In one of the most shocking and traumatizing gaming moments of our childhood, Kefka succeeded in destroying the world. Celeste woke up on a deserted island, all of her friends missing, the planet dying. "The few others who washed up here with us passed away of boredom and despair." We even failed to keep Cid alive…

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I picked up Enslaved for $5, and while it has a really awesome intro level, I was pretty much done with it after an hour. It's not that I completed it in that time, rather that I simply lost interest; it's got some really, really cool ideas with its presentation, but it's visually aged rather poorly (it's full of…

Honorable mentions: Smash, Mario Kart, Fantasy Life, Game of Thrones episode 1, Tales of Xillia 2, probably other things I'm forgetting

In the future, a single seed amongst rotten food hundreds of years old needs only the hope of mankind to sprout. Chrono Trigger's dystopia is presented in a brown palette that's devoid of life, with dust storms making visibility difficult. Enetrons, cylindrical chamber technology, are energy sources that, along with…

Gameplay wise, it's very basic, hack and slash with some useable spells. Somewhat like a barebones Kingdom Hearts. It's good, but lacks depth. After some initial tutorial stuff you can roam the world of Nier doing sidequests and exploring. While the sidequests are pretty basic fetch quests for the most part, the…

In the future, a single seed amongst rotten food hundreds of years old needs only the hope of mankind to sprout. Chrono Trigger's dystopia is presented in a brown palette that's devoid of life, with dust storms making visibility difficult. Enetrons, cylindrical chamber technology, are energy sources that, along with…

Okay. I was gonna complain about DanganRonpa and Freedom Wars not being present, but the list is quite good. It features a few of my favorite dystopia ;)

During the course of the story, the future bloodlines consistently tell tales of death and turmoil while many of the offspring harbor feelings of abandonment leading to resentment of their parents being absent due to death. Unfortunately, possession of the Fire Emblem is no easy task — defined by classes of thieves,…

What do you mean? That franchise is so bland and normal. :P

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That lamp is way too distracting.

You know, I really like Zack and Wiki, but your description almost made me hate it. The idea that taking out the things that actually make point and click adventures interesting and enjoyable and replacing them with the same thing that every other video game does sounds shockingly unappealing. "Requiring reflexes and…

Toonstruck.

there is a demo playable in browser - https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo… - so yes, a pc port could definitely be done!

Where the hell is The Adventures of Willy Beamish?

I agree with you 100%. Ghost Trick's has what is easily the most gripping story I've ever experienced, and it continues to throw exciting curveballs right until the very last line of dialogue.