Silly question!
What are your five favourite videogames (in no particular order)?
Oh, oh! Reading this made me very happy. I get unreasonably excited about these things. (I may list more than five. Favourites are so hard to pick!)
First one that comes to mind is Omori, which I played in late 2021, about a year after it came out. I still have a deep scar in my psyche where that one went in.
... There are a lot of reasons why. The cast are pretty damn relatable (particularly Bagel and Sunny, on a few fronts) the story is a good one, well told– and the ending brought me (an apathetic godsdamn robot) about as close to tears as I can remember in the past few years. It's not a perfect game, but it's one that'll live with me for a long time.
Highly recommend if you have a lot of time to kill (and a lot of patience for filler, because the headspace segments are... well...)
Second, I think, is Celeste, which I played earlier? 2020? 2019?. At first, I picked up this game because "hey, this looks like a cool and challenging platforming game, and I want to try something different!"
All that suffering (Maddy Thorson is a sadist) made the story hit a lot harder. Celeste is... well, I won't gush about it too much, since I don't have much of substance to say, but every freaking part of it resonated with me. Shall we say. Just... just a little bit.
Ultrakill (I first played this in January, I think) also stands tall in my little brain. Now, this one is less about story and more about gameplay, but I honestly still love the game's narrative. It's... a pretty existential game, under all the coins, monsters and style tricks.
Also, the main antagonist is voiced by Gianni Matragrano, which pretty much seals the deal here.
Now I know the game isn't finished, and I'll be really happy to see where the rest of the game's development takes it, but as it stands, it's almost certainly already my favourite FPS. Like, ever. Not that I'm a connoisseur or anything, but what else has: the ability to punch your bullets, an nihilistic dating sim level, a stage dedicated entirely to fishing, and a secret Crash Bandicoot game mode?
Next up, and this comes out of nowhere compared to the first three: LittleBigPlanet 2, a PS3 puzzle-platformer that I remember very fondly. I thought I had to include a game from my (earlier) childhood, and it was either this or Minecraft.
I don't have too much to say about LBP 2, but my younger selves invested quite a lot of time into it, and looking back now, it has a lot of charm. I replayed it once recently, and... Well, still a really good game. Banger soundtrack, too, like all of the above.
I'm torn on what to include for number five, so I'll just go through both of my choices.
Terraria is definitely up here. I have sunk hours upon hours upon hours (about 1.5K total on my Steam install) into this game with a friend, and while it may not be perfect, it's a game that I've come to know and love a lot. It's one of those multiplayer games that always has something to do, but also always works as a backdrop to a conversation. Replayability 10/10 if you have friends.
Lastly, Hollow Knight. Like Celeste and Omori, this was an absolutely magical experience the first time around– the world is so vast and pretty, and its goofy art and charm is paired with a really memorable and melancholic setting. Also, I love bugs. Arthropods are awesome. I can't wait for Silksong to release in 1,000,000 years...
I'm sure there's some absolute classic I've forgotten about, but these are the first things that came to mind. I will also say that once it's finished, I wager Deltarune might well supplant one of these.
Long response, hah. Guess I can't stop myself.
thank you for asking lmao <3
P.S. I forgor, but the Binding of Isaac deserves an honourable mention here. I knew that game like the back of my arm... for a while, anyway.
P.P.S. Oh, and as for Deep Rock Galactic? Ask me again when I hit a thousand hours.
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about me . . .
call me mavle !
she / her , isfp
IMPORTANT — tone indicators are v helpful for me , i have a low social battery , and i tend to overthink
4 / 8 - bday ! 🇺🇸 / 🇨🇳 , american - born chinese
multilingual : fluent in english, can speak chinese and type pinyin but not write it , learning spanish !
sun in aries , moon in aquarius
personally i don’t really resonate w / the accepted main traits of aries , we aren’t all loud , aggressive , and assertive , don’t hate people based on their zodiac 💀
fav games : tears of the kingdom , animal crossing , mario kart
zelink is my comfort ship if anyone belongs together it’s them
books : the book thief , the song of achilles , the joy luck club , an acceptable time , the fault in our stars , phantom limbs , wilder girls
sorry i don’t watch a lot of shows / movies :(
music : i can’t escape the sad music my happy mix has TV GIRL , ARTIC MONKEYS , and MITSKI 😭😭
anyways , i love all of those artists + strawberry guy , eyedress , lana , clairo , laufey , etc !
spotify literally won’t give me any upbeat uplifting music
it’s either depressing indie , depressing j - pop , metal , or old rap i don’t make the rules
hobbies —
guess who was forced to play violin for 3 / 4 of their lives and is still doing it and practices multiple hours a day but still fails their lessons ? ?
i don’t wanna go on a long rant abt my mixed feelings toward that hollow curved wood block 😞 so
violin 🎻
doodling ✍️
customizing stuff 🔧
tennis ( big mixed feelings on this one too ) 🎾
baking ! 🍰
writing 📜
reading 📖
daydreaming 💭
being with my friends ( occasionally ) 💞
photography ; food photos on top !! 📷
to be expanded . . .
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I was standing right behind you when you threw away all those photographs, you know? I brushed your hair every night you cried yourself to sleep. I saw EVERYTHING. I know what you want. But it's not here. It's gone and it will never ever come again.
I swear the Queen of Maggots haunts my dreams. I relate to Susan so much and that feeling of loss sometimes is just too overwhelming. Twenty-one years is too long to mourn and feel empty. I hate it here.
And you will soon forget the sadness that has consumed your heart for years.
If only I could.
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