• tuckerm@supermeter.social
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    1 year ago

    Portal (1 and 2) and The Talos Principle are the only puzzle games I’ve played that not only had a story, but also managed to make the puzzle gameplay actually make sense within the story. Like, there is an in-universe explanation for why you are solving puzzles. I’m sure there are other games that do it, but those are the only ones I’ve played and they were fantastic. That’s a hard thing to pull off – how do you make a compelling narrative, complete with characters, around “moving some boxes?”

    Looking forward to playing the sequel. Also, the original is $3 on Steam right now!

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      Have you played The Witness? Not quite as story driven, but just as cohesive and my personal favourite of the 3 (by a small margin)

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        Could not really understand the hype for it, having to do the same kind of line puzzle over and over just felt stale.

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          If that were the full extent of the game, I’d probably agree. I can’t say much more without spoiling it

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          The game has multiple “endings”. My only advice: Don’t start a second playthrough or browse any online communities until you’ve reached the credit scroll. I wish someone had told me that before I started…

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      1 year ago

      Did Antichamber have a story? I don’t remember if it did, only that I loved that game.

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      Looking forward to playing the sequel. Also, the original is $3 on Steam right now!

      Hey, thanks for the tip! I totally just gifted this to a couple of my friends.

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    1 year ago

    Thanks for sharing! Downloading the demo now thanks to your post. Been so excited since I saw the announcement months ago. :):):)

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    1 year ago

    WOOOOOOO!!!

    YEAH BABY! That’s what we’ve been waitin’ for! That’s what it’s all about!

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    1 year ago

    These assholes have been promising us a crate stacking game since '97.

    I’m starting to get the feeling that they aren’t going to deliver on that promise.