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)

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

[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.