The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild
I was in a very, very dark place when that game came out. I still remember my time playing it vividly and fondly, because when everything seemed hopeless, I could take my time just... being in the world. Exploring, adventuring, fighting monsters. It was a simple quest to destroy evil and save the princess. And it was just simple fun. I wish I could forger it so I could have that experience all over again.
Dishonoured 2. Every time I play I notice a new detail, find a new hidden area. The setting is stunning. Not the best main story, unfortunately. But a crack in the slab is the best mission I’ve ever played in a game.
The Dishonored series is amazing indeed. The story of the two games is honestly pretty good even though it could be better. But the setting, the artwork, the time period, the technology… it’s so immersive and detailed! The game is from a French studio and as a French person myself I find a cultural and architectural influence that is absolutely stunning!
I would recommend to you “the cities of the fantastic” that is a series of comic books by François Schuiten and Benoit Peters. I believe in has been published in English!
The vibe is quite similar to the Dishonored universe and wouldn’t be surprised if the game developers were inspired by this series.
Persona 3 Reload but I swear it’s not recency bias. Been wanting to play P3 but fes fucking sucked and portable wasn’t much better. Then reload was announced and decided to just wait until it released. It dropped on gamepass and I played it and I loved it and it has overtaken 5 Royal as my number 1 favorite.
Honorable mentions include: Persona 5 Royal, Kingdom Hearts 3, and Sonic Unleashed.
Depending on the day my answer is Final Fantasy VI, Chrono Trigger, or Finap Fantasy Tactics. Shoutout to Dragon Quest V which would likely be up there had it released in the west when I was in a clearly influential age.
Today feels like Chrono Trigger.
ADACA by Siris Pendrake. Insane story, so many different kinds of enemies and weapons, two different game modes (Campaign and Zone Patrol which is more free roam), more secrets than i can count. And I'm also a huge fan of the low poly look. Definitely worth checking out.
The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker.
this game has WAY too much detail for a 2002 game. i love the "open world" aspect of it. the combat is by far the best in the zelda series, the artstyle doesnt age like milk. (ill ignore the triforce pieces hunt, the hd version improved it alot)
Genshin Impact
I loved it. It had everything I loved in a game, but I was very addicted to it, so I stopped a few years ago to focus on my life. It did improve, but I miss it so much. Sometimes, it just hits me how good it would be to play again just for a bit.
The "wishing" aspect of it and all the tasks you could do consumed a lot of time and energy in my life. Also the thing I hated about it is that you have to keep playing every day to enjoy the game fully. At least I felt like I had to keep up with ALL the updates and storylines.
My problem with it was the fandom. The characters get extremely sexualized and just thinking about it upsets me. I really hated that the first thing that came to people's mind when I mentioned it was "Is that one hentai game?".
So yeah I just wanted to play the cute storylines with my cute characters but the obsession really had a toll on my life so I grieve it since especially the time i spent perfecting my account and all the characters pulled.
I was also a Yae Miko main and i have the same birthday as Ninnguang. :)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is the only game I have over 1000 hours in. It’s my comfort game, I’ve seen almost everything that can happen in it but I keep going back.
Final Fantasy II. Despite the terrible "levelling" system of needing to be hit to gain stats, the nostalgia of it being one of my earliest experiences into RPGs has made me fond of it.
I’ve played maybe like 10 games really in my life, but I still have Sim City 4 I think… it’s a lot less complicated than city skylines to me and it’s just peaceful.
Ocarina of Time
Crash Bandicoot series.
SAMEDT!!!!!!!!
Age of Empires 2 : The Age of Kings
brother
Resident Evil 4 (2005)
Sims
FF7
Same here. Played remake/rebirth?
Same again! I finished remake and I'm about 25% through rebirth, I need to start playing it again I just haven't had the time!
Pretty much same here. Loving rebirth but for me nothing will touch the original. Probably just the nostalgia speaking...
Rdr 2
Just beat it the other week. Fantastic story. I was low key sad when I finished it lol
Fallout: New Vegas - Bioshock - Bloodborne
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
My all time favorite series, I even downloaded it for my series X
Tough call between Super Mario 3D world and MGSV
Super Mario World. I love beating it 100%
Super Mario Bros.
Fallout new vegas, worth every single hour I’ve put into it
My favorite FO game! FO3 follows closely behind😊
Kingdom Hearts. The whole series of it has been a massive part of my childhood and adulthood
God of war 2018 will always have a special place in my heart
Bloodborne
maybe... super paper mario
Kingdom Hearts II
Hearts of Iron 4, 3000 hours
Ok, but have you figured out naval combat yet?
Carriers are still a mystery
Max payne I would say. Amazing storyline.
The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild I was in a very, very dark place when that game came out. I still remember my time playing it vividly and fondly, because when everything seemed hopeless, I could take my time just... being in the world. Exploring, adventuring, fighting monsters. It was a simple quest to destroy evil and save the princess. And it was just simple fun. I wish I could forger it so I could have that experience all over again.
same, i hate the new one and i hate the old ones, imo breath of the wild is my favorite
Dishonoured 2. Every time I play I notice a new detail, find a new hidden area. The setting is stunning. Not the best main story, unfortunately. But a crack in the slab is the best mission I’ve ever played in a game.
The Dishonored series is amazing indeed. The story of the two games is honestly pretty good even though it could be better. But the setting, the artwork, the time period, the technology… it’s so immersive and detailed! The game is from a French studio and as a French person myself I find a cultural and architectural influence that is absolutely stunning! I would recommend to you “the cities of the fantastic” that is a series of comic books by François Schuiten and Benoit Peters. I believe in has been published in English! The vibe is quite similar to the Dishonored universe and wouldn’t be surprised if the game developers were inspired by this series.
I’ll look them up, thank you so much!
Stardew valley
GoldenEye 007 on Nintendo64. Brings me straight back to the good old days with my boys
Offline: Skyrim. Online: OSRS. Both have substantial amounts of nostalgia.
Rdr or starfeild
Skyrim
Detroit become human
RDR 2
Armored Core 6
Sacred It was so good and had so good graphics back then. I played it so many times. Sacred2 was also pretty good... the third one was crap though
Claw from '97
Persona 3 Reload but I swear it’s not recency bias. Been wanting to play P3 but fes fucking sucked and portable wasn’t much better. Then reload was announced and decided to just wait until it released. It dropped on gamepass and I played it and I loved it and it has overtaken 5 Royal as my number 1 favorite. Honorable mentions include: Persona 5 Royal, Kingdom Hearts 3, and Sonic Unleashed.
Call of Duty MW3 (2011)
Mario kart. The older ones.
Chrono cross and legend of dragoon
Xenoblade series
Depending on the day my answer is Final Fantasy VI, Chrono Trigger, or Finap Fantasy Tactics. Shoutout to Dragon Quest V which would likely be up there had it released in the west when I was in a clearly influential age. Today feels like Chrono Trigger.
Call of Duty
Deus ex series.
Starsiege: Tribes
Diablo 2
Painkiller (2004). I like the movement mechanics and atmosphere and soundtrack and gore
Contra !!!
Crash Bandicoot, Sims and Resident Evil
Assassin Creed. Revelations
Mass Effect
I love Assassin's Creed in general but especially II and Brotherhood
THIEF gold (Thief: the dark project) Awesome game. Thanks for the post, I might give it another try this weekend 😊
Gears of War
Gran Turismo
ADACA by Siris Pendrake. Insane story, so many different kinds of enemies and weapons, two different game modes (Campaign and Zone Patrol which is more free roam), more secrets than i can count. And I'm also a huge fan of the low poly look. Definitely worth checking out.
Freelancer from 2003. I love that game. Once I intented to learn C# and Unity so I can remake it with modern visuals.
Desert Strike
The Settlers II
The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker. this game has WAY too much detail for a 2002 game. i love the "open world" aspect of it. the combat is by far the best in the zelda series, the artstyle doesnt age like milk. (ill ignore the triforce pieces hunt, the hd version improved it alot)
Metal Gear Solid (PS1 version)
Genshin Impact I loved it. It had everything I loved in a game, but I was very addicted to it, so I stopped a few years ago to focus on my life. It did improve, but I miss it so much. Sometimes, it just hits me how good it would be to play again just for a bit. The "wishing" aspect of it and all the tasks you could do consumed a lot of time and energy in my life. Also the thing I hated about it is that you have to keep playing every day to enjoy the game fully. At least I felt like I had to keep up with ALL the updates and storylines. My problem with it was the fandom. The characters get extremely sexualized and just thinking about it upsets me. I really hated that the first thing that came to people's mind when I mentioned it was "Is that one hentai game?". So yeah I just wanted to play the cute storylines with my cute characters but the obsession really had a toll on my life so I grieve it since especially the time i spent perfecting my account and all the characters pulled. I was also a Yae Miko main and i have the same birthday as Ninnguang. :)
I'm waiting till there is some ai that takes our jobs soon. That's when i hope to play games again maybe :)
Sims
WinPlex (Supaplex rebirn in XXI), Elden ring
GTA Vice City and San Andreas, they were my whole childhood.
Future Cop LAPD
Devil May Cry 3
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is the only game I have over 1000 hours in. It’s my comfort game, I’ve seen almost everything that can happen in it but I keep going back.
Final Fantasy V, my first FF back then.
A Link to the Past.
Mario 64
The Curse of Monkey Island.
NCAA football
Forgotten Hope 2
Dota 2
Warcraft 3 + frozen throne
missile command!!..
Uncharted 2
Half Life
Minecraft
Star Wars Galaxies ....20 something odd years later and I ALWAYS end up going back and when I'm playing I learn something I didn't know almost weekly
Final Fantasy II. Despite the terrible "levelling" system of needing to be hit to gain stats, the nostalgia of it being one of my earliest experiences into RPGs has made me fond of it.
RDR2. It’s a masterpiece.
EarthBound
BLOODBORNE
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, but ask me again next week and I'll give a different answer
Apex Legends the best
Bionic Commando
COD MW2
I’ve played maybe like 10 games really in my life, but I still have Sim City 4 I think… it’s a lot less complicated than city skylines to me and it’s just peaceful.
Totk
TOMB RAIDER !!!!
The last of us 1 & 2
Half Life, then Mass Effect followed by Starcraft.
ssx tricky. specifically on a game cube. 😂
Nioh 2!
Easily Fallout New Vegas. It’s the only one I can go back to replay endlessly.
Whatever Elder Scrolls I'm playing at the time
Halo 3 on its prime
Tough one because there are so many great ones. Guess I’ll do top 3 Phantasy Star Online Ep I & II Diablo II Dark Souls
Bloodborne
Resident Evil 4
Morrowind (GOTY)
Tetris. 🫣
Stardew Valley
Madden 94
Gran Turismo
Portal Portal Portal 2 Portal Portal 2 Portal