for me mine are 1. Elden Ring, 2. RDR2 3. BOTW, all because they genuinely blew my mind when playing them for the first time and changed how I saw and played video games.

  • Übercomplicated@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    2 days ago

    No one is going to agree with me, but here I go:

    • Counter Strike (all versions): the perfect shooter.
    • Terraria: the progression is amazing, but what never ceases to amaze me is how, despite the game’s huge content, it is never overwhelming or intimidating. Just a lot of fun.
    • Transport Fever 2: by far my favorite world-builder type game, and it still gets updates!
  • Weirdfish@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Going to have to go with the three that had the biggest impact on me.

    1: Doom / Doom 2. In addition to being two of the most influential and important FPS games of all time, they got me into modding, programming, the internet, 3D graphics, shaping my entire future career path.

    2: Kerbal space program. No moment in all of gaming had me leap out of my chair and whoop the way landing in the Mun for the first time did. Now that I understand orbital mechanics, I get annoyed at almost all depictions of space flight in movies.

    3: Factorio. Got to this one late, on Switch about 6 months ago. I can’t think of any game which has rewired my brain as much. As a programmer, I come away from each play through with entire new methods of solving problems at work. May be the single most in depth and addictive game I’ve ever played.

  • fishsayhelo@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    2 days ago

    In no particular order ( mostly cos i think ranking beyond a certain degree of precision hurts the art involved ):

    • NieR Automata
    • NieR Replicant (ver 1.22… , realistically)
    • The Talos Principle ( one of the most suprisingly brilliant games that too many people haven’t played)

    then i suppose one tier below, not consequent of any particular shortcomings, but rather just not being at the same “transendent” level as the above:

    • Crosscode
    • Citizen sleeper
    • What Remains Of Edith Finch
    • Portal & 2

    NieR automata literally changed my life, so it kinda deserves it’s own top spot, but placed as is in spirit of the question.

  • lemrondu556@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Forever stuck in mid to late 90s JRPGs, if I had to pick 3

    Final Fantasy VI Final Fantasy Tactics Suikoden II

  • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Minecraft Borderlands 2 Bioshock

    honourable mention for Zelda on N64

    but the top 3 are based on replayability and just how easy it is to spend time playing them

  • Obi@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Going by time played it’s probably something like:

    • WoW
    • Rocket league
    • Tony Hawk
  • MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Final Fantasy VII Kingdom Hearts II (or BBS depending on the day of the week) Persona 4 Golden

    To be honest these three could be different any day of the week. I play more than just RPGs but because these are heavily story driven they stick in the front of my mind more when it comes to these questions.