I love variety and I could never point to one game being my favorite. What about you guys? :3
So Skyrim must be my favorite because: Every year (I realized this last grind that it is always around December to January) do I start a new mod grind for Skyrim and then play a shit ton for a week or two and then never look back until winter again lol
I saw most added a list so I will too.
The best year of gaming for me was 2006 to around 2012, you will be able to tell by the list. Why around that time is because before then did I not playing games with deep or meaningful stories and after that have I only found a few games that I really like.
Games I haven’t played for a long time now but have a lot of nostalgic memories of (some did I play over and over again that I can not count unless I find all my saves):
- dragon age origin and 2 (fight me, 2 was great)
- mass effect 2 and 3 (especially 2)
- the three assassin’s Creed games with ezio, and black flag
- saint row 3 (4 was fun too but more like a chaotic episode)
- Shin Megami Tensei games mainly persona (3 and 4) and devil survivor (1 and 2)
- sleeping dogs
- golden sun
- pyre
- deus ex
- far cry 3
- tales of the abyss
- 999: nine hours, nine persons, nine doors
- phoenix wright
The list is getting long so I will stop now. It was fun thinking back especially on the megami tensei series, that is a rabbit hole to fall down in, i mixed them up a lot while trying to remember the names haha
I only added the games that woke up a fussy feeling in me (I hope I didn’t forget any important ones).
Deltarune by leaps and bounds
Goldeneye 007 on N64.
No game could pass that one as my favorite because I could never play a game in the specific social context that made that game special (staying up late for hours with your friends physically present next to you).
R-Type II
Tetris
It’s gotta be:
Command and Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath
Other honorary mentions:
- Outer Wilds (my best gaming experience so far, but low replayability)
- Skyrim
- Shapez 2
- Prey
- Naev
- The Talos Principle
American McGee’s Alice.
I love the atmosphere, the game play, and the soundtrack. It is awesome 🤘
Minecraft. I don’t come back to any other game as much. Minecraft can be what I want it to be more so than any other game I’ve played.
TES: Oblivion. It’s not even good, but it will always be my favorite
Final Fantasy 9. I was seven years old and had never experienced anything comparable. 100% a nostalgia driven choice but I still remember those thoughts and feelings.
Portal 2.
It used to be Counter-Strike but now I think it’s Deadlock.
The game is still in closed beta but valve really nailed everything about it. The movement, the combat, the strategy, the art style. I wish I had young kid’s reflexes still but even so the game is absolutely brilliant.
That game absolutely took over my life in terms of games. I liked it from the first minute, because of the art style, movement and all, but i didn’t really get it. I started to get it, and when i really got it, i was like holy shit. The game is so deep, just in terms of movement and tech in the game.
Point of clarity for anyone interested: the game is in an invite-only beta. BUT the unofficial discord has people who can invite you. So feel free to come check it out. It’s great :)
Depending on the mood:
- Dwarf Fortress
- Stellaris
- Project Zomboid
Celeste is a perfect game. My only complaint is that “it’s just a platform game”, which I don’t find that interesting anymore compared to games like Deltarune. Still, it brings me lots of joy, even on replays.
Every game I play is like “this is good, but it’s no Outer Wilds…”
Yup, this one.
If I can play a game where I both have sweaty palms desperately trying to match the needed fast paced escape velocity for a solar station landing, but also have quiet moments where I put down the controller and think about my life while waiting patiently for an end I know is coming… Then that is the best game.Just finished Outer Wilds yesterday and it definitely shot up to my top 10. Nothing could beat Portal so far though…
I think with Outer Wilds and Obra Dinn I realized that “Information games” are just my absolute favourite genre of games. Portal is incredible, but more a regular puzzle game than an information game.
left 4 dead 2 - imperfect as it is, the friends and communities i played and modded versus games with, made it the best, thousands of hours well spent.
I can’t figure out how the devs dropped the ball so hard with Evolve or that more recent L4D clone that also sucked.
