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Beyond comprehension

Other (objects, etc.) concept

A notable part of the plot involves a Thing that is beyond comprehension, so alien that your mind reels from the truth and shows only some vague approximation of what it truly is. Often an extra-dimensional entity of incomprehensible complexity.

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games
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platforms
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Windows)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
WIN 2011-11-11
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PlayStation 3)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
PS3 2011-11-11
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Xbox 360)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
X360 2011-11-11
Xenogears (PlayStation)
Xenogears
PS1 1998-10-20
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (Nintendo DS)
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
NDS 2009-10-08
Not to be confused with nonsense (when it's the overall "theme") or surreal.
Easter eggs or similar "small" things the player is either unlikely to encounter or notice do not count, such as the paper bag hat in Team Fortress 2.

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Games by year

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The first Beyond comprehension video game was released on October 20, 1998.

Bethesda Softworks published all these games.

Related site

Related article at TV Tropes (You Cannot Grasp The True Form)

Platforms

PS 1
Nintendo DS 1
Windows 1
X360 1
PS3 1

Most common companies

Bethesda Softworks3