I feel like my “all-time favorite” changes depending on my mood, but if I had to pick just one, I’d probably go with The Witcher 3. That game just hit all the right notes—amazing story, incredible world-building, and so much stuff to do without feeling like pointless filler. Plus, the expansions were just as good, if not better than the base game.

What about you? Are you more into RPGs, shooters, or something else entirely?

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[–] whyrat@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Best single game is probably Portal. The pacing, storytelling, innovation, sound, all are top notch even 20+ years later. Graphics aren't phenomenal, but don't need to be. The challenges and easter eggs made it a blast to 100%.

[–] duchess@feddit.org 12 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I'd say that Portal 2 even improved the first one in every aspect.

[–] Vespair@lemm.ee 2 points 5 hours ago

I dunno. Frankly they're both absolutely pantheon, legendary games that deliver a near-perfect gaming experience, but I feel like Portal 1 delivered a kind of tighter package where Portal 2 meanders just a little bit, and while Wheatley is still brilliant I'm not sure I he hit the same way or struck the same tone as GlaDOS. But we're talking about like nanometers of difference in quality here either way as both games are goddamn stellar.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 5 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I'm on the fence about which is better. Portal 2 is an improvement, but also has its flaws.

Part of the reason I would argue Portal 1 was better is because it was so unexpected. I went in expecting "interesting puzzle game" which it is, but I did not expect to also get "excellent humor with strange horror vibes and incredibly good personality."

If someone didn't know what a Glados was I think the first one is better. I also recognize that many people who have never played Portal are well aware of Glados.

[–] duchess@feddit.org 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

I guess something Portal 2 lacked was the element of surprise.

[–] Flagstaff@programming.dev 8 points 1 day ago

Portal felt like a very long, pretty well-done tech demo, but Portal 2 is where it's at.

[–] nogooduser@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I felt that Portal 2’s difficulty curve was a little off but was perfect other than that. It was too easy for most of the game and then ramped up to what I consider to be a good difficulty level later on.

The two player portion was fantastic though.

[–] duchess@feddit.org 2 points 8 hours ago

Difficulty balance is especially hard for puzzle games, I guess. You can get a good estimate with lots of testing (ha!) with many participants, but even then you or me personally can be outliers.