Meaningful Video Games

[kihou]

Playing Undertale made me think about what video/computer games I find particularly meaningful or impactful. So here's an annotated list of questionable interest to anyone else. RPGs:

• Chrono Trigger: This is my choice for "canonical JRPG". It's noteworthy for a few places that break your assumptions, and time travel is great. (Also, I played it

Comments

[l33tminion]

My list overlaps a lot with yours (at least in what I've played).

Along with Chrono Trigger I'd definitely add Secret of Mana: Great aesthetic and story, co-op multiplayer, that brilliant, brilliant Hiroki Kikuta soundtrack (check out the intro theme, this theme from the leadup to the final stage, and the best boss battle theme of the SNES era).

Along with Planescape: Torment I'd mention Fallout and Fallout 2. While the writing and setting isn't quite as amazing as that of Planescape, the 50's retro-future extrapolated out to the 50's retro-post-apocalypse is a darn good setting, the writing is really strong, and it's combined with some interesting and very well designed turn-based tactical combat (the combat mechanics in Planescape are a bit of a weak point).

I'd go with The World Ends with You above Kingdom Hearts (though there's much to like about Kingdom Hearts). I thought that also had a great setting and premise, a great aesthetic, and the split-screen combat mechanics in the original DS version were quite interesting and

[kihou]

I'd probably put Majora's Mask, except… I haven't actually played more that 5 minutes of it. That should go on my "to play" list, probably above Bastion.

Katamari Damacy probably makes my list through sheer weirdness.