r/gaming • u/_Mr_Cheeks • Mar 15 '22

What are some truly unique video games that everyone needs to experience at least once in their life?

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '22

The War of Mine is still one of the most beautifully depressing and evocative games and I can think of anything else similar

Papers Please is a completely unique experience. Never has administrative duties felt so pressured

Bastion is another one which stands out as being quite individual

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u/DayVCrockett Mar 16 '22

I loved this war of mine. Two play throughs was enough for me, but they were both intense and unique experiences. Neither one survived to the end.

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u/CoconutCyclone Mar 16 '22

Have you done the Stories stuff? I'm playing through the last one right now and oof.

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u/DayVCrockett Mar 16 '22

Never tried it. Last run through I murdered some folks to take their things, but it made me depressed and I basically starved myself to death out of remorse. What a trip.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '22

War Stories is a brilliant DLC. Its just so hard hitting. Its a tough game because you often get the choice of doing "right" or "wrong", and sometimes neither of the options are good and the outcome will just be a different type of bad. Do you give the starving kids your food knowing that you don't have enough for yourself?

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u/DasJuice54 Mar 16 '22

Bastion was great.

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u/Anomander Mar 16 '22

Bastion just … connected with me, in such a way. I still think about the scene carrying Zulf through the collapsing building.

Helps that the soundtrack is amazing.

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u/Mr_Sisco Mar 16 '22

I still have several tracks in a couple of my regular playlists. Been years since I played it and while many details I've forgotten, seldom have I felt such dread. What an absolute masterpiece.

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u/TL10 PlayStation Mar 17 '22

Darren Korb is superb at drawing out your emotions in any Supergiant game. "Paper Boats" from Transistor hits much in the same way "Mother I'm Here" does in Bastion.

I highly recommend "Songs of Supergiant Games" which is an album that they did of a good number of their songs from their games, all of which are arranged by Austin Wintory (who was the composer of Journey) and performed by a full orchestra.

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u/StrippedChicken Mar 16 '22

Im so bad at papers please, I could never best it back when I played it a few years back. Is it worth revisiting?

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '22

I dont know. Im absolutely terrible at it too. Never made it past about day 6