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/bton1245 5h ago

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

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u/Gutsifly 58m ago

I liked Elden Ring, but I m looking for TPG. Zelda or Mario can be played blind obviously. allthough the endings and side quests on Elden Ring are impossible imo without a guide (npcs just appear somewhere after you did X)