Comment on RPGs for people who don't like RPGs

pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I do like lore, and I used to love reading through the books in Morrowind and whatnot.

  However, I generally don’t like in-game items, and I hate managing inventory. Numbers going up isn’t interesting to me, nor do I much care how my character looks. I’m much more excited about interesting combat encounters, story progression, and lore, and almost everything else just feels like noise.

  choose your own adventure

  I get anxious about getting a “bad” ending (mostly I don’t want to have “wasted” all that time), so I usually avoid them. I almost always play games once, so I want to see as much of the content as I can the first time through.

  So here are some things I love about RPGs:

  • good story and deep lore
  • can pick different playstyles (spellcaster, knight, archer, etc)
  • interesting side quests

  And things I actively dislike:

  • inventory management
  • not being able to see all content in one playthrough
  • skill trees - I’d rather the game decide based on my class
  • grinding - esp in JRPGs

  My gold standard here is Ys Origin:

  • interesting, linear story
  • three playable characters with different play styles (and stories)
  • deep lore (esp when you play other games in the series)
  • no skill tree with new abilities unlocked as you go
  • minimal grinding
  • great boss fights

  I wish it had interesting side content, though other games in the series have that.

  I’ll definitely give Disco Elysium a try, and I’ve been recommended the other as well. Thanks for the help!

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