yes, i know, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice and horizon zero dawn exist, and id rather i dont know them, so what else you got? EDIT: Please stop with celeste, i get it, celeste is a thing, yall dont need to keep repeating that one

  • redandgray@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Subnautica (obviously?) - Female protagonist trying to survive long enough to figure out what happened to her sister on a frozen planet.

    Gris - A very lovely and emotional story about grief.

    • strudel6242@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      Just to be explicit, Subnautica: Below Zero is the entry featuring the female protagonist, Robin, not the first game.

  • MilliaStrange@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Try Life is Strange: an emotional coming of age game about a photography student with the ability to rewind time. One of my favorites.

  • Don't ask my name@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Life is Strange games! More story then anything, and the dialog is a bit cringy these days but there’s really no other games like it and I highly recommend them.

    • CoderKat@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      Specifically the first game (unarguably the best one), its prequel, and True Colours. Life Is Strange 2 has two brothers, instead. They’re all very, very good games that all have made me cry (some multiple times).

      They’re also pretty gay if that interests you.

  • ShaunaTheDead@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I just finished Control and it’s really good! Jesse is a strong female lead and there’s no male option like some games.

      • Skray@kbin.social
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        1 year ago

        I would third control. I picked it up from the Humble female protagonist bundle and it was fantastic, loved everything about it.
        Once you unlock all the powers the combat and exploration really open up, and the game still has a significant bit of story left giving you time to have some fun with them.

        Also loved the environmental lore, all the notes and the vids with Dr. Darling are great. Highly recommend the game.

        • atocci@kbin.social
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          1 year ago

          Amazing game, definitely one of my all-time favorites and the most fun I’ve had with a combat system. The atmosphere of the game is fantastic as well, pulling so much tension out of every new supernatural office space you discover. I’m absolutely thrilled they confirmed a Control 2 recently, I can’t wait to get back into that world with all its lore to discover. I feel like I need to play Alan Wake now too since they’re connected.

          • Ragnell@kbin.social
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            1 year ago

            Alan Wake is pretty interesting from a female perspective, because it’s a male hero but it’s good a pretty good female supporting character in the Sheriff and the plot with Alice is really interesting in light of the idea of fridging. Also, the sequel will have a second playable protagonist that’s a woman.

  • winterstillness@beehaw.org
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    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.

  • tias@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    Dreamfall: The Longest Journey. After playing it for a while I couldn’t stop until I reached the end. It looks aged now but controls are generally nice and the story is amazing. And I think the character feels feminine, it’s not just a neutral character with a female skin.

    • Pigeon@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      That is a good game, agree. My one complaint is that there’re a few moments of drive-by transphobia in it. And some puzzles are obtuse or require items that can be missed, but a quick google solves that frustration easily if need be.

      Along a similar vein, Syberia is wonderful.

  • Swiggles@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    Many good choices here. I didn’t see Half Life Alyx here yet. It is an amazing game which alone is almost worth the cost of VR.

      • shapesandstuff@feddit.de
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        1 year ago

        Lol I’m genuinely curious. Its at the top of my “to play” pile since I’ve heard so much good about it.

        So if there’s any fair warning to temper my expectations…

        • Mandy@beehaw.orgOP
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          1 year ago

          algitht than if you like a nicely structured story than stay away its purposely confusing to “portray a certain type of mental illness”, which i call bullhog on, a confusing mess is a confusing mess

          combat i find too slow the game is generally boring to actually play

          like it wanted to be an art project so bad bad just had to attach a game to it