actual combat is all card based. I almost returned the game cause I hated the mechanic but I got use to it.

I was so glad the sequel streamlined the card battles. Your party shares and deck and if IIRC, no more defense cards. Nothing pissed me off more in the first one when I was sitting on a hand of armor cards and no practical way to get rid of them.
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Manocheese
10/16/18 12:24:48 AM
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Fart Master

http://www.onemorelevel.com/game/fart_master
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Doe
10/16/18 12:26:38 AM
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Dude I played like 30 minutes of EYE Divine Cybermancy and I still don't really know what was going on except I had a gun
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SSJKirby
10/16/18 12:27:48 AM
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Chad-Henne posted...
SSJKirby posted...
Resonance of Fate


I can't believe I beat this fucking game

I'd probably play a remaster

Remaster coming out later this month with 4k textures
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Chad-Henne
10/16/18 12:36:29 AM
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SSJKirby posted...
Chad-Henne posted...
SSJKirby posted...
Resonance of Fate


I can't believe I beat this fucking game

I'd probably play a remaster

Remaster coming out later this month with 4k textures


Fuck
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ElatedVenusaur
10/16/18 12:37:40 AM
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DevsBro posted...
apocalyptic_4 posted...
Baiten katos on the Gamecube.

Looked like a rpg but the actual combat is all card based. I almost returned the game cause I hated the mechanic but I got use to it.

When you go into the Imperial capital near the middle of the game, that damn dungeon went on for hours.

Overall the game was ok.

Yeah, some sections in both games drag. Still good, of course.
The first one is by far the weirder one mechanically. Lots of cards change over time(often for the worst!) and there are all kinds of ridiculously esoteric combos that create an insane variety of items.
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gunplagirl
10/16/18 12:38:44 AM
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SSJKirby posted...
Resonance of Fate

Probably this in terms of games that didn't have a million buttons or shortcut combinations to remember *cough dwarf fortress*
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Roxborough4Ever
10/16/18 12:38:47 AM
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MarqueeSeries posted...
Katamari Damacy

Pikmin is pretty mechanically weird when you think about it


yeah, pikmin is like a puzzle rts
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Bringit
10/16/18 12:46:58 AM
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Xenoblade Chronicles X.

Loved the game but the combat system was so god damn complex and customizable I'm still not entirely sure what I was doing and I completed it.

EDIT: Brutal Legend too, for like the first 20 minutes you think it's a hack n slash but then it's a 3rd person open-world action RTS with a heavy driving component???
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Schwarz
10/16/18 12:49:38 AM
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Noby Noby Boy
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BlackDruidLOL
10/16/18 12:55:39 AM
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nier automata - not necessarily strange, but it definitely has a lot of "modes" that it seemlessly switches between. wished there was more depth to each one though
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ElatedVenusaur
10/16/18 12:57:08 AM
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DevsBro
10/16/18 1:08:02 AM
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ElatedVenusaur posted...
DevsBro posted...
apocalyptic_4 posted...
Baiten katos on the Gamecube.

Looked like a rpg but the actual combat is all card based. I almost returned the game cause I hated the mechanic but I got use to it.

When you go into the Imperial capital near the middle of the game, that damn dungeon went on for hours.

Overall the game was ok.

Yeah, some sections in both games drag. Still good, of course.
The first one is by far the weirder one mechanically. Lots of cards change over time(often for the worst!) and there are all kinds of ridiculously esoteric combos that create an insane variety of items.

Makes you wonder who sat down and figured them all out. IIRC some of them had clues in-game but I don't think they all did.
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DevsBro
10/16/18 1:10:05 AM
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Chad-Henne posted...
SSJKirby posted...
Resonance of Fate


I can't believe I beat this fucking game

I'd probably play a remaster

It was so dang hard. Near the end I didn't even want to play anymore. And then that BS unsatisfactory ending just... *sigh*

Still, it was a pretty enjoyable game a lot of the time, and I loved the characters and setting both.
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SpiralDrift
10/16/18 1:39:06 AM
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Those porn games where you use two mice to grab both boobs at the same time.
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SH_expert44
10/16/18 1:41:27 AM
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@Chad-Henne posted...
SSJKirby posted...
Resonance of Fate


I can't believe I beat this fucking game

I'd probably play a remaster

Youre in luck. October 17th
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DavidWong
10/16/18 1:42:25 AM
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Pong
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omega cookie
10/16/18 1:43:07 AM
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QwelzaarKane posted...
Valkyria Chronicles. TBT/SRPG with hybrid real-time/turn-based combat that controls like a third-person-shooter.

Also, Natural Doctrine.
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Mareen
10/16/18 1:43:25 AM
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Dwarf Fortress was pretty strange from what I remember.
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gunplagirl
10/16/18 2:00:10 AM
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DevsBro posted...
Chad-Henne posted...
SSJKirby posted...
Resonance of Fate


I can't believe I beat this fucking game

I'd probably play a remaster

It was so dang hard. Near the end I didn't even want to play anymore. And then that BS unsatisfactory ending just... *sigh*

Still, it was a pretty enjoyable game a lot of the time, and I loved the characters and setting both.


The ending was great, but only if you actually understood everything. The game had "beat the game a second time" as a trophy for a reason.
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