This is my list of favorite games of all time, and by no means it’s in order because that’s actually not possible for the top 5 games in the list.
Bloodborne
Bloodborne was my first soulsgame and I played it during the pandemic, also it was the first time I had a current gen console, was a PC gamer only back then. When I first played Bloodborne I didn’t even know what soulsgames were and why the heck this game was so difficult. I was used to games that hold my hand and tell where to go. I even remember going to Gascoigne and was like “finally a cutscene in this game” lol. Anyway I dropped the game but quickly came back, played for a good 300 hours and got all achievements.
The themes, atmosphere and combat in Bloodborne are still unmatched imo, atmosphere mainly. The DLC bosses are one of the best in the entirety of From Soft’s catalogue. Not even From Soft could replicate any of these qualities in the other games imo.
Witcher 3
It’s actually one of the first games I played on my PS4 back in 2020, I was playing it on my PC but the game was heavy and I was playing it on low and 720p.
Witcher 3’s was one of the few PT-BR dubbed games back in the day and this was something that pushed me into playing 300+ hours of it, and the sense of exploration, finding caves, structures and dungeons was something I’ve never felt before. The way CDPR made small quests having different outcomes depending on your actions is something they couldn’t even replicate on their following game.
Characters are excellent, there is no way you play the game and not like Geralt, Lambert or Vessemir. The combat was decent, not the best part of the game sure, but still decent.
Story was great, never felt like it was dragging.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Arguably THE BEST one I’ve played solely because of the amount of attention to detail that contributed to the immersion of the game.
Story, characters, world, heck, even the slow paced gameplay was something I liked, and I’m a fan of fast paced gameplay.
The world is the best one I’ve seen so far in gaming. Dozens and dozens of random events, animal behaviors and AI, physics, mini games… all of this makes it living and believable.
Graphics wise the game still holds amazingly well despite being a 6 years old game, and I’m pretty sure that a bump in resolution and FPS can make the overall experience even better for current gen consoles.
Counter Strike
Unlike many of you who has some kind of hate toward online games, I cannot simply ignore the game I have the most hours on, and the one that made me happy the most.
If you didn’t play CS on a lan house back in the day, I’m sorry, you missed one of the best experiences in gaming ever.
I don’t think one should ignore online games in a list of best games of all time, these games have big communities that are very active and keep gaming as whole very alive.
I like the sense of playing against other people, the sensation of frustration when I miss a bullet or a spray, the sensation of gratification when I hit a bullet, a spray, get a knife key. As the developers themselves say: “Because it takes minutes to understand and a lifetime to master, and the more you invest the greater your returns. The feeling when everything comes together never gets old. Whether it’s a one tap, a perfect spray, a new piece of util, an ace, or a clutch; it’s Counter-Strike.”
Elden Ring
Elden Ring is a generational game, the open world design, sense of exploration, combat, boss fights… they excel at everything. The first time you get down at that one elevator on limgrave forest, holy ****.
I honestly cannot explain much why I like Elden Ring, it’s just everything I like in one game: great combat, great open world, great fights and great exploration.
Resident Evil 7
One of my first PC games since I got my fist “gaming pc”. The atmosphere in this game matches Bloodborne imo and the way they work with horror is something I haven’t seen in any other media, movies, tv shows, there isn’t anything equal.
If you talk about modern horror, you have to include Resident Evil 7. They are the STANDARD for horror imo.
Unfortunately, the final section of the game is not as good as the mansion, but still an excellent game regardless. My favorite Resident Evil game ever.
I’m probably forgetting a lot of games because whenever I list the games I like I forget a few.
