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https://x.com/JamrockHobo/status/1799090939966947689 Bonus question: what game would you consider as COMMUNIST as disco elysium?

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[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Ico

To understand how different Ico is the first thing you need to know is that it's a PS2 game that shipped in a cardboard box.

It's followup was Shadow of the Colossus which gets more attention, but I prefer its weird first game because it's just so weird. Won't be for everyone but it's an experience.

I suppose it relies on visual storytelling. Which might not be what anyone is looking for given that the focus of conversation here seems to be literary storytelling. But still.

[–] btfod@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Didn't expect to see these games mentioned, but yeah. Agreed. Games with a narrative content and execution like nothing else I'd ever seen or played before.

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

It's one of those times where a studio clearly decided they were making art and stayed absolutely focused on making art. Money and even "game" were clearly secondary and it showed at times in how weirdly experimental it was, it even still is.

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