10 Video Games Everyone NEEDS to Play at Least ONCE

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00:00Welcome to Mojo Plays, and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 video games

00:09everyone needs to play at least once.

00:13For this list, we'll be looking at the groundbreaking and genre-defining video games we believe

00:18everyone needs to experience once in their lives.

00:21Of course, to be fair, we're only including one game per franchise.

00:24What games are on your must-play lists?

00:26Share with us in the comments below!

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00:37Bioshock From the moment we descended into the watery

00:49depths and came across Rapture for the first time, we knew we had something special.

00:54With what we believe to be one of the finest FPS campaigns ever crafted, we were forced

00:58into the middle of a city at war.

01:01Around every corner were drug-grazed citizens, political machinations, and philosophical

01:04quandaries that kept us diving deeper.

01:07Rapture's lore and characters fascinated us, but the gameplay of Bioshock was also

01:11highly gratifying.

01:12At first, we felt like a lamb led to slaughter, but with upgradable weapons and a plethora

01:17of super-power-engranting plasmids to unlock, we became a god among men.

01:21Utterly thrilling in every sense, Bioshock is a masterpiece in tension and world-building.

01:31Portal 2 If you're looking for a game to flex your

01:40puzzle-solving muscles while experiencing a creative and often hilarious narrative,

01:45you should look no further than Portal 2.

01:47Both the single-player and multiplayer campaigns built on the incredible foundation of the

01:51first game, expanding in delightful ways.

01:54The new voice cast additions of J.K.

01:56Simmons and Stephen Merchant, as well as the return of Ellen McClain and GLaDOS, made the

02:00story fly off the screen.

02:02While playing alone, you'll uncover more dark history of Aperture.

02:05While playing with a friend, you'll find some of the best camaraderie-building brain

02:08teasers ever seen in video games.

02:11Simply put, there's no going wrong with Portal 2.

02:20Doom The FPS genre owes an awful lot to Doom.

02:29While Wolfenstein 3D may have come first, it's the Slayer's first outing that's

02:33the more influential.

02:35Never before had we felt so powerful and vicious within a video game, and there are few games

02:39in existence that have managed to top that feeling since.

02:42Genius in its simplicity, we could spend hours running around blasting through demonic hordes

02:47with extreme prejudice.

02:48How id Software managed to pack so much awesome into its gameplay and soundtrack still confounds

02:53us.

02:54There's a reason Doom has been ported to every platform under the sun, as well as a

02:58ton of non-gaming devices by passionate fans, because it's something everyone should experience.

03:08The Last of Us Part II may have divided the fanbase, but

03:17there's no denying how exceptional the first game is.

03:20Although the premise of a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by a virus seems done to death,

03:25Naughty Dog proved it in an entirely new direction to take it in.

03:28The tale of Joel and Ellie, two deep characters forced into companionship, is one that will

03:32forever be celebrated in the annals of video game history.

03:36Thought-provoking and heartbreaking, The Last of Us expertly navigates complex themes

03:40and characterization, though the wonderful performances of Ashley Johnson and Troy Baker

03:44in the lead roles deserve just as much praise as the writing.

03:47On top of being a masterclass in storytelling, it's also frequently terrifying.

03:57Pokemon Gold and Silver

04:07Arguably gamers should play at least one entry in this long-running RPG series, but for us

04:12the peak of greatness came in Generation 2.

04:14Gold and Silver included the main drawing points of the original game's cute, powerful

04:18monsters to battle with, however it made several small changes to enhance the experience.

04:23Adding a hundred new Pokemon, and great ones at that, felt incredibly exciting.

04:27New gameplay features could give you the edge in battle, with new attacks and types,

04:31and your party's ability to carry items.

04:33Others were just fun inclusions, like the ability to breed Pokemon.

04:36Gold and Silver are near-perfect examples on how to build the sequel and expand your

04:40fanbase.

04:41You can't go wrong with the DS remakes either.

04:52Minecraft

04:58Minecraft is such a massively popular game that chances are you've already played it

05:02at least once anyway.

05:03But if you haven't, we'd be okay if you want to pause this video to rectify that.

05:08For more than a decade now, players have been getting sucked into the creative possibilities

05:12of these blocky worlds.

05:13Although its presentation is simple, that doesn't matter when you're building, crafting,

05:17exploring, and vanquishing surprisingly tough foes when you explore too deep.

05:22Seeing what players have been able to build, whether they be impressive recreations or

05:25monuments to their own imagination has astounded us.

05:28Thankfully, Minecraft still receives constant updates to keep the playerbase happy, and

05:32the inventiveness flowing.

05:39The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt

05:47There are a plethora of must-play open-world fantasy RPGs, including the groundbreaking

05:51Skyrim.

05:52However, the open fantasy world we keep returning to time and time again is that of The Witcher

05:563 Wild Hunt.

05:57Although he'd starred in two previous games, it was here that we became enraptured with

06:01Geralt of Rivia through his profound relationship with Ciri, Vesemir, and Yennefer.

06:06The political strife of the continent compelled us, instilling a desire to play a part no

06:11matter how dastardly the other characters were.

06:13The fantastical beasts were at times imposing, and in others downright disgusting, but we

06:18loved using Geralt's variety of spells to take them down regardless.

06:25Super Mario Bros. 3

06:32To be completely honest, every player should play any Mario game at least once, but given

06:36our one-per-franchise rule, we have to go with this NES classic.

06:40With the rulers of various kingdoms transformed into animals, Mario and Luigi set out to make

06:44things right.

06:45Super Mario Bros. 3 is such a flawless platformer and a monumental step above what came before

06:50it in terms of game design.

06:52It began the trend of different themed worlds scaling beautifully in difficulty, and included

06:57exciting new power-ups like the Tanooki Leaf and the Hammer Seed.

07:00Despite its age, it's just as fun to play today as it was on release, and every Nintendo

07:05fan owes it to themselves to seek it out.

07:08Grand Theft Auto San Andreas

07:16Like Mario, multiple entries in Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto series could appear here,

07:20but thanks to the engaging world, the amazing soundtrack, and the terrific characterization

07:24of its protagonist, San Andreas is a tough one to top.

07:28Upon returning home following his mother's murder, CJ is brought back into his old lifestyle

07:32and must contend with corrupt police officers and warring gangs.

07:36Rockstar took the real-life events of early 90s Los Angeles and melded them into its own

07:40narrative.

07:41It paid homage to the time period while giving us the tools to run rampant-causing mayhem,

07:46a staple of the franchise.

07:47Though it may not look it, San Andreas is still fun to play today, it's just a shame

07:51the remaster didn't do it justice.

07:54Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions.

07:58Batman Arkham Asylum

08:04Half-Life 2

08:13Undertale

08:19The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time

08:27Ocarina of Time is one of the most important games ever released, so of course every gamer

08:32should experience it.

08:34Its influence on the action-adventure genre can still be seen today, yet itself still

08:38plays tremendously well.

08:40Everything from its music to its lore, from its characters to its puzzles enchanted us

08:44then, and remarkably they still do.

08:47Set up as a simple good-versus-evil story in a fantasy world, it subtly explores the

08:52loss of childhood and innocence, as well as the sacrifice that comes from answering a

08:56higher calling.

08:57Its levels and characters, whether big or small, remain some of the most iconic in the

09:02media.

09:03If you haven't played it, you're missing out on something truly extraordinary.

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