Guess the Obfuscated Video Games: a take on the video trend!

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Guess the Obfuscated Video Games: a take on the video trend!

Post Post #0 (ISO) » Sun Sep 27, 2020 9:05 am

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So I watched a couple "Guess That Video Game" videos a few days ago and had this idea, the name uses that title but also takes some wording of a different thing entirely that I saw on another forum once. You describe a video game in the most cryptic/clever/funny/obscure way you can, and I attempt to guess which one you're talking about. You don't technically have to do video games, but to start with we'll stick with those, I may expand to TV shows and movies after this generates a good amount of activity.

Some ground rules/guidelines:
  1. You may guess other people's submissions, but spoiler tag them so I don't see them before I make my guess.
  2. Since there's a greater degree of interactivity, you may and are encouraged to say what the answer is after I submit my guess. Probably also put it in a spoiler so anyone playing along isn't spoiled.
  3. Try to quote things you are responding to, as this thread will likely have a lot of crossed communication.
Here is a sample clue and answer for anyone wondering how to do this

The ClueIt's amazing how the idea of going out and catching bugs turned into this grand game, now with a large focus on the concept of professional sporting!

Spoiler: The Answer
Pokemon Sword and Shield
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Post Post #1 (ISO) » Fri Oct 02, 2020 11:29 am

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The ClueIn this game, you might get fired while pounding the pavement; never before.
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Post Post #2 (ISO) » Fri Oct 02, 2020 11:33 am

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In post 1, Farren wrote:
The ClueIn this game, you might get fired while pounding the pavement; never before.
Thank you for not letting this die
Spoiler: my guess
Grand Theft Auto
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Post Post #3 (ISO) » Fri Oct 02, 2020 11:36 am

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Spoiler: Right, or Wrong?
Not the game I was thinking of. At least in later games in the series, you can be shot at in areas that aren't pavement - if that's true of the first, I'd say no. Guess again, or take the answer?
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Post Post #4 (ISO) » Fri Oct 02, 2020 11:38 am

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I'll take the answer, also gonna put out that I'll only really be taking one shot at each, though if I realize something before the answer is revealed I'll correct then
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Post Post #5 (ISO) » Fri Oct 02, 2020 11:41 am

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Spoiler: The Answer
Street Fighter II. (Or pretty much any of the Street Fighter games, although I was specifically thinking of Dhalsim with regards to getting "fired", and I'm not sure which ones he's in, or if other characters use fire-based attacks.)
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Post Post #6 (ISO) » Fri Oct 02, 2020 11:42 am

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now that's clever
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Post Post #7 (ISO) » Fri Oct 02, 2020 12:36 pm

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The ClueThis game is basically just Colonialism^2
"we knew everything... And we knew nothing."
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Post Post #8 (ISO) » Fri Oct 02, 2020 12:39 pm

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In post 7, Menalque wrote:
The ClueThis game is basically just Colonialism^2
Spoiler: my guess
I had a few ideas, but I'm gonna go with Starcraft.
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Post Post #9 (ISO) » Fri Oct 02, 2020 12:42 pm

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Spoiler: Answer
I was going for Minecraft — you colonise a new world each time, and the squared bit was meant to be a clue to the block-nature of the game. Idk if that was too obfuscated tho
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Post Post #10 (ISO) » Fri Oct 02, 2020 12:47 pm

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interesting take on colonize, and timely too. not what I thought of though
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Post Post #11 (ISO) » Fri Oct 02, 2020 12:57 pm

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I am also glad this didn't die, I was trying to come up with a good clue. I haven't yet but it's just a fun idea
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Post Post #12 (ISO) » Fri Oct 02, 2020 1:00 pm

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I figured that was what was happening, was about to bump the topic actually
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Post Post #13 (ISO) » Sat Oct 03, 2020 1:27 am

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botanical imperialism
"Let us say that you are right and there are two worlds. How much, then, is this 'other world' worth to you? What do you have there that you do not have here? Money? Power? Something worth causing the prince so much pain for?'"
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Post Post #14 (ISO) » Sat Oct 03, 2020 5:54 am

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A CLUELiquid containing vessel battles through difficult fights to defeat deity. NO, NOT CUPHEAD!


Spoiler: answer
Hollow Knight. Your character (the Knight), as well as the Hollow Knight and Vessels in general, are made into containers for Void, which appears liquid when intert. The 'true' ending involves defeating the Radiance, a god wreaking revenge on the Kingdom of Hallownest through dreams and the Infection. The difficult fights are self evident.

I picked this one because it's my favourite game and I saw a lot of "best indie game" discussions for that year being between Cuphead and Hollow Knight.
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Post Post #15 (ISO) » Sat Oct 03, 2020 12:09 pm

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Idk anything not Cuphead to answer for that (I didn’t say my knowledge of games was exceptionally broad)

Btw please don’t post the answer alongside the clue, as I can potentially see it on accident when quoting
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Post Post #16 (ISO) » Sat Oct 03, 2020 12:12 pm

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Ahh, I'll avoid that it future
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Post Post #17 (ISO) » Sat Oct 03, 2020 4:27 pm

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how come you don't wanna guess mine
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Post Post #18 (ISO) » Sat Oct 03, 2020 5:27 pm

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The ClueBuilding up your own personal Furry Island.
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Post Post #19 (ISO) » Mon Oct 05, 2020 8:21 am

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Spoiler: My Guess
Animal Crossing?
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Post Post #20 (ISO) » Mon Oct 05, 2020 8:22 am

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In post 18, Jake The Wolfie wrote:
The ClueBuilding up your own personal Furry Island.
In post 19, dsjstr wrote:
Spoiler:
Animal Crossing?
My not reading the rules first I broke 1 & 3 but I think I fixed both before anyone saw :lol:
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Post Post #21 (ISO) » Mon Oct 05, 2020 8:44 am

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The ClueWaka Waka Waka Waka Waka Waka Waka Waka Waka
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Post Post #22 (ISO) » Mon Oct 05, 2020 8:46 am

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In post 21, dsjstr wrote:
The ClueWaka Waka Waka Waka Waka Waka Waka Waka Waka
Spoiler: My guess
Pac-man?
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Post Post #23 (ISO) » Mon Oct 05, 2020 12:39 pm

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In post 17, Isis wrote:how come you don't wanna guess mine
I didn't realize you posted one, it didn't have any formatting to clue me in
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Post Post #24 (ISO) » Mon Oct 05, 2020 12:40 pm

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In post 13, Isis wrote:botanical imperialism
Pikmin
In post 18, Jake The Wolfie wrote:
The ClueBuilding up your own personal Furry Island.
Animal Crossing
In post 21, dsjstr wrote:
The ClueWaka Waka Waka Waka Waka Waka Waka Waka Waka
Pac-Man
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