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GAMES

Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers
Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers
playing this game after 10 years of SWTOR is like coming out of an abusive relationship and realizing what being with someone who actually cares about you feels like
Disco Elysium
Disco Elysium
gamer literacy test: failed by 99% including myself
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
The dumbest thing to make me sob uncontrollably ever made, peak of the series and it honestly isn't close.
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2
this game literally ruined my life
Outer Wilds
Outer Wilds
this is the smartest game ever made
Bloodborne
Bloodborne
dark souls but fast and epic and nightmare lands makes my brain go YES YES YES
Persona 5 Royal
Persona 5 Royal
Finally we have a persona re-release which is the unquestionable best way to play it, now give me a persona 3 where playing it doesn't make me want to die.
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Yes Kojima is a questionable writer at times but god damn he is one prophetic son of a bitch ain't he?
Portal 2
Portal 2
It is a testament to how good the writing in this game is that they put one of the most well loved villains in any vidya and put her in a potato as a funny sidekick and yet it feels fully natural
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
huge flex by nintendo by allowing this nightmare to get made
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations
Handily the best game of the trilogy, 2's last case is the peak but moment for moment this is untouchable.
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
perfect audio design
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
everything about the main campaign sucks but it doesn't even matter because there is no other game where walking from one place to another is so gratifying and exciting
Return of the Obra Dinn
Return of the Obra Dinn
ARRRRRRRR
Mass Effect 2
Mass Effect 2
The main story is kind of underwhelming especially compared to the first but that doesn't matter when you have the best cast in any rpg with a game dead set on focusing on them, Bioware will never make a game this good ever again.
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 4
Maybe the most well paced game in history. May not be a horror game but there are 3 moments in it which had me shaking in me boots.
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy
Thought for ages the way people held up Mario was just outta blind nostalgia for a classic, played this and have never come close to thinking that again.
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Loses some of the atmosphere and mystique that makes the first so special but they push the gameplay so far that it barely even matters.
Dark Souls
Dark Souls
The last third is messy but up to Ornstein and Smough it is basically flawless
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy IX
Do not know what to say other than if you don't like this fuck you.
Kingdom Hearts II
Kingdom Hearts II
There is literally nothing at stake in the climax of this game but it is delivered in such a convincing way that you would be certain that if you died in the game, you would die in real life.
Super Metroid
Super Metroid
i mean, yeah
Deltarune: Chapter 2
Deltarune: Chapter 2
if this game reaches its full potential it could be a genuine GOAT, already better than undertale in my eyes, cannot wait for chapter 7 in 2034
Hades
Hades
the ultimate way for me to tolerate roguelikes: just make everyone in in stupid hot
Flower, Sun, and Rain
Flower, Sun, and Rain
suda51 mentally breaks me for 12 hours
Killer7
Killer7
what
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
open world rpgs are dead, why make them after this, fuck yourself ubisoft
Undertale
Undertale
Iji but dumber (and a far better cast)
Xenogears
Xenogears
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
You gotta slam your way through it to know where to go on replays but those replays hit something else entirely
Celeste
Celeste
I am absurdly terrible at 2d platformers and I have yet cleared all the b-sides, mainly by slamming my face against a brick wall.
System Shock 2
System Shock 2
There is literally no reason to play Bioshock when this exists
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 2
resident evil games are hard to write funny little notes about bc the truly great ones are just so obviously good that it's unfair
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime
The technical best game ever made, I cannot think of a single thing I would change, I did nothing but play this for a period of 6 months and I still have the entire map memorized.
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
The only reason British people are still allowed to live is because of "Reyn Time"
NieR: Automata
NieR: Automata
I played through it once and really liked it, continued to think about everything in it for around a year, replayed it and adored every single thing about it, greatest score and greatest ending to ever grace a video game.
EarthBound
EarthBound
quirky game funny
Metroid Dread
Metroid Dread
they actually did it holy shit
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VII
didn't think this game could actually live up to its hype and yet it did, huge
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords
You need to mod it in to make it complete but when it is you will have a game that genuinely transcends its franchise to tell a truly original and compelling story with some of the strongest writing you will ever find, my standard for every game I ever play.
Super Mario Odyssey
Super Mario Odyssey
Nintendo is really lucky they know how to still make games this good.
Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 3
heather deserves the world and then some, what a nightmare of a game
Devil May Cry 5
Devil May Cry 5
Devil May Cry 4's combat system but with an actual game to compliment it, cannot find me an action game that keeps me howling at each badass thing I accidentally do more than this.
Doom Eternal
Doom Eternal
The presentation and storytelling is far less efficient than 2016's but especially with the dlc the combat in this game is literally unmatched in any fps, nothing else compares
Halo 3
Halo 3
The community features present in this game continue to absolutely blow my mind 13 years later.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
First game I ever fell in love with, still the greatest plot swerve of all time 17 years later
Cave Story
Cave Story
i don't know how i beat this
Hi-Fi Rush
Hi-Fi Rush
The Silver Case
The Silver Case
Is somehow both of the slickest crime thrillers that David Fincher wished he could write while also being a game where the best part about is the tedious task of checking your emails whilst chainsmoking
It Takes Two
It Takes Two
the real spec ops the line
NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...
NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...
Really cool that that one weird game mentioned by that one guy on gaming forums in the early 10s has been gased up by big ass lady in the sequel to get this re-release to be an actual hit. That one guy on the forum was also absolutely correct
AM2R: Return of Samus
AM2R: Return of Samus
As fangames go this one goes truly above and beyond into being something else entirely.
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Half-Life 2 but no filler, balls to the wall badass from start to end.
Ōkami
Ōkami
forever the best game with a dedicated piss button, death stranding could never
Persona 3 FES
Persona 3 FES
Almost every actual bit of combat minus the final boss sucks, there are a couple real poor sl's, and the dub quality is all over the place. It is also the best JRPG ever made.
Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus
it really was the shadow of the colossus
Portal
Portal
you already know
Resident Evil
Resident Evil
Just a cool ass game
Hitman 3
Hitman 3
a near infinite sketch comedy series of you wearing the silliest outfits known to man and creating ironic deaths on the spot
Katamari Damacy Reroll
Katamari Damacy Reroll
choose life game
Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64
Was worried that me playing it for the first time at my age and after I have played so many other 3d platformers would make it seem aged in comparison but it instead made it way cooler
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
gay lawyer game fun
Star Wars: Battlefront II
Star Wars: Battlefront II
if you didn't play this when it came out you will literally never understand and i am so sorry
Bayonetta 2
Bayonetta 2
Yeah the depth in the first game is gone but so is all the horrible dumb shit that ruins it
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
It does not matter if I am easily the worst out of this in my friend group every time I play it I have the time of my life.
Silent Hill
Silent Hill
Some genuinely subtle storytelling with a haunting atmosphere is enough to make me overlook what a waste of space the main character is.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Quite possibly the best boss lineup in any game.
Metroid: Zero Mission
Metroid: Zero Mission
evil game to 100% but basically all killer no filler, rules so hard
Halo 2
Halo 2
Easily the best gameplay of the series. The multiplayer either makes me feel useless or like a god and that's how it should be.
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros. 3
Genuinely mind-blowing how on top of their game Nintendo were here, not every experiment works but it is dazzling to see them even try them.
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
People who don't like this are fucking cowards. While rougher than its predecessor (like everything ever made is), its atmosphere is perfect, it is tough as nails but incredibly fair (minus the shitty boost guardian), and it has easily the best area in the series. Fucking awesome.
Pokémon: Greg Version
Pokémon: Greg Version
my lifestyle determines my deathstyle
Metroid Fusion
Metroid Fusion
Genuinely horrifying, a more linear Metroid but you are so engrossed in what's happening that it doesn't even matter.
Half-Life
Half-Life
Manages the incredible feat of being one of the scariest things I have ever played while also looking like Half-Life
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
I just see Sony continuously try to best this game but it will literally never happen.
Doom
Doom
BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG (but in 2d)
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
the universal appeal game
Psychonauts
Psychonauts
Rough around the edges but so charming and funny, the stretch of levels from the midpoint to right before the third act are unbeatable
Max Payne
Max Payne
Threads that thin line of being goofy as all hell but genuinely horrifying. Sam Lake is the best writer in the business
The Wolf Among Us
The Wolf Among Us
childrens fairy tails gone sexual that does not suck, true miracle
The World Ends with You: Final Remix
The World Ends with You: Final Remix
game coulda just coasted on style but you throw in that combat system and that cast? unfair
Doom
Doom
BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG
No More Heroes
No More Heroes
thank you countdown community
Ikaruga
Ikaruga
I am utterly terrible at this game but it is one of the coolest thing I've ever played.
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country
do you think the people responsible for this game knew what they were doing? david wise in particular? i don't think so
System Shock
System Shock
Greatest UI of all time
Ori and the Blind Forest
Ori and the Blind Forest
The best modern metroidvania, I do not make the rules.
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Batman: Arkham Asylum
The only one that is as good as people say it is, fix up the boss fights and this becomes near flawless.
Iji
Iji
Undertale but smarter
Rayman Origins
Rayman Origins
I haven't fully completed Legends on my own so I'm just counting Origins but even just Origins is such an incredible breath of fresh air.
Mass Effect
Mass Effect
Is it a poorly aged clunky mess: yes
Is it a perfect introduction to a truly well thought out and fully realized original sci-fi setting: yes.
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
After an entire series of not very good plots about not much at all: Danganronpa V3 hits the ultimate swerve by having a phenomenal ending which manages to be genuinely thought-provoking. A surprise to be sure: but a welcome one.
No More Heroes III
No More Heroes III
like the most powerful sour candy of all time, infinitely full of character, charm and heart, suda51 does it again
Mass Effect 3
Mass Effect 3
Vanilla ME3 is a mixed bag with simultaneously the most exciting 3d shooter combat system I have ever played with truly satisfying conclusions to certain series long character and story arcs. It also has a truly abhorrent ending and an equally bad handling of other big pieces of story. With all the dlc and fan-modding it the ending the bad writing still jumps out when it shows, but itsmooths out enough of the bumps to feel like a strong conclusion to a wonderfully messy trilogy.
Alien: Isolation
Alien: Isolation
Goes on for around 3 hours too long but it makes up for that by being genuinely horrifying while also being a perfect adaptation of the Alien universe.
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
weird ass game, all over the place and handily a downgrade from the first 2 but in spite of that is still one of the coolest games ever
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy
Lightsaber combat will never feel this good again.
Halo 3: ODST
Halo 3: ODST
The best campaign in the series, short but with no filler. The music sure helps too.
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes
gonna use this to filter all my water for now on
Kingdom Hearts III
Kingdom Hearts III
As a conclusion to a messy 17 year long story it manages to mostly not be a disaster, with the Disney worlds oozing with loads of charm.

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