Comment on What are some good games with *zero* replayability?

• cloudless@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Bad if you hate it, good if you like it.

  I like walking simulator and Firewatch is great. Lacking gameplay doesn’t mean it is bad.

  What Remains of Edith Finch is even better.

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  • SorteKanin@feddit.dk ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I haven’t really tried a walking sim before but I suspect I’ll find it boring - considering the reviews on What Remains of Edith Finch, I’m statistically unlikely to dislike it though, so I guess I’ll give it a shot and see what I think :)

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    • wccrawford@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      If you like exploration and discovery, good “walking simulators” are actually really compelling.

      If you don’t like games without action, they’re going to feel rather boring.

      I definitely recommend trying one, at least.

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    • cloudless@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Try changing your mindset when you approach the game, treat it like an interactive exploration or a digital toy. You might get into it more easily doing that.

      I would not recommend Road 96 although some people seem to like it.

      Instead, I would suggest “As Dusk Falls”.

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    • Carighan@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Personally I thought What Remains Of Edith Finch was boring as hell as none of the emotional points hit and the super-low-fi sequences made the game feel almost buggy and as a result ruined a lot of the atmosphere.

      OTOH, I loved Firewatch, a great short interactive story about someone working in isolation and trying to get away from their life.

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• Cethin@lemmy.zip ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I hate the term “walking simulator”. It’s totally missing the point. They’re never about walking, but about discovery. Outer Wilds is a “walking simulator” in that there’s no combat and traversal is the only “action” you take. That’s definitely not what Outer Wilds is about though, right? That term should probably die.

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