With your aforementioned thread, would it be safe to assume that you've already beaten
Steins;Gate 0 as well? If you enjoyed the time-traveling shenanigans, you might find the latest
Zero Escape compilation,
The Nonary Games, fairly interesting as it bundles the first two installments on PS4/Vita. A third installment currently resides on PC/Vita, but it maintains an immense "love-it-or-hate-it" dichotomy among fans and I happen to reside with critiquing it as an extremely lackluster closure to the previously established mysterious though they can still be enjoyed by themselves.
I wholeheartedly encourage seeking out
Nier: Automata as an Action-RPG that champions the uniqueness of the interactive medium to conveys its narrative across multiple play-throughs, too. It continuously builds upon itself with newer plot revelations and notable gameplay variations with each round. It admittedly would be better to seek the original release,
Nier, on PS3/X360 to appreciate in-universe references and resolution to a handful of recurring characters, but it can be approached as stand-alone.
Yakuza 0 has a superb story and the cast of characters is fucking amazing, some of their performances are the best I've ever seen in a videogame
Palabragrís;235211692 said:
Playing Yakuza 0 right now. You'll love it if you give it the chance.
I'm riding shotgun on the couch with someone playing Yakuza 0 lately and I think it's what you are looking for.
Yakuza 0. By the time you're finished with it Kiwami should be around the corner.
You want good story and characters? Then go buy Yakuza 0, RIGHT NOW.
Seriously, if those are the qualities that you enjoy in a game, then you owe it to yourself to play Yakuza 0.
I'll serve as the umpteenth person that highly encourages checking out this long-running action brawler. I had been purchasing various installments throughout the past decade without really investing too much time into the franchise, but I sought to make amends with the prequel and I immediately regretted never sticking with them from the get-go. Just as suggested in the official thread subtitle, the prequel has a narrative that's pretty newcomer-friendly thus providing a perfect opportunity to dive into it's luxurious crime underground that talks just about as much as you'll be using your fists to settle matters. If you're completionist, however, I'll forewarn that
Yakuza has become known for its overwhelming amount of leisurely side-content that'll easily push toward 100+ hour mark. Thankfully, the main storyline can be tackled around 30 hours though I would highly encourage exploring a handful of the quirky side-quests that immensely builds an alluring sense of dissonance between the seriousness of the intertwining crime plot with the exaggerated goofiness of the gameplay. A remake of the first installment launches this coming summer with a seventh main installment,
Yakuza 6, expected early next year to bookend the story of the primary protagonist, Kiryu Kazuma. Once you've punched your way through the prequel, you'll have a better sense to know whether you should retroactively explore past releases on PS2 and/or PS3.