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What are some of the best mini-games youve played? (games inside games) (lemm.ee)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I recently played Alien Isolation, and I noticed all of the “hacking” she does on doors and computers are different types of games, like press the button at the right time, or match the images within a timer, etc.

A lot of games have these mini-games, and I was wondering which you think are the best? Or at least, didn’t get old fast?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

For minigames as "games within the game" (e.g., GTA has a lot of these like pool, golf, etc.,) throw another one up for Witcher 3's Gwent!

For minigames as representations of some other mechanic (e.g., hacking, lock picking,) I remember liking the hacking in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. Reminded me of hacking in EVE: Online.

Probe scanning was awesome in EVE too—at least...it was a decade or so ago. Who knows if it's still the same now doe? Not me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I always found the GTA ones pretty lackluster, even bowling was more fun in the Yakuza games. The videogame arcades and consoles in San Andreas were the only ones that I had fun.