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Knights of the Old Republic

Dark Soul 1, especially finding new shortcuts and new hidden things

Super Mario Bros.

Final Fantasy IX. Played it about 4 times in my life now, but I'd love to experience it again for the first time.

Quest for Glory 1, VGA version

The Last of Us. Even when the credits rolled the first time I knew it would never hit exactly the same again

Final Fantasy Tactics. I've been trying to recreate the feeling of beating Dorter for first time for YEARS.

Super Metroid

Original Doom, DOS prompt and all

#TheWitness
#OuterWilds
#Tunic

All for the same reason: What you learn and discover as a player is part of the game. You can't start a new game from scratch unless you get amnesia.

Layers of Fear. Limbo. Inside.

I would say RDR2 or TLOU, both left such an impact on me after I beat them. Prob is now I remember the story so it doesn’t have that surprise or shock factor. I really wish I could use the MiB memory wipe stick sometimes.

Return of the Obra Dinn. Discovering the story and mystery for the first time, putting the pieces together, looking for clues and drawing conclusions, it was a fantastic experience that can never be repeated so long as you remember even fragments of it.

Definitely Demon's Souls.

I was so bored with games, and had been playing everything on the hardest setting trying to make games more fun. A friend of mine recommended Demon's Souls and it was instant joy!

Escape from Tarkov. The fear and the confusion was so overwhelming. I look back on it fondly :D

FIFA 1998

Pokemon and Skyrim

Either Paper Mario 2 or Terraria.

Child of Light

Shadow of the Colossus.

Rocket Jockey

I had never heard of it when a coworker introduced me to it 10+ years ago. I knew nothing going into it, and then I played it obsessively from beginning to end. It was nearly impossible to find even then.

it'll always be ocarina of time because that game really kickstarted my intense love for gaming in general

Ultima VII
It was the first RPG where I felt you could really interact with the world. The story was great too.

Half life and half life 2. The first time I ran through the storyline was like no other game I've played.

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OneShot

Fallout 3, I spend good hours and hours escaping from real life me.

Devil May Cry 3.

crono cross, period.

Nier Automata

Hollow Knight, easily. Most any Metroidvania would qualify, but HK is really something special in those regards.

• Horizon: Zero Dawn
• The Outer Wilds
• Doki Doki Literature Club
• Death Loop
• Death Stranding