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Whether you started with a 2600 and a joystick in your hand, an N64 with a blistered palm or building your first PC in your teens, what is that one video game you've played at some point that to this day sits at the top of your list.

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[–] zalack@kbin.social 41 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

The Outer Wilds. IMO, non-violence-based gameplay design is an underexplored space, especially in 3-D games. The Outer Wilds manages to feel like a fully-fledged game, rather than a traditional walking simulator, using exploration as it's core gameplay loop.

Further, it's main progression system is you, the out-of-game player, learning about the world. There's no abilities you gain or keys you have to find. You unlock new areas, not as a programmed game mechanic, but as a function of reasoning about what you've discovered and gaining insight into how the game world works. Any playthrough could be beaten in about 15 minutes -- there's nothing physically blocking you from triggering the end of the game -- but it takes you 15 hours or so of flying around the solar system to accrue the necessary insight to get there.

It's really a special game.

[–] PepsiMax@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

And an amazing soundtrack to match the thrills and sadness of the journey. Dlc was awesome too.

[–] azura@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

The music towards the end aaa

[–] atlhart@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s a toss up for me between Outer Wilds and Subnautica. I found Outer Wilds after playing Subnautica and looking for something with the same feeling.

Anyone that liked Outer Wilds should also play Subnautica. Although the game play is more similar to No Man’s Sky (even though Subnautica is definitely much better than NMS)

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[–] Talaraine@kbin.social 25 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Mass Effect. The one game I wish I could entirely erase my memory of and do it all again. <3

[–] pienix@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

"You exist because we allow it, and you will end because we demand it"

It's been years since I've played ME, but this scene will never not give me chills...

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[–] Ragnell@kbin.social 23 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Tetris. Tetris is the King.

[–] smallaubergine@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Gameboy or NES? NES was my jam

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[–] CaptainPatent@kbin.social 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Definitely the original portal.

I'm generally not an FPS guy, but the puzzle game in the FPS format was really cool to see.

And when you finally do beat the game you can't help but think...

"This is a triumph"

[–] ripcord@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

I made a note - huge success.

But yeah, my original playthrough - great puzzle game, then suddenly there was plot, and a huge plot twist, then the ending was crazy, then that song.... So freaking good.

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[–] whofearsthenight@kbin.social 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Peacemeal12@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ocarina fans know that this is the only correct answer. Lol

[–] Scott@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

People that vote for Ocarina just couldn’t handle Majoras Mask.

[–] CFinley97@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

It's funny - I loooove Majora's, but I have to acknowledge the impact wouldn't be the same without OoT.

My answer is both of them bc they're such a package.

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[–] siv9939@kbin.social 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Elder Scrolls III Morrowind. Everything in that game feels so different than anything else, including the other Elder Scrolls.

[–] FistfulOfStars@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Morrowind: Nix hounds, kwama, guar... Cities made from the husks of ancient crustaceans... Fast travel networks with time consequences based on the speed of the insect you're riding inside of. Insane lore that feels like a real religion... Are you the chosen one? Is there such a thing? Have you been "chosen" or are you choosing to make it happen? Ash ghouls.

Everything else: Deer, wolf, bear... Renaissance-era European architecture... Instantaneous fast travel with no basis in lore. Dragons.

I'll forgive the cliff racers.

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[–] kbity@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Titanfall 2 is the most fun I've had with a video game. The movement is so amazingly fluid, it's like Quake or Unreal Tournament but with more verticality, and then there's the Titans themselves, which feel like awesome weapons of war, yet not insurmountable to a skilled pilot on foot. Everything from the gameplay balance to the mechanics to the visuals and sound design is incredible, and the single-player story was very touching and exactly long enough to satisfy you without overstaying its welcome. I'm gutted that we're probably never getting a Titanfall 3.

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[–] SnowboardBum@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] Canrith@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sid Meier’s Pirates! (originally on the C64)

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[–] Amanduh@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago

Stardew valley

[–] Litany@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago

Satisfactory.

I love making efficient systems and the freedom to do things the way I want to, such as by using the game's alternate recipe system.

The exploration and movement systems in the game are also to notch. It's not quite Titanfall, but I struggle to think of any other game where simply moving around is so fun. That's on top of how pretty the actual environment is to explore.

[–] Skyler@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

DDR probably. Helped me lose a bunch of weight and actually get reasonably healthy.

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[–] e-ratic@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Outer Wilds and 2nd place isn't even close

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[–] gms77@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Final Fantasy VII (the original)

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[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Skyrim because it's not just vanilla skyrim.

Vanilla skyrim is good, but skyrim is also modded skyrim.

Some of those mods are basically games in their own right. And not average games either. Enderal and The forgotten city have won awards and are genuinely great.

You can easily spend a thousand hours playing Skyrim and that's saying something for a game that doesn't rely on grinding or have an online mode.

[–] Itty53@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Morrowind and Oblivion don't get enough credit. Skyrim stood on the shoulders of giants.

[–] Hyacathusarullistad@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Morrowind and Oblivion don't get enough credit.

This couldn't be more untrue. It's all but impossible to mention Skyrim in any gaming of gaming-adjacent space without someone bringing up how Morrowind or Oblivion were better.

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[–] ChrisFhey@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tough choice as there are a lot of games I love, but I think I’d pick The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. It’s definitely my favourite in the Zelda series.

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[–] Haan@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] hiyaaaaa23@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Minecraft: easily in the tens of thousands of hours played. I have been and continue to play it on and off with some regularity

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[–] WaitingCynicism@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Super Metroid. Still holds up after so long.

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[–] Virkkunen@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Oblivion.

I think I was 12 or so when I first played it and absolutely no other moment in gaming in my life beats the pure joy and ecstasy I felt when, on my second start of the game, instead of leaving the sewers and going straight to Vilverin, I turned around and found the Imperial City and ran to it, being amazed that I just could do it and the game just let me do it. It was the first time I understood the concept of an open world game.

My first start of the game I went straight to Vilverin and couldn't go down the first flight of stairs because I was looting everything and I got over-encumbered. I'm not a native English speaker, and at the time I didn't understand what that word meant, so I just thought I didn't something wrong since I couldn't move or do anything and just decided to start again.

[–] ForkingHell@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] weremacaque@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

The Sims 2 was really cheesy but had a lot of in-depth gameplay that balanced it out. The only thing better was The Sims 3, but it didn’t have as much charm.

[–] id_kai@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

I'm honestly stuck between Tetris (basically any form of it) and the entire Binding of Isaac series. I have put countless hours into these games and they're the ones I constantly go back to, no matter what.

[–] Beardedsausag3@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I spent like 15 years of my life on World of Warcraft through all the good and bad, but it was the friends I made and the late night messing around that was the fun.

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[–] SeriousBlack@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Age Of Empires. I still play to this day!

[–] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

You mean AoE 2 right?

[–] Mozami@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago
[–] Kichae@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

This was a tough one, but I think I've finally settled on Super Mario Kart.

It's not the best game in the franchise, but I think it's still my favourite, and the game I still have the most hours put into ever.

It's been 30 years of play now, and ongoing.

[–] taskAlifa@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Knights of the Old Republic I & II, I've spent so many hours playing those game when I was a teenager that I don't even know. I remember finishing them multiple times with different build and when I though that there was nothing left to do I discovered the restoration project and mods that the replay options became infinite.

[–] Arotrios@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Left 4 Dead 2. It's not my favorite game, or what I think is the best game of all time, but it's definitely my most played by more than 1k hours. The game hits a sweet spot in terms of tactical gameplay that's almost chess-like in its level of complexity, balance, and replay-ability. The fact that it was released 14 years ago and still has a massive modding community and playerbase speaks to its quality. It's also on sale on Steam right now for $.99, and as it uses the Source engine, runs well on the most basic of potatoes.

[–] elscallr@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

The thing that made me fall in love with classic video games: SMB3 (NES)

Favorite game that got me into the next iteration: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. With a nice helping of a Perfect Dark as a palette cleanser.

More modern: I've got about 1000 hours into Skyrim and have played Diablo 3 more than I'd like to admit.

I'm massively looking forward to Starfield.

[–] Infrapink@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

I'm going to say The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for personal reasons.

When I was playing it, I was getting therapy for clinical depression. Breath of the Wild's entire structure really helped me process my depression and contextualise my issues, and I honestly think it helped me a lot more than would any game that is actually about depression.

[–] Brkdncr@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Team Fortress Classic. The game was fun but the modding community really took it to the next level.

[–] artisanrox@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Final Fantasy VII, it's the most pefect game made by human hands.

[–] Saturdaycat@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Bloodborne for playing, Drakengard 3 for the characters and music, Tactics Ogre for the story.

[–] flicker@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Final Fantasy II (which we later learned was IV) was my first "real" video game. It holds a special place in my heart because my Dad had me play it when I was learning to read, and he had me read all the lines and dialogue out loud.

For years I thought the opening screed read that Cecil and Kain were "swallowed by a deep frog." Imagine my surprise reading it years later to read fog. Hey, when the text scrolls by and you don't control the speed, it can lead to some misunderstandings!

Seeing Rydia chastise an adult was also very empowering for me, as a girl of similar age. When she came back later as a day-saving badass, it made me want to grow up to be a day-saving badass, too.

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[–] TheCrispyDud@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Command and Conquer, it's one of the few things I can remember fondly sharing with my dad growing up. Also it has such a great soundtrack.

[–] TerryCustard@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Mine are purely sentimental and I don’t expect anyone to agree, but the original monkey island, the original fallout or Baldurs Gate 1. They all have arguably better sequels but playing those games for the first time was something else.

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