Baldur's Gate. Many factors but the mix of medieval atmosphere, exploration, playful music, magic and sense of adventure made an impression on young me.
Totally underrated game. The engine still holds up today. I really wish they would have continued to make stories in that engine... Like once or twice a year we get a new module or something.
I was obsessed with this game as a kid. Called myself Geno for a year at school even though everyone already knew my real name. Thank God social media wasn't around when I was young or I'd be on
This was my first RPG. I played it before I could read very well. I couldn't get passed Mario's pad after the bridge to Bowser's castle gets destroyed. All you have to do is talk to toad, but I couldn't figure it out for some reason. So I searched every pixel of Mario's pad for a secret or something. I would restart the game over and over again to kill different combinations of enemies in Bowser's castle thinking that might unlock the rest of the game.
Link to the Past is SO nostalgic for me I absolutely love that game...ive beaten it about 10 times and I still go back when I just want to mindlessly lose time. The soundtrack and all the sound effects I can hear so clearly in my mind.
What about Banjo kazooie? That was a fantastic N64 game, but ocarina of time was absolutely classic and beautiful…. Bar the water temple…. Fuck that place.
I spent so many hours playing RA2. Two of my friends would come over and we’d line up chairs next to each other. One person playing the other 2 couch commandeering. OMG make a Tesla coil already.. you’re out of power he’s going to kill you. We’d even uninstall and reinstall the game just to watch the briefing that happened during install. Oh man I miss Westwood.
Has to be Star Wars: Knights of the old Republic for me I always remember renting the game and being off sick from school just chilling, enjoying and being amazed by the game.
Don’t know why this wasn’t the first one that came to mind for me but simply leveling through OG Azeroth is probably some of my favorite memories as a teenager. The music, the environment, exploring and wondering what the next zones have in store. As stressful as the game could be at times and even the difficult times while leveling, it was still an overall relaxing experience.
Mine was Curse of Monkey Island. My dad and I played it together figuring out the puzzles on our Pentium 2 PC. I later played Secret and Lechuck’s Revenge but not having the voiceovers and the pixel graphics didn’t leave as much of an impact on child me. I love them all, but Curse’s art, music, actors, and those memories with my dad are timeless.
The sequel to Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, is my nostalgic game. I love both, but the replayability of Chrono Cross is higher for me and the combat system more interesting. Plus, the world in Chrono Cross just feels warm, so I get spring vibes from it.
Chrono Trigger...man that game was awesome. Kind of a simpler rpg compared to some But the art style, mechanics, music, characters, plot...All of it was great.
Super Metroid and the first and second Prime games are really nice. I’ll sit in Tallon Overworld next to the gunship for hours listening to the music, or in the crashed frigate.
I want to say Oblivion. Played the shit out of that back in 2007-2008....but that was also a time I was an unemployed, basement dweller with not a thought of how I'm going to get out of that rut (borderline depressed too). It was just wake up, make myself a coffee, wrap up in a snuggly blanket then Oblivion for the rest of the cold Winter day while everyone else in my family gets ready for work and leaves me home alone.
Oblivion is one of my favorite games ever. Moved in to my first apartment back in 2007 and got an Xbox 360 and Oblivion as my first game. Still remember playing through it during the summer, exploring the world and just soaking up the awesome music.
Oblivion introduced me to so many new genres and concepts. First "roam free and do whatever you want" type of game, first large scale game, first "rpg" like game, and probably so more. I'd mostly only played console games before, 2d games, 3d platforms and most were 3rd person. But oblivion was the bees knees! The amount of immersion was insane, the world felt so alive and there was so much fun stuff to do! I swear on the nine that the dark brotherhood quests was the peak of all quests for me. I've been meaning play it again, albeit with some heavy modding for textures, lighting, etc. Just so that I may feel that wow once again
I love Chrono Cross to death, but the worst thing that ever happened to Chrono Cross is that it was a sequel to Trigger haha. Trigger is just a stone cold classic, and I’m shocked it hasn’t been remastered or remade at this point.
Legit me, Fallout 3 is my comfort game as well. I can't tell you how many characters I made, how many times I've beaten it, and how many copies of the game I've purchased over the years. I know every stage in my life will always involve me going back to that game to play again
Seriously, I bought both PC and switch and I'm enjoying both so much. Don't think I played it through on my own without getting rushed so many times even in all the years I played it growing up.
Fun fact the Game Freak dev team fucked up and didn't have enough room on the cart for the game. So Nintendo does them a favor and calls in the giga chad Satorou Iwata who single handedly writes a custom compression algorithm to get it to fit. He didn't even work for Nintendo till like a year later they just knew he was the man for the job based on their time working with Hal where he worked. He also single handedly ported the R/B/Y battle system to Stadium becuase no one else could figure out how to (Gen 1's code is a fucking mess). Also iirc the whole two versions and trading thing was his idea but I may be remembering that wrong.
Pokémon Crystal takes me back, too. It felt like there was so much mystery with the legendary dogs and birds. Not to mention, playing through the Kanto region and ultimately facing Red. Spectacular generation all around.
The song immediately started playing in my head ☺️ It's the first game that I fell in love with as a young child, watching my big sis play and we bonded over it. Such lovely memories.
When I bought Skyward Sword 25th year collection, it came with a cd with the most iconic zelda soundtracks orchestral edition... when I heard Ocarina of Time: gerudo desert, I started crying like a child for the sense of pure freedom that song evocated in me
In 2015 my coworkers and I would spend nearly our entire work days playing this game. We had to play down in the parking garage because we’d be too loud anywhere else. We made a big Star championship belt that the winner would get to tote around until the next round of races. When we weren’t playing, we’d be messaging eachother with jokes and trashtalk. We must have put hundreds of hours into that game. So many stories and laughs.
For me, Star Wars battlefront. It was the first game I ever owned and I got it in the summer before middle school. The sad part is I can’t find a populated server anymore
That 3rd level through the "secret" route where you were flying and fighting an all out war with that starship flying down the center on the map was my favorite. Felt like I was battling in Independence Day
OoT was my shit back when I was 13 but I recently got the expansion pack on Nintendo online just to play it. I was immediately disappointed at how laggy and clunky the controls were, it made me hunt down a n64 just to play OoT and MM.
Yeah I always have a relaxing time on Minecraft, I know some people stress out from playing hardcore or from the mobs at night but I always play on easy to have a good time lol
Baldur's Gate. Many factors but the mix of medieval atmosphere, exploration, playful music, magic and sense of adventure made an impression on young me.
Totally underrated game. The engine still holds up today. I really wish they would have continued to make stories in that engine... Like once or twice a year we get a new module or something.
The Legend of Dragoon
I still remember being blown away by the Dragon Campaign cutscene the first time I saw it. Was the most epic thing ever
I love this game. I know it'll never happen, but I always wished for a faithful remake or a prequel featuring the original Dragoons.
My favorite RPG of all time.
Harpoon!
Secret of Mana - Just playing the title track is enough
It has some of the most soothing gameplay and sound. Like you could be getting attacked but still just makes we want to chill and relax, lol.
Thanks for letting me find this so high on this list. This is my "family's" game and one of my most beloved memories.
Can't believe I found it at all. Let alone this high up. Had the best times playing SoM hot seat with my mates.
This was the ultimate sleepover game.
Absolutely
Crystal Forest Theme
I was going to comment Legend of Mana! Didn't expect to see this series on here. Unfortunately, I didn't grow up with a SNES.
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Absolutely love this game. It was such a departure from all other Mario games at the time, and honestly, still is.
Some say Mario is still a bellhop paying off his debts to this day.
I was obsessed with this game as a kid. Called myself Geno for a year at school even though everyone already knew my real name. Thank God social media wasn't around when I was young or I'd be on
Do you know about timed hits brother?
Before the empire.
Legends of the 7 Stars 100%
I came here to say Super Mario RPG. Didn't expect it to be the top comment & it kind of broke my brain for a second lol.
One of the greatest games EVER! I Would kill for a Switch remaster.
This was my first RPG. I played it before I could read very well. I couldn't get passed Mario's pad after the bridge to Bowser's castle gets destroyed. All you have to do is talk to toad, but I couldn't figure it out for some reason. So I searched every pixel of Mario's pad for a secret or something. I would restart the game over and over again to kill different combinations of enemies in Bowser's castle thinking that might unlock the rest of the game.
Great fanmade flash music video, from the time, when newgrounds was alive and kicking:
Great music, good game play, charming graphics. I love it
This song plays through my mind regularly, in fact, it started before I opened this thread since it’s my favorite too.
Super Mario RPG and Link to the Past
Link to the Past is SO nostalgic for me I absolutely love that game...ive beaten it about 10 times and I still go back when I just want to mindlessly lose time. The soundtrack and all the sound effects I can hear so clearly in my mind.
Super Mario RPG is such a gem. Everything about it is perfect.
You should try the link to the past randomizer if you haven't it's excellent.
Diddy Kong Racing / Ocarina of Time
DK racing was a nightmare for 12 year old me. Sooo frustrating but also a lot of fun.
This is me. I've always felt that Diddy Kong Racing was far superior to Mario Kart.
What about Banjo kazooie? That was a fantastic N64 game, but ocarina of time was absolutely classic and beautiful…. Bar the water temple…. Fuck that place.
Both great choices!
This would be my choice also.
Super Mario Bros 3
The movie Wizard gave me goosebumps when SMB3 was the final game.
I see you are a gamer of culture too.
Halo:CE, command & conquer RA2
I spent so many hours playing RA2. Two of my friends would come over and we’d line up chairs next to each other. One person playing the other 2 couch commandeering. OMG make a Tesla coil already.. you’re out of power he’s going to kill you. We’d even uninstall and reinstall the game just to watch the briefing that happened during install. Oh man I miss Westwood.
When you first saw Halo were you blinded by it’s majesty?
Halo:ce is my comfort food, i picked it up just a couple months ago, and man did it deliver.
Omg same!! Even now I still pop open RA2 and play. The C&Cnet launcher is so clutch!
Megaman 2 <3
Good man. Nothing feels better than listening to it's nostalgic music and beating a hard boss.
Has to be Star Wars: Knights of the old Republic for me I always remember renting the game and being off sick from school just chilling, enjoying and being amazed by the game.
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My favorite answer right here. Such a great game
Duke nukem 3d, such a great game. The sound effects alone are a nostalgia-gasm
Balls of steel
Vanilla World of Warcraft
Sometimes I'll pay for a 30 day sub just to play through my favorite zones again. The music and aesthetic is just amazing.
Don’t know why this wasn’t the first one that came to mind for me but simply leveling through OG Azeroth is probably some of my favorite memories as a teenager. The music, the environment, exploring and wondering what the next zones have in store. As stressful as the game could be at times and even the difficult times while leveling, it was still an overall relaxing experience.
If they merge WoW subscription into game pass, it might finally bring me back in after all these years.
The night elf starting zone music sends shivers down my spine. The amount of hours I got lost in that world is ungodly, I wanna go back to 2006 :/
The Secret of Monkey Island Played with my dad, cause I was a kid and didn't speak english
Mine was Curse of Monkey Island. My dad and I played it together figuring out the puzzles on our Pentium 2 PC. I later played Secret and Lechuck’s Revenge but not having the voiceovers and the pixel graphics didn’t leave as much of an impact on child me. I love them all, but Curse’s art, music, actors, and those memories with my dad are timeless.
Runescape!
Absolute classic.
Portal 2 is the video game equivalent to comfort food
We Love Katamari
Do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do!
Recently started re playing Donkey Kong 64. Honestly what an awesome game . It actually gets kinda hard at a certain point too
Love the angry aztec music. DK 64 and Super Mario 64 are my personal favorites.
Mario rpg or Chrono trigger
100% on Chrono Trigger. One of the best soundtracks ever, in my opinion.
The sequel to Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, is my nostalgic game. I love both, but the replayability of Chrono Cross is higher for me and the combat system more interesting. Plus, the world in Chrono Cross just feels warm, so I get spring vibes from it.
Chrono Trigger...man that game was awesome. Kind of a simpler rpg compared to some But the art style, mechanics, music, characters, plot...All of it was great.
Both Legend of Zelda and Metroid games on the NES & SNES
Super Metroid and the first and second Prime games are really nice. I’ll sit in Tallon Overworld next to the gunship for hours listening to the music, or in the crashed frigate.
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Dark Souls 1.
Crash Bandicoot
The trilogy remaster was like a love letter to my soul
I want to say Oblivion. Played the shit out of that back in 2007-2008....but that was also a time I was an unemployed, basement dweller with not a thought of how I'm going to get out of that rut (borderline depressed too). It was just wake up, make myself a coffee, wrap up in a snuggly blanket then Oblivion for the rest of the cold Winter day while everyone else in my family gets ready for work and leaves me home alone.
Oblivion is one of my favorite games ever. Moved in to my first apartment back in 2007 and got an Xbox 360 and Oblivion as my first game. Still remember playing through it during the summer, exploring the world and just soaking up the awesome music.
Oblivion introduced me to so many new genres and concepts. First "roam free and do whatever you want" type of game, first large scale game, first "rpg" like game, and probably so more. I'd mostly only played console games before, 2d games, 3d platforms and most were 3rd person. But oblivion was the bees knees! The amount of immersion was insane, the world felt so alive and there was so much fun stuff to do! I swear on the nine that the dark brotherhood quests was the peak of all quests for me. I've been meaning play it again, albeit with some heavy modding for textures, lighting, etc. Just so that I may feel that wow once again
I can hear that title screen. My comfort games are Link To The Past and Chrono Trigger.
I love Chrono Cross to death, but the worst thing that ever happened to Chrono Cross is that it was a sequel to Trigger haha. Trigger is just a stone cold classic, and I’m shocked it hasn’t been remastered or remade at this point.
Donkey Kong Country
Aquatic Ambience is a digital masterpiece
Has to be Fallout 3, or many other games from the Xbox360 era.
Legit me, Fallout 3 is my comfort game as well. I can't tell you how many characters I made, how many times I've beaten it, and how many copies of the game I've purchased over the years. I know every stage in my life will always involve me going back to that game to play again
Diablo 2, the remaster has been a wonderful experience
Seriously, I bought both PC and switch and I'm enjoying both so much. Don't think I played it through on my own without getting rushed so many times even in all the years I played it growing up.
Any of the three Fable games for me
Lol now I wanna play fable 2 again
The windwaker
It's just such a cozy game. The atmosphere is just so relaxing (unless we talking about the earth temple or under the cabana)
Stunning game. They could release it on every new console for next 20 years and I'd still keep buying it.
Still the best Zelda game ever. Can't wait for the remaster for Switch so I can relive this legend.
Castle Crashers does it to me the most. Takes me right back to summer nights in grade school and sleepovers with the boys.
Honestly wish they would give a massive sequel. Such a good simple game with lots of hidden stuff.
Pokémon Gold
I'm convinced that Gold/Silver has the best music of any Pokémon game
Fun fact the Game Freak dev team fucked up and didn't have enough room on the cart for the game. So Nintendo does them a favor and calls in the giga chad Satorou Iwata who single handedly writes a custom compression algorithm to get it to fit. He didn't even work for Nintendo till like a year later they just knew he was the man for the job based on their time working with Hal where he worked. He also single handedly ported the R/B/Y battle system to Stadium becuase no one else could figure out how to (Gen 1's code is a fucking mess). Also iirc the whole two versions and trading thing was his idea but I may be remembering that wrong.
Pokémon Crystal takes me back, too. It felt like there was so much mystery with the legendary dogs and birds. Not to mention, playing through the Kanto region and ultimately facing Red. Spectacular generation all around.
Donkey Kong Country. Used to play that with my best friend all the time after school.
All 3 of the SNES DKCs were fire!
Curse you for putting the image with no music! 😉
The song immediately started playing in my head ☺️ It's the first game that I fell in love with as a young child, watching my big sis play and we bonded over it. Such lovely memories.
I know I know! Gutted we can’t embed videos
The music is in your mind
Zelda ocarina of time all the way!
When I bought Skyward Sword 25th year collection, it came with a cd with the most iconic zelda soundtracks orchestral edition... when I heard Ocarina of Time: gerudo desert, I started crying like a child for the sense of pure freedom that song evocated in me
The original Sims and its expansions; I still have it on my machine and sometimes play it to chill. Great ost and just generally nostalgic.
"Motherlode"
Banjo-Kazooie. Every year, without fail, i go back and 100% this game.
The Gruntilda lair theme gets stuck in my head still
I’m playing this for the first time on Switch and it’s amazing! I only ever played Tooie and I think the first might be the better game.
Has the best soundtrack of all time. Even better than halo. I'll die on this hill.
Old arcade games like Pac-Man, Arkanoid, Space-Invaders, Gallaga, Gyruss, Tempest, Defender, Lady-bug etc.
Earthbound
You should feel SO lucky if you played this game when it came out. NOBODY rented it, bought it, and shit... it was even made fun of.
Pokémon
Pokemon Ruby, dropped 10,000 hours on that game. Best memories with my brother 😭
Mario Kart DS
In 2015 my coworkers and I would spend nearly our entire work days playing this game. We had to play down in the parking garage because we’d be too loud anywhere else. We made a big Star championship belt that the winner would get to tote around until the next round of races. When we weren’t playing, we’d be messaging eachother with jokes and trashtalk. We must have put hundreds of hours into that game. So many stories and laughs.
For me, Star Wars battlefront. It was the first game I ever owned and I got it in the summer before middle school. The sad part is I can’t find a populated server anymore
Dude a clasiiic! I remember going to my friend’s house, playing that on his ps2 and eating cinnamon rolls on a Sunday morning 🤤 good times
Starfox 64
Do a barrel roll!
Cocky little freaks!
Pretty smooth flying, Fox.
Trust your instincts!
Good luck!
One of my favs all time. What a game.
That 3rd level through the "secret" route where you were flying and fighting an all out war with that starship flying down the center on the map was my favorite. Felt like I was battling in Independence Day
"Step on the gas!"
“Do a barrel role!…” “…what the heck?”
Can't let you do that, Starfox!
Chrono Trigger.
The original Knights of the old Republic
Age of Empires II
Final Fantasy 6 or A Link to The Past for me
FF6 is my alltime favorite!
Turok 2
Cerebral bore!
Great game!
Animal Crossing on GameCube
New Horizons is good too but it just doesn't hit the same as the original
It blew my mind that you could send things to other people without the internet. The music was just so goddamn great in the original too
Mariokart Wii
Arkham Asylum or Borderlands
Rollercoaster Tycoon.
This was it for me and sim city
Ducktails on floppy disk
Legend of Legaia
Skyrim
Half-Life Series. Including the episodes.
Probably because the content, mostly people listing carefree type games. Not headcrabs and aliens. I’m older so Half-Life 1.
Need for Speed Underground 2, Forza Motorsport 1 or Pokémon Fire Red
Riders on the storm, Queens of the Stone Age. NFS underground 2 was such amazing soundtrack!
Tomb raider 2
Super Mario Galaxy
I don't know if you agree with me, but I truly believe that Super Mario Galaxy was the peak of Mario history.
Kotor 1 or 2.
Super Mario RPG
Has to be FF7, however cliché that is
First thing that came to mind as soon as I read the title.
Climate change is more digestible when it takes a corporeal form. Thanks Sephiroth!
Tibia (Not the new bullshit)
Jak and Daxter
SSX 3 and Resident Evil 4
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1-4, listening to Korn, Limp Bizkit, and Blink 182
The original Ratchet and Clank.
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets for PC. Highly recommend listening to the OST. Same composer as Skyrim
The ps2 version is underrated
I weirdly was way into this game on the game boy color
Any of the first 3 halo stories
Just bought this for my wife
Mario carts forever
Diablo 2 or heroes of might and magic 3
Fable
Heroes of might and magic 3 i think
Harvest Moon on n64. I married the baker and had prize winning cows.
Super Mario 64.
Rollercoaster tycoon (the original)
For me it’s certainly Warcraft 3 , but it’s painful to see what is happening with Blizzard lately …
Simpsons Hit and Run Mario Kart Double Dash (GameCube)
Spyro 2&3
Fallout New Vegas
OoT was my shit back when I was 13 but I recently got the expansion pack on Nintendo online just to play it. I was immediately disappointed at how laggy and clunky the controls were, it made me hunt down a n64 just to play OoT and MM.
Banjo-Kazooie and Tooie
Goldeneye
Definitely Minecraft. Every time I hear the old music, it reminds me of 2014 again.
I know that I’m old. But comments like this make me think I’m on death’s doorstep.
Yeah I always have a relaxing time on Minecraft, I know some people stress out from playing hardcore or from the mobs at night but I always play on easy to have a good time lol
Skyrim
KH2 for sure. Just walking around or skateboarding in Twilight Town is so peaceful.
FFX man. Recently replayed for another 100 hours. Such a great soundtrack.
Brutal Legend 🤘
Borderlands 2 simply because it takes me back to a time when my friends and I used to plan LAN co-op
Vice City
OoT, Mario 64, and WW always work.
Final Fantasy 8 and 9