I’m not much for games since I was a kid. The ones that have made the biggest impression on me were: - Bioshock: great atmosphere and story with subtext that a

I’m not much for games since I was a kid. The ones that have made the biggest impression on me were: - Bioshock: great atmosphere and story with subtext that almost everybody gets wrong in one of two ways, but is worth digging into - Titanfall: insanely fast-paced with mechanics that really made one feel (after getting good enough) like an unstoppable killing machine. First game that I was good enough at to just wreck the other team relentlessly. Sucked a lot of my time though, I wouldn’t want to get back into it again. - VtMB: Good story, good gameplay, buggy as hell, wonderfully sleazy vampire aesthetics. - Ocarina of Time and Majora’s mask: Mainly because of nostalgia, but they really are wonderful games. The 3D ports were beautifully updated. - Doom: Nostalgia, and with things like Brutal Doom it becomes extremely intense and immersive. - Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow: my favorite Metroidvania. - Deus Ex: Everything about it was perfect. - MUDs: I used to play a strangely popular local Dystopia MUD run by some of my cousin’s friends. I sucked (I was maybe 12 at the time, and didn’t really learn the mechanics), but had chosen their custom Wraith class which became stronger after each death, and eventually became the strongest player in the game just by being so bad at it. I mostly shot the shit with friends on there. Funniest moment was when my friend from school joined, playing as a female Werewolf and started relentlessly getting everyone he could to cyber with him: the MUD had x-socials, basically x-rated emotes, and tracked one’s arousal level—if one completed the act, they got experience. I think that might be a GodWars feature. He thought this easier than farming kills and just hilarious in general. - Silent Hill 2: maybe the opposite of doom. I don’t like survival horror generally, but this was the exception. Atmosphere was wonderful. I like small worlds that I can really dig deep into. I got hooked on Morrowind for a while, but it put me off of the whole idea. I dislike the new Zelda games for the same reason.