So much of who I am as a person has been shaped by this game. From the really incredible story for a skateboarding game from '03, to the impeccable soundtrack, to the freeflowing gameplay loop that could still keep me hooked for hours on end, I am in love with this game. I love this game so much I speedran it for a while and I was actually pretty good at it.

I mean, come on.

An absolute all-timer for me. Shaped my brain as a child in ways that other media wishes it did. Trying to set it up now on PC to play with mods to make the game harder and the combat deeper.