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For me it's Chrono Trigger. I always want to play it. I want to show it to my children. I hope it will be regarded as a masterpiece for generations to come.

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[–] MudMan@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Streets of Rage 2 feels remarkably good to play today. Homeworld 1 and 2 are great to play today, too, especially since RTSs are so rare. The remasters do clean up the visuals a lot, but for the time gap between the originals and the remasters the originals hold up amazingly well.

And then puzzle games. The TGM tetris series may as well be a new release. Puzzle Bubble 1-4 actually look and sound better than the new sequel that came out this year.

And if we fast forward to more modern 3D games, Batman Arkham City, which is now twelve years old (damn) would be a perfectly current open world game if released now, and Burnout Paradise, which is now fifteen years old (double damn) is such a nice racing game that when they remastered you could barely tell the difference.

Oh, and Eye of the Beholder. I have no idea of why Eye of the Beholder, of all games, is just as good as it was at launch and as good as modern reimaginings. The UI is so smooth and the game teaches itself perfectly. I could use an automapper, I suppose, but if you ask me whether it or the Etrian Oddyssey games feels more like a contemporary design it's EotB any day.

[–] InAbsentia@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Jade Cocoon for PSX. The only true monster merging game. Been waiting on RujiktheComatose to change that. As a side note I would've said Armored Core but we're finally getting a new one.

[–] Ketram@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Personally, it's Disco Elysium for me. It deals with issues that will always be core to the human experience, and it forces you to place yourself somewhere along that spectrum with no opportunity to opt-out. I wish people near me were more interested in video games so I could show it to them.

[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
  • Ground Control
  • Warzone 2100
  • Supreme Commander
[–] OutrageousUmpire@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Super Mario World

I personally didn't like Chrono Trigger that much.

For me, it has to be the old arcade games. So:

  • pacman
  • super contra
  • Tetris
  • space invaders and/or break free
  • Street Fighter II

We rented a house with some family (tons of kids) and the arcade cabinet was a huge hit, and I'm pretty sure it'll remain a huge hit for the next 20+ years.

[–] PSYDUCK@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Gran Turismo 2 - I have no idea why to this day, I play it atleast weekly. To me, everything about this game is timeless from the Soundtrack, selection of cards to the graphical style (it has to be played on a CRT mind you OR an emulator with some mods to fix textures and clipping properly.).

[–] SpunkyBarnes@geddit.social 1 points 1 year ago

The best crack? OG WoW.

[–] blueamigafan@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

For me fallout 3 played the originals when they first came out (yes I'm old) and loved fallout 4 but fallout 3 will always be my favorite because not only did they resurrect a classic but they did it amazingly well

[–] Jase@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Metroid Prime. I don't have a gamecube, and I so wish I did. That game got so many hours out of me and nothing has come close since.

[–] FlagonOfMe@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Ms. Pac Man.

It's such a good game to play in an arcade.

[–] Kikkertje@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Titan Quest and Torchlight 2

[–] neo@lemmy.comfysnug.space 1 points 1 year ago
  • Chrono Trigger

  • Starcraft: Brood War

  • Diablo II: LoD

  • The GBA remakes of the pre-7 Final Fantasy

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