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Dragon Quest. The whole series. The word simplicity when it comes to games makes me think of that series right away. It's simple plot wise, aesthetically, and gameplay wise. It's stayed largely the same.
I suppose you could say it has a sort of elegance to it.
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Too much adorableness
Groove Coaster, simple graphic yet stylized, one-finger control that can be surprisingly complex...yeah...
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Dragon Quest was what first came to mind, then N
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Mega Man 9 and 10.
Don't need no charge shot or slide, just jumping and shooting will do.
Hell, a lot of 2D platformers fit this description.
Mario?
Galaxy 1 in particular.
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...I just think about how the phrase can be interpretated as being redundant
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Because holy hell that game was fucking awesome, and really simple. The rocket pack being an excellent gimmick, as it's a unique way of getting around and also integrated into basically all the situations you'll encounter. There are no powerups to fiddle with, it's just you, your rocket, and your sword the whole way through.
Love it to death.
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Dragon Quest. totally.
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I forgot which, but either Ico or Shadow Of The Colossus.
One of them started off as large elaborate games, but features were taken off one by one until only what's essential to the game is left.
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Pretentious, vaguely tautological phrases
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Quest 64 for me.(well, the game is simple as all hell)
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I'll have to nth Dragon Quest. That truly is the series main appeal.
Tired of all the number crunching and the character build management and the angsty improbable back-stories and convoluted cutscene cutscene cutscenes?
Play Dragon Quest.
And as long as we're talking genres:
Run-and-Gun: Metal Slug or Contra
Action Platformer: Strider
Platformer: Canabalt or Robot Unicorn Attack. Or Super Meat Boy/ N
Fighting Game: Bushido Blade
Shoot 'Em Up: Space Invaders
Beat 'em Up: Kung Fu or derivatives like Splatterhouse
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No specific games come to mind, but I do think "Pretentious" and "Buzzword-y"
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Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness was the first thing that popped into my mind.
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Something like flOw? (the Flash game where you play an organism that needs to eat others to grow) I suppose you could say Realm Of The Mad God qualifies, in a way.
Not a lot of games I would call elegant, out there. Not many that I've heard of, anyway. And a problem with too much elegance is generally a lack of depth :/
Are there elegant games that are deep too? (and yes, I've heard of Chess :P )
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Portal
Object goes in Portal A, comes out of Portal B.
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^I have to agree. The mechanics aren't too complicated, you just have to figure out how they all fit together when solving a puzzle.
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Minecraft was the first thing that popped into my head.
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"Elegance in simplicity"
Interpret that as you will. What comes to mind? How does it fit the phrase?