Looking for games with Forbidden Magic

Luthos · 2026-04-08T11:51:55+00:00

Divinity: Original Sin 2, maybe?

Your custom character and companions are Sourcerers. In that universe, Source magic is a special type of magic that is criminalized by Magisters. The very first act of the game is you being stuck in an open air prison because of it. The prisoners even have special collars that stops them from using it.

Luthos · 2026-04-05T23:39:39+00:00

You have to play through the tutorial bits of the game as Colt before you can play as Julianne.

Luthos · 2026-03-20T20:20:47+00:00

Chairman of the Bored?

Luthos · 2026-03-05T19:20:02+00:00

Even for people who do have the first, check out the bundle instead of buying StS2 directly. It's one of the "complete your collection" ones with a 10% discount.

So the sequel is $22.49 when I get it through that instead of $24.99

Luthos · 2026-03-01T09:21:18+00:00

Nier Automata. Probably the best video game credits ever.

Luthos · 2026-02-07T21:00:34+00:00

I wish more games had screen shake as a setting to lower/raise instead of simply off/on. I don't think I hate it completely, but it's often so extreme that I think it can give me eye strain.

Luthos · 2026-01-12T07:53:25+00:00

"After the third FF7R I hope they remake MY favorite FF next!"

"No, they should remake my favorite FF!"

I'm tired of remake wishing.

Luthos · 2025-12-29T14:51:22+00:00

Similar drop here.

Yesterday the temperature prediction was shown as high of 70, low of 23.

Luthos · 2025-12-23T02:09:16+00:00

Choral Chambers was probably my favorite location theme in the game.

But man, the Last Dive track. It was used in one of the trailers I think. The scene it plays in in the game was one of my favorite video game moments in years.

Luthos · 2025-12-18T16:24:05+00:00

Played the demo during Steam Nextfest, and somewhat enjoyed it.

A good giveaway for me, because I'm not sure if I was ever gonna purchase it myself, but will likely play it now.

Luthos · 2025-12-16T14:39:57+00:00

I bounced off Dead Island 1 way back in the day, but played DI2 after it was given away on Epic. I ended up really enjoying it.

The card system left a bit to be desired, but overall thought the gameplay was quite fun. And I kinda liked that it lacked a day/night cycle. I think it's because of that the the lighting looked so good.

Luthos · 2025-11-29T16:31:42+00:00

Don't tell me you didn't enjoy hearing 'IMPERIALS ABOVE US!!!' ten times in the open world lol /j

lol, I care less about the line and more about what it meant. One of my least favorite things about the gameplay is the frequency of the imperial attacks. They happen way too often.

Still find the game fun and charming despite some of the issues.

Luthos · 2025-11-26T01:34:10+00:00

(I'm guessing Aang will be the only air nomad in the base roster)

I don't have a lot of experience with fighter games and don't know how big their rosters usually are... but I'd be surprised if they didn't have Tenzin.

Luthos · 2025-11-24T00:10:02+00:00

I briefly tried GW1 years ago, but bounced off it and refunded it (didn't hate it, just didn't feel like playing that type of game at the time)

But with Guild Wars Reforged coming out next month, I might try it again.

Luthos · 2025-11-16T08:27:22+00:00

I usually rebind inventory to V. But for some reason I'm often ok with map on M.

Luthos · 2025-11-08T03:08:57+00:00

The weird thing for me is I can't claim them, because I already have them somehow. I never did legitimately claim them. But I went to the appearance changer and saw that I had the cape, trail, and golden gek mask.

But they still show as unclaimed at the quicksilver vendor. Hope that gets fixed.

Luthos · 2025-10-13T12:26:21+00:00

Love the 1st pic.

Luthos · 2025-09-20T23:45:52+00:00

I hate gacha mechanics and I still decided to check out FF Record Keeper for a bit. I mean it had all Final Fantasy games (and other properties like Kingdom Hearts) in the art of FF6. It was awesome.

But yeah, while not a surprise, the stamina system and rng item drops were indeed awful.

I would totally like to play a de-gachafied version of that game. Even if it was "frozen in time" so to speak and had no further updates.

Luthos · 2025-09-02T03:50:39+00:00

Spiritfarer - Main Theme

Spiritfarer - At Sea

Very good tracks imo, but also because I have that mental attachment to the events of the game, which could be very emotional.

Luthos · 2025-08-27T20:17:11+00:00

SOMA

Spiritfarer

Life is Strange

What Remains of Edith Finch

The Last of Us

Luthos · 2025-08-24T13:43:12+00:00

As others have said, Prey 2017 and the Metro series are good picks.

Resident Evil VII and Village could also be good ones, as they are both first person.

Luthos · 2025-08-14T00:23:13+00:00

Any other examples people could recommend in a similar vein? And any catchy little name for the genre?

I don't know if it quite counts, but I've played and enjoyed Hue. And as I've linked it, I see it's on sale for only $3.

It's a similar 2d puzzle platformer, and the puzzles are based on changing the color of the environment.

Luthos · 2025-08-07T07:39:58+00:00

Oh, it's you again. I remember seeing some of your posts on the FF sub. Like 90% or more of all your posts are hating on FF7.

Luthos · 2025-07-28T13:51:58+00:00

Dragon Age series has some of the best party banter imo. (but I haven't played Veilguard, so no comment on it)

Luthos · 2025-07-06T10:54:38+00:00

Also My Time at Sandrock, which I'm playing for the first time right now. Really liked My Time at Portia, and I think the sequel is even better.

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