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[โ€“] apotheotic@beehaw.org 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

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... ยฃ3 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)

[โ€“] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] apotheotic@beehaw.org 1 points 2 months 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.

[โ€“] dmegatool@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] apotheotic@beehaw.org 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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).

[โ€“] dmegatool@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

It's true that the balance curve is one of the best.

[โ€“] Silentiea@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I played Celeste. Later I figured out the word for the way I've always felt was trans. These events were unrelated, but the correlation remains.

[โ€“] apotheotic@beehaw.org 1 points 2 months ago

Another "victim" of the Celeste "curse". Glad you found yourself! :3