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What forgotten cult classic games are worth revisiting? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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I've recently rekindled my love for Katamari Damacy and it made me wonder if there's any other amazing cult classics out there that aren't talked about these days. What are your recommendations?

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[–] Sub_dermal@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd heartily recommend Fallout 1, with a less enthusiastic recommendation for Fallout 2

[–] SevenSwell@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Just going to be that guy here but Fallout is neither forgotten nor a cult classic.

Edit just to be more productive: Arcanum is a classic isometric RPG that fits the post much more accurately imo.

[–] Sub_dermal@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh Arcanum is a great pick!

And you're right, Fallout's not exactly forgotten - although it was a cult hit at the time, and I'd argue the original still is in a way.

[–] l0st_scr1b3@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

I'm gonna agree that the first two are more or less forgotten/less discussed than the newer games.

[–] Sitarane@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Happy to see my boy Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura in there.

If you are not averse to 90's isometric PC RPGs, it is a breathtaking journey through fantasy industrial revolution. Think mages, flintlocks, steram engines, and wonderfully elaborate facial hair. But also, think side-quests so good, they'd be the main attraction in some lesser games. Think evocative world-building scored by entirely by melancholic cellos, violins and violas. Think quests without any other markers than the clues indicated in your journal.

It's not balanced by any means, you'll need community patches for it to not die on you the second it launches, combat is good neither in the turn by turn or real time mode, and in the last stretch, the game looses quite a bit of its momentum. It takes quite a game to make all this unimportant in the face of everything else it does perfectly.