Good stand-alone games
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I'm saying "The World Ends with You" for the DS. Apparently there's rumours of a sequel, but Square seems more interested in tech demos and more bloody sequels to that atrocious FFXIII game. I was heartened to see Neku in KH3D(Which ISN'T A SEQUEL.)
Also, am I allowed to put FFVI in because, although it uses elements of previous final fantasies, it's plot is still self-contained?
Also, am I allowed to put FFVI in because, although it uses elements of previous final fantasies, it's plot is still self-contained?
Do you realize that To The Moon ending is sequel bait that is actually being made? Of course, that without it would be a excelent stand alone game.BloatedGuppy said:
...wow this is much harder than I thought it would be. Most games I play are or have sequels.
Planescape: Torment is good and doesn?t have a sequal.
Mirrors edge doesn't have a sequal but they intended there to be one, it just got canned and you can tell so I don't know if it really counts.
The Void which I am currently playing doesn?t have a sequel but I'm still trying to decide if it?s good or not.
Planescape: Torment is good and doesn?t have a sequal.
Mirrors edge doesn't have a sequal but they intended there to be one, it just got canned and you can tell so I don't know if it really counts.
The Void which I am currently playing doesn?t have a sequel but I'm still trying to decide if it?s good or not.
Does Dark Souls/Demon's Souls count? There's a bit of canon welding going on, and the gameplay is similar, but otherwise they're completely standalone.
Psychonauts, Jade Empire, Bastion, the Maw, The Legend of Dragoon, Painkiller? (it never had a proper sequel, I think, Magicka, Minecraft, Terraria, Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale, Fortune Summoners (I think), Chantelise, Ib, Yume Nikki, Limbo, Jamestown...
Psychonauts, Jade Empire, Bastion, the Maw, The Legend of Dragoon, Painkiller? (it never had a proper sequel, I think), Magicka, Minecraft, Terraria, Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale, Fortune Summoners (I think), Chantelise, Ib, Yume Nikki, Limbo, Jamestown, LA Noire, Braid, Republic Commando, Asura's Wrath, Catherine...
If I think any more, I might make something in my head burst, so I'll leave it at that.
Edit: sorry for double post. Stupid fuckup internet...
If I think any more, I might make something in my head burst, so I'll leave it at that.
Edit: sorry for double post. Stupid fuckup internet...
Technically Alpha Centauri *is* a sequel to Civilization, the whole concept of the game that the starship that seeds the colonists is the one that Civ players build during the science victory.Bostur said:
Also, Fantasy general, while not a direct sequel, is a spinoff of the Panzer General series. It's more a total conversion than a standalone product.
OP: By your definition, would games that don't have sequels or aren't sequels, but have settings licensed from existing products, like D&D and the Warhammer series qualify as standalone?
Outcast and Tyrian spring to mind, Advent Rising if games-that-were-meant-to-have-sequels-but-didn't count (was severely underrated I think.) Also Shogo M.A.D, Silver, any of the unique lucasarts adventure titles like DoTT, Full Throttle and Grim Fandango. Interestingly gets harder the more I think of RECENT games, apart from the tons of indie titles.
Look, if Alan Wake's American Nightmare doesn't count as a sequel, then I'm nominating Far Cry 2, and following your logic FC2 is acceptable anyway.Mr.Tea said:
Do not repeat this to anyone: I'm willing to assert that Metro 2033 might have been good...
IF the developers promise never to make a sequel. Ever. Not even a FC/FC2 kind of thing.
DayZ - yes, its a mod based on ARMA II, so its an MMO that is based on an existing game with a much different objectives. But its being developed to be a standalone game.
