Outer Wilds and Sekiro.
Sekiro has the best combat system I've seen. It just feels so buttery smooth to play. Outer Wilds I can't really explain, but it's the most unique experience I've had in gaming.
I personally like my story on the shorter side, but it still has to have some though put into it. Some games sideline the story so much that it ruins the larger experience. To my mind, if the setting and plot aren't set up properly, it ends up feeling like there are no stakes to anything.
Probably Skyrim. I love base Skyrim, but the game has so many fundamental issues that become clearer and clearer the older the game gets. Mods are the only thing that make the game feel modern