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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 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hmm… I couldn't get into it at all, TBH. I tried it long time ago and here's what I remember: "go to X on the map and talk to Y to progress" really put me off, and I didn't enjoy the combat enough to put up with it.

I've been thinking about giving the prequel a shot though. Is it any less nonlinear?

[–] misk@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago

Haven’t played other Nier games but I think older entries are quite different in general. If you didn’t like combat of Automata then it’s probably a dead end.