Here's a look at some of my favorite games. I must say pretty much anything from PS is my favorite. Ragnarok, Helldivers, Spider-Man, Ratchet and Clank, etc.
What I love: Primarily story-driven, third-person, high-fidelity, single-player games with solid fighting characteristics with simple upgrade paths. FPS are cool too. Anything with "power fantasy".
What I hate: Anything complicated that I have to scower the internet just to learn how to play. Anything with classes or numerical attributes (Strength, Vitality, etc). I know this comprises many popular games, and if you like it, I'm happy for you, it's just not for me.
Edit: no corporate trash. No Ubisoft, EA, Rockstar, Denuvo, or remote accounts.
Not sure if Cyberpunk 2077 counts as corporate trash. But the main quests are a pretty good story. Combat is fun. There are upgrade trees that are a bit more complicated than CONTROL.
And as for “power fantasy” if being able to solo an entire megacorp army and win isn’t power fantasy idk what is.
There are also lots of side quests that themselves are pretty good stand alone stories.
Not at all, enjoyed playing that game but was not a favorite. I dunno who wrote the driving mechanics for the vehicles but they are atrocious. It's like driving a pendulum.
Sticking to motorcycles kinda helps a bit, but yeah...
The french all that "l'issue de skill".