The first one, specifically.
Probably my most-played game ever and one that, despite me not thinking I would like it AT ALL when it first went into beta, I have played for literally thousands of hours and one that felt incredibly special to me, especially when thinking about the huge amount of untapped potential it still had even at its peak and the whole vibe around the community and the passion oozing from everything said by the developers during the initial year or two.
Were there issues and flaws? Certainly. But a lot of them were ironed out and the rest was easily overshadowed by how amazing a product this was in general and the copious amounts of faith I had for its oh so bright future.
This game has taught me a lot about myself, about how to deal with people, including the really toxic ones. It has gotten me out of some really shitty times. I don't want to bog this down by oversharing too much but this game has assisted tremendously in me learning to speak again, and even with doing so in my second language, which previously had been a no-go.
There is just so much about this game that I will never forget. And for years I have remained positive, even when a majority of the community wasn't and most of the people I used to play with on the regular ended up quitting. I stuck around and I enjoyed myself so much, pretty much until maybe 6-12 months before OW2 dropped, which has deflated this whole thing completely for me and it breaks my heart how something so special now just feels like yet another cynical, soulless multiplayer cash-grab that's holding an amazing core and tons of great assets and ideas hostage.
Still, that doesn't change the fact that, while definitely flawed, the first game will probably always remain one of my favorite gaming experiences and precious memories I will cherish forever.
Probably my most-played game ever and one that, despite me not thinking I would like it AT ALL when it first went into beta, I have played for literally thousands of hours and one that felt incredibly special to me, especially when thinking about the huge amount of untapped potential it still had even at its peak and the whole vibe around the community and the passion oozing from everything said by the developers during the initial year or two.
Were there issues and flaws? Certainly. But a lot of them were ironed out and the rest was easily overshadowed by how amazing a product this was in general and the copious amounts of faith I had for its oh so bright future.
This game has taught me a lot about myself, about how to deal with people, including the really toxic ones. It has gotten me out of some really shitty times. I don't want to bog this down by oversharing too much but this game has assisted tremendously in me learning to speak again, and even with doing so in my second language, which previously had been a no-go.
There is just so much about this game that I will never forget. And for years I have remained positive, even when a majority of the community wasn't and most of the people I used to play with on the regular ended up quitting. I stuck around and I enjoyed myself so much, pretty much until maybe 6-12 months before OW2 dropped, which has deflated this whole thing completely for me and it breaks my heart how something so special now just feels like yet another cynical, soulless multiplayer cash-grab that's holding an amazing core and tons of great assets and ideas hostage.
Still, that doesn't change the fact that, while definitely flawed, the first game will probably always remain one of my favorite gaming experiences and precious memories I will cherish forever.