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A Metroid Prime ripoff. No arm cannon, though. I'd like it to have a focus on atmosphere, isolation, collecting data, and lore that's all about technology and
by oneepic 4y ago
A Metroid Prime ripoff. No arm cannon, though.
I'd like it to have a focus on atmosphere, isolation, collecting data, and lore that's all about technology and the sciences (ie biology, even fake biology is ok, like in MP1). Maybe the main character is some guy with a space suit, a blaster, and a scanning tool.
Ideally I don't want a leveling or survival-crafting aspect to it. Just a Metroidvania FPS - walk around, scan stuff to get 100% completion in your logbook, find all the upgrades and ammo expansions... and of course, blast any local flora and fauna that attacks you.
Some of the following games have a few of those elements:
- Subnautica (particularly the scannable things, isolation theme, and a lot of the technology the player builds)
- Dead Space (particularly the isolation element, but I also loved the use of technology/screens in that game against the backdrop of horror atmosphere and monsters)
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution
- Void Bastards
- vertexmachina 4y agoI long for this as well. I adore the first few hours of the original Metroid Prime where you wander an alien planet discovering new things for the first time: new plants, new animals, strange Chozo artifacts. Some of them want to kill you; most are just going about their business. It's magical. Then the Space Pirates show up and the entire tone changes and the magic is gone.
- kbenson 4y agoHave you tried using Steam and their tags to locate games that might be interesting? I've had some good luck in the past with that mechanism. Here's a search for things tagged metroidvania and first person, sorted by user reviews (which sometimes gets wonky with games with a relatively small set of positive reviews, but that's easy enough to see when you drill down). https://store.steampowered.com/search/?sort_by=Reviews_DESC&tags=1628%2C3839 https://store.steampowered.com/search/?sort_by=Reviews_DESC&...
- oneepic 4y agoThanks for the link. It looks like "Journey to the Savage Planet" fits the bill fairly well. It's funny, I've used Steam recommendations in the past but haven't had too much luck before now.