Linear, action hidden gems like The Red Star? (piefed.social)

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I'm looking for action hidden gems, preferably scripted and linear—no open world or procuderal generation (roguelike, roguelike-like, or roguelite)

Some of my "usual suspects" favorites are Bayonetta, The Wonderful 101, Viewtiful Joe, God Hand, and Ninja Gaiden II. On the shmup/twin-stick shooter side: Crimzon Clover, Ketsui, and Assault Android Cactus+.

I also love Catherine, so I wouldn't mind some puzzle thrown in there.

As nonlinear as I can go: The Deadly Tower of Monsters.

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[-] Devmapall@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

Maybe Sifu? It's a first person martial arts game. I haven't played much but it seems tight. In the beginning you can do the hallway scene from old boy which is always fun.

I for some reason just remembered about Shadow Complex . It's a side scroller metroidvania. From the 360 era it was fun. More stealth than action. I'm not into metroidvanias but I enjoyed it because it wasn't overwhelming.

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