We've all played them. Backtracking, not knowing where to go. Going back and forth. Name some of these games from your memory. I'll start: Final Fantasy XIII-2, RE1

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[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Most recently it's Clair Obscur Expedition 33. There's an actual overworld map but you need to get your bearings in area maps and dungeons because there are none. You'll have to use local landmarks to get around, find clues for hidden areas, and the direction you actually need to go. I've spent hours in single areas just getting lost admiring the design and artwork.

[–] LwL@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

So far for me the game has done a great job of having recognizable landmarks at least. I might not always know where I am, but I'll frequently come across something that orients me again.

I despise being lost in video games, but claire obscure has been fine because I never feel like I get lost for too long. Just long enough to appreciate the gorgeous and very weird world I'm in.

I still sometimes wish there was a map but it would probably be a net negative.

[–] Yokozuna@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The original Final Fantasy. If you don't have a walk-through open next to you I have no idea how you would naturally beat the game in a respectable time frame.

[–] Peffse@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Everytime this game got ported, I'd retry it. I'd get over the bridge, get into town, fight the pirates, earn the boat... and get completely lost.

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[–] darthelmet@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I’ve probably played a bunch, but the one that most comes to mind is Antechamber. Super weird FPS puzzle game ala portal but with a lot of mindbending illusions, non-Euclidean geometry, etc.

It’s got a metroidvania structure but without much guidance and a lot of stuff will just loop you back to where you’ve been if you’re not getting things right. At some point I was just completely lost. I couldn’t possibly think of where I haven’t tried to go or do. Worst part if I tried to look up a guide I don’t even know where I’d begin to look.

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[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Unreal. I stopped playing when I couldn't find the exit.

Edit: But to be honest that was kind of the norm back then. I hated Half Life for popularising the more linear level design.

[–] MudMan@fedia.io 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I don't know, man, I ran around hugging every wall of deserted Doom and Wolfenstein 3D levels that a) noclip became the default way to play those games, and b) Half-Life felt like an amazing breath of fresh air.

Well, Quake 2 did, I guess. Half-Life felt like the next-gen take on that idea.

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[–] inferni_advocatvs@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Daggerfall

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[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Space Quest

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[–] Lemminnewbie2@lemm.ee 6 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Blue Prince for me right now.

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[–] swagmoney@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 days ago

Halo ce campaign.

[–] HiTekRedNek@lemm.ee 5 points 3 days ago

Zork. God forbid you forget to look mailbox

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

This one's pretty controversial, but if you've never played it before,

Half Life 1

It's really confusing and enemies will pop out of nowhere and kill you instantly. Not really fun imo, but then again I AM playing it for the first time 27 years after it came out 😂

I'm sure Black Mesa is more intuitive though.

[–] Baggie@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Which bits in particular? Because on one hand it's a fairly linear design, but on the other there are some bits that can loop around themselves and objectives aren't always obvious.

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[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (5 children)

Every

Single

Old

Game.

I hate it

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Star Trek 25th Anniversary Game
Star Trek Judgement Rites
Myst

[–] Yermaw@lemm.ee 5 points 3 days ago

I've installed Myst around 10 times and I haven't gotten anywhere with it. I refuse to look at solutions because its a legendary puzzle game and I will not be beaten by it, but also I'm not at all sure what to do at all. I have never solved a single puzzle. I'm never even sure what's interactive or not, or if I'm even looking at a puzzle or just seeing clues where there are none.

I should try it again soon...

[–] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Lego Harry Potter

For fucks sake it was obtuse. I had to use a walkthrough to figure out what to do next multiple times just in the first episode

[–] Nikls94@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Tunic

Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal

Metroid

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[–] krakenfury@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Any FF if you set it down for a month or two.

[–] pea@lemm.ee 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"Welp, I will just start it over, I guess."

Done this FF9 sooo many times

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[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Can I say half life?

[–] cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You certainly can say it, but I'm going to have to mostly disagree it's a good example though because I felt Half-Life was very linear. What it did do a good job at was creating a convincing illusion of non-linearity, which I can certainly see some people getting lost in occasionally, but probably briefly (unless you have particularly poor navigation abilities which some people definitely do). It can be especially bad once you get to Xen, which felt deliberately confusing and not really the greatest section of the game for a lot of reasons.

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