I've been recently been thinking about Arkane Studio's Prey which is a immersive sim, with a pretty good rogue like dlc, that probably has one of the strongest hooks of any game I've played. If you liked Halflife, System Shock, or Deus Ex it's definitely worth a play.

Are there any titles that might not have been commercially successful that you feel everyone should give a shot?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Everyone talking about Starfield reminded me to go back and play Outer Worlds again. I had forgotten how good that game was.

[–] Defaced 3 points 9 months ago

I love the outer worlds, it has such a unique style to it, very much fallout humor in space with a little bit of arcanum thrown in for good measure. IMHO outer worlds > Starfield, when I saw that neon was just one long hallway with a few neon lights and signs, I knew what I was getting into and just stopped playing. Starfield has no identity, it's bland, space combat is annoying at best, and it's just an unoptimized mess. Outer worlds is unique, and when I see it I know exactly what it is, I can't say the same for Starfield.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Marvel's Midnight Suns. It wasn't a huge flop, but not successful enough to get a sequel, which makes me very sad. I think it failed because it had a useless ingame shop, which made the game look like another cashgrab, when in reality those who bought the Legendary Edition have every skin included. Legendary edition has often been on sale for 50€ and that's definitely worth it. I enjoyed the game a lot and both the base game and DLC offer great characters that are both fun to talk and to play with.

[–] OrderedChaos 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Avent rising. They should have had a sequel but I know it would have likely just gotten botched and I would have hated playing it.

[–] Mirshe 3 points 9 months ago

They were supposed to have a whole series IIRC, but the contract got cancelled because the initial offering didn't sell very well. It didn't help that the marketing didn't really know how they wanted to talk about the game.

[–] zecg 4 points 9 months ago

Fly'n, it's a brilliant platformer from like ten years ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UECUVRWpFM

[–] TwilightVulpine 4 points 9 months ago

Fuga: Melodies of Steel. A pretty interesting JRPG+resource management game about animal kids in a giant tank from a lost civilization, fighting in a war to save their families.

CyberConnect2 has been making games for this setting since the PS1, though the previous games were more of 3D puzzle actiion games. But these games never sell as much as they deserve, Their commitment is amazing to keep trying anyway.

[–] yuunikki 4 points 9 months ago

Project x Zone 1 and 2

Probably my favorite crossovers in video games besides smash ultimate

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Vintage story

[–] dirtySourdough 4 points 9 months ago

Figment. I'm not sure how much attention this one got, but I hadn't heard about it until I was searching the Nintendo store for deals. It's a short puzzle/action game with a good story that felt compelling.

[–] Jeanschyso 3 points 9 months ago

Offworld trading company was an amazing PvP game but "economics" never was gonna sell.

[–] Buddahriffic 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I've been interested in Soulslike games and got Code Vein on sale recently. I think I'm about halfway through and it's pretty good. Playing at the 2nd hardest difficulty, dying here and there but also one or two shotting most bosses, which suggests it's found a good sweet spot for difficulty where it's not overly punishing but also not trivial, though I kinda wish I had started it on the hardest difficulty. I'm not sure how popular the game was but I suggest it.

[–] SevenOneHeaven 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The ultimate anime waifu creator. I'd also recommend giving it a try for any souls fans out there. Also don't be ashamed if you look up a guide on the cathedral.

[–] Buddahriffic 3 points 9 months ago

Haha walking into the cathedral was a cool gaming moment. I get there and am looking around, wondering who could have even built this, and then Louis asks "How is this even possible?"

They did a pretty good job with the follower conversations. Yeah, the random ones can get repetitive, but it added a bit more depth when Louis voiced what I was thinking. In another (annoying) area, as you get to the end, he says he hopes we're done here soon.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

The Dream Machine.

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