A post on the first page says that taking pride in (not) playing a video game is wrong.
I both agree and disagree up to a point.
There are a few video games I have played that are so good that I feel better as a person for having done so. That said, they are very very few.
On the other hand there are so many games that I have not played, and I feel kinda silly for making any claim on not having played them. That said, three immediate exceptions come to mind:
# Any and all Bethesda games. The only Bethesda game I ever bought and owned was Terminator 2029 (it's OK fun). I tried out a few of the Elder Scrolls games, but they never clicked with me, the latest one being Morrowind. I have not played any Bethesda-game post-2001. I jumped head-first into the trenches once I heard they'd acquired the Fallout-license, because I knew they could never do it proper justice... and I was right. Because I heard how enormous assholes Bethesda were well before they got their hands on Fallout, and I decided to boycott their games 20+ years ago. I have yet to feel any regret about that decision.
# Bioware games. I played and enjoyed the Infinity-engine games like Baldur's Gate, PS:T and Icewind Dale, as well as Neverwinter Nights 1 (though I admit it was a step backwards). But nothing beyond that. I played KotOR 1 for a spell, but ultimately found it both silly and superficial compared to past titles. I saw the imminent Decline, and I jumped ship. Again, zero regrets, but I see reason to praise the Mass Effect-series for allowing players to transfer their decisions into the sequels, much like past RPGs allowed players to transfer their parties into newer games in the series. That was probably the last decent thing Bioware did as a studio.
# Any games by other studios based upon the games of the two previously. They are plenty. Pathfinder, the other Planescape-game, everything Larian Studios has released (though I tried out Divine Divinity long ago, didn't click with me), everything by Obsidian Studios, etc. I feel like I've dodged a humongous drama bullet by ignoring these games. You don't build anything decent if your foundation is shit and puke.