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Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Couple of disclaimers to start with: I’m primarily a PC player, even most of the console games I played happened via emulation so I’ll drop stuff from both. I’m also really fond of games willing to try something different, even if they end up mediocre or bad - these ain’t GOTY material.

With that out of the way, here’s a short list of titles I really enjoyed:

Croc: Legend of the Gobbos (PC, PSX, Sega Saturn) - 3D platformer with relatively slow and clunky gameplay (kind of similar to classic Tomb Raider games). Colorful, cute and simple.
Kao the Kangaroo (Dreamcast, PC) - series very similar to Croc though might feel a bit less polished at times. Don’t really care about the sequel even though it’s not a bad game.
Parasite Eve (PSX) - JRPG set in 1990’s New York. Interesting combat system focused on guns and positioning, great art and fun story.
Gothic I & II (PC) - German RPGs with a unique atmosphere and world. Surprisingly open-ended with some of its quests. Has an unusual keyboard-centric control scheme.
Sheep (Mac OS, PC) - game about herding sheep through various wacky levels. Lots of humor.
Metal Wolf Chaos (Xbox) - crazy story about an American president fighting FOR DEMOCRACY in a mech suit, created by From Soft. Has modern ports for PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
Oni (Mac OS, PC, PS2) - the best Ghost in the Shell game without actually being one*. Third person action with a great melee combat, big empty levels and rough difficulty spikes. Has a community made “Anniversary Edition” with fixes and access to mods.

* I haven’t played all of the GitS games to back that up.

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cod@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Metal Wolf Chaos sounds hilarious in concept. Will definitely have to check it out. I also own Gothic I & II and want to play them sometime. How do they hold up? I’m not too picky on graphics, but overly janky can be unfun sometimes for the modern gamer

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- Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Yeah, Metal Wolf is a cheesy action movie filtered through Japanese lens. It’s crazy, stupid and unintentionally hilarious.
  
  As for Gothics, I think they hold up really well as long as you can overcome a few things:
  
  get used to the controls - they really aren’t bad but they were created when standards weren’t as established as they are now.
  
  treat them as worlds you are a part of rather than games - it helps figure out alternative solutions to quests and avoid some unpleasant surprises (in universe, not bugs).
  
  game world does not revolve around you - early on even basic wildlife will be a challenge, treat enemies with respect.
  
  there’s no level scaling - some areas will be unavailable to you until you’re strong (or crafty) enough.
  
  don’t play Gothic II with Night of the Raven expansion installed from the start - it adds a bunch of difficult enemies available from the get go and will make the game way harder if you don’t know how to avoid them.
  
  I think some of those points might sound more serious than they really are but should make for a good primer anyway. There’s a lot to like about those games (even compared to another titan of that time, Morrowind) so I hope you have fun!
  
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  - cod@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    I appreciate the help. When I decide to check them out I’ll be coming back to this comment. Thanks!
    
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