Tag: Only 20 Games

Episode 025

Part Two

Continuing this series of recordings with my friends and family on the topic of the only games they need to play ever.

This prompt was inspired by a friend’s comment to me, “you only have time for like 20 games in your life.” And I think in a lot of ways that is truer the older I get.

Evan and I wrap our interview, and roll through the second half of this list of greatness in art and digital story telling.

Evan’s list in its entirety below, but this episode deals with titles 10-1

1. Mega Man 2
2. Super Mario World
3. Zelda: A Link to the Past
4. Earthbound
5. Chrono Trigger
6. Castlevania SOTN
7. Silent Hill 2
8. GTA Vice City
9. Metal Gear Solid 3
10. Shadow of the Colossus
11. Fallout 1
12. Elder Scrolls Morrowind
13. Minecraft
14. Dark Souls
15. Lisa the Painful
16. Bloodborne
17. Stardew Valley
18. Red Dead Redemption 2
19. Death Stranding
20. Witcher 3

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Episode 024

Part One

Continuing this series of recordings with my friends and family on the topic of the only games they need to play ever. It’s a challenge to compress years of gaming into a list of the Only 20 to play.

You can think of it as a desert island list or if you had to erase all other gaming experiences, which ones would float to the top? Which games had stories, mechanics, or memories so affecting for you that you could distill all of your digital amuse-tainment value to such a list.

This prompt was inspired by a friend’s comment to me, “you only have time for like 20 games in your life.” And I think in a lot of ways that is truer the older I get.

Evan’s Best

Evan is a brilliant illustrator and friend, and his enthusiasm for the medium has me reconsidering my positions and experiences all the time. Evan was one of the masters that brought me through my first Fromsoft game, Bloodborne, and on our times co-opping through the haunted nightmare-scapes of the late game were hilarious and harrowing.

Evan’s list in its entirety below, but there will be a second episode to in which we discuss items 10-1. This episode deals exclusively with 20-11.

1. Mega Man 2
2. Super Mario World
3. Zelda: A Link to the Past
4. Earthbound
5. Chrono Trigger
6. Castlevania SOTN
7. Silent Hill 2
8. GTA Vice City
9. Metal Gear Solid 3
10. Shadow of the Colossus
11. Fallout 1
12. Elder Scrolls Morrowind
13. Minecraft
14. Dark Souls
15. Lisa the Painful
16. Bloodborne
17. Stardew Valley
18. Red Dead Redemption 2
19. Death Stranding
20. Witcher 3

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Episode 023

This is a series of recordings with my friends and family on the topic of the only games they need to play ever. The challenge here is compress years of gaming into a list of the Only 20 to play.

You can think of it as a desert island list or if you had to erase all other gaming experiences, which ones would float to the top? Which games had stories, mechanics, or memories so affecting for you that you could distill all of your digital amuse-tainment value to such a list.

This prompt was inspired by a friend’s passing comment to me, “you only have time for like 20 games in your life.” And honestly I think in a lot of ways that is true.

What’s the best.

Understandably this list is subject to change…maybe but for now Rob is my first guest and his list is nothing short of surprises. As we share a history of playing games together, it’s interesting to me to see where we diverge in taste and the reasoning behind that.

1. Mario Sunshine
2. Castlevania Symphony
3. Final Fantasy 7
4. Diablo 2 online
5. Zelda: Breath of the Wild
6. Elder Scrolls Skyrim
7. Just Cause 3
8. Metal Gear Solid V
10. MW 4 / BLOPS2
11. Destiny 2
12. Portal
13. Minecraft Mohjang Edition
14. Dragon Age Inquisition
15. Mario Kart
16. Transistor
17. Bioshock 2
18. Final Fantasy Tactics
19. Hades
20. Deep rock Galactic

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