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SpaceChem is a puzzle game with amazing lenticular design. It introduces a few new tools over time but most of the building blocks are there from the start. The genius design of the game is almost every level starts out looking impossible and requires the player to invent new strategies they didn't think of before. My favorite aspect is this often means players can return to puzzles they have already solved much later and, with the exact same tools, create solutions that are substantially better than what they had done before. It's a great feeling when you can see exactly how far you've progressed.

I don't like his clothes but his face is growing on me. On the other hand, I'm so excited for P5 that the MC could literally be a giant sentient piece of shit and it wouldn't phase me.

A slightly different example of a relationship system I thought of is Elena's in Pandora's Tower. The player can build up their relationship level with the usual gifts but even talking to Elena after every mission causes her to brighten up. The most important aspect is the time limit though. If the player spends too much time exploring Elena turns into a partial monster and her trust in the player plummets. The game does a good job of making you feel genuinely awful for screwing up too. If I were being reductionist I could say it's just the Dragon's Age system with an additional annoying time limit but I didn't mind it while playing and found that Elena's well-being was usually on my mind even as I was exploring, killing ugly monsters and other video game things. It gets around the first point at least, as it's a relationship you must constantly cultivate to get the "good" ending.

I can't imagine wanting to watch Requiem for a Dream more than once. I've seen the Deer Hunter but don't remember it that well so I'd watch it again, though I agree fully on The Road.

Ah nice. I saw his list when it was around 80 ideas total and then forgot about it. Great to see he's still adding more.

I can't choose all four at once? Super Mario Brothers Wii QL is one of my favorites.

Sounds a bit like Diablo meets Dark Cloud with some interesting tone direction. Any word on platform(s) yet? The vid shows PS3 buttons at least.