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I like time-loop movies, groundhog Day being there most notable. My favorite is probably Triangle. I've seen Timecrimes, Happy Death Day (& 2U), Edge of tomorrow,
It's a rough one but maybe check out Primer.
Also give Paper Girls a try. It's a graphic novel but Amazon started making it into a show but canceled after one season.
If they'd called it All You Need Is Kill, they'd be at least up to part three by now.
Like BelieveRevolt mentioned, it's based on a Japanese comic called All You Need Is Kill
Source Code was okay but not great or anything. Of course, there's also Looper.
If I love “unreliable shifting cities” narratives, like Dark City, Fallen London and the City of Saints and Madmen books, what similar kinds of settings might I like?
I'm not familiar with those, so this might be a bad suggestion, but the short description makes me think this may still fit, have you read The City & the City by China Miéville?
It's set in two overlapping cities, whose inhabitants diligently disregard the other city's until they formally cross the borders, and it's a crime to do otherwise. It's a pretty compelling read imo!
Kraken, also by Mièville, is also somewhat of a match; as well as Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman.
Maybe Palimpsest by Catherynne M. Valente? Her Orphan's Tales have some interesting cities too, but that's a bit of a stretch.
Again, not just one city, but take a look at Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino - it was a direct inspiration for Fallen London.
China Miéville might be worth checking out - go for either the City and the City or for Perdido Street Station.
I'm really into sci-fi. Constantly craving new content. Internet searches filled with if you like this sci-fi show, here are others you might like.
Farscape kept getting recommended. Muppets in space, how could I take that seriously?
Finally gave it a shot. Thank you, internet, for suggesting it repeatedly, awesome show.
If I like whimsical, visually-imaginative adventure films with lots of practical effects like 'Baron Munchaesen', 'Brazil', 'Delicatassen', and 'City of Lost Children', what other films might I like?
You've got Brazil and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, so how about Time Banidts?
Well, I was just talking about Dark City in my own sub thread, and to me it’s very similar to Brazil in tone and imagery. Not sure how much of it is practical effects but given the era I’m guessing that most of it is.
With The congress and Eternal sunshine of a spotless mind, you’re in for a treat. I think Tideland checks the box as well. They are not exactly a narrative happening in another world, but the feeling of strangeness is good enough imo.
Honorable mention to the french odd ball named "la planete sauvage", though it is an animation film.I love Eternal Sunshine! Thank you for the other recommendations, I am excited :3
Merci beaucoup! Mes amis aiment les animations francaises, mais je ne trouvais pas les filmes interessantes sans leur assistance. Je suis vraiment excitee!
My pleasure, I'm also very fond of this genre :)
If you are curious of french animation films, I just remembered "Le roi et l'oiseau". It was my favorite as a kid. And if you liked the city of lost children, it will feel familiar. Sort of the same melancholia.
https://m.imdb.com/video/vi896380441/?playlistId=tt0079820&ref_=tt_ov_vi
I assume it will be hard to find, sadly. There is this version on archive.org, though, if you can understand french or spanish.
https://archive.org/details/LeRoiEtLOiseau_201709If its subtitled, I'll be okayish. I can partially read Spanish and French.
I recently played Battle Chasers: Nightwar and was reminded how much I enjoy turn based combat where you can see and manipulate the turn order, like in FFX and an Atelier game I played on PS2. Any modern games, preferably available on Switch, like that?
On a similar subject I'm currently playing Tactics Ogre: Reborn, and there aren't any Final Fantasy Tactics, FFT:A, or FFT:A2 remakes currently out, so I'm looking for anything that uses the same combat system as them, again on Switch.
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is an entertaining love letter to the FFT games. It's a little rough around the edges but I think it's worth checking out.
I'm not familiar with the games you've mentioned but I believe Fire Emblem: Three Houses might be relevant (on Switch). My sister in law was playing it one time we were staying at theirs. I was encouraged to give it a whirl. Had several very late nights honing my team.
A big part of the battle system in the Trails series is seeing and manipulating the turn order, but only some of those games are on the Switch, in the West at least.
On a similar subject I'm currently playing Tactics Ogre: Reborn, and there aren't any Final Fantasy Tactics, FFT:A, or FFT:A2 remakes currently out, so I'm looking for anything that uses the same combat system as them, again on Switch.
Seconded the Fire Emblem and Fell Seal recommendations, and adding in Front Mission, which has remakes on Switch.
I loved to play uncharted (for pc, I don't have a ps) and I am searching for similar games. I still have not played the second part of the "master of thieves collection" on steam.
Any recommendations? Lara croft is fun, but not as mysterious and does not have such a fun story imo.
And also I loved all of the broken sword games. I can highly recommend them! Any alternatives I could try?
The last of us is made by the same developers as uncharted and the first game is available for PC. The story is a lot more dark than uncharted though.
A genre of movie that I like I term "Cube"-like movies. " Platform" and "Circle" are included, along with all the "Cube" movies.
Any suggestions?
There's Exam but it's not as good as the movies you mentioned. https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1258197/
Also, slightly unrelated but for some reason ticks the same boxes in my mind, The Game https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0119174/
I've watched Exam, I forgot to include it but you're right, same genre. I've watched The Game but I'm going to rewatch it with my adult son who hasn't seen it to feel out there similarities you're getting.
Hard for me to define the similarities. Maybe the feeling that you don't really know any of the characters' motivations. The overall vibe maybe
Eastward? I actually learned about this game on lemmy a year or two ago.
I thought the pixel graphics were incredible, gave the game such a beautifully creepy atmosphere when it needed it. Even though I was really disappointed that the game just ended without tying any of the story together, I did think the story was great before I finished it. At times the game was unsettling and eerie and at other times it was heartwarming, and the dialogue throughout seemed very well-written.
