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What kinds of games might you recommend with deep worldbuilding and interaction that aren't RPGs? (mstdn.social)
submitted 6 months ago by gmr_leon@mstdn.social to c/games@sh.itjust.works
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What kinds of games might you recommend with deep worldbuilding and interaction that aren't RPGs?

I like worldbuilding and stories, and I like when they're mixed with the interactivity of games, so RPGs seem like they should be a natural fit. Problem is, I dislike the stat-heavy, grindy progression of many RPGs.

I enjoy point & click adventures and visual novels but they're often more limited in their interactions. What kinds of game might I be missing combining the two?

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[–] inlandempire@jlai.lu 21 points 6 months ago (3 children)

You may enjoy Control, I personally couldn't get past the rather uninteresting gameplay and mechanics, but the lore and snippets of story you find scattered around are something else

[–] ech@lemm.ee 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That's interesting. Did you stop early on? I guess if you just know it as a basic shooter it'd be boring, but once you start incorporating powers it really expands a lot, imo.

[–] inlandempire@jlai.lu 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I think you're right, I was about to "leave" the early parts of the game, I had already unlocked some powers but not leveled them up too much, I should really try to get back to it though, despite feeling a little bored when playing, I just can't forget the aesthetics

[–] WldFyre@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

A tip, don't bother leveling up melee, it's a pretty useless power unfortunately. Throw everything into the launch ability, plus health/energy whenever you feel you need more.

[–] WldFyre@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago

I was also going to recommend Control, it's my favorite game of all time. The world building and lore is fucking fantastic!

[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

I played 2 minutes of it and found myself consuming the lore with fervor, then I got distracted and that was a month ago, thankfully I can jump in back at the beginning and not have missed a beat.