Recs

TV

Animated

  • The Simpsons (seasons 1–12)
  • King of the Hill
  • Futurama
  • Deathnote
  • Attack on Titan
  • Scavengers Reign

Live Action

  • Seinfeld
  • The Expanse
  • It's Always In Philadelphia
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm
  • Breaking Bad
  • Game of Thrones

Books

Fiction

  • "Jurassic Park" by Michael Crichton
  • "Sphere" by Michael Crichton
  • "Prey" by Michael Crichton
  • "The Cleric Quintet" by R.A. Salvatore
  • "Children of Time" by Adrian Tchaikovsky (and the rest of the series)
  • "The Gunslinger" by Stephen King (and the rest of the Dark Tower series)
  • "The Last Wish" by Andrzej Sapkowski (and the rest of the Witcher series)
  • "Neuromancer" by William Gibson

Non Fiction

  • "Good Game, No Rematch" by Mike Drucker
  • "The Software Engineer's Guidebook" by Gergely Orosz
  • "Tidy First?" by Kent Beck
  • "The Nineties" by Chuck Klosterman
  • "Play Nice" by Jason Schreier

Video Games

Narrative Driven

  • Mass Effect 2
  • Baldur's Gate 3
  • Final Fantasy VI / III
  • Final Fantasy VII
  • Chrono Trigger
  • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
  • Knights of the Old Republic I and II
  • Fallout 1, 2, 3, and New Vegas
  • Disco Elysium

Action

  • Diablo (entire series)
  • Last Epoch
  • Death Must Die
  • Brotato
  • Halo I

Strategy

  • Civilization (entire series)
  • XCOM 2
  • Frostpunk
  • Thronefall
  • They Are Billions
  • Endzone 1 and 2
  • Banished
  • Stranded: Alien Dawn
  • Against the Storm
  • Starcraft (entire series)

Multiplayer

  • World of Warcraft
  • Hearthstone
  • Marvel Snap
  • Thronefall
  • They Are Billions
  • Endzone 1 and 2
  • Banished
  • Stranded: Alien Dawn
  • Against the Storm

Music

Start with the listed album — it might not be their best but it best encompasses their sound.

  • Bad Religion (No Control)
  • NOFX (The War on Errorism)
  • Dream Theater (Octavarium)
  • The Offspring (Ixnay on the Hombre)
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers (Stadium Arcadium)
  • Muse (Black Holes and Revelations)
  • Metallica (And Justice for All)
  • AFI (Sing the Sorrow)
  • My Chemical Romance (Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge)
  • Thrice (The Artist in the Ambulance)
  • Boysetsfire (Tomorrow Come Today)
  • Rise Against (Siren Song of the Counter Culture)
  • God Is An Astronaut (Helios / Erebus)
  • GUNSHIP (Unicorn)
  • Incubus (S.C.I.E.N.C.E.)
  • Kamelot (Ghost Opera)
  • Strung Out (Exile in Obliviion)
  • Liquid Tension Experiment (Liquid Tension Experiment 2)
  • System of a Down (Steal This Album!)
  • TOOL (Lateralus)