@coolboymew E;R started a playthrough recently and had his mind blown in the trial scene..
@wertimer @coolboymew Yeah, they are.
We're in a bit of a drought for some genres.
As far as mind blowing goes:
The Outer Wilds (2019) has some moments, and is overall a brilliant experience.
Paradise Killer (2020) has an intro that's to die for, and story and worldbuilding that's so good you will overlook the horrible character art.
So it's been half a decade since I can say my mind was blown, even a little bit.
I'm playing The Art of Reflection, and Doom 3 BFG edition, and those are good, but not mind blowing.
@wertimer @coolboymew Some genres are doing well.
Souls-like, Rogue-like, and Mundane Simulators.
Survival Crafters are doing fine too, Abiotic Factor is really good, and Enshrouded is also fun with tolerable woke shit.
My favorite genre is Spider-man / Prototype style games.
Not sure what to call that.
Action games with open worlds and fun traversal.
GTA with super powers.
Prototype 1 came out in 2009.
That blew my mind when I found out I can accuse soldiers of being the target, when in disguise.
Kino.
city builders seem to be doing alright. ostriv is slowly getting better, Nebuchadnezzar and tlatoani are good