Crikey - favourite game of all time! Narrowing it down to one is gonna be tough, but contenders for me would be:
Mafia 2, Red Dead Redemption, Metropolis Street Racer, Shadow Of The Colossus, Horizon Zero Dawn, Far Cry 5, Grid Autosport, to name a few - bit I'm gonna go with the game that effectively kickstarted a whole different period in my life, affecting my interests, life choices and ultimately leading to me finding my partner...
... and whilst not necessarily a great 'game', its the experience and legacy that this game brought to my life, which no other game has really matched.
@kyleforrester87
I've always had that same thing with 7 and 9. Easily my 2 favourite Final Fantasy games and without a doubt two of the best classics ever made. But both are brilliant for such different reasons. (Although both have some of the most memorable soundtracks going).
@ApostateMage
Witcher 3 is a great pick, what a game. Played Mass Effect 2 and 3 twice but still not had the pleasure of the first one.
@LieutenantFatman yes absolutely agree… I almost always settle on 7, but then I think 9 actually holds up better these days. 9 has some amazing sections, but also some of it really drags. 7 is more consistent in that regard. It’s a real toughie!!
@kyleforrester87
It's true, I found it does drag towards the end. But the first half is an absolute treat for me, I really love the comedy they put in there.
It's definitely Persona 4 Golden for me, no question about it. It's the game that made me like JRPGs/visual novels and basically opened a whole new world of gaming for me. It also saved me from depression during my time at university, so I have a soft spot for the game.
Can't narrow it down to just one so did a selection of my faves from down the years:
Bomb Jack/ Mr Do (coin-op)
Sonic 2 (Mega Drive)
SWOS (Amiga)
Silent Hill (PS1)
Championship/Football Manager, Civ 4 (PC)
Tony Hawk 3 (XBox 360)
Fallout 3, TES: Oblivion (PS3)
Disgaea 3, Warframe, Enter the Gungeon (PS4)
My favorite game of all time is Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King on the PS2. It stood as the first RPG I got to play as a kid and I fondly remember trying to use a strategy guide to figure out where to go for certain parts of the game. The OST is really great with the opening theme and cave ambience/combat being some of my favorites, just a shame the 3ds midi versions don't do it any justice.
A close second is probably Monster Hunter World/Iceborne for my favorite multiplayer game with my friends just going around hunting, cracking jokes and making silly builds for fun. It's the kind of game I can always hop into and have a great time.
Overall: Vanilla World of Warcraft. I stopped playing 12 years ago though, lol.
On console: RE7 and Astro Bot Rescue Mission in PSVR
And if we're going console "flat" games: Bloodborne
Another heroes of might and magic 3 fan here, 20+ years later and I still load up an XL random map and spend an afternoon regularly.
I've backed the Kickstarter boardgame, it's going to be a long year waiting for that.
More recently, probably beat saber in terms of sheer amount of time spent on it last couple of years.
@Kidfried My apologies that I never came back to you on this! Without giving too many personal details away, Shenmue got me interested in East Asian culture - food, lifestyle etc. - something that previously I had very little interest in. I loved the heart and soul that the game wore on its sleeve, and that was also displayed proudly by its development team. I began to appreciate how delightful East Asian sentimentalities and personalities could be, and this made me gravitate towards finding people from that part of the globe very attractive and interesting to be around, often full of great positivity and a very pleasant and helpful outlook on life. Luckily - in a window of about 3 months - I met someone who I instantly clicked with, and with whom I had a chance to share very differing lifestyles and attitudes with, someone who eventually became my life partner. It's weird because I had no intentions to marry or anything a few years ago - now I think it's the best thing I ever did.
And all because I bothered to go looking for sailors in dimly lit back streets...
Even though I have owned every PlayStation (not counting handhelds), I was an Xbox guy when the PS3 generation started. Then in mid-generation I decided to buy the Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 bundle because of somebody I worked with at the time always talking about the game and me wanting to finally try the PlayStation exclusives of that era after getting tired of online gaming. My gaming life was forever changed. Playing Metal Gear Solid 4 was an absolutely mind blowing experience at the time, and yes I even loved the hour and a half ending. Obviously there were other great experiences I would like to relive for the first time again, like probable runner-up Uncharted 2 (1 was great at the time, but obviously 2 was even better), but MGS4 is what really started it all. I may not be on this site typing this post today if I never walked into that Gamestop after work one day and picked up the PS3 that I still have to this day.
PSN ID/Xbox Live Gamertag: KilloWertz
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@KilloWertz wow that’s a really good shout aswell. MGS4 is right up there for me. @dschons I take it you’re also a fan mate haha. Come on Sony do it!!! Then smoking mirror please
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