10 Best Video Games Ever Made (Until You Played Them Again)

Yeah, don't go back to GTA 3.
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[@SolarDNA]

To this day my only complaint for GTA3 is still the fact that you can't swim. Other than that the game is still fun.

[@therunawaykid6523]

Yeah you realise how vital it is being able to swim in a game if you accidentally crash a vehicle into the water and then think oh ok I’ll just swim to safety and the games like nope INSTANT DEATH

[@LlamaDuck2211]

How about the lack of proper map. I can't even find the location to pick my next quest. I was considering buying the new edition just for that, but then didn't because of what it turned out to be.

[@dannystuivenberg1195]

​@@LlamaDuck2211 the definitive edition is fine now, it's been completely patched

[@LlamaDuck2211]

@Jimmy Hopkins Probably true. 😂 I don't think there were that many open world games then, though.

[@GabePuratekuta]

Swimming wasn't invented yet.

[@Ostnizdasht206]

Maybe I'm just old now, but I still play a lot of these games and enjoy them just as I did back in the day.

[@MrSkullMerchant]

Same here

[@stephenthomas9256]

All these games are still awesome to play🤣🤣 hott take video lol

[@matildatheoboldt2261]

just finished the OG RE4 and i think it aged pretty well, the quick time events are my only complaints. San Andreas is still a fun game and its poopy looking open world at least feels more alive than most open world games now. Hell, Max Payne 2's physics are still amazing. Ive been feeling like this current gen and last gen are not near the leap it was from ps2-ps3, xbox-360, or the gigantic leap ps1-ps2 was. Indie devs are the only ones doing different things but the companies that actually drive console generations are falling behind on innovation.

[@Volantredx]

At 8:20 Sai says "No romancing the alien character" and then names Liara, an alien character, is peak "did not edit this script" Whatculture.

[@darastarscream]

Liara doesn't present as inhuman the way Garrus and Tali do. (we could also gripe about Joker not being romanceable, steel-armored talon boy fine but a chronically ill man's Just Not Realistic)

[@jamesspring4610]

Liara is an alien to Shepard, being an Asari. So, you can romance an alien character.

[@AshPrimeDCFC]

They literally show her in the video as well!

[@noelkelleher9727]

Shepherd is alien to liara

[@jamesspring4610]

@@noelkelleher9727 also a valid point 👍

[@tubensalat1453]

@@AshPrimeDCFC I guess writing, presenting and editing are pretty much separated from each other.

[@jacktaylor6253]

​@@tubensalat1453 writing goes on the site, then one of the presenters gets given a script to go over in the video. Some are comprehensive, some are general and the person puts in their own stuff

[@bozhul]

I still have that Zelda map, folded up and tucked in the sleeve with my cartridge. I painstakingly spent ages drawing in the empty squares and indicating where all the secrets were, to varying degrees. I am so proud of it, especially as I had so much more time and patience for that kind of thing then.

[@derbydriver]

GoldenEye is completely fixed with modern controls. I’m STILL having fun with it emulated on PC with 60fps and keyboard and mouse. No, it’s not a deep or complex game, but there’s something EXTREMELY satisfying about the shooting in GoldenEye that no game since has managed to quite capture.

[@sadowolf]

A lot of the games on the list would be fixed with modern controls and/or other quality of life improvements, that's largely the point. The fact that the originals lacked them is a big part of why they're so hard to go back to.

[@jaydavis9717]

That makes me think you haven't played many shooting games

[@philo2189]

Doing it emulated is kind of cheating.

[@derbydriver]

@@jaydavis9717 Played countless shooters. I didn’t say GoldenEye becomes as good as modern games, I said the problems one might have with playing it today are fixed- mainly the controls and the frame rate.

[@miztahrayeproductions2942]

@@philo2189 What does that even mean?.... 😕🤔

[@pikey_that_bikey]

Max Payne was it’s own style so I think it still works

[@hillweggs641]

*Payne

[@pikey_that_bikey]

@@hillweggs641 auto correct doesn’t even know

[@nickbrown801]

Yeah I just recently played through the trilogy on series x and was shocked about how well the original Held up. Loved it!

[@h77habib]

Can't wait for the remasters

[@ArandZyrus]

Mass Effect 1 is easily my favorite of the trilogy. The plot makes sense, you have an actual antagonist (sorry, Harbinger, but you're kind of awful), and it's less about the combat while being more about the universe. ME2 went for a more 3rd Person Shooter with some RPG character building and choices thrown in, along with the plot being more or less unimportant to the trilogy as a whole (preparing for the many fans who defend ME2 now). If I'm going to play an ME game again, it's going to be the first one.

[@darastarscream]

And that's fine. I like that about ME1 also. But the glitches . . . my God the glitches . . .

[@sydhamelin1265]

I'm literally in another run right now. If this vid were made before the LE release, it might have had more credence. Also, it's not a 3rd person shooter, it's an RPG, so the cover system is so far down on the list of what's important. I revisit 1 and 2 a lot. I prefer 2, but completely agree that the main story and antagonist are nothing compared to 1. I like 2 for the characters and, oddly, optional stuff. The recruitment and loyalty missions in ME2 are A+ for me. But the story in ME1 is far superior.

[@EsmeAmelia]

I love it when people say games like Metroid and Legend of Zelda have "aged poorly" because of their maps or lack thereof. It's like they're completely unaware of the fact that we live in the age of the internet when you can just look up maps and hints as easy as anything. If anything, that actually makes the games EASIER to finish now than they were back in the day.

[@stenpod9368]

i usually like this, guys content, but when i'm like have you ever even played any of these games, i feel like the presenter should've rejected the writer's video.

[@markscott1045]

I so dissagree with his zelda comment.. sure maps made it easier but didnt ruin the game

[@WOLVERINE25TH]

I have the entire Assassin's Creed series, but have yet to play the original so I haven't played any of them as I know it will just ruin the experience. I learned that lesson the hard way when I played Vice City before GTA 3. Holy crap, what a difference!

[@duhmzdaih]

My first AC was AC4: Black Flag, and after that one I played AC 2. I enjoyed it yes, but it would have been way better to play it before the fourth game haha

[@mixedmessenger9545]

Back in the day I got the GTA 3/ Vice City “Rockstar Collection” for the OG Xbox. I spent countless hours in vice city then abandoned 3 halfway through

[@brandonharris7601]

Tali is best girl. So at least they got it right in the sequels

[@darastarscream]

Tali'Zorah is precious girl and a stone badass.

[@batomic8372]

Need for speed underground 1&2. Most revolutionary for racing games but is completely busted going back to it. Especially 1 with its AI

[@Chriva]

Indeed. And it gets worse the further back you go. :/ Carbon and Most Wanted on the NFS side and Revenge and Paradise on the burnout side is probably as far back I'd be able to go and still enjoy playing the games.

[@ki11atj49]

Nah

[@mrpotential11]

Almost as bad of a take as the 10 this dude just made.. But go on

[@RoonMian]

Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and earlier entries are really rough today. Oblivion's datedness can still be charming but from Morrowind backwards it gets frustrating.

[@RHCole]

See I prefer Morrowind's datedness over Oblivion's, tho that might be more about the time that has passed then actual playability.

[@Pak_Flesot]

Absolutely. It makes me sad that after probably 500+ hours in morrowind, that I can never really experience the same game again.

[@O.M-]

If you want something really rough, go even further back and play arena

[@Syurtpiutha]

@@RHCole To me the difference between Morrowind and Oblivion is that I never really enjoyed Oblivion. There was a lot about that game that really took me out of it continuously, from the 'every face looks the same'-slider customization to the removal of some of my favorite weapon types, to the 'everything is voiced!'- claim meaning most of it was voiced poorly. I'll probably never get into Morrowind again, but the later games, while having some definite improvements all lost a lot of identity that Morrowind had. Some of that identity was probably frustrating (descriptions on how to get somewhere often not checking out, argonians and Khajjit not being able to wear boots or closed helmets, CLIFFRACERS) but every ES game after felt kinda bland and disappointing after. Vvardenfell was a weird place.

[@ransomdekafenya2584]

The fact that games based on earlier editions of D&D aren't mentioned at all is crazy. The first Icewind Dale being so far back that they still use ThacO...nobody but old heads will even remember negative armor class, let alone how to deal with enemies who abuse it.

[@drgonzo123]

Honestly as a kid of the 90’s I put hundreds of hours into games that modern gamers would get bored of after a few minutes. The 90’s were a much simpler time.

[@dominicfairley2527]

The first AC was rushed out unfinished. It's a shame they haven't remade or, at least, polished it up.

[@WideOldDan]

Lack of swimming and the bit leading up to the 9th target seem to heavily feed into that claim.

[@Falchion1984]

I myself did 100% Donkey Kong 64... ...the notion of doing so again gives me nightmares.

[@Falchion1984]

@@GotNoKarma Those retro arcade games you beat for the N64 and Rare Coins? Real pain, since you only get one life.

[@ThisAinThatMetro]

Can we appreciate how groundbreaking the game was tho, I loved this game still one of my top 5 ever.

[@MrEandc4life]

Exactly, I get chills thinking about finishing this one again

[@Falchion1984]

@@ThisAinThatMetro Oh, yes! At the time, I didn't mind 100%-ing it because I was having such a blast.

[@Falchion1984]

@@MrEandc4life I hear you. I had a blast playing it back in the day when I had tons of free time. Problem is, these days I work for a living.

[@tonytwoshoes1951]

Finally replayed shadow of the colossus after 8 years of hyping it as my favorite game of all time. Finished in 4 hours and felt empty.

[@RagnarokMic]

Disagree, think it holds up amazingly. The remake only manages to be marginally better because of how great it is at it's core.

[@guillepankeke2844]

Yeah but that is also because modern games overstay their welcome. More so if the design is some nonsense from some executive over a popular franchise. In these times games should be shorter because there are so many and many gamers are adult if not the absolute majority.

[@Eman-wj8gq]

I've beaten that game so many times still a great game. Odd how we have different experiences. Maybe you compare it to modern games rather than appreciate its uniqueness?

[@Dreadjaws]

Are you implying that it's bad because it's short? That's just silly. A short, tighter and more memorable experience is far better than a long, bloated, repetitive and padded one.

[@VelvetCat1]

​@@Dreadjaws coff, coff *ACvalhalla* coff, coff

[@AshPrimeDCFC]

GTA III is still amazing.

[@sexy2020ish]

I stil love gta 3 it amazing 👊👍💪

[@joshuabenetatos6466]

I’m genuinely glad you can still enjoy it, but for the rest of us so many improved versions of its mechanics have since come out that it’s hard to go back to

[@ki11atj49]

​@@joshuabenetatos6466 I don't get that whatsoever. I can like the new stuff and still absolutely love playing older games I have never went back to play an old game and thought this sucks now because I'm a spoiled with new game design

[@elvispressplay7735]

Sure, if you avoid the missions entirely...

[@ki11atj49]

@@elvispressplay7735 nope

[@eythorl97k74]

Caves in Tomb Raider were so memorable exploring untouched caverns fighting wolves and dinosaurs feeling like your first there. OH look a health pack!!.

[@Ruman17]

-says orginal zelda has aged poorly -has two arguments, one is easily solved by a google image search, the other is still in most zelda games to this day and you can easily get by without it

[@registereduser]

Yeah, my gripes with that were “finite supply of bombs”, you can kill enemies and get more, and players “not having the map 35 years later”. No, now they have the internet.

[@markscott1045]

Agreed

[@landonknott6520]

My siblings and I still play goldeneye on n64 every now and then. All of us still love the game and while nobody would dare to violate the oddjob rule I am the guy who checks the other screens during the multiplayer

[@Junieisgay]

Nintendo officially sanctions screen checking in the Mario Kart handbook, don't let anyone shame you for it.

[@Jokertron3000]

The original Crash will always hold a place in my heart. No matter the jank and awkwardness, I am still amazed at how the game blew the PS1 wide open and pushed the limits of the machine.

[@michaelt.lancaster9776]

Amen!

[@therunawaykid6523]

Yeah I agree, but am so glad they let you save anytime in the n sane trilogy remaster instead of using a password feature also letting you replay the bonus rounds as many times as you wanted is very welcome

[@RagnarokMic]

Game holds up fine, silly inclusion, should have been something like the first Metal Gear Solid, which has several sections that aged terribly.

[@gaydarskiy13]

100% agree. Was looking for that comment.

[@AHighlander]

@@RagnarokMic Other than the longwinded codec calls, what sections have aged terribly?

[@Kinda_ANastyDood]

Fallout, Metroid, Zelda are games I have only played for the first time fairly recently, and I really enjoyed them. I think I am gonna add Donkey Kong 64 and Tomb Raider to my list of old games to play through. But I love me some retro games. As far as games like GTA3, which i played during its day, there is still something fun about going back to the games that built the franchise. Then Goldeneye, I played again after it came to Xbox, and had a blast, especially trying to speedrun through the levels.

[@the-d2506]

'Cute purple helmet girl' Its Tali'Zorah... put some respect on her name...

[@ToreAHansen]

"Beaver Bother" is right up there with the best euphemisms ever put in kids' games.

[@Wurzelknecht]

Interesting to know that there was a map in the original Zelda packaging. Because I only got around to playing it as part of the Zelda Collection for GameCube and had to draw a map myself while playing, to not get lost.

[@lnsflare1]

Persona 1 & 2(s) need to be remade with significantly revamped gameplay to go with their still pretty great stories.

[@liamjones9115]

Wait!! You mean to say games developed 30 years ago don't hold up today??????? NOOOO WAAY!

[@thecunninlynguist]

some do, some don't. I'd argue NES zelda generally does, but not metroid, not so much. Super Metroid does, ink to the past, Mario 3, world, etc. do

[@liamjones9115]

​@@thecunninlynguist ok, but this video is simply designed to provoke people into commenting on the premise of this video. 😢

[@sadowolf]

It's a list of games that are considered some of the best *ever* made, which usually causes one to assume they'll hold up over time. It's not not that far fetched a list. And it's okay that they don't hold up; it's because of them that games improved to the levels they've reached. And as mentioned, some old games really do hold up, which legitimizes a list of the ones that don't. I think the real problem is that people get so butt hurt over any mention that some of their favorite games don't age as well as they want them to. People need to accept it and realize that it doesn't make them any less historically great.

[@Darthalas]

​@@sadowolf absolutely not, They are taking different series and going back to the original one and saying that it doesn't hold up many decades later to more advanced games. Graphics have gotten better, control schemes have changed, storytelling has evolved, that does not mean that these are bad games or that they don't hold up. This was a terrible premise and one of the few times that I, and many other people, have voted down on their videos. Breath of the wild is absolutely breathtaking and amazing, and literally made me say whoa multiple times in the first 20 minutes of play; That does not mean that I cannot go back and enjoy the challenge or appreciate what was created with the original Zelda. All games have bugs, plot issues, or general problems, That does not mean that they don't " hold up" or that they are otherwise bad games.

[@theguyinthere]

honestly i went back to GTA 3 after GTA 5 launched and you still have a ton of freedom.

[@monaeallsup6140]

I STILL love gta3. Especially the radio stations playing while doing...everything.

[@theguyinthere]

@@monaeallsup6140" if you don't change....."

[@RHCole]

How's the water, tho?

[@theguyinthere]

@@RHCole Deadly

[@Johanna-vr2qx]

I am... shocked to see Mass Effect on this List. Especially when the only two points are "cover system" and that you "cannot romance Alien characters" and two sentences later you say that you can romance Liara.... I mean... really? All the other games feel sort of right to be on this list but ME feels like some sort of personal agenda here...

[@darastarscream]

Liara's an alien but doesn't present as inhuman the way Garrus and Tali do (she's also a 106 year old teenager who feels created strictly to provide a lesbian romance option, just sayin). We could also gripe about the clumsy inventory management, the obnoxious load times, *so* many glitches . . .

[@RHCole]

The inventory system... My god, the inventory system!

[@Johanna-vr2qx]

Did This video talked yout the inventory system? or the mako controls? or the way most maps look the same? Nope, WC talked about cover system and a romance. And this is a reaosn to put this game on No. 2? Also Liara was not there for a "lesbian" romance. EA cut out the homosexual romances of Ashley and Kiadan before release. They were already done. Animated and dialogue options. Also Liara is inhuma: The skin clour, the head, the biology etc. By all means she is an alien.

[@Dreadjaws]

The first Mass Effect game still has the best storytelling in the entire franchise, which works wonders into making it more accessible. The only real problem I have with it is the bullshit inventory system, which is a time sink. Otherwise I still find it fun to play.

[@vozpit]

I replay GTA III at least once every 3 years. In fact, I just did it a few months ago.

[@clockworkdimetrodon1001]

Morrowind could make the list, as well as the precursors even to that.

[@Junieisgay]

When I played the Mass Effect trilogy, I actually enjoyed my time in ME1 the most by far. Despite some more archaic and clunky systems, the writing, RPG mechanics, and world building make it pull ahead of 2 and 3 for me.

[@patrickbateman556]

You forgot to mention if you want to play Tomb Raider 1, play the remake Tomb Raider Anniversary.

[@northerner3861]

I love the salt in the comments section... Especially since at no time are these games called *bad,* they just aren't as mind-blowingly excellent as they felt when we were all twenty to thirty years younger.

[@SolarDNA]

Actually he did. For example he said Golden Eye sucks. Just saying.

[@northerner3861]

An exception which proves the rule- And let's face it, the best way to play Goldeneye *is* by updating the control scheme and only ever playing multiplayer...

[@jimmythegamer2231]

​@@SolarDNA GoldenEye IS mid tho, nowadays lol. If GoldenEye didn't release in the 1990s and instead released as an indie game in 2023, do you think it would have gotten universal acclaim from critics and fans? No, I doubt it.

[@DrVenture45]

I suppose that applies to some, but I've revisited several console games like GTA III, Vice City and San Andreas during the "Definitive Edition" anger felt by the gaming community, and arcade classics like 1998's Star Wars Trilogy Arcade on PC. While yes, the graphics are certainly mundane by today's standards...I was still nostalgically entertained; but then, some games deserve a place in a hall of fame of sorts...even a personal one.

[@OneAndee]

Goldeneye 64 still holds up extremely well and I had an absolute blast replaying the remaster on xbox with the updated controls. My friends and I still play the n64 Multiplayer when we can and we still get the same amount of fun out of it.

[@mattiasolsson1523]

I love Donkey kong 64. So much content and the graphic is one of the finest from the Nintendo 64. Here is an advise, go back it early worlds when you unlock all Kongs and abilites.

[@guillepankeke2844]

This theme deserves a continuation. I wanted to play Planescape since forever since Icewind Dale is and will always be one of my very favourite games of all. But when i started playing it, it was clear that it was aged for me.

[@RomaroBrandon]

0:25 is where number ten starts and 2:06 is where number either start.

[@SilverSpectre266]

I immediately thought of DK64 when I saw the title and I was talking to someone about this the other week. DK64 was one of my favorite games as a kid, and I sunk so much time into it but never beat it. Ive been asking for years for Nintendo to bring it back but realistically I just dont have that time or patience to play that game again when you acknowledge how much you have to go through lol.

[@kaiceecrane3884]

Just played Mass Effect for the first time last month, playing Mass Effect 2 now I hate playing with the bad guys; making the game not fun

[@moretea512]

I was with Fallout since the original demo. However much I loved it, I still remember party members blocking me in and forcing me to reload many times. No way to move them back then. Also, the friendly fire was horrible. One stray shot would have your allies and the whole town join up with your enemies to slaughter you.

[@TheTigerfan99]

"Can't romance the alien characters" *Proceeds to list Liara, one of the alien characters*

[@Sailor_alan]

I genuinely really like Mass Effect. I was playing it last week.

[@RyoUrawa777]

DK64 is still fun as hell to me plus OG LOZ is still amazing to me though I honestly preferred Adventure of Link

[@BatkoNashBandera774]

you missed exactly two reasons why Tomb Raider made a splash in the 90's gaming landscape ;)

[@videogames4life475]

The original Crash Bandicoot had no issues that needed to be fixed. GTA3 might show its age but there's no debate Liberty City is the best location in the series. I would gladly take the original Resident Evil over the reimaginings( they aren't remakes) that Capcom has been releasing since 2019.

[@lorenzopignagnoli2268]

Can you Remember hyper long and confusing passwords in Crash1, ahhhh

[@zachtwilightwindwaker596]

The save system was terrible. How is that not an issue?

[@RagnarokMic]

Entirely wrong on Crash Bandicoot, N. Sane trilogy Crash 1 actually created problems that didn't exist in the original, but the reason it was great, was because it was an otherwise perfect translation. Original holds up perfectly.

[@GregFromMinnesota]

I've gone back and played every one of these games (except for Tomb Raider, Mass Effect and Metroid) within the last couple of years. I enjoyed playing every single one of them. We played Goldeneye on a Projector in the backyard last summer. We played for hours. I enjoy these games, and the old Sierra Online and LucasArts games so much.

[@athena8794]

For Legend of Zelda, manual PDFs are a thing. Odds are really good that you can find a free pdf of the manual with less than 2 minutes of googling around. Rest of it is pretty valid.

[@waleedfarooqi5998]

I replay gta 3 time and time again it is a timeless classic

[@dasi8111]

On the flip side: Doom, Deus Ex, Wizardry 8 or Jagged Alliance 2 still play beautifully.

[@johnnystorm5543]

I caught a glimpse of System Shock 2 in the intro and we were about to have a scrap on our hands. I replayed it recently and it still holds up very well.

[@00pugsly48]

Donkey Kong is still absolutely fine. Most of this list are absolutely fine. Some people do seem to think not having modern functions in games means it’s now bad for some reason

[@lazrustosadow5880]

My biggest pro for ME1 is all your abilities have separate cooldowns

[@solaceinrage]

Disagree on Metroid. It was literally the first Nintendo game I played due to my Nintendo being an open box discount that had Metroid included at random instead om SMB/DH, and even replaying it last year on emulator it is still amaizing, with all the shortcuts, secret tunnels, enemies that seemed to have a bit of malicious spite in their ai instead of going exactly from one point to another and back. It truly holds up, and for the time was head and shoulders over anything else. There is a reason the games it inspirees are "Metroidvanias" instead of "Castelevoidias" or "Mariovanias" etc.

[@dimitriskarolidis3339]

GTA 3 for it's time was a masterpiece ! I would to love to play a remake of this game today

[@mathewm6294]

Just replayed GTA 3 recently, even though the gameplay is very dated i still really enjoy just exploring the map with the radio going.

[@NcWcN1]

I have to agree with GTAIII, but my case is a different approach--I bought the OG trilogy in early 2021 when the PS Store games were given discounts, and I played (and 100%'d) all three games in chronological (in-universe) order, finishing by Christmas. Boy, GTAIII surely felt outdated from the get-go (although I'd already resigned to my fate) after playing through the advances that SA brought to the 3D games. Next time I tackle the trilogy, I will do this on chronological (release) order.

[@jeremywhite7526]

Goldeneye is still my favorite fps. Multiplayer is the best with friends and I love the difficulty based objectives in the campaign Wish more games had them

[@sadowolf]

I do love lists that put nostalgia in check; people get so worked up over it haha. I get it, there are a couple here that I don't necessarily agree with personally, but when one considers something one of the "best ever made," many assume it's going to hold up over time. Some do, some don't, and it's okay to accept that and appreciate that they walked so other games could run. I've gone back and played most of the games on this list at one point or another, and most definitely didn't hold up for me. Doesn't mean they're any less great historically or that their reputations are tarnished, it's just a reminder that games evolve.

[@jimmythegamer2231]

Agreed. I feel like people hold a lot of these older games - especially from the PS1 and PS2 era on such a high pedestal because of how much fun they had with them back in the day - but, for as much many of us complain about modern gaming, there are much better alternatives to many of the games listed that are technically and mechanically superior in every way. GTA 3 is a great example. It was revolutionary for the time, but nowadays it just feels like a rough and stiff blueprint for an open world game. You would be lying to yourself if you told me that GTA 3 has more interactivity and a better open world (not necessarily setting) than GTA 4, GTA 5, or RDR2.

[@avoral98]

I recently replayed mass effect, didn't have any issues with cover. What bums me out is that in 2, you have a global cooldown for all the powers

[@christianu9159]

Only that I dislike about gta 3 is the fact the guy is voiceless

[@WideOldDan]

AC1 is still great and does some things better than its sequels.

[@houndofoblivion]

And Tali will always be the best choice, so dumb that she was excluded from the first game.

[@houndofoblivion]

Although if you're playing a female Shepard then Garrus for sure.

[@darastarscream]

Being fair Tali was still pretty young in ME1.

[@Pixeleyes]

It is interesting how games are like drugs in that they seem to cause tolerance, requiring better features, graphics and gameplay to get the same "oooh" feeling. I wish I could bottle that feeling I got the first time I heard Mario jump and sip it like fine scotch.

[@OldmanRzR]

The only thing I disagree with is LOZ. Not even the points, just think it was too high. Then again I have the map memorized and remember most the hidden walls... that was a valid point. I'd personally replace that with Star Fox.

[@MyCinnamonPhoe]

The original Tomb Raider was my first PC game, I learned to game with the weird keyboard controls.

[@caraveldrawing9867]

I prefer Mass Effect 1, far more of a hardcore RPG 2&3 too much like shooters

[@nikeschnd]

I know! Some people hated the inventory burden. But I loved being able to have unique weapons and biotics for different tradeoffs. I honestly hated that ME2 simplified the skill tree so much

[@WolfyRagnarok]

These games are still fun. You guys are crazy.

[@KevinWojtaszek]

GTA3 is just so, so true.

[@aidanagain995]

Psy is completely right with Goldeneye. It's currently re-released in Nintendo Switch Online and you need to freaking remap the controls. And even when you do that, it's sluggish and stiff 😂

[@CoreyKaha]

So in Goldeneye multiplayer, I was the Oddjob player that people struggled to hit. Honestly, I wasn't picking him for his shorter stature, it was his one hit kill hat that I enjoyed 😂

[@jimoftehgray]

I sadly have to agree with Mass Effect at number 2. I sincerely tried my darndest to play that game again, even downloading the Mass Effect trilogy on Game Pass and sadly, i played about 10 minutes and thought “nope”. I wanted to try and love playing it again but it really doesn’t hold so well.

[@timothyoswald8618]

First thought is Goldeneye 64... frickin revolutionary, especially the goofy MP... but, god, that control scheme on that controller. Blech. Edit: yup.

[@yvonnelivingstone3789]

I was going to defend the Mass effect entry as I've logged over 1000hrs in the legendary edition since the spring. But then I remembered that I have so many mods installed that im not sure what the vanilla game is like any more(100+ per game, yes I have a problem and no I'm not going to fix it lol). It is still a fantastic game and even with 5+ runs I keep finding new details. Badass raptor sniper man is always my go to, usually after romancing the cardboard Kaidan so I can dump him.

[@yvonnelivingstone3789]

Jacob is also a solid option for 2 if you can stomach it for the sole reason of being able to punch him in the citadel dlc.

[@justinpruitt1293]

No one in history of gaming would regret playing Goldeneye today. It definitely has replay value. That’s the only game on this List I 100% disagree with.

[@darthconquerus]

I genuinely finished AC1 this afternoon, I had fun and surprisingly the graphics on ps3 are unbelievable for 2007

[@philo2189]

The graphics are terrible and so are the controls.

[@WideOldDan]

I went back to it recently and most of the issues people often bring up just aren't there. Parkour is great, combat is great. The core gameplay holds up like a champ.

[@darthconquerus]

@@philo2189 they really aren’t

[@philo2189]

@@darthconquerus they really are I've played all of them recently lmao they're incredibly bad

[@philo2189]

@@WideOldDan the core gameplay is terrible

[@alexw4482]

The cover in me1 isn’t that bad. Yeah it’s a little slow but it’s still pretty functional. It’s still a solid game to play, especially legendary edition.

[@darkstardarin]

Oof, that Crash slander

[@therunawaykid6523]

Yeah I would say the main improvements in the n sane trilogy were being able to save the game any time you wanted and having the option of replaying the bonus rounds as many times as you wanted

[@apanapane]

I agree with the sentiment of this list, but I played the original Tomb Raider just a year or two ago and I had a blast.

[@redeyedrook]

Just think 20 years from now, shoot 10 years, we will be talking bout this same conversation including god of war ragnarok, breath of the wild, resident evil 4, spiderman , etc. Crazy to think but this top 10 list is a list of some of my favs growing up and going back to them you go in understanding simpler is better sometimes and it was fun not having a hand holding waypoint aiding you through every mission.

[@zachrion]

Played the first AC recently and loved it more than the last 6 AC games lol

[@Toad2Dope]

I do miss being an assassin in assassin creed. Idk even know what you are now. Mercenary?? Warrior??

[@scubasteevo7013]

I'm genuinely surprised that you didn't mention every other N64 classic in the DK64 entry

[@muxz]

I had to laugh at this list. Metroid? Zelda? Also, ME1 might have a frustrating combat system but storywise it's epic and hints at something massive that the third game can never live up to. Also, it has a whimsy and charm that I don't think they ever recaptured.

[@rileyxsko]

I tried replaying AC I not too long ago and it was rough. GTA III still slaps though and even though the Switch version is rough I thoroughly enjoy having it on handheld.

[@Stjurgeon]

The original Legend Of Zelda still holds up perfectly fine.

[@SomeGuyYouW2F]

Zelda, Mass Effect, and Goldeneye are still amazing games.

[@sle2470]

You do know you can download maps from the internet, right?

[@Neonsilver13]

Some more games that qualify: MegaMan 1 Controls feel a bit off which makes the platforming annoying, the bosses feel a bit too random in their movements. Level design isn't great and they contain quite a few copy pasted rooms. Also if I'm not mistaken, if you miss an optional item in one of the stages and don't get it before going into the Wily stages you get stuck there and have to restart. I just got the legacy collection 1 and 2 and it's really noticeable just how the games get better. Soul Reaver It's really noticeable that at that point developers hadn't yet figured out how to best handle the camera in a 3d game, combined with a lot of platforming and quite a few sections are really frustrating. Additionally the combat becomes annoying really fast, it's a nice idea that you have to use a vampires weakness on most enemies to really kill most enemies, but the novelty wears off really fast and it's just irritating to fight anyone. The boss fights are ok, since they are mostly puzzles you have to figure out, not really fights.

[@matildatheoboldt2261]

i just finished my playthrough of the first fallout and yeah its rough but still worth visiting in my opinion if you want something with more character and challenge than what the AAA industry craps out quarterly

[@miztahrayeproductions2942]

Amen to that. I'd rather play the original than 76 anytime. This video completely neglects the appreciation of lore and cannon, which I personally find utterly disrespectful and distasteful. I hope this is the only video of its kind.

[@Gamesta100]

Give me GTA3 over 4 and 5 any day of the week. Hell I play through 3 once a year and I'm currently playing through it. 4 I got rid of after beating once and is the only GTA I've ever got rid of. 5 I've only beat 3 times in 10 years. I also still play the original TR without a problem.

[@TheWorldMemeDatabase]

Having my entire team kitted out in Colossus X armor isn't something I could've accomplished on my first Mass Effect run, so there's that.

[@mattdavis4248]

I still love and replay Mass Effect. The other games are hard to replay now days.

[@courtneywoodbury5198]

Hard disagree on the Zelda map issue. People may not have the physical maps they did 35 years ago, but now they have the internet.

[@sydhamelin1265]

They missed the ball on a few of these. Zelda is pretty routinely revisited by a lot of gamers, including speedrunning, swordless runs, etc... and it's still just a fun game to play. ME1 is also being replayed with the legendary edition. The cover system is definitely janky, but in ME1 it's definitely NOT all or nothing, given the more RPG style of combat, and the fact that you can beat the game never using the cover system at all.