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We've all played them. Backtracking, not knowing where to go. Going back and forth. Name some of these games from your memory. I'll start: Final Fantasy XIII-2, RE1

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

Oh man, king's quest. Those games were literally impossible without a guide and you needed to go to areas in very specific steps to not softlock the game.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago

All those old games were so punishingly hard

You’d play leisure suit Larry or whatever and get 3/4 of the way through and get stuck. Then you’d check a walkthrough and realize you didn’t check the trash can on the first screen of the game for a key item and now you’re fucked and literally have to start over from the beginning

Or you’d get to a death condition and get a screen that just mocks you: remember to save early and save often!