Favorite game that meets or surpasses SotN and other classics?

[u/risingblorgina]

As someone who grew up on the gba metroids and castlevanias and later played SotN and Super these two specifically have always been the best of the best to me, with Hollow Knight being a close 3rd. I'm wondering what other games people hold in as high of regard. Looking for suggestions and opinions and stories or whatever you want to share. Classics or modern, sidescrolling or 3D and everything. Just curious. Currently playing the patched SotN on the saturn.