There’s a number of methods out there that we use to define ourselves. Are we characterised by our kindness to others? Or perhaps our cruelty to fellow man? Do you feel that the best way to sum yourself up is to refer to movies? Maybe you’re defined by your wealth, your passion or your adventures that all contribute towards creating an image of yourself.
Here’s a question though: What’s your you game? I’m not talking a weekly rag mag though, but rather the one game that you champion above all others. That interactive slice of entertainment that you just can’t get enough of and that you wish more people were playing. What does that say about you in the grand scheme of things?
Over in the Critical Hit office, we had a good discussion on the games that we felt were best representative of us. Alessandro is easily a Journey guy, Noelle’s reputation as a Tomb Raider lady has slowly been threatened by her addiction to Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Kervyn is a Battlefield fanboy for life and Tracy is the patron saint of Pokémon Go. I’d like to think that if there was a game that defined me, it’d be Metal Gear Rising, Batman Arkham Origins or Hitman but it’s probably Destiny.
And I’m alright with that! These are games of wonder and epic stories, colourful adventures and gritty quests which perfectly sums up the crew that I work with. What about you though? If you had to choose one game to define your life, personality and character by, what would it be?
The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Critical Hit as an organisation.
Last Updated: October 25, 2019
WyvernCT
October 25, 2019 at 10:44
It used to be Warframe, until it made me violently ill. Grim Dawn, D3 and Borderlands I suspect is it now, with a touch of Division and Ghost recon. I should add in that I hate EVERYONE who can still play warframe
Daniel Hallinan
October 25, 2019 at 10:57
Do boardgames count?
Because then Kingdom Death.
I really enjoy the setting (as intentionally sparse as it is, I admit), and the creature designs are very much “my aesthetic”. Gameplay definitely illicits a unique experience, as well, that has strongly influenced me.
How about tabletop roleplaying games? In which case, Mothership. I really enjoy running Horror, and it’s a wonderfully evocative system. (Edit: which reminds me, why DOESN’T this site have an RPG news section, considering the name? Is it because the RPG news world is a maze of announcements of unsure importance read only by a small niche of consumers who tend to already know what they want, like Boardgame news?)
As for digital games… Homeworld is pretty close to my heart, and was also hugely influential – though I’ve only thought about it a lot recently (with the Fig campaign and the recently announced TTRPG). There’s also Bloodborne to a lesser degree, since that also overlaps with my literary interests. Its aesthetic is why I jumped into it, and not Dark Souls.
Daniel Hallinan
October 25, 2019 at 10:57
Do boardgames count?
Because then Kingdom Death.
I really enjoy the setting (as intentionally sparse as it is, I admit), and the creature designs are very much “my aesthetic”. Gameplay definitely illicits a unique experience, as well, that has strongly influenced me.
How about tabletop roleplaying games? In which case, Mothership. I really enjoy running Horror, and it’s a wonderfully evocative system. (Edit: which reminds me, why DOESN’T this site have an RPG news section, considering the name? Is it because the RPG news world is a maze of announcements of unsure importance read only by a small niche of consumers who tend to already know what they want, like Boardgame news?)
As for digital games… Homeworld is pretty close to my heart, and was also hugely influential – though I’ve only thought about it a lot recently (with the Fig campaign and the recently announced TTRPG). There’s also Bloodborne to a lesser degree, since that also overlaps with my literary interests. Its aesthetic is why I jumped into it, and not Dark Souls.
Pariah
October 25, 2019 at 10:07
I would like to say No Man’s Sky, since it’s been such a success story in terms of turning things on their head and producing what is, currently, a fantastic game.
But, I’d probably be a Terraria person. I’ve spent well over 1000 hours in that game and it’s the one game that I never uninstall, for any reason, because sometimes you just want to go and explore/craft in a delightful 2D world. Then there’s the wiring system and pixel-art community and honestly there’s so much in the base game for almost anyone to enjoy and sink hours into. And the mods add so much longevity as well, with loads of options and content for all tastes. It’s just a massive game that can suck hundreds of hours out of you, and you won’t even miss them.
Llama In The Rift
October 25, 2019 at 10:07
I’m on my 9th playtrough of The Witcher 3….that alone tells me i have a problem.
Pariah
October 25, 2019 at 10:19
Wow… I’ve managed to finish the starting area once. But not much more. lol. XD
Hammersteyn
October 25, 2019 at 10:43
That’s amazing
Admiral Chief
October 25, 2019 at 13:13
Agreed
Llama In The Rift
October 25, 2019 at 13:14
Weird thing is every playtrough i discovery something i previously missed even if it;s something as small as a Game Of Thrones reference or a note….truly love it.
Dresden
October 28, 2019 at 12:22
So you’ve come across poor Tyrion’s body in the abandoned fort. That was so amazing the first time I cam across it!
Llama In The Rift
October 28, 2019 at 13:11
Yes, even stumbled upon an old note from the 2 guys who made Geralt drink a potion in The Witcher 2 that confirms they might have cured Geralt of his sterility…meaning my Geralt might be Daddy to allot of kids in Novigrad/Skellige/Toussaint
Dresden
October 28, 2019 at 13:21
I’ve read basically all the notes and I can’t seem to remember this. Care to tell me where you got it good sir?
Also, I’m curious to know if you’ve completed all of the achievements yet. Seeing that you’re on your 9th play through.
Llama In The Rift
October 28, 2019 at 15:01
That note is kinda difficult to find and the only way to do so is to import a save file from The Witcher 2 where you met the 2 scholars and excepted the quest to drink their potion….You will find the note in Oxenfurt near the academy close to the pille of books and stuff thats being burned…Where the 2 guards stand when Shani takes you to see the old man about the master of mirrors …G.O.D…..as for achievements i have no idea…i have the disc version and never play’d the game connected to the GOG servers….just donwloaded the updates from GOG and disconnected…back then when i had a small cap on my internet….achievements dont bother me and such…just wana play the game.
Guild
October 25, 2019 at 13:01
And yet…..I haven’t progressed further than the how to play. I really mean to get to it but I always end up playing something else
Gr8_Balls_o_Fire
October 28, 2019 at 11:28
I’ve had this game for 3 years and still haven’t finished it.
Admiral Chief
October 25, 2019 at 10:19
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e9f6f7c594dffa588f31a5a1ced221095b95663e83b9caeb3d26a7353399070c.gif
Pariah
October 25, 2019 at 12:35
Yeah, I don’t think anyone would argue. That’s your game. XD
Guz
October 25, 2019 at 10:44
Yip I’m on pretty much jamming this everyday , well at least Ive kicked my dota addiction.
Think I replaced crack with heroin
Admiral Chief
October 25, 2019 at 14:41
Noice dude. What MR are you?
Guz
October 25, 2019 at 18:01
Just hit 8, trying to get to pluto,s so I can do the war within mission, just finished the second dream last night, Battling a bit to get MR up now also need better weapons/mods
Admiral Chief
October 26, 2019 at 00:13
I remember when I played Second Dream, dude, such feeeeelz!
Alien Emperor Trevor
October 25, 2019 at 10:44
I’ve said my goodbyes to that game. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ca4af370dffbefe56a0dcecbe509d741dca353ef7d1ed07d6b6352dc6b07f4c9.jpg
Hammersteyn
October 25, 2019 at 11:35
k bye
Admiral Chief
October 25, 2019 at 13:01
I took a year break, loving it again
Pariah
October 25, 2019 at 12:35
Yeah, I don’t think anyone would argue. That’s your game. XD
Admiral Chief
October 25, 2019 at 15:54
I had a chuckle at my hours the other day, 1234 hours
That feels like yesterday, I’m now almost at 1500
Pariah
October 25, 2019 at 16:08
Still 1000 short of my DOTA2 hours. That depresses me.
Guz
October 25, 2019 at 16:24
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/6a2844e474e43cca3feccd75016bd92da012f0e59fb72346f7d475c901f2eaf6.jpg
?
edit:To clarify this is my dota playtime
Admiral Chief
October 25, 2019 at 17:49
Duuude
Hammersteyn
October 25, 2019 at 16:24
That’s a job not a hobby 😛
Admiral Chief
October 25, 2019 at 10:19
I really dig Skyrim as well, but my wife has forbidden me to start it up again
Kervyn Cloete
October 25, 2019 at 11:25
LOL my wife took my copy and hid it for 2 months. I was so addicted I was considering driving home during lunch to get in 20 mins of Skyrim time and then driving back.
Pariah
October 25, 2019 at 10:20
At least you can listen to the sublime music right?
Admiral Chief
October 25, 2019 at 12:48
Fus Ro Awesome
Admiral Chief
October 25, 2019 at 12:48
Fus Ro Awesome
Hammersteyn
October 25, 2019 at 10:30
So good!
HairyEwok
October 25, 2019 at 10:43
Your wife: Fush-roh-NO!
Admiral Chief
October 25, 2019 at 12:48
Playing with her vs playing Skyrim, yeah, no contest
Admiral Chief
October 25, 2019 at 12:48
Playing with her vs playing Skyrim, yeah, no contest
Jacques Van Zyl
October 25, 2019 at 14:03
skyrim multiplayer mod?
Kervyn Cloete
October 25, 2019 at 11:25
LOL my wife took my copy and hid it for 2 months. I was so addicted I was considering driving home during lunch to get in 20 mins of Skyrim time and then driving back.
Admiral Chief
October 25, 2019 at 11:36
ROOOOFL
I had such plans at night of quests etc etc, and before I knew it, I’m creating armour pieces again
Son of Banana Jim
October 25, 2019 at 10:20
What an interesting question, I would say the two games I best identify with (or at least the games that have absolutely consumed my life) has to be a) TERRARIA and b) WARFRAME. I really don’t know which one, I would say is the “ME” game.
Admiral Chief
October 25, 2019 at 10:20
The Deus Ex world is also something I can immerse myself into. Choices, conversations, I tend to always react the way I think I would have reacted if I had been in the same situation. I really live myself into those games
Hammersteyn
October 25, 2019 at 10:30
Easy https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/29dae8aaeaceaddb26a8fe8898e312e664dab602cb6bbd5d0f728d85163a2cc0.jpg
Pariah
October 25, 2019 at 10:31
And the trend of awesome OSTs continues:
Llama In The Rift
October 25, 2019 at 10:44
I’m pro Doom just for that Metal!!
Guz
October 25, 2019 at 12:00
The OST is in my workout mix xD
Hammersteyn
October 25, 2019 at 13:14
awesome!
DragonSpirit009
October 25, 2019 at 10:31
I’m a Spyro o/
HairyEwok
October 25, 2019 at 10:31
Arma 3….. Nothing beats getting that 2km long sniper headshot perfectly…. While the guy if flying a helicopter…… in the night. XD
Hammersteyn
October 25, 2019 at 10:31
The Final Fantasy series also qualifies, I could easily start up 7,8,9,10,12 or 15 and play it from start to finish.
Son of Banana Jim
October 25, 2019 at 11:24
What about 6? The greatest Final Fantasy ever created 😀
HairyEwok
October 25, 2019 at 10:31
What happened to 11 and 13? I know 14 is an MMO
Hammersteyn
October 25, 2019 at 13:37
11 is also an mmo I think, 13 was meh, more than half of protagonists irritated me.
HairyEwok
October 25, 2019 at 14:16
Agreed, I have 13 on PC and i can’t play it… it’s like the game play style irritates me. Lightning isn’t helping it either.. Now 8 and 12 are my favorites.
Son of Banana Jim
October 25, 2019 at 11:24
What about 6? The greatest Final Fantasy ever created 😀
Hammersteyn
October 25, 2019 at 11:35
do they sell on PS4?
Alien Emperor Trevor
October 25, 2019 at 13:26
It’s on PC1.
Admiral Chief
October 25, 2019 at 11:35
You like Final Llew most?
Hammersteyn
October 25, 2019 at 14:56
XD
WyvernCT
October 25, 2019 at 10:44
It used to be Warframe, until it made me violently ill. Grim Dawn, D3 and Borderlands I suspect is it now, with a touch of Division and Ghost recon. I should add in that I hate EVERYONE who can still play warframe
Kervyn Cloete
October 25, 2019 at 11:25
I need to know how you got ill from playing Warframe. Was it motion sickness? I had a friend who used to get bad motion sickness when playing Quake due to the speed of the movement.
Kervyn Cloete
October 25, 2019 at 11:25
I need to know how you got ill from playing Warframe. Was it motion sickness? I had a friend who used to get bad motion sickness when playing Quake due to the speed of the movement.
WyvernCT
October 28, 2019 at 10:25
Yep, I get motion sickness in a lot of games, especially fast paced games such as warframe, Overwatch, Fortnight, Paladins, even BF and COD. Warframe it only came on after the release of the Arc wing. They did something to the graphics that triggered me so badly. I can’t even walk in my ship without wanting to puke. I spend a long time discussing it with the game devs – I sent them an email about it, we had a long chat and apparently after the graphics update back then about 1% of their player base was affected by it. Most fast paced games triggers it for me unfortunately. I get away with it in Div 2 by not playing in the Dark Zone. I try to avoid games with PVP – Even in Destiny 2, I take it easy (aka I am the slowest player in the group at all times so as not to trigger my motion sickness – Its why I game for fun and not professionally – I avoid raiding as much as possible so that I don’t let teams down)
Gustav Willem Diedericks
October 25, 2019 at 10:44
I know it’s not the best of the Diablo titles, but I am still very much in love with Diablo 3, especially after getting the Reaper of Souls expansion which just improved the experience, and I boot it up quite regularly (I’ll be jamming it again this weekend). That said, other “me” games are Operation Flashpoint and Quake (the whole series, yeah!)
Admiral Chief
October 25, 2019 at 11:24
Now why the hell did you say that…..I forgot about D3…dammit Gustav.
(starts up download)
Admiral Chief
October 25, 2019 at 11:24
Now why the hell did you say that…..I forgot about D3…dammit Gustav.
(starts up download)
Gustav Willem Diedericks
October 25, 2019 at 13:01
XD
Daniel Hallinan
October 25, 2019 at 10:57
Do boardgames count?
Because then Kingdom Death.
I really enjoy the setting (as intentionally sparse as it is, I admit), and the creature designs are very much “my aesthetic”. Gameplay definitely illicits a unique experience, as well, that has strongly influenced me.
How about tabletop roleplaying games? In which case, Mothership. I really enjoy running Horror, and it’s a wonderfully evocative system. (Edit: which reminds me, why DOESN’T this site have an RPG news section, considering the name? Is it because the RPG news world is a maze of announcements of unsure importance read only by a small niche of consumers who tend to already know what they want, like Boardgame news?)
As for digital games… Homeworld is pretty close to my heart, and was also hugely influential – though I’ve only thought about it a lot recently (with the Fig campaign and the recently announced TTRPG). There’s also Bloodborne to a lesser degree, since that also overlaps with my literary interests. Its aesthetic is why I jumped into it, and not Dark Souls.
Admiral Chief
October 25, 2019 at 10:57
I can sympathize with my Monopoly character when getting hit with taxes!
Admiral Chief
October 25, 2019 at 13:14
Of course they count!
Yozzie
October 25, 2019 at 11:36
World of Warcraft. Even thought that ship has sailed, people still call me the WoW fanboi…
Admiral Chief
October 25, 2019 at 11:47
Proper noice FFD this!
Jacques Van Zyl
October 25, 2019 at 11:48
For me, it is EVE Online.
No matter what, that is the one game I have never uninstalled and the one game I’ve championed above everything else in my ever growing backlog.
For the Emperor!
October 25, 2019 at 12:00
Possibly Stellaris. So many different ways to dominate the galaxy…I can be the kind person I am and rule through logic and diplomacy…or I can be the cold-hearted bastard I sometimes want to be…in the end all the concubines are mine I tell you MINE!
Original Heretic
October 25, 2019 at 12:00
Dark Souls or God of War.
Kromas
October 25, 2019 at 12:48
Mass Effect.
Guild
October 25, 2019 at 13:02
I would say COD, I have played them all since Black Ops. But mostly just the MP portions. Latest COD was great cause I didn’t have to bother with any SP. Just pure MP and BR fun
HvR
October 25, 2019 at 14:17
I wanted to say TA but I think it needs to be (well all Westwood pre-EA strategy games):
BradeLunner
October 25, 2019 at 14:56
Firewatch…long after playing and replaying it just sticks with me. And then popcorn game would be uncharted 2
Jbumi
October 25, 2019 at 15:26
I’d like to spend my retirement in Teer Fradee enjoying life with my minudhanem, Siora! ?
Geoffrey Tim
October 25, 2019 at 15:39
Street Fighter 2, Mario 3.
Tbone187
October 25, 2019 at 16:25
I wanna say something epic like Metal Gear, Hitman or Monster Hunter but I’d have to go with Tekken!!
It just has so much meaning to me. Used to sneak into town as a 13 yr old to play the first one in the arcade with the money I made selling calculaters n shit, bought magazines for the moves, witnessed it’s growth,won contests, beat laarnie kids who could afford playstations back in the day and so on…
There’s just a beauty of having a puncher’s chance. Do the basics right with the right timing and you can take out guys trying to do fancy combos n what not so definitely Tekken for me.
Metal Rabbit
October 25, 2019 at 21:02
Used to be Warframe (MR 20-something) until I splurged on Destiny 2 Deluxe and now my second annual pass (Shadowkeep). Never looked back. Titan memes are in my blood and I wish I’d bought the first game now that I know what I missed out on.
I can decimate with the other 2 classes but I reiterate… Titans and punching just sings to my DNA.