Yeah pacman and pong were seminal but so was elite on the BBC, and Populous which I think was on the spectrum. Also unreal tournament, silent hill, vice city, homeworld, doom 2016, beam ng, I enjoyed em all but I can't decide. Ppl here have done much more gaming than me, I'm wondering what you all think is the best game ever. Age, platform, genre, bla bla - what's best ever?

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[–] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

I think Deus Ex (2000). The gameplay is so open and full of possibilities, and the story is crazy but it works so well. It's so replayable.

[–] WILSOOON@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago

Portal and portal 2 those are the best ever, a story line everyone can get behind, likable characters. Good game loop. They are just masterclasses.

[–] blackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.uk 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm going to split this in to two categories: 1) games that were the best for their time, but perhaps don't hold up nowadays. 2) Games that are the best today.

GoldenEye. This game was just so good both single and multiplayer. It was revolutionary, amazingly close to the film and a real challenge to complete. It was a huge game changer and entered in the modern era for such games.
I just really like Just Cause 3. It's such fun, great visual, even better game mechanics, cool soundtrack, a true open world and massive destruction, endless ways to approach every situation.

[–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks, I'll try out just cause 3, looks fun!

[–] oyo@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

As someone who is not big into platformers or souls-likes, Hollow Knight.

[–] Kaboom@reddthat.com -2 points 2 weeks ago

Skyrim. Sure, no single part is particularly good, but the whole of it is greater than the sum of it's part.

[–] JakobFel@retrolemmy.com -2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Well, my personal favorite game of all time is TES 4: Oblivion. The reasons I love that game are numerous but if I were to try to argue for it as being objectively the best game ever...

I guess I could say that the combination of older RPG mechanics with streamlined modern gameplay, mixed with a immensely beautiful fantasy world, flawless soundtrack, epic world-shattering plot, two of the best expansions ever made (KOTN and SI), absurdly legendary guild quests all come together to make it a true work of art.

[–] Vopyr@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I used to love TES4 too, but after playing Daggerfall and Morrowind, I started to look at Oblivion coldly. The old concept of Oblivion was great, but what was released... meh. But hey, quests in Oblivion are pretty good.

[–] JakobFel@retrolemmy.com -2 points 2 weeks ago

I began with Morrowind and I've played every TES game (other than those obscure "Travels" games in the early 2000s) but Oblivion remains for me. That said, Daggerfall's sheer scope in both gameplay and world size is incredible, and Morrowind's perfect blend of sandbox freedom with an awesome plot definitely do make them candidates as well. I just personally love the entire series and Oblivion was the one that converted me from "fan" to "megafan" so that's why I go for that one.