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What video game did you not expect to like as much as you did? (lemmy.world)
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[–] 66 points 8 months ago (7 children)

Subnautica, I thought it was just minecraft under water, which sounded ok. Didn't expect it to have a story, absolutely didn't expect it to have an interesting story. The audio logs had some charming characters, ham and cheese had me cracking up whilst trying not to die. BUT, the exact moment I realized this game was special was the translated message you get after getting your arm poked, suddenly hours of environmental story telling snap into place as you realize what is about to happen. 11/10 would buy again.

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  • [–] 13 points 8 months ago

    Bro it was so good! I expected to not give a shit about it. I really enjoyed it throughout and felt soooo epic at the end.

    Real shame that the next one is queued up to be mess

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  • [–] 9 points 8 months ago

    Subnautica is the fastest 75 hours I ever put into a game. I blitzed it over the course of a week. The end of every play session felt like the most satisfying workout of my life. I'm not a horror gamer at all but Subnautica hits every aspect of survival horror so we'll that I, pun intended, really submerged myself in the world of that game.

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    People with thalassophobia should DEFINITELY stay away, or maybe just play in the shallows.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago*

    No, they should play it. I was deathly afraid of the sea and after playing Subnautica I picked up free diving, went to lie down in the seagrass and all. Had I tried to do such a thing before experiencing the game and getting more comfortable underwater, I would have died of fright, literally, I think -or perhaps drowned

    It was truly therapeutic for me

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