I surprisingly loved Yokos Island adventure. At first I was like what is this game, but it sucks you in.
Great weird game!
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barely_aware@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
The Unfinished Swam came instantly to my mind.
Some others that might intrest you but I’m not sure really qualify with the description: Roto force - Quirky take on a bullet hell game Yukos Island express - Metroidvania pinball The Witness - Well known puzzle game that has you looking for 2D shapes in 3D areas, and other things Quantum Break - Mixing TV between chapters, didn’t live up to it’s potential in my opinion
Kylamon1@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Mikina@programming.dev 1 year ago
The Witness is one of those games I more enjoy reading about than playing. I really love the theory that the game was designed with the goal of just abusing the popularity of the devleoper, and trying to make a game as annoying and time-wasting to play as possible, just to see if the audience would still accept and praise it, because it’s from someone who’s a popular and known game designer. Which is what has happened - the game was really well received. And it’s also true that some mechanics aren’t making any sense and are in direct contrast with the main description of the game on Steam:
This is blatantly false. There are puzzles that requires you to wait for an hour. Slow moving lifts and contraptions. The whole first part of the game is just the same mobile-game style puzzles, with minor twists in between. And that’s why I love the game from the game design perspective - because if it’s true that it was indeed made to mess with players, it was a success and I really respect that the developer did that.
Also, it has inspired someone to make The Looker, and parody games are my most favorite genre.
barely_aware@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
I honestly wasn’t super found off the witness either. Not a big puzzle game fan but I was recommended to play it and I stuck with it long enough to get the achievements. The Looker however made the witness 100% worth playing for me. Absolutely hilarious.
I just want to bat for The Unfinished Swan again. It was pretty popular when it released on PS, but the first mechanic instantly pulled me into the game. The screen and scenery is all completely white, no shading, no nothing. You can’t see where the floor ends and a wall begins. You throw what looks like black ink around to be able to navigate the environment. I don’t find the rest off the game as interesting but I was super invested after the opening
Aviandelight@mander.xyz 1 year ago
I never knew that the creator meant to torture the players of this game. It completely makes sense in retrospect. I absolutely hated this game and couldn’t finish it. It consistently gave me virtual vomit/migraines to the point that I rage quit and uninstalled it. Now I feel a little better knowing the game was a troll.
Mikina@programming.dev 1 year ago
It’s a leading theory, but I don’t think it was ever officially confirmed.