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Recommendations for video games - good plot, not much fighting

AuroraBorealis

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I find open research very daunting, so I was hoping that someone here could point me towards some games I could check out.

I mainly play Nintendo Switch, but would also be open to computer games. I much prefer single-player games over multi-player games.

I like games with an interesting and elaborate story-line, ideally with some sort of psychological component. I love crime-solving games (I loved the Professor Layton series). I enjoy both games that are set in a fantasy setting, as well as games in a realistic world setting. If there's fighting, I'm okay with it, but I'd like it to be limited to certain places within the game, as I prefer to explore places and talk to all the NPCs and solve quests without expecting an attack at any moment.

(Nintendo) games I played throughout my life and most enjoyed:
- Pokémon (trainer, ranger, mystery dungeon explorers of darkness), several editions - I especially loved mystery dungeon, since it had an awesome story-line
- Professor Layton series
- Dragon quest ix
- Mini ninjas (the music was awesome)
- Animal crossing

I also played others, but those were my favorites.

I tried "Life is strange" a while ago, although my laptop wasn't quite up to it, but I enjoyed the plot itself - although it stressed me out that you had to decide all the time on one way to respond or act, and then the other options would be gone - I love exploring all possible options in a game and explore places I missed later on. "Life is strange" made me wonder constantly over the alternative options I missed.

I started playing Zelda Skyward sword but got stuck on one of the bosses. I'll continue at some point. The landscapes and graphics generally are great. But I dislike there that you can't really explore the beautiful forests in peace but that someone will attack you all the time. Like - each time you come back after you left the place, all the creatures will be back and you have to fight them all over again. If I have to fight my way through somewhere, I'd like the enemies to stay gone so that I then can explore in peace. You notice - I much prefer to explore over fighting.

Maybe someone has a suggestion? I've been replaying my old games over and over again, and I'd like to try something new, but as I said, trying something new with no guidance feels daunting.
 
I'm unsure if this would fit what you are asking for, but would you be interested in playing Stardew Valley?

It is a farming sim, but you can go into the mines/dungeons (which are completely randomized) and fight enemies/mine for items.

I also want to ask if you know how to use and are comfortable about game emulators on the PC?
 

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