Transistor

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1. NeutralabetuskJul 21, 2023

   Fez - beautiful art, beautiful music [0], nostalgia with a modern take

   Journey - beautiful game that does not center on combat

   Braid - good art, great puzzles and a game mechanic that is fully realized and explored (time rewind)

   Cuphead - gorgeous art, like playing a Fleischer brothers cartoon

   Monument Valley - simple but perplexing puzzles wrapped in gorgeous art

   One Hour One Life (and, smaller in scope but Passage) - an MMO where you spawn as a helpless baby then grow into a full adult in one hour. The game forces others to cooperate or else you die within the first few minutes [1]. Passage was one of the first games that took me aback [2].

   Not sure if "memorable" is the right word for it but "addictive" and "things I play too much" are: Beat saber, Pistol Whip, Crypt of the Necrodancer (all beat games)

   For nostalgia reasons: Doom, Angband, Nettreck, (original) Legend of Zelda.

   Games I haven't played but have heard are good: The Witness, Legend of Obra Din, Undertale, Transistor, Night in the Woods, Dwarf Fortress

   The AAA games, or their equivalent, are like blockbuster movies to me: well scripted, well animated, have lots of "game feel" but ultimately lacking in the artistry it takes to make a memorable game. AAA games can have an impact on people in that way but I suspect this is mostly due to someones first exposure to a full game which usually happens in their teen years. You can probably guess my age from the games I like for nostalgia reasons.

   EDIT: added features I like about the games and some links

   [0] https://music.disasterpeace.com/album/fez-ost

   [1] http://onehouronelife.com/

   [2] http://passage.toolness.org/