the thin veil of reality
third list in a row with a similar theme I guess i have just been thinking a lot about this topic.
many spoilers!
games where our world or the player behind the screen are directly acknowledged and inserted into the story (as an otherworldly being). i want to try to avoid putting games that break the 4th wall as a joke as i feel that's not substantial enough for this list.
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many spoilers!
games where our world or the player behind the screen are directly acknowledged and inserted into the story (as an otherworldly being). i want to try to avoid putting games that break the 4th wall as a joke as i feel that's not substantial enough for this list.
accepting suggestions
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Guardian spirits are literally you, the player, and often you are given the task of directing and advising the character you're "possessing" (who are not devoid of their own will)
this is true for Origins too
this is true for Origins too
apparently! i -really- need to play this one
well yeah
both chapters have been messing around with this to a very big extent with the soul actually being the player overtaking Kris
The celestial realm is nothing more than our world and the game will make sure you get this by turning on your 3DS camera during the last fight and showing your face faded in the background
the cycle is a means of keeping a videogame a videogame by not making it leak into the real world. the will is pretty much an outside force giving strength to the player character
you as the player get thrown away at the end by Raiden, who realizes they're their own person and not a videogame avatar
at the very end you're called to pray with all the characters in the game to defeat Giygas
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"Dragonball FighterZ's story mode basically retcons everyone having "equal power levels" because they're being controlled by an outside source and several of the characters address you directly several times."
"Dragonball FighterZ's story mode basically retcons everyone having "equal power levels" because they're being controlled by an outside source and several of the characters address you directly several times."
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this one was supposed to be covered by deltarune but people are commenting on it so i might as well put it here
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Dragonball FighterZ's story mode basically retcons everyone having "equal power levels" because they're being controlled by an outside source and several of the characters address you directly several times.
The Elder Scrolls (mostly Morrowind), Metal Gear Solid 1, Deadpool, Imscared and of course the original Undertale.
thanks for the suggestions everyone!
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First Skylanders game fits this, the others are spotty about it but your role as Portal Master summoning characters in is heavily written into/acknowledged in the first game, first level has an NPC directly speaking to and acknowledging you
I believe this is a big point for establishing the premise of Tearaway/Tearaway Unfolded
I think the visual novel "You, me and her" fits this theme
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Labyrinth of Galleria and Labyrinth of Refrain both have the same method of this, where you as the player are summoned into their world as a spirit. Ar Nosurge and Ciel Nosurge also do this but in a sci-fi way instead of pure fantasy.
I think it’s really funny how both of our lists that are kinda about the same thing (for the most part) end up on the popular lists tab at the same time. Really good picks for your list btw 🖤
Great list, undertale?
In "OFF" the protagonist directly acknowledges the player as his master and even refers to you by your name, which you type in in the intro
Ending E of NieR Automata vaguely references the player in dialogue, and what you do gameplay-wise is very meta.
Icey is basically if The Stanley Parable was a serious action game.
I'm not sure if this counts, since you're not an entity in Tunic, but the game contains pages of the instruction manual, complete with notes and drawings from the previous owner in some of the margins. The "Holy Cross" aspect especially feels like it's leaning on the fourth wall.
Icey is basically if The Stanley Parable was a serious action game.
I'm not sure if this counts, since you're not an entity in Tunic, but the game contains pages of the instruction manual, complete with notes and drawings from the previous owner in some of the margins. The "Holy Cross" aspect especially feels like it's leaning on the fourth wall.
This isn't very well-known, but the premise of Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram is that VO arcade cabs have been sent from the future to detect potential VO pilots. The first few missions are VR training, but in the last couple ones you're supposed to be controlling a real VO operating in the future.
Slay the Princess!
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