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yes, i know, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice and horizon zero dawn exist, and id rather i dont know them, so what else you got?

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[–] tias@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Dreamfall: The Longest Journey. After playing it for a while I couldn't stop until I reached the end. It looks aged now but controls are generally nice and the story is amazing. And I think the character feels feminine, it's not just a neutral character with a female skin.

[–] Lowbird@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

That is a good game, agree. My one complaint is that there're a few moments of drive-by transphobia in it. And some puzzles are obtuse or require items that can be missed, but a quick google solves that frustration easily if need be.

Along a similar vein, Syberia is wonderful.

[–] PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

Going Under. It's a goofy rougelike game which parodizes corporate companies and startups. You play as an unpaid marketing intern who needs to kill monsters from failed startups, but she applied for marketing,

[–] oxykosty@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

There's Alien: Isolation if you're looking for a horror game. Every so often I'll go and give it another playthrough. That game was phenomenal, especially if you're a fan of the Alien movies

[–] Pizzasgood@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I recommend CrossCode. It's a puzzle-heavy top-down action-RPG. Think 2D Zelda games, but faster paced and sci-fi themed. You play as Lea, an amnesiac who's trying to recover her memories by playing a fictional MMO called CrossWorlds. I love basically everything about it: the art, the music, the characters, the story, the puzzles, the level design; it's just great.

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[–] Aidiah@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Any of the Atelier games

[–] shiro321@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Castlevania: order of ecclesia

Cross code

Oceans heart

Alice games

Stardew valley

[–] LaggyKar@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Surprised no one has mentioned Tomb Raider yet. Others not yet mentioned:

  • Assassin's Creed: Liberation, and Chronicles: China
  • Beyond: Two Souls
  • The Last of Us Part II
  • inFamous: First Light
[–] comicallycluttered@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

There's this weird game from a while back that didn't get much hype.

You'll find it either as "The Experiment" or "Experience112". Got some interesting mechanics, which later influenced another niche game I just realized has a female protagonist: Republique.

Technically, you don't play as a female protagonist. But you're essentially not the main character and you have no discernible physical features anyway, so you could just apply whatever gender you want to whoever you think "your character" is.

It's kind of like... "Female protagonist by proxy". I feel like that's a decent description. The point is that the main character is a (generally) well-written lady protag.

[–] karbotect@vlemmy.net 3 points 2 years ago

I really liked the Edna & Harvey games

[–] bill@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Stardew valley is fun

[–] Hellsadvocate@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Forspoken isn't bad.... As long as it's played completely dubbed in Japanese with subs on. Obviously last of us 2 was really great, horizon is also very well acted, and very well done. I think it also is inclusive in a way that matters where some games just replace the protag with a woman, these games build it into narrative as well. In the same vein, I really liked life is strange (even colors to be honest)

[–] hazelnoot@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

"good" is subjective, but I can recommend the Tomb Raider reboots.

[–] CoderKat@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How about Final Fantasy XIII? The first game has a full sized party, but Lightning is clearly the main character and the focus. Second game costars Lightning's younger sister and a new male character. Third game is just Lighting.

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[–] rozno@roznotech.xyz 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Most games I can think of have been mentioned, but I found Signalis to be an interesting experience assuming you can get past the annoying inventory management

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[–] 404CameranotFound@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Alien: Isolation!

[–] grizzzlay@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem. You play as many characters, but the primary main character is Alexis Roivas.

[–] ruapho@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] bumbly@readit.buzz 2 points 2 years ago

The entire Tomb Raider series, but Tomb Raider, Rise of the Tomb Raider, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider, just make her feel so believable and relatable.

[–] Illustrious_Luck5514@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Passing By (I think Curly is technically gender-neutral but I always saw her as a girl).

I think the download files got taken down though unfortunately

Edit: Apparantly they've been canonically made non-binary

[–] jobias@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

A lot of good suggestions here. Remember Me and Mirror's Edge are also good, perhaps not as great some of the truly outstanding ones already posted though. But if you're looking for something with a cyberpunk edge, both will fit the bill nicely.

[–] dannekrose@kilioa.org 2 points 2 years ago

@Mandy

Bayonetta 1 and 2.
Perfect Dark
Half-Life: Alyx

[–] Zeke@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Kena: Bridge of Spirits is good. I still gotta finish it, but I've enjoyed it so far.

[–] pathos@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Kena was great. There was so much more they could have done with that world and Kena's backstory, but I think it's the #1 best looking game I've ever played.

[–] unlimitedbacon@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

This is a very obscure one, but there is a mod for Freespace 2 called Blue Planet: War in Heaven which has an amazingly well written story and female lead.

[–] Otome-chan@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

The code realize games are pretty good. Also gonna shout out Pretty Princess Party and it's sequel Pretty Princess Magical Garden Island. They're both on the girlier side of things but don't get as much attention as they should.

[–] TassieTosser@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you're into the anime aesthetic: Nier Automata, Atelier series, and Recettear. I think FFXIII is fun but people would argue otherwise.

[–] CIWS-30@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Recettear is something I recommend too, as it's really unknown for how good it is. You play as an item shop owner (who's a young girl) that has to make a profit from making and selling items, and there's a dungeon crawling elmenet too.

[–] servingthehadows@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Gravity Rush

[–] BrainisfineIthink@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago

Here's one a ton of people slept on, Disciples Liberation. The protagonist is a chick, you can be pious, kind, hateful, evil and/or fuck your way through the entire world if you want. You can be bi, straight, not get involved in romance at all, doesn't matter. But no matter how you play, you are an absolute badass that can barely beat two soldiers at the start and can nuke literal gods by the end.

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