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Perfect games? (hexbear.net)

submitted 10 months ago by LeylaLove@hexbear.net to c/games@hexbear.net

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I'm curious what you guys have to say about this. Are there any games you consider perfect? Can a game even be perfect?

My example of a perfect game is always Portal 1. Portal 2 has more going on, but in 1 there just isn't anything to shave off. From start to end, there is nothing I'd change about the game. It's short, infinitely replayable, great pacing. I like Portal 2 a lot in concept, in concept it should be a perfect sequel, but it just doesn't keep the extreme tightness of the original game.

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[–] hotwarioinyourarea@hexbear.net 23 points 10 months ago (11 children)

Ocarina Of Time because I'm old and I still think it holds up. Dark Souls 1 probably for the same reason even though it is janky.

[–] fanbois@hexbear.net 11 points 10 months ago (6 children)

DS1 is many wonderful things, but far from perfect. Iconic, visionary, genre defining - yes. Perfect? Only if you stop at Ornstein and Smough.

[–] hotwarioinyourarea@hexbear.net 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Maybe, you're right but when I think of the later games which are clearly better I just feel like they're... missing some puzzle piece from the first game.

Edit. If you stop at O&S you don't get to fight Gwyn and hear that banging music.

[–] fanbois@hexbear.net 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You also get to wade through eye cancer inducing lava with copypasted dragon butts for minutes and fight a gimmicky platforming boss that can just randomly kill you if it feels like it.

They just didn't finish the game properly. It doesn't take away from what that game means to me and to the medium as whole, but it is undoubtedly a flawed product.

[–] hotwarioinyourarea@hexbear.net 4 points 10 months ago

Oh yeah.. I always forget about the dragon butts..

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