Good RPGs to play "blind"

[u/Gutsifly]

Hi,

I just finished Clair Obscur. Due to a recommendation, I played it completely "blind", so without using the internet. The game was challenging at times, but it never was frustrating and I always had the feeling I could do it on my own and made do with stuff I found naturally. And it was fun as heck.

Yet I feel often RPG games give a fear of missing out, where you can miss important stuff you need or you have a very bad time, look up hidden weak spots of bosses or can t easily understand mechanics and screw up builds. Final Fantasy 10 gave me this feeling as every area had missable stuff, bosses had convoluted reflection tactics and you needed special hidden weapons to break damage caps.

OG FF7 was completely possible blind. So were all Pokemon Games or Mario RPGs.

So TLDR;

What are great RPGs you can and should definitely play blind, without being frustrating? (PC, Switch)

THX

[u/Subject987]

Literally all of them.

[u/AnchorVita]

All of them.

Only exception is if you're completely stuck at a point and need help, but even then, I try my absolute hardest to avoid spoilers.

[u/mccannrs]

What about a game having missable stuff leaves you unable to play it blind? You mention FFX, but I never looked up a single thing when I first played it and I was completely fine.

Almost no one is going to find 100% of everything on a casual, blind playthrough. That's what replays are for.

[u/Suspicious_Table_716]

You need to overcome fomo. Letting such insignificant thing ruin or prevent you from experiencing a good game is such a shame.

Some games and story moments hit much harder when you don't know all the secrets or achieve everything perfectly. Why ruin this for yourself.

[u/TheZoroarkMan]

Persona 5 Reload. It's possible to max all the confidants on a blind run. I did. And even if you don't you can do a New Game+.

[u/Own_Rutabaga5212]

Prey. It's top notch.

[u/FuraFaolox]

there isn't a single time in ff10 where you can miss anything important to the main experience, not sure what you mean

[u/Lil_Quip]

A ton but not ones like FF8 or Romancing Saga or Last Remnant. Some games punish or straight out ruin the game if you play normally.

[u/Aggressive-Goose-388 → u/Lil_Quip]

The only thing Romancing SaGa punishes you for is grinding in the same spot for hours and not completing quests for rewards or exploring areas for chests.

The games all have this reputation now that you're required to rush all the quests with a guide and avoid all unnecessary combat at all costs, which isn't how the games are meant to be played, and honestly optimizes all the fun out of it.

You're meant to do multiple playthroughs with the different characters to learn about new mechanics and questlines. You're expected to make mistakes, miss items and fail quests, and still be able to complete the game. These games are much better played blind.

[u/bton1245]

Honestly, always play blind (I do). You should play Elden Ring, it’s an adventure.

[u/Embarrassed_Ad_3228]

idk i play all of them blind including ff 10

[u/colintheanimal]

Crazy people say "blind" now as if its the exception and not the default way to play a game.

[u/Different-Window2532]

Honestly, it sounds like you like really straightforward rpgs which are just the tip of the iceberg. Gen 1 and 2 Pokémon were really straightforward. Gen 3 made it a bit more strategic with abilities, but still relatively straightforward. Mario rpgs are one of those games where once you figure out even a little bit of the mechanics, they can be super easy. Rpgs are basically all about exploration and, depending on the game, it's usually expected for a player to explore every part of a map before moving on (especially with some games like koudelka or shadow hearts where leaving a map means never going back to it). I'd recommend something like smt nocturne, but if you have a fear of missing something in a game like ffx, then you probably won't like nocturne as there's many things that can be considered missable in that game.

[u/tyedead]

UNDERTALE is a great one to play blind. You can't fuck it up so bad that you miss something unless you try to on purpose.

[u/Internal_Context_682]

Lot of what I play are blind as they are games that I found through emulation so I can't give any recommendations on that. Find something that you enjoy and roll with it.