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Mine has to be Dragon Quest: Rocket Slime, a DS spin off of the Dragon Quest series that sees you playing as a slime operating a tank and rescuing the people from your town. You run around the overworld, collecting items to use as ammunition and saving money to upgrade your tank. The art and music are just as great as you'd expect from the Dragon Quest series. It made fantastic use of the DS's dual screens. It's also written for a younger audience, so a lot of it is just really silly and fun! Try it out for sure, I'm so sad there's no sequel :(

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[-] Walop@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 year ago

In certain circles it is well known, but Baba Is You is one of the most ingenious games for a long while and should be known even wider.

[-] notthebees@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

Played it with some friends on a pass the controller night. Really fun and makes you think.

[-] Walop@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Initially looks just a simple twist on Sokoban, but the game mechanic just keeps going deeper and deeper and blowing your mind.

I could do that?

I COULD DO THAT?!

[-] zanyllama52@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago

Truly a unique game. Super challenging for people who think they "know" puzzle games lol

[-] drekly@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

One of the only puzzle games that made me think I'm dumb and give up. It's fantastic

[-] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 5 points 1 year ago

Among all the love Bioware gets for KotOR and Mass Effect I'm genuinely surprised more people aren't talking about Jade Empire.

It's a full fledged classic Bioware RPG set in an interesting world based on Chinese mythology, has some great characters and a fun (if simple) combat system. Voice acting is mostly good too, especially for a 2005 game and it even has John Cleese doing a part!

I loved it when it came out and am stumped as to why it never became a BioWare mainstay. Maybe releasing as an exclusive for the original Xbox just killed it, but if you enjoy this style of RPG I highly recommend checking it out!

[-] ShoePaste@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Jade empire was legit. i'm really surprised that there haven't been any other kung fu type rpgs since.

[-] PapstJL4U@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

In parallel universe we would have had Jade Empire (series) written by Bioware at their peak with combat by Platinum games.

Or maybe some could make SF6 story mode X Jade Empire.

[-] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 1 points 1 year ago

In parallel universe we would have had Jade Empire (series) written by Bioware at their peak with combat by Platinum games.

I hadn't even thought about that but you're right. What a wonderful thought.

It's also kind of surprising no effort has been done to remaster Jade Empire since that is such a popular cash grab these days. But maybe the brand strength of the IP is just that low?

[-] Urist@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Return of the Obra Dinn is an amazing game that I wish I could play again for the first time. The art style is super unique and the attention to detail in every aspect of the game is incredible.

Highly recommend.

[-] Sigh_Bafanada@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Lucas Pope is an incredible game designer. I'm very excited to see what he comes up with next

[-] DadHands@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

My Summer Car. It's probably still #1 for play time on Steam for me. I bought a whole-ass racing wheel setup just for that game.

[-] Metriximor@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I concur, hell I am so tempted to buy a Datsun 100A irl just because of that game...

[-] DadHands@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

If I had a legitimate opportunity to buy one I would seriously consider it

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[-] Kerrigor@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Legend of Dragoon for PS1. It has the single best timed-input RPG combat system of any game ever. Think Mario RPG but way better.

GUST OF WIND DANCE!

[-] Xkok@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

Black and White, it was a god simulator on PC in 2001. You interact with your villagers and the world as a floating hand, casting spells to raise faith in villages or throwing rocks to smite as necessary. You also got a giant pet that you could train to do your bidding.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_%26_White_(video_game)

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[-] dichotomized@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Heroes of the Storm. It's not getting any updates anymore but as long as the servers are up, I'll still play it.

[-] KrapKake@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I play a few games of hots about everyday.

[-] StayDoomed@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

There is still a player run league going strong. I've played in it for almost ten years. Great group of folks and new teams are often forming especially at lower MMRs.

https://www.nexusgamingseries.org/

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[-] HappyHam@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

CrossCode. It's an SNES-style action RPG with very fun combat, 2D-Zelda-like puzzles, and a genuinely charming well-written story that was made in HTML5 and JavaScript for some reason. It is genuinely my favorite game of all time. I habitually proselyte this game to friends, but check it out for the love of God

[-] Ashen44@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Actually one of my favourite games of all time. Please please please check it out if you haven't already

[-] d3Xt3r@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

One Must Fall 2097, an awesome robot fighting game for DOS, which is quite different from every other fighting game, because in this one you have to select both pilots and the robots, and each pilot and robot have their own specialities and back stories, so it makes for a lot more interesting gameplay compared to other games in this genre.

[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Whoooooooa, now you're really taking me back. I only had the Shareware version, so the full version with all the fighters was something I lusted after for ages, but never actually got. Megarace is another one from this era that stands out, though I don't think it was a particularly great game.

[-] Die4Ever@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

Panzer Dragoon Saga for the Saturn is maybe my favorite JRPG, or Grandia 2

The 7th Guest was a revolutionary game and I just love it !stauf_mansion@lemmy.mods4ever.com

[-] decadentrebel@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

MDK. Sure, it was arguably "popular" when it launched, but is largely forgotten in videogame lore. There's not even talks of a remake.

[-] missingno@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Boktai. A trilogy of GBA games about a vampire hunter who uses a solar gun to fry the undead. The cartridge has a UV sensor to detect actual sunlight to charge up the gun. It's such a silly gimmick but it's used really well.

Sadly the third game never got localized, and although a translation patch does exist it's just not the same without the original hardware. There's a fourth game on DS which did get localized, but they rebranded it as Lunar Knights, excised most references to the original trilogy, and even cut a good chunk of content. It also ends on a sequel hook that will never get resolved.

It's sad to me that we'll never see games this experimental ever again.

[-] mattwatcheschalk@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yoku's Island Express. The idea of a metroidvania where the entire map is a giant pinball board is beyond genius.

[-] jtskywalker@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Beetle Adventure Racing for the n64.

Specifically the battle modes. The chaos of a bunch of Volkswagen beetles launching rockets at each other is a core memory for sure.

[-] BonKH@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

@LeylaaLovee

N64 "Beetle Adventure Racing" is crazy fun! Race against the clock to improve your time, race the computer, race another player, and best of all are the wild Arena battles - up to 4 players. This was always big fun at family gatherings.

Wii "Godzilla Unleashed" is my favorite solo game. I'd run the sound through my home theater and crank up all the lovely authentic Toho kaiju roars, screeches, howls, and destruction. Controls varied slightly by monster but always felt intuitive. Battling other beasts could get a little glitchy in tight quarters but knock a few buildings out of the way and all's well. Greatest cathartic stress reliever, ever!

[-] hydro033@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Incredible Machine, Metal Arms Glitch in the System, Wargroove, Gradius 3.

[-] Fontasia@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Thank you for reminding me of The Incredible Machine! I am going to add its two sequels that most people have never heard of, TIM: Contraptions (essentially a HD re-release of the first game in a new engine.) and TIM: Even More e Contraptions (What would now be sold as DLC.)

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[-] SojournerWeaver@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

May be a little off from what you're asking but one of my favorite games period is Bookworm on the GBA. It was originally a flash game but when it came to GBA you could save your progress. The music was so cute and the sound effects were just awesome. They tried to bring it to the DS without that music and the effects and it just didn't work. Other iterations exist as well, none as cool and enjoyable as the GBA version. I'm stuck emulating until someone rediscovers this neat little game and brings it to switch or steamdeck.

[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Kenka Bancho. It's a series of japanese games for the PSP, with only the 3rd game being officially translated and released outside Japan as Kenka Bancho Badass Rumble. It's like playing a typical shonen anime set in high school, you're a delinquent who fights everyone from the other schools in order to become the ultimate badass. It's semi open world and you can beat pedestrians and innocent civilians, which reduce your badass meter, because real badasses only fight people who can fight back! And with their bare hands, weapons are for weak pussies! It's over the top and fun as hell. I've only ever met one other person mention that game, and it was an RPG friend of mine, when he bought a PSP for himself.

Something I highly recommend for anyone that enjoyed River City Ransom or similar beat'em ups.

[-] CallMeGunp@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Stronghold Crusader HD. It's not even like the other games in the series but I keep coming back to this one to play. I've played tons of RTS games, but nothing scratches the itch like it does.

[-] Teodomo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Mmh.. I'd say King of Dragon Pass but the truth is that every half a year I see someone talking about. In niche circles but still. Let me check my Playnite list (only the ones I rated 5/5)...

Ok. At first I thought these ones would qualify: The Lion's Song, one night hot springs, Tacoma, missed messages. But I'm pretty sure I just haven't read in the right places, they are pretty big game in narrative indie circles I think.

Oh, I got it. These are my highly rated games that I don't think I have ever heard (much less read) someone talk about:

  • No-One Has To Die: A short scifi puzzle/visual novel.
  • The Last Door: An Edgar Allan Poe inspired point-and-click adventure.
  • Don't Escape - 4 Days to Survive: A survival & mystery point-and-click adventure.
  • Rebuild 2: A management survival game set in a zombie apocalypse. The creator who is called Sarah Northway I think went on to make I Was a Teenage Exocolonist which I haven't played yet.

Now that I think of it, small RPG Maker games would also qualify. I really liked Dhux's Scar back in the day.

By the way, if you want to discover lots of small games that no one knows daily there's YT channels like Wanderbots and Splattercatgaming that dedicate themselves to try certain genres of indies. It really makes cognizant of how many games come out every week.

[-] miikaroo@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Armagetron Advanced, which is a 3d multiplayer Tron clone, though you can also face off against bots. Fun as hell with friends and the customization options keeps things interesting.

[-] corvett@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I loved this game. I remember finding out about double- or triple-binding the turn keys so you could do fancy u-turns and other maneuvers. I always got beat online, but I never came in last

[-] eyolf@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, that was a game changer, learning about the dbl binds. I picked it up again a few weeks back, and those have been some pretty unproductive weeks

[-] qtip@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

The journeyman project series (1, 2 and 3) had a major impact on my childhood

[-] mostNONheinous@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Crimson Skies for OG Xbox. It’s pirates in planes dogfighting, we need a remake badly.

[-] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

The prequel that only came out on PC was really good, too. But the Xbox version was better for sure.

[-] Obscura@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

American McGee’s Alice and the much later sequel which is my favourite game of all time - Alice: Madness Returns.

The aesthetic, the puzzles, the sound design, the voice acting, the political statements underlying the narrative, Alice’s outfits, the collectibles hidden in obscure places, the different art styles for each world level. I just love it! I mean sure, the combat mechanics are not as complex as some games but they fit nicely into Alice in Wonderland lore and if you up the difficulty settings it can be more challenging.

I’m also really enjoying Inscryption at the moment. A puzzle/card game interweaved with an escape the room horror story.

[-] Ace_Addams@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I cannot believe these games aren't talked about, madness returns was so dark and good. Loved both these games.

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