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by casey_newsom | created - 16 Nov 2018 | updated - 19 Jan 2023 | Publicplay-experience is the primary factor
story-experience is important but will only be swaying the play-exp. rating (adding/subracting only a little)
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for a game to be great it must play well.
for it to become legend it must channel a myth.
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1. Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age (2017 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Enter an era of war within the world of Ivalice. The small kingdom of Dalmasca, conquered by the Archadian Empire, is left in ruin and uncertainty. Princess Ashe, the one and only heir to ... See full summary »
Directors: Hiroyuki Itô, Hiroshi Minagawa | Stars: Kari Wahlgren, Gideon Emery, Elijah Alexander, Catherine Taber
Votes: 249
2. Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (2017 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Chloe returns in The Lost Legacy on the hunt for an ancient Indian artifact, the fabled Tusk of Ganesh. To help uncover the Tusk and keep it out of the hands of a ruthless warmonger, she enlists the help of mercenary Nadine Ross.
Directors: Shaun Escayg, Kurt Margenau | Stars: Claudia Black, Laura Bailey, Troy Baker, Usman Ally
Votes: 9,218
3. Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (2018 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Set in 431 BC during the Pelopenesian War, play as either a male or female mercenary as you embark on your own epic odyssey to become a legendary Spartan hero in a world where every choice matters.
Directors: Jonathan Dumont, Scott Phillips, Sophie Ann Rooney | Stars: Melissanthi Mahut, Michael Antonakos, Leonidas Castrounis, Maria Syrgiannis
Votes: 9,729
4. Death Stranding (2019 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
Deliveryman Sam Porter must travel across a ravaged wasteland and reconnect the city states of America formed after a mysterious apocalyptic event dubbed 'death stranding' left the world in ruins and plagued by supernatural tar creatures.
Director: Hideo Kojima | Stars: Norman Reedus, Mads Mikkelsen, Léa Seydoux, Troy Baker
Votes: 11,154
5. Ghost of Tsushima (2020 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
Set in 1274 on the Tsushima Island, the last samurai, Jin Sakai, must master a new fighting style, the way of the Ghost, to defeat the Mongol forces and fight for the freedom and independence of Japan.
Director: Nate Fox | Stars: Daisuke Tsuji, Eric Steinberg, Sumalee Montano, Patrick Gallagher
Votes: 15,120
6. The Last of Us: Part II (2020 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
Five years after the events of The Last of Us, Ellie embarks on another journey through a post-apocalyptic America on a mission of vengeance against a mysterious militia.
Directors: Neil Druckmann, Kurt Margenau, Anthony Newman | Stars: Ashley Johnson, Troy Baker, Derek Phillips, Jeffrey Pierce
Votes: 42,173
7. Marvel's Avengers (2020 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A catastrophic accident results in massive devastation. Blamed for the tragedy, the Avengers disband. Five years later, with all super heroes outlawed and the world in peril, the only hope is to reassemble Earth's Mightiest Heroes.
Directors: Shaun Escayg, Morgan W. Gray | Stars: Sandra Saad, Nolan North, Troy Baker, Laura Bailey
Votes: 3,177
8. Star Wars: Battlefront II (2017 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A game based on the Star Wars Universe, taking place across multiple eras of the franchise.
Directors: Hez Chorba, Bernd Diemer, Tom Keegan, Sam McGlynn | Stars: Adam Howden, Adam James, Al Doyle, Alana Maria
Votes: 8,062
9. What Remains of Edith Finch (2017 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Edith Finch travels back to the Finch family home in Washington to explore her ancestral history after recent family events drive her to learn more about herself and the Finches.
Director: Ian Dallas | Stars: Valerie Rose Lohman, Maddie Fitz, Alex Jebb-Quine, Maria Benson
Votes: 4,343
10. Everything (2017 Video Game)
Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
An award-winning simulation game, become the Universe. Endless exploration, thousands of playable entities, a phenomenal soundtrack, and narration from philosopher Alan Watts.
Director: David O'Reilly
Votes: 39
story-experience: 4 or 10 (alan watts!) play-experience: 7 (soundtrack!!!)
11. Flower (2009 Video Game)
Adventure
Float as a lone petal through beautiful surroundings and recognise the beauty, peace and serenity that is 'Flower'.
Director: Jenova Chen
Votes: 725
(soundtrack!)
12. Dear Esther (2012 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Player is exploring an uninhabited Hebridean island, while in the same time voiced-over letters can be heard, directed to a woman name Esther. As the player continues throughout the game, more and more fragments of this story are revealed.
Directors: Robert Briscoe, Dan Pinchbeck | Star: Nigel Carrington
Votes: 711
story-experience: 4 play-experience: 5.5 (soundtrack!)
13. Journey (2012 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Fantasy
A robed figure in a desolate world undertakes a journey towards a distant, glowing mountain.
Director: Jenova Chen
Votes: 4,209
14. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (2007 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Treasure hunter Nathan Drake, embarks in the adventure of his life searching for the legendary treasure, El Dorado while fighting a group of mercenaries.
Director: Amy Hennig | Stars: Nolan North, Emily Rose, Richard McGonagle, Simon Templeman
Votes: 23,052
story-experience: 6 play-experience: 6.5
15. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After being tracked down by Harry Flynn, Nathan Drake goes on a quest for Marco Polo's lost fleet. However when things take an unexpected turn for the worst, Drake must rely on those closest to him in order to find the Cintomani Stone.
Directors: Amy Hennig, Bruce Straley | Stars: Nolan North, Emily Rose, Claudia Black, Richard McGonagle
Votes: 28,414
story-experience: 7 play-experience: 8.5
16. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (2011 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Treasure hunter Nathan Drake embarks on a quest in search of the Atlantis of the Sands while battling an ancient, sinister organization.
Directors: Amy Hennig, Justin Richmond | Stars: Nolan North, Richard McGonagle, Emily Rose, Claudia Black
Votes: 24,874
story-experience: 6 play-experience: 8
17. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
Thrown back into the dangerous underworld he'd tried to leave behind, Nathan Drake must decide what he's willing to sacrifice to save the ones he loves.
Directors: Neil Druckmann, Bruce Straley | Stars: Nolan North, Troy Baker, Richard McGonagle, Emily Rose
Votes: 36,189
story-experience: 6 play-experience: 8
18. The Last of Us (2013 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
In a hostile, post-pandemic world, Joel and Ellie, brought together by desperate circumstances, must rely on each other to survive a brutal journey across what remains of the United States.
Directors: Neil Druckmann, Bruce Straley | Stars: Troy Baker, Ashley Johnson, Hana Hayes, Jeffrey Pierce
Votes: 76,454
story-experience: 6.5 play-experience: 7
19. God of War III (2010 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Armed with his deadly double-chained blades, Kratos must take on Greek mythology's darkest creatures to destroy Olympus and the mighty Zeus himself.
Director: Stig Asmussen | Stars: George Ball, Adrienne Barbeau, Susanne Blakeslee, Clancy Brown
Votes: 12,913
story-experience: 8 play-experience: 7.5
20. Killzone 2 (2009 Video Game)
M | Action, Sci-Fi, War
Two years after the Helghast assault on Vekta, the ISA launched an assault on the enemy's home world of Helghan. The ISA goal is to capture the Helghast leader, Emperor Visari, and bring the Helghast war machine to a halt.
Directors: Mathijs de Jonge, Jonathan Kray | Stars: Demetri Goritsas, Charles Everett, Ryan McCluskey, Noah Lee Margetts
Votes: 2,052
21. Killzone 3 (2011 Video Game)
M | Action, Sci-Fi, War
Following the events after Killzone 2 (2009), Visari, the leader of the Helghast is dead, but the war is far from over. Helghast forces have mounted a devastating counterattack, prompting the ISA to smoke out evacuation of planet Helghan.
Directors: Mathijs de Jonge, Jim Sonzero | Stars: Brian Cox, Ray Winstone, Malcolm McDowell, James Remar
Votes: 1,762
story-experience: 5.5 play-experience: 8.5
22. Heavy Rain (2010 Video Game)
M | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As a child goes missing, his father tirelessly works to rescue him, while a journalist, an FBI agent, and a private detective try to identify his kidnapper known only as the "Origami Killer".
Director: David Cage | Stars: Pascal Langdale, Jacqui Ainsley, Judi Beecher, Sam Douglas
Votes: 14,898
story-experience: 8.5 play-experience: 7.5
23. Warhawk (2007 Video Game)
T | Action
Warhawk, a remake of the PSX launch title of the same name, is a multiplayer-only futuristic combat game, in the style of the Battlefield or Tribes series. Combat focuses on up to 32 ... See full summary »
Director: Dylan Jobe | Stars: Grady Harmon, Stephen Stanton
Votes: 38
24. inFamous (2009 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Control Cole MacGrath as he evolves his newly found ability to control electricity. In a city on lock down due to plague and super-powered psychos, you must choose to act as savior to the people or become the reckless demon of Empire City.
Director: Nate Fox | Stars: Jason Cottle, Caleb Moody, Kimberli Colbourne, Phil LaMarr
Votes: 4,423
story-experience: 7.5 play-experience: 8.5
25. inFamous 2 (2011 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After the Beast destroys Empire City, Cole MacGrath flees to the city of New Marais to search for a scientist, who could upgrade his powers.
Directors: Nate Fox, Sean Stanek | Stars: Eric Ladin, Caleb Moody, Dawn Olivieri, Michael Ensign
Votes: 3,259
story-experience: 8 play-experience: 9
26. Sleeping Dogs (2012 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
Asian-American cop Wei Shen goes undercover in Hong Kong to infiltrate a Triad organization. However, he is soon torn between his duty as a police officer and the organization he helped rise through the ranks.
Directors: Justin Bullard, Sean Horne, Blade Zavier | Stars: Will Yun Lee, Edison Chen, Kelly Hu, Robin Shou
Votes: 7,765
27. Shadow Hearts: Covenant (2004 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
During World War I, a German army officer and her companions try to thwart the plans of a secret society.
Director: Matsuzo Machida | Stars: Joe Cappelletti, Kari Wahlgren, Ellyn Stern, Bob Papenbrook
Votes: 194
28. Final Fantasy VII (1997 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
A former soldier from an evil company joins a mercenary clan to fight the company he once served.
Directors: Yoshinori Kitase, Yasushi Matsumura, Masato Yagi
Votes: 11,409
29. Final Fantasy VIII (1999 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
A group of students at a military academy rescue a mysterious girl, who some say is the sorceress who wants to govern the universe.
Director: Yoshinori Kitase
Votes: 6,499
30. Half-Life 2 (2004 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Dr. Freeman is taken out of stasis by his "employer" to help rid the planet of invading aliens forces known as the Combine that entered through the portals he helped create.
Director: David Speyrer | Stars: Robert Guillaume, Robert Culp, Louis Gossett Jr., Michelle Forbes
Votes: 17,658
31. Control (2019 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Horror
You are Jesse Faden, a young woman with a troubled past. You become the new Director of the Bureau of Control - Our frontline in researching and fighting against supernatural enemies like the Hiss threatening our very existence.
Directors: Mikael Kasurinen, Sam Lake | Stars: Courtney Hope, Sean Durrie, James McCaffrey, Matthew Porretta
Votes: 5,322
32. Inside (2016 Video Game)
M | Adventure, Horror, Mystery
Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project.
Director: Arnt Jensen | Stars: Signa Köstler, Arthur Köstler, Cecilie Gellert Nielsen, Emil Groth Larsen
Votes: 4,770
33. Gris (2018 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
Votes: 1,138
34. The Last Guardian (2016 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
The tale of a young boy's friendship with a griffin-like creature who escaped captivity.
Directors: Fumito Ueda, Masanobu Tanaka | Stars: Tatsuki Ishikawa, Hiroshi Shirokuma, Masaki Aizawa, Yoshiko Takemura
Votes: 1,645
35. No Man's Sky (2016 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Sci-Fi
Explore and survive in a procedurally generated universe with 18.4 quintillion planets.
Directors: Sean Murray, David Ream | Stars: Rutger Hauer, Steve Malpass
Votes: 1,662
36. Hades (2018 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Hades is a rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion and Transistor, in which you defy the god of death as you hack and slash your way out of the Underworld of Greek myth.
Stars: Logan Cunningham, Darren Korb, Avalon Penrose, Christopher Saphire
Votes: 2,555
37. Kena: Bridge of Spirits (2021 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The story follows Kena, a young spirit guide who uses her magical abilities to help deceased people move from the physical to the spirit world.
Director: Mike Grier | Stars: Dewa Ayu Dewi Larassanti, Sam Cavallaro, Joshua Martin Vincent, Masashi Odate
Votes: 1,204
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