precious jewels

favorites of all time, no order really <3 may write a review for some of these sometime but for now heres a few notes

Not on TMDB

Bright In The Screen (2008)
Lake Of Roaches (2013)

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - HD Edition
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - HD Edition
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus
We Love Katamari
We Love Katamari
Dark Souls
Dark Souls
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
hailed for a reason, realistically this is probably within my tip top
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2
Celeste
Celeste
Noctis
Noctis
Cave Story
Cave Story
truly watershed moment during a time where independently made games were still very niche. perfectly made piece even today
Paper Mario
Paper Mario
Rez
Rez
Yume Nikki
Yume Nikki
King's Field: The Ancient City
King's Field: The Ancient City
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection
Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection
Banjo-Kazooie
Banjo-Kazooie
SSX 3
SSX 3
Doom
Doom
Grandia
Grandia
Revenge of the Sunfish
Revenge of the Sunfish
Mushihimesama
Mushihimesama
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Steambot Chronicles
Steambot Chronicles
Death Stranding
Death Stranding
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony
Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing
Pokémon Silver Version
Pokémon Silver Version
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2
Plants vs. Zombies
Plants vs. Zombies
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
Project Gotham Racing 4
Project Gotham Racing 4
Wii Sports
Wii Sports
Diablo III: Eternal Collection
Diablo III: Eternal Collection
Foreverhood
Foreverhood
PQ2: Practical Intelligence Quotient 2
PQ2: Practical Intelligence Quotient 2
Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts
Umihara Kawase Shun: Second Edition Complete
Umihara Kawase Shun: Second Edition Complete
Nights Into Dreams...
Nights Into Dreams...
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead
while i was excited for the sequel when it released it did something slightly different and i think because of that it never shined as bright as this did for me personally. i think this one was probably creepier too. something about the first L4D just feels "classic", could probably still remember all the layouts of every level, the sounds, etc
Power Stone
Power Stone
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
adamantly, a top 3 mario game
Mirror's Edge
Mirror's Edge
freeing
Ilomilo
Ilomilo
AssaultCube
AssaultCube
another example of freeware nostalgia, spent hours playing modded maps of this where you could see a player's true artistry within just simply tweaking a ctf map, love (same goes for cube 2!)
Limbo
Limbo
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
Pac-Man World 2
Pac-Man World 2
Boom Blox Bash Party
Boom Blox Bash Party
Okage: Shadow King
Okage: Shadow King
Hydro Thunder
Hydro Thunder
waking up early in the morning to play this cranked at high volume, ahh the days

DAMN THE TORPEDOS
The Terrible Whiteness of Appalachian Nights
The Terrible Whiteness of Appalachian Nights
what it feels like to be disturbed. i value lavelle's works a lot and still feel like he hasn't gotten his just dues
StarTropics
StarTropics
maybe the first game i ever played, so naturally it carries some imagery deeply rooted within my memories
Magna Carta 2
Magna Carta 2
Final Fight
Final Fight
Grow Home
Grow Home
Nintendo World Cup
Nintendo World Cup
Shadow Man
Shadow Man
Afraid of Monsters: Director's Cut
Afraid of Monsters: Director's Cut
fun fact -- this was my first exposure to aphex twin, what an introduction
N2O: Nitrous Oxide
N2O: Nitrous Oxide
Wolfenstein 3D
Wolfenstein 3D
Crysis 2
Crysis 2
Coma
Coma
Far Cry 2
Far Cry 2
while the story of the game is not its strongsuit, the gameplay and how you interact with the world is, always thought it was really neat how you can hold your map as you drive, and that weapons jam after a bit of use

i remember there was a map builder in this game interestingly, and i created this map where it was this infinite space consisting of ankle deep water and a gorgeous sunset. i placed these jungly trees all around, and then a spiral staircase that reached up as far as i could into the sky. i still think about it every few years
Jet Force Gemini
Jet Force Gemini
when i was young my father was working on a house where the owner just moved out and found this game behind their couch. it already had save files that were near completion im pretty sure so id just wander around all these planets not knowing what was going on or anything. this game still feels very alien to me and unlike a lot else
Middens
Middens
Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
Dog's Life
Dog's Life
Feign
Feign
Wario's Woods
Wario's Woods
The Urbz: Sims in the City
The Urbz: Sims in the City
Fuel
Fuel
thinking back, playing this back in my high school bedroom, driving endlessly throughout the massive expanse listening to Boards Of Canada, not really doing any missions or anything, just going

entranced with these striking orange sunsets, rows of trees withered from forest fire, sandy wastelands. you might point this grit towards a tribal tattoo aesthetic but it screams Campfire Headphase for some reason
Total Carnage
Total Carnage
Mickey's Racing Adventure
Mickey's Racing Adventure
Wizard of Wor
Wizard of Wor
Serious Sam 3: BFE
Serious Sam 3: BFE
Sports Champions
Sports Champions
Tsugunai: Atonement
Tsugunai: Atonement
Coded Arms
Coded Arms
Block Breaker Deluxe
Block Breaker Deluxe
Shadow Man: 2econd Coming
Shadow Man: 2econd Coming
Carnivores: Ice Age
Carnivores: Ice Age
N3: Ninety-Nine Nights
N3: Ninety-Nine Nights
weird to me that this was panned as hard as it was on release considering i had an absolute blast playing this in highschool, skimming gamefaqs farming levels repeatedly to get rare drops, unlocking new characters
Just Cause
Just Cause
Gel: Set & Match
Gel: Set & Match
Crystal Mines
Crystal Mines
this was one of my dad's favorite games, not sure if it still is now but i used to spend months watching him play this as a kid, using save states on the emulator he was using
The Graveyard
The Graveyard
this, in a way, helped me cope with a richer understanding and acceptance of death at an early age, and for that i find it very important. this era of mid to late 2000s Tale of Tales i still look back on quite fondly
Abashera
Abashera
A Mother's Inferno
A Mother's Inferno
Maze IV

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