r/videogames • u/Gutsifly • 9h ago

Discussion / Question Good RPGs to play "blind"

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)

EDIT: I m asking for game recommendations, I m not interested in hearing that you do everything blind and that FFX is easy thx

THX

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u/mccannrs 8h ago

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.

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u/Gutsifly 53m ago

I m talking about it being too frustrating. Stuff like Yunalesca is just a major and unfun pain if you dont know the mechanics and reflect interactions