I only gotta mention one that everyone should play at least once in their lifetime: Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
It might be as close to a perfect game as it gets. I love that you can turn off the HUD and it’s still completely playable. Nintendo is one of the few companies that puts so much care into their open world that you can just explore and talk to people and get all the information you need to complete the game.
For modern games, I also love Nier: Automata and Horizon Zero Dawn for the complex stories and creativity but Breath of the Wild is just so perfectly executed. It’s sort of like classic Pixar movies where it might be rated G but still manages to appeal to adults.
Great game! (Also happy cake day)
Thanks friend. Hoping to get my footing in a non-consumer antagonistic forum aggregator lol
Deus Ex and Balatro
Kerbal Space Program
OG Kerbal Space Program is the best. The sequel, Kerbal Space Program 2, had a lot of missing features from the original KSP, and it is still in Early Access. The developer, Intercept Games, was also closed by Take-Two Interactive, and this game has not had any major update in months. It is clear that Take-Two has completely abandoned KSP 2, and it is still on sale. But it might not be for much longer, because it is literally on life support at this point, only getting patches and bug fixes.
Wouldn’t be surprised if Kerbal Space Program 2 ends up getting delisted at some point in the future.
Am happy to concede that I’m just a dumb dumb, but to say that I was confused by both what to do and how to do it would be a wild understatement.
Subnautica
Outer Wilds.
If you like space games and puzzle games (in the sense that you need to piece together the situation you’re in), this is a great choice.
Highly recommend not looking anything up before you play.
Just did the dlc for outer wilds recently. It was refreshing how it added to the story without detracting from the main game but It was pretty damn scary for me, a person who doesn’t play horror games. I still think it’s worth it. Somewhat odd choice for the dlc when the main game was mainly an archaeological space puzzle but they made it work.
The coolest thing when you start the DLC is that you realize that this whole thing has just been out there the entire time you’ve been playing and you didn’t know it. Then you finally get there and you can play the entire DLC while the rest of the game keeps going without you.
I love puzzle games and was so excited to play it, especially after friends that I value the opinion about games claimed it was the best game they’ve ever played.
I’ve tried, but it didn’t grip me and I gave up after 2 days of trying to get into it.
Maybe one day when the universe thinks it’s the right time for me.
Katana Zero: Just try it. It’s a 2D action platformer with good story.
Absolutely fucking amazing game!
Great game… But I have to admit, I liked Hotline: Miami more.
Celeste. Great fun Mario-level game, but with a deeper story in both game and in development.
I love Celeste so much, the writing was way better than I anticipated a platformer game to have.
I also love some of the easter eggs they put in, like the white block in one of the earlier stages, where you will fall “behind” the block if you crouch on it for a few seconds; a nod to hidden mechanic in Super Mario Bros 3.
Cyberpunk 2077. I’ve been known to simp pretty hard for this game, but I do consider it to be one of the best games ever made. The story, the music, the acting, the gameplay, the visuals… Every single part of the game is just masterfully done. I feel it’s one of those games that everybody should play; a sort of “milestone” game like Ocarina of Time or Skyrim. Even if you’re not a fan of FPS or RPGs, it’s worth turning down the difficulty and playing just to experience the best story ever told through a video game, in my opinion.
I was very much into the game but then came keanue reeves. I like this guy, but having a famous actor in a video game completely breaks it for me.
I was out and lost all drive but continued. I never fully finished it though.
The City and npcs are very well made though.
Exact same feeling for me
Unpopular Opinion: Cyberpunk is gameplay wise just a reskin of Far Cry
I haven’t actually played any of the Far Cry games, so I couldn’t speak to that. But if they play anything like Cyberpunk, I might have to give them a shot!
It’s a great story, and one of my favorites—I’m still replaying it. But I think the best story ever told through a video game is RDR2. But those are my two favorite games, so you really can’t go wrong either way.
+1 for RDR2. Probably the best game I’ve ever played, made me cry several times. 10/10
Metal gear solid 3 is IMO one of the best games ever made
Wait for delta. The whole metal gear franchise is IMO worth buying.
Dark souls, bloodborne and sekiro. Must plays in my opinion.
There was an outstanding RTS game from 1997 called Total Annihilation. The soundtrack was 11/10, it was made by Jeremy Soule, the guy who did the Skyrim soundtrack. Some might say that Supreme Commander 2 is their most recent successor to TA, but they are wrong. Check out Beyond All Reason (BAR). It’s in Alpha and it’s free but it’s already sooooo good.
I think most people that enjoyed SupCom1 didn’t like SupCom2. The first game was leagues better, imo. There was also Planetary Annihilation some years ago, which was much simpler, then an expansion and I dunno how different that one plays.
Mass Effect Trilogy (legendary edition).
The original (or remasters versions of) Final Fantasy. If you can’t appreciate the OG then you need to shut up about all the shitty sequels already.
A couple of oldies, that deserve to still be played. Disclaimer: I played both games when they were already ~8 years old, and completely outdated in terms of technology.
Planescape: Torment
One of thr best RPG ever created, and that is entirely for the world building and writing, and how much of the gameplay ends up.being based on these rather than the combat mechanics (which are just ok)
Deus Ex
Again it was way ahead of its time in terms of world building and depth, and it was still an unashamed PC game, that dared to challenge its users a little and didn’t need to have a GUI that could be used with a gamepad, unlike the sequels.
Updated my journal
Strongly agree. Deus Ex is still even now my favorite game ever. NPCs sound like real people and actually have meaningful things to say.
My heart tells me that this is the correct answer
I’ll do you one better: completely free.
Check out Ashes: 2063. It started life as a mod for Doom, but is now completely standalone and has more in common with the Metro games than anything else at this point. PC only, but both games and their expansions are 100% free and worth every minute of your time.
Yep, Better than Phantom Fury.
