Two initially jump to mind for me.

Outer Wilds took me three attempts to get into, but when it did…wow. Its a game that I is definitely more than the sum of it’s parts, and one that I’d argue is genuinely beautiful in it’s story and how it tells that story.

That said, once you’ve worked out the games mystery; it’s story, it’s tricks, timing and logistics, I wonder how more pull the game would have.

Return of the Obra Dinn is a game that I spend a lot of my time thinking about. The music, the atmosphere and of course, the games moment to moment gameplay.

Those puzzles will likely (hopefully) melt from my mind at some point, but even then I fear that initial sense of excitement and intrigue will be lost.

As much as I plan on going back to it at some point, I’m not sure a game of it’s nature is all that well suited to additional playthroughs unfortunately.

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    10 months ago

    Conker’s Bad Fur Day.

    Although, really, it was a product of its time - not to mention the endless subtle (and not so subtle) movie references.

    Also, classic LucasArts adventure games. Recently played through Grim Fandango for the first time, that was good, but it was nothing like Monkey Island and Loom.