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  1. A caveat first of all that this list is mostly thrown together as I could spend the rest of my life thinking about this so, much like Loki, I'm just getting something down. It's based both on games that I remember fondly from my childhood as well as ones I loved as an adult. I should also add that I still haven't played many games that are regarded as big-hitters. Therefore, games that I'm sure I will love such as Red Dead Redemption 2 or Dark Souls 3 will of course remain absent here. 10 points - Kingdom Come: Deliverance My favourite game of all time. Kingdom Come: Deliverance is a work of art in every respect. Never before has a game managed to capture the idea that you really are a complete novice so well. You can't fight, you can't steal and you can't even read - everything has to be worked at and earned and the satisfaction you get when you start getting good at things is unmatched. As a huge history buff, the world is a joy to explore and KCD features the single most realistic forests I've ever seen in a game. Sometimes I'll stick it on at night just to take a virtual stroll in the woods! It's that good. One of those games I feel everyone should play. 9 - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas To be a 14 year old boy when Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas came out was brilliant. This game seemed to captivate everyone my age. The world seemed - and still is - huge and it really seemed like you could do anything. Whether it was storming through Red County massacring everyone in your path, taking a bike ride through the ghettos of Los Santos, betting on horses, playing pool, hijacking planes at the airport or the good old fashioned classic of picking up a hooker, killing her and getting your money back, San Andreas would provide hours upon hours of escapism. It was so much fun to play! And the soundtrack! Vice City gets a lot of attention for its tunes but San Andreas with Radio X and WCTR was brilliant. Not to mention, GTA San Andreas provided all those rumours - you know, things like Leatherface showing up in the woods or aliens in the desert. I remember my pals and I excitedly talking about them at school and then we all went home to try to find the secrets. Never had that happen with a game before or since. We were hooked. 8 - Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion This game captivated me. For context, I had been totally out of the loop as regards to gaming for a few years until one day I came home from university for a visit and somehow ended up playing Oblivion. It really was like entering a whole other world. If it were ever possible to step through the TV screen and enter a game it would be Oblivion. It's gorgeous - the Great Forest, Niben Bay, the peaks of the Jerall Mountains, the grand old towns and bustling cities. Oblivion is the first game I ever played which really felt alive. Now the conversations and dialogue from the NPCs is laughed at but for me, who had never seen a game like this before, Oblivion was revolutionary and totally beyond anything I thought a game could be. The quests are full of home runs and the guilds feel as varied as they are interesting. The Dark Brotherhood in particular provided some of my most memorable moments in gaming. I honestly think that Skyrim pales in comparison to its predecessor. 7 - Spyro The Dragon I love platformers. This one is full of nostalgia for me. I could choose any of the Spyro trilogy here but going for the original purely out of simplicity. I loved Spyro as a kid and I still love him now with the Reignited version. Easy, simple to pick up and play but full of colour, memorable levels and characters, Spyro The Dragon is a joy. I play through the entire trilogy again every year. 6 - Dark Souls (Remastered) I came to Dark Souls late - I only played it the first time a couple of years ago after the Covid lockdown reignited gaming as an interest for me after a long, long absence of several years. Dark Souls is truly special. Much has been made of the world building, lore and the twisted genius of how it all interconnects. I too love that about it. I also love the atmosphere dripping with dread and how you never know for sure what lurks around the next corner. A game that stayed with me long after getting the platinum and one I'm looking forward to revisiting. 5 - Ghost of Tsushima A game that definitely deserves a mention. The combat system here is incredible enjoyable as you parry and counter and cleave apart your foes. I'm a big sucker for anything samurai and Japanese history and so I loved the setting here. Combined with some of the most beautiful graphics I've ever seen and the genuinely engaging and unique mechanics like where you can create your own haikus, I loved Ghost of Tsushima every second I spent with it. Another entry with a tremendous story too. 4 - Medievil Another one from my childhood (even though I didn't get very far back then!) that I replayed as an adult on a shiny new remastered version. What a little gem Medievil is and often underlooked. Medievil is all about atmosphere. Gothic yet cartoony, I was drawn to Medievil immediately and some of the levels are really clever. Special shout out to the Sleeping Village or the level in the hedge maze providing some of the most unique and memorable puzzles I've found yet in my gaming journey. The dialogue is also hilarious although I am sad that they changed the voice actors for the lads in the Hall of Heroes. A great game and you're missing out if you don't play it. 3 - Far Cry 3 I'm not really a big FPS fan but I make an exception for the Far Cry games. Best of all was Far Cry 3, although that's no doubt down to it being the first I played. Far Cry 3 is very user friendly - it's not too challenging and was easy enough for a beginner like to master. Another decent story here and Vaas is a tremendous villain - always entertaining with that underlying layer of menace just beneath the surface. The island setting worked very well and I remember also being impressed with the hunting mechanics - it was the first time I'd ever seen it. Poker was fun to play too and surprisingly addictive! 2 - Hogs of War Easily the most simplistic game here but one I will never forget. What a game Hogs of War is! Another one that's here because I loved it as a kid, the turn-based battle system as you caused chaos blowing up other pigs, all while the legendary Rik Mayall was being hilarious in the voiceovers, brings a level of gaming joy that it's hard to replicate. I would love to play Hogs of War again and am constantly hoping they will release the original for download on the PS Classics line. 1 - Stardew Valley I've seen others mention Stardew here and it's so good a game that I can't help but mention it too. Absolutely insane to think all of this masterpiece was made by only one man. Incredible piece of art. There's a lot to do and whether you prefer fishing, fighting monsters, foraging, making pals with the townspeople or simply doing honest work by growing some tomatoes, you will definitely find something to do. What I find especially remarkable is that you are ostensibly doing exactly the same set of tasks every day and keeping a similar schedule however it never seems to get old. I clocked up something like 115 hours on my journey to the Platinum and yet not once did it drag or feel dull. I still can't explain what witchcraft is behind it but it's astonishing. A testament to how good a game this is and it is the ultimate chill, relaxing game. Until you get to Fector's Challenge of course.... And there you have my attempt! I'll no doubt change my mind a lot about this but here's my list. Some games that missed out include Smackdown 2, Resident Evil 2 Remake, Crash Bandicoot, Kingdom Hearts and Fifa (the series, they all seem the same). Hope you enjoyed reading.
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