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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.

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[–] reactionality@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (10 children)

Grammar. ~~You're~~ -> Your*

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[–] rfr_Foglia@feddit.it 3 points 2 months ago

The Last Of Us part 1 and 2 and the Witcher 3

[–] Allero@lemmy.today 3 points 2 months ago
  1. World of Warcraft
  2. TES V: Skyrim
  3. Minecraft
[–] Drigo@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 months ago (4 children)
  • Oldschool RuneScape
  • Factorio
  • Baldur's gate 3
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[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months 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

[–] dkppunk@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Star Wars Pod Racer Halo Reach Word of Warcraft

Pod racer was the first game I was better than my younger sibling and when I bought my very first CD (Green Day). I spent hours playing that game with my CD on repeat.

Halo Reach was the first Halo game I was really into and first console modern game played. I spent so many hours playing online and IRL with friends.

World of Warcraft is the game I’ve played the longest. I’ve been playing since a few months after launch. Even though I initially thought it was “too cartoony”, it has kept me entertained for decades. Some of my favorite books are from Warcraft lore. I’ve played countless hours with friends, but now I play solo more than anything. I chase achievements, transmogs, and pets.

[–] Uebercomplicated@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months 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!
[–] fishsayhelo@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months 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.

[–] Weirdfish@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months 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.

[–] AmazingAwesomator@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Master of Orion 2
Lords of the Realm 2
Caesar 3

[–] Shape4985@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

Skate 3 Gta 4 Re4

[–] Phelpssan@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago
  1. Persona 4
  2. Ar Tonelico 2
  3. Xenoblade Chronicles 2

Honerable mention to Warcraft 3 TFT.

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Your title says "What are in you are top 3 favourite games of all time".

You were thinking of "your", which is possessive. "You're" is a contraction of "you" and "are"; the apostrophe is a hint there.

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[–] xistera@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)
  1. Oldschool Runescape
  2. Halo 2
  3. GoldenEye 007
[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] xistera@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It hurts to read this comment.. but so do my knees and back.

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[–] Mistic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago
  1. Skyrim
  2. Minecraft
  3. Destiny 2
[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)
  1. Chrono Trigger
  2. Xenogears
  3. Vagrant Story

Nier:Automata gets an honorable mention.

[–] kinther@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Xenogears is an amazing story. I never got into the other games in the series. Do you know if they are worth it?

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

XenoSaga is worth it, though it suffers the same fate as Xenogears being rushed at the end. Xenoblade is definitely worth it. None of them cross over but they have the same themes and motifs, plus a little fan service for series old heads.

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