Current Events > need a new narrative driven immersive game

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something like baldurs, kotor, dragon age 1, new vegas (in terms of rpgs)

or something like red dead, uncharted, god of war (in terms of adventure games)

its been a while since something had *hooks* in me bad

Have you played the Spider-Man games? Their narratives are very strong.

Hogwarts?

Nier Replicant and Nier Automata

thank me later

Dishonoured 1 and 2 are great immersive sims. I heard Prey is also good, haven't played that one.

bsp77 posted...

Have you played the Spider-Man games? Their narratives are very strong.

ive 100%'d each of them 3 times i think. 1 and Miles stand head and shoulders above 2 in terms of writing imo. i like them all a lot though

WingsOfGood posted...

Nier Replicant and Nier Automata

thank me later

not my style unfort

buddah86 posted...

Dishonoured 1 and 2 are great immersive sims. I heard Prey is also good, haven't played that one.

dishonored is amazing. im not really into a sequel for it tho. got like 60 hours on the first one. loved the original prey, wasnt a fan of the immersive sim one

Cyberpunk 2077, if you haven't played it yet.

Pillars of Eternity II Deadfire.

bsp77 posted...

Have you played the Spider-Man games? Their narratives are very strong.

Agreed. Fantastic narrative driven games.

I also found Ys 8 to have a really compelling narrative. You crash on an uninhabited island and have to slowly explore it, rescue the other survivors and uncover the island's secrets.

But if you mean western style rpgs, then I'd highly recommend The Witcher 3

Are you into retro adventure games? A whole bunch of amazing indie retro-style games came out this year.

ive been considering cyberpunk for a bit but ultimately i dont think i would like it. usually i have a really good sense for how much ill get out of a game, and cyberpunk strikes me as a "play it for a week" type thing when it comes to me. havent heard of pillars of eternity, ill look it up

Baphometa posted...

Are you into retro adventure games? A whole bunch of amazing indie retro-style games came out this year.

wdym retro adventure? if its polygons or bit graphics ill probably not be into it

Dungeater posted...

something like baldurs, kotor, dragon age 1, new vegas (in terms of rpgs)

Age of Decadence

Metaphor is pretty good

Dungeater posted...

not my style unfort

idk what unfort means but you are really missing out

Nier is HEAVY narrative and it is really really good like open your mind change your beliefs kinda good

but whatever

new indy game just came out and is apparently great

DoesntMatter posted...

Age of Decadence

My man

another good one is Shadowbringers expansion of FFXIV

but I understand if you don't want to play months of an MMO to get there

Its important to point out the term immersive simulation refers to a specific style of game, Ultima Underworld being the classic example.

It sounds like TC is just looking for any kind of big/long game with an engaging story and lore.

Did you play the first Batman Arkham Asylum game? I love all the Arkham games but I still felt like that had the best pacing for narrative. I enjoyed them more than Spiderman even though Ive never cared for Batman and loved Spiderman growing up. I just think the Arkham games are amazing games.

Dungeater posted...

wdym retro adventure? if its polygons or bit graphics ill probably not be into it

These are retro-style adventure games:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WxRlqzhH0c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oYUYjgT5KQ

If you want something more modern with a gripping story, Hades 2 is in early access. It's not narratively driven, but that's certainly the hook.
If you want something actually narratively driven and immersive, play The Outer Wilds. It doesn't sound like that's what you're going for, judging by the host of AAA games you've listed, but it's super deep and really draws you in. It does have a bit of a learning curve, but then it's an incredible experience.

Wasteland 2 if you haven't played it.

Weird West.

WingsOfGood posted...

idk what unfort means but you are really missing out

unfortunately

im only missing out if i would like it. i really hate when people use that phrase

AsucaHayashi posted...

new indy game just came out and is apparently great

i really wish i wasnt like this, but voices are make or break for me, and troy is a bad indy

i really wish i wasnt like this

BloodyBenten posted...

Its important to point out the term immersive simulation refers to a specific style of game, Ultima Underworld being the classic example.

It sounds like TC is just looking for any kind of big/long game with an engaging story and lore.

yeah im specifically not looking for sims

archizzy posted...

Did you play the first Batman Arkham Asylum game? I love all the Arkham games but I still felt like that had the best pacing for narrative. I enjoyed them more than Spiderman even though Ive never cared for Batman and loved Spiderman growing up. I just think the Arkham games are amazing games.

love em, have the collectors edition for all 3

Dungeater posted...

i really wish i wasnt like this, but voices are make or break for me, and troy is a bad indy

Thats Troy Baker? Honestly sounds like Harrison Ford to me.

Agent_Stroud posted...

Thats Troy Baker? Honestly sounds like Harrison Ford to me.

i could tell within one word it was him. for some reason voices is my autistic thing. really good with em, really picky about em

but this one doesnt seem to take that talent imo. its just his regular voice

Dungeater posted...

i could tell within one word it was him. for some reason voices is my autistic thing. really good with em, really picky about em

Understandable. Mine happens to be technology, though music is a close second even though I cant actually play any instruments to save my life.

Quantum Break

Killmonger posted...

Quantum Break

oh shit i forgot about quantum break. this is a definite contender

Yakuza 0 was a game that drew me in. The characters are really cool and I enjoyed the plot. The main plot is taken seriously but the side content can be hilariously goofy and has a ton of side content if going for 100%. While I havent played it yet, Ive heard Yakuza: Like a Dragon is a good jumping on point too.

WingsOfGood posted...

idk what unfort means but you are really missing out

Nier is HEAVY narrative and it is really really good like open your mind change your beliefs kinda good

but whatever

I'll second the Nier games, but I played the original Nier, not the Replicant upgrade.

The narrative is great, but also told in an interesting and unique way. It combines game mechanics into the narrative and works really well. Like WoG said, it's thought provoking and philosophical and all that. It doesn't really fall into anime tropes too much aside from the art style.

The combat in Autonoma is very solid. The original game was sorta janky, but I believe Replicant uses the newer system.

That said, I totally understand saying a game isn't your cup of tea, I do it all the time.

Witcher 3's GOTY is ten bucks on Steam for the first time since 2022. Just bought it myself.

Dungeater posted...

ive been considering cyberpunk for a bit but ultimately i dont think i would like it. usually i have a really good sense for how much ill get out of a game, and cyberpunk strikes me as a "play it for a week" type thing when it comes to me.

I'm not going to try to convince you, because I know sometimes people don't like that, but I'll say this - if you're familiar with the Mass Effect trilogy, V often feels more of "your character" than Shepard does, IMO, and the story has a lot of "human" feeling moments.

I also had some certain expectations of it, and it turned out to be a different game than I was anticipating.

Another suggestion would be Days Gone. Its not my cup of tea as I usually dislike post apocalyptic games and especially anything with mutants/infected/zombie type things but I would still suggest it to others.

I was initially really hopeful because of the gorgeous Pacific Northwest setting and it being a Sony Bend game. I thought if I couldnt get Syphon Filter Id at least get a great game. I loved the biker aspect of it and the main character but its not my type of story.

However many people love that type of stuff. Same with Last of Us. I love me some Uncharted. Legit one of the greatest series ever but Last of Us isnt for me even though its Naughty Dog. So if you havent played Days Gone you may want to consider it.

archizzy posted...

Another suggestion would be Days Gone. Its not my cup of tea as I usually dislike post apocalyptic games and especially anything with mutants/infected/zombie type things but I would still suggest it to others.

I was initially really hopeful because of the gorgeous Pacific Northwest setting and it being a Sony Bend game. I thought if I couldnt get Syphon Filter Id at least get a great game. I loved the biker aspect of it and the main character but its not my type of story.

However many people love that type of stuff. Same with Last of Us. I love me some Uncharted. Legit one of the greatest series ever but Last of Us isnt for me even though its Naughty Dog. So if you havent played Days Gone you may want to consider it.

I loved Days Gone. The zombie horde system made for some really surprising and crazy moments and I wish we'd gotten a sequel so they could expand on that system.

Pacific Drive

The Last Guardian

Jedi Fallen Order

it will never not be funny seeing people try to entertain dungeater when he basically hates everything

Baron_Ox posted...

I'm not going to try to convince you, because I know sometimes people don't like that, but I'll say this - if you're familiar with the Mass Effect trilogy, V often feels more of "your character" than Shepard does, IMO, and the story has a lot of "human" feeling moments.

I also had some certain expectations of it, and it turned out to be a different game than I was anticipating.

its mostly just that im not into the genre, so i doubt its ability to keep hold of me. i think id have a lot of fun with the character creator tho. thats the biggest draw for me

archizzy posted...

Another suggestion would be Days Gone. Its not my cup of tea as I usually dislike post apocalyptic games and especially anything with mutants/infected/zombie type things but I would still suggest it to others.

I was initially really hopeful because of the gorgeous Pacific Northwest setting and it being a Sony Bend game. I thought if I couldnt get Syphon Filter Id at least get a great game. I loved the biker aspect of it and the main character but its not my type of story.

However many people love that type of stuff. Same with Last of Us. I love me some Uncharted. Legit one of the greatest series ever but Last of Us isnt for me even though its Naughty Dog. So if you havent played Days Gone you may want to consider it.

im pretty much in the exact same boat as u here. i remember way back when uncharted 3 came out, it came with the last of us demo. i pretty much instantly knew it wasnt for me. gave the game proper a few tries but got bored each time

Days gone looks mostly uninteresting to me

ive been playing A Way Out with my husband. its pretty amateur-hour but its a fun game to play together

also Helldivers has been getting a lot of mileage out of me. i can just feel the burnout creeping in

aw man my Fallout 76 topic purged

Surprised no mention of Disco Elysium yet. Or am I misunderstanding the ask?

Dalthine posted...

Surprised no mention of Disco Elysium yet. Or am I misunderstanding the ask?

disco elysium is phenomenal. i never did get around to playing after the free update. hm

ive beaten it a bunch of times but maybe one more this weekend

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i probably will play indy at some point, years down the line. i just cant abide the voice

enshrouded looks ok but i hate survival crafti- wait, what about Horizon? are those good?

oh i missed that post. wasteland 2 has been on my radar yeah

ok thanks guys, got some promising stuff to check out

installed Horizon

apparently i played 20 hours of this game and forgot about it

i also installed Witcher 1 and 2

fish me luck

Dungeater posted...

installed Horizon

apparently i played 20 hours of this game and forgot about it

i also installed Witcher 1 and 2

fish me luck

So, if you played Witcher 3, be prepared for 1 and 2 to be far more janky

NoxObscuras posted...

So, if you played Witcher 3, be prepared for 1 and 2 to be far more janky

i did not play witcher 3 lol. i would never start with the third game in a series

Have you tried the Plague Tale games? Very solid third person action games set in Europe during the Black Death.

Dungeater posted...

i did not play witcher 3 lol. i would never start with the third game in a series

I get ya. The Witcher is one of those series where it works though lol. A lot of people jumped in at 3