What are games who successfully manage to merge gameplay and plot together?
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What are games who successfully manage to merge gameplay and plot together?
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undertale
indies are really good at it
Dark Souls
Is that a joke?
only game to ever make me cry, that part at the end were you realize what you need to do killed me. Made me wish I hadn't been such an aloof dick to my brother our entire lives. I really wish I had a better relationship with him.
I don't remember that much about Braid but wasn't there like a mountain of text between the levels?
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If gameplay to plot means win the next big fight than any fighting game with a tournament story where your character has to win their fights to proceed to the grand finals and fight the big boss.
Too easy, OP.
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No. I don't consider it a successful merger of the two if the plot interrupts the gameplay.
Final Fantasy XIII. I know, people hated the linearity, but it makes sense if you think about it.
The Void had perhaps the best merging of gameplay and narrative I've ever seen. Absolutely brilliant in that regard.
Shout-out should go to Braid and Brothers: Tale of fucking redundant subtitles.
Prince of Persia Sands of Time?
Only thing I can think of and it also has time control mechanic like Braid.
One Way Heroics.
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Game is about a random undead trying to do the impossible and kindle the fire even though he stands no chance at the beggining he keeps going and getting better until he finally does it, gameplay is hard but manageable if you keep going
Earthbound
Gone Home
The Last of Us
Literally the strongest point about the game is that it lets you experience a rather simple story (zombies attack main character needs to sacrifice a loved one to save humanity is a story that is not particularly new or innovative) through gameplay. It is a game about surviving an apocalypse and it really makes you feel like you are just surviving, having only 2 or 3 bullets in your weapons you need to use stealth, makeshift weapons and tactics to get to your goal
The Swapper
prince of persia 1 on DOS
prince of persia 2 on DOS
probably the best examples I've ever seen.
Metroid I guess. Fusion uses words but Prime and Super, literally everything is shown rather than told.