Which games blow your mind, but only if you know nothing about them in advance?
Best examples I can think of are:
- Outer Wilds
- Doki Doki Literature Club
- The Stanley Parable
What are yours?
(please no spoilers)
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Dishonored
TBH though, most if not all games are better blind.
Prey 2017 can be incredible blind and Dredge might be worse if you’ve had the ending spoiled
Helltaker
Free, short, puzzles, cute, and banger ost
Now i wonder about the opposite. Games that you should never go in blind XD
Hearts of Iron IV
Dwarf Fortress, probably.
That one’s tough. I went in blind when the steam version released and had a blast. The actual “game” part is not challenging once you figure out the basics. The fun of it is the stories that spring up that are mostly out of your control.
So, I’d say going in blind, but being open to asking questions or googling specific things is a great way to play it.
I think the Steam release definitely makes it easier, especially with the tutorial. I tried to get into the original version about 10 years back and let’s just say going in blind was a very different experience.
My Summer Car
Path of Exile is one of those games where you never stop learning new things and the ceiling is always higher than you think it is.
Most multiplayer games gain by already knowing mechanics, maps, characters, items, etc.
Personally I’d say none because I’m a firm believer games tend to be more fun when you go in blind.
If you‘re an achievement/trophy hunter, there‘s a lot of those cause of missables
Omori and Disco Elysium
I actually think an argument could be made for Disco Elysium not being one of these games actually. I’ve seen people bounce off it because they went in with the wrong expectations. The game doesn’t really market itself correctly: it claims to be an isometric RPG and a detective game, but it could be argued the game is actually neither. Also lots of people miss out on a lot because they weren’t aware of the fail-forward design principle.
Yeah I decided to run away when asked to pay the bill. Failed the roll and while jumping and giving a double bird to the manager crashed into and old lady in a wheelchair. Manager was so upset he gave me a huge discount on the bill.
10/10 would play again.
And that’s very deliberate! There are a couple of key rolls very very early that have positive outcomes if you fail them. They’re supposed to teach the player that failure is okay. But it turns out many many people are too afraid of the dangerously red button and the low percentage number so they never even try in the first place, thus also missing the lesson.
Also that sequence you’re talking about is one of my favourites in the game, it’s so damn funny. Another classic failure is the ice-cop-hat-fuck-show.
It really is the best book I’ve ever played.
Although the trailer captures the essence of OMORI very well.
What happened to Edith Finch
What Remains of Edith Finch
Yeah. That one. I’m just going to stick with calling it Edith Finch.
What’s up with Edith Finch
Dude, where’s Edith Finch?
The Edith and the Remains: Tokyo Finch
I don’t think this one is even vaguely possible anymore, but “I Wanna Be The Guy” would be my suggestion for this question. That first encounter with the game is one of the most special moments in all of gaming.
Ooooo play Syobon Action if you like IWTBTG!
Inside. Made by the same company as Limbo, but Inside is much more “don’t look up a single thing”
Thanks for the recommendation. Just bought both for $3 lol
Sweet deal!!
Limbo was alright for me, but Inside blew my mind. So if Limbo doesn’t float your boat, don’t stop there!
Awesome! Inside is far better than Limbo in my opinion, but they are both good games
have a great time !! Inside is fantastic
- SOMA
- DUSKERS
I agree with your others
SOMA is such a kick in the nards.
Duskers
Definitely fear and hunger (the first one)
Also, baldur’s gate 3 has an uncountable number of “no fucking way the devs did this” that make a blind run of the game a memorable experience
Same goes with the metal gear solid saga
Lol, Fear and Hunger is banned in Germany (which usually means it’s good).
BG3 might be a bit above my current PC’s capabilities.
I’ve donated my gaming PC for controlling the lighting at a local non-profit concert venue, so now I only have my laptop to game.I’ve played BG3 mostly on geforce now, it’s a nice workaround if your pc is not capable enough. If you buy it on steam you’ll have synced saves for when you get your pc back.
They are still updating the game and it has official mod support (not on geforce now though).
It’s also discounted 20% on steam right now
I think it’s not banned, but doesn’t have an age rating, which makes it ill gal to be advertised in Germany. Since displaying the game counts as “advertisement”, Valve simply doesn’t let you buy it.
Inscryption
Damn, was I surprised as a fan of older TCGs and videogame TCGs.
Was gonna mention this one soooooo good
Undertale
There isn’t a game that exists that isn’t better going in knowing very little, if anything at all, about it. I don’t even understand reading an entire guide or wiki about a game before you ever even load it up and play.
Sometimes you need to know a bit about a game to know why it’s worth playing
There are definitely plenty of games, especially those with harsh skill curves, that do benefit from knowing what you’re getting yourself into.
- games that heavily rely on external guides just to get started - often a weakness of the game, but sometimes the strengths are worth it.
Minecraft
Stardew Valley
The Witcher 3
seriously? How the fuck are you gonna “go in blind” with those?
That’s like saying “bro, you gotta watch Star Wars without looking it up first”.Funny enough, I was in this situation. Didn’t really grow up in a culture and time that was heavy about Star Wars. Someone pointed out to me that my last name backwards was Anakin, harped on me to watch Star Wars, and I got about forty minutes in before I realized I just wasn’t into it.
There are still some of us living under rocks.
I don’t see the point in stardew Valley and witcher, they are pretty self explanatory. But going in blind into Minecraft? Yeah, you’re not getting anything done.
I played Minecraft blind for about a year as a child and didn’t get much done, to be fair, but I had lots of fun. Optimising stuff and beating the game sometimes takes the fun out of it.
I could go in blind on stardew and it’s in the family library…
Undertale, but at this point you’d have to have lived in a cave for the last decade to not know most of the spoilers by now.
Tbh, I played it for a few hours, didn’t like it and don’t understand all the fuss about it. Does it get good later?
I was at a point, where I was going through a cave with a castle in the background (it was a few years ago), it was probably some kind of riddle, but I couldn’t be bothered.
Is it worth going forward or did I see enough to just say “it’s not my kind of game”?I’m gonna be the heretic here, it’s actually really terrible. If you don’t like Homestuck and that brand of humor, you won’t like Undertale.
Spoiler: There are high jinks, low jinks, dangers, puzzles, capers, japers, being captured, and other sorts of fun activities in this game.
Guess I live in a cave then. I have even had the game on steam for ages now. The graphics are just too much of a turn off for me to ever play it.
Undertale is such a bolt of lightning. It both depends on its player having experience with traditional JRPG and having no fucking clue what it is. But when the conditions line up, as it did for many people at release, it was such a master fully crafted experience. But even the slightest amount of “it’s good because…” really siphons part of the experience away.
Well, apparently I have!
The only thing I’ve heard about Undertale so far is that it is supposed to be good.It’s good in a way that isn’t really expected - the only thing I can say without spoiling is it did something really different with things that had been there a long time.
That’s all Ive heard too. I tried playing it but the combat was weird. Kinda boring to me so I never advanced further.
Same. Fehlt like a very early game experiment.
It gets good by the end but yeah if you don’t mesh with it early on it can be hard to get into and want to finish it.
Yeah that happened to me. Never finished it and wonder why it’s so loved.
Yeah I almost had that happen with me but I think I ended up watching someone play it. Still kind of regret it but at the same time probably wouldn’t have finished it on my own otherwise and I atleast have Deltarune to look forward to now.
Yeah I didn’t really get it. I did play Everhood though and that was much better.
I have heard the name but don’t know what it’s about, I’ll look into it. Thanks !
I’ll look into it.
No, don’t!
Or at least don’t do anymore than choose your preferred platform and then buy it. Its available on Windows, Linux, Mac, PS, Xbox and Switch but not on Android or iOS.
Its a couple of bucks on steam at the moment, included in PSN if you do that, or full price everywhere else.
