For me it's tied between Dark Souls (2011) and Universal Paperclips (2017)
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Somewhere between Rimworld and Dwarf Fortress lies the perfect life simulation.
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I'm taking this topic to be less of "what's the most important video game" (which we already had a long discussion post about recently re: the BAFTA award thing) and more of "what's the best game to just sit down and play right now". In which case, probably Portal 2? I can't think of a much better candidate in terms of being a perfect execution of what it sets out to do with an appeal that can be compelling for absolutely everyone regardless of taste.
I don't think I have any favorites, there are too many great games to determine the best game, well... VA-11 Hall-A. It's one of the few games that really touched me and affected my emotions deeply. Also, I love this game ost, one of the best game soundtracks ever, imo.
I've played it 3 or 4 times in the last few years since I bought it, I love it. I hope the sequel ends up happening one day.
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Puyo Puyo 20th Anniversary. They took the best competitive puzzle game ever made and added a ton of goodies to make it the best package deal. 20 variant game modes, 24 character stories, a comprehensive set of tutorials, a devilish set of chain challenges, and a final challenge where you play against max level CPU while it's allowed to cheat.
It's a tragedy this game was never released in the west, and I can rant for hours about Sega has criminally neglected the series with the half-assed slop they put out now because they know that crossovers will sell better than the main series ever will.
This again? Anyway, sure... Tetris or doom for importance. Not really the best. That goes to rdr2 for being one of the best selling games of all time while also being almost universally loved by both critics and fans. Not my personal favourite game, but objectively speaking, the title should go to rdr2, I think
Tetris in a walkway. Any format, really. It's just great.