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A gaming community free from the hype and oversaturation of current releases, catering to gamers who wait at least 12 months after release to play a game. Whether it's price, waiting for bugs/issues to be patched, DLC to be released, don't meet the system requirements, or just haven't had the time to keep up with the latest releases.

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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] 3 points 2 years ago

The most recent one to make me cry was...

"I Was a Teenage Exocolonist"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Lisa: the Painful

I dont know if its listed here yet.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Final Fantasy X.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Last Day of June was also a lovely and emotional experience for me. I hope you'll enjoy it as well!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

They probably aren't your cup of tea but thought I'd add some more variety.

Final Fantasy XIV; an mmo with focus on story and the story arc from the past 9 years is wrapped up and brought me lots of tears.

Honkai Impact 3rd; ARPG gacha game (I know, I was skeptical) also with years of story following a relatively small cast of characters.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yakuza Zero has a story that is excellent, albeit goofy at times. In the end, it got me good.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

The Yakuza series beyond Zero is also bloody amazing.

One moment you're laughing your ass off and the next thing you know you're in emotional anguish. If you're okay with Japanese weirdness (oh trust me it gets really weird), this series is a great rabbit hole to get into

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Probably gonna get hate for it but I'm a man in my 40's and some of the Genshin Impact story lines have left me in tears.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

People already recommended some Final Fantasies, but really all of them can get you quite emotional at times.

If you like VNs, Umineko no Naku Koro ni made me cry so many times...

Edit: Just remembered Once on a Windswept Night, it's just a short game you can complete in a hour, but for some reason it made me really emotional.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is that related to Higurashi?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Interesting. Haven't read any of the VNs, but the OG Higurashi anime is one of my favorites.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Did you also watch Higurashi Gou and Sotsu? If not maybe consider watching them AFTER playing Umineko.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Bastion hit me like no other game really has. The start of supergiants fantastic game repertoire and I feel it gets overlooked due to its age. The music and narration is fantastic, and the story that unfolds is beautiful.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Les Soldats Inconnus

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I may be a bit late to the party but The last of us 1&2 had a pretty emotional impact on me. The game is pretty brutal, in every meaning, but the overall experience and story telling is hard to top.

I highly recommend to not get spoiled and play it in order of release!

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