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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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[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days 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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[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Smb3.

HL2.

Team Fortress Classic.

Falcon 4.0 gets my respect for forcing me into advanced computer tinkering and sending me into my career eventually.

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Mostly based off hours played: EU4, Borderlands 2, Bioshock.

I excluded League of Legends even though I probably have the second most hours in that. Toxic as shit and I'm glad I gave it up.

Read everyone else's picks and Tales of Phantasia is one RPG I've gone back to countless times. Might be the only one where I can come back to it months later and pick right back up where I left off. I know it that well.

[–] al_Kaholic@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 5 days ago

Beat Off The Wiener was a game I enjoyed as a youth as well.

[–] red_bull_of_juarez@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)
  1. Cyberpunk 2077, just by hours played and number of replays.

  2. The Horizon games. I just adore the world and Aloy.

  3. Great Gianna Sisters for hours played and the music.

I also loved the Portal games, they might be a contender for third place.

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[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Final Fantasy XI
Shovel Knight
Hades

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (2 children)
  1. Chrono Trigger
  2. Xenogears
  3. Vagrant Story

Nier:Automata gets an honorable mention.

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[–] Endmaker@ani.social 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)
  1. Singaporean Bridge - It's basically a crossover of Bridge and Werewolf / Polar Bear / Among Us. That small change of not knowing who your partner is from the start makes for games that are way more fun.
  2. Pokemon Soulsilver - I love the following mechanic. The other features of the game are really great too.
  3. Raze 2 - I have seen others describe it as the "Halo of flash games". Personally, I had a blast playing it. Also, Waterflame's soundtracks are the GOAT.
[–] bw42@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Of all time?

Galaxian - I have an antique table top arcade version my aunt gave me about 20ish years ago that I enjoy.

Civilization - Hot seat multiplayer was awesome. Pikeman as active borders for your country.

Doom - Soundtrack alone is worth the experience

[–] EgoNo4@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Bg3

Fo NV

Cultic

[–] kindenough@kbin.earth 2 points 5 days ago

Gameboy Tetris, Galaga on the Amiga, ZX Spectrum Atic Atac.

[–] QuantumStorm@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Of all time is a hard one. I guess I'll go by most play hours. So in no particular order, WoW, Stellaris, and Warframe.

[–] Gainsburnie@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Dune 2, WoW, Stardew Valley

[–] Deno@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Fallout New Vegas Batman: Arkham City Path Of Exile

[–] sexy_peach@feddit.org 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)
  1. Factorio

  2. League of Legends

  3. Call of Duty 2

The Last of Us, Mass Effect 2, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

[–] Phelpssan@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago
  1. Persona 4
  2. Ar Tonelico 2
  3. Xenoblade Chronicles 2

Honerable mention to Warcraft 3 TFT.

[–] TheV2@programming.dev 1 points 5 days ago
  1. OMORI
  2. Children of Morta
  3. One Dreamer

This might change everyday, especially for #3 I don't have a definite pick. But I chose the lesser-known game.

[–] leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 days ago

Favourite of all time?

Wing Commander (2 if I have to pick one, otherwise 1, 2, and secret missions).

Monkey Island (3 if I have to pick one, 1 to 3 otherwise).

Third is difficult, but... Disco Elysium, I guess..?

(What games I've spent the most time playing, though..? Definitely Crusader Kings 2 and 3, followed by Stellaris.)

[–] biotin7@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 days ago

Duskers, Homeworld & Earth-2150

[–] monocles@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 days ago

Couch coop: Ssx tricky Original Halo

Solo: Roller coaster tycoon Skyrim Rdr (zombies)

Competitive: Sc2

Mmo: Wow

But I'm older. So that's a factor. Haven't gamed in years.

[–] agelord@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Assassin's Creed: Black Flag and Rogue. Skyrim. Dishonored. Bioshock. NFS MW (2012). The Pentiment. These are in no particular order.

[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Squarez Deluxe

Tormentor❌Punisher

Ultima 6

[–] Lazhward@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Call me Nostradamus 'cause it's Silksong.

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[–] Ashtear@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 days ago

Impossible to rank, so I'll pull from at random from a top 25 I did not long ago:

  • Trails to Azure - This one had a massive impact on me, from musings on depression and self-worth to love for a city, a community, and the hard choices that come from that love. Incredible story and character writing. All boosted by a well-developed world with a lot of moving parts and a crazy good soundtrack.
  • WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames - Endlessly replayable. Holds up even to this day. Every time I think about it, I'm amazed at how they got lightning in a bottle with this new idea.
  • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Just one of those games where every single facet clicked for me. Visuals, writing, setting, soundtrack, gameplay, meta-gameplay, decision points. All of it.

Halo 2, Minecraft, and Factorio.

[–] caut_R@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

One has to be Crusader Kings III considering the amount of time that died in that game. I did Lingua Franca (world domination) when mods and savescumming voided achievements, my whole empire fell apart literally 20 seconds after I achieved world domination lol, could barely hold it together to achieve the feat.

The other one is probably Rocket League. Low skill floor, skyhigh skill ceiling, wonderfully designed esports game. If you could still freely go in and out of casual games, I‘d probably still play it. But I peaked and don‘t feel the need to play ranked anymore and casuals started to feel like ranked.

After these two I can probably name ten more but I can‘t say which takes a top 3. League of Legends, Counterstrike 1.6, Battlefield 3, HITMAN, Dark Souls II (yep lol, I could probably draw a map of this game from memory), NIOH 1/2, Monster Hunter World, Sleeping Dogs, Muse Dash, all these games killed countless hours with fun, but it‘s hard to put one above the other. Apart from League of Legends, that one takes the rear.

[–] callouscomic@lemmy.zip 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Elden Ring, RDR2, and BOTW feels like such a basic bitch gamer list.

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