An immortal amnesiac wandering the infinite Planes to recover who he once was.

And here, head-on surprise: on gut feeling, without thinking, the community places Planescape: Torment ahead of 90% of games. Very high. Attachment follows suit, ahead of 95% of titles, and rediscovery floats near the top of the ranking. But look lower and the break is sharp: controller in hand, the game falls right to the bottom, ahead of barely 3% of the others, to be confirmed but coherent. Fun stays low, art direction and soundtrack hold the middle. There's the tension that defines this title: you love it, you grow attached, you dream of reliving it, yet its play feel plainly jams.

No surprise for a 1999 CRPG where everything runs through text, dialogue and moral choices. What makes it a legend, the writing and the melancholy, is not what the controller question measures, built for the immediate joy of the move.

So who is it for? For you if you love a story that haunts you, characters you never forget and narrative depth above all. Much less so if a dated, heavy combat system kills your drive to push on.