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Which games blow your mind, but only if you know nothing about them in advance?

Best examples I can think of are:

  • Outer Wilds
  • Doki Doki Literature Club
  • The Stanley Parable

What are yours?

(please no spoilers)

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[–] Daze@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months 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

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 3 points 3 months ago

The Walking Dead by Telltale.

[–] odium@programming.dev 3 points 3 months ago

dishonoured 1 and 2.

[–] ApatheticCactus@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months 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.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago

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

[–] BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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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[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

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[–] AVengefulAxolotl@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Helltaker

Free, short, puzzles, cute, and banger ost

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