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.
wrote on 28 May 2025, 05:29 last edited byI 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)
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Sonic 3 & Knuckles
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Kirby Planet Robobot
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Doom 2016
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Street Fighter III: Third Strike
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Pac-Man
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Balatro
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Steins;Gate
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The House in Fata Morgana
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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
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Gran Turismo 4
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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Mega Man X
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Mega Man X4
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Super Mario Bros. 3
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Hollow Knight
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Bloodborne
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Elden Ring
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Balder's Gate 3
wrote on 28 May 2025, 06:18 last edited bySteins;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?
wrote on 28 May 2025, 06:25 last edited byIn 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".
wrote on 28 May 2025, 06:35 last edited by foobarrington@lemmy.worldSuper. 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.
wrote on 28 May 2025, 06:50 last edited byThis 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.
wrote on 28 May 2025, 07:28 last edited byGames 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.
wrote on 28 May 2025, 07:28 last edited byI 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".
wrote on 28 May 2025, 07:31 last edited byIt'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:
DoomTetris
Chrono Trigger
Table top:
ChessMagic: the Gathering
Everdell
Azul
wrote on 28 May 2025, 07:31 last edited byWizards 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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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.
wrote on 28 May 2025, 07:50 last edited byThat’s a great game indeed. The narration is on point.
