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Linear, action hidden gems like The Red Star? (piefed.social)

submitted 2 weeks ago by mohab@piefed.social to c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works

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I'm looking for action hidden gems, preferably scripted and linear—no open world or procuderal generation (roguelike, roguelike-like, or roguelite)

Some of my "usual suspects" favorites are Bayonetta, The Wonderful 101, Viewtiful Joe, God Hand, and Ninja Gaiden II. On the shmup/twin-stick shooter side: Crimzon Clover, Ketsui, and Assault Android Cactus+.

I also love Catherine, so I wouldn't mind some puzzle thrown in there.

As nonlinear as I can go: The Deadly Tower of Monsters.

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[–] mohab@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Thank you for taking the time to include links! Very helpful.

So I'm familiar with all of these, but you encouraged me to give Aces Wilds and Brigador a real shot. Thanks again!

I'll comment on the ones I played and found interesting:

Furi and Nex Machina got really close to becoming favorites. Only criticisms I have: Furi's moveset is a bit too limited and I have an issue with visual clarity in Next Machina.

I freaking wish I could get into Vanquish! High-level play looks so cool, but apparently I'm allergic to aiming 😅

Strider is fun combat, but I can't get into the vania side.

ZeroRanger is great, but the horizontal segments put me off. Not a fan of horizontal shmups.

[–] Samdell@lemmy.eco.br 3 points 2 weeks ago

glad I could help, if I remember anything else I might chime in once more

Aces Wild is an exhausting game. I actually need to take a break after playing for 15min or so due to how high octane it is. But its a damn good game.

Brigador, as I mentioned, is no unga bunga action game. You might think at first you're a big warrior riding on their mech, but a few sudden defeats will humble you and set your mindset into what the game actually is about - strategic war crimes.