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For me it’s Return of the Obra Dinn. I was blown away by how well this game is done. I blew through it in like 2 days. The way the story plays out is so cool. Afterward I hassled my wife to play it because she loves that murder mystery stuff but she bought it and still hasn’t played it lol.
Anyway highly recommend if you’re into puzzle games.
Outer Wilds and Omori. Both beautiful games and if I had to choose one to play through for the first time again, I couldn't.
So many people mentioning Outer Wilds, think I will have to revisit that. There are a lot of honorable mentions like HL2, SOMA and Ocarina of Time. But for me, the outstanding mention would have to be the original Elite on the Sinclair Spectrum. For such an early, technically simple game it had so much depth and gameplay, and challenge (took me weeks to master that damn docking procedure without crashing!).
So many people mentioning Outer Wilds, think I will have to revisit that.
Do it do it do it! Trust Lemmy 😄
Spec Ops: The Line I thought it was just another military 3rd-person shooter. Boy was I wrong. That thing hit me hard!
Also Oni by bungie. I like the style and I remember that the climax was somewhat emotional for very jung me.
This war of mine I cannot play this game for long and I absolutely love it for that.
There are others too but the common thing is that they were emotional for me. Sure I remember great visuals or gameplay but at the end of the day the games that make me feel stuff stay with me.
I played spec ops knowing what I was getting into, I wish I could experience it blind. I can't imagine how much that would fuck with me.
Horizon Zero Dawn (and sequel), Control, Mass Effect 2, Grim Fandango, Dreamfall.
In a very different way, Kerbal Space Program because it gives a good understanding of orbital mechanics.
Loom
It's been, what, 30 years? I still think about that game pretty frequently.
The big ones for me are the one where I made friends and very personal experiences:
Tibia, Eve Online & Warhammer Online
Which reminds me, I haven't messaged certain former guild leader in a while!
Disco Elysium. There are so many good quotes, particularly out of the thought cabinet, that I remind myself of on like a weekly basis.
I was in a bad place the first time I played through it. The Precarious World and One More Door stick in the back of my mind constantly, and I cried like a baby the first time I read "In the dark times, should the stars also go out?" Never before has a game so emotionally resonated with me, this hope in the face of crushing despair, despite everything.
For me, it's Mirror's Edge, particularly Mirror's Edge Catalyst. I even go running IRL to the soundtrack.
Firewatch, Hellblade, the Mass Effect trilogy, Cyberpunk 2077 to name a few. ME and CP77 are probably the ones that lodged themselves hardest in my mind by far.
You have good taste in games.
Celeste, even made me cry a bit towards the end, first from it being sad but then happy at the very end.
Final fantasy VII and Kingdom Hearts games also are always stuck in my head even to this day
Underrated hidden gem.
Last of Us Part 1 and Part 2. My favorite game series of all time. Honorable mention to Red Dead 2 and God of War Ragnarok. I’m a slut for cinematic games.
Started thinking about it and turns out I have a few:
Red Dead Redemption. Probably stuck with me more than any other game Ive played. I still listen to the soundtrack on a regular basis.
Really hope it gets a rerelease
Wished it was on PC
Last of us. Only the first one though
Ori and the Blind Forest + Ori and the Will of the Wisps. So much can be said
Zelda Ocarina of Time. I was growing up when it came out and I was so little I couldnt' really play it yet, so I watched my big brother play it. Whenever he let me try, I woudl just run around on Epona around Hyrule Field in circles lol
Control, just so much fun
MMOs: Vindictus, BDO, and Lost Ark. Just with playing them for 2+ years ea, that creates a lot of fun and happy memories with the people I played with
Kenshi. Kenshi is the single most unique game I have ever played I think. There is no campaign, you are just sent into one of the largest maps ive heard of in a video game with the goal of "survive". So many ways to play, I've had so many different adventures in that game, with stories that I crafted that have stuck with me for years. I am still heartbroken I lost my saves from 2019 :(
Second choice is prototype. I dunno why but I just adore the shapeshifting combat, and edgy early 2000s aesthetic. Alex Mercer is one of my all time favorite supervillian/hero characters, he's just cool, man.
Star Wars Galaxies - the open world, the city building, the player housing, the ground and space vehicles, the player market, the world pvp. It was so much goodness. Broke all future games for me.
I received Eternal Darkness for Christmas in 2002. I will NEVER forget the feelings that game inspired in me thanks to the unique "sanity" system and creepy lovecraftian atmosphere.
I remember my brothers and I huddled around the basement TV into the wee hours of the morning over our Christmas holiday totally creeped out but so driven to complete the story that we pressed onward.
What a fantastic game that was and I'm so grateful for those memories with my brothers. I don't think I've ever had such a deep connection with a game since.
Shadow of the Colossus
The entire Witcher trilogy, but especially the Witcher 3. Replaying after reading the books adds so much depth the world and the political decisions you are forced to make. The world is beautiful, the ambient sounds and soundtrack are so good ("winds howling") and the story is gripping.
Mother 3 still affects me in ways no other game has, even to this day. It's truly a beautiful game.
world of goo. still my favorite experience in almost 40 years of pc gaming.
Hollow Knight and Ori Will of the Wisps pop up in my head constantly. They're atmospheric masterpieces.
The ending of Unreal 2 (the single player game) when your team have all died and left messages for you to listen to as you fly away alone on a spaceship
Medievil
Well I would answer Outer Wilds (in particular, with the DLC), but since you already said it, ummm....
Probably Hollow Knight. I remember just loving the exploration in that game, and the difficulty made everything feel well earned. I haven't played Elden Ring yet, but it sounds like people had a similar reaction to that, but in 3D.
Ace Attorney. The first 3 and Edgeworth spinoffs are legit masterpieces.