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!

  • emilygage@lemmy.ml
    14·
    1 year ago

    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.

    • Cowabunghole@lemmy.ml
      5·
      1 year ago

      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

      • ryo
        3·
        1 year ago

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

      • emilygage@lemmy.ml
        2·
        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.

    • Refurbished Refurbisher@lemmy.sdf.orgOP
      4·
      1 year ago

      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.

      • emilygage@lemmy.ml
        2·
        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.

      • emilygage@lemmy.ml
        1·
        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.