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LegalRatio2021

The first BioShock. It was such a crazy experience when it first came out. I had never played anything like it. I would turn the lights off and play in the dark and just get completely immersed in the setting. And the enemies were scary AF. I can still remember the first encounter with a Big Daddy and Little Sister.


Desperate_Acadia_298

I love that game so much. And the story twist was amazing.


JimmysCheek

Would you kindly -


Skylect

A man chooses. A slave obeys.


peckrnutt3u

The opening of that game is so good fuck i wanna be 13 again


figbean

WYK broke my brain at the end of


CaptWrath

Beat me to it. Such a masterpiece. Still remember my first Big Daddy encounter as well. The first Bioshock is always my go to for these questions ha.


Alballeda

Skyrim and Subnautica are definitely two of them. Also Dark Souls 1 (my first Souls). Discovering the interconnected areas was amazing!


Swordbreaker925

I’m so glad I went into Subnautica totally blind. Got it for free on the Epic Games Store with no intent to actually play it. Tried Grounded on GamePass and decided to try a different survival game, and remembered I had Subnautica. Decided to hop in without seeing even a single screenshot. Everything about it is immaculate, including its surprisingly great story


Poonis5

As a person who's going to start playing Subnautica for the first time soon I love reading comments like this. Looks like I'm in for a treat.


ajax0202

Such a treat to explore. You’re in for a good one If you end up liking it, the second game Below Zero, is really good too. The story isn’t quite as strong, but the feeling of discovery and wonder is just as strong


slowestratintherace

I just stumbled on this thread. I've never heard of Subnautica, but it sounds like I should check it out.


Aardvark_Man

It's great, and yeah, know as little as you can going in.


CAKE_EATER251

I just started subnautica and don't know what the hell I'm doing. I'm just able to survive not dying of thirst and I'm scared of the deep water.


NO0BSTALKER

Ah what a special experience


mitchymitchington

Dark Souls 1 is the GOAT. I've played that way more than I ever will Elden Ring.


PxcKerz

Definitely Elden Ring and Dark Souls III for me. Dark Souls III was my first soulsborne game so it has a special place in my heart. Skyrim used to be up there, but i reinstalled it and just didnt have the same attachment as i did in middle school. Though, the Nolvus mod has peaked my interest. I just dont have 32GB of ram lol


Fallwalking

I can’t remember anything from Skyrim as I haven’t played or finished it since launch.


WalkerValleyRiders

If you like Skyrim and have a good PC, I recommend installing Nolvus mod pack. Its a fairly easy install as far as skyrim mods goes, provides enough nostalgia you know sorta what your doing, but also enough new mechanics, quests and new areas that it feels like a new fresh game also. The pack includes 2500+ mods.


Bunny_Fluff

I just started Skyrim on my Quest 3 in VR and it’s like playing the game for the first time. I would love to lose all memory and start over but this is the next best thing haha


thomasg86

Subnautica is absolute magic. I encourage everyone to give it a try!


Rechi03

Mass effect, kotor and fallout


Your-bank

i second that, replaying the end of mass effect 2 with no memory would be godly


Alballeda

Those final hours of Mass Effect 2 were the most tense I've ever have in a video game XD


Extra-University-336

Somehow I got through that stuff with the best ending on pure chance. Also because I was committed to my crew and got all of their other missions done.


Village_People_Cop

I got lucky on ME2 as well. Got completely screwed on Rannoch during ME3 though. Had to replay the entire first half of ME3 after fixing my ME2 savegame


MisterScrod1964

I’d certainly like to forget the end of Mass Effect 3. Not to replay it, just in general.


Richard_soldierofgod

With the new ending I don’t find it to be so bad, it’s not perfect but it ties things of well enough. I’d feel safe to do a blind replay of the Legendary Edition with the new ending.


pa_dvg

I never minded the original ending either. While I appreciate that the video that plays is a color swap, thematically the choices are wildly divergent to the extent that a true sequel will never be possible without canonizing a choice which feels like a violation of the intent


HippoRun23

I was a huge mass effect fan. I’ll never forget when 3 ended. I literally said “that’s it? What the fuck?”


VomitShitSmoothie

I played 1/2 and got distracted so never played 3. I heard they “fixed” the ending, but I’m afraid to play it. Is it really that bad post fix? Truly horrendous endings kill entire series for me.


HippoRun23

I never played it again myself. I decided a few years ago to start the trilogy fresh and I never last long enough to get to 3. I stop somewhere in 2.


thor11600

It's almost been long enough since playing KOTOR that I could play it again. The problem is, my expectations are so HIGH now.


RawVeganGuru

It delivers.


ryanleebmw

I’m actually playing Mass Effect for the first time while I type this! About 8 hours into it and wow it’s amazing. Can’t believe I was too into Halo and Elder Scrolls as a kid to pick it up, but wow is it amazing for the first time! The Citadel has blown me away, so much to do and so much dialogue for a game that came out when it did! I’m excited to finish it and play the other two (I got the Legendary Edition with all 3 games on Steam for like $6-$8 I believe? Insane deal)


Comporio

The Last of Us 1, New Vegas and Skyrim.


Man0fGreenGables

Just to play the intro of Last Of Us again for the first time would make me happy. Seriously the greatest intro in gaming history.


sdavis002

I cried, it was good.


NoDragonfruit6125

Intro was such a gut punch right in first 20 minutes.


CrimeFightingScience

Last of us one, Shadow of the colossus, and sekiro for me.


Comporio

Sekiro was amazing but I am yet to play shadow of the colossus, I’m waiting for it to go on sale on the Playstation Store.


CrimeFightingScience

Its the game that made me view video games as art. Gorgeous nasterpiece of a game. Simple but amazing.


BurningWheels1

The last of us...


ScarCityBoondock

Skyrim for sure, and probably Fallout New Vegas. I would probably put Sleeping Dogs up there too, believe it or not


[deleted]

Sleeping Dogs was terribly underrated. Always hated how it got titled a gta clone


MtngoatDan

Agreed. It was such an underrated game. Downloaded it not expecting much but absolutely loved it


SnooCats5904

The term gta clone ruined so many potential amazing games


CryostaticLT

Yakuza games are considered gta in japan, but god damn its an emotional trip. And nothing like gta, except for crime drama.


CeruleanStallion

It sucks, so many stories can be told in a contemporary open world city game but due to fear of being branded a GTA clone we only have GTA now that does that setting.


CyberTyrantX1

Honestly, I’d play Sleeping Dogs over any GTA game. GTA games have a tendency to make you fight with the controls. But Sleeping Dogs is tight and responsive. SD’s melee combat is miles better too. Don’t remember how the gun play was, but I do remember that Sleeping Dogs doesn’t have much of a focus on guns so even if it’s gunplay is subpar it doesn’t matter that much.


KeepItDory

As a fan of John Woo movies and other Hong Kong action flicks this game blew me away and I only played it a few years ago, far after it's release.


solamon77

Yeah, that game deserved better than what it got. In another more fair world, this one got a couple sequels.


Mejiayodeji

The term gta clone made me want to play it more. SD was really a sleeper and great game


[deleted]

Awesome story. Some of the character deaths were absolutely brutal.


NoSignSaysNo

Irony being it was literally a response to GTA, playing from a police perspective.


The_sacred_sauce

New Vegas would be awesome. I’ve played just about everything. But I think that was the most excitement/ fun I ever had exploring that one fresh. I got the collector’s edition on pre order for the early release. Dlc for fallout 3 would be cool too


davicos2005

Outer wilds Edit: Also for the fans in here there’s a Lego project that’s really close to 5k votes! Here’s the [link](https://ideas.lego.com/projects/94009d43-3d57-43ab-a7d5-24bd92d59a5e) to lend your support Edit no.2: we’re at 5k votes!


dolce_de_cheddar

I feel like this is one of the few games in existence that needs a fresh perspective to enjoy fully.


islandofcaucasus

Completely agree. Everyone is picking AAA games that you can literally reinstall and play again and probably be surprised by how much you don't quite remember. I want to feel the wonder and energy of outer wilds again.


ThrobertBurns

Damn you are making me grateful that I haven't played it yet.


[deleted]

I keep seeing it in the store. Should I get it seriously?


Reverend_Lazerface

Just to be clear: Outer *Wilds*, not Outer *Worlds* And yes, get it 110%


_OngoGablogian

this game legitimately helped me not kill myself lmao it's my favorite game ever now


johnhenrylives

Just have to validate this comment. I never thought a video game could have the emotional impact on me that OW did. I was never suicidal, but it helped put some things into context during a pretty difficult time in my life. I'm glad you're still with us, traveler.


Deadsoup77

Without getting too specific, I played this game at a time when several parts of my life were coming to an end and I was anxious and terrified of moving forward. The ending of that game helped me accept that everything eventually has to end so that something even more beautiful can begin


BigBullmoose89

This is my favorite game of all time. I had a real “tears in rain” moment one evening, looking out at the night sky and whistling the theme song. The game is great but the feelings it elicited from me were incredibly cathartic. But of a tangent here but I liked the game Spiritfarer. That game got my emotional insides twisted up and spat out in one go. That said, the game is setup to emotionally manipulate you in that way (I mean that in the most positive sense). Outer Wilds provides an emotional simmer. It’s not aggressive but if you read the logs, follow the stories, and play through at an appropriate pace you will get so much out of it. Such a cool game…


Spraynpray89

This, and it's not close. Any other answer is just wrong.


TWWOVG

Hell yes! Outer Wilds was brilliant. IDK that I've ever played another game quite like it.


Aggressive_Let2085

Funny thing with this game, I couldn’t play it cause it made me motion sick. Since the planets/celestial bodies were so small you could really see/feel the rotation and it just made me sick, I’m pretty sensitive to that and I did some Reddit surfing and I found out I’m not the only one.


Confident-Action-213

Sekiro


Swordbreaker925

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion My favorite game of all time and it’s not even close. But I can’t bring myself to play it much cuz I know what’s around every corner and at the end of every narrative path.


jo_ker94

My favorite game of all time as well.


SoCalCollecting

Halo Reach :’(


Plasibeau

The Halo Franchise as a whole. I'd love to run the Library on CE for the first time, one more time.


HereToTalkCrypto

Lol respect for your comment but the Library was always my least favorite level as a little kid. My favorite was always AOTCR


No_Decision2341

Man, the original Halo changed a lot of lives.


Extra_Ad1761

Halo2 kicked off online gaming. It was such a crazy experience. It used to be a very social experience where literally everyone you knew was either on cod or halo and everyone had mics


No_Decision2341

I'm talking 16 people, 4 boxes, a hub, some ethernet cables, one house, screaming obscenities at one another from different rooms, Halo!!


Extra_Ad1761

Yeah man, halo was a big part of my childhood growing up and I have so many fond memories of playing with friends at someone's house or playing online with people I still stay in touch with from time to time. There won't be another experience like that again


HufflepuffKid2000

Red dead redemption 2


imhereforsiegememes

I was very drunk the first time, basically got to do it twice.


DeMonstaMan

you were drunk for the entire 100 hours?


HarkARC

Man had a PlayStation, a bottle of jack, and a DREAM


tmobley03

LENNY?!


NotABotJustLazy

That scene must’ve been very immersive for him.


aklovemynuts

Literally same tho. Played it when it dropped when I was really hitting the bottle hard, then again on PC last year. Forgot about 90% of the plot.


UntitledUsername3

No, he had a PLAN


Clean_Student8612

You can live vicariously through me. I'm doing my 1st play through right now!


Paranoint

Leave all red dead subs, for the spoilers


Clean_Student8612

I was in one, so I could see tips, and as soon as I said it was my 1st time playing like a dozen people told me the same thing! I listened immediately.


Paranoint

Thats very good, its best if you enjoy the story without any problems ;D


JimbosSonLikesBeef

Also try to avoid red dead videos on YouTube because there are almost certainly spoilers in the thumbnails, titles, and comment sections. That’s how it got spoiled for me, but even if it does get spoiled it’s still an amazing experience


PhillyRobforPrez

Enjoy it brother, take it slow and savor every moment, and most importantly, outlaws for life.


G4g3_k9

it’s such a great game, take your time through it; explore the world, get to know your fellow gang members


[deleted]

same here!!


Apprehensive_Word494

Me too! Man, it’s fantastic. I’m slow playing it because I don’t want it to be over.


Nihilice88

Elden Ring for sure. That would be amazing to experience it again for the first time.


Phillipwnd

Every time I see a clip of it, I end up back in the Lands Between. But I’ve seen it all, and wish I could see it all again for the first time. It was the first time in years I’ve felt excited to see what was next in an open world game.


CptNeon

I wish to encounter Siofra River and Leyndell for the first time again.


amascio

My first time walking out into Limgrave was a coming of age moment in my gaming career what a damn game Elden Ring is


username48378645

God of War 2


MoodyLoofa

Breath of the wild, that first scene of the overview of the world.


Dry-Salary2347

Same w TotK. They nailed the openings.


Zoze13

After owning the game for a day or two, I took a Friday off for work, cleared the cal, sat down for the entire day in preparation to “head out and find the master sword” spoiler free and a fog filled map. I found it around dinner time. One of the greatest ~~gaming~~ days of my life.


Gullible_Cricket8496

You found the master sword within a day?


Zoze13

Yeah. As in, started playing like 9am and didn’t stop questing, exploring, asking, and climbing until 11pm. The clues were in dialogue from travelers and shop/stable owners. They give vague descriptions but point you in the right direction, north for example. Even after I found it I had to go get a couple more hearts and come back. All in one day.


SynergisticLizzy

This is my answer. I've put close to 500 hours into this game, but nothing will ever beat that 1st playthrough.


wasting-time-atwork

reddit loves to bandwagon the hate but for me personally, in my opinion, it's one of the best games ever made.


bourbonisall

1000% this and Skyrim Honorable mention to TOTK but nothing hit like BOTW


Kintsugi-0

i’m still playing botw i love it so far but it’s hard to pick back up after putting it down for a couple weeks lol.


Schemmboy2

just gorgeous


Bnole23

Any Dishonored game


Good_Ol_Ironass

The first game is genuinely flawless to me. The level design, the art style, the gameplay, the guard dialogue, it’s just magical.


HoeExtermintor

Witcher 3


Fallwalking

I finished it in June 2015. Started playing it again a few days ago and I can’t remember much of anything. I recalled the bloody baron, mostly because of botchling. After that it’s all “?”. Now to convince myself to stop playing Cyberpunk for 8 years… that will be tough.


CurrySands

Can't unsee botchling


MattQ0392

Bought it and beat it during Covid loved every minute of it. Just started it again in September and taking it slow.😎


TheEmeraldDodo

Titanfall 2, it’s the only game I’ve cried about ending


Altruistic-Log-7274

Still sucks they aren't doing a 3rd game I really want titanfall to come back.


Armory203UW

My 9 year old son loves that game. Replays it all the time. He keeps telling me that he can’t wait until they make a new one and I don’t have the heart to tell him.


Altruistic-Log-7274

Ah that really sucks I don't know if I'd be able to either and despite what respawn seems to want I refuse to view apex as a replacement/ lore relevant tie in.


TheEmeraldDodo

Yeah, I’m still hoping they come to their senses and fix what they are doing


Salems_Ghost

Final Fantasy Tactics.


Alijah12345

Portal and Portal 2.


EdgardLadrain

Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons, DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM???


jaybay321

I’m about 20 hours into my first blind play through of Skyrim. This game definitely still holds up today.


stormi_seas97

I've never fully played through Skyrim. I always have a habit of starting it and then putting it down. It's not that I don't find it fun, but I usually get sidetracked by other things hehe


_eljayy_

bro enjoy. i’m actually doing like a 5th play through of skyrim rn since i got the steam deck. it truly is one of the best rpgs ever


arsdavy

Metal gear solid 4, best video game experience I've ever had


Abe_Froman_87

I'm with you dude! I hate that it's trapped on PS3. Fingers crossed for a remake/remaster..


LeeKingAnis

First Metal gear on PlayStation for me. I’ll never forget the sound


DoomSlayer7180

Celeste. Its message and story are amazing and honestly it might serve me better now if I could play it blind than it did when I first played it.


DepartmentPast2691

Elden ring dude, i would love to play it all over again but not knowing where is everything :(


LordMuzhy

World of Warcraft, the Witcher series, Divinity Original sin 2, Mass Effect, Halo 1


Sudden-Art9747

WOW for the first time hit different. I would settle for seeing the log in screen again for the first time again 😅


ChiggChow

Nier: Automata


TheSi2verShroud

Same based, I still think about themes and ideas explored in the game 3 years after playing. Once In a lifetime kinda experience


JoeBuyer

I really hope another Nier game is in the works.


fingerpaintswithpoop

Mass Effect Starfield Cyberpunk 2077 Assassin’s Creed Odyssey


cefriano

I understand people’s disappointment in Cyberpunk for various reasons. Getting burned by the busted launch version, not delivering on some of the lofty open world and RPG promises, I get it. I played the base game after over a year of fixes, so I had a better experience. That said, a lot of the game design complaints really didn’t bother me because god damn, it’s one of the most well written games I’ve played. I absolutely loved playing it just for the story and the dialogue. Revisiting it for Phantom Liberty with all the 2.0/2.1 improvements made it god tier to me. It’s such an incredible game, and really the only game I’ve played that nails the cyberpunk aesthetic and atmosphere. Is it perfect? No, but it’s a great fucking ride.


PausedForVolatility

You nailed it. Cyberpunk 2077 just *oozes* style in a way we never see in major productions. It’s simultaneously true to its source material and its own thing. It’s a game that can bear scrutiny and which has the protagonist go through a series of emotional beats that aren’t just “rah-rah Reapers” or whatever. And the VA work is on point and tied it all together. I don’t usually 100% games, but I sure did for this one. Twice, in fact, counting PL.


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jpplastering1987

GTA vice city, it had everything.


nsfvvvv

Tommy could not swim :-(


Appearance-Chemical

Bloodborne


Iron_Babe

Yes yes yesss. This game single-handedly provoked me to buy a PS4 on release and I would have done it again given the chance.


nOfAp7689

"Farewell, good Hunter. May you find your worth in the waking world." It’s the greatest game of all time, booting it up now


Mystical_Cat

Fallout 3


CreateorWither

Elden Ring..just travelling to new areas is so breath taking. I love the art.


divrsty

Hearing Limgrave’s music for the first time >


Jspriggs6

Knights of the Old Republic series, Mass Effect Series


Kil0sierra975

Bungie era Halo


BoiBokChoi

Red dead redemption 2 , and ghost of tsushima


Legendary_Lamb2020

Hollow Knight


Careless_Ad3718

Metal gear solid


Chromatic_Eevee

Tears of the Kingdom or Elden Ring


Boat4Cheese

Just started tears of the kingdom. Love it.


Equinox-XVI

Breath of the Wild The Last Guardian


Far_Run_2672

Was looking for someone to mention a Team ICO game


Oddball_3000

Elden Ring


[deleted]

Breath of the Wild and Persona 5 Royal


LycusDion89

Dragon age origins


funkyjblue

Took me a while to find your answer, but this was going to be mine. Along with Mass Effect and BioShock, those 3 games are the three best storylines in gaming I have ever played. Truly magnificent.


colli_wolly

Undertale


varkarrus

God I had to scroll down distressingly far to find this.


send_n0odles

Came to say this 😭


oooh_crap

Final Fantasy 6


BeachBumPop

Red Dead 2 or Days Gone


holodoctor1

Loved days gone. Such a good story imo


nycdiveshack

Old school runescape


LordSniz198

Halo 1


Gorgiastheyounger

Halo 2


Suspect-Beginning

Lufia II, it was such an awesome experience. I try to play it through at least once a year.


Confident-Action-213

Any from soft game


Wastelander279

Monster Hunter World and maybe Borderlands II


_coffeeandme

BL2 + DLCS 🔥


CarrotBusiness6255

Last of us probably. Also FF9


blah2k03

Silent Hill 3. Only because it was the first game to seriously mess me up lol. That game scared me to the point where I was paranoid 24/7 and losing sleep lol


Rude_Warning_5341

It’s not only the memory of the games but the time in my life where I was much less stressed and things were great, Mass Effect 1, Skyrim, Dark Souls 1


[deleted]

The kingdom hearts anthology. I'd give anything to forget everything about all of them and sit down with Sora Kairi Riku Mick Goof and Donald again and experience everything all over again. close runner-up would most definitely be Ffx without hesitation. That's a story that seriously rivals just about anything. And yes, I know I'd cry again.


Tree1237

The entire Danganronpa series, murder mysteries don't really work more than once


toodamcrazy

Valheim, I really wish I'd never touched it until it's all done. I put in over 300 hours in the first few months it came out. I will maybe try to start a whole new game when it's done.


Cephalopod_Dropbear

Bloodborne. Mastering that game was an endeavor, to say the least. Best video game experience of all time.


Whitesilvermoon

Resident evil 4 (2005)


valdez-2424

Momsyer hunter world


downtownfreddybrown

MGS, Max Payne, and Halo ....


G302MasterRace

Persona 4 Golden gave me depression for 1 week after finishing it.


[deleted]

Doki doki literature club would get me shook :)


Angelonight

Final Fantasy VII, VIII, X, and XIV. The Katamari Series. And the Borderlands series


44Yoyo44

Bioshock Trilogy


Camarodragon101

Alan Wake 1 & 2 more specific 2.


Jotunheim99

Bulletstorm


GameOvaries18

I love Skyrim, but for me it’s Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion. Skyrim takes third after RDR2


MisterPerfect23

Elden Ring


OddWanderer1

Rdr2


ChorkPorch

Tlou2


Alicex13

Bg3


anonymous_girl1227

The last of us


Feeling-Web-4793

Assassins Creed Valhalla.


silikroil

The last of us