Second this, it was actually a pretty good thriller in and of itself too

I think you’re looking for Kingdoms of Amalur.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1041720/Kingdoms_of_Amalur_ReReckoning/

“There’s a little something for everyone”

Two game boy DMGs, one kept original and one modded with a new shell, membrane, and LCD screen. It’s a great hobby restoring them.

The Nerd Nest

Two Cool Moms

Monday Morning Podcast

Bartolo Colon aka Big Sexy - the legendary pitcher who retired from the MLB at 50 years old but apparently will pitch in an upcoming Pakistani baseball league on a team called the Karachi Monarchs managed by none other than Miguel Tejada with Adrian Beltre at GM.

On the note of short QBs there’s a really cool ESPN documentary on Doug Flutie which is a good watch

A few come to mind:

Ys 8 The Lacrimosa of Dana

Danganronpa

Phoenix Wright trilogy

Life is strange

Katana Zero

Axiom Verge 1 and 2

I can still hear “Oops!” and “Oh no!” For the undo button clearly in my head to this day - Kid Pix was the shit in middle school lmao

There are a couple of really cool Metroid Zero Mission rom hacks called Metroid Spooky mission and Metroid Spooky Mission 2 which are high quality and fun to play on the GBA.

I also picked up the Resident Evil bundle earlier this year that I should fire up. RE4 is my jam.

Looks cool, Fantasy Life on the 3DS was a fun game.

Cilantro

I’m at the final boss of Super Mario RPG and can vouch for it being really fun. While it’s not as epic in scale and story as Chrono Trigger, it’s got good humorous writing, good pacing, and the difficulty is just right imo.

I also really like that if you lose a battle, the game resets you at your last save point and carries over any exp you gained, making grinding way less tedious.

Ys 8 has a soft lock toward the end where if you didn’t do enough side quests to build up enough affinity with your castaway group and party members you would get treated to a bad/neutral ending. Fortunately at that soft lock point there are enough ways to build up those points so you can progress past that point.

Celeste, Guacamelee, and Monster Boy in the Cursed Kingdom all made me better at platforming games.

Castlevania SOTN

Super Metroid

Wario Land 1

Chrono Trigger

Bonus: Playing final fantasy 6 and getting past the Figaro part and rafting mini game and quitting the game right after