Yeah, for DS1, I totally respect the artistic vision and that they simply created a game against the trends (back then) … at the same time I made it trough the swamp under the Orc-City w/o the ring which allows immunity to the swamp poison. When I looked up how to get this ring (back to the Asylum) I was just like: WTF, I have a real life, how should I have figured this out by myself? … this turned me away, although I still have a lot of respect and love for DS1!

• Street Fighter II in basically any edition. Was my entry point in fighting games and to this day it just feels ‘right’
• Street Fighter III, 3rd Strike (It is that good and to this day one of the highlights)
• Slay the Spire
• Contra (NES)
• Super Mario Brothers (NES) (What an utterly brilliant game)
• Castlevania 3 (NES)
• Vampyre Survivors (Ok, maybe just pure dopamine addiction)
• Sudoku
• Final Fantasy 1 Pixel Remaster
• XCOM
• Open X-COM
• Olli Olli
• rogue
• Tetris
• Into the breach … and Quake

Contra (NES) is my all-time-favorite action game, ever. Just the absolute perfect pacing and difficulty. Back in the day I could basically play it endlessly and flawlessly. Just the perfect game to relax and have a good time.

Nice, what an underrated gem of a game! One of my favorite NES cartridges back in the day! I have never played anything like it afterwards. Any recommendations for a combination of Zelda and Top-Down shooter beside Guardian Legend?

Yay, on of my top 5 games of all time! :-) I just cannot play it as a comfort game, when I replay it, I have to have time for uninterrupted immersion and enjoyment of this masterpiece! :-)

Scrolled too far down to find one of my favorite comfort games… bought it multiple times so I can play it on every device I own. Works perfectly on everything from my smartphone over my netbook, laptop to my SteamDeck. Just brilliant game design and I am looking forward to part 2! :-)

Shame on me, never finished even Dark Souls 1, but damn I had a lot of fun failing and dying. :-)

Nice, and I fully agree: The best turn based 4x Civ I have played so far. Music, fractions and the story are all perfect. The factions play quite different and allow for diverse strategies to win. Surprised that there are not more copy-cats that try to pull it off.