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Recommend me your favorite linear games! (beehaw.org)
submitted 3 weeks ago by knokelmaat@beehaw.org to c/gaming@beehaw.org
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As the title suggests: I've had it with open worlds with dozens of things to do and checklists to complete. What are your favorite, delightfully simple, linear games?

This question is sparked by the discussion in the Final Fantasy thread, were I disclosed that I actually kind of like XIII because of its linearity. Other linear favorites of mine include: Half-Life series, Portal series, Uncharted series, some COD campaigns, Undertale, Journey, Super Mario 3D World, Plague Tale, Spec Ops: The Line

A shout out to A Way Out in the co-op catergory!

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[โ€“] missingno@fedia.io 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
  • Celeste
  • Most Kirby games. Skip Amazing Mirror I guess, and for Super Star you can play every mode except Great Cave Offensive.
  • Metroid Fusion (I do feel somewhat bad putting it on this list though)
  • OneShot
  • Persona series
  • Punch-Out!! series
  • Rhythm Doctor
  • Rhythm Heaven series
  • The World Ends With You
  • Any stage-based arcade(-style) game. I'll name Puyo Puyo (Tsu, 20th, Chronicle specifically), Panel de Pon, Puzzle Bobble 3, Twinkle Star Sprites just for a few.
  • Any visual novel
[โ€“] blindsight@beehaw.org 1 points 3 weeks ago

For visual novels, it depends how you play them. If you're happy with getting a single story/ending, then yeah. But if you want to 100% them, then there's a lot of backtracking.