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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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[–] [email protected] 34 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Journey. You can get it on PlayStation, iOS, steam (on sale for $5 atm) and epic. It is 2-3 hours short and not very challenging, but it does look absolutely stunning and has a very beautiful gameplay mechanic that you better find out for yourself. IMO it is one of the best games of all time and one that really demonstrates what the medium is capable of.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

spoilerGosh this one makes me cry every time

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I wish someone had told me what Journey was about so I could have avoided it. I went in blind and didn't enjoy it at all. It was a cool concept but it wasn't for me.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

That is odd that nobody could tell this wouldn’t be for you @[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

I fucking loved it and cried.

Tap for spoilerThe person I matched up with was a 10/10. I went in blind but I knew it would match me with someone. I found them right away and they stayed with me the whole game. My partner got a person who dropped out, then restarted. Got another person… speedrunner. Tried once more and got someone who dropped out after an hour. Got another person they finished with, super frustrated. They did not have my experience.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Thank you for this. Just recently picked up and played through twice Gris and Neva. Even though they're short as well I really find myself loving the visuals, gameplay and the atmosphere created by these games.