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

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      This game is insanely good. The different ways you can engage in and approach combat makes this really fun just to fuck around in and kill hiss guys.

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        I may be biased by a personal history of bad encounters in the workplace, but the way one can deck those hoards of pesky hiss mob with whatever falls under hand is CATHARTIC.

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      This was one of those games I thought was alright when it came out. When all the DLC came out I played through it again and really enjoyed it. But recently I did one last playthrough, and at this point, I think it might be my favorite game?

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      Jessie is great.

      Quantum Break would have been twice as good, if you’d played as Beth (same actor).

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      Thank you. I was scrolling too much to see this. My immediate thought was Metroid. Samus has been running and gunning since the NES console.

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    -Control

    -A Hat in Time

    -Celeste

    -Shantae (Pirates Curse and Risky’s Revenge are my favs)

    -Touhou Luna Nights

    -Returnal

    -Portal 1/2 if that counts

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

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    There are several pages in this thread so these might’ve been mentioned already, but

    Mirror’s Edge, the original.

    Tomb Raider (2013) and up

    If you enjoy the Ubisoft formula, Far Cry 6

    Saints Row 2 and up

    Mass Effect franchise before Andromeda

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      Because the only time they gave Samus a significant amount of dialog, they turned her into a mewling idiot.

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    • metroid
    • returnal
    • beyond good and evil
    • the FFXIII trilogy (yes they’re good and I’ll fight anyone that says otherwise)
    • Bayonetta
    • A lot of the Resident Evils
    • Celeste, bonus points for being very gay as well
    • Half-Life: Alyx
    • Tales of Berseria (if you like anime stuff. the protag’s outfit is trash but she’s probably the best Tales MC IMO)
    • Telltale’s Walking Dead
    • Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. The female protag is canon as far as I’m concerned
    • Night in the Woods
    • Control
    • Nier Automata
    • Kena: Bridge of Spirits
    • Signalis
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      Great list. I would also say most RPGs, if they’re any good, will give you the choice – Mass Effect, Skyrim, Pillars of Eternity, the Divinity games, etc.

      Lots of adventure games as well – The Longest Journey/Dreamfall games, Life is Strange, Whispers of a Machine, etc.

      Honestly, the number of games where you’re trapped playing a lantern-jawed, grunty doofus is way, way less overwhelming than it used to be, which I really appreciate.

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      It’s funny, I really liked the outfit for Berseria. Something about a not well-groomed-in-the-middle-of-fights look stood out from the crowd.

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        i actually haven’t finished it! i need to get back to that. it was surprisingly difficult

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      Shoutout to signalis, can’t believe I had to scroll so far to find it mentioned. It’s probably the single game that had the most impact in me in the last year.

      Amazing soundtrack, story, themeing, and has a lot of respect for its inspirations whilst greatly building upon them. Chopin’s prelude in d is forever etched in my mind and this is now my favorite quote:

      Great holes secretly are digged where earth’s pores ought to suffice, and things have learnt to walk that ought to crawl.

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    I know it’s already been said, but Control is one of my favorite games ever and it has a well-written female protagonist. It’s a must-play.

    Also Returnal.

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    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.

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

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    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.

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      Specifically the first game (unarguably the best one), its prequel, and True Colours. Life Is Strange 2 has two twin 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.

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      I’ll add Tell Me Why to that recommendation. It was developed by the same studio as LiS, and it has a similar vibe and gameplay. It’s also free on Steam for the rest of Pride month!

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      Yeah, these were the very first games I thought of. The first Life Is Strange is one of my two favorite games from the last decade.

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      You’ll love them if you liked old-school adventure games. I grew up on DOS point-and-click games and it was like a refreshing modern twist on those. Great music and angsty, moody atmosphere, too.

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      Yes I loved Life is Strange and Before the Storm. I haven’t played the rest, but those two games stories were really good. It was cringe back then too, but that’s what made it awesome sauce.

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

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        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.

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          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.

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            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.

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      For anyone unaware, Control feels like a triple-A SCP game. Which should appeal strongly to anyone who enjoys SCP.