Can you suggest some PC games similar to Life is Strange to keep myself occupied till EP5 comes out?

[FPLOON]

Uh... Corruption of Champions? Sure, there "barely" any puzzles and it's an "open-world" RPG, but it very "dialogue-driven" (as it, the game's mostly all text), you get to choose how invested you want to be to the world itself (i.e. do you want to stop the corruption and/or become a part of the corruption), you don't need to worry about your computer's specs because it's not a requirement, and it's free to download... The only major downside is that it's an erotic, text-based RPG... (Yeah...)

Other than that, I got nothing without it completely missing close to half of the requirements already...

 

[Dalisclock]

Your specific requirements make it hard for find games you might like and....I haven't yet played Life is Strange(I have it, but I haven't started it yet), so I can't compare.

Most of Wadejet's games tend to be pretty good, IMHO. I discovered them with the Blackwell series,which is about a woman who discovers she can see and talk to ghosts...and one them of is pretty much stuck with her at all times. She pretty much has to convince ghosts that they are dead and to move on, often by discovering how they died. I enjoyed the series, which spans 5 games(and each one gets more refined). My only issues are that the first game has a couple "gamey" puzzles and a massive info dump early in to explain the whole "medium" thing. The final game, while quite good, decides that instead of continuing with the big plot thread set up by the penultimate game, decide to do something else entirely and wave off the big plot from the previous thread with a single sentence. Maybe someday we'll get an interquel to tie up that particular loose thread.

Since then I've played:
-Gemini Rue, which looks like something from the 1990's but has an interesting story(and gunplay at points)
-Resonance.It's very colorful while having an interesting interesting story and allows you to control four characters and switch between them to solve puzzles. If you die, the game auto-rewinds to the last safe place where you could make a different decision.
-Primordia. I'm still playing this, but all the characters are Robots in a post-apocalyptic future who worship the human race, which has long since gone extinct(maybe?).

 

[Adam Jensen_v1legacy]

Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (the only one in the series that I've played).

I've heard it's connected in many ways to The Longest Journey - the first game in the series. That said, when playing Dreamfall, did you feel that there were elements you simply didn't understand because of not playing the previous game, or do you feel the game is self-contained enough to just jump straight into it?

You can feel that it's a sequel. But it's an enjoyable game on its own as well. I didn't really have an issue with it. I don't have anything more to tell you because I haven't played it in years.

 

[SlumlordThanatos]

...how on earth is The Last Of Us pretentious?

It tries to pass as a mature and compelling story, while in practice just a being a zombie slaughterfest with exclusively two-dimensional, mouthy badasses as characters, a'la AMC's The Walking Dead (the show).


Also, I kinda expected more replies...

I get the feeling you didn't like The Last Of Us simply because you were playing as a guy who was badass enough to survive the zombie apocalypse, and can therefore mow his way through bandits and infected with his limited supplies.

"Pretentious", to me, implies that the developers are trying to push a viewpoint onto the player that they think is superior to any viewpoint that the player could have, and I don't feel like that was the developer's intention with The Last Of Us. Naughty Dog just wanted to make a game they thought would be fun to play.

Besides, The Last Of Us was less about the characters, and more about using gameplay mechanics and the environment to tell its story, which is something very few developers had much success with before then.

As for the OP...you have some very specific criteria, and I can't think of any games that fit every single criteria. Spec Ops: The Line and The Stanley Parable are the only two games that I can think of that even come close and haven't already been mentioned.

 

[Dalisclock]

Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (the only one in the series that I've played).

I've heard it's connected in many ways to The Longest Journey - the first game in the series. That said, when playing Dreamfall, did you feel that there were elements you simply didn't understand because of not playing the previous game, or do you feel the game is self-contained enough to just jump straight into it?

Dreamfall is fairly self contained, so if you haven't played TLJ, you should be okay. The games biggest problem is that it ends on a series of cliffhangers, leaving a lot of loose threads. Until the arrival of Dreamfall chapters, everyone thought that all of those threads would remain dangling forever. The other issue is that some of the chapters(especially need the end) are incredibly short and linear(one of them is literally following a straight path to a conversation at the end).

Luckily, Dreamfall chapters over half completed and so far it's shaping up to be pretty good with regular releases of new episodes.

 

[ninja666]

The games biggest problem is that it ends on a series of cliffhangers, leaving a lot of loose threads. Until the arrival of Dreamfall chapters, everyone thought that all of those threads would remain dangling forever. The other issue is that some of the chapters(especially need the end) are incredibly short and linear(one of them is literally following a straight path to a conversation at the end).

Aw, man, that sucks. And I was almost ready to play this game. And no, I'm not waiting for Dreamfall Chapters to get finished.

 

[Dalisclock]

The games biggest problem is that it ends on a series of cliffhangers, leaving a lot of loose threads. Until the arrival of Dreamfall chapters, everyone thought that all of those threads would remain dangling forever. The other issue is that some of the chapters(especially need the end) are incredibly short and linear(one of them is literally following a straight path to a conversation at the end).

Aw, man, that sucks. And I was almost ready to play this game. And no, I'm not waiting for Dreamfall Chapters to get finished.

I don't blame you. At least we know now that Dreamfall: Chapters will be done(likely by New Years) and at very least, they resolved a couple of the major cliffhangers from Dreamfall right off the bat in the first episode/book of Chapters. As of book 4(the most recent one), one of the other lingering questions from Dreamfall has just been answered.

It feels like a miracle(of the Kickstarter variety) this happened at all. After Dreamfall, Fun.com decided to hold off on a sequel in favor of trying to break into the MMO market...twice(Age of Conan and Secret World). Since it was obvious that fun.com didn't care anymore, it appears that the creative team from TLJ games bought the rights, formed their own company and decided they were gonna make the game on their own terms.

Frankly, I hope a lot more creative teams do the same thing in the future.

 

[Fdzzaigl]

This might be up your alley, only released today on steam. It's kind of creepy, but doesn't look like true horror. Fran Bow [http://www.franbow.com/].

 

[ninja666]

This might be up your alley, only released today on steam. It's kind of creepy, but doesn't look like true horror. Fran Bow [http://www.franbow.com/].

One part of me wants me to try it out cause it looks interesting, while the other, more cynical one, says "don't do it, it's gonna be The Cat Lady all over again..." Which one is right?

 

[Fdzzaigl]

No idea, didn't play it. My interest in point&click comes and goes. But I saw it on my steam queue today and thought of your thread.

Perhaps wait for some reviews first

 

[Mister K]

Well, I can suggest Blackwell series. It centers around a young woman named Rosangela. Her aunt - a patient in a mental institution and her only family - dies. The peculiar thing about her was that during her stay there she said only one word: Joey. And (surprise!) Rosa starts seeing him too. He tells her that her grandma and aunt were mediums and Joey served as their spirit guide. Mission: deliver ghosts to afterlife.

It is an episodic adventure game with the last (5th) installment out for a long time. Puzzles aren't really hard and the most difficult part is that you sometimes forget that she has to combine her notes to create logical conclusions and (in later games) that she has to use in-game internet to search for info.

Even though it's a ghost story, it's not scary.

The story is rather interesting (while helping ghosts, Rosa tries to discover exactly why her family got such powers and why Joey became their guide), and the characters are not boring at least. My biggest complaint is Rosa's voice actor: her voice fits the character but a lot of times she fails to deliver the neccessary emotion for the moment.

Overall, I've finished 4 out of 5 parts, am playing part 5 now and am enjoying it.

Link to GoG: http://www.gog.com/game/blackwell_bundle
http://www.gog.com/game/blackwell_epiphany_the (that's the last part)

Oh, and maybe you'd like to try something shorter, but from the same developer: Wadjet Eye Games seem to be really good at making classic-style adventure games. The game I am talking about is Primordia. The basic story is that in a world, inhabited by robots, a hermit robot (forgot his name sorry) lives in a desert away from big city and the energy core, that sustained his home, gets stolen and he has to get it back.

Link to GoG: http://www.gog.com/game/primordia

 

[ninja666]

Well, I guess I'm really gonna have to try at least one of Wadjet's games. I've got them recommended so many times already (no, you're not the only place I made this thread), they're bound to be what I'm looking for.

Thanks for your help. If you have any other recommendations, feel free to throw them in - I'll probably look at this thread, as well as the others on other sites, a few more times before finally deciding on what to buy.

 

[ninja666]

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I wanted to play it some time, but from the reviews I've read it suffers from the same problem as Dreamfall - it just ends with a cliffhanger and that's it. Is it true?

 

[Vigormortis]

Have you considered trying Alan Wake?

Granted, it does technically fall under the 'horror' genre, but it's more psychological/supernatural thriller than it is straight-up horror.

As for the rest, it's very well written, has a great and eclectic cast of characters, a beautifully realized setting, and a lot of great dialog. (even the purposefully cringe-worthy bits)

Could be worth a shot. I can't promise you'll like it, but it fits many of the criteria you're looking for. It's the sole reason I'm excited for the release of Quantum Break, even though I've no interest in owning an Xbox One.

 

[ninja666]

Have you considered trying Alan Wake?

I've actually played it a few months ago, but abandoned it for whatever reason. I guess I could give it a try again. Thanks for suggesting it.

 

[Dalisclock]

Have you considered trying Alan Wake?

Granted, it does technically fall under the 'horror' genre, but it's more psychological/supernatural thriller than it is straight-up horror.

As for the rest, it's very well written, has a great and eclectic cast of characters, a beautifully realized setting, and a lot of great dialog. (even the purposefully cringe-worthy bits)

Could be worth a shot. I can't promise you'll like it, but it fits many of the criteria you're looking for. It's the sole reason I'm excited for the release of Quantum Break, even though I've no interest in owning an Xbox One.

Alan Wake is worth a shot. It didn't quite do it for me but it's pretty solid. I think my issue was that I kept comparing it to either Max Payne or Twin Peaks and it didn't quite hit the right notes for either of them. It's also very stephen King-ish and while I like his fantasy books, his horror by and large hasn't grabbed me(I liked the Shining, Misery and 1408 but the rest I find kind of Meh).

However, that's just me and you might get a lot more enjoyment out of it.

 

[Vigormortis]

I've actually played it a few months ago, but abandoned it for whatever reason. I guess I could give it a try again. Thanks for suggesting it.

It does start out slow, but the narrative picks up quickly and takes more than a few twists and turns.