Anon loves The Lord of the Rings
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Nah, this or WoW will probably go down in history but I don’t think any game focused on intentionally dragging out gameplay to keep subscribers hooked will ever go down as marvelous examples of gameplay.
You clearly have not played FFXI.
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red dead redemption 2 is missing from a lot of these
Im...not sure we played the same Red Dead Redemption 2.
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There are too many to mention.
MechWarrior 2
Dragon Age: Origins
Daggerfall
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Baldur’s Gate 3
The Longest Journey
Dark Souls
Civilization 2 & 4
Alpha Centauri
The Outer Wilds
Fallout 1 & 2
Alien: Isolation
Super Mario Bros. 3
Death Stranding
Doom (1993)
Phasmophobia
Psychonauts
X-Com: UFO Defense
The Witcher 1 & 3
Disco ElysiumNot Witcher 2?
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I'd argue there isn't one. Not on the scale of LotR. It cannot be overstated how unlikely it was that it happened the way it did.
The Witcher universe is nearly an identical type of Norse style fantasy, with elves, dwarves, and giants, and 3 is a long epic quest across 3 huge regions. One of my first thoughts when I first played was that it feels like LOTR meets Game of Thrones.
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Not Witcher 2?
Definitely not 2. Not for lacking of passion, though. They just didn’t pull it off.
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FALLOUT NEW VEGAS! (Side note) Oh boy, a new list of games to play as I scroll through these comments.
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Deep Rock Galactic
ROCK AND STONE! oT
WE'RE RICH!
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Im...not sure we played the same Red Dead Redemption 2.
I agree with them, that game is a masterpiece. Didn't you love it?
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Terraria! That game is great and aged like fine wine
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I agree with them, that game is a masterpiece. Didn't you love it?
Oh, yes, I agree with that part. I just don't see the similarities to LotR.
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Expedition 33
Woah. Would you really put Expedition 33 in the same class as the other two? This is the highest indirect praise I've seen of the game.
Really? I've seen Clair Obscura praised as a masterpiece.
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A benchmark for computers? When it's been played on calculators and printers?
Yes, those calculators and printers have now been benchmarked.
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Anyone know if there's a videogame trilogy of the same calibre?
Edit: Thanks guys!
Mass Effect.
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A genuinely heart warming story that deals with strong themes of love and friendship in a way that made a genuine impact?
Undertale.
Agree such a great game made me cry
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You clearly have not played FFXI.
I’ve spent way more time in MMOs than I’d care to admit, but if you think FF11 didn’t have a grind you can check the millions of old posts about it on Reddit for a reminder.
Look at the RPGs people love, none focus on the grind. It’s because grinding does not benefit gameplay and only drags out playtime.
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A lot of good suggestions but my first thought was Final Fantasy X.
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I think immortal gates of pyre is shaping up to be one!
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There are too many to mention.
MechWarrior 2
Dragon Age: Origins
Daggerfall
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Baldur’s Gate 3
The Longest Journey
Dark Souls
Civilization 2 & 4
Alpha Centauri
The Outer Wilds
Fallout 1 & 2
Alien: Isolation
Super Mario Bros. 3
Death Stranding
Doom (1993)
Phasmophobia
Psychonauts
X-Com: UFO Defense
The Witcher 1 & 3
Disco ElysiumI like your taste. These are some bangers lol.
If you haven't, you should play Armored Core 6. It's a FROM game, and it feels like one, in all the best ways.
But it's also a mech game, and it feels like one, in all the best ways! Every button assaults your enemy, every motion feels fluid, fast, effortless - or huge, heavy, clunky - your mech is your mech, and many thoughtful builds can become OP. The customization is bananas. And yet - some fights will remain challenging.
With all sincerity, easy 10/10 game for me, I proceeded from NG -> NG+ -> NG++ directly, which is a first for me and I'm an oldish dude. AND I felt thoroughly rewarded by the end of NG++. It's a literal perfect game, just unreasonably fun and well-crafted.
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Undertale and Deltarune.
Dwarf Fortress.
Ultima 1-7 and 8 partially.
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I’ve spent way more time in MMOs than I’d care to admit, but if you think FF11 didn’t have a grind you can check the millions of old posts about it on Reddit for a reminder.
Look at the RPGs people love, none focus on the grind. It’s because grinding does not benefit gameplay and only drags out playtime.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Having played other MMOs does not make you qualified to have an opinion on a game you've never played. FFXI does have a grind, but it is unlike any other MMO out there. The intensity of trying to time your weapon skills and magic to land at exactly the right time, the dance-like coordination with your teammates, the variety of enemy strengths and weaknesses, learning a basic programming language to write macros and having them work flawlessly in a pinch - everything about it is exciting and you have to be at the top of your game to succeed. Every single mob fight feels like a boss battle and every kill is a win. Top that with some of the best writing of any Final Fantasy game and it's a winning combination and technical marval that I cannot believe was achieved in 2003.
You may as well be saying that Dark Souls is nothing but a grind, but you're missing that the grind is the fun part.
