(Saw this question asked on another popular link aggregation website and it got me thinking)
If you could play one game for the first time all over again, what would you choose? This might be because you want to do it all again, or because you don't think you got enough out of it the first time. It could be experiencing the game exactly as you were back then, or experiencing a game with what you know now.
For me, it's Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past, experienced exactly as I was back in 1991.
Nothing comes close to how jaw-droppingly amazed I was by that opening sequence. The epic orchestral score, the cinematic rainstorm, creeping around in the dark... it was a generational leap above anything I'd played on 8-bit computers and consoles, and even the Megadrive. I'd love to play it again without thirty plus years of Nintendo/Zelda knowledge, or without knowing about the dark world.
Grandia on ps1. I refuse to replay it out of a morbid certainty that it's basic as all hell. But it was my first jrpg and it blew my mind.
I swear it took me weeks to make it to the wall, but searching my memory it's the first scene after your hometown.
I played through Grandia 1 a couple of weeks ago (for the first time, so no nostalgia) and I felt like it very much holds up. From the artstyle to the mechanics, I really enjoyed my time with it.
Oh wow really? The art style really was amazing. I think i might have to test my curiosity.
Phantasy star 4, though it's still great to play now anyway.
I actually just played this for the first time recently and loved it. Grandia II was one of my favorite dreamcast games ever, and while the first one had nothing in common with it I was still really impressed with how well it held up to modern standards.