BEWARE OF POTENTIAL SPOILERS IN COMMENTS!

I played The Forgotten City for free via PS+ Extra and it’s one of my all-time favorite gaming experiences! I urge anybody who hasn’t played it yet but is remotely interested to not look up a goddamn thing about this game beyond this blurb of mine (because spoilers are easy to stumble upon) and play it ASAP!

What is it? It started as a Skyrim mod developed by a lawyer who wanted to make something that’s less of a game per se and more of an interactive story that delves into philosophical quandaries like the nature of morality. It’s a first person game where you go to an island and wind up in an ancient city of sorts. There’s a kind of groundhog day element to it and you have to figure out how to stop that from happening. It’s a bit of a mystery, but nearly all of the gameplay is running around and talking to various characters, all of whom have unique personalities. It’s like a really robust Fallout New Vegas mission, but without all the combat. You’ll probably get through it in 20-40 hours.

Okay, now that that’s outta the way, who wants to rant or gush about this little game?

  • FantasticFox@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I started playing it on Game Pass but got stuck and then it got taken off of Game Pass. I like detective games though so I’ll try to finish it at some point.

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    1 year ago

    I loved this game. I watched my wife play it since we like to solve puzzles together. I really loved the deep dive into history. Visually it was glorious. Also the story was so rewarding. It reminded me a lot of The Outer Wilds (only less complicated).

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    1 year ago

    Love this game. For me it scratched the same itch as outer wilds and return of the obra dinn which are my all time favorites games.

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      1 year ago

      Oh man, I really need to try Return of the Obra Dinn. It’s on my wish list for my wife and I to play through together. We’re just waiting for a good sale or for it to hit the PS+ free game list.