Games That Are Meta or Break 4th Wall - Any Suggestions?

[ChrisPharmD]

So, I just got through with Doki Doki Literature Club and I loved it.

I love games that are Meta - Undertale, Nier, Stanley Parable, etc.

Do you have any suggestions for me to play? Thank you in advance!

[Zekiran]

Well depending on what kind of level of plot you want, Goat Simulator just has a boatload of in jokes and things that only a player would know. It's rather meta in industry-gags and such. Not so much on plot though.

[lia]

oneshot is my favourite so far
http://store.steampowered.com/app/420530/?snr=1_5_9__205

[Kargor]

The Neptunia series -- or at least the main JRPG series; I haven't seen much of Action Unleashed yet -- totally wrecks the 4th wall. Anyone trying to build one of these has no chance whatsoever.

"Dust: An Elysian Tail" also has it's fair share of 4th wall breaking, like "Yikes... monsters... Do something! Mash the buttons!"

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hi

[ChrisPharmD]

I do have Goat Simulator but I haven't played it in a long time. Since playing, I've seen either DLC that I don't have of mods. I'll check it out again.

Thanks for the heads up!

Originally posted by Zekiran:

Well depending on what kind of level of plot you want, Goat Simulator just has a boatload of in jokes and things that only a player would know. It's rather meta in industry-gags and such. Not so much on plot though.

[ChrisPharmD]

Definitely going to try this one out! Thanks a lot!

Originally posted by lia:

oneshot is my favourite so far
http://store.steampowered.com/app/420530/?snr=1_5_9__205

[ChrisPharmD]

I've always been on the fence about Neptunia. I just never want to pull the trigger even during sales. Not sure. I might look into it though.

I love Dust. I beat it and really enjoyed the whole thing. It's a great game!

Originally posted by Kargor:

The Neptunia series -- or at least the main JRPG series; I haven't seen much of Action Unleashed yet -- totally wrecks the 4th wall. Anyone trying to build one of these has no chance whatsoever.

"Dust: An Elysian Tail" also has it's fair share of 4th wall breaking, like "Yikes... monsters... Do something! Mash the buttons!"

[ChrisPharmD]

Hi there!

Originally posted by aboyousefq8906:

hi

[Zekiran]

Originally posted by ChrisPharmD:

I do have Goat Simulator but I haven't played it in a long time. Since playing, I've seen either DLC that I don't have of mods. I'll check it out again.

Thanks for the heads up!

Particularly of note, the MMO simulator, and Waste of Space - holy crap there are so many hilarious jibes at the industry in those.

[ReBoot]

Pony Island, very meta, rather weird and very enjoyable.

[Kargor]

Originally posted by ChrisPharmD:

I've always been on the fence about Neptunia.

I like the series, but I'll definitely say that it has its drawbacks.

I just never want to pull the trigger even during sales. Not sure. I might look into it though.

There is always a risk. The setting is certainly unique, but there's also a game around that -- and there's definitely room for improvement.

For myself, I didn't even start with Re:Birth1 (which, as the number suggests, is the first in the canonical main series on PC. Re;Birth is actually a remake of the old PS3 series, but that was never released for PC anyway -- and the first game in particular was extremely bad, apparently, so it's not even canon anymore). I got Re:Birth3 on a sale, tried it out, and kind of liked it. I've picked up RB1 and RB2 since then as well, but haven't played them yet. I don't have V-II yet (which is the 4th game).

I don't know about the others --- RB1 will certainly introduce everything, but RB3 did a great job on that too. And it's not like they are doing an ongoing story where you actually have to know details from the previous games. I don't know whether V-II has improved things over RB1-3, but it might be a suitable entry point as well (again, I know RB3, and I know RB1 and 2 are basically built the same way. I have no idea about V-II, so it might be better, or it might be something where I could copy&paste the same complaints).

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

I've run into a number of such games over the years but I don't really remember them well off the top of my head, aside from DLC Quest. Maybe Evoland.

A lot of instances are like, one-liners, rather than the whole point of the series, which is why they're hard to keep track of individually.

You may want to check these pages too:
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/BreakingTheFourthWall/VideoGames
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NoFourthWall