5 games

1. 5 of My Favorite Games
(Order changes depending on the day)
Sebastien Holt

2. Game #1 Baldur's Gate 3
• Turn-Based Action RPG
• Based off the TTRPG Dungeons &
Dragons
• Thought provoking dialogue and story.
• 17,000 Ending Variations
• 2023 GOTY
Source: Me

3. Baldur's Gate 3
• "I can take a bear." "You mean in
combat, right?" - Larian Studios
• "Larian Studios' deep fantasy RPG
is as rewarding as it is arduous"
(Shepard).

4. Game #2 Bloons Tower
Defense 6
• Tower Defense
• No story whatsoever
• A chill late-night game
Source: Me

5. Bloons TD 6
• "Bloons TD 6 nails that finely
balanced equation between frustration
and fun" (Hill.)
• "They've only improved the game you
remember from coolmath all these
years. If I'm going to spend time on an
idle game or a tower defense, I like
that it's bringing back something from
my childhood in the computer lab after
finishing the typing lesson for the day"
(Apples)

6. Game #3 Cyberpunk 2077
• Action RPG
• Immersive worldbuilding
• Keanu Reeves
• There is no such thing as a happy ending
in Night City
Source: Me

7. Cyberpunk 2077
• "Patch 2.0 is a testament to the
strength of CDPR’s original vision"
(Ryckert.)
• "It's not a game, it is a cultural
phenomenon and a HUGE
monument to Cyberpunk genre.
I don't remember when i was so
excited about anything. Love the game
and my warmest thank to the
developers" (Maestro.)

8. Game #4 Inscryption
• Roguelite deck builder
• Engaging story and interesting characters
• Secret hunter's fantasy
Source: Me

9. Inscryption
• "A bold, stand-out, knockout of a
card game that drips with
imagination and menace"
(Purchese.)
• "neat game, the initial learning
curve was pretty frustrating but
past that i had a fun time.." (Shrub)

10. Game #5 Project Zomboid
• Open World Zombie Survival
• Unforgiving gameplay
• High risk high reward
• The funniest and most dramatic
multiplayer I've ever experienced
Source: Me

11. Project Zomboid
• "It's both testament to the
dedication of its
developers, but also the
community that's
supported and enabled
the studio over this long
stretch. And, undeniably, a
vindication—this is clearly
a game with something
special" (Stanton)
• "Took 200 hours to
survive a month on the
hardest difficulty, then
died to 4 zombies at
some gas station, quite
possibly the greatest
game I've ever played"
(SargesC)

12. Works Cited
Apples. Review of Bloons TD 6, by Ninja Kiwi. 18 Feb. 2024.
Hill, Simon. “‘Bloons TD 6’ Might Be the Best $5 I’ve Ever Spent.” WIRED, 10 Sept.
2021, www.wired.com/story/bloons-td-6-rave.
Maestro. Review of Cyberpunk 2077, by CD Projekt Red. 21 Jan. 2024.
Purchese, Robert. “Inscryption Review: A Wonderful Nightmare, and a Vividly
Memorable Game of Cards.” Eurogamer.net, 28 Oct. 2021,
www.eurogamer.net/inscryption-review-a-wonderful-nightmare-and-a-vividly-
memorable-game-of-cards.
Ryckert, Bianca. “Cyberpunk 2077’s 2.0 Update Raises the Bar for Open- world
Games.” Polygon, 6 Oct. 2023, www.polygon.com/23903801/cyberpunk-2077-2-0-
update-review-skills-perks.

13. Works Cited 2
• SargesC. Review of Project Zomboid, by The Indie Stone. 17 Oct. 2021.
• Shrub. Review of Inscryption, by David Mullins Games. 2 Feb. 2024.
• Shepard, Kenneth. “Baldur’s Gate 3: The Kotaku Review.” Kotaku, 11
Aug. 2023, kotaku.com/baldurs-gate-3-bg3-review-dungeons-dragons-rpg-larian-
1850726491.
• Stanton, Rich. “Over a Decade After Release, Project Zomboid Attracts an Astonishing
Horde of Players.” Pcgamer, 5 Jan. 2022, www.pcgamer.com/over-a-decade-after-
release-project-zomboid-attracts-an-astonishing-horde-of-players.