Fallout: New Vegas. You don’t need to have played any of the other ones. Obsidian did an amazing job missing some of the stumbling blocks Bethesda usually hits. Its a game you can tear through in a few hours, or spend years getting lost in.

The hardest part is letting go.

The Mass Effect Trilogy. If that counts as 3 games, then Mass Effect 3. I just love Multiplayer.

Age of empires II, I’ve been playing since its release 20 years ago and it’s aged like a fine wine.

Stardew Valley

Halo: Combat Evolved

I still find the odd person that never played it here and there, and yet everyone that tries it after says “Oh my god, how did I never play this game before?” and goes on to play the rest

Super Mario World.

Good variety in enemies and levels, hidden secrets, an evolving world as you progress, simple controls that are easy to understand, but also require a degree of skill to master. It’s also a game that’s enjoyable for ages 3-100, in my eyes it’s one of the most ‘perfect’ games.

Inmost. Short platformer/metroivania with a story that will crush your soul. Gameplay is good, art is great, and the story is phenomenal!!!

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Zelda Ocarina of Time or TOTK. Most if the Zelda games really.

Yeah, definitely depends on who I’m recommending to. If it’s someone who’s pretty familiar with games, I think it would be Elden Ring. Love the sense of exploration and discovery in that game.

This is a niche game and I’ll look like an old fart, but Shining Force (1, 2 , 3, Gaiden) is (are) my all time favorite game(s).

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Depends who you’re talking to really but I would say Borderlands 2

Dragon Age: Origins. BioWare has the talent to fill your heart with lovely characters and their stories until it overflows with joy and care, only to stab a knife into it to make you bleed. Beautifully painful. :)

It’s gotta be Outer Wilds for me for sure.

Outer Wilds. Yeah, you’ve probably all played it, but if you haven’t, please do and let the rest of us watch. It is very special.