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Which games blow your mind, but only if you know nothing about them in advance?

Best examples I can think of are:

  • Outer Wilds
  • Doki Doki Literature Club
  • The Stanley Parable

What are yours?

(please no spoilers)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)
  • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
  • ~~Jade Empire~~
  • Observation

EDIT: Jade Empire doesn't really fit, so I'll go with Observation instead. I'll still argue you're better off not knowing anything about KOTOR aside from being an RPG in the Star Wars universe.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I can confirm that when you know "the thing" about KOTOR ahead of time, it ruins a lot of the magic.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, definitely. I've still managed to finish it some 20 times but going in blind the first time really contributed to me loving it so much.

I'd also argue you shouldn't look too much into the sequel. Not because of any "thing" in particular but because it's more fun to immerse yourself in the game and slowly begin to unveil all the major themes of its story.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, the sequel was much better for those reasons. You definitely can't spoil it in a sentence like you can for the first game.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Could you spoil me on what that thing is? I played it forever ago and I won’t be playing it again.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

spoilerThe player character is the legendary sith lord that everyone keeps talking about throughout the game, but with amnesia.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Aha, that’s awesome. Thank you!