Any work or piece of media is made of a collection of things. We like movies depending on its director, actors, plotlines, or aesthetic; we like music depending on the lyrics, singer, or songwriter, and so on. Video games, for example, are a sum of an incredible number of parts: music, gameplay, writing, characters, mechanics, etc.
Usually liking any piece of media is based on a combination of several pieces that create the whole, but I wanted to focus on my favorite games and analyze why they’re my favorite and pinpoint a single element that makes it fun or amazing. What is that one thing that makes the game one of my favorites and sets it apart from the rest like it?
That One Thing 