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for me mine are 1. Elden Ring, 2. RDR2 3. BOTW, all because they genuinely blew my mind when playing them for the first time and changed how I saw and played video games.

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[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Your title says "What are in you are top 3 favourite games of all time".

You were thinking of "your", which is possessive. "You're" is a contraction of "you" and "are"; the apostrophe is a hint there.

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[–] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago
  1. Skullgirls - Simply the best fighting game ever made. There's so much depth in a comparatively small roster that I could basically never get bored or see every viable strategy in it.
  2. Baldur's Gate 3 - Tried and true RPG mechanics combined with the best version yet of Larian's engine that encourages free form problem solving. And on top of that, they managed best in class presentation in NPC dialogue and had some of the best writing in the genre. This will be a tough act to follow, especially since I don't think their last two Original Sin RPG systems were anywhere near as good as D&D 5e.
  3. Elden Ring - It's been a great couple of years for two of my favorite games of all time to come out within a year and a half of each other, but this is another one of those games where there's just so much to see and so many ways to solve the problem in front of you. Pattern recognition for where to find your next reward is up to you; your next goal is up to you; how you conquer the bad guy in front of you is up to you.

All three of these games just respect your intelligence and are composed of systems deep enough to give you countless ways to solve their challenges.

[–] Mistic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago
  1. Skyrim
  2. Minecraft
  3. Destiny 2
[–] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

Those are all relatively new games. How old are you? Just decade, not specifics. I'm in my 40s. I'd say my top 3 are World of Warcraft, Factorio, and Final Fantasy 6.

[–] AmosBurton_ThatGuy@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago
  1. Super Metroid
  2. Fallout: New Vegas
  3. Factorio
[–] 0li0li@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)
  • Shadow Warrior 2 (playing with Quake 3 arsenal)
  • Prey (playing in VR)
  • Burnout Paradise (playing with wheel and VR).

Oh, cheeky 4th one: Magicraft (best bite-sized PoE/arpg ever)

Planetside 2 used to be my no.1 game, but I haven't played in a couple years and do not believe I'll ever return.

[–] Mezmer1zed@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

MGS3

Rocket League

Resident Evil 4

[–] Shape4985@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

Skate 3 Gta 4 Re4

[–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Today:

  • Super mario world
  • Shadowrun Dragonfall
  • Mechwarrior 4 mercenaries
[–] dukemirage@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Half-Life 2, Max Payne 2 and Mass Effect because I‘ve been an impressionable teenager and a nitpicking adult.

[–] FRYD@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)
  • Nier: Automata
  • Kingdom Hearts
  • Super Smash Bros: Melee

PHANTOM CRASH!

RDR2

Project Zomboid

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago

Dungeon Keeper.
BOTW.
Emperor: Rise of the middle kingdom

[–] wraithcoop@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago

It's hard as there's a lot of different games that I like for different reasons, but if I had to narrow it down it'd probably be:

  • Minecraft
  • Mirror's Edge
  • Dragon's Dogma
[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Final Fantasy VII Kingdom Hearts II (or BBS depending on the day of the week) Persona 4 Golden

To be honest these three could be different any day of the week. I play more than just RPGs but because these are heavily story driven they stick in the front of my mind more when it comes to these questions.

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

Going by time played it's probably something like:

  • WoW
  • Rocket league
  • Tony Hawk
[–] RevolverSly@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Dota 2

Starcraft: Brood War

Vagrant Story

[–] goombakid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago
  1. Horizon: Zero Dawn
  2. Ghost of Tsushima
  3. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
[–] xistera@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago (3 children)
  1. Oldschool Runescape
  2. Halo 2
  3. GoldenEye 007
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[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

My top 3 are based on "for their time".

Morrowind

Portal

Halo 2

[–] AVengefulAxolotl@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Now this is a tough one to be honest. But if i had to pick:

  1. Cyberpunk 2077
  2. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
  3. Hades

Honorable mentions (cant leave these out): Return of the Obra Dinn, Wasteland 2, Darkest Dungeon, and many more...

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