Favourite Games

Favourite genres: RPG (and all subsequent sub-genres), Metroidvania, Roguelike/lite, 4X, Souls-like, Sandbox, Tactics/Strategy, Immersive Sim.

These comprise my favourite games, but these aren't the only games I enjoyed or loved. I'm very loose with what I consider a favourite. Might trim it more in the future. Maybe.

Favourite expansions/DLCs are included only if they are significant enough or separate enough, and are not part of any Special/GOTY/Definitive/Complete Editions I played.

Not ranked.
Always changing & updating.

Tags (See notes):
+GAMEPLAY: I like it for the gameplay, mechanics, replayability, combat, builds, exploration, etc.
+FRIENDS: I like it because it's fun with friends.
+WRITING: I like it for the story(ies), narrative, quests, general writing, prose, characters, lore, world-building, dialogue, etc.
+MODS: I like it for the modding capabilities, and available mods.
+SENTIMENTALITY: I like it for sentimental value, childhood, memories, personal impact/effect, "moments that stuck with me", etc.
+DESIGN: I like for the art design, direction, art style, animation, graphics, atmosphere, presentation, etc.
+MUSIC: I like for the music, soundtrack, ambience, etc.

The Age of Decadence
The Age of Decadence
+GAMEPLAY
+WRITING
Baldur's Gate 3
Baldur's Gate 3
+GAMEPLAY
+FRIENDS
+DESIGN (the production value and animations for a CRPG)
+MUSIC
(atrocious writing at times though)
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
+GAMEPLAY
+WRITING
+DESIGN
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
+GAMEPLAY
+WRITING
+DESIGN
The Bard's Tale Trilogy
The Bard's Tale Trilogy
1 is a favourite
2 is a slog and a mixed bag
3 I haven't played
+GAMEPLAY
Bastion
Bastion
+GAMEPLAY
+SENTIMENTALITY
+DESIGN
+MUSIC
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth
+GAMEPLAY

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
+GAMEPLAY
+SENTIMENTALITY
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
+GAMEPLAY
Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling
Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling
+GAMEPLAY
+WRITING
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
+GAMEPLAY
+SENTIMENTALITY (Childhood favourite)
Crash Tag Team Racing
Crash Tag Team Racing
+GAMEPLAY
+SENTIMENTALITY (Childhood favourite)
Darkest Dungeon
Darkest Dungeon
+GAMEPLAY
+DESIGN
Dark Souls III: The Fire Fades Edition
Dark Souls III: The Fire Fades Edition
+GAMEPLAY
+FRIENDS
+WRITING
+SENTIMENTALITY
+DESIGN
+MUSIC
Death Road to Canada
Death Road to Canada
+GAMEPLAY
+WRITING (Comedy)
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition
+GAMEPLAY
+DESIGN (cutscenes)
+WRITING (Not the story; I just like the characters, especially Dante, Vergil, and The Jester)
Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition
Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition
+GAMEPLAY
Disco Elysium
Disco Elysium
+GAMEPLAY
+WRITING
+DESIGN
+MUSIC
Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition
Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition
+GAMEPLAY
+FRIENDS
+WRITING
Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition
Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition
+GAMEPLAY
+WRITING
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
+GAMEPLAY
+WRITING (The lore)
+MUSIC (Original Intro Theme)
Dying Light: Definitive Edition
Dying Light: Definitive Edition
+GAMEPLAY
+FRIENDS
Elden Ring
Elden Ring
+GAMEPLAY
+FRIENDS
+MUSIC (Few songs)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition
+GAMEPLAY
+WRITING
+MODS
+SENTIMENTALITY
+MUSIC (Few songs)
Elex
Elex
+GAMEPLAY (mostly exploration, quest design, and RPG mechanics. Combat is awful.)
+WRITING
Fear & Hunger
Fear & Hunger
+GAMEPLAY
+WRITING (The lore, although it is inconsistent)
+DESIGN
The Forgotten City
The Forgotten City
+GAMEPLAY
+WRITING
+SENTIMENTALITY
Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones
+WRITING
+DESIGN (just the armours, everything else is lacklustre)
Hades
Hades
+GAMEPLAY
+WRITING
+DESIGN
+MUSIC
Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
+WRITING
+SENTIMENTALITY
+DESIGN
Kenshi
Kenshi
+GAMEPLAY
+MODS
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
+GAMEPLAY
+WRITING
+DESIGN
+MUSIC
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
+GAMEPLAY
+WRITING (Characters mostly)
Midnight Ghost Hunt
Midnight Ghost Hunt
+GAMEPLAY
+FRIENDS
Minecraft
Minecraft
+FRIENDS
+MODS
+SENTIMENTALITY

As a game detached from its community, and nostalgia, it's pretty boring and dry. But it's such a core experience of my life, it feels almost sacrilegious to not include it.
Monster Hunter: World
Monster Hunter: World
+GAMEPLAY
+FRIENDS
Monster Hunter: World - Iceborne
Monster Hunter: World - Iceborne
+GAMEPLAY
+FRIENDS
Nioh
Nioh
+GAMEPLAY
Nioh 2: The Complete Edition
Nioh 2: The Complete Edition
+GAMEPLAY
The Pale City
The Pale City
+GAMEPLAY
+WRITING
+DESIGN/MUSIC (atmosphere/ambience more than actual graphics/music)
Paradise Killer
Paradise Killer
+GAMEPLAY (The movement system)
+WRITING
+DESIGN
Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Enhanced Plus Edition
Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Enhanced Plus Edition
+GAMEPLAY
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous
+GAMEPLAY
Pathologic 2
Pathologic 2
+GAMEPLAY (Only the struggling/difficulty aspect, not the actual gameplay)
+WRITING
+SENTIMENTALITY
+DESIGN
+MUSIC
Persona 4 Golden
Persona 4 Golden
+GAMEPLAY
+WRITING
+MUSIC
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
+GAMEPLAY
+WRITING
+SENTIMENTALITY
+MUSIC
Prey
Prey
+GAMEPLAY
+WRITING
+DESIGN
Remnant: From the Ashes
Remnant: From the Ashes
+GAMEPLAY
+FRIENDS
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
+GAMEPLAY
+DESIGN
Risk of Rain 2
Risk of Rain 2
+GAMEPLAY
+FRIENDS
+MODS
+MUSIC
Risk of Rain 2 + Survivors of the Void
Risk of Rain 2 + Survivors of the Void
+GAMEPLAY
+FRIENDS
+MODS
+MUSIC
Sally Face
Sally Face
+WRITING
+DESIGN
+MUSIC
Salt and Sanctuary
Salt and Sanctuary
+GAMEPLAY
+FRIENDS
+SENTIMENTALITY
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
+GAMEPLAY
+SENTIMENTALITY
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne - HD Remaster
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne - HD Remaster
+GAMEPLAY
+DESIGN
Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Platinum Edition
Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Platinum Edition
+GAMEPLAY
+FRIENDS

Slay the Spire
Slay the Spire
+GAMEPLAY
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
+GAMEPLAY
+SENTIMENTALITY (Childhood favourite)
Sorcery! Part 3
Sorcery! Part 3
+GAMEPLAY
+WRITING
Sorcery! Part 4
Sorcery! Part 4
+GAMEPLAY
+WRITING
Sorcery! Parts 1 & 2
Sorcery! Parts 1 & 2
+GAMEPLAY
+WRITING
State of Decay
State of Decay
+GAMEPLAY
Terraria
Terraria
+GAMEPLAY
+FRIENDS
+MODS
+SENTIMENTALITY
+MUSIC
Thea: The Awakening
Thea: The Awakening
+GAMEPLAY
+SENTIMENTALITY (One of my first 4x, ignited my love for the genre)
Total War: Warhammer II
Total War: Warhammer II
+GAMEPLAY
+WRITING (The factions)
+DESIGN (The character models are fantastic)
Urtuk: The Desolation
Urtuk: The Desolation
+GAMEPLAY
+MUSIC
Valheim
Valheim
+GAMEPLAY
+SENTIMENTALITY
+FRIENDS
Vanquish
Vanquish
+GAMEPLAY
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead
+WRITING
+SENTIMENTALITY
West of Loathing
West of Loathing
+GAMEPLAY
+WRITING
What Remains of Edith Finch
What Remains of Edith Finch
+WRITING
+SENTIMENTALITY
+DESIGN
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game of the Year Edition
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game of the Year Edition
+GAMEPLAY
+WRITING
+SENTIMENTALITY
+DESIGN
+MUSIC
XCOM 2
XCOM 2
+GAMEPLAY
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
+GAMEPLAY
Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
+WRITING

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