Your Top 4 Favorite Video Games

[OhYesIdid]

Before we begin, does anyone else feel that we need a video games sub-forum?

Anyways, I chose four because I couldn't bring myself to forsake any of these, so sue me.


Half Life 2, for its visual storytelling. It's about damn time the mainstream games industry caught up to Valve seven years ago, no? I know they're a better allegory for Vichy France, but the concept of the Combine as collaborators with the alien invaders is especially poingnant to me as a South American.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, for its character-oriented storytelling. This is the game that really opened the idea of games as art for me, and in my opinion has yet to be matched. Dragon Age comes close, but I fear Mass Effect is popular enough to end tits kind.
Sid Meyer's Alpha Centauri, for its mass-scale historical storytelling. Yes, Civ4, Starcraft 2 and the Total War series might be better in many ways, but none of their stories have had the same effect for me. Not even Starcraft managed to inmerse me in its world what with its many nooks and crannies, whereas Alpha Centauri kept me awake entire nights (transhumanism ftw).
Star Wars Battlefront. What can I say?love battlefield, love Star Wars. It's such a shame insomniac had to go bankrupt when it did. I really have no good reason other than pure nostalgic memories of fun times .

I'm also a big fan of Tim Schafer's work, but none of it seems truly Great to me. I've also probably played all of the Call of Duty series, but the same goes for them. If I had to pick favorites, though, I'd say Psychonauts and Modern Warfare.
Yeah, three classics and some junk food, that's how you know I'm a hipster:blushing:

[thesadmafioso]

1. Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion
2. Victoria II
3. Civ IV
4. Ace Combat 5, I'm sure it's actually a fairly mediocre game but I have fond memories of it from my relative youth.

[Ballyfornia]

1.Final Fantasy 7
2.Tenchu wrath of heaven
3..Tekken 3
4.Fallout 3
5.Crash bandicoot

[A Revolutionary Tool]

Final Fantasy 7, Fallout 3, Tenchu Wrath of Heaven, and GTA San Andreas. I think those are the best games because I can just remember the countless nights my friends and I stayed up all day and night playing these games. Fond memories :)

[A Revolutionary Tool]

1.Final Fantasy 7
2.Tenchu wrath of heaven
3..Tekken 3
4.Fallout 3
5.Crash bandicoot

Wtf do I know you from somewhere?

[The Underdog]

It'd be impossible to narrow it down to just four...

The Final Fantasy series, the Metal Gear series, the Fallout series, the Elder Scrolls series, the Mass Effect games... so many hours of enthralling, immersive entertainment.

And if I have to wait much longer for Skyrim, i'm gonna bust a testicle...

[Sensible Socialist]

1. Grand Theft Auto 4
2. Banjo Kazooie
3. Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts
4. Age of Mythology

I played at least a few thousand hours on each of the above games.

[Pretty Flaco]

1. mario kart games (fun with family/friends)
2. legend of zelda games (fun when i was a little kid)
3. battlefield games (fun to shoot things)
4. etc

[OhYesIdid]

4. Age of Mythology
Oh, Ensemble, we hardly knew you...

[The Dark Side of the Moon]

Return to castle wolfenstein
Battletanx: global assault*
Call of Duty: finest hour
Halo: Combat Evolved*
Both age of empires 1&2+there expansions
*I have these soundtracks

[Ballyfornia]

It'd be impossible to narrow it down to just five...

The Final Fantasy series, the Metal Gear series, the Fallout series, the Elder Scrolls series, the Mass Effect games... so many hours of enthralling, immersive entertainment.

And if I have to wait much longer for Skyrim, i'm gonna bust a testicle...

How in the hell did i forget about Metal Gear

[Leonid Brozhnev]

No particular order. I've enjoy these games immensely over the past few years.

1. Company of Heroes. Released in 2006 and still looks much better than any other RTS to date. Has a plethora of modifications adding many new vehicles and weapons, including one that adds an additional Russian faction. Downsides to being able to play as Axis is that you do encounter some Nazi fetishists online.

2. GTAIV. A pure sensory overload of a game. Fantastic graphics (if you have a good enough PC), awesomely detailed, semi-realistic car handling and damage, expansive story and open sandbox city to explore. Mutliplayer is alright, but nothing worth shouting about.

3. Sim City 4. On it's own this is a pretty simple game. Build a city, tax people, provide services, balance the books. However, with modifications this game can provide years of fun... and SC4 has hundreds of thousands of them, including a Mars user made expansion.

4. Red Alert 2. Excellent B-Movie story, memorable characters, looking dated these days but still a very fun game to play.

5. Fallout New Vegas. Enjoyed this more the Fallout 3, no idea why, possibly because it was much more open and the downloadable content being released for it are proving to be pretty fun.

[Sensible Socialist]

Has anyone played the BioShock series? Good or bad? Rent or buy? I've seen some early pictures from their newest installment, and the steampunk-esque angle has me interested. From what I've read, the first one is a satire on a Randian utopia, correct?

I'm not a fan of Fallout, though, so if the two games are very similar I might pass.

[Manic Impressive]

Max Payne series
Elder Scrolls series
Grand Theft Auto series (even though the last one was so bad I couldn't finish it)
Call of Duty series (mainly for the multi player)

[Ingraham Effingham]

1. Elder scrolls 4
2. Fallout 2
3. final fantasy tactics
4. diablo 2
5. Samurai Showdown

Going by sheer hours played

[WeAreReborn]

1. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic series
2. Dragon age 1 (The second wasn't bad just disappointing)
3. Morrowind (Oblivion is good but I just like this game more because I played it as a kid)
4. Guild Wars (I don't play anymore but when I did it killed all my leisure time.)



Has anyone played the BioShock series? Good or bad? Rent or buy? I've seen some early pictures from their newest installment, and the steampunk-esque angle has me interested. From what I've read, the first one is a satire on a Randian utopia, correct?

I'm not a fan of Fallout, though, so if the two games are very similar I might pass.
No it isn't like Fallout. Fallout is supposed to be a survival RPG. Bioshock is a more linear action/adventure shooter. It is a pretty fun game. I would definitely recommend giving it a try. At the very least rent it, you can probably beat it in a few days.

[kitsune]

All the Half Life games are great. Portal. DOOM. Mass Effect. Left 4 Dead. BioShock. Kingdom Hearts. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Jane's AH-64D Longbow. Donkey Kong Country.

[DinodudeEpic]

So many awesome games that I can't make a countdown for the best ones. That's all I have to say.

[Metacomet]

I don't know if I can narrow it down to 4.

Zelda-Ocarina of Time
Zelda-Majora's Mask
Portal (This was a triumph :D)
GTA4/Lost and the Damned
Age of Empires 2
Alpha Centauri
Football Manager
Red Dead Redemption (seriously my favorite western story)


CALL OF DUTY BLACK OPS CUZ IT'S SO REALISTIC!!!!! :rolleyes:

[Mac]

1. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
2. Rome: Total War
3. FIFA games
4. Minecraft

[LewisQ]

4: Brian Lara International Cricket 2005
3: Thief 2: The Metal Age
2: Medieval Total War
1: Deus Ex

Yeah, I'm old.

[Apoi_Viitor]

Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2
Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2
Oblivion
Persona 4

[Rss]

Not in any significant order, but these are very important games for me personally:

Deus Ex: FPSRPG with emergent gameplay elements, conspiracies, (all leftists love conspiracies, don't deny it) and amazing ambience. Third sequel is coming out this august.

Fallout series minus third one: Damn, I remember playing second game hours upon hours when I was in junior high. Third was amazing disappointment; crappy dialogue and writing, balance out of the window, watered down RPG-elements and buggy engine. New Vegas was made by people who actually made original two games, this improved writing, balance and significance of RPG-elements greatly. It's a good Fallout game. But engine still sucks.

Team Fortress 2 or any Valve game really: I've wasted way too many hours playing the best online FPS I've ever played, but as they say, time you enjoy wasting isn't wasted time. L4D is also jolly good fun online with friends.

Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War with all expansion: What can I say? Still excellent RTS.

Jagged Alliance 2: I've thought about doing a mod for this game. Theme would be PPW. :tt2:

[Münchhausen]

1. Thief: The Dark Project
2. Baldur's Gate
3. Bioshock 1 & 2
4. Age of Empires 2

[Red Future]

Surprised so many people are listing the Thief series ..they were deeply difficult.Anyway
1.Brothers in arms(all of them) ....beats that COD crap any day.
2.Halo 1 and 2 ...an FPS with a plot ?? ..must be good.
3.Death to spies..started playing this recently and really enjoying it.
4.Medieval Total War 2..nore complex and challenging than Empire.

[NoOneIsIllegal]

Super Mario RPG: The Legend of the Seven Stars - SNES
Possibly the best RPG to ever be made. It had everything: amazing graphics, great gameplay, an interesting story (Bowser isn't the bad guy?!), familiar faces along with great new characters (Geno), and lots of hidden goodies. The only downfall you could complain about was the Leveling cap, but I think it'd be overkill if you went past 30 anyway. I love this game to death, and play it every couple of years. By now, it seems like I just zoom through it, but I enjoy every second of it. It truly shows the highest point of collaboration between Square and Nintendo.

Chrono Trigger - SNES
It blows my fucking mind. So many alternative endings. Very interesting storyline, a crazy and always intense battle can happen, with cool combinations. Quite a lot of strategy involved with little timing, it took me a while to get use to it in an RPG (I'm use to turn based, like FF2/4, FF3/6, Pokemon, etc.) but this game is what some may call The Shit. First time I popped it in, I was immediately hooked.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - N64
It's often considered the best game of all time. Do I really need to explain?

Resident Evil 4 - Gamecube
Add more action, take out some spookiness and the traumatizing camera angels (along with tankie controls), and you have the best Resident Evil ever produced. While it was a big departure from what fans knew in the series, it still was a big hit, because it was a Resident Evil game at heart. I still play this game often. Getting awesome scores on the Mercenaries will always bug me. However, this game is just fantastic. It's the best in the series, and one of the best games ever produced.

Honorable Mentions: Mega Man X, Super Castlevania IV, Mario Kart Wii, Goldeneye, Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Final Fantasy 3/6, Pokemon Crystal, Advance Wars: Dual Strike, and so many more...

[Nox]

1 - World of Warcraft
2 - Minecraft
3 - League of Legends
4 - Rome: Total War

[Apoi_Viitor]

I forgot to mention the Spyro the Dragon series.

[Metacomet]

4: Brian Lara International Cricket 2005
3: Thief 2: The Metal Age
2: Medieval Total War
1: Deus Ex

Yeah, I'm old.
I fondly remember Deux Ex and Medieval total war, you aren't old!

[∞]

No particular order

-Super Smash Bros.(Melee in particular)
-MineCraft
-Call of Duty 4
-Battlefield 2 and Bad Company 2 (yeah thats five, deal with it).

[Bronco]

1. SW: Knight of the old Republic (both I & II, can't choose between them)
2. Saints Row 2 (beats GTA anyday)
3. Fallout 3
4. Dragon Age: Origins

I'm a bit of an RPG nerd when it comes to games :thumbup1:

I'd also give honourable mentions to; Fable, Oblivion, Mass Effect (although it's overrated), Madden 07, Brian Lara cricket & Pro Evo 2 (before they became shit)

[OhYesIdid]

I'm actually a fan of Rome and Medieval II Total War, but I haven't the computer to play Shogun II or even Empire. I actually played the first Deus Ex and am waiting for Human Revolution (Invisible War was kind of a letdown, anyone disagree?). Fallout 3 and Oblivion are probably the biggest dissapointments of my life (I know, shame on me).
As for honorable mentions: Batman Arkham Asylum (what can I say? big nerd) as well as Ultimate Spiderman for the original Xbox.
For the one who asked, Bioshock is more of a critique than a satire, and it's rather good. The next one (infinite) is more of a satire, and there's gonna be Reds!
I remember an old brawler called Kung Fu Chaos, and fondly. Anyone else remember it?
I only played The Fall of Max Payne, and became rather obsessed with it for a while :D.

[Pretty Flaco]

i don't really like all those fantasy based overdone RPG shits cuz I hate the setting, but I liked ones that weren't in that setting like knights of the old republic, mass effect, and earthbound

[Rss]

I'm actually a fan of Rome and Medieval II Total War, but I haven't the computer to play Shogun II or even Empire. I actually played the first Deus Ex and am waiting for Human Revolution (Invisible War was kind of a letdown, anyone disagree?). Fallout 3 and Oblivion are probably the biggest dissapointments of my life (I know, shame on me).

No, you are right. Bethesda's FO3 and Oblivion were garbage. *high fives* :thumbup:

Invisible War was indeed a disappointment compared to original classic, but it wasn't bad game. It had some enjoyable episodes. I heard a rumour that rocket propelled lockpicks are coming back in Human Revolution. Why screw around with doors when you can blow them up?

[Black Sheep]

Wtf dude, i can't make a priority list...I'll just list them

-Mass effect,for its awesome scenario,directing,cinematic storytelling,humor and characters.Sci fi epicness,
-Dragon age origins, for the same reason as above + more depth, RPGness at its best.
-Final Fantasy 7, for amazing scenario,deep characters,atmosphere,gameplay and music
-Mount & blade, for the best gameplay ever thought up (mounted combat)
-Gothic 2, for superb scenario,gameplay,voice acting
-Rome total war, for great strategy,HUGE ass battles, and great epic historical era feel
-KOTOR 2/1 , for fantastic gameplay & dialogue / for fantastic gameplay,scenario,dialogue
-Portal 2 , scenario,gameplay (of course), DIALOGUE,humor, emotional ending
-Amnesia Dark Descent , for dirty underwear mastery


One complaint,also.
If dark messiah of might and magic was sandbox + greater variety equipment & spells, it would be the greatest game of ALL TIME

[Metacomet]

I'd also have to include.

Mass Effect 1-2
Medieval Total War
Shogun Total War
Civilization 2-3-4
Super Mario Bros. 3

[Aloysius]

-Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
-Minecraft
-Half Life 2 (+ Ep.'s 1 and 2)
-Splinter Cell: Conviction

In that order.
I really want to play Deus Ex, but I never had the time or money to download/buy it.

[OhYesIdid]

*high fives*
right back at ya. I agree that Dragon Age Origins is classical RPGs' peak, so much that I actually bought the sequel. Sigh...:cursing:
Mount and Blade looks awesome. Been meaning to get it.

[Princess Luna]

Saints row 2
Morrowind
Sims 3
Demon souls
Dungeon Siege 2

[Angry Young Man]

1. Tomb Raiders I-III
2. Metal Gear Solid 1-3 (4 was absolute toilet)
3. Crash Bandicoot 3
4. Tekken 3.

[CleverTitle]

Earthbound
Mother 3 (Play this game - it is excellent)
Knights of the Old Republic II (Especially with the restoration mod)
Persona 4


1. Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion
2. Victoria II
3. Civ IV
4. Ace Combat 5, I'm sure it's actually a fairly mediocre game but I have fond memories of it from my relative youth.
I love the Ace Combat series. Guilty pleasure, I guess.

[Libertador]

Half Life 2, FF7, Zelda, Pokemon Blue

In no particular order.

[#FF0000]

STALKER
Amnesia
Dwarf Fortress
ARMA 2
Men Of War

[apawllo]

Mega Man 2

[Nothing Human Is Alien]

- Civilization III
- Ms. Pacman
- Galaga
- 1942

[thesadmafioso]

Earthbound
Mother 3 (Play this game - it is excellent)
Knights of the Old Republic II (Especially with the restoration mod)
Persona 4


I love the Ace Combat series. Guilty pleasure, I guess.

I actually still have a PS2 hooked up in my room just so I can still play the older ones from time to time, the game play and graphics have aged quite well. I don't know if I can really objectively judge the stories though as it would absolutely destroy my youth if I found out that they did not all have magnificent stories behind them.

[Apoi_Viitor]

Earthbound
Mother 3 (Play this game - it is excellent)
Knights of the Old Republic II (Especially with the restoration mod)
Persona 4

What are some of your other favorite games?

[Kamos]

1. Unreal Tournament 2004
2. Age of Mythology
3. Gothic (and its sequels, too, though a bit less)
4. Ehh... no idea. I'll put Unreal Tournament '99 here too.

As you can see I'm quite eclectic when it comes to video games.

[∞]

1. Fommyganda wada wada bing bang 4
2. reep bloo kenca drammy fanda
3. turisp poot naba kin kin
4. freedo

[Invader Zim]

GTA 1 - the first, funniest, most groundbreaking and most fun, game of the entire series.

Baldurs Gate II - The single best RPG of its type ever made, surpassing even its origonal, and games such as Fallout 1.

System Shock 2 - The best FSP ever made, and the second best RPG.

Dungeon Keeper - After patches. The most engrossing "God" game of all, and with one a great sense of humour.

And an honourable mention to Lemmings:

The best puzzle game ever - all you Portal fans need to give some Mayhem levels a go.

[socialistjustin]

Mass Effect
Fallout New Vegas
Grand Theft Auto III
Assassin's Creed II

[Aspiring Humanist]

1. Age of Empires 3
2. Lord of the Rings Battle for Middle Earth 2
3. Oblivion
4. GTA IV

[fatpanda]

1.Super Mario World
2.Zelda: Ocarina of Time
3.GTA ??? (can't decide which one)
4.Deus Ex

[Mr. Gorilla]

My list changes around every time I post in a thread like this, so here are ten of my favorites.

10. Super Mario Bros. 3
9. Deus Ex
8. Star Fox 64
7. Super Mario Galaxy
6. Final Fantasy IX
5. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
4. Red Dead Redemption
3. Metroid Prime
2. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Knuckles
1. Final Fantasy VII

Mass Effect used to be on the list, but then I played Deus Ex. I'd still put it somewhere in the top 20, along with Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy VI, and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, though.

[Mark V.]

In no particular order.

-Persona 3 Portable
-Fire Emblem 7
-Hearts of Iron 2
-Infamous

Honorable mention to the Jak and Daxter series.

EDIT: How could I forget to mention KOTOR 2?! I think I am one of the few people who liked it better than the original. With the restoration mod it gets even better.

[∞]

I <3 rdr

[Johnny Kerosene]

METAL GEAR

METAL SLUG

Soul Caliber II (I ran out of metals)

I dunno, Dead Head Fred is a pretty cool game. So's Resident Evil 4.

OH SHIT I FORGOT ABOUT FIRE EMBLEM, AND THEN SAW IT ON SOMEONE ELSE'S LIST, yeah, fire emblem's cool too.

[Tablo]

Impossible to choose... I would say, in no particular order, Ocarina of Time, FF7, Dwarf Fortress, and KOTOR.

[∞]

Custer's Revenge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Custer%27s_Revenge) (Atari 2600)

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial_%28video_game%29) (Atari 2600)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/ET2600-Pit.gif/200px-ET2600-Pit.gif (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ET2600-Pit.gif)


Catfight (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catfight_%28video_game%29) (PC)

Bubsy 3D (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubsy_3D) (PS)

Extreme Paintbrawl (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_Paintbrawl) (PC)

Superman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_%281999_video_game%29) (N64)

[NoOneIsIllegal]

Custer's Revenge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Custer%27s_Revenge) (Atari 2600)

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial_%28video_game%29) (Atari 2600)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/ET2600-Pit.gif/200px-ET2600-Pit.gif (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ET2600-Pit.gif)


Catfight (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catfight_%28video_game%29) (PC)

Bubsy 3D (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubsy_3D) (PS)

Extreme Paintbrawl (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_Paintbrawl) (PC)

Superman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_%281999_video_game%29) (N64)
oh i c wut u did thur

I think I'll get drunk one night and play Superman.

[TheGeekySocialist]

1. Football Manger (insert year of latest game here)
2. Gears of War (1 and 2, cant wait for 3, going midnight launch and getting the "epic" edition XD)
3. Call of Duty series (mildly addicted to killing zombies on it, lol)
4. Plant's vs Zombie's (gem of a game, if you havent played it, ignore the rest of the thread and download it now!)

[punisa]

Monkey Island 1
For sheer nostalgia :lol:

[∞]

Soul Caliber 2 is my childhood.

[TheGodlessUtopian]

The Legend of the Dragoon
Final Fantasy X
Mass Effect
Bioshock

[Rss]

http://kotaku.com/5826702/fans-picked-the-blonde-in-a-controversial-video-game-beauty-contest-but-thats-not-a-bad-thing

Aaaaargh! Are you kidding me? Are you fucking kidding me? Blonde model with inch thick makeup as Covergirl Shepard? I thought we were over these damn stereotypes. Shepard is a goddamn space marine, not a beauty pageant. Shep doesn't have fringes which might screw her eyesight in firefight. She doesn't wear tons of makeup because she is too busy sleeping with crewmembers, cleaning krogan blood off her armor and kicking reaper ass.

[Rusty Shackleford]

Rise of Nations
Civ IV
GTA San Andreas
Battlefield 1942 (Nostalgia)

[maskerade]

Ocarina of Time
Goldeneye
Mario Kart
Star Wars Battlefront

[Ele'ill]

Nintendo: I can't remember- Mario?

Playstation: Jumping Flash II- Big trouble in little moo

N64: MarioKart or Duke Nukem multiplayer

PC: The Half-life series or Starsiege Tribes.

[Rusty Shackleford]

Nintendo 64: Goldeneye and Conker's Bad Fur Day

[Tommy4ever]

Just a couple minutes ago I finished playing Knights of the Old Republic for the first time ever, and it definately makes my list.

1. Oblivion - I've never enjoyed a game as much as I did Oblivion on the first play through, I've played through with mabye 3 or 4 characters
2. KOTOR - as I mentioned
3. HoI2 and the games that evolved from it (Darkest Hour being the latest) - it introduced me to Paradox games and remains my favourite
4. CoD4/MW2 - Cod4 was the first game I played online and I clocked many, many hours of fun
5. (I know it was supposed to be 4) CIV3 - People don't seem to think this was a particularily fine instalment in the series, but I must have played over a 100 hours (probs more) over several years .... so its my favourite. :p

Honourable mention to Portal for being the bestest short game EVAR.

[Apoi_Viitor]

I've probably racked up 300 hours in Oblivion, although I don't think I've ever even delivered the amulet to Jauffre. :laugh:

[CleverTitle]

What are some of your other favorite games?

Varies. Ranges from stuff like Fallout (the first two) to the Metal Gear Solid series - alongside stuff similar to the games I already mentioned.

[Mettalian]

1. Elder Scrolls (Oblivion and Morrowind are tied for me), due to their fantastic settings and open ended nature.
2. Mass Effect 2, due to the great writing and characters, and the import mechanic
3. Banjo Kazooie due to the virus that is nostalgia
4. Dragon Age, because it reminded me of Baldur's Gate and NWN and that, but it was its own world and it had its own cool unique things.

[Weezer]

Good question.

My TOP 4? Don't make me play favorites. (hehehe play)

I'll give you four:

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In terms of series, I prefer Sonic, DOOM, Mario, and Pokemon. The older the better.

[RHIZOMES]

1. Deus Ex
2. Sonic 3 & Knuckles
3. Batman: Arkham Asylum
4. Super Mario 64

Love the Sonic series in general though - really enjoyed Adventure, Colours and Unleashed.

[L.A.P.]

I don't play video games but when I did I was into Need for Speed, and the only games that motivate me to get a console is Assassin's Creed and Fable 3.

[∞]

(No particular order)

-DBZ Bodukai Tenkaichi, all of them
-Hot Pursuit 1 (PS1)
- Super Smash Bros. (Melee was my favorite)
-Soul Caliber 2...CLASSIC! (GC)
-Metroid Prime Zero Mission (GBA)
-Metroid Prime Fusion ^^
-UMK3, MK4 (wasn't that good but brought memories), MK9 (PC, N64, PS3)
-Tekken 3 (PS1) :D
-Slap the monkey (Flash game)
-Goldeneye 007 (N64)
-Timesplitters 2 (GC)
-COD 4 (PS3)
-Battlefield 2 and Bad Company 2 (PC and PS3)
-Age of Empires (PC)
-Minecraft
-The iphone version of minecraft
-GTA4 and San Andreas
-COD 2 (PC)
-Viewtiful Joe (Gamecube)
-Medievil (PS1)

These games keep me up all night.

[TelevisionIncarnate]

Bioshock

[Invader Zim]

Bioshock

Wrong answer.

You should play bioshock's vastly superior predecesors; System Shock and System Shock 2.

[Invader Zim]

(No particular order)

-DBZ Bodukai Tenkaichi, all of them
-Hot Pursuit 1 (PS1)
- Super Smash Bros. (Melee was my favorite)
-Soul Caliber 2...CLASSIC! (GC)
-Metroid Prime Zero Mission (GBA)
-Metroid Prime Fusion ^^
-UMK3, MK4 (wasn't that good but brought memories), MK9 (PC, N64, PS3)
-Tekken 3 (PS1) :D
-Slap the monkey (Flash game)
-Goldeneye 007 (N64)
-Timesplitters 2 (GC)
-COD 4 (PS3)
-Battlefield 2 and Bad Company 2 (PC and PS3)
-Age of Empires (PC)
-Minecraft
-The iphone version of minecraft
-GTA4 and San Andreas
-COD 2 (PC)
-Viewtiful Joe (Gamecube)
-Medievil (PS1)

These games keep me up all night.


There are only three games on that entire list worth playing, want to guess which?

[∞]

No. They are my favorites not yours. Idgaf what you like.

[Tablo]

There are only three games on that entire list worth playing, want to guess which?
Goldeneye 007
MediEvil
Age of Empires

[Kosakk]

1. Metal Gear Solid
2. GoldenEye N64
3. Operation Flashpoint
4. Fallout: New Vegas

Enjoyed Fallout 3 too, but the story and universe is bigger in New Vegas.
MGS is an all-time favourite. Great story and great characters

[Zealot]

Well let's see, my list varies quite dramatically:

1 - Metal Gear Solid
2 - Metal Gear Solid 2
3 - Metal Gear Solid 3
4 - Metal Gear Solid 4

[CynicalIdealist]

In no particular order,



The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Twilight Princess (can't pick)
Resident Evil 4
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Okami

[Invader Zim]

Goldeneye 007
MediEvil
Age of Empires


All three.

[NoOneIsIllegal]

In no particular order,



The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Twilight Princess (can't pick)
Resident Evil 4
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Okami


Why did you list the same game twice? WAIT A SECOND
:lol:

[tracher999]

gta sanandreas
gta lost and dammed and 4
gta vice city
midnicht club la and dub edition

i also like

quake 3 revolution
backyard wrestling is ultra stupped but funny
bmx xxx lolz same as above

[Revolutionair]

My favorite games in no order:
Warcraft 3
Total War
Unreal Tournament 2004

I also like:
Heroes of Newerth
Age of Empires
GTA (Vice City and San Andreas)
Many more...

[CynicalIdealist]

Why did you list the same game twice? WAIT A SECOND
:lol:

:cursing:

[Red_Struggle]

Damn kids and your new fangled gadgets...

1. Earthbound
2. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
3. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
4. Pokemon Gold and Silver

Nintendo all day everyday.

[the Leftâ„¢]

Has anyone played the BioShock series? Good or bad? Rent or buy? I've seen some early pictures from their newest installment, and the steampunk-esque angle has me interested. From what I've read, the first one is a satire on a Randian utopia, correct?

I'm not a fan of Fallout, though, so if the two games are very similar I might pass.


Bioshock 1 is awesome and probably like $20

[BE_]

In no order:
-Half Life 2
-Sonic The Hedgehog 2
-Metal Gear Solid 4
-Team Fortress 2

[Invader Zim]

Bioshock 1 is awesome and probably like $20

And as I have already said in this thread, forget Bioshock and just find a copy of System Shock 2.

[Chris]

1) Europa Universalis 3
2) Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
3) Geo-Political Simulator
4) Mass Effect 1+2

[NoOneIsIllegal]

Damn kids and your new fangled gadgets...

1. Earthbound
2. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
3. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
4. Pokemon Gold and Silver

Nintendo all day everyday.
this kid seriously knows what the fuck is up :thumbup1:

[Bitter Ashes]

Ok. Time for another retro gamer to wade in:

- X-com enemy unknown (called UFO defence in the USA)
- Master of Orion
- Resident Evil 2
- Fronter: Elite

[Rss]

And as I have already said in this thread, forget Bioshock and just find a copy of System Shock 2.

I agree with you about System Shock 2, but I have to criticise you for not recommending mods as well. There are tons of mods which improve gameplay, graphics and overall experience of that game.

When I first played Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl, I hated it. Headbobbing was annoying as hell, scrawniest bandits took entire mags to bring down and overall balance of items, weapons and food sucked. I got as far as Rostok and then ragequitted. I uninstalled and ranted about it in Internet.

Then, Oblivion Lost happened. I heard about it in some forums, fabled mod that took all the suck out of Stalker. Hah! Old wives tales and ravings of madmen. Or is it?

After some encouraging words from some friends, I reluctantly installed both Stalker and Oblivion Lost. Hoo boy, is this the same game? This game is actually one hell of a masterpiece! Bullets kill fast, AI is much better, game balance is good and headbobbing is gone! It got me hooked alright. Afterwards I felt bad trashing the game first.

[VanSneiwder]

So many games...
-The Sims (Am I the first one to meantion these?)
-Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis (years of fun! basically the best simulation game IMO)
-Lots of strategy: Supreme commander, starcraft, age of empires, etc. but my fav strategy is: Dawn of war series, DA SPACE ORKZ IZ FUN! DAKKA DAKKA!
-Metroid series, best shooter adventure sci fi games ever

[Rss]

So many games...
-The Sims (Am I the first one to meantion these?)
-Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis (years of fun! basically the best simulation game IMO)
-Lots of strategy: Supreme commander, starcraft, age of empires, etc. but my fav strategy is: Dawn of war series, DA SPACE ORKZ IZ FUN! DAKKA DAKKA!
-Metroid series, best shooter adventure sci fi games ever

I was interested of Sims at first, but then it just got lame as time went by.

Operation Genesis! My bro bought it and I checked it out. It turned out to be pretty damn enthralling experience. Just watching the dinos stomp around, poop and devour puny humans.

Do you prefer first DoW game (and expansions) or the second one? I like them both, but my current computer can't roll DoW 2 smoothly. They made one hell of a job with voice acting in both games, so many memorable characters; Warboss Gorgutz, Lord Eliphas the Inheritor, General Sturnn, Kommando Nob, Shas'O Kais with his faux-asian accent, Kaptin Bluddflag... So much ham, but that's part of the charm. Good voiceacting is way, way too underrated.


Moar good games:

- Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (I was knocked on my ass by the sheer grandness of opening video)
- Chrono Trigger, obviously
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4: Turtles in Time for SNES
- Super Mario World and Yoshi's Island, these games make world a better place
- Lost World: Jurassic Park for PS1, pretty obscure and not well known game, but playing as fucking raptor and T-Rex made some great memories
- Crash Team Racing for PS1, this game made my goddamn thumbs sore. My bro misplaced my copy of the game, I was angry at first and then sad.
- Ducktales, woo-oh! For NES.
- Snake Rattle 'n' Roll for NES. I can't stop obsessing about this game. It's one hard, ball-breaking, nerve-wrecking, making-you-throw-controllering, hard ass motherfucker of a game, but I loved it. Just like Battletoads. Maybe that's why I'm into a little pinch and squeal. Heh.
- Darkwing Duck for NES
- Super Mario Bros. 2, this was like the first game in which I've played as girl. First it was gross, then it was kinda interesting.
- Stunt Race FX for SNES, there is funny story behind this. I bought this as second hand-game with my allowance. Past owner had used names like "ASS", "GAY" and "SEX" in hi-scores list. I wasn't too good with english back then, so I ignored those names. I loaned the game for my friends and they laughed at me for being a perv.
- Tiny Toons Adventures for NES. I still play this game now and then to remind myself that there are good licence games around.

[Il Medico]

Four are you fucking kidding me? Listing four per decade would be fucking hard.

Anyways, I loved and/or played the Shit out of all of the following.

Tetris
Star Fox 64
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Super Smash Bros (the first one)
Starcraft (the original)
Civ 3 (no civ has been quite as good imo)
Medieval Total War II
Rome Total War
Age of Mythology
Soul Caliber 2
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (only Medal of Honor game I played and only fps I ever really got into, though I did play the shit out of the Russian Campaign in Call of Duty: Finest Hour)
Fallout 3 (it had its problems, but the haters be damned)
Hitman: Blood Money
Red Dead Redemption
Dragon Age (I played through this game way more times than could possibly be warranted.)
Team Fortress 2
Oblivion (while I only got this game recently I don't see my self putting it down anytime soon, its fucking amazing)

And yes, Minecraft.... (I just fucking love building shit)

Edit: Shit son, I completely forgot about Goldeneye and Pokemon Blue, I fucking loved those games.

[Rss]

Fallout 3 (it had its problems, but the haters be damned)

If you acknowledge FO3's flaws in subpar writing, problems in gameplay balance and not being loyal to the source material, I warmly recommend Fallout: New Vegas. I personally grew disgusted with FO3 because I have raging hard on for original games, but I wholeheartedly embraced lights of New Vegas. New Vegas shares excellent exploring with FO3 as well as overall strong atmosphere.

[Il Medico]

If you acknowledge FO3's flaws in subpar writing, problems in gameplay balance and not being loyal to the source material, I warmly recommend Fallout: New Vegas. I personally grew disgusted with FO3 because I have raging hard on for original games, but I wholeheartedly embraced lights of New Vegas. New Vegas shares excellent exploring with FO3 as well as overall strong atmosphere.
I have New Vegas. I agree it is a better game, but I still didn't enjoy it as much as I did Fallout 3 when I played through it. I think I didn't enjoy it as much simply because it was, in many ways, just a better Fallout 3 and at the point I had grown tired of playing fallout 3 (I had done like 4 play throughs). I'll probably head back to it once i am done playing Oblivion.

[Wanted Man]

Top 4 seems random. I'll just keep naming PC games and will probably forget some. I basically like strategy, RPGs and adventures. In no particular order:

Crusader Kings
Hearts of Iron 2
Age of Empires 1 & 2
1602 AD
Heroes of Might and Magic series
Jagged Alliance 2
Rise of Nations
Vampire - the Masquerade: Bloodlines
Sid Meier's Pirates!
The Last Express
The Longest Journey
Monkey Island series
Tropico
Morrowind
Football Manager series
Civilization IV
Fallout
Transport Tycoon
GTA series (all of them, but especially GTA 3, VC and SA)
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
KOTOR 1 & 2

I've played PC games for most of my life, but I also like ROMs of old console games and the like. Small list:

Chrono Trigger
Final Fantasy IV, V and VI
Samurai Shodown
Shadowrun
Advance Wars
Fire Emblem
Golden Sun
Pokemon

Etc., etc.

[Game Girl]

Hmm. Top 4 games? Lets see...

Every Sonic the Hedgehog game - Sonic the Hedgehog for the Sega MegaDrive was the first video game I ever played. So it makes sense that the series holds a special place in my heart.

Sam & Max - I've known about this game for a while, but the fact it's a point and click adventure game was what put me off it. Then I recently watched the cartoon series and loved it. So I gave the games a try. Been addicted ever since!

Worms 2 - Damn my best friend for getting me addicted to these games. Theres just something so satisfying about creating your own worms in order for them to battle it out in weird and wacky ways. Also, I made communist worms. HA! :lol:

Left 4 Dead 1 & 2 - Best. Zombie Game. EVER!! In multiplayer mode, I love being on the infected team. It's funny whenever my best friend screams out "RAPE" every time I jump on her as a Jockey. LOL

[Magón]

PS3 Top 4

GTA Series
Gran Turismo 4-5 (though it sucked on 5, that I had to buy my favorite car online.)
Red Dead Redemption
Uncharted Series

X360

Left4Dead 2

[Rss]

NES and SNES were my favourite platforms before I became full on PC guy.

One thing most PC games lack is challenge. I usually kick the difficulty right up to the "brutal", "A Fucking Suicide", "Just don't play this", "Insanity" or so on. I have always liked hard ass games, even if I never played through some of them. SNES and especially NES had tons of balls to the wall challenging games.

Some favorites from "Nintendohard" era:

- Battletoads - I remember being stuck on third level for months, I squealed and died billion times and thought that it can't get any more difficult than that. Can it? Well, I was wrong. Oh how fucking wrong I was. Fourth level was like spit on my face and slap on my already sore ass. But I continued. Wasn't gonna let that game beat me. It took me five or six fucking years to beat it.

- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - That swimming level at the dam? Oh... gawd! Electric plants everywhere, time limits and clunky controls, damn! But still, this game was awesome. Four different turtles to play, yay!

- Snake Rattle 'n' Roll - This game is damn good and definitely a legend. But it's hard. Faux-3D makes jumping and navigating difficult as hell and enemies bounce and dash around like that angry sun in SMB3, only million times faster.

- Die Hard - Holy shit, bullets filling the screen, too few medkits, too few ammo and squishy John McClane. Why, WHY?!

- Silver Surfer - I don't usually like shmups, but theme of this one got me interested. Imagine this; You are cycling down the street and ten thousand miniguns are shooting at you nonstop, idiots throwing cinderblocks at you and hordes of birds taking crap on you. Also, you cannot touch anything. Not even ground. Because if you do, you die like pathetic piece of shit you are. And no continues. You scumbucket. Now get those passwords because you have to type them again. Oh, did you bump that table? Well cool, because you are dead now. You piece of mutant maggot crap.

- Batman - This was one HELL of a game, but difficult as fuck. It punished with electric shocks to the balls if you didn't pick up all power ups, it gave you 20 lashes if you made tiny mistake in jumps and gave you massive titty twisters if you didn't learn projectile patterns perfectly. Joker as end boss was also hard as hell.

- Megaman II - Megaman II was like a nice breeze after these others, but it still had it's hard moments.

- The Simpsons - Oh lord why?! What have I done to displease you? Bart vs. Space Mutants was typical NES platformer. Only thing special in it was completely and utterly mutilated controls. Bosses were quite easy, but levels themselves were like being murdered by bullwhip brigade.

- Ninja Gaiden - Ninja Gaiden on NES. This one totally takes the cake. This game made me fucking cry, it also makes all these other games look like Super Mario World! Projectiles flying everywhere, completely random movement patterns, weak-ass hero, tough enemies and gameplay was fast as light. But I liked it, as hard and cruel it was for me. Good controls, graphics were great and ninjas are always a plus.



I've become to a conclusion. Nintendo Entertainment System was BDSM for little kids.

[Pirate Utopian]

1. Red Dead Redemption
2. GTA: San Andreas
3. The Warriors
4. GTA: Vice City

[Proukunin]

1. Pokemon(hey, it's fun)
2. Legend of Zelda
3. Racing games
4. Final Fantasy

[Per Levy]

allright why not, but i cant promise that i keep it at 4.

as of right now:

mass effect series
saints row 2 (the third will probally steal that spot)
Total Extreme Wrestling 2010 (text based wrestling simulator, pretty awsome)
darkest hour (as of right now its more fun then hoi 2)
amnesia (probally the scariest game made so far)


back in the days though, these games were my absolout faves and i remember them with a lot of nostalgic feelings:

morrowind & oblivion
vampires: the masquarade - bloodlines
knights of the old republic 1&2
civilization 3 (with the addons best in the series, imo)
galactic civilizations 2 (again with the addons a superb round based stragety game in space...).
the game boy/advanced pokemon games, a bit to cute but great rpgs and a lot of fun.
secret of mana, terranigma, super castlevania 4, super metroid, yeah the good old days of gaming.


so i've got "cthulhu saves the world" yesterday, and im eager to try it out. old school rpg with cthulhu as "hero" sounds pretty awsome, so mabye a future favourite game.

[∞]

+1 for Crash team racing. Don't have my PS1 anymore but I got it online for my PS3.

[Invader Zim]

I agree with you about System Shock 2, but I have to criticise you for not recommending mods as well.

Sure, but they aren't actually atributes of the game. They are independent, unofficial community efforts to enhance or alter the game in a direction distant from that which the game designers had in mind.

[smellincoffee]

1.The Sims, by which I mean either the series in general or the second game specifically. I started playing the original shortly after its release and have spent many a happy hour building homes and restaurants or telling stories. The second game is in my view the best.

2. Civilization III, which I started playing in 2003. I've never moved on to CIV, let alone CiV. I have my own custom mod, which incorporates some Marxist ideas. Factories produce unhappiness, for instance. I also added a government called Social Democracy which has the communal corruption of Communism (a perk) with the 'niceness' of democracy (no beating people, no state police, etc). There are also wonders like Universal Healthcare, Das Kapital, and The Encyclopédie to be built.

3. SimCity 3000 The SimCity series brought me into PC gaming to begin with, though I never read the rule book for SC2K. I did learn to play SimCity 3000, and I am still happy with it. The music is fantastic, and the use of advisors and petitioners make the game seem 'real'.

4. Mafia or GTA: Vice City. I can't pick between these two. Mafia is a stylish period story set in the 1930s with a believable, living 1930s city. I love the atmosphere and the city services (working trolleys, elevated cars, and drawbridges), but it does have the flaw of reusing the same textures for the city buildings. Even so, I'm still playing. Vice City has many merits, of course, and I still play it as well. I like San Andreas, but the eighties atmosphere of Vice keeps me coming back to it.

Honorable Mentions: Age of Empires II, Sierra/Impressions' city-building series (especially Pharaoh), Red Alert 2. Rollercoaster Tycoon, Star Trek Elite Force, Star Trek Armada..and there are probably some I'm forgetting.

[OhYesIdid]

You Civ mod sounds awesome, is it online?

[smellincoffee]

You Civ mod sounds awesome, is it online?

Afraid not. :( It was on my old computer and is now inaccessible given that the motherboard has died. I've been thinking about recreating it, though I can't remember all the changes I made.