Hell yeah brother, this is one of the all-time greats. Game so difficult yet so good it sounded like I climaxed from completing it. Music goes hard.

A better kart racer than Mario Kart ever was. Great music, great track design, and a fun little story mode.

This is the quintessetial Spider-man game. It perfectly captures the campy vibe of 90s Spider-man stories. The visuals are still striking to this day, with strong color and lighting choices, and music perfectly suited to each stage. This is a great way to spend an evening.

This is the best Pokémon game. Strong creature design, excellent music, and tons of content.

Jak II is like a lot of games. But no game is like Jak II.

The deconstruction of the Jedi/Sith dichotomy the series has always needed, KOTOR II tells the forbidden story of Star Wars: that morality isn't always be black and white, and the monomyth is stupid. It's unfinished, and the party members aren't quite as compelling as the ones from KOTOR I, but the themes of the narrative are just that good.

The game delivers a huge sense of speed, more than any other racer I've played. It's a ton of fun to play in the moment-to-moment. The audio and visuals are in perfect sync, effortlessly capturing that mid-2000s edgy, rock/metal vibe that feels right at home in the universe. Jak X also manages to tell a compelling story, even by series standards, with sharper dialogue and sleeker cutscene direction. It's crazy to think that this is the last video game Naughty Dog would ever release.

Cuts the fluff from Ratchet 3 and doubles-down on the combat focus. Ratchet is more agile, the weapons are deadlier, and the story brings back the biting social commentary from the first game. This is the last good game in the series.

It's Batman but a metroidvania. It feels like a love-letter to fans of The Animated Series. The biggest issues are that it lacks features the sequels would introduce, and the ending isn't great.

A great campaign, co-op mode and bat-shit insane multiplayer. I would be on this daily if it was still active.

Just good, old-fashioned video game-y fun. The boat racing has enough spectacle and speed to keep you entertained, and the game drip feeds new maps, modes and boats to unlock throughout. My only complaint is that the DLC is really good, but it needs to be purchased separately.

The first time I played this game I didn't sleep for 3 days. Every time I go back to it, it happens all over again. A time sink, the game expands in complexity with the player's time investment in a way that lends itself organically to long play sessions. Hugely addicting.

You play this game for the insane cutscenes. Never knew I wanted to see cyborg ninja Raiden in a sombrero and poncho until I got it. Gameplay I wish had some more time in the oven.

I wish The Phantom Pain was as carefully considered as this game is. Camp Omega is more interesting to play in than any location in all of TPP.

A unique experience to video games, and a must-play for all.

Dark Souls III is both an unfortunate capitulation to the misguided backlash of its predecessor, and also, a lachrymose homage to what fans fondly remember about the first game. It feels less artistically striking than either entry in the trilogy, but it's also the most consistent and balanced. If Dark Souls put you off, I'd recommend starting here instead.

Finally, a Zelda game I like. The almost universal devotion to player agency and the seemingly deliberate world design leave a lasting impression on the player that other developers have still yet to match.

I put this game down for a year before realizing how good it was. I wrote it off as highly repetitive and contextually-uninteresting, but the gameplay won me over as I began to really understand how the boons all play off each other and how the game uses its main mechanic as part of the story. Also I love Megaera.

A PS2-era video game in PS5-era clothes. DMC5 is a video game and it's not ashamed of that one bit.

This unfinished, fan remake of the 2006 disaster is somehow the best 3D Sonic game ever made.

Possibly the greatest game of all time.

The characters are surprisingly deep and well-written, with the occasional outlier; they start off as cliches, but grow in complexity as you develop your bond with them. I didn't expect to enjoy the turn based combat as much as I did, but after having spent much of your time talking to your students, learning their likes and dislikes, cooking, fishing, etc., it functions well as a way to both break up the monotony and show the positive influence your character has on the development of the characters. Unfortunately the padding starts to become tiresome after a few playthroughs, but considering you'll have already put in dozens of hours by the time you get to that point, it hardly seems like a valid complaint.

Constance best girl btw

Metroidvania + Dark Souls + Andalusian influence + excellent Spanish dub + thick, inspired atmosphere + hypnotic OST + incredible sprite work

Ghostrunner is some of the most immediately satisfying gameplay I've experienced in years. Despite the bugs and a general lack of polish, the gamefeel is simply unmatched. The story and voice acting are, for the most part, inoffensive and utilitarian. But you don't play for the story. You play it for the gameplay. I've not played a better platformer.

The Mass Effect trilogy is dramatic, personal, and full of charm; unlike most RPGs, the player shares ownership of the protagonist with Bioware, which limits the scope of the role-playing experience, but allows for much stronger individual characterization. Bioware crafted an extremely compelling universe to get lost in, with some of the most memorable, well-written and acted characters in gaming history. Mass Effect is the greatest video game trilogy of all time.

Somehow arguably better than its predecessor.