It’s kind of sad that one of the greatest video game series is on hold for now.
Conspiracy theories, multiple ways of solving a mission, game lore hidden in computer inboxes…
Are there any (pre-2010) games that gave you the same feeling or do a similar thing?

  • Cowbee [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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    8 months ago

    You should check out System Shock 2, Prey, Dishonored, Ctrl Alt Ego, EYE: Divine Cybermancy, and other Immersive Sims, or “Box Stackers.”

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      8 months ago

      I bounced off both Prey and Dishonored early on specifically because of how linear they were. I’m guessing they open up later?

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        8 months ago

        Dishonored is about as linear as Thief, open-ended level design, generally. Prey is closer to System Shock 2 in that it isn’t quite level based but not quite open world.

        If you mean linear in terms of level design, they are both pretty open overall, similar to Deus Ex. If you’re referring to the actual Systemic game design providing new unique emergent solutions, then they actually beat Deus Ex in many ways.

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          8 months ago

          Okay. I wasn’t as big on System Shock 2 as most seemed to be, but it’s also been forever since I played it.

          I’ll have to give both of these another run at some point.