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I'm looking for games that make me feel small and insignificant (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 year ago by BigBootyBoy@sh.itjust.works to c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works
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Pretty much, I'm looking for a game where I'm not the hero, I'm not the protagonist, I'm just a pawn in the big picture.

Preferably a game with a big open world too, one that feels real and isn't just a predetermined path for my player.

I also like games where you aren't clearly stronger than all your opponents like you're some sort of God so they actually feel intimidating and there is a fear of dying

All suggestions are welcome

Thanks :>

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[-] LiamMayfair@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 year ago
  • The Longing: a really subversive experience
  • Kingdom Come Deliverance: open world medieval game with a moderate emphasis on realism. You start out as a peasant who knows how to use a sword and finish the game being not much more than that.
  • Dark Souls 1, 2, 3: these games make you feel pretty unimportant, unlike other FromSoft games like Bloodborne or Elden Ring. The bosses and environments will certainly make you feel challenged and powerless all the time.
[-] Sordid@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago

these games make you feel pretty unimportant

You're literally addressed as the "Chosen Undead" by a goddess in DS1 and tasked with saving the world.

[-] LiamMayfair@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 year ago

Yet that doesn't matter much as the two endings of the game are that you either refuse to link the fire and walk away, leaving the world to die, or you do link it to keep it going for a little bit longer but in the end it won't matter much as it will die down eventually.

[-] Sordid@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You could say that about any other story where you save the world. You only ever save it from the present danger, you never make it safe for all time. Otherwise there could be no sequels (of which DS has received a couple). "Happily ever after" is figurative.

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