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Gran Turismo 3

 

[Milennia]

its between kingdom hearts 2 and persona 5, i would say in terms of impact on me at the time it would be kingdom hearts 2 most likely

 

[BigEmil]

Gran Turismo 3

Man of taste.

 

[jetsetrez]

Hmmm, tough question honestly.

Chrono Trigger is the game that touched me the most emotionally back in the day. Haven't played it in decades but I consider it up there with the best of the best.

GRID 2 and Iracing have delivered some of the most enjoyable and adrenaline fueled moments I've had in gaming.

Resident Evil 5(The Mercenaries) is the game I've probably put the most hours into(over 800) and can be crazy fun with the right online partner.

Dungeon Master(Amiga version) is my most nostalgic game and the one that gives me the most "feels". One of the very first RPGs I ever played and the one I sunk the most hours in as a kid.

So yeah, hard to pick just one

Wtffffff. No Ridge, Outrun, or Daytona? The world is a lie.

 

[Host Samurai]

Resident Evil 4. Its so close to video game design perfection that the only thing that hold it back from that is going into your inventory to change weapons and throw grenades.

 

[To Far Away Times]

Yoshi's Island is platforming perfection and one of the most creative games I've ever played.

It gets some bonus points for feeling so modern despite being a game from the mid 90's.

 

[BadManEd]

Mass Effect 3
played through 5-6 times now love it

 

[RidHood]

Well, for such a long time I use to say Final Fantasy VI or III in US.

But I must say that The Binding of Isaac is now by fair the best thing I've ever played.

 

[stefanneda91]

I would say Metal Gear Solid on ps1. A timeless classic. Really the first game in my life where I said at the end: ''Wow, what a game''. Life time fan of MGS and Kojima since the MGS 1.

 

[GamerJM]

Super Smash Bros. Melee. 2D movement systems in games perfected, insane skill ceiling, visceral to play at all levels, the speed of an airdasher with the accessibility of a party game, lots of content, huge community of players 16 years after release.

 

[Kaji AF16]

Captain Tsubasa 2: Super Strikers (Tecmo, NES, 1990).

 

[clockpunk]

Bully. So much personality, exploration, and story - if only that rumoure doc ith two additional cliques had come out... I still replay it in the fall of each year, and always discover some new small details (despite getting 100% completion most times)

 

[t1gerjaw]

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

Only finished it twice because I don't want to cheapen the experience.

 

[iidesuyo]

I think at the end of the day it's Secret of Mana.

Music? Here it comes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN5eMiST1i8

 

[Breakage]

It's gotta be MGS2.

 

[Darkness Unleashed]

Persona 5.
Many games I've played may be better in some aspects. But as a whole, this is the most complete experience I've ever had in electronic entertainment.

 

[dpunk3]

WindWaker

3 hearts challenge
All maps filled
All treasure chests/charts redeemed and collected
All side missions completed
All collectibles collected
Trade missions completed as well

I made that game my bitch

I'm also in the middle of a hero mode run in the remake.

 

[OmegaTreeFish]

I have 3 very different games that always come to mind when this comes up.
Xcom (from 90's)
Street fighter 2
Bloodborne

All 3 are amazing in there own way and for the eras they come out.

 

[IrishNinja]

it's really hard to narrow it down to just one - i play katamari, zalda, earthbound, toejam & earl and a few others so often over the years

I can replay it any year. Best JRPG of all time. Every other JRPG from my youth, FFVII included, i can never finish a replay. But this, i always finish when i start it.

Next up is Streets of Rage. I would play it start to finish right now. That game is pure joy.

https://youtu.be/3ZjspVPHRUY

https://youtu.be/MXjaCkPWpvU

this here was a really inspired choice though, bravo

 

[Toe-Knee]

Shenmue

 

[Ex-Psych]

A strong tie between Breath of the Wild and The Witness

 

[Magic Mushroom]

Bloodborne.

 

[Crixus]

TES: Morrowind. It's my most played and favorite game, I've been playing it every year since release. This universe sucked me in and never let me go, its fantastic lore inspired me the most to actually roleplay and write elaborate backgrounds for my characters.

 

[Eirwat]

Hellblade: senuas sacrifice
Nkthing has ever affected me in sucn a way.

 

[Beth Cyra]

Lunar The Silver Star Story Complete.

The only other two that come close are Final Fantasy VIII or Silent Hill Shattered Memories.

 

[ExitPlanetDust]

Guardian Heroes

 

[Clefargle]

Used to be Majora's mask, but now it's BOTW

 

[NathanDiego]

Until 2013 my favorite game of all time was Resident Evil 4,still my 2nd undisputed,since then the Last of Us is my top spot,everything is perfect to me,nothing comes close,I can't put in words how much I love this game,I doubt another game will top it,even the Last of Us part 2,no fucking way,I just wish to go back in time and experience this masterpiece for the first time

Also my favorite soundtracks

The Last of Us theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TLDowHsO-Y

The Path (A New Beginning)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jbU7leVu_k

 

[Technosteve]

1. Jagged Alliance 2
2. Alpha Centauri
3. Ceaser II
4. Starcraft
5. Red Alert

 

[Gartooth]

Super Mario Galaxy is that game for me, with it and its sequel being my favorite gaming experience ever.

 

[GalacticSushiman]

WindWaker

3 hearts challenge
All maps filled
All treasure chests/charts redeemed and collected
All side missions completed
All collectibles collected
Trade missions completed as well

I made that game my bitch

I'm also in the middle of a hero mode run in the remake.

Are you sure it's not the other way around?

It's super hard to just give one name... But probably Radiant Silvergun for me.

 

[Faynwulf]

Do MMOs count?

Then I'd choose World of Warcraft, doesn't matter what version. It's the one game I always come back to even if I just do random crap in the game. It's just so comfy to me.

 

[ChryZ]

Spelunky.

 

[RAL1992]

Halo or P4G for me, can't really decide between them.

 

[The ๖ۜBronx]

Don't think I could say without some severe thought, but Bloodborne is probably as close to a masterpiece as I've played.

 

[GRaider81]

Probably EU4.

The hot AAA and indies come and go but EU4 always remains a constant

 

[Karppuuna]

Tomb Raider 1996

 

[JBwB]

It's a tie between The Witcher 3, Persona 4 Golden & Persona 5 for me.

I can't choose only one out of those 3 but I'd definitely put those games above all others.

 

[Human Trashcan]

Ocarina till the day I die baybee

 

[Verano]

super mario rpg

 

[Basketball]

it sounds stupid

but

Modded Skyrim
easily

 

[Sigismundo]

Crash Bandicoot 2. I personally think this is the best game ND's ever released.

Controlling Crash in that game just feels really fucking good.

 

[Noboru Wataya]

Shenmue on the Dreamcast

I was 15 and obsessed with Japanese culture. The internet was in its infancy in the U.K. meaning anything from Japan (anime, games, music) was so very hard to come by and very unpopular in my area growing up. This was my golden age of gaming and the Japanese obsession I had was something I held close that helped define my developing teenage personality.

When magazines started to report on Shenmue I bought every one with my pocket money, I poured hours over screenshots and short QuickTime videos I could get online. Then I finally got the game for christmas and I got completely lost in Yokosuka. It was perfect timing for that time in my life. It gave me exactly what I wanted/needed, a digital representation of Japan that was overflowing with tons of little details.

Shenmue is a rough game that hasn't aged well when played in 2017, but in 2000 nothing could come close to the immersion it offered, especially when I was at that young age where my imagination was starved for eastern influence.

Long live Shenmue.

Shenmue

Shenmue. To be able to play that game during its time in 2000 gave me a feeling that no other game has given me.

Dc: Shenmue

Shenmue.

Shenmue 1 & 2. These were the games that made me realize there is potential in the video games medium through immersion. It's like playing a kung-fu move in a storybook.

Shenmue. It's pretty much the main reason that I became Interested in Martial Arts, and learning about Asian cultures and languages as a kid. I don't think any other media has influenced as much as Shenmue.

Shenmue, though maybe II has my favorite moments. The town of Yokosuka, and it's level of mundane, familiar, detailed immersion wins it for me. They're masterpieces.

Shenmue I guess.

 

[Rygar 8 Bit]

castlevania symphony of the night

 

[superdeluxe]

Baldur's Gate 2

Everything I loved about tabletop gaming (forgotten realms), with fun combat, interesting quests & monsters. Great main quest and side quests and great dialogue and characters.

 

[Keasar]

The Witcher 3 or Bayonetta 1.

I don't know yet which I would say is the best.

 

[acheron_xl]

Tetris or Minecraft.

 

[Rainy]

Final Fantasy X

 

[Voidance]

I would say Metal Gear Solid on ps1. A timeless classic. Really the first game in my life where I said at the end: ''Wow, what a game''. Life time fan of MGS and Kojima since the MGS 1.

Same for me. It changed my expectations of video games after I completed it, and MGS will always be one of my favorite series no matter how much MGSV tried to change that.

 

[Samanosuke Akechi]

Shenmue on the Dreamcast

I was 15 and obsessed with Japanese culture. The internet was in its infancy in the U.K. meaning anything from Japan (anime, games, music) was so very hard to come by and very unpopular in my area growing up. This was my golden age of gaming and the Japanese obsession I had was something I held close that helped define my developing teenage personality.

When magazines started to report on Shenmue I bought every one with my pocket money, I poured hours over screenshots and short QuickTime videos I could get online. Then I finally got the game for christmas and I got completely lost in Yokosuka. It was perfect timing for that time in my life. It gave me exactly what I wanted/needed, a digital representation of Japan that was overflowing with tons of little details.

Shenmue is a rough game that hasn't aged well when played in 2017, but in 2000 nothing could come close to the immersion it offered, especially when I was at that young age where my imagination was starved for eastern influence.

Long live Shenmue.

I feel the same. Except I was 18 when it came out in 2000. I had a small anime store near me back then that sold imported Japanese games so I got to try jet set radio long before it came to America. I also got dbz legends for ps1 and Godzilla generations for dreamcast from that store too back then. But yes shenmue still has a very special place in my heart as does dreamcast in general.