Immersive Sim Games

Gaming
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System Shock, Thief, Deus Ex, Dishonored, Prey…Everything about the best gaming genre of all time. As a HUGE fan myself I hope I can covert some people to play more of these games and appreciate them. They are the gems of gaming. Period.

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Thief…what a horrid experience I had with those games.

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Even if I were interested in the topic, the spam turns me off.

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The old Thief games were okay. The new one…never managed to finish it, horrible.

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And I think even Cyberpunk 2077 will steal some ideas or even be an immersive sim after all I read about it.

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Go away grumpy old man :stuck_out_tongue:

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I only get one notification for each post. So it’s not spammy for me haha

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I love the System Shock games. The Deus Ex games have always been on my list of games to play but I’ve never gotten around to them. I know I’m going to enjoy them I just haven’t the time I guess.

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If you start the Deus Ex games, start with the first one came out in 2000. I don’t recommend the Revision on Steam, they changed half the game. There are other HD texture mods which don’t ruin the gameplay. If you are interested I have a list of mods and recommendations.

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You can unfollow specific threads I think.

The original Deus Ex is fun, but definitely hard. I’ve never played System Shock myself.

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I don’t mind playing older games with the original graphics. If it doesn’t have any widescreen resolutions I could use a mod for that. Playing in 4:3 is just so hard for me to do nowadays.

System Shock sounds about the same as the original Deus Ex. I had a lot of fun with it but it’s hard and can be very unforgiving. If you ever play it I would recommend using a few save slots because you can for sure save your way into just being stuck at certain points because of lack of health.

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Interestingly nobody mentioned F.E.A.R. Not in this genre? :slight_smile:

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Fear? Not even close :smiley:

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Defining elements

It should be noted that not all of these characteristics are necessarily required for games to fall into this category

  • Immersion in an elaborate and believable game world.
  • Simulation: physics and AI are used to create believable behavior in objects and characters which the player can freely interact with, resulting in ‘emergent gameplay’.
  • First-person perspectives as to truly look through the eyes of the protagonist.
  • Game design that allows for multiple paths and/or multiple solutions in every situation.
  • A systemic game world that keeps track of the player’s actions, which can affect the “whole” game.
  • Open-ended/non-linear game design with an emphasis on choice and consequence.
  • Full control over the player’s character in every situation.
  • A world with consistent rules that the player can interact with.
  • Narrative that is not always forced on the player, but instead can be told through exploration and gameplay at that players will.
  • No fail states, beyond player death.
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Ah ok, got it :smiley:

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A quite good in depth video about this topic

And an interview with game designers

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