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What games are just objective masterpieces?

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    Outer wilds

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      Clair Obscur has been the best game I've played in a long while, absolute masterpiece

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        Mega Man X

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          For me it's Journey. That game gave me an emotional experience I've never had in any other.

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          I added the buddy I ran through the game with and he's still on my friend list decade or so later, amazing experience

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            Doom (93) I guess ?

            Also HL and HL2

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              I'm going to take this as "games that I never see anyone question their quality." (I don't even like all these games myself)

              • Sonic 3 & Knuckles

              • Kirby Planet Robobot

              • Doom 2016

              • Street Fighter III: Third Strike

              • Pac-Man

              • Balatro

              • Steins;Gate

              • The House in Fata Morgana

              • Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

              • Gran Turismo 4

              • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

              • Mega Man X

              • Mega Man X4

              • Super Mario Bros. 3

              • Hollow Knight

              • Bloodborne

              • Elden Ring

              • Balder's Gate 3

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              Steins;Gate my man cultured AF

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                Super Hexagon

                It's about as simple as a 'modern' game can be (I read there was even a port of it to Commodore 64.) but it's a finely tuned machine. When you lose - and you will, a lot - it feels like mostly your own fault and not the game's.

                The difficulty levels very accurately start at Hard for the easiest one. There are 6 total levels, the next 5 difficulties are Harder, Hardest, Hardester, Hardestest, and Hardestestest.

                With much time and luck I can beat the first level (unlocking the 4th). On a lost save I had unlocked the 5th level by completing the 2nd, and have only ever seen the 6th in videos from other people. I would have to beat the 3rd to see it myself, and that's not happening.

                The criteria to beat a level is "last for 60 seconds".

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                  The Spyro the dragon trilogy for me is just an absolute masterpiece.

                  Final Fantasy VII, IX and X are three master pieces

                  Metroid prime and fusion

                  Fatal Frame trilogy on the PlayStation 2, Forbidden Siren, Silent Hill 2, Resident Evil 2 are amongst the best of the best

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                    Are you saying that Portal 2 is not perfect due is a sequel?

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                    In my opinion, Portal 2’s difficulty curve was off. It started in a good place and ended in a good place but was too easy for most of the game.

                    The two player section was fantastic though.

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                      Super Hexagon

                      It's about as simple as a 'modern' game can be (I read there was even a port of it to Commodore 64.) but it's a finely tuned machine. When you lose - and you will, a lot - it feels like mostly your own fault and not the game's.

                      The difficulty levels very accurately start at Hard for the easiest one. There are 6 total levels, the next 5 difficulties are Harder, Hardest, Hardester, Hardestest, and Hardestestest.

                      With much time and luck I can beat the first level (unlocking the 4th). On a lost save I had unlocked the 5th level by completing the 2nd, and have only ever seen the 6th in videos from other people. I would have to beat the 3rd to see it myself, and that's not happening.

                      The criteria to beat a level is "last for 60 seconds".

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                      Super. Hexagon.

                      It's hard to explain the relief I felt upon beating the last level. I can fairly easily survive for 300s in the first one, but I've never gotten close to beating the last one again.

                      The most important tip I can give: if you have a 60Hz monitor, turn off VSync. Makes a huge difference.

                      There's also a "spiritual successor" called Open Hexagon that's extendable by the community if you want more, though I haven't played it myself.

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                        For me it's Journey. That game gave me an emotional experience I've never had in any other.

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                        This game will forever live in my heart as an absolute masterpiece. I cry every time I play it because something about it just completely sucks me in.

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                          Zelda Breath of the wild for me. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed Tears of the Kingdom but breath of the wild scratched a perfect itch for me. Especially master mode. Well over 1000 hours played.

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                            Sid Meier's Pirates.

                            Either version.

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                              None. There's no such thing as an objective master piece. Games are art which is, by definition, subjective.

                              Edited to add, well this was way more controversial than I thought it would be.

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                              Games are not Art, they are Games.

                              Videogames can also be art, but they are also games and 'games' (note: not 'videogames') are not art.

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                                Sid Meier's Pirates.

                                Either version.

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                                I was going to say Sid Meier's Civilization, but both of them qualifies really.

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                                  Super Hexagon

                                  It's about as simple as a 'modern' game can be (I read there was even a port of it to Commodore 64.) but it's a finely tuned machine. When you lose - and you will, a lot - it feels like mostly your own fault and not the game's.

                                  The difficulty levels very accurately start at Hard for the easiest one. There are 6 total levels, the next 5 difficulties are Harder, Hardest, Hardester, Hardestest, and Hardestestest.

                                  With much time and luck I can beat the first level (unlocking the 4th). On a lost save I had unlocked the 5th level by completing the 2nd, and have only ever seen the 6th in videos from other people. I would have to beat the 3rd to see it myself, and that's not happening.

                                  The criteria to beat a level is "last for 60 seconds".

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                                  It's really good, I played it again recently after not touching it for maybe 10 years, and finally beat the last difficulty in an attempt to prove to myself I'm still not old

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                                    Video:
                                    Doom

                                    Tetris

                                    Chrono Trigger

                                    Table top:
                                    Chess

                                    Magic: the Gathering

                                    Everdell

                                    Azul

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                                    Wizards got all up in Commander and killed my interest in it.

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                                      Thomas Was Alone

                                      I've never felt so much for quadrilateral shapes.

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                                        #108

                                        Assuming that "masterpiece" refers to the quality and impact the games had in their time (not how well they aged) some of my picks would be:

                                        • Baldur's Gate 2 + ToB
                                        • Star Wars: KotoR
                                        • Morrowind
                                        • Read Dead Redemption 2
                                        • The Witcher 3
                                        • The Last of Us 1+2
                                        • God of War
                                        • Shadow of the Colossus
                                        • The Legend of Zelda: BOTW
                                        • Mass Effect 1+2
                                        • Disco Elysium
                                        • Half Life 2
                                        • BioShock 1
                                        • Diablo 2
                                        • Fallout 2

                                        I don't know how objective this list is. Some picks are definitely subjective and fit more in a "flawed masterpiece" category of games that had a large impact on how I perceived games but that may not be so widely acclaimed as some others on this list.

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                                          Thomas Was Alone

                                          I've never felt so much for quadrilateral shapes.

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                                          That’s a great game indeed. The narration is on point.

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