What games are just objective masterpieces?

Portal 2.
- Portal 1 was flawless. Portal 2 had a crucial flaw.
  Specifically, it was not Portal 1. Everything else was perfect.
  
  Are you saying that Portal 2 is not perfect due is a sequel?
- This was a triumph
  I'm making a note here
  "Huge success"
  It's hard to overstate my satisfaction
- We peaked in 2011.

objective
MEDIA APPRECIATION DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY, GOOD NIGHT!

Just out of curiosity, listing the games mentioned here as of this writing by their date of release:

Release Date	Game
1980	Pac-Man
1985	The Oregon Trail (assuming widely-played 1985 game)
1985	Tetris
1986	Kid Icarus
1988	Mega Man 2
1988	Super Mario Brothers 3
1988	The Guardian Legend
1989	Abadox: The Deadly Inner War
1989	Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II
1989	Monster Party
1989	Populous
1989	Sweet Home
1990	Dr. Mario
1990	Final Fantasy III
1991	Battletoads (assuming original game)
1991	The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
1992	Ecco the Dolphin
1992	Sonic the Hedgehog 2
1992	Super Mario Kart
1993	Dinopark Tycoon
1993	Doom
1993	Gauntlet IV
1993	Lufia & the Fortress of Doom (assuming first game)
1993	Mega Man X
1994	Donkey Kong Country
1994	Earthworm Jim
1994	Sonic & Knuckles
1994	Sonic the Hedgehog 3
1994	Super Metroid
1994	The Lion King
1995	Chrono Trigger
1997	Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
1997	Diablo
1997	Final Fantasy VII
1997	Mega Man X4
1997	Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
1997	Snowboard Kids
1998	Banjo-Kazooie
1998	Metal Gear Solid
1998	Sonic Adventure
1998	South Park
1998	StarCraft: Brood War
1999	Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
1999	Heroes of Might and Magic III
1999	Planescape: Torment
1999	Quake III Arena
1999	RollerCoaster Tycoon
1999	Silent Hill
1999	Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
1999	Sven Co-op
1999	Unreal Tournament
1999	Worms Armageddon
2000	Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
2000	Diablo II
2000	Resident Evil CODE: Veronica
2000	SimCity 3000 Unlimited
2000	Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2
2001	Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies
2001	Final Fantasy X
2001	Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
2001	Shenmue II
2002	The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
2003	Beyond Good & Evil
2003	Need for Speed: Underground
2003	Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
2004	Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
2004	Champions of Norrath
2004	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
2004	Gran Turismo 4
2004	Half Life 2
2004	Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
2004	The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
2005	Champions: Return to Arms
2005	Psychonauts
2005	Shadow of the Colossus
2006	Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
2006	Ōkami
2007	BioShock
2007	Dark Souls
2007	Mass Effect
2007	Portal
2008	Clonk Rage
2008	Left 4 Dead
2008	Mirror's Edge
2008	Super Smash Bros. Brawl
2009	Dragon Age: Origins
2009	Forza Motorsport 3
2009	Killing Floor
2009	Left 4 Dead 2
2009	Plants vs. Zombies
2009	Steins;Gate
2010	Battlefield: Bad Company 2
2010	Limbo
2010	Nier
2010	Planet Minigolf
2011	Bastion
2011	Portal 2
2011	Terraria
2011	The Binding of Isaac
2012	Hotline Miami
2012	The House in Fata Morgana
2012	Tokyo Jungle
2014	Forza Horizon 2
2014	LISA: The Painful
2015	Bloodborne
2015	Ori and the Blind Forest
2015	The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
2015	Undertale
2016	Doom (2016)
2016	Kirby: Planet Robobot
2016	Stardew Valley
2016	The Witness
2016	Titanfall 2
2016	Tyranny
2017	Little Nightmares
2017	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (for Deluxe version)
2017	Nier: Automata
2017	Night in the Woods
2017	Super Mario Odyssey
2017	The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
2018	Celeste
2018	Donut County
2018	Return of the Obra Dinn
2018	Rimworld
2018	Subnautica
2019	A Short Hike
2019	Disco Elysium
2019	Outer Wilds
2019	Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
2019	Slay the Spire
2020	Cyberpunk 2077
2020	Factorio
2020	Hades
2021	Everhood: An Ineffable Tale of the Inexpressible Divine Moments of Truth
2021	Psychonauts 2
2022	Elden Ring
2022	Lil Gator Game
2023	Baldur's Gate 3
2023	Dave the Diver
2024	Balatro

2025: Clair Obscur Expedition 33.
Even if the year is not finished, this game is such a perfect work of art on so many levels that it became the new favorite to me, and to plenty other players.
- Going to have to disagree, especially when it comes to storytelling
Has seriously no one mentioned The Last of Us? That’s crazy.
I think the second should be included.
As well as red dead redemption 2.
The storytelling is just top tier. Better than literally almost all media made today.
- Rdr2 was the only game that I was actually emotionally tied to the characters. It was truly a masterpiece.
- Last of Us 1 was really good. But the second one was so bad, it kind of ruined the first one for me as well. And I wouldn't call it masterpiece. Because for me a masterpiece shines in gameplay, narrative and atmosphere. The Last of Us' gameplay serves its purpose, but there's really nothing special here compared to e.g. Elden Ring, were story, atmosphere and gameplay are all pretty much perfect.
Tokyo Jungle, YES!
A game so sadly lost to time. My partner's PS3 still has it installed, but no idea if the hard drive is still functional..
The only game I'm missing here is master of magic. I was shocked noone else had mentioned sts and ff3(6).
Missing Half-life (the first one). That game was the first one to feature scripted scenes during player interaction and it was mind-blowing. Plus, it had the most sophisticated story ever seen in an FPS before.
1996: Duke Nukem 3D
The only game I kinda like on this list is Okami.

Factorio.

I think Outer Wilds is the most unique and fantastic way to tell a story I've ever experienced. Truly open in a way I've not seen before or since.
With the banger of a soundtrack too, I just can't bring myself to rate other games higher than it; even if I enjoy them more, Outer Wilds is probably the best game I've ever played.
Slay the Spire probably makes the list as it's inspired countless tweaks on its incredibly balanced deck building experience

Holy shit somehow no one has mentioned:
Nier Automata
It counts as a masterpiece because of how well it blends game design, gameplay and story. I have played very few games as thoughtful, or that weaved the gameplay together into the story it was telling in such a meaningful way. I never thought once in my life that I would think philosophically about bullet hell but somehow Nier Automata has something profound to say and even manages to say it using bullet hell as a gameplay mechanic.
On top of all this, it also has a lot to say about classical philosophers, their works, and honestly deeply subverts things they had to say. It asks tough questions about their thoughts and ideas, once again, through gameplay. Numerous characters are named for classical philosophers: Pascal, Jean-Paul, Simone, Engels, Immanuel... (Yoko Taro obviously has feelings about how Jean-Paul Sartre treated Simone de Beauvoir.)
Further, Yoko Taro is doing something that a lot of game developers fail to manage to do: He is embracing gaming as a storytelling medium and eschewing the traditional three-act arc from film. Because gaming is not film. As Marshall McLuhan posited, "the medium is the message" and unlike other developers Taro's writing is aimed at the medium he is working in instead of leaning on the ropes and tropes of other mediums. (Referring back to above, tying the gameplay into the story, focusing on the medium)
It's basically impossible to not break down into tears at the ending.
Don't write it off because of the scantily clad anime women. Stay for the depth of the human condition. It is truly a masterwork in multiple respects.
- I appreciate that you justified your submission, unlike many answers here.
- It's basically impossible to not break down into tears at the ending.
  The god damn ending is a gameplay mechanic to tell a not yet finished story. Damn you Yoko Taro
- Nier Automata
  I loved Nier Replicant, but didn't get into Automata, maybe I'll give it another shot. I do love that style of storytelling though.
- I tried to play that game, expecting perhaps a DMC-like gameplay.
  Instead I got a 2D plane scroller?
  Then 2D sort of platformer?
  Then some weird 3D action that I did not understand at all?
  What the fuck is that game.
  If I enjoyed combat more, I could give it another go. But it was just not for me.
- I didn’t know Chris Plante is on Lemmy.
  
  Quick, go through their post history and see if they’ve mentioned any Neil Breen films
  
  For a moment I thought you were talking about the Newsmax host and I was very offended and confused, but it looks like there is another, lesser known Chris Plante in gaming journalism.
- Man, I wish I understood a single bit of this evaluation of the game after finishing every chapter (sorry - "Ending"). The whole thing felt mostly like a waste of time.
  That said, I'm a fan of Spec Ops: The Line, a game that has much the same level of division among its players. Interesting how philosophical games get that reaction.
- One of my favorite games of all time.

Portal/Portal 2
Deus Ex (the original)
Minecraft
Stardew Valley
Terraria
Mirror's Edge
Chrono Trigger
Cyberpunk 2077
Hades
Subnautica
A Short Hike
Donut County
- I'm shocked to see Donut County mentioned. But you're right, it's a perfect pleasant game similar to the perfection of the first Portal. In fact, it's my son's favorite video game, by far.
  
  The worst thing about it is that there isn't more.
- A short hike! Very pleased to see this one mentioned. What a game. The best kids game IMO
- I was expecting to disagree with the list at some point, but I'm finding it increasingly hard to find a reason to

Katamari Damacy. It has a reputation for being silly Japanese nonsense, but the gameplay is brilliant, the graphics are timeless, the soundtrack is incredible, and it has some surprising thematic depth.
- Na naaaaa na na na na na, na na, na naaaa Katamari Damacyyyyyyy

Outer wilds

Shadow of the Colossus
- We actually got two masterpieces out of this one title. The remake was an absolute perfect remake.

We'll see how much is recency bias and how well it will stand the test of time, but I really think Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 will be on this list going forward. It's definitely one of the best games I've ever played, and I've played a lot of games. It's not perfect, but it's close enough in all the parts that actually matter.
Otherwise there's your usual suspects:
Disco Elysium
Portal
Half-Life 2
Bioshock 1
Final Fantasy VI
Chrono Trigger
Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Last of Us
Baldur's Gate 2
- Props for DE being at the top of your list.
- I still have to play it, but Clair Obscus seems like this year Baldur’s Gate 3, which is rare. A game that came out of no where and is ready to win goty
  
  I know this is a hot take, but: BG3 is a good game. Clair Obscur is a work of art.

Bastion, Hades, Disco Elysium, Planescape: Torment, and Tyranny (even if the last act is rushed in the last two) come to mind for me
- Bastion is amazing.

For me it's Journey. That game gave me an emotional experience I've never had in any other.
- Absolute embodiment of less is more. Controls are simple but intuitive, you can beat it in one session, there's no major payoff in the end. It's just a game about the journey and the friends made along the way.
  I still remember having my mind blown that the other figure I met after the tutorial level was not just an NPC, when I noticed their movements were too deliberate and they were solving some puzzles for me.
  I made it all the way to the end of the game with that person. Never knew who they even were until their name showed up at the very end. What a cathartic experience. I've also never been able to achieve anything similar since then.
- I added the buddy I ran through the game with and he's still on my friend list decade or so later, amazing experience
- This game will forever live in my heart as an absolute masterpiece. I cry every time I play it because something about it just completely sucks me in.

Hotline: Miami
Beyond Good & Evil
Final Fantasy X
Celeste
Hades
Ace Combat Zero/5
Way more to choose but top of my head
Edit:
Halo
Titanfall 2
M&B: Warband
Evolve (yes I said it I’ll go to the mat over it)
Immortality
- +1 for Beyond Good & Evil.
  For those unfamiliar with this game, this was early 2000s Ubisoft when they used to be creative, celebrated, and original.
  
  It’s so French and weird and amazing

Journey
There is not a single word in the game, barely any control but the game take you through an emotional story.
It's multiplayer in a sense that you might meet another player, they can help you, you can help them or just continue on your path and despite not having any words it just fell like a genuine, pure connection with someone.
And the music is amazing.
- Journey is indeed absolutely fantastic. It finally got a PC port a while ago after languishing on the PS3 for quite some years, and its hardware requirements are probably low enough in the modern era that practically anybody should be able to experience it.
  My only gripe is that online randos seem not to understand the meditation achievement, and get antsy when you try to entice them to sit there with you until the achievement pops. And since you can't type at them you can't communicate to them what's going on.
  I got the trophy on PS3 back in the day but I haven't successfully wrangled anybody into helping me get the Steam achievement for that yet...
- Journey is an Art masterpiece, but one that you need to already appreciate Art to enjoy.
  I got friends to try it, some of them enjoyed the experience, others found it boring as hell.

There is no "objective" when talking about subjective terms.
My personal, SUBJECTIVE favorites are Mass Effect, Titanfall 2, Subnautica, Stardew Valley, Ori and the Blind Forest, Dave the Diver, Balatro, and Portal 1 and 2

Factorio, Terraria, Half-Life 2, Portal 1/2, Limbo, Night in the Woods, Lil Gator Game
- Can you sell me on Night in the Woods and Lil Gator Game?
  
  I don't have it as a masterpiece myself, but Night in the Woods is an excellent exploration of the intersection of the anxieties of young and grown adults in a town setting. The script is tightly written.

Assuming that "masterpiece" refers to the quality and impact the games had in their time (not how well they aged) some of my picks would be:
Baldur's Gate 2 + ToB
Star Wars: KotoR
Morrowind
Read Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3
The Last of Us 1+2
God of War
Shadow of the Colossus
The Legend of Zelda: BOTW
Mass Effect 1+2
Disco Elysium
Half Life 2
BioShock 1
Diablo 2
Fallout 2
I don't know how objective this list is. Some picks are definitely subjective and fit more in a "flawed masterpiece" category of games that had a large impact on how I perceived games but that may not be so widely acclaimed as some others on this list.
- You could probably add E33 to that, even if it is still too early to know how much impact it will have.
- Hard to argue with most of those. I'd put Ocarina of Time over BotW, but that's splitting hairs. Diablo 2 needs LoD included in my opinion.
  God of War is an embarrassing blind spot in my gaming history. Is it actually that good?
  
  God of War has two big strengths that make it a great game in my opinion. The first is the story with its great characters, presentation, and voice acting. The second is the overall "feel" of the game, which can be a bit "game-y" at times but is really tight overall with only a handful of core mechanics that are exceptionally well implemented.

Chrono Trigger
Disco Elysium
Sekiro
Zelda Ocarina of Time
Bioshock
Portal
Half Life
Nier Automata
Tetris
Flawed Masterpieces
Minecraft (surprising)
Dragon age Origins
Team Fortress 2
Fallout New Vegas
Dark Souls
Every Baldur's Gate
Masterpiece in my heart: Terraria
- Good list. I desperately wanted to put Dark Souls on my list, as the first blind playthrough of it was a magical experience. But I don't think it's correct, no matter how much I love it. Flawed masterpiece is about right.
  
  Yeah the souls games are something I like in spite of all of the things wrong with them. There is just so much jank and bizarre design decisions.
  I kinda hate that all of the games that have tried to copy them have done so to a point of not critically evaluating everything in them. And then they have all the same flaws, but none of the unique charm that makes me look past them for FROM’s games.
- I'm always curious why people add things like Ocarina of Time to lists like these. While the game was revolutionary at the time, I don't think it holds up particularly well nor succeeds where later zeldas fail.
  To call it an objective masterpiece I feel like it has to be a game that someone picking up today would still enjoy and appreciate. Tetris and Portal for example hold up well even by today's standards.
  
  The thing that not holds well in Ocarina of Time is the N64 controls and like what they supposed to do to overcome that?

I'm going to take this as "games that I never see anyone question their quality." (I don't even like all these games myself)
Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Kirby Planet Robobot
Doom 2016
Street Fighter III: Third Strike
Pac-Man
Balatro
Steins;Gate
The House in Fata Morgana
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Gran Turismo 4
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mega Man X
Mega Man X4
Super Mario Bros. 3
Hollow Knight
Bloodborne
Elden Ring
Balder's Gate 3
- I’d take SMW over SMB3, but I can’t really fault anything else in this list! 😅
  
  I like SMW better myself (actually not a single franchise entry on that list is my favorite in the series) but it doesn't have the kind of unanimous praise SMB3 does.
- I am here to question Elden Ring's quality
- Baldur's Gate 3 is a good game and a worthwhile experience but you can absolutely make quite a lot of very valid critiques about it.
  
  Yeah for a third person isometric RPG with non-linear branching storylines and deep thoughtful story, Disco Elysium positively blows BG3 out of the water.
- Steins;Gate my man cultured AF

Since I haven't seen it on here: FTL.

Super Metroid

Zelda: A Link to the Past

Psychonauts 1 and 2.
Some of the most imaginative big budget games in existence, from themes to art style to level design

There are a lot of answers, mine will be drowned but... there it is. In no particular order :
Final Fantasy X
Clair Obscur : Expedition 33
Baldur's Gate 3
Kingdom Hearts 1 & 2 (but you had to be there when it came out)
Metal Gear Solid 3
Shadow Hearts : Covenant
Kya : Dark Lineage (the bugs were a feature)
Horizon : Zero Dawn
Megaman (any megaman will do)
Crash Bandicoot Trilogy
Spyro Trilogy
Pokemon Yellow/Crystal/Emerald
Pokemon Jade (yes that bootleg version)
The Last of Us (pt. I & II)
Astroneer
GTA : Vice City
Unreal Tournament 2004
CS 1.6 played in the most dirty lan at your disposal
Control
Tetris
Neverwinter Nights 2
Dragon Age : Origins
Quake III
Bomberman
- Just started BG3. Fuckin mind-blowingly amazing.
  
  If you really liked BG3 you might also like Neverwinter Nights 2 and DA:O. I heard there was a remaster of Neverwinter Nights 2 in the works, maybe give it a try when it comes out.

Clair Obscur has been the best game I've played in a long while, absolute masterpiece

Video:
Doom
Tetris
Chrono Trigger
Table top: Chess
Magic: the Gathering
Everdell
Azul
- Wizards got all up in Commander and killed my interest in it.
  
  UB are getting all up in my standard and pioneer formats and killing my interest for them/Magic as a whole outside of "limited" precons.

Slay the Spire
- It's a niche masterpiece, but my 600 hours of play time agrees I am in that niche

Age of Empires 2 /w The Conquers expansion pack.
Roller Coaster Tycoon 1. (2 was weaker without OpenRCT2, the real masterpiece, but idk if unfinished projects should count or not)
Quake 3 Arena, Unreal Tournament 1999 GOTY, Worms Armageddon, SimCity 3000 Unlimited, Forza Horizon 2 / Motorsport 3, Need for Speed Underground 1, Clonk! Rage, Metal Gear Solid 1/2/3, Ace Combat 4, Okami, Tokyo Jungle, Zelda BOTW, Mario Odyssey, Sven Co-Op, Killing Floor 1, Final Fantasy 7, LISA: The Painful, Everhood 1, Deus Ex 1, Left 4 Dead 1/2, Portal 2, Battlefield Bad Company 2... Champions of Norrath and Return to Arms, Diablo 1, Baldur's Gate 3 makes the list...NIER both games. Planet MiniGolf.
I could go on and on.

Thomas Was Alone
I've never felt so much for quadrilateral shapes.
- That’s a great game indeed. The narration is on point.

My Picks...
Deus Ex (So many games try to be this and fail)
Cyberpunk (This one eventually measured up)
Alpha Centauri (Innovation mixed with familiarity and setting)
Fallout 2 (they're all good. Fallout 2 is special)
Kotor (Star Wars story telling in a beautiful way)
Baldur's Gate 2 and 3 (I'm stunned that 3 was a worthy successor)
Homeworld (One of the World's truly beautiful games)
- Phantom Liberty is where Cyberpunk becomes a masterpiece.
- I remember trying the demo to Homeworld when I was a kid, it came with one of those old school PC GAMER demo CDs. I think I was too young to understand how to play it effectively, but still loved it because I found the ambience of the experience so memorizing while hyper-cozy. Would you say it she's well as something worth going back and playing now, and what of the sequel(s)?
  
  I still repplay now and then, there's no game like it.
  Sadly the sequals failed to capture the grace of the original, though I've not tried 3 yet.

Red Alert 2
Heroes of Might and Magic 3
Super Mario Brothers 3

Celeste. Emotional narrative that seamlessly blends with the gameplay, which implementa never before seen accessibility configuration, enhanced by one of the best soundtracks ever. All while being cheap, indie, and one of the best speedrun games ever made

Doom (93) I guess ?
Also HL and HL2

Heres a list of some favorites:
Imperfect perfection: Morrowind
Perfect perfection: Starcraft Brood War
Objective perfection: Plants vs Zombies
Subjective perfection: Knights of the Old Republic
Perfect for its time: Gauntlet IV
Perfect timeless: Sonic 2
Perfect for its genre: LOZ Minish Cap
Perfect All-in-one: Shenmue II
- Minish Cap seems such an underrated gem
- Glad to see some love for Shenmue

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Disco Elysium
Alpha Centauri
Super Marios Bros 3
Bloodborne
Ori 1 & 2
Fallout 1 & 2
Planescape: Torment
The Outer Wilds
- Atari: Frogger NES: RBI Baseball / Tecmo Bowl.
  Genesis: Phantasy Star IV
  N64: Ocarina. PSX: FF IX.
  PSP: Lumines
  Saturn: Panzer Dragoon Dreamcast: Rez and Skies of Arcadia
  PS2 Vice City
  XBOX: PD Orta 360: Child of Eden / Shadow Complex
  PC agree with all yours. Would add Syndicate, Witcher 3, & red alert DS: Dawn of Sorrow Neo Geo: Last Blade 2

I'm taking this to mean games that stand out in or define their genre, are widely considered to be excellent, are timeless, and there's very little if any fat to trim.
Super Mario Brothers - NES
Super Mario 64
Dark Souls - maybe Elden Ring takes over?
Return of the Obra Dinn
Half Life 2 - honorable mention: Left 4 Dead 2
Diablo 2
Doom
Tetris
Chrono Trigger
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Portal 2
Little Nightmares - honorable mention: INSIDE
GTA SA
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2
These aren't necessarily my favorite games, but games I think are well respected. I probably missed a bunch.

Super Metroid

Witcher 3 for me.
- I had to scroll so far to find anyone mentioning W3... Absolutely insane to me that this isn't much higher and more mentioned.

Dragon Age: Origins and Bioshock
- Yes to both of these.

RimWorld
- Truly, the replayability is staggering.

dark souls
elden ring
bloodborne
sekiro
outer wilds
doom 2016
binding of isaac
- Someone likes a challenge. :)

MAD MAX from 2015, while not tied directly to the new movies it scratches an itch I haven’t found in any other game. It’s dark and bleak and brutal. The combat on foot and behind the wheel are both incredible. Nothing quite like being in the middle of ripping a convoy 7 new assholes and being hit with a dust storm. It can be repetitive if you want to complete everything but BY THE GODS OF VALHALLA is it a fucking blast.
- It actually is directly tied to the movies. The character who first gives Furiosa a chassis to build from isn't quite as hunchbacked as in the game but he is credited as "Chumbucket!"
  
  No shit that’s awesome!

I think masterpieces is one word.

Hades. Transcends the rogue-like genre through incredible writing, art direction, and music. The gameplay is some of the most addictive I’ve ever played. I’m at over 200 hours logged and I still get lost in it.

Hades
Hollow Knight
Noita
Super Metroid
Prey (2017)
DOOM (2016)
Factorio
Stardew Valley

Undertale

Super Metroid is still the first that comes to mind. Amazing experience from start to finish.

Supergiant games' holy trinity: Bastion, Transistor and Pyre.
Also, the only Borderland games 1 and 2; don't believe the lies there are no more true Borderlands games and no there most certainly is no movie.
There's also one other, but you'll need a crowbar or a gravity gun in hand for me to tell you about it.
- Bastion and Transistor, sure. Without a doubt, imoactful clever stories that were well delivered.
  Pyre always felt like a buggy mess tho. I tried multiple times to get into it but it's just not on the level of the first two.
- You are wrong about borderlands as there is one more and it is pretty muc h perfect.
  Tales from the Borderlands.
  Shame they never made a sequel for it but the artistry, music and story are all so well crafted. Someone loved Borderlands making that.
- Feels odd to include Pyre over Hades.

Left4Dead2 (also L4D1)
- EXCEPT....for when your computer teammate jumps in front of you while you're shooting and accosts you for it, then a second later they literally mow down a bunch of infected by shooting through you with no consequences.
  So I have to knock it down to a 9.9/10

There hasnt been yet a game that could replicate the experience I ld had when I played Planescape: Torment
- Was it the game, or was it the life you had while playing the game?
  
  The game itself, for me. I played it through a few times when it first came out, and then very recently I got it on Steam and played again for the first time since. Still as poignant.

The Witness

Inside.
- Came here to say Limbo

Zelda Breath of the wild for me. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed Tears of the Kingdom but breath of the wild scratched a perfect itch for me. Especially master mode. Well over 1000 hours played.
- I also maintain that Breath of the Wild was superior to Tears of the Kingdom. Apparently this opinion makes Zelda fans incredibly salty.
  
  It's the vibe. TotK just... Feels more industrial, and less clean and hopeful. BotW was just so pretty and you HAD to walk to places or glide the first time. The machines in TotK made it so easy to skip the nature that it felt less rewarding to play. Like, if you could just snap your fingers and have the perfect house immediately with no work, no effort, the house wouldn't feel as rewarding as one you built with your own skill.

The Spyro the dragon trilogy for me is just an absolute masterpiece.
Final Fantasy VII, IX and X are three master pieces
Metroid prime and fusion
Fatal Frame trilogy on the PlayStation 2, Forbidden Siren, Silent Hill 2, Resident Evil 2 are amongst the best of the best
- I do think the Spyro games are probably the absolute best of the collect-a-thon genre. Joyful and fun and with fun puzzles. I am worried I am too biased to say it though since I have 120%/100%/117% beat the games multiple multiple multiple times.
  
  Hey, you and me man xD