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Posted: 5/4/2021 11:13:53 AM EDT

[#1]

That's a tough question for me.

I credit the original 1993 Doom with my passion for gaming and computers, which spawned my adult career as a software engineer. That game will always be special for me.

Steam tracks hours played, and I'm largely a PC gamer, so those are good hints for worlds I wanted to stay in and keep exploring.

#1 - Fallout: New Vegas. I guess the burned out husk of Vegas with the regional conflicts and the vastly improved weapon system over Fallout 3 hooked me. I preferred the main story of Fallout 3, but the world of New Vegas and the expansions was far better crafted.

#2 - Stardew Valley.

It's a simple yet deep game and pretty damn rewarding. I'm replaying it on my Switch right now and finally getting into the 1.5 content.

#3 - Skyrim. The world sizes kept getting smaller in square miles/kilometers but vastly more detailed. Similarly to New Vegas, there are elements of Oblivion that I preferred but overall Skyrim was better.

Honorable Mention - the STALKER series. I loved the gritty otherworldly nature of the games and spent a lot of time exploring them and building mods. Unfortunately, the replay is somewhat limited given the more linear nature of the games.

Honorable Mention II - Subnautica. The entire premise of being the sole survivor of a crash on an ocean world, trying to figure out WTF was going on and how to escape was amazing. The underwater world was so different and such an awesome experience. Below Zero "officially" release this month and I'm so excited.

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:14:27 AM EDT

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Posted: 5/4/2021 11:14:46 AM EDT

[#3]

Top 5 in no particular order:

HL
HL2
Morrowind
FNV
Metro Exodus

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:17:08 AM EDT

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Me too!

Boy I had a house that was so full of amour and treasure. That if it was real I could have fitted out my own army! I liked to steal stuff also,

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:17:42 AM EDT

[#5]

Chrono Trigger - Intro (SNES) [HD]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSn24qQ1vAQ

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:18:29 AM EDT

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I have to go with Skyrim.

It's the only modem game that I have the desire to do multiple playthroughs and with mods it looks pretty damn good for 2021.

I've probably done 6 playthroughs since it launched and I still find new things with each playthrough. The depth of this game is crazy and the way you can approach the game has multiple angles. My most challenging was a mage build where I only used magic and staffs.

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Diablo 2

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:19:16 AM EDT

[#7]

Ost

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:19:57 AM EDT

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Battlefield series on PC

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RDR2 on xbox hands down.
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Man when I first started playing BF1942 it was like the greatest thing ever. Then I started playing online with others and I was blown away.

battlefield 1942 intro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb8PQXPOkCc

RDR is amazing as well.

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:20:28 AM EDT

[#9]

Asteroids.

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:20:52 AM EDT

[#10]

Borderlands 2
Witcher 3
Dying Light

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:21:26 AM EDT

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Corridors of Darkholme

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Posted: 5/4/2021 11:21:31 AM EDT

[#12]

Toss up between GTA: San Andreas and Half-Life 2

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:22:52 AM EDT

[#13]

maze craze, a game of cops and robbers.

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:22:57 AM EDT

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I probably spent more hours on this game than any other form of gaming. My brother and I would play and play and play....all night. Trying to get better scores or go undetected or see who could shoot down the most planes.

F-117 was good but I had already started moving out from flight sims at that time.

As someone else posted, spent alot of time on Chuck Yeagers Air Combat as well.

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:23:11 AM EDT

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Boy I had a house that was so full of amour and treasure. That if it was real I could have fitted out my own army! I liked to steal stuff also,

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I used to play Skyrim like you, until I took an arrow in the knee.

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Boy I had a house that was so full of amour and treasure. That if it was real I could have fitted out my own army! I liked to steal stuff also,

Hoarding Disorder Simulator V: Skyrim

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:23:14 AM EDT

[#16]

Stronghold Crusader Extreme, if I was stuck with one game for the rest of my life.

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:23:47 AM EDT

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My character made full use of magic, potions, enchanting, and staffs. I was a power mage. You are right, it wad incredibly hard. It's the only playthrough I never finished. Magic is terribly underpowered in Skyrim.

My very first Elder Scrolls playthrough was Morrowind and I played as a Kajit sneak/thief.

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I miss the way the Oblivion spell creation was. I have read that they will be going back to that of spell creation in the next elder scrolls game. It could be a rumor of course.

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:23:59 AM EDT

[#18]

Played a lot of M1 Tank Platoon. On my Radio Shack Tandy Computer

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:26:33 AM EDT

[#19]

Battlefield 4 Multiplayer

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:27:00 AM EDT

[#20]

Diablo 2

Played from ago 13 to 23.

Sold my account for over a thousand dollars when I quit.

Kind of wish I would have kept it but haven’t had time to play video games in years.

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:27:52 AM EDT

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Asteroids.

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Over Space invaders? lol Heck, a game or two of Space Invaders was MANDATORY when you went to the movies in the late '70's and were hanging out in the lobby.

SPACE INVADERS PART 2 ARCADE MAME VIDEO GAME TAITO 1979 invadpt2

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Posted: 5/4/2021 11:29:01 AM EDT

[#22]

I'm old

X-com ufo defense
Skyrim
World of tanks
C&C generals
Baldurs gate II

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:29:58 AM EDT

[#23]

Goldeneye I have to say.

GTA San Andreas a close 2nd.

Forza Motorsport 4 honorable mention.

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:30:48 AM EDT

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I have to go with Skyrim.

It's the only modem game that I have the desire to do multiple playthroughs and with mods it looks pretty damn good for 2021.

I've probably done 6 playthroughs since it launched and I still find new things with each playthrough. The depth of this game is crazy and the way you can approach the game has multiple angles. My most challenging was a mage build where I only used magic and staffs.

Diablo 2

Definitely in my top 5.

By the end of that game my dude had everything "of the heavens" and I had a field of gold in town.

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:31:10 AM EDT

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Star Control II
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I was coming to say Fallout 3 and New Vegas but you're probably right. Such a good game. It really is epic.

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:31:44 AM EDT

[#26]

System Shock 2

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:32:12 AM EDT

[#27]

Dont know if it's my favorite, but the original Devil May Cry is up there

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:32:58 AM EDT

[#28]

PONG

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:33:42 AM EDT

[#29]

In no particular order.
Starcraft/Starcraft Broodwar (user map settings)
Halo/Halo 2
Diablo/ Diablo 2

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:35:02 AM EDT

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Day of Defeat.

I used to spend hours playing that. Friggin fun as hell

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I loved that game as well, at least until they removed the brittish faction from it. I got somewhat bored with it after that. I really liked the No1 Mk4 T and the Bren in that game.

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:35:18 AM EDT

[#31]

Vintage:

The Sword of Fargoal.

Early 80s. Commodore 64.

Completely unwinnable.

Modern:

Left 4 Dead 2 on Steam.

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:35:26 AM EDT

[#32]

Hard to say

Generally I love Super Mario World and Resident Evil 4. The whole Dark Souls series. Also Crystalis. Basically I can’t pick one.

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:35:51 AM EDT

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MGS3 easily.

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Also this

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:35:59 AM EDT

[#34]

Gran Turismo

Civilization

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:37:24 AM EDT

[#35]

World of tanks is my current favorite.

Other than that, metal gear solid and river city ransom top my list.

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:37:45 AM EDT

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EverQuest

I do miss it some days.

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This
It made world of Warcraft seem like a kindergartners game

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:38:06 AM EDT

[#37]

I loved skyrim and Oblivion. I traded in my PS4 for gamestop credit for a PS5 and can't get one with all the scalpers and I have been missing Minecraft and Farming Simulator 19, LOL.

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:38:22 AM EDT

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Untold hundreds of quarters into that machine at Putt-Putt in the eighties.

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:39:00 AM EDT

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Posted: 5/4/2021 11:39:21 AM EDT

[#40]

Battlefield Bad Company 2 multiplayer is up there too. it was so damn good, no microtransactions, weapon unlocks were realistic and not super grindy, really good maps, balanced gameplay, awesome structure destruction, very very few cheaters. All around probably my favorite multiplayer experience.

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:39:43 AM EDT

[#41]

MOH:AA

Best theme/intro as well.

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:40:07 AM EDT

[#42]

Knights of the Old Republic

Other top ones:

Doom
Farcry
Descent
Privateer
Freelancer
Mass Effect 2
Dawn of War
Star Citizen
Angry Birds 2

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:40:12 AM EDT

[#43]

Far Cry 1. Especially the early levels, it's perfect.

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:40:50 AM EDT

[#44]

The entire Half-Life series. I still play through from HL1 to HL2E2 once a year or so.

Counter-Strike is another favorite. I played that at a very high level for a long time (I miss CAL

) and still play it just about every night. I realized recently I've been playing some form of CS for over 20 years.

The Doom series is also up there. Doom Eternal is the best pure first person shooter of all time.

Horizon Zero Dawn is another entry. Especially with the DLC. Fantastic setting, fantastic story, fantastic graphics (for the time), the list goes on and on. Really excited to see what they do with the sequel later this year.

God of War 2018 - can't forget that one. The entire game is one shot, no loading screens at all, which still blows me away. Incredible graphics, a combat system that feels like it should, a perfect blend of some RPG influences while maintaining an action-adventure feel.

Metal Gear Solid series - everyone hates on it for being "over the top" but that's exactly what I want! You mean I get to fight a giant nuclear robot with a P90 and a sword!? I'm in!

The Witcher 3, Hollow Knight, Breath of the Wild, Unreal Tournament, Quake 3...the list goes on and on.

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:41:15 AM EDT

[#45]

Dead Space
Horizon Zero
Skyrim
Zelda

Posted: 5/4/2021 11:41:20 AM EDT

[#46]

Doom, but on the original Playstation.
They replaced the shitty soundtrack with some creepy dark ambient.
Anyone play this back in the day?
Wish they would re-release this version.
Oh, MediEvil 1 and 2 on the PS1, Bionic Commando on the NES, and Strider arcade version.