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Nicole Carpenter’s 4 favorite games 🎮

Four all-time favs from our senior reporter

Halo 2

Why we love it?

You can see Halo 2’s legacy everywhere: The ARG leading up to release is something that’s likely never to be recreated, but many will try. Its online multiplayer experience changed social gaming forever — it brought me to so many fantastical places to share with friends new and old.

Nicole Carpenter

Senior Reporter

SimCity 2000

Why it Matters

Everything about SimCity 2000 is perfect: Its art, sound, and design set a standard for city simulators when it was released in 1993. I don’t think I’ve ever played another game with a user manual so delightful — poetry, art, and a bibliography for extra reading!

Nicole Carpenter

Senior Reporter

Neopets

Why it Matters

I’ve been using the same Neopets account for more than 23 years, just shy of Neopets’ 25 years of existence. Though my Neopets are often neglected these days, I still often head back onto the website for the comforting clicks and sounds of Hasee Bounce and Turmac Roll.

Nicole Carpenter

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Why it matters

If Breath of the Wild rewrote the template for The Legend of Zelda games, Tears of the Kingdom exploded that template with game-changing abilities and breathtaking scale. A modern classic.