God of War (2018)

God of War (2018) transforms a rage-fueled action mascot into a complicated, emotionally repressed father struggling not to pass his trauma to his son—a feat 40% more impactful than #8 Planescape: Torment's philosophical focus. The single continuous camera shot across the entire game is a technical flex, but the real achievement is making you cry over a character who once ripped off minotaur heads. Kratos's line "Do not be sorry. Be better." offers the best parenting advice in any medium, backed by over 10 million copies sold.