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Looking for emotional game recommendations (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by seliaste@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/games@lemmy.world

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My favorite games are Omori, Disco Elysium and Outer Wilds. I cried for hours at the end of those games, and I think the common point in them is high-quality emotional writing and stellar OST (music really affect me) and my attachment to the characters.
I also found that my taste in movies was similar (Hana-bi by Takeshi Kitano is my favorite movie)
I've been trying to find something similar, so has anybody any recommendation?
I'd like to add that I basically hated Nier Automata (way too pretentious imo) and Before your Eyes (I wasn't a fan of the game concept, and found the story pretty weak), and really loved the horror aspects of Omori.
I also heard about To the moon, but games talking about disease are hard for me to enjoy

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[-] Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

If you hated Nier Automata then perhaps Drakengard 3 would be more up your alley?

It's still emotional by the end but that game has more humor and is more whimsical/strange - especially during route A. The initial humor can be a hit or miss but I think it's used nicely to contrast with later parts of the story.

Unfortunately it's a PS3 exclusive and considering how the game runs on that system the best way to play it is emulation.