"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 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.
"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.