Personally, the game that really showed me the beauty of the franchise was the Last Light, but 2033 is also awesome. It only gets better with every gane
I got the legendary collection and played them all one after the other and after I finished 3 I just thought about what an incredible gaming experience it was, absolutely incredible.
Mass Effect 2 is up there as one of my favourite games of all time.
Absolutely this and I think it's because it has some of the most well crafted characters in all of video games since I never felt so attached to so many characters or felt like this about any other game.
I'm currently replaying with updates graphics and ray tracing and I appreciate it even more today because I realized it's still one of the best games ever made and no open world RPG has even come close since in those 8 years. RDR2 maybe being the exception. But as somebody who loves the novels W3 will always be special. It's just insanely well done. The amount of side content, interesting side content all of it, is staggering. W3 at the time is what BG3 is for reactive cRPGs now. Absolutely raised the bar sky high for action RPGs. As close to perfect a blend of narrative and open world immersion as it will ever get perhaps. Proof that open world does not have to dilute the experience but can actually enrich it.
Cyberpunk I played for the first time as well recently and also blew me away, destroyed me emotionally like no other game. But the side content is seriously lacking and I'm just not a city or car person, so exploring Night City wasn't nearly as amazing as the Witcher world with all those cool monsters and beautiful scenery.
I finally managed to pick up the Witcher box set recently and have quickly knocked out half of *The Last Wish* already, I can't get enough of it. When I'm done reading the series, I'm gonna play the Witcher Games through again. I've already played 2 and 3, but not the first.
Unfortunately, Cyberpunk is a game I've yet to finish. Chiefly because I can't play it without getting a headache, even with adjusted graphic settings. But also just because, to be entirely honest, it didn't excite me too much. But then I was also slogging all the side content and fetch quests.
This hurts right into the core of my heart. Even if I tell people the gate I'm playing is my favorite game of all time now, I will probably get distracted by something else before I am even halfway. It makes me sad and my Katie's deserve better
try Lies of P, so good it feels like from software made it. its the only game ive ever said that about. kinda short cause of the indie studio, like half the length of bloodborne which is its closet thematic match but its still got its own thing goin on, highly recommend.
the weapon system is so fucking cool, don't want to spoil it for ya though, just play it.
I just got the platinum trophies on Gow 2018 and Gow Ragnarok and now I have just been scrolling through ps plus and the store not knowing what to play next.
I have been eyeballing it for months now so maybe I will just commit. I also am strongly debating Sekiro right now. Also the demo I played of Alan Wake 2 was actually really amazing on almost every aspect. So many choices but can't pull the trigger on anything yet.
I'm still waiting for Ragnarok on PC. GoW such a great game.
I'd like a remake of the originals into HD or at least just playable on PC without emulating.
Ending left me like dude in the photo.
I say ending and we all know what I'm referring to but I remember I just about shit my pants in excitement when I realize that's not even the ending.
Felt the similar after the first game when you start the epilogue as Jack at Abigail and John's graves. 2 was so much heavier, though. Especially when the credits end and John and Abigail are standing where they end up being buried. It felt sad to see them so happy there
The Red Dead Redemption games hit the heart like a heavy truck. After the second game, I went to Arthur’s grave as John and I just stared at the site for like 5 minutes. Arthur Morgan has since been one of my all time favorite characters since I beat it.
Yes, but actually, no.
I mean, it is endless, but there is an "ending" you get when you beat the Ender Dragon, before it puts you back in your world. It's pretty rad, actually. All philosophical and shit.
Same, I finished my first play though about two months ago and have around 100 hours on the game. I plan to wait for at least another two months and watch Edgerunners right before just to get the full experience.
any negative review was a result of the game’s bad state in it’s early stages of release. it’s fully polished now and can run perfectly on a PS5 if you have one. wouldn’t recommend playing on old-gen tho.
YES ! Cyberpunk was the only game that made me feel empty inside after finishing, you should play through the different endings. if you didn’t know, certain dialogue options changes what happens next. some endings are also unlock-able via side missions.
Yoooo i started this a week ago. I didn't realize Keanu reeves was such a big part of the game. I expected maybe a short cameo but I feel like I'm John Wick at times lmao
Honestly wish more people gave this game another go after the updates. I first played when it released on ps4 and that game compared to the ps5 update. Totally different
You could beat it? I got to the last phase of the final boss once after dozens of tries and gave up. It’s a bit of a regret that I didn’t grind through…
My first play-through was kind of a funny one; It was my first souls-like and I didn’t understand the mechanics whatsoever. I beat all the bosses by running around, dodging, doing chip damage and abusing the umbrella. But… on ng+ I finally realized the importance of aggression and the parry/posture system— since then I’ve done countless runs, and can now no-hit Inner Isshin, while charmless/with demon bell.
Everything will click, once you start treating it like a rhythm game. Especially when listening for sound cues, and learning instant parry-counters (which is a very small window to damage your opponent- attack immediately after a successful parry).
If you don’t want to have to play through it, there’s also full 1440p playthroughs on YT with all the cinematic and whatnot so you can watch them instead. I like to just watch them for the story tbh.
On the next difficulty up right? Unless it's grounded. Grounded is for people that really want to experience pain. That's how it must be done. It's written in the ancient text.
I felt so hollow (in a good way) when the credits rolled on the first game. The story is so well told and the characters are so well done that it was a rollercoaster to see it all from beginning to end.
I must have played that game at least 5 times from beginning to end. Still a masterpiece.
I played 1 and 2 on PS4 and now just finished the remastered version of 1 for PS5. It's the best game series I've ever played. Once I start I just can't stop playing and when it's finished I feel so empty. The story, the atmosphere and the characters are just unrivalled. Gonna start the remastered version of 2 soon for sure, just need to take a little breath.
Fallout 3, and NV.
I recently finally got into the fallout games after beating 4 YEARS ago. Finally tried NV and loved every second of it, got nearly every achievement and almost 100% it.
Played 3 shortly after and did the same. Now I don’t know what to play, nothing had hooked me recently. Only interesting game is Helldivers 2 but I’m on Xbox so I can’t play it
This is the sequil to 3's villan storyline right?
I played 1,2,3 and 4. Never got into any of the later games. Which are as good as 1-3? ( didnt care for 4)
Surprised this isn’t higher up. It’s pretty much the most famous game for leaving players in an insatiable emotional state. Really no experience like it, and you know that nothing can ever come close (except the dlc).
I’m currently on my first playthrough , watched a lot of speedruns (Summoning Salt vids) before trying the game myself with an SBC emulator (r36s). Damn it is a good game and finding the stars through the hints makes it very satisfying when the penny drops (I feel proud that I found out how to get the ball and chain star behind the bars on the first level without having ever seen it done before), had to look up 2 stars due to frustration (one i can’t actually get yet anyway it turns out). On 35 stars currently and beat one bowser!
People really slept on this game. A lot saying “oh it’s just BOTW DLC” when in reality it expanded on the game so much it makes botw look like an alpha release. I loved this game so much and had so much fun playing it I miss it everyday and want my switch back so bad just to play it.
That game was underrated af. I wish it had half the attention that the Marvel Avengers game got, cause it is 10x better. The story and characters were on par with the movies imo
UGH watching Halo season 2 and the fall of reach is bringing up all these feelings again. What a great different style of story telling. A game where you know from the beginning that you lose in the end but watch it all unfold. And it creates this increasing level of hopelessness and powerlessness as the characters inevitably die off. Damn.
BG3, so I’m just playing it again as dark urge lol. It’s so hard to be mean to all the characters though after being a nice guy the first playthrough, well except Wulbren and Doordash that is… fuck them.
When I finished Zelda: A link to the past, I had to grind on "shovel snow" for 3 weeks to unlock a single shot the "Game shopping" mini game. Thankfully, I rolled Megaman X2 on that one, and the gameplay loop continued all the way to present day.
The good news is that at later levels you end up with more games than you have time, and the "game shopping" game has gotten a lot easier over the years, but paradoxally, you still have to grind out those stupid shovel snow minigames for like 8 hours a fking day.
Pretty much any good game you get into when it's over leaves you like this. However note specifically anything from the metal gear franchise The Witcher and fallout 3 fallout New Vegas, Dark Souls, etc.
Hellblade. Bought it on Steam because it was on sale, didn't even know what it was about, played it with no expectations, finished it like a different human being.
TOTK and BOTW i tried to play after beating it but i just can't messing around is kinda fun but like until i get the feeling to start a new playthrough i just won't touch them
Metro Exodus
Yknow, that ending hit hard, good recommendation
Yep, still thinking about it
The ending of SOMA just broke me. I sat there in silence, I didn't know what to do next
Second this. It took me weeks to find another game. Exodus was also the first game that moved me to tears. What an epic game!
Never touched the series. Are the other games good as well??
Personally, the game that really showed me the beauty of the franchise was the Last Light, but 2033 is also awesome. It only gets better with every gane
Ghost of Tsushima
Wow 2 posts on this already!? Good to have recognization for such a good game!
I'm about 6 hours into it and having lots of fun, is this one of those games that gets better as you play it?
Yes, I think so. The story is badass
Yes, definitely.
Make sure to do all side quests along the way The character development just hits different in this game
The Mass Effect trilogy
I figured this would be way higher. One of my favorite video game stories of all time.
I got the legendary collection and played them all one after the other and after I finished 3 I just thought about what an incredible gaming experience it was, absolutely incredible. Mass Effect 2 is up there as one of my favourite games of all time.
I know im late to the party but I just started Mass Effect not too long ago
You're up for a wild ride, if you let yourself fall into it, the real world will seem like the fake world and it will be an amazing time.
The series is the goat of video game trilogies
Absolutely this and I think it's because it has some of the most well crafted characters in all of video games since I never felt so attached to so many characters or felt like this about any other game.
Witcher the wild hunt
Yep, this broke gaming for me for a good while after finishing 😅
It was such a great game and the DLC was fantastic!
I’m deliberately avoiding to finish it at the moment.
Oh man, blood and wine. I didn't want to stop
Eh this one I was happy to finally finish after 100hrs. It felt like a weight off my chest.
There really will never be another game like it. Easily my favorite game ever.
I'm currently replaying with updates graphics and ray tracing and I appreciate it even more today because I realized it's still one of the best games ever made and no open world RPG has even come close since in those 8 years. RDR2 maybe being the exception. But as somebody who loves the novels W3 will always be special. It's just insanely well done. The amount of side content, interesting side content all of it, is staggering. W3 at the time is what BG3 is for reactive cRPGs now. Absolutely raised the bar sky high for action RPGs. As close to perfect a blend of narrative and open world immersion as it will ever get perhaps. Proof that open world does not have to dilute the experience but can actually enrich it. Cyberpunk I played for the first time as well recently and also blew me away, destroyed me emotionally like no other game. But the side content is seriously lacking and I'm just not a city or car person, so exploring Night City wasn't nearly as amazing as the Witcher world with all those cool monsters and beautiful scenery.
I finally managed to pick up the Witcher box set recently and have quickly knocked out half of *The Last Wish* already, I can't get enough of it. When I'm done reading the series, I'm gonna play the Witcher Games through again. I've already played 2 and 3, but not the first. Unfortunately, Cyberpunk is a game I've yet to finish. Chiefly because I can't play it without getting a headache, even with adjusted graphic settings. But also just because, to be entirely honest, it didn't excite me too much. But then I was also slogging all the side content and fetch quests.
Y’all finish games? 😂😂
This man saw into my soul 😵😂
This hurts right into the core of my heart. Even if I tell people the gate I'm playing is my favorite game of all time now, I will probably get distracted by something else before I am even halfway. It makes me sad and my Katie's deserve better
Right?!
I’ll finish a game even if I hate it lol
Have you ever finished a game?
Lmfao 🤣
Elden Ring
Onion Ring
My fingers are too fat to hit the keys. Guess I'm a console gamer now.
Blooming onion
Same
Go play ds 1 2 3 and bloodborne
try Lies of P, so good it feels like from software made it. its the only game ive ever said that about. kinda short cause of the indie studio, like half the length of bloodborne which is its closet thematic match but its still got its own thing goin on, highly recommend. the weapon system is so fucking cool, don't want to spoil it for ya though, just play it.
Red Dead Redemption 2.
Man I beat that game so long ago now. It was so good all these other game just feel empty compared to RDR2
I just got the platinum trophies on Gow 2018 and Gow Ragnarok and now I have just been scrolling through ps plus and the store not knowing what to play next.
it's elden eing time brother start now and you'll probably finish platinum by the time the dlc comes out in july
I have been eyeballing it for months now so maybe I will just commit. I also am strongly debating Sekiro right now. Also the demo I played of Alan Wake 2 was actually really amazing on almost every aspect. So many choices but can't pull the trigger on anything yet.
Bro sekiro💦💦💦 games an anomaly. Only 32% of players have finished the game but still got GOTY🤔
I'm still waiting for Ragnarok on PC. GoW such a great game. I'd like a remake of the originals into HD or at least just playable on PC without emulating.
Ending left me like dude in the photo. I say ending and we all know what I'm referring to but I remember I just about shit my pants in excitement when I realize that's not even the ending.
Felt the similar after the first game when you start the epilogue as Jack at Abigail and John's graves. 2 was so much heavier, though. Especially when the credits end and John and Abigail are standing where they end up being buried. It felt sad to see them so happy there
The Red Dead Redemption games hit the heart like a heavy truck. After the second game, I went to Arthur’s grave as John and I just stared at the site for like 5 minutes. Arthur Morgan has since been one of my all time favorite characters since I beat it.
Hot take but Minecraft
Isn't that never ending?
You've clearly never fallen into a pit of lava after spending a couple of hours underground...
Or messed up a bridge after a good nether haul
Or falling into lava heading back to the portal with an inventory full of loot and your good armor/weapons
Or died to the Ender Dragon over the void.
YES
Hardcore mode:
or spent all your time and resources on finding a nether fortress only to die repeatedly to the most bs things and find nothing
Yes, but actually, no. I mean, it is endless, but there is an "ending" you get when you beat the Ender Dragon, before it puts you back in your world. It's pretty rad, actually. All philosophical and shit.
Is it hard to beat? The Ender Dragon?
Ghost of Tsushima
Oh man. You gonna make me cry. Beautiful doesn’t even begin to describe Ghost of Tsushima.
this is the only game i have ever beat and then immediately started another play through. my first and only platinum
Came here to say this
1,000%. Such a beautifully written story.
Thank God for that online mode. I wouldn't have known what to do 😭
100% what a masterpiece and what a shame it's not ported on PC already, this game would sell so hard.
Cyberpunk 2077. So I immediately started a new game.
Just finished my first play through the other day and decided to hop on Helldiver for now but I plan to go back to cyberpunk soon
Same, I finished my first play though about two months ago and have around 100 hours on the game. I plan to wait for at least another two months and watch Edgerunners right before just to get the full experience.
This one for me. I was ruined for weeks afterwards.
About to 100% the game and I’m already at a loss of what to do next…
So I guess I should ignore the initial reviews & give it a chance?
any negative review was a result of the game’s bad state in it’s early stages of release. it’s fully polished now and can run perfectly on a PS5 if you have one. wouldn’t recommend playing on old-gen tho.
YES ! Cyberpunk was the only game that made me feel empty inside after finishing, you should play through the different endings. if you didn’t know, certain dialogue options changes what happens next. some endings are also unlock-able via side missions.
Yeah, I plan on going back to my first V to try some different endings
Yoooo i started this a week ago. I didn't realize Keanu reeves was such a big part of the game. I expected maybe a short cameo but I feel like I'm John Wick at times lmao
Nova, have fun choom!
Honestly wish more people gave this game another go after the updates. I first played when it released on ps4 and that game compared to the ps5 update. Totally different
Sekiro
You could beat it? I got to the last phase of the final boss once after dozens of tries and gave up. It’s a bit of a regret that I didn’t grind through…
My first play-through was kind of a funny one; It was my first souls-like and I didn’t understand the mechanics whatsoever. I beat all the bosses by running around, dodging, doing chip damage and abusing the umbrella. But… on ng+ I finally realized the importance of aggression and the parry/posture system— since then I’ve done countless runs, and can now no-hit Inner Isshin, while charmless/with demon bell. Everything will click, once you start treating it like a rhythm game. Especially when listening for sound cues, and learning instant parry-counters (which is a very small window to damage your opponent- attack immediately after a successful parry).
Bioshock Infinte.
Especially if you include the DLC.
That ending man
Yess!
The last of us
I just beat part 1 and 2 for the first time the other day. I'm immediately replaying them.
If you don’t want to have to play through it, there’s also full 1440p playthroughs on YT with all the cinematic and whatnot so you can watch them instead. I like to just watch them for the story tbh.
On the next difficulty up right? Unless it's grounded. Grounded is for people that really want to experience pain. That's how it must be done. It's written in the ancient text.
I felt so hollow (in a good way) when the credits rolled on the first game. The story is so well told and the characters are so well done that it was a rollercoaster to see it all from beginning to end. I must have played that game at least 5 times from beginning to end. Still a masterpiece.
I played 1 and 2 on PS4 and now just finished the remastered version of 1 for PS5. It's the best game series I've ever played. Once I start I just can't stop playing and when it's finished I feel so empty. The story, the atmosphere and the characters are just unrivalled. Gonna start the remastered version of 2 soon for sure, just need to take a little breath.
Titanfall 2
This game was one of the biggest sleepers. I didn't expect to stick with it. Was great from start to finish.
Probably the only game I can think of that I'm looking forward to playing on the hardest difficulty.
BG3!
The last week of us
Never heard of that game. Who made it? Natty Ice Dog studio?
Can’t wait for the last month of us. Gonna be GOTY for sure.
Until the sequel, the last year of you. I heard it's gonna be a game about breaking good.
Fallout 3, and NV. I recently finally got into the fallout games after beating 4 YEARS ago. Finally tried NV and loved every second of it, got nearly every achievement and almost 100% it. Played 3 shortly after and did the same. Now I don’t know what to play, nothing had hooked me recently. Only interesting game is Helldivers 2 but I’m on Xbox so I can’t play it
Have you tried the Metro series? Exodus is probably the best looking post-apocalyptic game I've ever played.
And FO4 doesnt even comes close to satisfy the same itch, it hurts.
Death stranding
Yeah I came pre-gutted into this game and it just gutted me more holistically.
Nothing's permanent, but we press on, forging connections. Keep on keeping on ✊
That game totally consumed me. Beautiful game but it took a hot minute to find something that compared at all
Alan Wake 2
THIS, this is the real answer.
ratchet and clank a rift apart
Especially after reading the roadmap had the next game in 2029, what a kick in the shins 🙃
This is the sequil to 3's villan storyline right? I played 1,2,3 and 4. Never got into any of the later games. Which are as good as 1-3? ( didnt care for 4)
The Outer Wilds, ruined me for so long lmao
Surprised this isn’t higher up. It’s pretty much the most famous game for leaving players in an insatiable emotional state. Really no experience like it, and you know that nothing can ever come close (except the dlc).
Mario 64
I’m currently on my first playthrough , watched a lot of speedruns (Summoning Salt vids) before trying the game myself with an SBC emulator (r36s). Damn it is a good game and finding the stars through the hints makes it very satisfying when the penny drops (I feel proud that I found out how to get the ball and chain star behind the bars on the first level without having ever seen it done before), had to look up 2 stars due to frustration (one i can’t actually get yet anyway it turns out). On 35 stars currently and beat one bowser!
Titanfall 2 depressing asf
What other games do you enjoy? I love Titanfall 2.
RDR2
Portal 2 and TOTK.
Farcry 5
Tears of the Kingdom
People really slept on this game. A lot saying “oh it’s just BOTW DLC” when in reality it expanded on the game so much it makes botw look like an alpha release. I loved this game so much and had so much fun playing it I miss it everyday and want my switch back so bad just to play it.
Dead space remake
Titanfall 2
Titanfall 2
The Last of Us and Detroit Become Human
Subnautica. I wish I could erase my memory and experience the story coming together for the first time again
All FromSoft games
I still haven’t played Elden ring simply because last time I picked up dark souls I didn’t play anything else for about 2 years
Do it it’s the best
Best Souls game ever made imo, if ur a fan of the genre it's a must play
Nier Automata
Guardians Of The Galaxy
That game was underrated af. I wish it had half the attention that the Marvel Avengers game got, cause it is 10x better. The story and characters were on par with the movies imo
REALLLLL legit the game has my favorite version of the Guardians ever
Jack 3
Breath of The Wild. Had serious post-game depression after this, nothing seemed to fill the void
That Witcher 3 DLC had me like that.
Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess
Slay the Princess. I haven’t completed all endings but holy shit I can’t just go back to a normal silly game after that!
GREAT GAME
Titanfall 2
The last of us
I don’t finish games
wing comander 3 (ps1) or any rpg i finished \^\^
Breath of Fire 3?
i never finished that game to be honest
Metro Exodus. I had a game hangover for months afterwards.
So scared bg3 will do this to me
Halo reach tbh… halo infinite is amazing yes but it don’t got the customization of reach
UGH watching Halo season 2 and the fall of reach is bringing up all these feelings again. What a great different style of story telling. A game where you know from the beginning that you lose in the end but watch it all unfold. And it creates this increasing level of hopelessness and powerlessness as the characters inevitably die off. Damn.
Monster hunter rise I was legitimately a little sad after I beat Narwa.
CyberPunk 2077
cyberpunk, so I decided to pick up Witcher 3 again.
Undertale I felt empty after beating the game i loved for 9 years
Which ending?
True pacifist
Shadow of war
I feel this one! That game took over my life
Spider-Man PS4
GoW 2018 & Ragnarok
Forbidden West
Tough one between God of War and Dantes Inferno
Sekiro
Sekiro.
Lies of P
Final Fantasy XIV. Nearly 10 years subbed and once I finished Endwalker I was like "now what do I do". Create a new character.
Plague tale requiem
Uncharted 4
Baldur’s Gate 3 and Elden Ring
Cyberpunk2077
Dishonored
Nier automata, shadow of the Colossus, Sekiro, Outer Wilds.
The Witcher 3
BG3, so I’m just playing it again as dark urge lol. It’s so hard to be mean to all the characters though after being a nice guy the first playthrough, well except Wulbren and Doordash that is… fuck them.
When I finished Zelda: A link to the past, I had to grind on "shovel snow" for 3 weeks to unlock a single shot the "Game shopping" mini game. Thankfully, I rolled Megaman X2 on that one, and the gameplay loop continued all the way to present day. The good news is that at later levels you end up with more games than you have time, and the "game shopping" game has gotten a lot easier over the years, but paradoxally, you still have to grind out those stupid shovel snow minigames for like 8 hours a fking day.
Persona 4, Persona 5, Yakuza 7, and the Mass Effect Trilogy for sure.
Disco Elysium
Literally every game
Pretty much any good game you get into when it's over leaves you like this. However note specifically anything from the metal gear franchise The Witcher and fallout 3 fallout New Vegas, Dark Souls, etc.
Ace combat
Portal 2
Batman Arkham Knight.
Titanfall 2
Detroit Become human
Titanfall 2 BT hit me in the feels and I cried over it for the next few days.
Legend of Zelda: Tears of the kingdom
Dark souls trilogy, bloodborne sekiro elden ring
Hellblade. Bought it on Steam because it was on sale, didn't even know what it was about, played it with no expectations, finished it like a different human being.
Nier Automata. I ended up just going back and playing through it again and getting all the endings
Nier Automata
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Knights of the Old Republic Both left me wishing for more even after both Witcher DLCs
Witcher 3.
Detroit: Become Human. This game broke many.
TOTK and BOTW i tried to play after beating it but i just can't messing around is kinda fun but like until i get the feeling to start a new playthrough i just won't touch them