Off the top of my head…

• GTA5

• Skyrim

• Fallout: New Vegas

• The Last of Us: Part 1

• Half Life 2

• Portal 2

IMO they are basically flawless and I wouldn’t change a thing. Superb experience from start to finish and were literally game changing for the industry.

That last point maybe not so much compared to Fallout 3 as it came first but over all I feel New Vegas was the better, more refined and polished release. Love them both but gotta say I prefer the later

Splinter Cell Chaos Theory

There are a very limited number of games that would interest someone and their mother.

More because if you’re old enough to be playing games, your mother would be into retro NES classics.

On that note… Super Mario Bros 3.

I thought Bioshock Infinite was a masterpiece.

• Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
• Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen
• Pokémon Legends: Arceus
• Metroid: Zero Mission
• Prey (2017)
• Bioshock Infinite
• Dead Space Reamke
• Armored Core 6
• Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
• Alan Wake II
• Control
• Cyberpunk: 2077
• Yakuza: Like a Dragon
• Red Dead Redemption II
• Resident Evil 2/4 Remakes
• Metal Gear Solid 3/4
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• The Witcher 3

These are my favourite games, from my favourite franchises!

• Guild Wars 1

• The Witcher 3

• The Mass Effect trilogy

• God of War 2018

• Fire Emblem Path of Radiance

• Fire Emblem Three Houses

• Ys 8: Lacrimosa of Dana

• Persona 5 Royal

• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

• The Legend of Heroes Trails in the Sky FC and SC

• Yakuza 0

• Yakuza Like a Dragon

Project Zomboid

Elden Ring

Tears of the Kingdom

Just to name a few. Also Assassin’s Creed series sucks.

Kingdom Come Deliverance.

Outer Wilds and Portal 2

1 sonic adventure

2 super mario galaxy

3 sonic adventure 2

4 dying light

5 dead island

6 halo 1 2 3 odst reach

7 all God of wars

8 katawa shoujo

9 deltarune

10 subnatica

MGS 2. The messages and themes were so ahead of its time and are slapping hard now in the age of social media and AI. The game itself had to be delayed in 2001 for a few months because the final boss fight took place on the twin towers. It subverted so many expectations till the end, leaving us not knowing what to believe. It even spoke about memes before most of us even knew what that word meant.

The gameplay is incredible too. Tactical with solid mechanics. Was absurdly detailed to the levels of red dead 2, during the age of ps2. For example, ice would melt in real time. Plus it cements snake as one of the coolest characters ever.

God of war 2018 and ragnarok.

But it will impact you more if you know the original game stories.

I’m picking games that anyone can pick up and play. Nothing too complicated.

• Tetris: The quintessential puzzle game.
• Super Mario Bros 3 and Super Mario World: 2D platforming perfection.
• Zelda Link to the Past: Arguably best game in the series.

A masterpiece… Half-Life and Metal Gear Solid has been mentioned already. I will go with my own unique title.

Ikaruga - Masterpiecie of a level design. Shoot’em up, with a polarization mechanic, which allows you to change your shield and shot colour. This simple mechanic was pushed to its limits in terms of ingenuity. Devs also knew how players can master the game and whenever you think you mastered a particular section it surprises you with more enemies to score. Obtaining the highest rank is very challenging. A 30 minute game with infinite replay value.

Ocarina of Time.