We all have that one game that holds a special place in our hearts. What game is it for you?
For me, it’s Metal Slug. Growing up, every Monday, my parents would drag me to the laundromat after work. As a kid, it was a pretty boring, but I had my toys, origami books, and coloring books to keep me entertained. However, my favorite thing to do was playing the Metal Slug arcade machine with my dad.
My dad was great at the game, and he taught me how to play. Though I improved, I could never keep up. When I’d inevitably die, he’d let me take over his side to let me have a bit more playtime. My favorite part was when he’d share stories from when he lived in another country and would go to the local arcade.
Those moments are cherished memories, and even today, whenever I visit an arcade, Metal Slug is the first game I play, despite still being terrible at it haha
Honorable mention goes to Mario 64, another game that holds a special place in my heart. I got an N64 from a garage sale, and playing Mario 64 while at home, with my mom’s “chore” music in the background ignited my love for gaming
Among others mentioned Tomb Raider (2013) is among my favorites. I know it’s objectively far from the best game in any way, but I’ll never forget my first 100% of the game. I spent the last hour of that playthrough trying to finish the last collectible quest. I had to shoot mines on and around the beach. After running around crazy not being able to find that last mine I gave in and looked up a walkthrough to see where it could be. Sure enough it was not there for me. Turns out, it can get glitched out and spawn in a different place, which I was able to find. Problem was, the hitbox didn’t like the new placement, so shooting at it did absolutely nothing. After half an hour of running around, aiming at it from every angle I could, i finally saw the crosshair turn red for a moment. The mine was gone soon enough.
In a similar boat is Beyond Two Souls, a very hit or miss game, I admit. I was finally able to play it when it came out on PC. I didn’t even realize how much it had grown on me when, and since I had first watched a playthrough of it. I played through it in one sleepless night. Then again, though a bit more spread out, after the Steam release. And now it’s out on GOG, so guess what I’m going to be doing this weekend.
Honorable mention to Gone Home. I randomly picked a game from my brother’s library and had no idea it would be a start for a new era of gaming for me.
I recently finished Tomb Raider 2013! I actually uploaded a review here haha
I had a lot of fun with it and I was thinking about finishing it 100% but I started playing something else instead. Maybe on my next run I will do that
Yeah it’s a bit of a chore… but a fun chore! When you’re in the mood…