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The screenshot is from Morrowind (Running in OpenMW)
Ninja Gaiden NES. I only have good memories from that game. When Super Mario Bros was the baseline, Ninja Gaiden was incredible. I played so much I could finish it on demand with barely any slips.
FixFox. A wholesome sci-fi adventure game with no combat that really hit me in the feels.
I like your pick, Morrowind. I was very hyped to play it, and when I could finally own it, it was even better then I had hoped.
I think my pick would be Inscryption. What a weird and delightful game :)
Omg, I just bought GeForce 3 and it could do the water shader thing (ripples for rain and running through it).
(This one was an official primo pic.)
This was on non-GF3 GPUs:
I don't think I would erase it from memory tho, I like that it's with me over the decades.
Seconded. Morrowind is still to this day the game I think of when I think "open world RPG". For the time, the world was mind-blowingly massive to the extent I drew a map of where all the silt striders and ferries went so I could get around more easily.
One day, maybe the Skywind project will have it in playable form that looks good on modern computers, and then I'll be experiencing it again for sure. :)
SOMA for sure.
Project wingman. I was expecting a silly arcade flight sim with a passable plot. I did not expect the emotions. Soundtrack is peak. Also hella immersive in vr.
Edit: I realized the comm after I posted. In that case I'd probably go with fallout 3. Just wandering around uncovering secrets with no guides was great. Plus being able to experience liberty prime football tossing nukes while spouting jingoistic one liners as if it was the first time would be amazing.
Dragon Age: Origins
I want to say Fallout 2 but then again 46 year old me would probably give up halfway through the fucking temple of trials.
That shit was brutal if you tried to make a non combat based character.
Metal gear solid
INLAND EMPIRE — You know full well what the answer would be.
SHIVERS — It is written on *the city itself*.
ELECTROCHEMISTRY (Medium: Failure) — It’s Schedule One, right?
Detroit Become Human. What an absolutely amazing story game
Syberia
Surprised no one mentioned it
Quake 1, Myst
Journey. What a magical game.
I want to say "Baldur's Gate 1+2", but I'm honestly not sure that I'd have the patience to learn the fight system nowadays. I still never finished the Throne of Bhaal expansion (even though it actually finishes the story of the first two games, it's basically Baldur's Gate 3), because high level play becomes such a hassle.
Second retro favourite after that is probably Pillars of Eternity 2, the atmosphere wasn't as good as in PoE 1 but the gameplay is way better. I'd definitely be up for playing that right now.
Assassin's Creed 2. Loved the characters, the story, the beautiful setting, the riddles... Yeah, the Parkour was frustrating sometimes, but man... what an awesome game. It's one of those games I will never touch again, because I want to remember it the way I do.
Fist fighting the Pope is definitely in my top 10 gaming moments
Black and white 1 and 2. 2 cause I loved the rts element they added
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Psychonauts.
That game was so good. At one point you telepathically delve into the mind of a giant lungfish and it feels completely rational to do so.
AC2
Hollow Knight, Bioshock, Dark Souls, Resident Evil 7/8, Shadow of the Colossus, Soma, Sifu, Tunic, Outer Wilds and Firewatch.
Metal Gear Solid