Nowadays I do not play videogames that much. There are not that many good new titles and they do require more time and more powerful PC than what I have.
Europa Universalis is exception here of course.
However back in the days I played a lot and video games possibly shaped me and my personality a lot more than many other things. I mentioned many titles that I played in my article about WarCraft III, but there was a lot more games that I played. For example, Quake I, II and III. Pretty much every Unreal Tournament game, Half Life 2, Knights and Merchants, Tzar: Burden of the Crown, Empire Earth, Counter Strike, Doom 1 and 2. Crusader Kings II and Victoria II came later together with Europa Universalis. There were many more, hard to remember them all.
Many of the games I liked have sophisticated plots with complicated characters and ambiguous choices. It may have led to me seeing things and actions in more nuanced way rather than in just black and white good and bad.
It also helped me to develop critical thinking to a high extend. I allowed me to see that many things in this world are not what they seem at first glance.
However, it also helped me develop many practical skills related to game mechanics. Reaction, fast thinking, decision making and so on.
I guess I will write separate articles about different games I played as I go. Many of them are clearly classics of our times. As good as classical literature was back in 19th century.
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