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Indie Games: They're like video games, but smaller!

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    Cilla BlackCilla Black Priscilla!!! Registered User regular
    I don't mind the walk speed. It facilitates taking everything in slowly, instead of rushing point to point. Not going to say anyone is wrong for hating it, but I respect it as a design choice. It's a refreshing change.

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    captainkcaptaink TexasRegistered User regular
    Dear Esther had a walk speed about that slow and it was excruciating. This game looks a little more content-rich and interesting though.

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    Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    Dear Esther was a bad game

    Rapture looks like at least one that is not good

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    turtleantturtleant Gunpla Dad is the best.Registered User regular
    I like Dear Esther.

    Though maybe that's because I played the original HL2 mod version a bunch first.

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    FlayFlay Registered User regular
    This is my kinda game

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    ChincymcchillaChincymcchilla Registered User regular
    that hurts to look at

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    MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    Yay, those Hexagon records didn't sell out instantly. Just preordered mine.

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    LockedOnTargetLockedOnTarget Registered User regular
    Is Rapture a pretty short game? Like can I belt it out over an afternoon off? Or is there more to it?

    I have too many damn games to start.

    Also if anyone is interested I'm gonna be messing around with Freedom Planet on the Youtubes. Link is in sig.

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    Ms DapperMs Dapper Yuri Librarian Registered User regular
    Dear Esther is a game I am very very glad I got for free.

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    LockedOnTargetLockedOnTarget Registered User regular
    I've had Esther sitting in my Steam library for like two years.

    One of these days I should really just go for it. It's like, super short, right?

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    Ms DapperMs Dapper Yuri Librarian Registered User regular
    It's very short and you don't really do much except walk and hear a story.

    It's a somewhat interesting story.

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    agoajagoaj Top Tier One FearRegistered User regular
    but you can also enter impulse 101 into the console.

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    Cilla BlackCilla Black Priscilla!!! Registered User regular
    Dear Esther is a very pretty game with a randomized story that is just as likely to be gobbldie gook as to approach coherence

    It is a very pretty game though

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    captainkcaptaink TexasRegistered User regular
    Dear Esther isn't worth the time it takes to play. Skip!

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    DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    captaink wrote: »
    Dear Esther isn't worth the time it takes to play. Skip!

    Nah, I really enjoyed it and thought it was awesome

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    Thorn413Thorn413 Registered User regular
    Dear Esther is something that I found to be an interesting and worthwhile experience, but I also understand why a lot of people do not have interest in it.

    Mechanically it fits that whole 'is this technically even a game?' thing that Gone Home has going on; but it's....I guess I'd say that it is slower, weirder, and less concerned with being coherent.

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    captainkcaptaink TexasRegistered User regular
    I found Gone Home to be a much better experience. That is the first person walker for me.

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    THESPOOKYTHESPOOKY papa! Registered User regular
    Dear Esther is a great game if you're a person who prefers to avoid fast-travel in games like Skyrim

    (it's me, I am that person)

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    Ms DapperMs Dapper Yuri Librarian Registered User regular
    My walking simulator rankings:

    Gone Home
    Stanley Parable






    Dear Esther

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    EtchwartsEtchwarts Eyes Up Registered User regular
    I hadn't even considered that Stanley Parable would be a walking simulator

    That's my favorite one if that's the case

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    Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    The randomized story completely kills Dear Esther for me

    also the garbage-ass "My First Student Film" ending

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    DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    Gone Home had a lot of story hidden around that you could find outside of the pretty good main line, which was also good.

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    Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    Firewatch is very likely to beat Gone Home and Stanley Parable for my favorite "walk around an environment while story is talked at you" game

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    Ms DapperMs Dapper Yuri Librarian Registered User regular
    The Geebs That Knows Everything About Animorphs wrote: »
    Gone Home had a lot of story hidden around that you could find outside of the pretty good main line, which was also good.

    The story about the dad.

    whoof

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    Cilla BlackCilla Black Priscilla!!! Registered User regular
    Gone Home is amazing in general.

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    DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
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    THESPOOKY wrote: »
    Dear Esther is a great game if you're a person who prefers to avoid fast-travel in games like Skyrim

    (it's me, I am that person)

    Yes, hello that is me as well. The closest I got to using fast travel much in Skyrim was a mod that let you ride in the carts in first person the entire way, or if you wanted you could have it fast travel, or you could hop off at any point along the route. It was nice being able to kick back and just enjoy the countryside, then hop off if you saw something cool you wanted to check out.

    I'm also the weirdo that turns off the compass and indicators in the game and tries to never use the map so I realize I'm obviously an outlier.

    edit: all that is why I'm really excited about that FRONTIERS game because it looks like it's exactly the sort of exploration-focused game that I want.

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    captainkcaptaink TexasRegistered User regular
    Mr. G wrote: »
    Firewatch is very likely to beat Gone Home and Stanley Parable for my favorite "walk around an environment while story is talked at you" game

    Firewatch seems to maybe sort of have more adventure game type elements in it? But then again, what is Firewatch?

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    CorporateLogoCorporateLogo The toilet knows how I feelRegistered User regular
    captaink wrote: »
    But then again, what is Firewatch?
    Smoke and mirrors

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    cB557cB557 voOOP Registered User regular
    a miserable little pile of secrets

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    RadiusRadius Registered User regular
    Stanley Parable is my favorite walking simulator, but it also my had my two favorite new characters of 2013

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    TheySlashThemTheySlashThem Registered User regular
    I loved the stanley parable but man I wish there was more of it

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    Ms DapperMs Dapper Yuri Librarian Registered User regular
    I really liked The Stanley Parable (it's one of the few games I've legit LOL at) but it didn't make an emotional connection with me like Gone Home.

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    Cilla BlackCilla Black Priscilla!!! Registered User regular
    Gone Home hit me like a sack of bricks, emotionally

    Love that game

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    turtleantturtleant Gunpla Dad is the best.Registered User regular
    I kinda want to play The Stanley Parable again.

    But I'm almost half way to getting the Go Outside achievement!

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    DiarmuidDiarmuid Amazing Meatball Registered User regular
    Flay wrote: »
    This is my kinda game

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgNUgeEryCM

    If the soundtrack to this game is just one really long pysche rock jam, I will be very interested.

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    RadiusRadius Registered User regular
    Ok, emotions, yeah, but

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guIaCocnNaw

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    Cilla BlackCilla Black Priscilla!!! Registered User regular
    I never beat Stanley Parable, can't even lie

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    Mr FuzzbuttMr Fuzzbutt Registered User regular
    ThatDudeOverThere wrote: »
    I loved the stanley parable but man I wish there was more of it

    Did you play the demo?

    The demo is different content and really good.

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    TheySlashThemTheySlashThem Registered User regular
    Mr Fuzzbutt wrote: »
    ThatDudeOverThere wrote: »
    I loved the stanley parable but man I wish there was more of it

    Did you play the demo?

    The demo is different content and really good.

    damn right I did

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    EtchwartsEtchwarts Eyes Up Registered User regular
    I liked Stanley Parable because it definitely had Things To Say about the nature of storytelling and ownership, especially in regards to video games

    But it also had
    Adventure Line and Minecraft endings and a secret ending based on literally hitting a button for an hour

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