I'm searching for games to play where i would come across some emotionally heavy moments in the scenario, but a lot of the games that are praised for that kind of stuff have a really "slow" gameplay. For exemple, i know last of us 1 and 2 are praised by the fans for the scenario, but when i tried the first game, i was quickly bored by the heavy controls, some sort of "lack of freedom" in the movements, can't really describe the feeling i had. And it's even worse when i'm playing stuff like a Telltales game, i can't really stay focused on the scenario because my hands need to play.

A lot of the games with a scenario i enjoyed were FPS/Immersive sim with enjoyable movements (Half Life series, Titanfall 2 story mode, Dishonored series, Portal series, Metroid Prime series, etc...) so maybe i should search for more games in that direction, but i still want to discover games in other areas.

TL;DR: What are games you've played where you came for the gameplay but got hit by the story (or at least a part of the story) ?

(Sorry, english isn't my native language, i'm trying my best)

Comments

Aw_Frig t1_iubm1e4 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 2:04 AM

Undertale hit me pretty hard at parts. Don't wanna give any spoilers so I'll just say the waterfall music makes me sad

TurbulentTrust1961 t1_iubm2xy wrote on October 30, 2022 at 2:04 AM

Hellblade

slackerrificc t1_iubmxx2 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 2:12 AM

God of War (2018)

ScottCraigDempsey t1_iubn55h wrote on October 30, 2022 at 2:13 AM

Halo ODST

nahnprophet t1_iubpo0f wrote on October 30, 2022 at 2:35 AM

RDR2

1mStillStanding t1_iudf8uu wrote on October 30, 2022 at 2:19 PM

He said without the boring slow slog gameplay.

Duece_Gaming t1_iubq7x9 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 2:40 AM

Indivisible.

daddy_tomato_ t1_iudc66y wrote on October 30, 2022 at 1:56 PM

Final Fantasy X

[deleted] t1_iue4ayg wrote on October 30, 2022 at 5:15 PM

I recommend Rimworld everywhere I go. And will do so here.

The gameplay seems very simple on the surface until you have to manage gathering crops with a tribal raid and an insect infestation all at the same time

Buggy3D t1_iubourt wrote on October 30, 2022 at 2:28 AM

Mass Effect.

It was the only game series in which I genuinely fell in love with the characters and felt high degrees if emotions during the plot lines and cut scenes.

Maxxxmax t1_iucxive wrote on October 30, 2022 at 11:35 AM

Bioware games in general used to be great at this. Mass effect, baulders gate and of course, the kotor games.