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yes, i know, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice and horizon zero dawn exist, and id rather i dont know them, so what else you got?

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[–] dedale@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

Trying to find some that haven't been talked about yet:

Echo. It's a fantastic experimental infiltration game with an AI that adapts to your way of playing. The setup is very impressive.

Pathologic: one of the three playable characters (the Changeling). It's a bizarre russian game, with an unique world, and messy gameplay. Can't recommend it enough.

Va11 Hall-A: chill bartending game in a cyberpunk setup.

The Blackwell series: comfy, kind of amateurish point and clicks by Wadjet Eye. I like them very much.

Transistor: weirdest game by Supergiant. You play as a redhead with a talking sword. I don't remember much about it except that it was good.

The Fall: (pushing it a little bit, since the protagonist is an AI, but I've always seen here as female.) Criminally underrated puzzle games, disguised as metroidvanias.

Eliza (by Zachtronics): the only visual novel I enjoyed. It's hard to explain, it's about AI, burnout, whether tech dehumanizes people, and solitaire.

Hedon Duology: for something completely different, it's a slightly kinky retroshooter, with amazon Orcs fighting demons.
It may sound a bit dumb, but it's excellent. Huge levels, interesting worldbuilding, and a gameplay based on exploration, puzzles as well as shooting.

There's probably a ton more, but that's all I can think about at the moment.

[–] Urik@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

The Last of Us: Part II !

[–] tshannon@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

Alien Isolation

[–] GrumpyRobot@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

Plague Tale:Innocence and Requiem

[–] Atarian@vlemmy.net 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Deestan@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's Pac Man in drag. I'd allow it, but how strict are the rules here?

[–] Atarian@vlemmy.net 4 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Good question.

You just destroyed my childhood by the way

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[–] fiasco@possumpat.io 5 points 1 year ago

It's older, but The Longest Journey is good. Unfortunately, the final game in the series kinda sucks.

While it's an ensemble, most people would agree that the main character of Final Fantasy VI is a woman—they just might disagree about which woman is the lead.

I also liked the first Xenosaga game, but again, it's a series that goes pretty badly downhill.

[–] WeDoTheWeirdStuff@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Assassin's Creed Odyssey female lead is canon, although you have the choice to play the male as well.

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[–] IncogMos@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Mirror's Edge is a good one I haven't seen mentioned yet. A bit older by this point but it was a fun one.
Transistor is another great one. The gameplay was fine but the art and sound is incredible.

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[–] FujiTive@lemmy.fmhy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Resident Evil Remake 2 and 3, great games with both male and female protagonists!

[–] Cowbob45@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Jade from Beyond Good and Evil.

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[–] Erk@cdda.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm having a great time finally getting into What Remains of Edith Finch.

Control is excellent

Not female, but the protagonist of Outer Wilds is nonbinary, as is their entire species.

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[–] BBQChickenAlert23@lemmy.fmhy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Silent Hill 3 has a great female protagonist imo, but you have to play Silent Hill 1 to get the gist of the story in 3.

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[–] freakrho@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago

beyond good and evil is great

[–] shapesandstuff@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Whoa whoa whats wrong with Senua?

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[–] sculd@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

Can I suggest some great novel games?

**VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action **

  • play as a bartender and change outcomes of stories by providing different drinks

Fatal Twelve

  • death game, mystery, lesbian couple as main character, one of the best
[–] pvr@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] winterstillness@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

Aquaria

A very well put together Metroidvania. The map is very fun to explore, good boss fights, great music, and interesting story.

[–] Tyson712@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't see it mentioned yet, it's an older game but Remember Me is pretty good

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[–] LaggyKar@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Surprised no one has mentioned Tomb Raider yet. Others not yet mentioned:

  • Assassin's Creed: Liberation, and Chronicles: China
  • Beyond: Two Souls
  • The Last of Us Part II
  • inFamous: First Light
[–] contrary_k@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 year ago

Night in the Woods is objectively the best game ever made by any measure. Tacoma and Gone Home are amazing too.

I mean I dunno, it depends on what kind of games you like, surely?

[–] MilliaStrange@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

A group of developers have created a version of the game and it's sequels that runs on modern machines: http://nolfrevival.tk/

Edit: this was meant as a reply to @KIM_JING_JUICEBOX 's comment. No One Lives Forever is a whip smart spy FPS that nails the Bond aesthetic but stars an unforgettable female protagonist, Kate Archer. Download it for free above.

[–] rozno@roznotech.xyz 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Most games I can think of have been mentioned, but I found Signalis to be an interesting experience assuming you can get past the annoying inventory management

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[–] grizzzlay@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem. You play as many characters, but the primary main character is Alexis Roivas.

[–] shufflerofrocks@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

It Takes Two has a great protagonist

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