Any platform(s).
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Final Fantasy VII
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
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GoldenEye 007
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Metal Gear Solid
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Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
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Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
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Monkey Island
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
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World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
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Red Dead Redemption 2
- Outer Wilds
- Hollow Knight
- Elden Ring
- Baldurs Gate 3
- Metroid Prime
- Mass Effect 2
- Tetris
- Shadow of The Colossus
- Mother 3
- Fallout: New Vegas
Based on an incomplete sampling.
Not in any particular order:
Curse of Monkey Island
Final Fantasy VII
SOMA
Stardew Valley
Anno 1800
The Last of Us
The Last of Us 2
Dark Souls 3
Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Hades
I think Curse of Monkey Island is the only Monkey Island game that I haven’t beaten. At the time, I really couldn’t get over the art style. Might have to give it another shot.
Aw, I really like the art style personally. I do love all the Monkey Islands (though haven’t gotten around to the newest one!), but Curse has such a special place in my heart. I say Papapishu in my every day life.
In no particular order:
- Mass Effect 2
- Pokémon Colosseum
- Kingdom Hearts 2
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Super Smash Brothers Melee
- Ocarina of Time
- Ratchet and Clank
- Uncharted 2
- inFamous 2
I realize I included a lot of games that were sequels or part of a series, but these are my favorite of the series in general.
Honorable Mentions:
- Pokémon Emerald
- Mariokart 8
- Super Mario Sunshine
- Mario Galaxy
- Sonic Adventure 2
- Splintercell
- Final Fantasy 7
- Halo ODST
- Halo 2
Not in order:
- Outer Wilds
- Return of the Obra Dinn
- Metal Gear Solid
- Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- Super Metroid
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Stardew Valley
- Undertale
- Starcraft
Dang. This is almost my list as well, and the ones that are different I can totally see why they could be on someone else’s list. I like your taste in games.
Thanks. Also now realizing that picking just 10 is super hard and looking back at my list there’s like 2 strong honorable mentions for every title in my list (some might even be swappable).
Just off the top of my head, a few others I’d rate as A-tier or S-tier all-time-greats in my personal list:
- Disco Elysium
- Final Fantasy 7
- Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- Hades
- Dishonored
- Banjo Kazooie
- Doom (2016)
- Dead Space
- Psychonauts 2 (part 1 is also A-tier)
- GTA 5
- Case of the Golden Idol
- Mass Effect 2
- Paradise Killer
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
- The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (both parts are excellent)
- Shadow of the Colossus
- Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2
- Tony Hawk’s Underground
- A Dark Room
- 999 (aka Zero Escape, aka 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors)
- edit: How the hell did I forget Portal?!
Is Obra Dinn that good? I started it but only played for about an hour. If it’s on your top 10 I might have to give it another look.
I love Obra Dinn, but not top 10 love. I think the fresh style in an industry of samey games using the same few engines made it really stand out for me. It’s retro styled, but also goes beyond that to show you it’s world in a new way.
If the art style doesn’t do it for you then you might not enjoy it as much.
Subjectively I’d say definitely yes. I adore cerebral games with interesting stories to tell, and this one has that plus a ton of mystery at its core (mystery is maybe my favorite genre of any fiction). The art style can be a little hard for some to get behind, but if you enjoy similar themes & game elements it’s a phenomenal game that will live in your head rent-free for awhile after you’ve finished. It’s one of only maybe three games I’ve ever legitimately referred to as a masterpiece (one of the others being Outer Wilds).
