Comment on Games Where Nothing Happens (SPOILERS for various game plots)
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Well, technically (old game with recent remake):
::: spoiler Link’s Awakening :::
Everything happens in a dream, and when you finish, the MC wakes up. I’m sure there are plenty of others with that format.
But I think that’s a copout, so here are a few where either the world resets or plot progression is basically “good job, do it again”:
::: spoiler
- Slay the Spire - yeah, there’s a separate ending if get to Act 4, but no real closure; many roguelikes/deck builders count here
- Minecraft - you slay the end dragon, but that doesn’t really change anything
I would say Dwarf Fortress, but when you replay in a world, the world’s stats remain. :::
And the cop-outs:
- most city builders (and tycoon games, etc) - cities generally don’t interact and there’s no end goal
- "board" games - Civ, EU4, etc, there’s no plot beyond what you create as you go
- games like Smash Brothers, Tetris, etc
- Mount and Blade and other sandbox-y games
- many puzzle games