Hm thats a hard question. I guess I would have to say Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Heartgold. I mentioned both Diamond and Heartgold because they are very similar, and I just have really fond memories of playing both when I was younger. I struggled a lot as a kid mentally so both these games were super important to me during trying times. I've played a lot of great video games since but these two will forever have a special place in my heart.
rune factory: tides of destiny! that game no joke got me through my sophomore year of high school and every time i replay it it's with nothing but love in my heart :') it's kind of the black sheep of its already obscureish series but i love it the most out of every game ever anyway
This is a tough one. I’m torn between FFX (original), Shadow Hearts Covenant, Dragon Age: Origins, and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. I obsessed over each of them pretty equally and repeatedly since I used to go through phases where I’d replay them a lot. All of them, I love for the story, gameplay, characters, cutscenes and voice acting. But, to pick one, I guess I’d go with FFX. It’s the only one that I’ve have plenty of discussions with others on tumblr about and only one I wrote multiple posts about my thoughts (I did write a few MGS ones and have one I never finished in the drafts still lol).
silent hill 2 still absolutely owns my heart, i love several of the silent hill games in general but that one really caught my eye.
in terms of nintendo games, probably the legend of zelda majora's mask, i'm in love with the soundtrack and the general vibe/aesthetics. admittedly... breath of the wild is pretty close, i recently restarted it and i love it just as much as when i played it on release day.
both silent hill 2 and majora's mask are games i checked out during some bad moments of my life and i hold both of them with admiration.
My favorite of all time is Majora's Mask, hands down (the original, not the 3ds abomination). I got the game for Christmas the year it launched and have loved it ever since. In my opinion the game has held up incredibly well over the years. I still play through it a couple of times a year and it's just as enjoyable every time. The only game I've played that comes close to Majora's Mask for me would probably be Breath of the Wild.
Honorable mentions go to Gen 4 of Pokemon, Pokemon Fire Red/Leaf Green (nostalgia mainly), and Fantasy Life.
Super Mario World. It was the game that got me into video games when I was a child. My mom and I used to play this game so many times. We had a really great fun time with it. I loved the music, the levels were really great, and since then Mario has become my favorite Franchise next to Kingdom Hearts, Pokemon, GTA, and Donkey Kong.
Whenever I think of the one game I cannot stop replaying its always Super Mario World on the SNES. Very glad that its on the Switch using the SNES Online App.
Pokemon Ultra Sun/Sun. I love usum with all my heart. I remember when it just came out and everyone wanted to buy it and play.. And the storyline is good. I still play it, and I'll keep playing it till the 3ds doesn't even work anymore. There were alot of good 3ds games.
Pokemon platinum, my favorite pokemon came out this gen, the top 5 actually, I replay this game all the time, and I have fond memories of beating Cynthia with level 47-53 pokemon, I love the postgame and think the story is decent for pokemon standards, and I genuinely enjoy the choices for pokemon in platinum(especially compared to diamond and pearl) all on all great game
This is very hard to choose besides Animal Crossing (I really do love the series don't get me wrong), some of my all time favorite games would have to be Minecraft, Halo:Reach, Forza Motorsport 4, Pokémon Yellow, New Super Mario Bros (both on the DS and Wii), Wii Sports Resort, and of course the original Super Mario Bros. I could've kept going but these are the main ones that come to mind, I'm sure I left out some classic I played before
for childhood nostalgia either skies of arcadia or baten kaitos. in terms of now it's honestly gotta be stardew valley, i always get seriously good vibes when i play xenoblade too but i wasn't so into the sequels
For me it's The Legend of Zelda: Majoras Mask
The Nintendo 64 version, not the remake though!! I love the remake aswell, but N64 version is just my childhood <3