r/gaming • u/baroncalico • May 17 '24

Fill in the blank: “If you only EVER play one game in that franchise, play _______.”

What single game can make a person “get” a long-running franchise, and be satisfying entirely on its own?

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u/MichealVey1st 24d ago

Half life alyx

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u/LimpScheme1686 26d ago

Saints row 2

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u/LimpScheme1686 26d ago

Battlefield V

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u/LimpScheme1686 26d ago

Just cause 3

1

u/LimpScheme1686 26d ago

Batman arkham night

1

u/LimpScheme1686 26d ago

Garden warfare 2

1

u/LimpScheme1686 26d ago

Assassin's creed unity

1

u/Cold_Medicine3431 26d ago

Return to Castle Wolfenstein.

1

u/Bruhfunny2024 26d ago

Dark Souls 2

1

u/Kate_Matthews 26d ago

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

1

u/ambearj 26d ago

Fable 3

1

u/YukiKitsuneLover1402 27d ago

Genshin impact. Hands down. I've fallen in love with it.

1

u/Sea-Entrepreneur6630 27d ago

Assassins Creed 2

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u/Bifftek 27d ago

Metal Gear Solid.

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u/backtoberlin45 27d ago

Pokemon ultra moon... yes i know ....

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u/SeddyB21 27d ago

Def Jam Fight for New York. Imo better than Vendetta and Icon 🤷🏿‍♂️.

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u/OldPyjama 27d ago

Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door

C&C Red Alert 2

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u/Yaminoari 28d ago

Civilization 3

The legend of zelda ocarina of time

Trials of Mana

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u/parachute45 28d ago

Surprised to not see Mass Effect 2 here

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u/Ok-Singer6131 28d ago

Geometry Dash

1

u/Jimmy_The_Grunt 28d ago

Symphony of the Night.

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u/Hot-Clothes-1908 29d ago

Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag

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u/ChainAgitated6820 29d ago

Lego star wars the Skywalker saga

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u/Latter_Trouble6555 29d ago

The Witcher 3.

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u/elthenar 29d ago

Dragon Age 1

Mass Effect 2

Street Fighter 2

Last of Us 1

Diablo 2

Borderlands 2

Dawn of War 1

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u/WhoTookMyLegs 29d ago

Resident evil 4

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u/SageTwelve 29d ago

lies of P

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u/notofuspeed 29d ago

Sonic 2, Tenchu 2, Diablo II, Street Fight Alpha 3, MGS (experience and gameplay over graphics).

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u/ShibaDoge42069 29d ago

Assassins Creed 2

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u/Fafurion 29d ago

Fallout New Vegas

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u/BelieveTh3Lie 29d ago

King's Quest 3 by Sierra On-Line

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u/Important_Cheek3677 29d ago

Outer wilds in the whole adventure genre

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u/thecherylmain 29d ago

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

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u/ubernerd44 29d ago

Fallout New Vegas. It truly is the best in the series.

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u/Ring-A-DingDing6 29d ago

New Vegas

Speaks for itself for the most part I'd say. I chose FNV not because it's the most "Fallout" but simply cause it's gonna fit a lot more palates than fallout one or two.

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u/Foreign-Department65 29d ago

Literally any of these games on release day. My God the halo 3 release and early wow stuff.

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u/TulioMan 29d ago

Elden Ring

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u/grnjnz 29d ago

Black Ops 2

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u/BitPlane8108 29d ago

New vegas

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u/SHARNTROY 29d ago

Madden 09

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u/Holabola81313 29d ago

Super Mario Bros 3

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u/innitfunky 29d ago

Persona 5 Royal

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u/Vic_Is_Nervous 29d ago

Pokemon omega ruby/alpha sapphire. Peak pokemon imo. So much to do.

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u/Chum-Launcher 29d ago

Dark souls

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u/Anhedonic98 29d ago

Metal Gear Solid 3

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u/-NotAlfred- 29d ago

Either FNAF help wanted 1 or 2

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u/srSheepdog 29d ago

Mass Effect 2

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u/RShadow98 29d ago

Now that the remake is out persona 3 reloaded for the beautiful story and amazing music. 4 and 5 is great but 3 digs in the darker subjects of the series. 1 and 2 are good, but not what the series is known for now

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u/Starkiller006 29d ago

Kingdom Hearts 2

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u/Temporary-Ad-3476 29d ago

Twilight princess

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u/Rooilia 29d ago

Anno 1800

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u/Kassssler 29d ago

Tales of Vesperia and Sonic Adventure 2

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u/Motoko84 29d ago

Yakuza 0

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u/Q_CooL 29d ago

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, the first one

or the trilogy if that counts

Edit: my personal favorite is Great Ace Attorney Chronicles though

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u/Comfortable_Dish_315 29d ago

Heroes of Might and Magic 3.

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u/Bigamusligamus 29d ago

Kingdom Hearts III

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u/LumberZach69 29d ago

New vegas, obvious reasons

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u/Quiet-Lie-219 29d ago

Kingdom Hearts 2. You really should play all the games in the series, including Coded, but if you can’t bother, Kingdom Hearts 2 is possibly the best character action game on the PS2, and I will fight DMC fans on this.

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u/Dallas_Miller 29d ago

For Honor

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u/RyanBitMorse 29d ago

If you should not only ever one play game in franchise.

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u/TwoTravelLares 29d ago

Splinter Cell Chaos Theory. Best on in the series and one of my favorite games in general.

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u/MOTWS 29d ago

Real Bout Fatal Fury.

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

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u/PloppyTheSpaceship 29d ago

Virtual On Oratorio Tangram.

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u/smaugington 29d ago

Donkey Kong Country 2

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u/DefinetlyNotMe420 29d ago

Breath of the wild/Link to the past

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u/visualdosage 29d ago

Knack 2 babyyyyyyyyyyyy

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u/Bloomleaf 29d ago

wasteland 3

Torchlight 2

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u/XGKICKed 29d ago

Ridge Racer Type 4

Super Mario Bros. 3

Street Fighter II

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u/weezermc78 29d ago

Wind waker

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u/Effarto 29d ago

Yakuza 0

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u/tutimes67 29d ago

postal 2

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u/ScienceMathSpurs 29d ago

Pokemon Brick Bronze 😢👏

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u/Itz_RootBeer 29d ago

Warzone 2.0

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u/Temporala 29d ago

Wizardry 8.

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u/Bambrigade92 29d ago

Lost Planet 2

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u/deveski 29d ago

Borderlands 2. I feel like it’s organized better and looks better than 1.

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u/zg_mulac PC 29d ago
  • Age of Empires 2
  • NieR: Automata
  • Doom 2
  • Diablo 2
  • AC Odyssey
  • Civilization V
  • Morrowind
  • Anno 1404

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u/Man_of_democracy 29d ago

Doom eternal - hands down the best in the series in my opinion

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u/Soulsun1 29d ago

Halo 3

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u/NoaMuller67 29d ago

Splatoon

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u/ledzepplinfan 29d ago

Total War: Shogun 2. Old but gold, still my favorite entry in the series despite bad diplomacy and overall simplicity. The fall of the samurai dlc is amazing too.

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u/Redcarred2 May 18 '24

NieR: Automata

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u/Kimihro Xbox May 18 '24

Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin

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u/L4ppuz 29d ago

Please no, god ahahah

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u/mr_swain May 18 '24

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

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u/DrDumpling88 May 18 '24

Sea of thieves mainly as I can’t think of a game in the same genre off the top of my head as it’s a mix between pvp quest basses gameplay and stealing shit very fun combat system

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u/Robobvious May 18 '24

"the best one"

I feel like I've successfully covered all my bases.

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u/Viscount321 May 18 '24

Harvest Moon: Magical Melody

Rune Factory 4

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u/yaleex May 18 '24

Ronaldo

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u/Wardog008 May 18 '24

Gran Turismo 4. So much to do, and such a good gameplay loop that I'm still playing it 20 years after launch.

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u/Blind-Wink May 18 '24

If you could only play one Assassins Creed game it should be Black Flag

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u/MrLumie May 18 '24

Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project.

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u/soggypeanut91 May 18 '24

The original "Medal of Honor" (1999).

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u/Ok_Kangaroo_2996 May 18 '24

Pokemon HGSS. Fans universally agree this.

1

u/bainskian May 18 '24

Twisted Metal 2

1

u/Paddocast May 18 '24

Diablo 2

1

u/StickBrush May 18 '24

NieR Automata (even though it's better to start with Replicant)

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u/MidisG82 May 18 '24

Prince of Persia warrior within. Burnout 3 Takedown, sly Cooper band of thieves, Jak3

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u/AaronKimballHater May 18 '24

Fallout: new vegas

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u/Tapelessbus2122 May 18 '24

Cod: black ops 2

1

u/Ok-Experience1649 May 18 '24

Resident Evil remake

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u/reapseh0 May 18 '24

Need for speed underground

1

u/migukau May 18 '24

Farcry 4 and ac4. Farcry is a little debatable since Farcry 3s story is better but ac4 is clear of everything else.

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u/Ok-Investment9850 May 18 '24

Lost judgement.

Got me into the entire Yakuza series.

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u/Poyopoyocrunch May 18 '24

Detroit become human.

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u/Rajawwang May 18 '24

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

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u/MageInTraining May 18 '24

Fallout: New Vegas

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u/MaenHoffiCoffi May 18 '24

As often as you have time to.

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u/StupidButAlsoDumb PC May 18 '24

Civilization V

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u/RamoneLemone May 18 '24

I would say that the old Call of duty games are a banger. Im Kinda biased because i grew up with the game but i would highly recommend Black ops 2. Got an alright story but the multiplayer is an absolute banger. Wont work on the original servers anymore tho :/ instead you can go on Plutonium. It still has a lot of players and better anti cheat.

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u/Hotpotabo May 18 '24

Something you love.

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u/lbye_88 May 18 '24

Far Cry 5

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u/pstwndnd May 18 '24

Not realy a Franchise but Bloodborne it is.

1

u/verminbury May 18 '24

Ms. Pac-Man

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u/Fazbearnit3 May 18 '24

Mario oddysey

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u/International_Big346 May 18 '24

Far cry 3, gta 4 (ill die on the hill of this being the best gta), witcher 3, rdr2, devil may cry 5, etc.

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u/DeadTurtle88 May 18 '24

The best one

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u/brenharte15 May 18 '24

Resident Evil 4

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u/Anders_A May 18 '24

Bioshock infinite

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u/Baked-Troll1984 May 18 '24

Haven't seen anyone say it but for me it was thirteen cuz then your playing out one story that just happens to b told out over three games but the first final fantasy 13 was the best one imo

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u/Dextron2-1 May 18 '24

Witcher 3.

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u/miffit May 18 '24

Dark Souls II

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u/alman12345 May 18 '24

Assassins Creed Black Flag

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u/Saturn_01 May 18 '24

Borderlands 2

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u/MarvelMind May 18 '24

Mass Effect

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u/Thattheorieguy May 18 '24

Ocarina of time or breath of the wild

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u/RAMDownloader May 18 '24

Borderlands 2, not even close.

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u/Derpasaurus_Rex5 May 18 '24

Mario kart Wii

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u/WoundedByInsults May 18 '24

These are the only right answers:

Kingdom Hearts 1

Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood

Super Mario Maker 2

Final Fantasy X

Metal Gear Solid 3

Pokemon HeartGold

Donkey Kong Country

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

Uncharted 4: Among Thieves

Kirby’s Dreamland

Civilization V

Worms Armageddon

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

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u/TimidStarmie May 18 '24

Ocarina of time or BOTW… I can’t pick Smash ultimate

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u/SignificantArt9747 May 18 '24

Resident evil 4 2005

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u/Silviecat44 May 18 '24

Helldivers 2

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u/DeusRexNovae May 18 '24

FF9

Or

Tactics: War of the Lions

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u/gooper29 May 18 '24

Fallout 2

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u/killersoda May 18 '24

Melee if you're a competitive player. Ultimate if you're a casual.

1

u/FruitzPunch May 18 '24

Metal Gear Solid 3

One of the absolute best games of all time.

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u/ZachfromGO May 18 '24

Silent Hill 2

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u/the_devine_chaos May 18 '24

Resident Evil Village. It’s so worth it. The 3rd boss definitely freaked me out the most.

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u/UZIBOSS_ May 18 '24

Snake Eater

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u/Need4Speed763 May 18 '24

King’s Quest V

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u/i__hate__stairs May 18 '24

Dragon Age Inquisition. They hate me for it, but it's a wonderful world, and the first two have not aged well.

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u/samurai33 May 18 '24

Star Control II Who else is old?

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u/DarienKane May 18 '24

Final fantasy VII. Original. Shut up and sit down. I don't want to hear your bull shit about 9 or X or X-2......7. Period.

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u/littleetrashmouth May 18 '24

Fallout: New Vegas

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u/ironnewa99 May 18 '24

Dark souls 2 obviously

1

u/lordaddament May 18 '24

Sorry but Ratchet: Deadlocked

1

u/Ryan_Mega May 18 '24

For me ACIII I just liked the tree running.

1

u/TheDutchDemon May 18 '24

Mass Effect 2