Which video game series changed your outlook on life?

[NachoChi]

Mine is Shin Megami Tensei. It all started with my playthrough of both SMT 2 on a zSNES emulator and SMT 3 Nocturne on my PS2. A mix between going through the guides and understanding the lore that was presented to me through wikis/forums/etc began. Man, what an amazing rabbit hole I went down and I have never been the same, but for the better. I don't recommend the old school versions from a gameplay point of view unless you're used to it or have found something more taxing to get through. Otherwise, the stories have been great and engaging no matter the route you take of the three (Law/Neutral/Chaos). This particular series challenged what I knew as a young man that grew up in an otherwise Christian household. It opened my mind so much to other cultures with their religions and all the mythos and cryptids that followed as well as esoteric knowledge. I find it all so fascinating and it plays a big part of my life.

Yes, the Persona series are included as they are a spin-off after all. Moreso Persona 2 and 3 due to their respective stories and how they actually connect. The rest in the spin-off are just as great, I just have a personal connection to the aforementioned. Those games hit me in a special way, realizing that not everybody has it all together and are doing their best with what they have/were given. Friendships and connections go a long way so long as it's maintained well instead of forced. I can go on :P but please, I'd like to know everyone else's!

 

[Kamako]

Have you had the chance to play the SMT Digital Devil Saga duology? They're two of the best JRPG's I've ever played.

Great soundtracks, brutal difficulty, excellent characters and story....simply splendid games.

 

[JPchicre]

Sorry for being basic. Final Fantasy 7 is so well written that flares my Climate Change anxieties to even higher highs,
In a less basic note, the Gothic PC game series is great, and does have a lot to say on Society

 

[Snorlaxbelly]

Have you had the chance to play the SMT Digital Devil Saga duology? They're two of the best JRPG's I've ever played.

Great soundtracks, brutal difficulty, excellent characters and story....simply splendid games.

Great games, cool art style, and awesome music for sure. Heavily overlooked.

 

[Tonberry]

Might sound corny, but as a kid in the early 2000s I’m happy that I grew up with Final Fantasy and its sincere stories of perseverance, love, and camaraderie in an era that was plagued by a monolithic presence of irony, brainless bluster and machismo.

 

[nobitakun]

Illusion of Time / Gaia. My first RPG ever and my all life videochanger.

 

[bjork]

None? They might mirror something I've experience or whatever, but that's about as far as it goes.

 

[RETRO-VETRO RETRO-VETRO]

Persona and Animal Crossing.

 

[030079AR]

Have you had the chance to play the SMT Digital Devil Saga duology? They're two of the best JRPG's I've ever played.

Great soundtracks, brutal difficulty, excellent characters and story....simply splendid games.

also the character designs are among my best SMT beside persona 2, ST, and nocturne for me.
dang i need to replay these games.

 

[Yousef]

That’s an interesting philosophical question. My answers would be GTA, Persona and Dead Rising. Definitely Yakuza too, and Danganronpa to some extent. Shoutout to Phoenix Wright also.

 

[TruxtonTatsujin]

Cave Story I guess? idk why exactly, the story is simple but it stuck with me for a long time. The game's atmosphere felt special to me as well. Just a overall very melancholic affair that I had not really ever encountered before. I guess you could say I wasn't used to games trying to get any kind of emotional reaction out of you other than "this is fun". This probably isn't a very good explanation but it's all I got

 

[Jeff]

Earthbound and Animal Crossing.

 

[UnDubious]

A few years ago I played through Planet Laika. It's a extremely weird but also philosophical game, and when I finished it I really felt like I had become different for a short while, or like I had stepped in a new reality... but it lasted maybe two days. I couldn't even tell you exactly what the game's about at this point, just that it was interesting.