MY TOP 10 GAMES OF ALL TIME - Happy Console Gamer

My top 10 games of all time, revised from 9 years ago!
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[@drainedeyes4268]

I absolutely love how successful your channel has been getting, I've been watching you for years at this point, so it just makes me happy to see your serious work ethic paying off. Your passion for gaming and gaming memories, and the way you present your love for games makes me inspired and feel more passionate. Your charming way of embracing the rose tinted goggles is, to me, what makes your videos so great. I appreciate everything you've been doing dude.

[@HappyConsoleGamer]

Thank you!! Very kind!

[@jimmyrodriguez6334]

I thoroughly enjoy your enthusiasm. I know the internet is a brutal place, so I am very happy that you have endured. The internet needs more people like you.

[@Soadsgotaload]

Sent here by ACG. This channel is awesome! Your energy and positivity just lift the spirits. Keep doing you!

[@DerSaa]

This is my first video of you that I watch. You are such an authentic guy and seem so open and honest. 👍

[@chrisfern4699]

I really enjoyed listening to you speak about how each of these games you played throughout your childhood and even till now, you had a special connection with. I don’t have a complete top ten but I can mention a few that i hold dear to my heart and that would most likely end up on my top ten list. Shenmue, Sonic 3&K, Zelda orcarina, RE:4, Sonic adventure 1&2, street of rage 2, jet set radio, FFVII

[@michaelcoffey1991]

Great list, the most interesting part is to see how everyone differ's based on what genre of games they like and feel happiest playing. Thanks for uploading this.

[@DouglasMB28]

Here in Brazil I watch your videos and I am increasingly fascinated by the stories ... The passion you spend talking about games is fantastic! Every time I watch a video I feel like connecting my videogames right away !! Anyway, I want to congratulate you on the channel, I am very fan, and I mean that you have become friends of my day to day ... You keep me company and amuse me with everything you offer. When you come to Brazil I would like to talk to you, meet you to share some of this love for games! Success always

[@parttimegamerdad]

I just discovered you today from this video. I love your articulate analysis on each of your favorite games. Im going to join the group and give my personal top 10: 1) Mass Effect 2 2) Breath of the Wild 3) Ocarina of Time 4) Last of Us 5) Bioshock 6) Silent Hill 2 7) Super Mario Galaxy 8) Jet Force Gemini 9) Assassin's Creed 2 10) The Walking Dead

[@claygraphics1]

Looking forward to this one, I remember your first video well.... my, how far you've come!

[@Razaktada]

My top 10 1. Kingdom hearts 2 2. Spyro the dragon 3. Witcher 3 4. Uncharted 2 5. jak and daxter precursor legacy 6. Batman arkham asylum 7. Mario n64 8. GoldenEye 007 9. grand theft auto san andreas 10. God of war 3

[@noker5932]

oh yeah, man Kingdom Hearts 2 and Spyro are fucking masterpieces

[@frankcos3333]

Abdirazak tada City is better than Asylum imo. If you haven’t played City, play it

[@timoericvanb9820]

Jak and daxter is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@paintitblack1061]

😂😂😂 You need play more games

[@Rhork77]

I don't comment on youtube often, but i just wanted to let you know i recently found you channel and love watching! Your enthusiasm makes watching your videos so much fun & interesting! Ill keep watching your massive library of videos! Thanks!

[@HotTakeHQ]

just watched the original video you made; came right over to watch this updated version. HCG you are my favorite KZbinr! I really like it all! I wish I could watch you do some gameplaying. I think that would be fun.

[@GameSack]

Excellent list! I knew what your #1 would be and it's absolutely one of my favorites as well for the same reasons. I didn't think I would enjoy it. I didn't think it would live up to the hype. It really surpassed my expectations!

[@HappyConsoleGamer]

I am actually thrilled you loved it as much as I did! I feel like less of a crazy old man

[@randybradley4151]

I haven't been able to play it for long intervals (keep dozing off). I've found the game a little to sparse of wild life and enemies to kill. I've been waiting to get a full week straight of 10 hours minimum a night of sleep but that will never happen.

[@VideoGameVictims]

People will look back on it in years to come and realize what was missing. Needs more variety of enemies in the wild, especially ones from previous entries in the series, and more / better boss fights. Compare the boss fights from any other game in the series to this one - it ranks dead last in that category (especially the final battle).

[@drunkensailor112]

No it doesn't. in years to come people will realize this was the beginning of how open world games should be and it will be regarded as one of the best games ever and the crying haters have gone on to other newer games to hate on.

[@rickyleeufc]

Game Sack daaaave is that you..?

[@saldanamoreno]

I just want to share that BOTW is definitely not just GOTY for me but part of my top three games ever. The experience that I had with this game was wonderful. My 4 year old daughter use to love watching me play the game and it was an even better experience watching her watch me. We would explore the world together and I loved her reaction to the game she was genuinely amazed and it made me feel even more love for the game. It's one of those daddy daughter experiences that only a gaming dad can appreciate. =)

[@madmatt6454]

My 5 year old has been playing botw hardcore for like 1-2 years now lmao. He loves the thing. He cant even read hardly but he can damn near kill anything in that game.

[@rodoherty1]

Really enjoyed that! Very genuine enthusiasm and it's infectious. Canadians are great!!!

[@IzunaGaiden]

Thank you for sharing your thoughs. Some of those are my favorite games as well. Greentigs from Brazil.

[@BlackCauldronX]

1- Crash Bandicoot 2- Final Fantasy IX 3- Metal Gear Solid 4- Ratchet & Clank 5- Diablo 2 6- Pokémon Red 7- League Of Legends 8- Rally Cross 9- Suikoden II 10- Metal Slug X Tried to pick one per franchise or this list would have a lot more FF games and MGS. But without a doubt having 25 years of age, these games defined me in some point of my life. Great vid HCG!

[@moviemetalhead]

A very respectable top 10 Johnny. Very good choices.

[@JCbeatProductions]

I love your enthusiasm for video games :) cheers HCG!

[@aroundthefur1210]

Major props to you for actually being able to put a top 10 games of all time list to paper. That is no easy task and i'm stumbling right now to even try and figure out what would be on my top 3!!! I am very surprised to not see Chrono Trigger anywhere on your list though as I believe we are about the same age and that was a huge game for me. Great video!

[@Untouchaable]

Great list. You're making me want to play some of these games again.

[@seeker6798]

He sold me on BOTW a few months back.

[@nickbuis3307]

Breath of the Wild takes time to process like he said but it continuously wins you over.

[@boshaft]

FF4 is definitely in my top 3 because of nostalgia. There was even a program called Byond where somebody programmed it to be played online. FF4 online was a blast!

[@MurryScurry]

Breath of the Wild made my non-gamer wife put over 100 hours into a video game. It's a masterpiece among masterpieces.

[@Crunch_Buttsteak]

Hope she's a gamer now.

[@dntmk3r]

Haha same with mine

[@simona3927]

It's a good game but is it a masterpiece among masterpieces?

[@timoericvanb9820]

One of my friends who never ever played video games also has over 100 hours in botw, it’s just something else

[@ilikelines7271]

@@simona3927 no lol

[@Ruckuss_13]

Great choices!! Love the energy, brother! Keep up the great work

[@BASSOBEN]

Love this thread and how personal top 10s are very relatable to age/generation. I was born in '81, Mine are (in no particular order, and these were very tough choices): Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Super Metroid, Guitar Hero (probably 3), World of Warcraft (especially Burning Crusade era), Super Mario 3, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Megaman 2, Skyrim, Super Mario World, Final Fantasy 3

[@nikkis.2066]

As always, love your lists and your passion for games!!!! It always makes me smile hearing the nostalgia talk of fellow gamers recount their reasons and stories of when a game just made a huge impact on their lives! Not to mention it's interestign hearing about newer games sliding into the "All-time" fame :P Now, if I had to put on my own top ten games of all time, with no particular order! 1. Resident Evil 2 2. Final Fantasy IV/Final Fantasy IX (including Sprite & 3D ) 3. Zone of the Enders 4. Tekken 3/Tekken 7 5. Ape Escape 6. Monster Hunter Generations (probably World once I play it) 7. Pokemon Silver 8. Warcraft 3 9. Shadow of the Colossus 10. Dead Space

[@themeek_]

Here is my list in no particular order: -Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (PC) -Zelda II: The Adventures of Link (NES) -Final Fantasy Tactics (PS1) -Diablo II (PC) -Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS1) -Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos (PC) -Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Genesis) -Chrono Trigger (SNES) -Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001 (PS2) -Resident Evil 2 (PS1) I would put Magic: The Gathering Online (PC) on the list, but, I dunno if a TCG counts. Anyway, awesome list Johnny. I have always been a huge fan of the channel. Thanks for everything.

[@kennyd7742]

Old school list nice

[@xray4720]

Fuck yes FFT for the win! My most played game ever. Ever

[@hillsideheathen5267]

2:24 gets my thumbs up! Nice video and nice selections. High Five!!!

[@christiepetersen6043]

First time ever that I subscribe to a channel with 30s of video. But DAAMN look this wall of gamess! Respect homie.

[@incollectio]

My personal list (or at least what comes to mind atm): 10. Hollow Knight (There are probably many games that could deserve this spot, but this indie gem really impressed me during the last year, and shows how a small team can accomplish a lot.) 9. Tomb Raider 1 & 2 (These were eye-opening trend-setters, and I had a blast playing them with my uncle as a kid. The new reboot-series has also been good.) 8. GTA III-V (This series in a lot of ways defined and paved way for the open world genre.) 7. Silent Hill / Resident Evil (These kind of go hand-in-hand in my mind: they came out around the same time, and both were practically the first of their kind with incredible atmosphere. Parts one and two in both rocked my world, actually. Also RE7 and RE2: Remake were brilliant, and I can only hope something similar could be done to SH.) 6. DDR/ITG (My gateway to exercise in general.) 5. Unreal Tournament 2004 (Many many fond memories playing in a clan, making our way to the top of the ladder; still the best online FPS ever made IMO.) 4. BioShock Infinite (The plot is awesome; probably the number one plot I can think of in a video game.) 3. Super Mario Bros 3 (Practically made my childhood, along with Mario Bros 1 and 2 and Super Mario World.) 2. The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind (Skyrim is awesome too, but Morrowind was truly game-changing with heavier RPG focus.) 1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Completely surprised me too; an awesome masterpiece that brings me back to my childhood in a totally unexpected and brilliant way.) I'm hoping Cyberpunk 2077 would rise to the challenge, but other than that I don't see the list changing any time soon. I have not yet properly played the Witcher series, though... Honorable mentions: The Fallout -series, DuckTales 1 & 2, Megaman -series, LucasArts classics (e.g., Sam & Max, Day of the Tentacle, Full Throttle, Star Wars: KOTOR etc.), Doom series (with a special shout-out to the new reboot, which is awesome), Gabriel Knight -series, Wing Commander -series, Rocksteady studio's Batman games, Civilization series, Half-Life series, The Solus Project (as experienced on HTC Vive, i.e. VR), Tetris (duh), Super Mario Maker (a childhood dream come true, practically), Thimbleweed Park (brought back the classic good feel and humour of a quality old school adventure game)... As I only own a PC and Switch, I haven't had a chance to play Red Dead Redemption 2 yet, but if it ever comes out on PC, I suspect it might make the list, or close to it.

[@mrme4402]

MY TOP 5 1 - Superman 64 2 - Pepsi man 3 - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 4 - Big Rigs: Over The Road Racing 5 - Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon

[@Armbreakfire]

Mr L.K - Big MF Rigs is a classic!

[@miguelonucr]

lol, love your list!

[@LoVePrEpPy6]

You forgot gillagins island and Friday the 13th on the nes Top of the class games 😂

[@jmac79ers]

Lol, crap u beat me to it!

[@spikethegodposter1293]

Mr L.K Not enough data design interactive

[@user-hr8uj4qw4k]

Your passion for video games is truly amazing!

[@Realmjumper4099]

Excellent video, thank you HappyConsoleGamer!

[@FoxFandango]

Man, you got such a great taste in games. Maybe it's people of our age that truly appreciate what BOTW does as we grew up with Zelda 1. BOTW took me back to being a kid again spending hours just exploring and making mental notes on where stuff was and everthing.

[@VERMISIMILITUDE]

Amazing list!! Totally agree about Breathe Of The Wild as the greatest game ever made!! I can honestly say, as someone who is totally ps4 pro focused on his channel, that the Switch is quickly becoming the greatest console ever made for me. It’s everything I loved about the SNES, the N64 & the Dreamcast, all rolled into one perfect package!! & Breathe Of The Wild is that perfection exemplified!!!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@juanaltredo2974]

you do really well nostalgia, HCG, good stuff

[@PeoplesBadmash]

great list!! i guessed all of your nostalgia references as the video played out :-)

[@jonniglover]

1. Knights of the Old Republic 2. Shenmue 2 3. Tekken 2 4. Sonic The Hedgehog 3 5. Metal Gear Solid 3 6. Knights of the Old Republic 2 7. Metal Gear Solid 1 8. Xenoblade chronicles 2 9. Zelda Windwaker 10. Infamous Second son

[@romkew472]

Second son sucks

[@winterovthanatoz3748]

You should play some more games lmfao

[@ChristopherJRobin]

@@romkew472 Bigtime!

[@ethanjupiter9827]

When someone asks me my favorite game of all time, three things come to mind. Skyrim, Halo 3, Fable 2. All for different reasons. Halo 3 pretty much introduced me to gaming. I was very young. The game came out the year before I started school. Just so many memories playing that game with my cousin. Then Fable 2. I originally learned about that game when I was spending the night with my cousin, the same one who I played Halo with. We both met a kid in his neighborhood named David. We hung out with home, and actually arranged for us to stay the night at his house. So we went over there around 7:00 P.M. We played with toys for a while. Then when night fell, and everyone began to can down, David began playing Fable 2. Just seeing the game, hearing the music, I was blown away. A few weeks later, I'm home sick with the Flu. My mom being the great person she is, offered to go get me a new game to make me feel better. So I asked for Fable 2. I played it all the way through in one sitting and was in tears at the end. When it comes to Skyrim, it's a much more personal reason for the love for that game. So I was in 4th grade. The year is 2013. My mom goes to the store and brings it back home for me as a surprise. She knew I was in to fantasy / Sci-fi games at this point. I was also really into The Lord of the Rings, and medieval things and such. So she brings it home, and I'm instantly attached. Now, this was my first Elder Scrolls game, and first truly open world game as well. So I don't even know what to do once I start. I chose to be a wood elf (I had this obsession with elves after watch LotR) and I just begin sinking time into it. The reason I love it so much comes into play soon. Basically, my mom was in an on/off relationship with my abusive step father. He would always berate me for being into singing and video games, instead of sports. When my grandma would send me gifts he would just take them and give them to my brothers, he would stand by my door at night and make scary noises to terrorize me, he would wake me up by pouring water on me. Eventually my mom left him for good, and we moved in with my grandma for a short time. That's when my life became the best it's ever been. I'm 15 now and still have nostalgia over sitting in my grandma's living room, and listening to her soothing voice while playing Skyrim.

[@Jungbeck]

I love Fable.

[@lilytheghost7608]

👍🏻👍🏻 really loved hearing your story. Sorry too for your bad times. I fine asmr to help me when I get down. Hope your life is going better now

[@KensaiArsenal7]

Your passion and joy shines through and makes this video so strong!! Thank you! Although I have to respectfully disagree with your Final Fantasy choice ;) I go III/VI every day and twice on Sunday!

[@BigB70]

Just received Shenmu 1+2 collection. Still have my dreamcast copy of part one( blew my mind when I was younger. Got to the fork lift job and never finished it. So excited to revisit the classic. Good show!

[@FreeFlow__]

In no particular order: 1) FF7 2) Super Metroid 3) Breath of Fire 3 4) Halo, Legend of The Dragoon 5) Dark Souls, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 6) Mario Bros. 3 or Super Mario World 7) Ocarina of Time (haven't played Breath of the Wild yet) 8) Street Fighter 2, Syphon Filter 9) Donkey Kong Country 1 or 2, Resident Evil 2 10) Metal Gear Solid, Vagrant Story

[@TheClassicWorld]

Didn't even know there was a Breath of Fire 3. Personally, I only like Super Mario Brothers 1. Street Fighter 2 is one of the best games ever, I think, and Donkey Kong Country 1. Time looks great, as does Mak and almost every other Zelda game, of course. I think the first Zelda game is amazing. Super Metroid looks really great, can't wait to buy that. Never played the other games I don't think.

[@andrealsterhem3824]

ff7 ❤❤❤

[@James-xx4kb]

That's actually a very solid list. A lot of sleeper gems on your list that almost nobody talks about enough, especially Breath of Fire 3.

[@FreeFlow__]

@@TheClassicWorld Super Metroid is beyond words. Go play it.

[@TheClassicWorld]

@@FreeFlow__ It looks remarkable, and I am 99% sure I will love it. Not found it yet but I may be buying the SNES Classic, and I think it's on there, at least (I own a real SNES, of course, also).

[@ollytherev2957]

Uncharted 2 is probably my favorite game ever. It’s literally so perfect the story is so good and the characters are lovable and grow and change and the gameplay is so good and smooth and paced so well. The shooting, climbing, puzzles and set pieces are all laid out so perfectly and the game looks so pretty

[@KellosV]

Agreed. When I first played it at the time I was blown away, special game, definitely best in the series

[@ollytherev2957]

Kelly Valmadre definitely

[@JS-sy8do]

Ooh yeah. That's up there for me as well to be sure. It had the magic

[@belgianbull4722]

Great video. I am 42 years old and just got back into gaming about a year ago after not plying a single game in 20 years. So far top 10 for me. First honorable mentions: Shadow of the Collosus,, Persona 5 Royale, Ai Somnium Files, Psychonauts 2, and Danganoropa 1) Death Stranding 2) Final Fantasy 7 remake integrade 3)Nier Replicant 4) Yakuza 0 5) Zelda Breath of the Wild 6)Resident Evil 1 7) Bayonetta 1 8)Horizon zero Dawn 9) Ratchet and Clank ( newest one for ps5) 10) Xenoblade 1

[@panelsofjoy9673]

You're one of the best KZbinrs of all time dude, no joke! Thanks for your awesome content man 👍 inspiring!

[@paulhenri5902]

10 - Salt and Sanctuary 9 - Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence 8 - Resident Evil 7 - Silent Hill 6 - Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch 5 - Chrono Trigger 4 - Persona 4 Golden 3 - The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel I & II 2 - Dragon Quest VIII: Journei of the Cursed King 1 - Final Fantasy XII

[@Strat-o-caster]

I’m very late, but you sir, are a man of culture. FFXII is a masterpiece, as well as the cold steel games

[@knali8315]

FFXII

[@AceFondu]

The same thing happened to me last year. Unexpectedly the Witcher 3 became my favorite game of all time. I was actually in denial for months! I couldn't let go my previous #1, but man, that game is just so good to me.

[@frozenover]

Ace Fondu had exactly the same thing with witcher 3, I originally put it down for a few months because I couldn't get into it then when I picked it back up I just couldn't put it back down. I've completed it 3 times so far and I can safely say it's now my number 1.

[@AceFondu]

I play a lot of games.

[@abrahamhmar7317]

Great list. I haven't played some games on your list but I agreed with the one's I've played. I'm going back in time and complete the list.

[@MonacellaGuitarProductions]

Excellent games! We actually covered a few Phantasy Star and Final Fantasy tunes! I've played just about every game on this list - nice work, sir!

[@lightelf1337]

Phantasy Star IV definitely on my top 10. That magical experience you were describing with Phantasy Star, I had the same type of experience with Phantasy Star IV.

[@FinalBaton]

You and me both bro. That game, to this day, still blows my frickin' mind. It's so badass

[@sammyyo461]

+Glacian Harpell Same!! The every entry in the series really gives the feeling of a Saturday Morning cartoon, right??>w

[@VBshredder]

Glacian Harpell i hear you, i was introduced to phantasy star on genesis when part 2 came out...stayed up many nights with my buddy finishing that game.

[@Pix3l_Pr1ncess]

So many great picks!

[@prox8437]

I recommend them all.

[@MrStamford78]

SupaPixelGirl. I have been totally taken aback by This Zelda game also, definitely one of the greatest video games ever made.

[@bw1826]

Castlevania Symphony of the Night, totally!!! I just discovered your channel. Love it!

[@MaidenHell1977]

Ok. This is the second video I've watched of yours and Im totally subscribing. You and I are around the same age and we have pretty much the same taste. Cheers dude.

[@randybradley4151]

Top 10 games for myself in no order: Blazing Lazers, Ninja Spirit, Bonk's Revenge, Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, FFVII, Shinobi 3, Streets of Rage 2, Horizon Zero Dawn and Jak and Daxter (which is my number 1 all time game).

[@seansami6275]

In no particular order: Super Mario 3, Turtles in Time, Street Fighter 2 Turbo, Perfect Dark, Smash Ultimate, Super Mario Galaxy 1, Doom, Bubble Bobble, Ducktales & Super C

[@NIGonzo]

Loved your passion. You just got a subscriber.

[@javiermc9195]

Great list! 👍 lot of nostalgia from Shenmue in Dreamcast.

[@RetroDeath]

1 - Baten kaitos 'Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean' 2 - Donkey Kong Country 1 3 - Majora's Mask 4 - Metroid Prime 1 5 - Darksiders 2 6 - Skies of Arcadia 'Legends' 7 - TES Morrowind 8 - Borderlands 2 9 - Bionic Commando (1990) 10- Tales of Symphonia I haven't revised my list in a while but this is about it.

[@MediaManiac4926]

Nice to see someone else that loves Darksiders.

[@josuemartinez7131]

Baten Kaitos rules.

[@RetroDeath]

Nah man, yeah, Nostalgia is almost always a factor in these lists, but I still play Baten Kaitos, yearly almost, I have finished it more times that I can count just like Johnny did with some of his, the battle system, soundtrack (Motoi Sakuraba is a god!), characters, their designs, the art style and visuals, the story, trust me, it is not simply nostalgia that puts it on N°1 for me. It is one of those very rare games, were grinding, is just so much fun because of the amazing battle system and ripping soundtrack!

[@RetroDeath]

The Darksiders games have perfect gameplay, insane stories, amazing level design and the greatest voice acting from any game ever, they are pure masterpieces and Darksiders III can't get here soon enough!!

[@jokaerojim1666]

RetroDeath metroid prime is the best game 😎 also Darksiders 2 is realllllly good on Wii u

[@ZalmanZStar]

Great number one pick. It might be mine as well.

[@bjmajor]

Nice list. I am personally not into RPGs but I do have some fave games: almost any Street Fighter title, Samurai Showdown I & II, arcade classics like Mr. Do!, Ladybug & some others. Was hoping you'd put something Neo Geo based on your list...🙂🕹

[@MysticBoudha]

I've been watching your vids for a while now. I really like hearing your opinions about videogames in general since we have very similar tastes. And now I'm watching your top 10 and you put Ys in it. RESPECT FOR THAT!!!!! You've got AWESOME tastes and lots of depth and reasoning behind them. Ys and Phantasy Star are quite niche and I really appreciated seeing them in your top 10 even though I wouldn't put Phantasy Star in mine ( Only because I didn't have a Sega system back then I guess. ) Anyhow. Please keep up your awesome work man. I'm loving your stuff!!! Top 10 for me would be. 1. Metroid Prime 1 ( This is a no brainer for me. Prime 1 was the first game I played in which the protagonist is kind of the world in which you are rather than then character you control. Everything on this hostile planet is well thought. There's an entirely fonctionnal ecosystem for you to discover and understand. You're lost at first but you begin to understand and adapt to this strange world as you play through the game ) I was sooooooo obsessed with the Scanner only to fully understand the lore and the planet itself. Prime gave Metroid a '' Soul '' which brings me to my number 2. A game that ressembles Prime a lot if you think about it. 2. Dark Souls Man what an experience this game is. No real tutorial, no explanation whatsoever. This is an hostile world you're stuck with. What are you supposed to do? Dunno. How do you survive and navigate in it? Dunno! Where are you heading? Dunno! and then you take the elevator for the cathedral and you simply come back down to the firelink shrine and you finally realize that its all connected. You start reading the lore from weapons you find and at times you see a corpse lying in a corner and you can recall and understand why he's there dead. Everything in Dark Souls is exactly where its supposed to be. There's a reason and an explanation for everything but you have to make the effort to learn it to understand all of it. ( Kinda like the scanner ) And as you play more and more you learn to live and understand this world. You become part of it. Dark Souls is such an incredible experience if you decide to put the effort for it to be so. Id put it on number one but since its kinda like Prime which brought the genre IMO, I must put Prime first. 3. Dragons Crown ( Last game I'll comment here ) OK just to be clear, I'm still playing this game quite regularly as of now. I'm in the tower of Mirage at the 600 ish floor. Tower of Mirage being the last step in the endgame of this EXTREMELY deep dungeon crawler from Vanilla Ware. Dragons Crown got me at first from the awesome vanilla ware artwork of course and for the old arcade dnd games feel.

[@TriforceRich]

Top 5: 1. The Witcher 2. Final Fantasy X 3. Metal Gear Solid 4. Final Fantasy VII 5. Kingdom Hearts

[@metromikey1985]

FF7 👍👍

[@evendrag6302]

Great list Johnny, its funny. The more I think about Breath of the Wild now whilst listening to you talk about it makes it so much better. Thinking about all the stuff that is possible within the game, its a masterpiece.

[@jokaerojim1666]

Evendrag nice profile picture pal 😎

[@lajeandom]

It's crazy, isnt it? When you take a few steps back, and just think about it...it is a masterpece. It's the kind of game that anybody can turn on, play, and have fun! Even my girlfriend, that never played a video game once in her life before, fell in love with it. That's saying something.

[@Livingtree32]

Thanks, your list inspired me!

[@Psychokitten113]

Thanks for your Diverse list of top 10 games, from Australia

[@MarianoLopezSu]

if I close my eyes, I think i am hearing Norm Macdonald

[@TrinidadJamesWoods]

Yes, but you'd have to slow the speed down 50%

[@valkstoise]

1. Final Fantasy X 2. Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past. 3. Golden Sun 4. Skyrim 5. Mass Effect 2 6. Shadow of the Colossus 7. Tales of Graces f 8. Metroid Fusion 9. Grand Theft Auto 3 10. Need for Speed Undergroud 2 My list feels like a franken monster lol.

[@shepergames3734]

Lady Valkyrie_I I am playing graces f right now coop with my buddy. We just got the airship and crashed on the new world. I need to get new dual shock 3s though because my controllers are old and glitching out. I'm enjoying it though. The combat is great

[@lemmingsplat5279]

Tales of Graces f is my favourite tales game also. I think it absolutely nailed the combat.. the only game that plays slightly similar that I'd rank higher is Star Ocean 3 - but I adore both.

[@straightjak1t]

What a cool list! Since Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinistrals is on my top 10 list I should really try some of your top 10’s like phantasy Star and dragon quest 4. They look really fun!

[@enemyofthestatevcdking5982]

Great video as always

[@TheCompletionist]

We all know that phantasy star is number 1 (Well I guess I was wrong and I'm really surprised), but I'm interested to see how your game tastes have changed over the last 10 years. Shenmue: I own this game for the dreamcast, but I still have not had a chance to play it as of yet. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night: i own this game for the ps1, but I still have not had a chance to play it as of yet. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - I have beaten this game, but I still need to complete this game to 100% completion. Final Fantasy IV/Dragon Quest IV: I have only played and beaten dragon quest IV for the Nintendo DS, and I have played final fantasy IV but I still need to beat it. These are two games that I need to complete to 100% completion. Super Mario Bros. 3 - Just a timeless classic and an important game to my childhood. I have beaten this game several times but I need to play to 100% completion. Street Fighter II: Just a timeless classic, but its been so long since I played the street fighter II version. Ys Books 1 & 2: I still haven't had a chance to play the first two ganes of the ys series. I hope I can change that pretty soon. Skyrim: I remember you getting quite addicted to this game when I visited your place for the first time. It's not a game that I'm particularly interested in but I can respect how much this game means to you and your personal gaming taste. Phantasy Star: I still need to play this game for myself. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - I don't own a switch but I will get around to playing this game when I do own a switch for the first time.

[@gundambassexe31]

My top 5 games, Dragon quest 8 3ds, Kh birth by sleep, Perosons 5, Super Mario odyseey and Fate Extella

[@atlusgoth5000]

Hey man, just wanna say I've been here for awhile and I absolutely love your content!

[@atlusgoth5000]

You're so consistent, yet always improving, honestly inspired by you. Thanks.

[@milehighac2738]

I remember playing Castlevania Symphony of the Night on Playstation with my brothers in the late 90s. That was a badass game!

[@ThatGuyMN]

My favourite game of all time is by far Super Smash Brothers 4. Its crafted so lovingly, and it never gets old. To see Mario, Sonic, MegaMan, Pac Man, Ryu, Cloud, & Bayonetta in ONE GAME... Its incredible. Some honorable mentions - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater & Metal Gear Solid 5: Phantom Pain Super Mario Galaxy The Legend Of Zelda: Wind Waker No More Heroes Team Fortress 2 EarthBound Journey Fall Out 4 Shadow Of The Colossus Professor Layton 1 Persona 5 Animal Crossing: New Leaf Pokemon Ruby The Last Of Us BloodBorne Overwatch Metroid Prime Silent Hill 2 Cuphead Fire Emblem: Awakening .... uhh... idk, man... to many others

[@NightBlazer7]

Picking only 10 is impossible for me In no particular order: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time Chrono Trigger Tales of Symphonia Xenoblade chronicles Metal Gear Solid Super Mario Galaxy Super Smash Bros Melee Sonic Adventure 2: Battle Kingdom Hearts Resident Evil 4 Resident Evil 2 remake The legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Super mario bros 3 Wild Arms 2 Final Fantasy VI Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Mario Kart 8 Castlevania: Symphony of the night Super Metroid Kirby Super Star Mortal Kombat 9 Dark Souls 3 Donkey Kong Country Returns Okami Persona 5 Batman: Arkham city Red dead redemption Pokemon heartgold Virtues Last Reward Fire Emblem Fates Star fox 64 Bloodborne Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

[@mistayuto]

New subscriber here, love this channel. Your top 10 is very similar to mine. We must of grown up in the same generation.

[@kylesmith4314]

I know I'm kinda late but I love hearing your passion. And your perspectives on games is great my name is Kyle. I'm gonna be starting on KZbin soon I hope my videos will be as good as yours. :)

[@lardosian]

Heres a few I loved.. 1. R-type 2. Kick Off 2 3. Street Fighter 2 4. Turrican 2 5. FF7 6. Tekken 2 7. Tenchu 8. Jimmy White Snooker 9. Ocarina of time 10. Anna Kournikova Tennis

[@backyardparkworks]

I've always preferred top 10 lists that are more personal like this than an "objective" top 10. Sometimes a piece of art just perfectly gels with you at a time, even if it's isn't perfect, it hits you perfectly. My top 5: 1. Ocarina 2. Bioshock Infinite 3. GTA 5 4. Mass Effect 2 5. Bloodborne

[@aethelsteadtheunsteady450]

Not sure why, but the thought of Johnny racing down the Canadian highways at break neck speeds to get home and play MGS3 fills me with joy.

[@MaybeeT]

I always notice the box of 7th saga in the background. Thats my favorite in my heart. Listening to it's music and fighting the tears, i get it.

[@stynexSP]

Final Fantasy IX (9), my all time no.1

[@EQOAnostalgia]

I live in Treno.

[@stynexSP]

EQOAnostalgia The city that never sleeps

[@EQOAnostalgia]

@@stynexSP Precisely... now lets play some cards!

[@SiGhast]

9:09 "Ys-y choice."

[@SpaghettiBeard_]

Very awesome list. Here is my list in no particular order. Shenmue, Broken Sword 2, GTA 3, Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 2, Bloodborne, Red Dead Redemption, Street Fighter 2, Final Fantasy 7, and Rogue Legacy

[@XadePsyconic]

I'm like Johnny; I have favorite video games from multiple different generations of systems. I love and respect the classics and am glad I'm able to transport myself back in time to enjoy them to this day, AND I still get excited by new games and consider 2023 one of the best years in gaming history. I fucking love this hobby.

[@immortallegacy100]

Been playing video games for over twenty years and I'm not even that big of a Legend of Zelda fan, but Breath of the Wild definitely earns a place in my top ten and maybe even top five. I didn't experience too much slowdown and/or frame drops, whether that's because of patches or me just not noticing I'm not sure, and all my nitpicks are incredibly minor. It's the first game in the series where I truly got invested in the characters and felt my heartstrings tug, but like Johnny says the gameplay is where the game shines most. I'll need to revisit it again someday to see how it holds up compared to other games in my top ten/five which I've all replayed several times and only increases my love for them, and since I've only played it on the Wii U, the next time I play through the game it will be on the Switch and with the DLC which I've been saving. Can't wait, and thanks for the great video, Johnny.

[@dragonator1012]

1- spongebob battle for bikini bottom (1 of the first games i rememberd playing) 2- sonic unleashed(1 of the first games i remembered playing) 3- dark souls 1/2( because you better be getting those souls) 4-hollow knight( this game is just great) 5-phantasy star original( started playing about 5 days ago and im hooked) 6 cuphead( SHOOTY SHOOTY IN THAT BOOTUTI) 7 super mario galaxy( i don't remember it much but i remember playing it all the time ) 8-halo 3 9-sonic 3 and knuckles/ cd 10-idk

[@evolo123]

Mario sunshine, Zelda windwaker, evil within, conkers bad fur day, baten kaitos, resident evil 4 and 5, Zelda breath of wild, uncharted 4, banjo kazooie, splatoon 1 and 2, Zelda ocarina, tales of symphonia, PSO 1and2. These are some of my favourites

[@Rmasters08]

I remember renting Resident Evil 4 for GameCube at blockbuster and never returning it! That game had a major impact on me!

[@kierenblake]

Man it's hard to pick. Here's my top 5 off the top of my head: 1. Resident Evil 4 2. Pokemon Emerald Version 3. Skyrim 4. The Last of Us (actually loved the online matches) 5. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (lmao not even kidding)

[@jokaerojim1666]

Kieren Silva-Doherty resident evil 4 is my second favorite game

[@kierenblake]

Rundas nice, what's your first?

[@AcucAcuc]

Ever play xcom 2 enemy within? Just a way better more in depth version of Mario+rabbits. Was super excited on release but all playing it did was make me want to go back to xcom

[@kierenblake]

Acu11c Acu11c actually picked up a cheap copy on Black Friday haha! Haven't booted it up yet but I'm really keen to

[@jokaerojim1666]

Kieren Silva-Doherty metroid prime B-)

[@TICSTUDIOSLLC]

Hey HappyConsoleGamer, I wrote down a list of my favorites and I came up with 11, I hope that still counts. This list isn't really in any particular order but here it is. Sonic 2 Super Mario World Halo Combat Evolved Soul Calibur 2 Timesplitters Future Perfect Aero Fighters 2 KOTOR 1 Tekken 3 Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow GTA San Andreas Sonic Adventure Like you said it's my list so these are all games I personally love the most.

[@lastmohican3282]

Keep the joy we had playing these games as children alive man. Well done.

[@GAMERTAGVR]

Absolutely agree with shenmue! unforgettable game on a unforgettable console. You need to do top 10 on each console.

[@arkus2919]

In no particular order. -Chrono trigger -Persona 4 --Final Fantasy X -Metal Gear Solid 3 -Mass Effect 1and 2 -Skyrim -Dark Souls trilogy -The Witcher 3

[@andrewpickles3875]

Okay my all time List with 29 years of life experience playing all kinds of video games: 1. Chrono Trigger 2. Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom 3. Hollow Knight 4. Final Fantasy 7 or Final Fantasy 9 (my favourite 2 of all time) 5. Dark Souls (or now I recently finished Sekiro which is a top all time favourite too) 6. StarTropics 7. Super Mario RPG 8. Legend of Zelda Link to the Past (Okay, okay, Breath of the Wild was pretty damn good too, I admit) 9. Red Dead Redemption 2 & Grand Theft Auto 5 10. Ori and the Blind Forest

[@rafaelc.c.]

I want to play Ori and the Blind Forest.

[@Akihito007]

Andrew Pickles Final Fantasy 6 was better :p

[@WeAreTheOnesWhoLive11]

Ive played all final fantasy ...and 7 and 9 are masterpieces and my top 5 favs of all time and consider ff7 the top 10 games ever created since games have been invented ...ff 2 with firion is one of my favs as well

[@thesprawl2361]

@@Akihito007 Final Fantasy 6 is in my top 3, that's for sure...it changed my life.

[@thesprawl2361]

Not a bad list at all! Hollow Knight is truly magnificent so good shout on that. Mine is: 1. Breath of the Wild 2. Half-Life 3. Final Fantasy 7 4. Final Fantasy 6 (the first game that made me reconsider what was possible for videogames, the first game that completely drew me into its world) 5. Bloodborne 6. Majora's Mask 7. Dark Souls 3 8. Horizon: Zero Dawn 9. Mario Galaxy 10. Portal 2 But now I look at that list it's actually quite boring...so I'll give a list of my greatest indie games too... 1. The Witness 2. Hollow Knight 3. Super Meat Boy 4. Celeste 5. Outer Wilds 6. Superhot 7. Ori and the Blind Forest 8. Hotline Miami 9. Inside 10. Journey ...And tbh...that's quite a boring list too! I guess all the games I love are already regarded as brilliant. I'd like to have some quirky stuff in there, like yours has. Oh now wait a minute, there is one game that I played the shit out of, and that gave me so much pleasure at the time, but that is objectively a pretty dodgy game.... *The Matrix: Path of Neo!* - god I loved that game. Just getting to play as Neo, and act out the scenes from the films, with all his badass moves, all the weapons, was one of the greatest gaming joys of my life. It handled terribly, and it looks terrible now, and it had levels with space-ants attacking you in Escher's vision of The Sims...but nevertheless, if I had the guts I'd stick that in around five or six on my list.

[@goonernaz77]

Love your enthusiasm dude. I feel exactly the same about BOTW. I found it to be overwhelming and at times felt lost. Only just repurchased a Switch and focusing on Mario Odyssey. I will revisit BOTW one day.

[@FunkyFresh48]

BOTW got me back in to games after a 10 year hiatus. This game reminded me why I started playing video games back in 1986.

[@EtherMagic]

My top 10 Favs numbered but in no particular order. These are games i feel were ahead of their time, and if not, just created a whole new way of looking at games... 1. RE1 original PS and Remake 2. Red Dead Redemption 3. Mario 64 4. Super Mario Sunshine 5. Zelda Breath Of The Wild 6. Halo 1 7. MK2 Arcade 8. Resident Evil 4 9. Resident Evil 7 (VR) 10. WipeOut OG-PS1 Honorable Mentions: Mike Tyson's PunchOut NES...Super Castlevania 4 SNES... Excite Bike NES.... River Raid ATARI...Spiderman ATARI...Ridge Racer Arcade & PS1...MRS PACMAN...KI:1 & 2 Arcade + Gold N64. Dope SON!!!

[@okchief420]

I'm so happy that you experienced virtually the same childhood as me when it came to games! Your list is almost identical to mine if i had one lol. The same exact thing happened to me, bumping Phantasy Star SMS down to #2 and BOTW took the top spot for me! #rpgsforlife

[@Clinkety]

BOTW is no RPG, though.

[@okchief420]

Loek Gerrits jesus f'ing Christ, in f'ing general dude!

[@sevem5sevem207]

Well it sorta is. You are roll playing as Link, and it's a game. RPG is a very very very broad term in all honesty. It's only as small or diverse as you make it.

[@bleachdog5678]

Hi okcheief

[@okchief420]

Hi Rukia

[@rubenvinalay2614]

Wow I never thought Phantasy Star would be in your list! Not to mention SFII but I can see how that would make the list. We have very similar tastes! You named 6 of my top 10 of all time!

[@jakeyoung759]

Your collection drives my ocd insane