"If you had to recommend someone play 5 games to really get a feel for you/your tastes, what five would you pick?"
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* Duskers
* Nier: Automata
* Transistor
* Yakuza 0
"If you had to recommend someone play 5 games" etc reasonings 1
Undertale: The retro aesthetic, the hilarious, silly humour, the heartcrushing raw emotion it inspires, the story, its beautiful message, the characters, just everything about it is so important to me. I reinstalled it on my Surface Pro just so I could have a True Pacifist playthrough on EVERY system I've played it on.
Duskers: Command line interface? genuinely nerve racking? quirky roguelite-esque gameplay? Very yes, thanks.
"If you had to recommend someone play 5 games" etc reasonings 2
Nier: Automata: I played through this in its entirety and I was... SO engrossed with the story and the characters. I'd never played a Nier or Drakkengard game before so I had no background but the gameplay, the ASTOUNDINGLY beautiful music and soundtrack, and the story was... well it definitely left an impression let me tell you. I don't want to replay it because I got the E ending and was so satisfied by it. I daren't taint it.
"If you had to recommend someone play 5 games" etc reasonings 4 (Finale)
Yakuza 0: ...It's a problematic fav that's for sure. But I LOVED its story, Kiryu is the goodest boy who is the worst at crime, Majima is the best at crime and the goodest worst boy. Nishiki is a precious cinnamon roll who i must protect (YES I HAVE PLAYED YAKUZA KIWAMI AND I KNOW BUT IN 0 HE IS A CINNAMON ROLL DON'T @ ME ), and honestly, sometimes you just... really gotta crush some skulls. ...seriously fuck the JCC tho.
"If you had to recommend someone play 5 games" etc reasonings 3
Transistor: I was torn between this and Bastion but honestly I think I prefer Transistor's gameplay more, and I also far prefer its story. Bastion is also a very good alternative but I felt bad putting both those games on the same list when either will do. Both have incredible soundtracks, beautiful stories, and fascinating worlds and characters.