breh

im pretty sure this was either a birthday present that year, or i bought it myself with gift money/allowance, and i played the heck out of it

MAN, 2002 WAS A GOOD YEAR FOR GAMES, HUH?

literally ran my and my moms lives

wind waker doesnt make it to this list because it only released in japan at the end of 2002, and didnt make it to america until 2003

also i didnt actually get to PLAY morrowind until i was in my 20s, but it was absolutely a game changer for me

also i actually remember reading about it in game informer when it came out and being like "wow how can a game have so much detail...."

OH WAIT HOW COULD I FORGET

the game that awoke my thirst for beautiful men... im also certain i bought it with birthday money, i saw it on the shelf and was absolutely enamored by juste's beauty and had never played a castlevania before. i still love it, i replayed it just last year and it aged surprisingly well