For me it’s Diablo II. Granted I’ve played my fair share of D2 since launch, and also recently on a private server with a comrade from hexbear, but I still feel like years later the game didn’t grab me as much as D1 did.
Granted I don’t hate D2, but for a game that I keep coming back to, D1 takes the prize.
I give them credit for giving Isaac a voice and not thoroughly ruining the game’s atmosphere because of it.
Stomping around yelling FUCK and SHIT as a properly frustrated and traumatized technician was great, as was
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“FUCK YOU, AND FUCK THE MARKER!”
Yeah his cursing was really cathartic. Particularly after being abused by necromorphs that were unkillable.