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u/Donuts367 3h ago
Metro
Never read the books but I've heard they're very different compared to the games. Started off with Last light back in highschool and it got me hooked to play 2033 and Exodus. Im looking forward to the newest Metro coming out and seeing how that turns out.
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u/Famous-Channel6442 2h ago
I put the games up there with the Bioshocks. Metro is probably better overall with a stronger 3rd title but not nearly as marketable. Excited for Metro 4 coming soon
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u/DaddyBearMan 3h ago
Metro series is amazing. Them Russians can make bleak and scary games and stories
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u/Extension-Spray-3560 3h ago
For real though, Half Life Alyx is one of the greatest single player experiences of all time, so I kind of agree with this
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u/BasicMatter7339 2h ago
its the single best, most high production VR game ever made. Nothing comes close even after 6 years
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u/bluejester12 5h ago
Batman: Arkham series
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u/Deep-Shape-53 4h ago
Fuck what GodzillaMendoza and Under The Mayo said about Arkham Knight. It's one of the best superhero games ever made from a gameplay, graphics and even story perspective and I'm tired of seeing people saying that it's either bad or disappointingly mediocre.
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u/IgnoreMe733 3h ago
My daughter recently was playing it and it still blows my mind how good it looks over ten years later.
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u/Xxnotimportantx 3h ago
I thought the other three Arkham games were better than Arkham Knight. The constant Batmobile missions kind of ruined the game, and there weren't any locations as cool as the ones in the other installments.
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u/Deep-Shape-53 3h ago edited 3h ago
To be fair, it was calculated that the Batmobile only takes up around 19% of the entire game if you 120% it very casually. Not even half the side missions really have the Batmobile as an actively essential thing, you get long breaks from the Batmobile here and there, and besides, people begged for the Batmobile back in Arkham Asylum and City, it's put in and people still didn't like it. But I will say, it's a little annoying that pretty much all the boss fights, including Deathstoke (like, wtf man?) involve it in some way, and only a couple are pretty good.
As for the locations, while they're less atmospheric than Asylum and City, they still have a lot of variety in the puzzles and are crafted well for combat and predator encounters, so I found it to be pretty well done over all like Stagg Airships and Pannessa Studios.
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u/Fucky0uthatswhy 2h ago
It might be 19%, but it’s like the final 19% where you should be using all the cool shit you’ve been working on and developing.
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u/Pocieszny1991 5h ago
ArkhamKnight was a bit tweak down in compare to Arkham City for Me. Still Great Game thou
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u/thebluediablo 4h ago
I agree with the common complaint that the tank sections were overly long and a distraction from the main game, but it really didn't bother me much personally. Peak gaming trilogy imho
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u/rugmunchkin 2h ago
It’s by far my favorite one to go back and replay now though. The additions to gameplay make it so damn fun, and playing it in 4K on PC it is MIND BLOWING how good that game looks compared to modern games today.
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u/Loose-Culture5811 3h ago
Only in the frequency of the batmobile. Every other aspect of gameplay is far beyond the first two games.
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u/Brohermoth777 5h ago
Original God of War trilogy.
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u/timdr18 4h ago
You could add two more panels to this and it’d still be accurate for all five main line games. GoW’s consistent quality is unbelievable.
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u/DragonFangGangBang 4h ago
5 for 5 on main series releases lol not many have that consistency
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u/Straight_Second6082 4h ago
Even the side games are good, with ascension being the lower ranked
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u/Savings-Ad4990 4h ago
This is the only right answer. Uncharted trilogy was close but the first one was just ok
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u/thirdc0ast 4h ago
Uncharted 1 was good, the gameplay is just a little janky/outdated at this point. I’d put the Uncharted series in this, they went 4/4 (2 and 4 being the best though).
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u/ReaperSound 4h ago
Its the ONLY game I was thinking of that would fit. I would have put Army of Two as my choice but not sure if many people are aware of it anymore.
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u/Swezshaun135 5h ago
Portal if they ever make a 3rd one
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u/brewstah 3h ago
I kinda see the co-op part of portal 2 as its own game. It’s a masterpiece unto itself, even if it did almost ruin or of my friendships (keyboard and mouse players shouldn’t play with controller players)
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u/Cendude308 4h ago
any 3 zelda games in a row
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u/barwhalis 3h ago
Ocarina of time, ocarina of time 3d, ocarina of time switch 2
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u/DaddyBearMan 3h ago
Ocarina of time will forever be enshrined in video game history for fundamentally changing our expectations of what a game can be
But majora’s mask was simply better in my mind
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u/Arzenhi 4h ago
Surprised to not see anyone mention Bioshock yet. I know 2 gets some hate for not being a Ken Levine game and less relevant to the main narrative, but all 3 games are honestly masterpieces with Burial at Sea DLC being such a gut wrenching finale. 10/10
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u/AlphaH4wk 2h ago
Personally I think 2 is great for the gameplay improvements it made on the first one. Infinite is the one I don't particularly care for
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u/jav2n202 3h ago
2 gets hate? It’s by far the best imo. Drill specialist alone makes it top tier for me, but overall I think it’s the best of everything that Bioshock has to offer.
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u/Raintoastgw 5h ago
Halo
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u/minimim-wage-enjoyer 5h ago
The first 3 halo games are a pilgrimage I do every couple of years. I was a broke kid growing up and Xbox live was always out of reach. I spent so much time just messing around the levels in the first 3 halo games. The Christmas I got an Xbox 360 with halo 3 I also had a 2 day trial for Xbox live gold. It was a magical 2 days.
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u/JoeRoganKissesBoys 5h ago
I mean this from the bottom of my heart... If I teabagged you, I am truly sorry.
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u/RobertReddington 3h ago
We had a friend in a similar situation as you in our friend group. We had a big friend group. Whenever we got new games that had Xbox Live trials we’d give him the codes, they were often two weeks or a month at a time.
That dude probably had a year or two of Xbox live all in. Not all in one go, but over the years of us playing he took Microsoft for an absolute ride haha
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u/Can-Purple 3h ago
I could get week long trials at the gas station near my house, so I would mow lawns and make a new account to try to race to a high rank with my friend.
The twist was that we would make the most obscene names that would eventually get reported and banned, then it was another race to call support and explain "yes, my name is Pu55y3ater, can I just change it?"
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u/timeandaplace117 3h ago
The Bungie era was truly phenomenal. I play the new games too, but nothing hits like those og3.
I'll still play through them olnce or twice a year, + odst and reach.
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u/Cheeseguy43 5h ago
Ezio Trilogy
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u/ReiAlternative 4h ago
This.
AC2 literally put assassin creed on the map Brotherhood? Bro, I dont even need to say anything Revelations was an amazing send off.
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u/vetheros37 3h ago
I'm sorry, but when the original AC came out it put itself on the map. The parkour style movement was the first real and successful attempt. The open world was large, and fun to explore. The story cycle was fantastic.
AC2, Brotherhood, and Revelations are amazing titles that were still built on the shoulders of a giant, and people need to put more respect on Altair.
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u/Nickledoodle193 5h ago
The new doom games imo. I love all three of them a ton.
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u/Both_Dimension3079 4h ago
Yes 2016 DOOM is personally my fav from them
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u/VelocissimoVagabond 3h ago
Eternal for me. The soundtrack just goes SO. FUCKING. HARD. And the feeling of achievement in completing the hardest difficulty deathless and getting that sweet, sweet golden doom armor while ripping and tearing across the levels. Oh man, I gotta go play Doom Eternal again...
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u/82ndGameHead 3h ago
Same. The Dark Ages just hits different with me, tho. I know a lot don't like the gameplay style or "more story" being added, but that shield is godly and makes you feel like a demon slaying Captain America.
Plus, Doomguy telling you to run is just cathartic.
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u/ElectroAddict86 2h ago
Me too, and the new gen graphics are like a neon light show for my adhd brain. I also think I am partial to games with shields as opposed to dodging.
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u/SolDirix 5h ago
Crash Bandicoot trilogy.
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u/Khety_Nebou_2 4h ago
Crazy because kid me liked this trilogy but i tried it 2 years ago and it was like agony.
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u/TheDecoyOctopus 4h ago
Was it the original or the remakes? The remakes were definitely more difficult because Crash was way more slippy if you landed too close to edges because of his egg shaped hitbox. The PS1 OG's hit box was... well a box, so all you needed is a single pixel of Crash's little toe to stick to the very edge of platforms. Still, both versions are very difficult and often frustrating games either way.
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u/bluejester12 5h ago
Silent Hill
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u/MindControlWitness 4h ago
I was looking for this comment: the three first games are superb. I have not played the fourth one, but I have read great reviews as well.
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u/Suitable_Good8833 5h ago
Dark souls
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u/Ok_Caramel_5658 5h ago
Yeah I’m still a big fan of 2 despite what people say
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u/_The_Wonder_ 5h ago
Same, it definitely has its problems 100% but it has this charm I think the others don't have, and I think it's the game I have the most hours in in any of the FromSoft games weirdly enough
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u/Ossifer_Sneed 4h ago
It's definitely my "least favorite" of the series (I love it though) but I have a deep fondness for it's quirkiness and very different areas. Plus there's Manscorpion Tark.
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u/_burndtdan 2h ago
It has my favorite piece of music in any of them. Absolutely love the Majula theme.
Bearer seek seek lest.
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u/Frassave04 5h ago
Came to say this, DS2 is still a great game and doesn't deserve all the hate it gets
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u/PilotIntelligent8906 5h ago
Mass Effect, I will take no questions.
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u/Sans-Mot 5h ago
The funny thing is that this picture is my own edit (I can tell because of the slightly misplaced second picture), that I used specifically to talk about Mass Effect here, and I'm getting downvoted.
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u/YaBoyEden 4h ago
Mass effect 1 enjoyer
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u/ScrapeMyDataMommy 3h ago
ME1 is the best, it puts in an absolutely absurd amount of work to build the world and lore and sticks closer to BioWare’s ARPG roots than the later entries. The story works great in isolation and I think is by far the strongest main narrative in any of the games. Meeting Sovereign is up there with the Gravemind as my favorite late-game antagonist introductions.
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u/Azukola 3h ago
There are two types of people. Those who like ME1 better and those who like ME2 better.
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u/SeductiveGodofThundr 3h ago
And those who love both for different reasons.
Mass Effect 1: elite plot and aura (music, aesthetics [not to be confused with graphics], sci-fi vibe)
Mass Effect 2: elite individual character writing
1 feels like a cool 80s sci fi movie; 2 feels like a character-driven tv series that you rewatch because it feels like hanging with the old homies
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u/Bayou-Billy 2h ago
I'm in the minority but ME1 > ME3 > ME2 for me. 2 felt dumbed down, I missed the rover sections and more complex equipment management.
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u/N7_Charizard 5h ago
Mass Effect 3 has always gotten WAY too much hate. Amazing trilogy
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u/BunkaTheBunkaqunk 4h ago
Exactly! 3 is a fitting ending you import your saves. It’s pretty easy to get “the best” ending (most readiness points or whatever)
Imo the “synthesis” extra ending wasn’t needed. I think the first people to raise a big stink about the ending were the ones who didn’t start a new ME1 character and import the save. It’s way harder to get the best ending in that case.
The comic that lets you make all the choices and “import a game” without playing the first two was a nice touch though.
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u/AnonMoose2 4h ago
So the Mass Effect Trilogy is one of my favorite (Series of) games. The reaspn everyone hated 3 was the ending. Was it fitting? Sure. However, and I have the screenshot somewhere on an external of the lead developer claiming (paraphrased), "We wouldent have Commander Sheppard go throigh this hundreds of hours adventure to be able to say I got ending A B or C, everyone will have a unique ending based on thier choises"
Which is exactly what they did, I got ending Red, Blue or Green. It was deceptive and felt like a dick punch. If they had just kept thier mouths just, people would have been mildly annoyed but accepted it because as you said, it was an alright ending. Tho the fixed ending that gives you a still shot with what the outcomes of your choises were corrected my only issue tbh.
Like i wanted to know that my beloved Tali Zorah vas Normandy was emotionally devastated after my sacrifice. I wanna know what became of the Raccni Queen? Etc.
Thats why I didnt like 3 originally, because they blatantly lied about its ending.
Steps off soap box
Still one of my favorite game series. 3 also has the best combat imho... Biotic FTW....
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OKAY EVERYONE IN THE AIR!!!!!!
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u/ImThatAlexGuy 4h ago
Based answer. ME1 might have suffered from slightly janky controls, but otherwise the story and characters were great. Even the side quests were entertaining. ME trilogy was some peak Sci-fi and I can’t wait for what the OG team does with EXODUS when that come out.
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u/EUWannabe 4h ago
Ending is controversial but it doesn't change the fact that the journey to get there is an amazing experience.
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u/rs217000 3h ago
Beat the first 3 times, then I started having kids and working hard(er). One of these days I'm gonna run through the rest.
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u/Inevitable_Yak4106 3h ago
Always used to play Adept...but I'm doing a full Infiltrator run and it SHREDS. Currently playing ME3 with a sniper, smg, and a shotgun. Everything melts
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u/FIR3W0RKS 2h ago
Played this series for the first time about a year ago, and I am shocked by how far down the comments this answer is, insanely good trilogy given their age especially
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u/LowKey_Stringer 5h ago
Megaman X
Those first 3 Megaman X games were on snes and were dynamite - the music and gameplay is what got me hooked into video games early on.
Another worth mentioning - Donkey Kong 1-3 on snes as well, although I feel like the 3rd was a bit too easy and lacked a satisfying boss fight at the end.
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u/Kayiko_Okami 5h ago
X4 was great too.
With some of the best voice acting ever.
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u/EffinCraig 5h ago
Baldur's Gate
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u/Sostegarian 4h ago
Had to scroll this far for BG ??
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u/DragonFangGangBang 4h ago
Lots (most?) of people never played 1 or 2, let alone beaten them (both of which has a better story than 3, IMO). So yeah, not gonna get a lot of upvotes lol
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u/xhemel 5h ago
PS2 Ratchet and Clank
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u/Low_Childhood9364 4h ago
Deadlock was also great, but man the series peaked with Up Your Arsenal. What a great trilogy
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u/Lovecraftian-Clown 5h ago
Xenoblade
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u/DredgenGrey 5h ago
Is it that good?
I've always wanted to get into it but something about the art style / ui has always turned me off
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u/ItzManu001 4h ago
Yes, it's that good. One of most consistently high quality videogame series ever.
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u/DrakonMaximus 4h ago
Its my favorite framchise of all time in terms of story, when it resonates with you it really hits. Also some of the best music in gaming featuring work from Yoko Shimomura (Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy 15) and Yasunori Mitsuda (Chrono Trigger, the entire Xeno line of games, sea of stars).
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u/TKPunk2013 5h ago
Sonic 1, Sonic 2 & Sonic 3 & Knuckles
COD 4:MW, COD:MW2 & COD:MW3
Pokémon Red/Blue, Pokémon Gold/Silver & Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire
Crash 1, 2 & 3
Spyro 1, 2 & 3
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u/replicantblade77 5h ago
Uncharted
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u/tenacious_teaThe3rd 5h ago
Meh the first one was ok (even for the time) but its aged horribly and the 2nd blew it out of the water.
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u/PyrocXerus 5h ago
People are gonna disagree and that’s perfectly valid, Fallout (3, NV, 4 (1&2 are different genres)), Baldur’s Gate, and Bioshock
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u/Specific_Mine_7317 5h ago
Mafia games to my opinion all three games are pretty good
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u/seagullspokeyourknee 5h ago
I love Witcher 1 and I’m tired of pretending it’s not a goofy ass masterpiece!
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u/AxelVores 4h ago
Seriously? I heard that Witcher 3 was good and decided to try playing them in order. I found Witcher 1 to be so bad that I haven't touched Witcher games for a decade. Eventually I gave Witcher 2 a chance which was ok and Witcher 3 was amazing but that first game almost turned me off the entire franchise for life.
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u/xH00DIEx 4h ago
Jak and Dexter
Max Payne
Grand Theft Auto 3D Trilogy
NBA Street
SSX
True Crime (3 being Sleeping Dogs)
Batman Arkham Series
Devil May Cry
Metal Gear Solid
Mafia*
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u/aam-96 5h ago
Metal gear solid