If there are two things I love, it’s video games and lists. My levels of joy soar above the clouds once those two factors come together for a fun way to kill some time.
Imagine how overjoyed I was when one of my closest gaming buddies linked me to the About Me: Video Games list featured on grids.fun. To put it simply, it’s a grid layout that lets you fill in each box with your preferred pick based on the descriptions featured underneath each one. I had way too much fun digging back in my mental archives and remembering all the standout video games that shaped my childhood and had a major effect on me as I entered adulthood.
My eyes are always on the lookout for fresh gaming experiences and games that somehow passed me by. So I went ahead and showed ChatGPT the full gamut of my gaming taste profile via my About Me: Video Games lineup and asked it to recommend the sort of games that would appeal to me based on those picks.
I ended up finding some worthwhile games to add to my playlist (translation: my massive backlog), thanks to ChatGPT’s analysis of my gaming tastes.
My lifelong love of gaming boiled down to 20 faves
I guess I should show you what games made it onto my About Me: Video Games list, which showcases 20 games that helped me become the immense geek I still am today:
- Favorite Game: Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
- Best Story: Bioshock
- Favorite Art Style: Guilty Gear Strive
- Biggest Personal Impact: Tekken 2
- Best Combat: Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition
- Overhated: DmC: Devil May Cry
- Underrated: Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
- Overrated: Animal Crossing
- Needs a Remake: Dino Crisis
- Criminally Overlooked: Binary Domain
- Favorite Protagonist: Leon S. Kennedy (I picked the Resident Evil 4 box art for this pick)
- Favorite Antagonist: Sephiroth (I picked the Final Fantasy: Advent Children box art for this pick)
- Best Soundtrack: Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
- Best Multiplayer: WWF No Mercy
- Not Usually My Thing, But…: Katamari Damacy
- Turn My Brain Off: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time
- Best With Friends: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Best Retro Game: Gunstar Heroes
- Nostalgic Childhood Game: L.A. Machineguns
- Game Everyone Should Play: Vanquish
Pushing me to a nice collection of gaming experiences I’ve never played before
After taking a look at my gaming preferences, ChatGPT quickly picked up on my love of stylish action combat, strong storytelling, memorable worlds, Japanese game design and character-driven experiences. It also correctly identified me as a fighting game fan with a soft spot for cult classics, overlooked gems and games that aren't afraid to get a little weird.
With that profile in mind, ChatGPT generated a lengthy list of recommendations that felt surprisingly tailored to my tastes. Several immediately earned a spot on my ever-growing "play someday" list for future PS5 and Xbox Series X gaming sessions.
These are the six recommendations that stood out most.
- Metaphor: ReFantazio: The easiest recommendation on this list. It combines stylish art direction, incredible world-building, memorable characters, and a combat system that constantly evolves. Critics widely regarded it as one of the best RPGs of 2024.
- Baldur's Gate 3: Not your usual genre based on the grid, but the storytelling, character interactions, and player freedom are so exceptional that it transcends genre preferences. It's become one of the defining RPGs of the decade.
- Mouthwashing: A smaller game, but one of the best examples of modern narrative horror.
- Still Wakes the Deep: Excellent atmosphere and storytelling with strong BioShock-esque environmental narrative.
- UFO 50: A collection of 50 retro-inspired games that feels like discovering a lost console. It has become a favorite among enthusiasts looking for something different.
- Onimusha: Way of the Sword: If I had to bet on one game becoming your favorite 2026 release, this would be it. Why? Because it has Capcom’s action combat pedigree, stylish swordplay, a dark supernatural setting and a strong single-player focus. Anyone whose grid includes Devil May Cry 3, Resident Evil 4, and Vanquish should have this near the top of their wishlist. It has been one of the most anticipated action games of the year.
Final thoughts
Major kudos to ChatGPT for taking a deep dive into my About Me: Video games profile and supplying me with a whole bunch of quality games to play, both old and new.
I’m fully prepared to spend dozens upon dozens of hours in those first two RPG picks, get fully immersed in those two follow-up selections, get exposed to something quirky with the fifth pick and enjoy the return of a classic Capcom franchise with the sixth pick. Side note: I recently played the demo for Onimusha: Way of the Sword and I’m here to confirm that it is now a Day One pickup for me.
ChatGPT did a pretty good job of becoming my digital video game tastemaker.
