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Basically what the title says. I've only played two games like this so far (Silent Hill 2 and OMORI) and am looking for more.

Could be games, ROM hacks, mods of existing games, etc.

EDIT: So many great suggestions! Getting a bit overwhelmed by how many there are, so I'm going to need to find a way to put this in some kind of list with an order to play the games in. By all means, keep 'em coming, though!

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

These are the games that came to mind:

  • The Last of Us

  • Life is Strange

  • Final Fantasy X

  • Another recommendation for the first season of Telltale's The Walking Dead

Hopefully you haven't played these already.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Life is Strange for sure. Idk what it is but I was emotional for days after finishing it. Wasn't a huge fan of the others in the series but I can't recommend the first one enough

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Same, it was the first game that ever made me cry, and honestly opened me up for crying on other stuff.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I liked True Colors as well.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Idk what it is but I was emotional for days after finishing it

Same! I played it as it was being released in 2015 (I think?) and I still find myself thinking about it every now and then. Such an experience.

I played Before the Storm and True Colours but they just couldn't compare to the first game so I'm not a big fan of them either.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Life is Strange. I played the first chapter of this game. It's just awesome 👌

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It only gets better from there. 👍

In fact Chapter 1 is free on Steam (maybe on console as well but I don't have a console to check) so I encourage anyone even remotely interested to give it a shot.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was supremely disappointed with The Last of Us. The intro was fantastic, but everything after that (including the ending) was just "meh".

FFX has been on my list for a long time now. Only FF game I've played is VI.

I kept hearing about TT TWD when it came out. Been meaning to play it. IDK much about Life is Strange.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Ah bummer. I'm sorry to hear TLoU didn't work for you.

FFX has been on my list for a long time now. Only FF game I’ve played is VI.

It's a great game with some really emotional moments. I enjoyed it a lot and it's a lot of people's favourite game in the series (mine is VI which you've already played).

IDK much about Life is Strange.

It's really hard to describe without spoiling anything. I mentioned in another comment that the first chapter is free on Steam so if you wanted to try it without a monetary risk then that's always an option.