1996
Mario Kart 64
N64Split-screen chaosAltered
The beginning of competitive nonsense, questionable cornering, and family-friendly emotional warfare.
Games
25 Games That Permanently Altered My Brain Chemistry
A chronological archive of the games that shaped my taste, stole my time, corrupted the save file, and left permanent side effects.
Original release order
Corrupted but playable
Debug Mode Active
System Diagnostics
Hardware warnings recovered from the same damaged memory card as the list.
Red Ring Event
Detected. Cause unknown. Emotional overheating likely.
Disc Read Error
Retrying campaign memory. Please do not eject during cutscene trauma.
Memory Card Status
Save file corrupted. Profile recovered. Damage is permanent.
Recovered Timeline
Ordered by original release date, because ranking them by preference caused instability, overheating, and several unhelpful emotional prompts.
N64 Chaos EraCartridge contacts unstable. Blow gently and retry.
1997
GoldenEye 007
N64Shooter landmarkCorrupted
Split-screen espionage crimes before anyone had the language to call it multiplayer brain damage.
1998
Mario Party
N64Friendship hazardAltered
A board game disguised as a controller-destroying social experiment.
Shooter Awakening EraDisc read error. Campaign obsession still loaded.
2001
Halo: Combat Evolved
XboxSci-fi shooter gospelLabotomiser
The one that made alien ringworlds, campaign co-op, and sci-fi shooters feel mythic.
2003
Need for Speed: Underground
PS2 eraNeon car ritualAltered
Street racing, glow, and menu music strong enough to become a time capsule.
2004
Half-Life 2
PCPhysics awakeningLabotomiser
A game that made level design, atmosphere, and gravity manipulation feel like a new language.
2005
F.E.A.R.
Shooter horrorAlma detectedCorrupted
The shooter that understood a hallway could be more threatening than an army.
Open-World Brain Rot EraThermal warning. Map icons spreading.
2008
Fallout 3
WastelandRPG driftLabotomiser
The ruined world that somehow became comforting to wander through.
2008
Left 4 Dead
Co-op panicHorde alertCorrupted
A perfect machine for teamwork, screaming, and blaming the person who startled the witch.
2011
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Fantasy RPGQuest overflowLabotomiser
One quest became twelve, twelve became winter, and suddenly the save file was a lifestyle.
2012
Diablo III
Loot ritualNumbers go upCorrupted
A loot machine with just enough sparkle to keep the brain pressing one more run.
2012
Borderlands 2
Loot shooterFranchise obsessionLabotomiser
The formula hit full voltage: chaos, colour, builds, jokes, and weapons everywhere.
2012
Far Cry 3
Open-world chaosVaas effectCorrupted
The island where open-world mayhem and psychological villainy properly fused.
2013
The Last of Us
Narrative damagePlayStationCorrupted
Prestige trauma with a backpack, a brick, and a permanent place in the emotional archive.
2013
Grand Theft Auto V
Los SantosOpen-world scaleCorrupted
A ridiculous machine of driving, crime, spectacle, and staying longer than planned.
2014
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Fantasy partyBig map behaviourAltered
A sprawling fantasy world with enough party politics and quest sprawl to leave a mark.
2014
Far Cry 4
Open-world sequelTechnical glow-upAltered
Not the same lightning strike as its predecessor, but slick, fun, and easy to sink hours into.
2015
The Witcher III: Wild Hunt
RPG epic743h loggedLabotomiser
A world so rich it made side quests feel like main events.
2015
Star Wars Battlefront
Star Wars spectacleOnline battlesCorrupted
Pure Star Wars atmosphere, lasers, scale, and multiplayer spectacle.
The Fog OpensController disconnected. Teammates still crouching in corner.
2016
Dead by Daylight
The FogAfter-midnight gen damageLabotomiser Level: 5000+ hours
Doing gens after midnight: certified lobotomy activity.
ENTITY FILE RECOVERED
5000+ hours in The Fog detected. The Entity owes me rent, payable with in-game currency.
NEW TRIAL AVAILABLE: repair generators after midnight. Risk factors include stealth killers, solo queue, and Sable in the locker.
2017
Star Wars Battlefront II
Battlefront307h loggedAltered
Another Star Wars spectacle engine, and clearly one that kept calling me back.
2019
Borderlands 3
Loot shooterTechnical glow-upAltered
Not as sharp as Borderlands 2, but louder, smoother, prettier, and absolutely still fun.
Modern Immersion EraSSD loaded. Emotional damage rendered in 4K.
2020
Ghost of Tsushima
Cinematic samuraiPlayStationCorrupted
A gorgeous open world that understood wind, style, and quiet devastation.
2020
Cyberpunk 2077
Night CityNeon existential crisisCorrupted
Identity, technology, mood, music, and the feeling of living inside a broken neon machine.
2023
Diablo IV
Loot ritual263h loggedAltered
More grim, more modern, and still very committed to making the numbers go up.
Recovered Playtime Logs
The top 10 most played games on my PSN profile. Not preference order, just the logged damage.
- Dead by Daylight5000+ h
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt743 h
- Grand Theft Auto V544 h
- Borderlands: The Handsome Collection388 h
- Fallout 4327 h
- Minecraft326 h
- Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition311 h
- Star Wars Battlefront II307 h
- Star Wars Battlefront275 h
- Diablo IV263 h
Known Issues
Fake support documentation for a very real corrupted save file.
CASE #FOG-5000
Status: corrupted but playable
Issue type: permanent brain chemistry alteration
Suggested fix: remove cartridge, blow gently, reseat, and try again
Estimated resolution: never
Why is my save file corrupted?
Prolonged exposure to open-world RPGs, split-screen chaos, multiplayer stress, and games with permanent side effects has been detected.
The timeline is not loading correctly. What should I do?
Remove the cartridge, blow gently into it, reseat it, and try again. This may not fix anything, but the childhood placebo response is powerful.
What does Labotomiser mean?
A classification awarded to games with confirmed long-term impact on taste, habits, behaviour, and brain chemistry.
My controller disconnected. What now?
Remain calm. Your teammates were not helping anyway.
Recovery controls enabled
Try the famous code, or use the short recovery sequences: Memory Card Recovery is ← ↑ → ↓. The Fog Access Code is ↓ ← ↑ →.
Desktop accepts keyboard arrows, B, and A. Mobile accepts the buttons.
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