Board 8 > What is the most famous/popular solitary game?

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Underleveled
06/18/21 9:38:00 PM
#1:


No sequels, prequels, spinoffs, remakes, supplementary media, and for bonus points, cameos/references in other games are extremely minimal.

My first thought is Eternal Darkness but I'm probably forgetting something super obvious.

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NFUN
06/18/21 9:38:51 PM
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solitaire

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LeonhartFour
06/18/21 9:41:22 PM
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Hbthebattle
06/18/21 9:42:03 PM
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LeonhartFour posted...
Undertale?
Deltarune

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Xiahou Shake
06/18/21 9:45:32 PM
#5:


Bloodborne comes to mind if we're being really strict on all the rules. Yeah it's pretty much a Souls game but it's technically not.

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swordz9
06/18/21 9:47:03 PM
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Bloodborne if it counts. I dont think its a sequel or prequel to anything and doesnt have one itself, but its quite popular
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GuessMyUserName
06/18/21 9:50:01 PM
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chrono trigger

why did they never make a sequel of that one

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Seginustemple
06/18/21 9:51:24 PM
#8:


chess
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Epyo
06/18/21 9:54:46 PM
#9:


I feel like bloodborne is too new to count

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Epyo
06/18/21 9:57:30 PM
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oh I figured it out, it's Ristar for the sega genesis

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xp1337
06/18/21 10:01:18 PM
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If we're counting Bloodborne that's a strong contender. If we're not (and similarly knock out Sekiro even though that's got a better case for not being part of Soulsborne)... Planescape: Torment?

That remake rule kinda kills some other possibilities like Shadow of the Colossus (unless we're counting Ico/The Last Guardian as a "series") or Radiant Historia.

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Team Rocket Elite
06/18/21 10:01:23 PM
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Seginustemple posted...
chess


https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/pc/826284-chess-2-the-sequel
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RikkuAlmighty
06/18/21 10:04:09 PM
#13:


Asura's Wrath or God Hand?

If it isn't, it should be one of those.

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LeonhartFour
06/18/21 10:04:49 PM
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Paratroopa1
06/18/21 10:06:32 PM
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Grim Fandango
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Paratroopa1
06/18/21 10:07:49 PM
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Blast Corps
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swordz9
06/18/21 10:08:53 PM
#17:


If Cuphead didnt have an upcoming animated series I feel like it could maybe be in the discussion too since it got pretty damn popular
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xp1337
06/18/21 10:09:07 PM
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GuessMyUserName posted...
chrono trigger

why did they never make a sequel of that one
whoa now we can't just pretend radical dreamers doesn't exist

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Shonen_Bat
06/18/21 10:16:12 PM
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Hollow Knight, Silksong doesn't exist yet!

Really though, I don't know. Minecraft got some side spinoff thing, right?

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JackMan
06/18/21 10:23:06 PM
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First thought was ICO, but I just really like ICO.

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06/18/21 10:25:29 PM
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xp1337 posted...
whoa now we can't just pretend radical dreamers doesn't exist
damn, fair

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Snake5555555555
06/18/21 10:26:23 PM
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Bloodborne has a comic series so it can't be the answer by the rules.

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Snake5555555555
06/18/21 10:32:51 PM
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My possible answer for this is Heavy Rain.

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ChainLTTP
06/18/21 10:33:55 PM
#24:


Alan Wake? I dunno what's popular anymore
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Johnbobb
06/18/21 10:37:43 PM
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Journey comes to mind

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Murphiroth
06/18/21 10:40:39 PM
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ChainLTTP posted...
Alan Wake? I dunno what's popular anymore

Alan Wake had both a spinoff game and another game that's set in the same universe.
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ZaziGuado
06/18/21 10:42:20 PM
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My mind went to Okami first

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ChainLTTP
06/18/21 10:42:26 PM
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Welp
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MZero
06/18/21 10:42:29 PM
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Epyo posted...
oh I figured it out, it's Ristar for the sega genesis

Ristar for Game Gear is basically a different game

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LeonhartFour
06/18/21 10:43:51 PM
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ZaziGuado posted...
My mind went to Okami first

Okamiden

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ZaziGuado
06/18/21 10:44:26 PM
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Does PT count?

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banananor
06/18/21 10:49:19 PM
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I think the answer will depend on how much we prioritize fame vs. popularity vs. sales

Bloodborne is a really good call. It has a card game, board game, and comic book series, but I'm not sure whether that disqualifies it under the category of "supplemental media".

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is the best-selling game of all time not part of a series or planning to become a series, but I doubt it's particularly beloved

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LeonhartFour
06/18/21 10:51:33 PM
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banananor posted...
what do we think about Mike Tyson's Punch-Out? There was never a sequel, even though the game changes names depending on the region and time it's sold

There are other Punch-Out games, even if none of them feature Mike Tyson.

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Kenri
06/18/21 10:53:45 PM
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LeonhartFour posted...
Skies of Arcadia then, maybe?
I think this is up there, but it does have the cameos in Valkyria Chronicles.

Shonen_Bat posted...
Hollow Knight, Silksong doesn't exist yet!

Really though, I don't know. Minecraft got some side spinoff thing, right?
Hollow Knight has a little comic book as supplementary media I think? Not sure how much that counts.

Minecraft has several spinoffs.

banananor posted...
If bloodborne is allowed, what do we think about Mike Tyson's Punch-Out? There was never a sequel, even though little mac appears in smash
Super Punch-Out and Punch-Out Wii are both sequels for this.

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azuarc
06/18/21 10:55:01 PM
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azuarc
06/18/21 11:00:39 PM
#36:


According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_video_games

it would seem that we have:
  1. PUBG
  2. Terraria
  3. Duck Hunt (lol)
That's only by one metric, though, of course.

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NFUN
06/18/21 11:02:07 PM
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rip terraria otherworld

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Paratroopa1
06/18/21 11:02:15 PM
#38:


I feel like stuff like PUBG and Terraria are not as interesting answers to the spirit of the question just because both games are still largely 'ongoing' (I guess Terraria had its final update not too long ago, but it is still more or less a 'current' game)
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Mac Arrowny
06/18/21 11:02:38 PM
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League of Legends has multiple spinoffs. They made that autochess game and they're making a fighting game.

They're making a single player game in the PUBG universe but that's currently a good one.

Stardew Valley is the best I could think of.
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LeonhartFour
06/18/21 11:02:48 PM
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Oh, I totally forgot about Duck Hunt. I think that's a viable answer.

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Mac Arrowny
06/18/21 11:03:47 PM
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Paratroopa1 posted...
I feel like stuff like PUBG and Terraria are not as interesting answers to the spirit of the question just because both games are still largely 'ongoing' (I guess Terraria had its final update not too long ago, but it is still more or less a 'current' game)

Do games by decade if you want a more interesting answer
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Paratroopa1
06/18/21 11:03:58 PM
#42:


Duck Hunt's a good answer although it very obviously breaks the 'no references in other media' rule
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Paratroopa1
06/18/21 11:04:29 PM
#43:


Also, arguably Vs Duck Hunt means Duck Hunt isn't a solitary game
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banananor
06/18/21 11:14:57 PM
#44:


LeonhartFour posted...
There are other Punch-Out games, even if none of them feature Mike Tyson.
yeah, i realized that about 2 seconds after hitting post! oops.

i think to find the "real" answer(s) we'd have to use process of elimination, disqualifying things as we go along, because they're going to be so mediumly obscure that it'll feel just wrong throwing their name out

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Xtlm
06/18/21 11:16:57 PM
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Uniracers

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-hotdogturtle--
06/18/21 11:22:07 PM
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Snake5555555555 posted...
My possible answer for this is Heavy Rain.
This definitely fails the "famous" or "popular" criteria.

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JonThePenguin
06/18/21 11:26:27 PM
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Shonen_Bat posted...
Hollow Knight, Silksong doesn't exist yet!

Really though, I don't know. Minecraft got some side spinoff thing, right?
Three off the top of my head. Two seasons of Telltale, a Pokmon Go-type game, and a Diablo-like.

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banananor
06/18/21 11:27:31 PM
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-hotdogturtle-- posted...
This definitely fails the "famous" or "popular" criteria.
gotta name something that beats it to disqualify

i suspect the winner (disqualifying things made in the past 5 years) will be neither famous nor popular

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LeonhartFour
06/18/21 11:29:04 PM
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baubeta
06/18/21 11:31:04 PM
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I think if PUBG counts, that's your answer.


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