Singleplayer, linear, with good story and exciting level design
I'm finding myself with a bunch of time to play, but not a whole lot of energy for more freeform gameplay. By this I mean games with a huge number of ways to approach each level, and especially where those moment-to-moment choices have an overarching story impact, rather than necessarily games with a non-linear story.
Mainly looking in the AAA space, and for more recent games - I like having the shiny graphics. Any reasonably action-oriented genre considered, though preferably first person or "over the shoulder" rather than top down. Playing on PC, happy with either keyboard+mouse or controller.
For example, I've played and hugely enjoyed:
- Titanfall 2 (straight up linear campaign, excellent level design, takes you along for a ride)
- Control (a fair number of sidequests, but the missions themselves are linear-ish, there's no real choice in the story, and individual sections are nicely put together. Wasn't keen on the mods system, though)
- Star Wars: Fallen Order (OK sure it tries to be a metroidvania but it's linear at heart)
Other examples from further back would include COD: Modern Warfare (though I've not played the more recent ones - are the campaigns still good?). Doom 2016 and Doom Eternal are currently installing, but having some recommendations for once I've finished that (or to throw on my wishlist and forget about until they go on sale) would be great.
I'm specifically not looking for games like:
- Dishonoured (Fairly linear progression through the missions AIUI - but each mission is more of an exploration of the level to find your own way to acheive the target, and your approach causes story differences down the line. Will be coming back to this series once I'm in the mood for that kind of game)
- More recent Assassin's Creed games (I enjoyed Odyssey, but it's not what I'm in the mood for now)
- Shadow of War (The Nemesis system would be fascinating to engage with... later)
Posted Aug 12, 2021, 3:34 PM UTC
Wolfenstein New Order, and its sequel Wolfenstein New Colossus, would be right up your alley if you haven't played those.
Good shout, and also currently on sale! Thanks!