What kinds of games might you recommend with deep worldbuilding and interaction that aren’t RPGs?
I like worldbuilding and stories, and I like when they’re mixed with the interactivity of games, so RPGs seem like they should be a natural fit. Problem is, I dislike the stat-heavy, grindy progression of many RPGs.
I enjoy point & click adventures and visual novels but they’re often more limited in their interactions. What kinds of game might I be missing combining the two?
Huh?
What about playing a “stat heavy” game on a "story mode"difficulty? There are tons of games these days that’ll turn everything down to easily managed levels so you can explore the story without the grind.
Maybe a deep puzzle game, like Syberia?
Return of the obra dinn?
Phoenix wright attorney games…
If you’re okay with scary/lovecraftian horror amnesia the dark descent has great lore.
I think there are many options for games without stats that have good stories, but the gameplay Element needs to come from somewhere, otherwise it’s just a visual novel (which there are also tons of good ones) (kill the prices is a good one I’ve heard)
And if you’re looking for a very good middle point, check out disco Elysium, it has stats, but you can neglect them to you’re egos content.
@Donjuanme Yeah, you’re not wrong. The trick is, “games these days”, which I enjoy a fair amount of, but I’m also interested in games from across time, so older titles as well.
Those are a little iffier to play given some lack the settings or options, and sometimes also any cheats. Do you happen to know of any sites/resources advising how to use emulators to sorta do that for older titles?
Alternatively may need to review which old titles I have that have cheats for that kinda thing…
If you go back far enough you don’t need to do settings or options, they used to be called ‘cheats’ and they were hidden behind a series of button inputs (or sometimes a cheat menu)
If I’m properly interpreting your statement you aren’t very inclined to use a steam account?
Would you say you’re into first person/third person puzzle games? Or do you like your games to have action in the gameplay?
Right, as I mention though, from what I recall they didn’t always have cheats, or necessarily the sort I might want like removing random battles for the games with them.
I use Steam, but I also go for games outside of Steam, which is what my message was indicating. I’m into first/third-person puzzle games, for sure.
Not much of a fan of Bethesda’s style of RPGs (given you asked in another comment). They’re too buggy/unstable in my experience, but also plainly RPGs.