Devil May Cry 3

A big arsenal of tools that you can mix and match and a good variety of enemies to pit your loadouts and combos against. Some fun bosses ranging from entertaining gimmicks to precise mechanical execution. Good variety of level design, fun art style, an earnest story that walks the line between saying what it wants to without overstaying its welcome. Game's really got it all as far as I'm concerned. And once you know what you're doing it's pretty quick to beat, so the temptation to pick it up and do a run is always lurking.

I've liked lots of the games in the series, but this one remains a standout. It feels appropriate that a prequel coming-of-age story for the series protagonist was also where the franchise really found its stride.