Seeing everyone hop onto this and I love contributing to these

#10GamesToKnowMe

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Metal Gear Solid
Earth Defense Force 4.1
Final Fantasy 7
Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past
Jet Set Radio
Half-Life 2
Tekken 5
Hades
GTA: San Andreas

All of these are just heavy nostalgia and they have in some form a gameplay design/mechanic that influences what I love in games and look for in new ones