22 Video Games That Rise to the Level of Masterpiece

Remember when people used to say television rots your brain? Once prestige dramas became a thing, the blame shifted to video games, and initially, that mysterious plurality had logic on their side. In the beginning, video games involved little more than getting a little plumber to a castle, flipping a ping-pong paddle and shooting space invaders. And within a few years, it was mostly just about shooting.

But those days are gone. Video games are breathtaking works of art now, with engrossing storylines, better graphics than real life and more hours of entertainment than just about any current sitcom. So when user aconnor105 asked r/AskReddit, “What video game do you consider a masterpiece?” Reddit fell all over itself to hype up its favorite franchises.