Seven Of My All Time Favorite Games (For Now) 

Your story with FF12 is really moving. As someone who's still learning English, your soft and clear voice really makes your vids easy enough. Thanks for quality commentary as always!

Lovely anecdote about your dad.

I bought a house in an RPG. Mortismal bought a house with an RPG.

What I love about this channel is the mature, calm, honest, and personal commentary. TBH I don't actually play a lot of single player games (I have a short attention span and give up easily in RPGs), but I watch every single video because of the content. I am also adopted and, while it isn't related to any trauma with my biological parents (whom I don't know), I appreciate the honesty in describing the emotional ties you have to these games. I may become a convert to SP yet! 😊

Pleasantly surprised by Cyberpunk 2077. After watching the anime, I bought that game and LIVED THERE for months. And they really went all-out with all the different endings too. Incredible game and world.

“Final Fantasy 12 - in particular - is one of my favorite games of all time.” Ah, a man of genuine culture.

Don't sell yourself short, Mort. Your hard work paid off that house. BG3 brought the viewers, but you are the one who kept them(us) coming back.

Final Fantasy 12 is such an underrated game in the series. Probably the most successful attempt at modernizing traditional JRPG combat while still keeping it recognizable, some of the best exploration in the series, a really unique progression system, just a very engrossing game.

Cyberpunk is one of the most immersive game I've ever played. i love the book Neuromancer, and playing this reminded me so much of it.

8:49 - Babe wake up, new Mortismal lore dropped

My birth father was also in and out of jail my whole life. My step father, my dad, was also a gamer and its how we often and still do bond. We started with old ms dos games from commander keen to space quest to civilization series. To the ps3 era when I was leaving high school. He was in the military and we didnt get a lot of time together. So when big releases would come out, he would buy them and let me skip school the next day or two and we would take turns going through them. My mom always gave him crap for it but it was worth it. The last time we did this was when my mom went to visit her mother and she specifically told my dad to not buy a ps3. He dropped her off at the airport and came home with one. We played God of War, Assasins creed, Cod4 MW, and uncharted for nearly 2 weeks. Those were good times. Sadly he went a bit over board on religion and flat earth and we dont talk like we used to.....

I love the story about your Dad and FF12. I've been playing Tears of the Kingdom with my daughter since it came out. We're invested in it together now. I unlocked the end game ages ago but she doesn't want it to finish so I guess we're finding all the Koroks haha. I'm so grateful to have that experience with her

Final Fantasy XII made it !!!! My favorite RPG ❤

The best thing about Baldur Gate 3 beside the game is that it introduces me to the best game reviewer on the internet.I'm glad my viewership has made a tiny contribution to paying off your house 😆

Can't agree more on Cyberpunk. The writers on that game really need all the recognition. It immersed me without me even realizing it because every interaction big and small felt organic.

I love that FF12 is one of your favs because of the time spent with your dad. He sounds like a great dad and I’m glad appreciate him so much.

I thought to myself that CP 2077 was going to end up as another Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines situation (horrific launch, much maligned, then people came around to the gem underneath) and I'm glad I was right. Listening to Mike Pondsmith on the in-game radio talking about in-universe conspiracy theories while cruising around one of the coolest cities in all of video games is top immersive.

That bit about your father really hit home. Dads are so important, and I'm grateful you had someone to step into that pivotal role for you during your most impressionable years.

Oblivion is also my favorite elder scrolls game and I really get that feeling of being lost in it. Whenever I'd talk about it with my friends it was like this endless magical game that I could play forever. I'll always love oblivion lol I try to play it once a year.

The Gambit System was *chefs kiss*.

modern, fully updated Cyberpunk with the amazing DLC is one of the greatest games ever made, glad to see it bounce back the way it did

My favorites are DAO, KOTOR 2, WOTR, BG3, DOS2, Witcher 3, CP2077 and The Mass Effect trilogy. (Yes I'm claiming 8 and Mass Effect as one game now that I am allowed with MELE 😂)

I love how open and honest you are dude; it's rare, and I respect it.

Haha, when you were explaining how internet was not a big thing back when you were playing D2, I immediately had a flashback of using my dial-up modem to get an 'ultimate' D2 build guide written in NOTEPAD. Those were the days... 😆

YOU paid off your house bud. Great work, great chan, great vid.

genuinely shocked to see cyberpunk on here but for all the right reasons. i love that game to death congrats to being a homeowner!

another great example for the gabit system is unicorn overlord, spent hours optimizing each party and it felt great

I'm so happy to see Cyberpunk 2077 being regarded as a great game and worthy of being in people's lists of favorites. I always knew it could bounce back from it's disastrous launch and it certainly has become one of my favorites too.

This is such a good delivery of this kind of list im glad you love these games and this kind of stuff really shows how much games can affect and become such helpful moments

By far the best RU-vid about , please keep up the amazing work. Everything I see you buy a new game on steam or add something to your wishlist I always check them out

Jesus dude that was a heavy origin story drop hidden in there. Glad you’re doing good despite it all

Finally someone who gives Final Fantasy XII the recognizition it deserves.

I also loved Cyberpunk from release, I saw something in the game that no other had really given me its strange. Definitely a top 5 for me. So many genuine moments in the story.

You’ve got me in the mood to share. Here are 7 of my Favorite games of all time, games that I will never get tired of. 1. Halo: Combat Evolved. (My very first game and one me and my brother bonded over a lot when we were kids) 2. Bioshock (the first time a narrative of a game completely engrossed me) 3. Pokémon fire red gen 3 (my first Pokémon experience on my gameboy advance) 4. Fallout: New Vegas (the RPG that made me fall in love with RPGs) 5. CoD Black Ops 1 (I just love this CoD so much, it’s just oozing personality and is still probably the most unique entry In the franchise IMO) 6. Dark Souls ( A game that feels like home, my brother got it for me for my birthday in 2013 and we quickly bonded over the experience of the game. Priceless memories) 7. Prey 2017 (A criminally underrated game with criminally underrated DLC. I come back to this master class every other year or so. So many different ways to tackle the game and always something new to find)

Videos like this are the reason I’m subscribed. Feel the same exact way about Oblivion. I remember staying home from school when both my parents were at work just to play it.

My Top 10 Games of All Time -Dragon Quest 11 -Mortal Kombat Deception -Skyrim -Final Fantasy 12 -Divinity Original Sin 2 -Baldur's Gate 3 -Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen -Kingdom Hearts 2 -Diablo 3 -Borderlands 2

got back into playing wrath after the recent dlc and finished my demon run at like 3am last night. went to bed afterwards and ended up laying awake thinking 'do a winter oracle next'-'remember that dracolich idea you had?'-'but I want to do a legend run as well' to me thats magic right there and the game easily deserves a spot in my own top 10 games as well

Great video, thank you! I just got Pathfinder WotR last week pretty much exclusively because of your content and loving it so far!

Divinity 2's progression system is such an elegant way to give players hundreds or classes/sub classes in a digestible package. Love WOTR, but the freedom of character creation and classes system in DoS2 is something that I hope becomes more prominent in CRPGs (granted, ones based on ttrpg will be more restricted).

I'm so happy to see Cyberpunk 2077 on this list. Such an amazing game. Yea, it had a rough start but at this point it's one of my favorite games of all time. As for Divinity, Baldurs Gate etc.: These games look super interesting to me, but for whatever reason I can't figure out how to play them properly. It always feels like I'm stuck at the very beginning of each game and I don't know what to do about it

The story about your dad was so sweet!! LEGO Star Wars the complete saga is one of my favorite games for a similar reason. Me and my dad played that game front to back together so many times, finding every collectible and 100% every level. It was something we really bonded over and looked forward to playing together. Those will always be some of my favorite childhood memories

I loved Like a Dragon, it was my first Yakuza game and man... I've been missing out. The game surprised me from top to bottom, it's full of goofiness and funny situations, while the main story is super gritty, dark and sad. Absolute masterpiece.

Divinity Original 1&2 have special place in my heart.

Great list and a great video as always.

Always love to hear bits and pieces of your personal life. Thanks for sharing your story about your dad!

Morti, I started watching your videos a view years ago, when you recently started doing this full time. I'm very happy to hear that this has provided you a path to success. Keep up the great work.

I love Cyberpunk 2077. I played at launch on a regular ps4. It had its issues but i was lucky and didnt have much of the bugs and glitches that people had. Lots of crashes but i expected that considering what i was playing it on. Only had a few missions bug out. But i loved playing it. It was one of the first games i got on PC when i finally got one.

Thanks for sharing your experiences beyond the games themselves. We appreciate information, but we love this channel for the humanity you show.

i love your "sum up" / rankings videos. It was nice to hear your thoughts

Appreciate the sweet and chill videos! Found you through your Tactics Ogre Reborn review, and have stuck around since.

Great list. Great video. Really appreciate you opening up about the personal attachment you have to FF12.

As someone who also loves Diablo 2, you should really check out project diablo 2, it’s probably the best mod I’ve ever played and feels like a natural extension of the base game

Thank you for sharing the personal memories of your Dad. I do like to find out more about my favorite creators because often times I feel people forget that creators are just normal people with lives and their own stories. Your content is awesome and this list has a few games on it that I have not yet played. But the ones I have played that are on your list are definitely on my favorite games list also.

Love how there's awesome Mortismal lore in these videos.

Love the channel and the video, thank you!

i'm very glad we share a lot of favorite games with you. On the other hand, i didn't have a difficult life when i grew up, but playing games to escape from the bad parts of our lives is something that really resonated with me, and make me feel connected with you in a different way i do with other youtubers. (yeah, i know it's a parasocial relationship, but it's one i enjoy a lot) Also it was thanks to pathfinder: wrath of the righteous i discovered this channel, and became one of my favorites. I'm glad your life is much better now. keep the good job, we'll be here watching your content.

Some of my all-time favorite games are. Elden Ring, Bloodborne, Mass Effect Trilogy, Metal Gear Solid Snake Eatter, Dead Space, Arkanes Prey, and Skyrim with mods of course.

Thank you, for your reviews.

Nice list :) a few of these i havent finished yet. Pathfinder wotr is what i play now. Love it so far. Takes some time to get into.

Because of one of your videos I fell in love with Skald against the black priory. I am now desperate to play a game of similar story and go through your videos.... Gosh! What a treasure!

Man, I been watching you since divinity era, and I can say you still surprise me with your life stories, thank you for sharing your life with us

I'm pretty sure I ran across your channel and videos several times already in the past (I'm a huge Dragon Age fan and played a lot of BG3 recently), but this steam summer sale I got Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous and that's what made me a subscriber - your videos have been invaluable in allowing me to stick with the game and not feel overwhelmed by the initial learning curve (to be sure, I'm still on it, only just started roaming around Kenabres), and they keep being a massive help in learning how to play and handle the game. Now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure your videos about Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous, Pillars of Eternity and Tyranny were what eventually convinced me to chose Wrath of the Righteous from among those three as the best game for me. And now I get to find and watch all your other content as well - I think you make some excellent stuff! What I guess I'm trying to say is - thanks for making all the content you do, it was and is both very helpful and very entertaining.

I would add KOTOR 2, Mass Effect Trilogy, Shenmue 2, Persona 3,4 & 5, Red Dead Redemption 2, ESO, FF 7, Honkai Star Rail, GTA 4, AC Valhalla, God of War Ragnarock, Horizon: Forbidden West, Days Gone, Sleeping Dogs & Yakuza series.

Diablo 2, rushing back from school to get back into Lut Golhein, its wonderful music, the pure and simple gameplay, the quest for uniques and runes, the magic of its atmosphere, the long hours trying out builds. 😢

The atmosphere of oblivion is truly special. Its a beautiful and bright and sunny world that I will happily explore again and again.

Amazing game choices, with thoughtful personal anecdotes. Thank you for sharing. It's always wonderful to see FFXII get some appreciation, too.

Am so excited for your WotR story vid! I just recently got the game cuz of your channel tbh Congrats on your success!

Much love to you man. My dad was also in prison. I'm glad you are finding healing and doing well. Thank you for all the amazing content, your channel is one of the very best on this site.

I’m new to your channel and loved the personal anecdotes in this video. Also loved reading your comments, I can only hope when I restart RU-vid I get commenters and subscribers so thoughtful and engaged as yours

Congrats on your house! As a regular viewer of your channel I am always happy to hear positive updates of your life! (BTW I don't even play BG3 myself lol.)

I grew up with Morrowind, Baldurs gate, Icewind Dale, Diablo. And when I heard Larian Studios was behind the helm for BG3, as a Belgian and Divine Divinity fan, I was so stoked for that game. The only time I actually bought a game in early access, and I am happy for them it was a huge succes. Now if beyond good and evil 2 would finally release and be actually great, I can die a happy man.

Good video and list. While I'm in no way a fan of the Pathfinder games, I could watch your videos on them all the time. Always enjoy when someone's love and passion for something shows.

You got yourself a new subscriber! Loved this video!

Glad to hear that Baldurs Gate 3 went so well for you. I found your channel when i was looking for BG1 and BG2 guides in preperation for the BG3 release a few months prior. :- D They helped alot and i loved BG1 and BG2. Really glad that i played them for the first time before the release. I really struggeled at first since i never got warm with CRPG before in the past. But then it clicked and i had a blast! Which lead to alot of other crpg. :- ) You paid a big part in that, so thank you!

I love how sharing those moments with family makes games so much more special

This list of games is amazing! Great job, dude. ❤

My favorite review channel! You always my go too, keep up the work!!

The story behind ff12 is yet another example of why I really have a great respect for you because whenever you share anything about your personal life it feels very honest and genuine so of course I connect with that and respect you alot because of that honesty. I truly do feel very happy for you in that youtube has given you alot and I think you deserve mate. May you continue to enjoy the better parts life for the rest of you days and thank you for sharing with the world. 🙂👍❤️

Recently got pathfinder wotr after watching some of your first videos on it. Very excited to give it a go soon , having loved many other crpgs😄

Love your content - thank you!

Closing in on a thousand hours in WotR, partly because I need a newer computer to play BG3 without crippling lag, but also because I keep coming back to it (currently on my fourth run, trying for Sadistic Game Design). Was lovely to hear some of your anecdotes about the times that these games point to in your life.

Did not expect to get Mortismal Lore in this video. Nice!

I'm a long-time gamer and I really enjoyed your commentary of your favorite games. From watching some of your previous videos, I had a good idea of what some of your choices would be. ☺

A lot of RU-vidrs do a fantastic job of explaining why they favor certain games over others. None of them add as many relatable personal reasons as you do, and that is exactly why I like your channel. You explain yourself so well that I can, with great accuracy, know if I will enjoy a game based solely on how you describe your experience with it. Looking forward to you being a regular part of my weekly RU-vidr rotation for video game news and coverage for a really long time man! 🎉

I agree with you on Cyberpunk and Oblivion. Cyberpunk had a hell off a redemption arc. Such a great game now, though it also was back in 1.6 when I first played it as well. My personal list is hard to nail down. Depends on my mood :D RDR2, Cyberpunk, Minecraft, Skyrim, Oblivion, New Vegas, Stardew Valley. That covers the main ones.

Divinity Original Sin 2 and Baldur's Gate 3 are the best RPGs ever made 👌 Cyberpunk is great too.

Oh, how far we have fallen from FF 12. Haven't been excited for a ff since then. Great list of games!

I view you as a hardcore in depth review channel so when you have these kinds of videos I see it as a little treat lol

Loved the frank, matter-of-factly, way you speak on this video, friend, specially about the house and the adoption. Amazing job. :)

Playing with dad and creating cherished memories. Excellent video btw!

After what you said about Baldur's Gate 3, I love it even more! Keep on the good work!

I finally beat cyberpunk earlier this morning, it's just so good i didn't want it to end

I've got WOTR in my library waiting to be played, and I'm quite hyped up to play it eventually, mainly due to your channel bigging it up so much. However, I'm just coming to the end of Baldur's Gate 3, which has taken me about 8-9 months (on and off, been playing other things in that time too), so might take a bit of a break before venturing into another massively long game!

Great channel. I love your videos!

For me BG2 is the most memorable, especially since I played it at release and no other game had ever even come close to the quality at the time. Playing through BG3 right now is bringing back memories as well as making new ones.

Great list ! Many of those are also my favourites. Thank you Mort for an entertaining video and I'll also be sad when we no longer have any WOTR content.

Awesome video and great list of games :)

I think the Quest for Glory series doesn't get enough recognition on lists like this. I hope more newer gamers eventually find it.

No way, I was literally wishing you had one of these videos yesterday.

I'm not good at many of the games covered here, but I watch the videos anyway because the coverage is so good.