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Re: Ask HN: Non-violent video games with great stories?

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Post by mysterydip »

bongobingo1 wrote: post #84
turing_complete wrote: post #67

I love video games, but consider reading books to you children. Much better, deeper stories and less violence!

+1 to this idea. The Halo novels are a great read and you'll do some ground work in introducing them to the lore before they play the games.

My daughter has really taken to (child-appropriate) graphic novels. More engaging as she's learning to read than just pages of text. If you have a barnes and nobles nearby, they have a whole section just of kids graphic novels now. Way better than when I was a kid.

Re: Ask HN: Non-violent video games with great stories?

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Post by rizoma_dev »

scott_s wrote: post #121

Outer Wilds. (Not to be confused with Outer Worlds which came out around the same time.) While the game is non-violent in that you never actively harm anything, your character will die, a lot, in maybe concerning ways (crushed, out of air, crashed, etc). It also has a story with themes that may be over your kids’ heads. Look up reviews to see more.

Damn, I was about to write this

Re: Ask HN: Non-violent video games with great stories?

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Post by craigching »

abetusk wrote: post #125

I tend to not like story, so the following might fall short of the story aspect: * Fez * Overcooked * Animal Crossing * Untitled Goose Game * Baba is You (maybe?) * Snakebird * Stephen's Sausage Roll * The Witness * Rock Band (or it's ilk) * Bernband (haven't played but looks interesting) * Slime Rancher * Mini Metro * Journey I would recommend "Unrailed" but there is a bit of violence with the robbers that come in t…

Second Fez, such a good game!

Re: Ask HN: Non-violent video games with great stories?

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Post by hesdeadjim »

scott_s wrote: post #121

Outer Wilds. (Not to be confused with Outer Worlds which came out around the same time.) While the game is non-violent in that you never actively harm anything, your character will die, a lot, in maybe concerning ways (crushed, out of air, crashed, etc). It also has a story with themes that may be over your kids’ heads. Look up reviews to see more.

This game was an amazing experience and I can’t recommend it highly enough.

Re: Ask HN: Non-violent video games with great stories?

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Post by marginalia_nu »

pvg wrote: post #123
marginalia_nu wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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but if you actually read the OP Yes, when someone asks for games that don't involve violence, guns, war and is suitable for playing with children, the answer is not 'something that's not Doom' but a game that doesn't involve violence, guns, war and is suitable for playing with children.

Are we reading different threads? I can't find any of those specifications.

Re: Ask HN: Non-violent video games with great stories?

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Post by teddyh »

gravypod wrote: post #15

First person: - Portal & Portal 2 - Outer Wilds - The Talos Principle - Antichamber (I haven't finished this) - Quern - Undying Thoughts - Myst Remastered - Infinifactory Platformers: - Braid - FEZ I don't even know: - TIS-100 - EXAPUNKS - World of Goo Violent but in a different way: - Inscryption (do not look anything up about this game) - Stone Story RPG - Hollow Knight Pretentious story but extremely fun puzzles (…

Superliminal seems to belong in that list.

Re: Ask HN: Non-violent video games with great stories?

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Post by out_sider »

Otek wrote: post #118
anotheryou wrote: post #114

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It involves physical harm and shooting though, even if in a child safe manner

It’s not even in child safe manner. There is a character that is literally sucking his eyes out.

I kinda agree with this , I mean, it would be perfectly fine if it wasn’t the elephant part. I played this with my brother and a friend , we are in our 30s, and I though “when I have a kid I’ll play this with them”… and then we got to the elephant part
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