I’m curious what you guys have to say about this. Are there any games you consider perfect? Can a game even be perfect?

My example of a perfect game is always Portal 1. Portal 2 has more going on, but in 1 there just isn’t anything to shave off. From start to end, there is nothing I’d change about the game. It’s short, infinitely replayable, great pacing. I like Portal 2 a lot in concept, in concept it should be a perfect sequel, but it just doesn’t keep the extreme tightness of the original game.

  • AFineWayToDie [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    11 months ago

    The efficiency of the writing really can’t be overstated either.

    I’m playing Golden Sun on GBA for the first time right now and while I love the mechanics, I want to shake the game to see if it makes the conversations go faster. ALL OF YOU STOP TALKING STOP IT

    • invo_rt [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Oh man, I love Golden Sun, but I haven’t played it in forever. I’m sure all that dialogue would get old fast if I went back to it now.

      • AFineWayToDie [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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        11 months ago

        Yeah, I have a lot of experience with classic RPG’s, but even some of the really great ones are rough in hindsight. I don’t have the nostalgia goggles on for this one so it’s quite grating. But the class system is great.

        • invo_rt [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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          11 months ago

          Same in terms of classic RPG experience. I work in a pretty nerdy company with a lot of people younger than myself. I’ve calibrated my feelings on a lot of my old favorites that when I’m recommending them, I heavily caveat that many games I like haven’t aged well. For Golden Sun, I have felt the drive to replay it recently. I also never played the sequel so I’m really curious about that.