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

  • 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.

  • Derrek@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Not seeing Transistor but if you want a female protagonist that will make you cry your eyes out at the end, I recommend her.

    Games As Literature 101 has a documentary that goes into a deep dive about Red as a character.

    Also some people used Red’s song from Transistor as a wedding song 😃

  • shoe@beehaw.org
    1·
    1 year ago

    -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

  • 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.

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

  • Krompus@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    I just started playing Asscreed Odyssey last week, having fun so far. A bit of a departure for the series, more of a Witcher-style open world action-adventure game in ancient Greece. You can select between player characters Alexios (male) and Kassandra (female), I picked Kassandra, I like her, she seems decently written and the voice acting is great.

    Elden Ring is incredible, although it’s silent protagonist (aside from grunts etc), and might be too difficult. I know many women who love it though.

    CrossCode is an excellent neo-retro overhead 2D action RPG. Great combat system, puzzles, and story.

    Valheim isn’t very story heavy but it’s an incredible exploration/survival/crafting game, one of my all time favourites.

    Steve Jackson’s Sorcery! Parts 1 & 2 (and sequels Part 3 and Part 4): Masterfully crafted interactive “choose your own adventure” videogame, pretty much a video-book with an immersive story and wonderful illustrations. Highly recommended, I’ve been enjoying Jerma985’s streams of it. You’re constantly making choices that will completely change the outcome of the game, there is a rewind button if you need it.

    Control has already been mentioned by others, I also recommend it. Great writing, graphics, lots of humour in the environment. Especially if you’re a fan of SCP. Honestly the combat got a little monotonous towards the end but it didn’t overstay its welcome. The documents you find around the world are hilarious and well worth a read.

  • 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.

  • hoyland@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Extremely retro, but currently available on the Mac App Store: Mess O’ Trouble. It was a WorldBuilder game–think Infocom, but with static pictures you could interact with. I believe your choice of Daredevil Dawn or Fearless Frank had some impact on the gameplay if you got far enough, but child me never did.