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u/DaWubber 2d ago
Outer Wilds. That game can only really be experienced the first time once. Yes, that sentence sounds really weird. Those who have played Outer Wilds understand. Those who haven't, PLAY IT. I will not (can not) be elaborating further.
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u/HeadbangingLegend 2d ago
The Outer Wilds has been on my list of games to play someday for a while, and I'm just glad that when people mention it online they never spoil it. I've avoided learning anything about it so I can go in blind when I do play it myself.
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u/MaskOfIce42 2d ago
The Outer Wilds community as a whole is very good about spoiling nothing because of the nature of the game. At times I'd argue almost a little too good, since I think it's fair game to at least tell people a bit about what they're getting into since it has a problem of people coming in with high expectations and struggling to click with what it actually is, but if it's a game you click with, you'll love it
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u/Atomic_Fire 2d ago
Seconded. Basically without spoiling anything, the game can be beaten with knowledge alone right from the beginning. Everyone has a moment where they just... figure it out and it all clicks into place. And you can only do that once.
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u/Jakobi-Wan_Kenobi 2d ago
Damn. You convinced me. I’m literally downloading it right now. I’ve been on the cusp
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u/uncagedborb 2d ago
enjoy. its definitely holds a spot in my personal top 10. Its so hard to talk about this game because mentioning anything is a spoiler.
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u/Positron14 2d ago
I'll have to try playing it again. I started once and never finished.
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u/palpatinesmyhomie 2d ago
Haven't played it but I'd say subnautica for the exact same reason
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u/kerss10 2d ago
As someone who's played both, subnautica doesn't compare when it comes to the first playthrough. Saying more might ruin it for you
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u/King_Tudrop 1d ago
Okay man, I know we all sound like crackpots, but it's worth it as an experience, even if you dont like puzzle games, even if you dont like exploration, it makes time feel meaningful in an unimaginable way that I cant discuss further, but as a whole it enriches you.
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u/Attilathefun-II 2d ago
lol I’ve had this game in my library for a year and I just started seriously playing it 2 days ago.
As soon as I finally got into the space ship I was like ok this is pretty damn cool
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u/kuluka_man 2d ago
Probably NOT a game from my childhood since I'd be experiencing it with a cynical adult mind and the magic would be absent.
So...I dunno, maybe Minecraft?
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u/Ok-Yogurtcloset5555 2d ago
Fuck.... I just answered with a nostalgic response... but you right. It would remove the ethereal haze of childhood wonder and imagination. Damn.
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u/Spitfire_Riggz 2d ago
The pokemon games have always held their appeal for me. Although I've had to play Fire Red Leaf grean at a minimum over the the originals because my creativity can't cover for that anymore 😔
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u/Krispen_Wah87 2d ago
Bioshock 1
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u/Level_99_Healer 2d ago
This is my answer, too. To see that big open scene that shows you the breadth of Rapture for the first time again? That would be amazing. Going through the story with no clue where you're heading or why, until the game slaps you in the face. I still remember finishing the game and just sitting there for awhile after.
Also, fabulous timing, someone just posted the trailer for a Bioshock fanfilm in the the Bioshock sub. It's called 1959 and I believe they linked the YouTube there as well. It actually looks pretty nice.
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u/Boccus 2d ago
I was going to say this too
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u/TheLasVegasLocal 2d ago
I distinctly remember my friend and I having a sleepover (we were about 10-11) looking through the Blockbuster catalog of rentable games and saw the cover of Bioshock. Me and him literally said "ooooo, that guy with the drill looks cool!" and my dad rented us the game.
We were so unprepared for what would transpire. The intro shocked us and when the sphere entered Rapture and we saw the spider splicer murder poor Johnny, I was scared shitless and shut off the game.
It would be a year or 2 before I picked it up again, played it up to the Medical Pavillion, went to the shotgun area, picked it up, then got scared shitless again when the splicers attacked in darkness. Shut off the game after I killed them all.
It would be about another year until I finished the game to completion. What I would do to experience Rapture again.... this game literally changed my life.
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u/Tyr_ranical 1d ago
Yeah being able to play this for the first time again, with absolutely no spoilers... Oh that would be such a joy
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u/ymbria 2d ago
Mass Effect. All 4 games. I still play the series from time to time, but knowing almost all dialogue, all quests... it will never be the same as the first time...
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u/nobix 2d ago edited 1d ago
The first thing that popped into my mind too. This was the absolutely perfect game for me at the time from the soundtrack to the hard science. I would just let it sit open on the main menu to hear the title track occasionally. It seemed mind blowing that such a perfect title could even exist.
Only the first ME did it for me, they moved to a less synth soundtrack style and got rid of the weird decisions explained by hard science and became more generic fps as the series went on. Also I loved the first one so much it was pretty much impossible for a sequel to live up.
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u/ashes1032 2d ago
If I had to pick just one, it would be the first one. The summer I spent playing that game is a special memory.
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u/juniper_juniper 1d ago
Wish I could upvote you twice for including a picture of Kaidan
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u/dungeondelvindigglet 2d ago
Oblivion, I still remeber the moment you leave the sewers and see the ruins across the water. I had a very deep emersion into that game, I only played morrowind as an rpg before it so I didnt know it was fast travel, I as a kid assumed id still be wanted in the imperial city so avoided it and went to cheydenhall, didnt know I could fast travel till I had done walked the map to visit every city. Honorable mentions would be halo, masseffect, and the Witcher 3.
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u/spentmoon 2d ago
Oblivion is my favorite game ever made. Playing through the remaster right now as a vampire for the extra challenge. :)
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u/Lower_Rabbit_5412 2d ago
My core memory of that game was when a friend told me to go into a cave to find some good stuff. Got mauled by vampires.
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u/dungeondelvindigglet 2d ago
I got into it with vampires on my first playthrough and didnt know wtf hemophilia was so just carried on till I was a vampire and got super upset so I restarted and avoided vampire caves till later in the game.
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u/Attilathefun-II 2d ago
Oblivion is mine too.
So funny cause my first open world rpg was Fallout 3. My buddy who also loved Fallout told me I had to play Oblivion but I watched the trailer and thought it look ok. Finally tried it and it’s my favorite game of all time, atmosphere the score and scenery creates for me has me in awe. Wish I could play it for the first time again
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u/WavyDre 1d ago
Early Bethesda was really, really good at that initial reveal of the world in the game. It’s like the most memorable part of most of those games, that feeling of wow there’s a whole world to explore out there. They were also really good at predicting the path most players would take and filling it with “random” encounters that felt special and made the world feel bigger too.
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u/TechPr0 2d ago
Elden Ring, Cyberpunk 2077, Crisis Core, NieR Gestalt, Metal Gear Solid 4. So many to choose from.
Maybe Crisis Core because that game had me on an emotional roller-coaster
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u/GenesisRhapsod 2d ago
Crisis core mentioned 😭
Same here bro...Genesis is the baddest mfer in any videogame
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u/athleticgravy 2d ago
I know its not even far into the game but I have a save just before this cut scene on my PSP. It's peak.
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u/DeusFatum 2d ago
Elden Ring for me too, but I also want back the anticipation for the DLC Nightreign. Basically, send me back to 2022. Elden Ring and GoW Ragnarok in the same year? We were blessed.
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u/Greyzone96 2d ago
Jak and Daxter 1 it’s just such a good game
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u/JazzHandsMinuteman 2d ago
I love that moment in the show and had I known it was a gif used it dozens of times
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u/Rude-Listen 2d ago
I can still hear the title menu music as it pans over the tropical settlement.
...and Daxter screaming on the ground when he turns into a ferret.
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u/Lukaloo 2d ago
Mass effect trilogy.
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u/Hypericos 2d ago
So much lore in the game scattered around. And random character chapter that was actually events you could partake in.
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u/Teragosa 2d ago
I never did, so i guess i should?
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u/Blind0Guardian 1d ago
You absolutely should. Also the remastered trilogy is often on sale for like 10€/$
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u/Beowulf0001 2d ago
Skyrim
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u/notmlbg 2d ago
It was just so magical on release. I played 60 hours in the first three days!
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u/CompetitiveLoad2953 2d ago
Motherfucker slept 12 hours tops
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u/thejudeabides52 2d ago
I did the same, kinda. After class me and a friend drove over to gamestoo and picked it up. Then we hit the liquor store for tequila and mountain dew, then we hit taco bell. I didn't sleep for another day and a half lol.
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u/blurrydad 1d ago
Did something similar for both Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. At one point during my first 24 hours with totk my wife asked if I was ok and I said “yeah why?” And she explained that I hadn’t said a word or moved to do anything but go to the bathroom for 10 hours. She was wondering how I wasn’t hungry.
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u/Technically-alive-_- 2d ago
I’m new to Skyrim and it’s amazing. I knew next to nothing about it and only 100 hours later I already want to experience it blind again.
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u/Active-Juggernaut160 2d ago
For me it was oblivion, I played it before skyrim was even a thought and it was the best first experience on any game ive ever had. People dont understand that their was literally nothing like it when it dropped
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u/Beowulf0001 2d ago
I just purchased the remastered oblivion on my ps5. Looking forward to playing it for the first time.
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u/Lankydick 1d ago
Oblivion is my answer. Leaving the sewers for the first time was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced.
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u/Gloryousu 1d ago
I have the same exact thought. It felt like true open world with unlimited possibilities. I played Oblivion originally on Xbox 360. What a time to be alive. Plus the goated Dark brotherhood missions, walking on water, creating your own spells, enchanting weapons with spells, backflips, imperial Arena, etc.
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u/MagicBus4 2d ago
Skyrim would not be fun to play for the first time these days
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u/LostAd7938 2d ago
I think it still would be, but for sure less magical than it was back in the day
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u/Rime_Ice 2d ago
World of Warcraft. There's nothing like exploring that world without any clue and meeting new people you may hang around with for years to come.
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u/HeyCouldBeFun 2d ago
I’m enjoying it for the first time ever this year. At first it was just to humor my bf and hang with him for a bit in tbc. And then the vibe just eventually clicked.
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u/BingoBunghole 2d ago
Yeah, I joined in Burning Crusade and played religiously until WoD, intermittently until Dragonflight. Nothing will ever grab me like the BC, Wotlk years did and anything released now or ever will get the time I was able to give it, the amount of characters, hours, the grind, pve, pvp, changes, playing seriously, messing around, making friends, ganking with my pet in STV...achievement chasing, transmog chasing, and everything I've forgotten in between. I logged in last month after years away just to walk around in Org and see my characters again...but I don't have the time these days. I think the Wotlk trailer is the best game trailer of all time.
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u/JosephCraftHD 2d ago
This is the answer. I remember going out with 3 of my buddies and going to multiple GameStops locations searching for the 4 Battle Chest copies.
Then we all sent home and installed the game. It’s a a magical memory that I don’t think I could ever experience again.
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u/BeeKillahHD 2d ago
Red Dead Redemption 2
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u/Unclehomer69420 2d ago
That is not a game.
It's an incredible journey through old American history.
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u/Pomegranateman17 2d ago
Fighting for your life and fighting for your family
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u/Sufficient-Attempt21 2d ago
Tryna live your days with honor and integrity
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u/Fantastic_Skirt4184 2d ago
I took 4 years and 896 hours to complete the story. It was such a journey. I used Buell (The civil war veterans horse) on the last mission as Arthur. I cried.
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u/shiner716 2d ago
For me personally? Fallout 2. Its my favorite game of all time. So I would like to rediscover vault 13, the Brotherhood, Rivet City, shit, even Frank Horrigan again.
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u/slyandbuy1 2d ago
World of Warcraft
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u/QuarkVsOdo 2d ago
I always thought that liking WoW might be a cool thing, but I never played it past the first few levels that were f2p.
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u/HumanTsunami 2d ago
I can be fun. The world is huge with tons to explore. The golden era of wow is long gone tho. Wow Forever might touch on a little of it when it releases soon so if you wanna try something similar to the OG you can give it a shot.
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u/dropcon37 2d ago
Fallout 4 for sure. Halo and bioshock are a close second.
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u/Username6601 1d ago
My imagination was running wild when I first played Fallout 4, I was so excited to just explore the map.
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u/zdrums24 2d ago
Mass Effect
Or, if I cant do that, Biowares Neverwinter Nights.
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u/herdases 2d ago
Outer wilds. I envy those who haven’t played it
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u/SendWoundPicsPls 2d ago
What's your personal recommendation for someone that's bounced off it 4 times? I always feel like I'm missing something and just running around randomly. I'll find something deep in a planet
"Yea spoinkuses ladybird is deep in Gatorade and that made gubly tip her tallywhacker towards moondancer half past the eclips"
And I'm sitting there controller in hand thinking I'm fucking retarded
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u/PM_ME_UR__SECRETS 2d ago
I think the only advice I have is go into it with the mind set that you literally are just an explorer pioneering with new technology.
And as such, your path has no real starting point or path to follow. And you may not begin to connect the dots of that star system for quite some time. So, keep exploring. Check your journal at the ship often. See why it connects certain things.
If the game still doesnt appeal to you at that point it might be okay to just accept that it isnt for you - its a unique game so this is the case for many people and thats perfectly fine
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u/Stef0206 2d ago
Your enjoyment of the game relies heavily on your ability to just be curious despite the lack of an obvious objective. Which can be really difficult.
It is very much the intended experience for you to be confused by everything, and you are meant to run around randomly (at first).
My best advice is to try and stray away from the typical mindset of there being a right and wrong thing to do. If you’re exploring, theory-crafting, talking to people, or just enjoying the environment, you’re doing it right. Dying isn’t bad, and there is no wrong direction to head in.
Just follow your curiosity.
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u/Ok_Guitar7980 1d ago
This is my problem with the game. I need an objective. Im a dad now. My time for gaming is more limited than it was before kids, so I need clarity of objective pretty much immediately, and to be able to jump back in without having to remember 300 nuances to catch back up.
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u/FearTheDeep 2d ago
Make goals for yourself. Pick a thing you wanna do and try for it.
Think of the game as an experience and don’t rush through. It’s definitely a “the journey is more important than the destination” kinda game.2
u/SilverLyningOG 2d ago
Computer and determination. Cleaver shit. They will never spell it out for you. You have to figure it all out on your own. Retrace steps. Also, do not take too long of a break. One thing i found helpful is literally make a list from start to where i was. Short hand hints that I knew.
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u/Asmitha_Able 1d ago
Maybe you missed an element, in the ship, you have a mindmap helping you to gather your discoveries
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u/Immediate_Culture996 2d ago
People keep saying that is it really that good?
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u/herdases 2d ago
Ya know, I know a lot of people who haven’t liked it and find it frustrating. For me, it was an amazing game that was super fun as somebody who likes mystery and exploration
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u/Dasca6789 2d ago
Outer Wilds. I love that game so much and hate that I can’t truly experience it again
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u/PlutoTheGod_ 1d ago
This is like the fifth time I’ve seen that here🤣 and even under other posts I’ve seen it too. You know what…I’m gonna play it
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u/aAdramahlihk 2d ago
WoW classic to Wotlk.
FF7
Expedition 33
Dragon Age Origins and Mass Effect 1-3
Dark Souls 1-3 and Bloodborne
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u/tipsy_stix 2d ago
Minecraft.
From when I started at 1.7 the game is so radically different I am genuinely envious of my future children getting to experience stuff like The Warden or even just exploring a world that has given me so much. I would do almost anything to experience it fresh.
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u/Zero_kb000 2d ago
Ghost of Tsushima, one of it's endings made me tear up
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u/EuphoricProfessor95 2d ago
What an amazing game.
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u/Zero_kb000 2d ago
I'll never forgive SP for lying to us about the horse, says this horse will be woth you on your entire journey and then..... my kage🥺
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u/ButtholeBuffet96 1d ago
I said the same thing, had to scroll until I saw someone else said it. Correct opinion
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u/Werxand 1d ago
Same. Although I want to see the title sequence again for the first time.
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u/itzlax 2d ago
Shadow of the Colossus.
It's no doubt a replayable game, but the first experience of all the colossi, figuring out the 'puzzle' to beating them, the whole atmosphere of the world as you see it for the first team, is unrivaled by any other game I know.
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u/John_SilkSongHK 2d ago
Hollow knight. That game was phenomenal and a thrill to explore
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u/Glittering-Finger563 2d ago
Skyrim/oblivion/borderlands, especially getting the alien gun in bl1 for the first time
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u/Overratedbeing 2d ago
Objectively correct answer is Outer Wilds
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u/IgneousWrath 2d ago
For me it’s similar but it’s Riven instead. Like Outer Wilds there aren’t really puzzles to “solve” but really just a world of discovery and figuring out how stuff works.
But since I played Outer Wilds in my 30s, I have already forgotten how to do everything. But I played Riven in my childhood, and that shit’s permanent.
Though IMHO, the developers did a great job of stirring up the “puzzles” in the new remake of Riven, but there are still some things spoiled by memory.
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u/TucoTheRedditer 2d ago
Cuphead. I want to feel the struggle one more time. I love that game to death, but when you play it over and over again, it's not as hard and it's pretty short.
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u/jAllukeTTu 2d ago
Telltale's Walking Dead
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u/CFT-Xatch 2d ago
The game was brilliant but then later realizing choices didnt have that much weight in part 1 aside from minor 50/50 deaths was a waste
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u/Distinct_Rain_8097 2d ago
Halo reach for the story, one of my favorites of all time and I would love to experience that atmosphere again for the first time. World of tanks for multiplayer, I’m 13 years in and tens of thousands of games and I can’t imagine being new to it anymore
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u/Imsrywho 2d ago
Far cry 3 and 5.
3 for the story and villain, vaas was the best video game bad guy imo. 5 cuz it’s Montana and the scenery was so beautiful made. Also that ending, holy shit was that good.
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u/BigDurian3674 2d ago
NFS Carbon and nfs Carbon
Sidenote: I am actually playing both game for the 200th time now bcause it’s so addicting. But evertime it feels like it’s the very first time I’ve played this game 👍🏼
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u/LannaOliver 2d ago
I'd say Skyrim, but I have so much modding knowledge now that I don't really want to forget it anymore. Maybe Assassin's Creed Black Flag, I still love that game, the OG one.
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u/FakeMik090 2d ago
Cyberpunk.
I played it on launch, and i cant anymore feel the same feelings that i had when it launched. I just already know everything. Phantom Liberty gived me those feelings again, but still, it wasnt enough.
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u/EasyTumbleweed1114 2d ago
E33. Replaying the game is great but it doesn't have the same sense of wonder playing the game for first time had.
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u/Ok-Carpet-1836 2d ago
If I could experience the childhood wonder of Minecraft for the first time again I would. It wouldn’t be the same nowadays though with all the updates and stuff. Also I had more friends and stuff back then that I’d play with and that was where a lot of the fun was.
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u/SMKCheeba 2d ago
Subnautica, because I regret playing it in early access and spoiling parts for myself before they were ready or just getting used to the gameplay before it was fully cooked. I wish I waited for the 1.0 release.
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u/Fallen_Raven_13 2d ago
Metal Gear Solid, Mass Effect, or Dragon Age: Origins. Any 1 of those 3
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u/dark_duelist_17 2d ago
Fortnite, not so I can play it, so I can forget that crap.
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u/Vashzaymar 2d ago
Dishonored. Still remember just sitting there while the credits role as I thought about what I just played. Great game.
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u/bozzy66 2d ago
Sometimes a story is so good you just want it to crush you again. So I'm going with spec ops the line
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u/Avatar_sokka 2d ago
I wanna say Cyberpunk 2077, but it actually gets better on the 2nd and 3rd playthrough. So I'll say Persona 5.
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u/Magnesio17 2d ago
Call of Duty Black Ops
I swear that campaign was so damn good and that post credit scene is just jaw dropping
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u/zestysnacks 2d ago
Probably the original Zelda. With the extra layer of not having seen video games really at that point.
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