So I've been playing Remember Me lately. I haven't gotten very far but I've gotten far enough to know the basic set up, mechanics, and experience the first memory alteration of the four I am told are in the game. It and some other things got me thinking. While the game might be mediocre in spots and shine in others leaving either an ok or meh in someones mouth on the whole I thought "I'd prefer this meh experience that tried something than a safe experience done to the max." Now don't take me the wrong way. This is not a call out the AAA studios and their bullshit thread because as much as some of you may hate them I still think we need AAA experiences. Its kind of like movies to me. We may like those made for nothing independent films but sometimes we do just want to see a Pacific Rim or Man of Steel level action movie which only top dollar can buy.
So I ask you my fellow escapists. List a game or two, old or new (preferably new as in this past console gen.) that is a cult game. A game that had a unique premise, art style, mechanic, etc. Something different and out of the norm that probably didn't sell all that well. Give your favorite "cult" game a shout out and see if you can't bring it one or two more fans. I'm going to throw mine out there with Remember Me. Now I'm sure many of you heard of it because it was published by Capcom so it actually had money behind it, but no one really seems to talk about it anymore. Its a cyberpunk game (which I don't see much of personally), that actually has a fairly strong female protagonist. She appears to be the top ass kicker before the cops caught her. It also has a unique memory altering mechanic that makes you fast forward and rewind through a cutscene to alter someones memory. You find a glitch in the memory, change it, then see its effect. The best part is some are red herrings and can actually cause you to fail. For instance in the first one I'm supposed to alter a woman's memory so a doctor kills her husband. I altered it one time so that she ended up dead. Its a fun idea and I understand why there aren't more. I mean making cutscenes for each individual outcomes would cost a shit ton of money between animating, re-recording different dialogue, etc. Still its a novel idea and one that I hope is expanded upon in either a sequel or some other bright dev down the road. So escapist buddies go. Your favorite "cult" game and why you think its awesome.
So I ask you my fellow escapists. List a game or two, old or new (preferably new as in this past console gen.) that is a cult game. A game that had a unique premise, art style, mechanic, etc. Something different and out of the norm that probably didn't sell all that well. Give your favorite "cult" game a shout out and see if you can't bring it one or two more fans. I'm going to throw mine out there with Remember Me. Now I'm sure many of you heard of it because it was published by Capcom so it actually had money behind it, but no one really seems to talk about it anymore. Its a cyberpunk game (which I don't see much of personally), that actually has a fairly strong female protagonist. She appears to be the top ass kicker before the cops caught her. It also has a unique memory altering mechanic that makes you fast forward and rewind through a cutscene to alter someones memory. You find a glitch in the memory, change it, then see its effect. The best part is some are red herrings and can actually cause you to fail. For instance in the first one I'm supposed to alter a woman's memory so a doctor kills her husband. I altered it one time so that she ended up dead. Its a fun idea and I understand why there aren't more. I mean making cutscenes for each individual outcomes would cost a shit ton of money between animating, re-recording different dialogue, etc. Still its a novel idea and one that I hope is expanded upon in either a sequel or some other bright dev down the road. So escapist buddies go. Your favorite "cult" game and why you think its awesome.