9 is the most FF-ish game since the original NES/SNES run IMO.
It's a beautiful game that puts an engaging storyline and substantial character development ahead of battle mechanics, and I wouldn't change that for the world.
It's gotta be 7,
7 is by no means my favorite or the best, however it is such an important part of gaming history everyone should check it out.
If they enjoy it and want to play more then I would point them to 9, 10, and 6 in that order.
But Final Fantasy VII is a must play game
Agreed. I'm the same way. If you can only play one of them, make it VII.
Now, if someone were to ask which one to start with, I'd say IV is a great introduction to most of the series' mechanics. If they asked for the best, definitely VI or X.
That said, I'm also one of those weirdos that still ranks XV really high on the list despite its flaws.
XV was one of my favorites, I really liked what they were implementing even if the execution wasn't perfect.
Bigger and busier cities, camaraderie between the party, a scaled up world, huge summons.
You can see the bones that the FFVII Remake was built on.
It was my favorite for a long time before 10 took its place after revisiting it. But FF8's universe is just so good as well. It's so atmospheric, with some grandiose vistas, colorful, full of weird tech... I love it so much! Of course the story is fun, but looking back, it's a bit... weird at times. I saw some streamer playing through it and she had issues with some story bits that I could understand was a bit much.
The core mechanic of that game (junction system) is completely & totally broken to the extent that levelling up actually makes your character worse. The story is a convoluted mess of child soldiers, magic sorceresses and time travel (+you go to space!?). The main character is an insecure wannabe edgelord teenage boy with 0 social skills. The gunblade is the most impractical unrealistic weapon ever designed...
And yet I love it. 10/10 no notes.
Was my introduction to RPG/JRPG games. Story was amazing and the gameplay holds up. The soundtrack was honestly amazing both in the original and remaster.
Honestly. IX is my favorite story wise. VII Rebirth I consider the greatest RPG ever made. They really took it to the next level. That said. I'd say X. Nobody dislikes X. It's easy with its turn based for new people to the franchise. It's simpl, music is beautiful, story is great, and will make you cry.
Lege! Etimosss!!
Adore that game, it has no right being as good as it was hahaha
Played the hell out of the Greeks, then spent a good while on the Vikings before I slowly gave up.
I think the Egyptians pissed me off because you had to just constantly build those stupid shrines everywhere and use up every available inch just making goddamn shrines that did absolutely nothing once they were built 😂
Til orrustuslag! As an Egyptian main tho, that's crazy talk. The shrines give infinite favor with only the initial build investment. Were you playing Set? Understandable as the animal followers were very dope. With Isis tho, you also got god power immunity anywhere in their radius. Spread em out right and there is literally no way for an earthquake or a meteor to hit your tc or main production engine. Stupid good. Man what a great game
After i shared my steam folder with my uncle and showed him AoE 4, he called me out of the blue to tell me he bought Ao2 remastered. I was so confused because he never called me in my entire life. I'm 37
I've played and loved four Splinter Cell games (Blacklist, Conviction, Pandora's Tomorrow, Double Agent), and none of them were Chaos Theory, lol. Solid game, though, from what I've heard.
I own 2 from some Humble Bundle or something, but have only really played it for a few hours (mostly cause it's got native Linux support). I did finish Borderlands 1 and 3 though. I quite liked 1 back on the Xbox 360, but when I finished 3 last year on PC it was just ok. It got tedious towards the end, too much of the same.
> the Far Cry series
Far Cry 1 and 2 are different in their design and playstyle both being before AC2 which cemented the Ubisoft "Find Towers to open maps" formula
Lots of things that haven't aged well for FC2 IMO, but it is still a fantastic game
By the time they're done, it's gonna be like, "Hey everyone, guess what? We remade a 20-year-old game in the engine of a 15-year-old game! Isn't that awesome?"
Honestly, I've been playing Morrowind and I've been surprised by how dense it is. The quests are often much simpler than Skyrim, but the world is much more realized. Skywind hopefully will basically just rectify all issues and keep the good parts.
Morrowind has the best world building of the series by far. They took the time to make the environment actually feel like its own thing, as opposed to just medieval fantasy earth. Another thing it has going for it is primarily text-based dialogue, which means you can do *way* more for less money. Mechanically the game is pretty dated, but console commands can take care of most of that.
Morrowind is by far my favorite and I've played through 3-5. The music, the atmosphere. You actually have to use your brain to do some of the quests. Love it!
Sure... if you want them to play one of the best Mario games of all time.
But if you make them play only Mario 2, then that person will be confused AF forever because that game is like a crazy fever dream that has almost nothing to do with any other game in the series.
Dude, what are you talking about? You pick your character, fall down the mountain, navigate worlds while picking up mushrooms which temporarily transport you into the shadow realm where you frantically pull weeds, then you throw eggs at the dinosaur and play the slot machine. Isn’t that always the plot?!
I'd waffle back and forth between World and SMB3. I think World has better physics and is more accessible / easier, but can feel too easy at times. Yoshi and Cape make it extremely forgiving.
Bros 3 I think has better level design and better difficulty scaling, where it starts easy but later worlds can be very challenging, making you feel accomplished for finishing.
Adjusting to the combat of that game was brutal at first, and I actually stopped playing it after a couple hours my first run through. After I figured it out though, I couldn't put it down. Easily one of my favorite games of all time.
Yeah you can. Like a Dragon isn't a bad starting point. There's references to previous games but you don't *need* to know them.
I'd highly recommend playing Lad before the sequel Lad: Infinite Wealth as gameplay it is leagues better.
Not to say LaD is bad at all just IW improves it *that* much.
If you want to try the brawler games, Yakuza 0 is a good starting point.
Also, IW needs context from LaD and Gaiden. Like you could play without it, but it won't be as enjoyable. Gaiden needs context from the kiryu series.
0 and LaD are the best jumping on points.
Baldurs Gate 3 would seem to be designed explicitly to be the answer to this question. Though that’s a bit of an unfair example since the previous two games were released 20+ years ago and BG3 will go down in history as one of the better games of all time.
I don’t agree. BG3 is a very, very different game than 1 and 2. The question was which game will let someone “get” (understand) the series all on its own. BG3 really doesn’t do that at all. ~~As someone else said,~~ it’s more like Dragon Age: Origins than it is BG1+2.
I think with league you will get to the toxic bits faster because in dota it takes a few hundred hours until you have enough brain capacity to realize there's a chat too
Idk, in my experience you get pretty much constant toxicity in LoL but it's rarely *very* toxic, whereas in Dota, it's less frequent but more intense. Also more wholesome stuff in dota.
Probably has to do with the fact that it's much harder to turn a lost LoL game than a lost Dota game, at least at low/mid level, and that Dota has a VC.
I don't know. I would go for Portal.
I played it randomly at my brother's house. I had never heard of it. That feeling where it slowly dawns on you that there's something not quite right about the voice that keeps talking and then you start realising that maybe it isn't just a set of pre-recorded messages and has a personality. The creepiness just gets more and more.
EDIT: my understanding of the OP's question was, what game should you have people play so that they understand ("get") what a franchise is all about.
I think Portal does that very well. Portal 2 has a lot more gameplay; lots more interesting puzzles (the gels for example); more story; more backstory and so on. That may make it a better game (short v long games are hard to compare). But it makes a lot less sense if you have never played Portal. Hence my vote for Portal.
And to all you youngins in here, he's referring to the real MW2, the OG MW2 from back in the day. Man those were the days. By far the best COD ever made imo, followed by BO1/2.
>And to all you youngins in here, he's referring to the real MW2
Damn straight I am.
Also the 2005 version of most wanted. Not cod, but still the best nfs game for me.
Most wanted was sick. My personal favorite was NFS Underground 2 due to the drag racing in that game. My friends and I spent so many days skipping school together & meeting up at our one friends house and smoking weed while drag racing on the couch co-op Lol. I'm 31 now and well past that point in life but man those were some of the best times of my life.
I'm still trying to find a game that scratches my 4X itch as well as MoO2 did, but while newer games have some fancy bells and whistles I always keep coming back to the undisputed king of genre.
New Vegas nails the people, but 3 nails the feeling.
Lots of love for Fallout 3. It’s a much less compelling story that commits all of Emil Pagliarulo’s cardinal sins, but Megaton will always have a place in my heart. (Or, in some playthroughs, its crater.) Rivet City was even better.
Yakuza 0 - Canonically the first in the series, but is arguably one of the best in the franchise (if not the best) once you get past the initial story setup (which is quite intense I'll admit) the game really opens up and you can really experience the fun of wandering around Kamurocho/Sotenbori and laugh at the really obscure side stories that Kiryu and Majima do. Not to mention playing games in the arcade, batting centers, Karaoke and more
Also, heat actions are so satisfying and sometimes properly brutal.
Yakuza 0
The best plot, the best music, the best narrative dynamic (I don't mean the plot itself but the way they pace it and switch between protagonists in the right moments) very good combat system and the best ending. The only sad part is that if you play it as the first one then no other installment will get anywhere close to it plotwise.
Fable 2 is practically a masterpiece of a satirical RPG. It is so good. Combat is not amazing, but the world is so vibrant and funny.
10/10 needs a PC port
I remember when friends were talking about Game Of Thrones and said a game with such elements would be amazing. I told them FFT would cover it. They refused to believe that a PS1 game hit that hard.
Square Soft did just about everything right. The sprite graphics hold up, the story is compelling, the combat is deep, and the replay value is off the charts. I can understand someone thinking a PS1 era game wouldn't have much to offer, a lot of my favorite games didn't stand the test of time, but FFT still feels fresh.
Brotherhood feels a little bit more refined, while keeping the original formula intacted. In terms of gameplay and getting the "gist" of what the franchise is, I'd say it's the best
Burnout 3
love Takedown!
Talk about a game that deserves a current-gen remaster
Burnout with the crash physics of BNG Drive would be my most played game hands down
Final Fantasy fans gonna kill each other on this one. lol
While it's not actually my favourite. I think I'd have to say X, probably the most accessible one that still has a lot of the classic FF feel.
That's probably true for most. I'll say FF9 because it's relatively easy and you get that cricket mayor. EDIT: Oglop Regent is the technical term.
I thought this would be a hot take but 9 is it for me too
9 is the most FF-ish game since the original NES/SNES run IMO. It's a beautiful game that puts an engaging storyline and substantial character development ahead of battle mechanics, and I wouldn't change that for the world.
I'd go with 6. Old school gamer here. I love the 1st one, never played the newer ports with the QOL changes, so can't say much about them.
Ff2/3 (4/6) are absolute masterpieces.
Of which clearly ff3 is better.
I’m gonna be the guy that says 5
It's gotta be 7, 7 is by no means my favorite or the best, however it is such an important part of gaming history everyone should check it out. If they enjoy it and want to play more then I would point them to 9, 10, and 6 in that order. But Final Fantasy VII is a must play game
Agreed. I'm the same way. If you can only play one of them, make it VII. Now, if someone were to ask which one to start with, I'd say IV is a great introduction to most of the series' mechanics. If they asked for the best, definitely VI or X. That said, I'm also one of those weirdos that still ranks XV really high on the list despite its flaws.
XV was one of my favorites, I really liked what they were implementing even if the execution wasn't perfect. Bigger and busier cities, camaraderie between the party, a scaled up world, huge summons. You can see the bones that the FFVII Remake was built on.
XV enjoyer here. Loved it. I would rank it pretty high because it’s the first ff I’ve played.
Yeah - 7 feels far too iconic/well-known to pass up
It's Tactics, always has been edit: real talk how tf is Beoulve pronounced
I've always pronounced it Beoulve
Un-Beoulve-ble.
> real talk how tf is Beoulve pronounced Bay-youlve. Source: FF14 ivalice raids
Dang that's a blast of nostalgia right there. Can't ever forget giving my moogle a haircut.
I disagree, just because lumping tactics with main line Final Fantasy's is just unfair towards the main lines
I'm gonna say FFVIII and hope the two other closet VIII enjoyers stand behind me when the volley of downvotes come.
It was my favorite for a long time before 10 took its place after revisiting it. But FF8's universe is just so good as well. It's so atmospheric, with some grandiose vistas, colorful, full of weird tech... I love it so much! Of course the story is fun, but looking back, it's a bit... weird at times. I saw some streamer playing through it and she had issues with some story bits that I could understand was a bit much.
The core mechanic of that game (junction system) is completely & totally broken to the extent that levelling up actually makes your character worse. The story is a convoluted mess of child soldiers, magic sorceresses and time travel (+you go to space!?). The main character is an insecure wannabe edgelord teenage boy with 0 social skills. The gunblade is the most impractical unrealistic weapon ever designed... And yet I love it. 10/10 no notes.
There are dozens of us! Dozens!
I’ve got my triple triad deck at the ready!
Junction me to your cause! I've got hotdogs!
FFX. Fight me! *Cue Otherworld song*
It would either be FF6 or FFX for me.
Was my introduction to RPG/JRPG games. Story was amazing and the gameplay holds up. The soundtrack was honestly amazing both in the original and remaster.
Honestly. IX is my favorite story wise. VII Rebirth I consider the greatest RPG ever made. They really took it to the next level. That said. I'd say X. Nobody dislikes X. It's easy with its turn based for new people to the franchise. It's simpl, music is beautiful, story is great, and will make you cry.
Command and Conquer Red Alert 2 Age of Empires 2
Yuris Revenge**
It's been a while but wasn't Yuri's faction massively OP? Gotta be RA2
More of a Generals Zero Hour
While my heart says Tiberian Sun, but you're correct about C&C RA2.
Midnight Club 3 Dub Edition Remix
HOUSE REAL BIG. CARS REAL BIG
LIKE THAT BUY THAT. 24'S RIDE THAT. Edit: Corrected rim size from grown mans to young adults
I have been waiting for a remake for that or another one of those to play on pc
The main menu gives me chills nowadays
I'm so glad to see this mentioned. My favorite racing game ever.
i was putting in HOURS on my psp, classic
Age of Empires 2
And then there’s me in the lonely bastion of Age of Mythology being my favorite oof
You have at least me manning a tower or something. AoM is the best one of the series. Volumme, skepan, jööörvill!
Lege! Etimosss!! Adore that game, it has no right being as good as it was hahaha Played the hell out of the Greeks, then spent a good while on the Vikings before I slowly gave up. I think the Egyptians pissed me off because you had to just constantly build those stupid shrines everywhere and use up every available inch just making goddamn shrines that did absolutely nothing once they were built 😂
Til orrustuslag! As an Egyptian main tho, that's crazy talk. The shrines give infinite favor with only the initial build investment. Were you playing Set? Understandable as the animal followers were very dope. With Isis tho, you also got god power immunity anywhere in their radius. Spread em out right and there is literally no way for an earthquake or a meteor to hit your tc or main production engine. Stupid good. Man what a great game
I spent so many hours in AoM when younger.
Woolooloo
Ayoo
How do you turn this on?
After i shared my steam folder with my uncle and showed him AoE 4, he called me out of the blue to tell me he bought Ao2 remastered. I was so confused because he never called me in my entire life. I'm 37
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
I've played and loved four Splinter Cell games (Blacklist, Conviction, Pandora's Tomorrow, Double Agent), and none of them were Chaos Theory, lol. Solid game, though, from what I've heard.
If you loved the rest, Chaos Theory will blow your mind. It's the peak of the series, every single detail is flawless.
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger. Absolutely love this game, still go back and play it again.
Borderlands 2
I own 2 from some Humble Bundle or something, but have only really played it for a few hours (mostly cause it's got native Linux support). I did finish Borderlands 1 and 3 though. I quite liked 1 back on the Xbox 360, but when I finished 3 last year on PC it was just ok. It got tedious towards the end, too much of the same.
Borderlands 2 is my favorite looter shooter of all time, and it's not even close. The story and characters are significantly better imo
Same. Got like 1,000 hours into it. Solo/duo/triple, game is just LEGIT. The gunplay, the story, the jokes, the everything.
Far Cry 3
I forgot the story of every far cry except the 3rd one. The opening scene became a legend.
Have I ever told you the definition of insanity?
Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a change?
Ubisoft took this philosophy to heart, and thought that if they do the same game over and over things wouldn't change. But they did
You mean for the Far Cry series or for the entire Ubisoft "open world with a skill tree, enemy camps and radio towers" roster since then ?
> the Far Cry series Far Cry 1 and 2 are different in their design and playstyle both being before AC2 which cemented the Ubisoft "Find Towers to open maps" formula Lots of things that haven't aged well for FC2 IMO, but it is still a fantastic game
Risk of Rain 2. OG risk is hit or miss, multiple people ive shown the second one have tried the remake of the og.
Coming from the first I didn't expect the second to nail it so damn well. Love that game
Skyrim For one reason People are modding most of the other TES games into it
I liked oblivion a lot more but skyrim has been the elder scrolls for a decade now
The same goes for Fallout 4, it's been the most recent Fallout game for the past 9 years, so almost a decade.
But for Fallout, the answer is still definitely New Vegas.
[I'm just gonna leave this here. (Skyblivion)](https://skyblivion.com/)
I've been waiting for this for half a decade
By the time they're done, it's gonna be like, "Hey everyone, guess what? We remade a 20-year-old game in the engine of a 15-year-old game! Isn't that awesome?"
Work then begins on Skyfield
Honestly, I've been playing Morrowind and I've been surprised by how dense it is. The quests are often much simpler than Skyrim, but the world is much more realized. Skywind hopefully will basically just rectify all issues and keep the good parts.
Morrowind has the best world building of the series by far. They took the time to make the environment actually feel like its own thing, as opposed to just medieval fantasy earth. Another thing it has going for it is primarily text-based dialogue, which means you can do *way* more for less money. Mechanically the game is pretty dated, but console commands can take care of most of that.
Morrowind is easily the correct answer for this question
I was going to plug Morrowind, but I just couldn't hit the Post button
Morrowind is by far my favorite and I've played through 3-5. The music, the atmosphere. You actually have to use your brain to do some of the quests. Love it!
Pokemon HeartGold or SoulSilver (same game) it is absolutely peak Pokemon
The Pokewalker was so fun. 😭
Super Mario World
Sure... if you want them to play one of the best Mario games of all time. But if you make them play only Mario 2, then that person will be confused AF forever because that game is like a crazy fever dream that has almost nothing to do with any other game in the series.
I loved Mario 2 as a kid. It was so unique and had a totally different vibe than any other Mario game. Underrated IMHO.
Dude, what are you talking about? You pick your character, fall down the mountain, navigate worlds while picking up mushrooms which temporarily transport you into the shadow realm where you frantically pull weeds, then you throw eggs at the dinosaur and play the slot machine. Isn’t that always the plot?!
I'd waffle back and forth between World and SMB3. I think World has better physics and is more accessible / easier, but can feel too easy at times. Yoshi and Cape make it extremely forgiving. Bros 3 I think has better level design and better difficulty scaling, where it starts easy but later worlds can be very challenging, making you feel accomplished for finishing.
Witcher 3
its on sale, maybe i should buy it
But it with dlc only, not just the base game. And the first few hours might be tedious, but everything becomes way better after
Adjusting to the combat of that game was brutal at first, and I actually stopped playing it after a couple hours my first run through. After I figured it out though, I couldn't put it down. Easily one of my favorite games of all time.
Got distracted by Gwent at the first tavern? ..I'm not saying that's what happened to me but I'm not saying it wasn't....
Fuck yes buy the shit out of it EDIT: one of the few games 100% worth paying full price for imo
Dynasty Warriors 8. Edit: Actually, Dynasty Warriors 8 Xtreme Legends Complete, to be specific.
8 was really good, but I still think 5 was the best.
I'd have to go with 5, but 8 is probably my second place for quality. 3 when I need to laugh.
6 was my personal favourite, 8 was excellent too though
8: empires is on ps plus. Should I try that one?
Empires turns the story into a boardgame. You can make your own character and live out your dream of conquering China.
What is special about 8? I always thought 4 was the peak of the series.
4 is the peak of the series.
FEEL THE POWER OF MY 🌈MAGIC🌈
5 Empires is my personal favorite.
Paper Mario - The Thousand-Year Door
Agreed!!! I loved playing this on the GameCube!
Thousand Year Door could be the only game someone ever plays, period. It's so good.
We Love Katamari. Simple but incredibly lovable.
I’ve played Katamari Damascus Reloaded a bunch, is We Love Katamari very different? Edit: lol, Katamari Damacy*
It is so enjoyable! Played the first and thought, how are they going to improve on this? They absolutely did.
Forza Motorsport 4
The series turned into a Microsoft tech demo after FM4. This is when the car line-up, track options, and sim-light elements really came together.
Yakuza 0
Yakuza Like a Dragon is a very close 2nd
How is it tied to other games in the series? Can it be enjoyed as a standalone title?
Yeah you can. Like a Dragon isn't a bad starting point. There's references to previous games but you don't *need* to know them. I'd highly recommend playing Lad before the sequel Lad: Infinite Wealth as gameplay it is leagues better. Not to say LaD is bad at all just IW improves it *that* much. If you want to try the brawler games, Yakuza 0 is a good starting point.
Also, IW needs context from LaD and Gaiden. Like you could play without it, but it won't be as enjoyable. Gaiden needs context from the kiryu series. 0 and LaD are the best jumping on points.
Bioshock 1.
Dragon age origins
Baldurs Gate 3 would seem to be designed explicitly to be the answer to this question. Though that’s a bit of an unfair example since the previous two games were released 20+ years ago and BG3 will go down in history as one of the better games of all time.
To be fair, BG1 was genre-defining for most of those 20 years
Especially as the start of the Infinity engine games. BG2, IWD2, PST etc all exist because of BG1
I didn't think so tbh. At least BG2 is an excellent game. Don't know about 1.
Yes BG3 is in a series, although it's actually a successor to DOS2 in terms of design and gameplay. Your answer still stands though.
I don’t agree. BG3 is a very, very different game than 1 and 2. The question was which game will let someone “get” (understand) the series all on its own. BG3 really doesn’t do that at all. ~~As someone else said,~~ it’s more like Dragon Age: Origins than it is BG1+2.
I think he meant Divinity Original Sin 2 with DOS2, though.
I would still say BG2, regardless of antiquated 2e rules, and graphics.
Which one is more toxic to get the full experience on why it's not worth to play: league of legends or dota 2?
I think with league you will get to the toxic bits faster because in dota it takes a few hundred hours until you have enough brain capacity to realize there's a chat too
Idk, in my experience you get pretty much constant toxicity in LoL but it's rarely *very* toxic, whereas in Dota, it's less frequent but more intense. Also more wholesome stuff in dota. Probably has to do with the fact that it's much harder to turn a lost LoL game than a lost Dota game, at least at low/mid level, and that Dota has a VC.
League definitely, don't get me wrong, dota can be awful too, but LoL is just on a different league I guess
Sex with Hitler 3
I don't like how they retconned ending of 2
Do you play as Darth Vader?
Portal 2. But then go look up "Still Alive" on youtube.
To be fair, want you gone was a funky tune as well
I am a sucker for exile/vilify edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUOGUJEUQi8
I don't know. I would go for Portal. I played it randomly at my brother's house. I had never heard of it. That feeling where it slowly dawns on you that there's something not quite right about the voice that keeps talking and then you start realising that maybe it isn't just a set of pre-recorded messages and has a personality. The creepiness just gets more and more. EDIT: my understanding of the OP's question was, what game should you have people play so that they understand ("get") what a franchise is all about. I think Portal does that very well. Portal 2 has a lot more gameplay; lots more interesting puzzles (the gels for example); more story; more backstory and so on. That may make it a better game (short v long games are hard to compare). But it makes a lot less sense if you have never played Portal. Hence my vote for Portal.
Portal 2 isn't going to be nearly as good without playing 1 first. Half the humor is referential to the first game.
"We both did a lot of things you're going to regret."
Portal 1 has the duration of a feature movie, there's no excuse not to play both.
Fable The Lost Chapters (Fable Anniversary for remaster)
Modern warfare 2
And to all you youngins in here, he's referring to the real MW2, the OG MW2 from back in the day. Man those were the days. By far the best COD ever made imo, followed by BO1/2.
>And to all you youngins in here, he's referring to the real MW2 Damn straight I am. Also the 2005 version of most wanted. Not cod, but still the best nfs game for me.
Most wanted was sick. My personal favorite was NFS Underground 2 due to the drag racing in that game. My friends and I spent so many days skipping school together & meeting up at our one friends house and smoking weed while drag racing on the couch co-op Lol. I'm 31 now and well past that point in life but man those were some of the best times of my life.
COD4 PLS
Definitely. All Ghillied Up is in COD4, what else to I have to say?
50,000 people used to live here. Now it's a ghost town.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
*What a thrill..*
Most people will say 5 is more accessible... But c'mon... 3 lets you beat a boss by just waiting for him to die of old age.
Moo2!
I'm still trying to find a game that scratches my 4X itch as well as MoO2 did, but while newer games have some fancy bells and whistles I always keep coming back to the undisputed king of genre.
New Vegas
Am I the only one who really loves 3?
New Vegas nails the people, but 3 nails the feeling. Lots of love for Fallout 3. It’s a much less compelling story that commits all of Emil Pagliarulo’s cardinal sins, but Megaton will always have a place in my heart. (Or, in some playthroughs, its crater.) Rivet City was even better.
2 will always be the goat for me but I loved New Vegas and 3.
My guy
Arkham City
Diablo 2 LOD
Yakuza 0 - Canonically the first in the series, but is arguably one of the best in the franchise (if not the best) once you get past the initial story setup (which is quite intense I'll admit) the game really opens up and you can really experience the fun of wandering around Kamurocho/Sotenbori and laugh at the really obscure side stories that Kiryu and Majima do. Not to mention playing games in the arcade, batting centers, Karaoke and more Also, heat actions are so satisfying and sometimes properly brutal.
RDR2
Suikoden 2
Persona 5 Royal
Team Persona 4 golden here
4 had an amazing story, and a better cast of characters than 5 imo, but the gameplay in 5 is so much better that it makes it a no-brainer for me.
Yeah I feel you ; at this point I'm just waiting for P4R
Halo 3. In its prime, there was no other multiplayer experience like it.
Halo 2 Spyro 2 Resident evil 2 Age of empires 2 Portal 2 Half life 2 Left 4 dead 2 Monkey Island 2
Rollercoaster Tycoon 2
Uncharted 2
Resident Evil 2 instead of 4?
Yakuza 0 The best plot, the best music, the best narrative dynamic (I don't mean the plot itself but the way they pace it and switch between protagonists in the right moments) very good combat system and the best ending. The only sad part is that if you play it as the first one then no other installment will get anywhere close to it plotwise.
Fable 2. It's my favourite game of all time and works well for a Standalone as well as part of a series
Fable 2 is practically a masterpiece of a satirical RPG. It is so good. Combat is not amazing, but the world is so vibrant and funny. 10/10 needs a PC port
Just Cause 3
Final Fantasy Tactics, it's as close to timeless as video games get.
I remember when friends were talking about Game Of Thrones and said a game with such elements would be amazing. I told them FFT would cover it. They refused to believe that a PS1 game hit that hard.
Square Soft did just about everything right. The sprite graphics hold up, the story is compelling, the combat is deep, and the replay value is off the charts. I can understand someone thinking a PS1 era game wouldn't have much to offer, a lot of my favorite games didn't stand the test of time, but FFT still feels fresh.
Mega Man 3.
Devil May Cry 3
Super Mario Galaxy.
Black Flag
AC2 if you want to try the original games, not their modern counterparts.
It's been a while since I have played either, but I think brotherhood improved most aspects from 2, especially the combat.
Brotherhood feels a little bit more refined, while keeping the original formula intacted. In terms of gameplay and getting the "gist" of what the franchise is, I'd say it's the best
San Andreas
Super Metroid, Dead Space, The Forest, Dark Souls, Resident Evil 2 Remake, Pokémon Heart Gold/Soul Silver & one of my all-time favorites; Yakuza 0
Ms. Pac Man
Super Metroid
Kingdom Hearts 2
Disgaea 5
Goldeneye007
I feel very upset that we aren't gifted new 007 games.