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Title: favorite game of all time
Post by: nullstring on Wed, 20 February 2013, 19:11:18
I thought this could be an interesting thread.
Plus I am looking for games I've never played before, that I maybe should've.

Notice I said 'favorite', not 'best'. A game can be your most favorite even if you wouldn't agree it's the best.

Mine is: Earthbound.
Runner ups: FFVI, FFVII, Chrono Trigger, Seiken Densetsu 3, Ocarina Of time.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: noisyturtle on Wed, 20 February 2013, 19:15:15
In no particular order, I have a list...

Chrono Trigger – SNES
Super Metroid – SNES
Super Mario Bros 2: Yoshi’s Island – SNES
Super Mario 64 – Nintendo 64
Silent Hill 2 – PS2
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater – PS2
Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night – PS2
Psychonauts - Xbox
Legend Of Zelda: Wind Waker – GameCube
Shadow Of The Colossus – PS3
Bio Shock  - Xbox 360/PS3
Grand Theft Auto 4 – Xbox 360/PS3
Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 – Arcade
Baldur’s Gate – PC
World Of Warcraft – PC
Portal – PC
Amnesia: The Dark Decent – PC
Skyrim – PC
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: whelmingbytes on Wed, 20 February 2013, 19:39:34
Original Xbox. Star Wars: Jedi Knight

There was something about being able to pretty much control the swing of the lightsaber that I just loved. Silly now, but back then, it was amazing :)
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: metalliqaz on Wed, 20 February 2013, 19:44:28

Quake, Quake 3
Enemy Territory (both of 'em)
Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
Tyrian
Contra Hard Corps
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: The_Beast on Wed, 20 February 2013, 19:45:04
Bad company 2 multiplayer


if I had to pick just one
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: nullstring on Wed, 20 February 2013, 19:48:33
Quote from: The_Beast on Wed, 20 February 2013, 19:45:04
Bad company 2 multiplayer

if I had to pick just one

I would say you're encouraged to add runner ups :)
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: CPTBadAss on Wed, 20 February 2013, 19:48:37
If I had to pick just one? Metal Slug

Others that make the list are StarCraft, Zelda Ocarina of Time, Super Mario World, Rampage, and Raiden.

Edit: OMG, I forgot about Diablo 2 and Pokemon Red!
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 20 February 2013, 19:48:58
Nononononono....

Best PC game of all times has to be Raptor - Call of Shadows

It's SERIOUSLY good, and has tremendous "Flow" to the experience...

Looks like an everyday scroller shooter, but with simple RPG element.. Tight control... awesomeness.  :D

(http://neutralx2.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Raptor8.jpg)
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: vun on Wed, 20 February 2013, 19:50:30
I was writing a list but it got too long, but really, even picking out top 5 is a difficult task. I'll try to narrow it down as much as I can,

All games are PC versions unless otherwise listed:

Guild Wars
Dear Esther
Spec Ops: The Line
Battlefield 2
Half-Life series, including BS and OF
Counter Strike games
Crysis
Commander Keen
Battlefield 2
Bastion
Oblivion
Psychonauts
Diablo 2
Call of Duty 2,4 and 6(MW2) (Yes, I know CoD games aren't good games, but they get to be in my favourites simply because they've provided me with so much mindless action and fun. Kind of like Steven Seagal. You don't mess with Steven Seagal."
Portal
Pokemon Yellow for GBC

These are all games that all have a special place in my figurative heart. Picking a single favourite from these is a nearly impossible task, so I'll leave it at this list. I've probably forgotten a few games that probably should be on it as well.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: compgeke on Wed, 20 February 2013, 19:56:35
Adventure, it doesn't matter which platform.

(http://goput.it/l4m.jpg)
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: JoeC on Wed, 20 February 2013, 20:35:18
How can you ask me to choose?
Metroid
ExciteBike
Super Mario Bros
Chrono Trigger
Earthbound
Street Fighter 2
Pokemon (Gen 1)
Gran Tourismo 2
Goldeneye 007
Halo
Quake 3
Doom
Oblivion
WoW
Starcraft
Shadowrun SNES
Shadowrun Genesis
Shadowrun Xbox 360/PC

So many great games to choose from.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: tauburn on Wed, 20 February 2013, 20:36:57
earthbound or mother 3
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: Lanx on Wed, 20 February 2013, 21:12:31
ah ha, no one has said starcontrol2 yet.

halo/mass effect entire plotlines are taken from starcontrol 2.

why are ppl naming multiple games? that's a cop out, don't say (from this console) or (from this era) one game! you get to choose one, learn to read! no one asked for your list of games, op said one.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: Strelok on Wed, 20 February 2013, 21:14:11
Metal Gear Solid or Half Life 2

I could not decide between the two to save my life.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: iri on Wed, 20 February 2013, 22:06:17
unlike most of you, i can pick one. and it will be the elder scrolls 3: morrowind.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: jcrouse on Wed, 20 February 2013, 22:09:05
Single player = Descent and a SpaceORB 360 for a controller.

Multi player = Return to Castle Wolfenstein

John
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: metalliqaz on Wed, 20 February 2013, 22:16:13
Quote from: Lanx on Wed, 20 February 2013, 21:12:31
ah ha, no one has said starcontrol2 yet.

halo/mass effect entire plotlines are taken from starcontrol 2.

why are ppl naming multiple games? that's a cop out, don't say (from this console) or (from this era) one game! you get to choose one, learn to read! no one asked for your list of games, op said one.

I played that, but not until years after its heyday.  It was around the release of xbox360.  Despite that, it was truly amazing.  I was captivated.  Good one!  Definitely hints of it in Halo.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: metalliqaz on Wed, 20 February 2013, 22:19:40
Quote from: jcrouse on Wed, 20 February 2013, 22:09:05
Single player = Descent and a SpaceORB 360 for a controller.

Multi player = Return to Castle Wolfenstein

John

Oh my God, the countless hours I've spent playing both of those...
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: Sifo on Wed, 20 February 2013, 22:23:34
Quote from: vun on Wed, 20 February 2013, 19:50:30

Guild Wars


3k+ hours. Screw the second one.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: Lanx on Wed, 20 February 2013, 22:27:44
come to think of it, why did i never ever think to pick everquest or everquest 2, those two games alone, i've spent more time gaming than anything ever, literally thousands of hours
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: funkymeeba on Wed, 20 February 2013, 22:45:17
Pump It Up Exceed 2 and Zero.
Crash Bandicoot 2.

I really can't think of any others that would be up there.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 20 February 2013, 22:46:11
Quote from: iri on Wed, 20 February 2013, 22:06:17
unlike most of you, i can pick one. and it will be the elder scrolls 3: morrowind.

the game was good, but alot of quirks..

spam potions, make them, get super hopped up, throw ninja stars because you're so strong you break the weapons... like wtf...
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: dante on Wed, 20 February 2013, 23:00:21
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Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 20 February 2013, 23:44:38
Quote from: dante on Wed, 20 February 2013, 23:00:21
Faster Than Light


it's not as fun once you beat it once.. because you KNOW that it's all based on Luck... if you don't get the right upgrades by chance, you're screwed..
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: singaporean123 on Thu, 21 February 2013, 00:19:06
dota. been playing it for almost 7 years now
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: lazerpointer on Thu, 21 February 2013, 01:37:50
Quote from: tp4tissue on Wed, 20 February 2013, 22:46:11
Quote from: iri on Wed, 20 February 2013, 22:06:17
unlike most of you, i can pick one. and it will be the elder scrolls 3: morrowind.

the game was good, but alot of quirks..

spam potions, make them, get super hopped up, throw ninja stars because you're so strong you break the weapons... like wtf...

I don't know why but this is hilarious to me lol (and also true). This was also my favorite and most played game along with the other Elder Scrolls of course. Many hours consumed
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: Bullveyr on Thu, 21 February 2013, 02:45:45
Return to Castle Wolfenstein (best MP ever)
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: vun on Thu, 21 February 2013, 05:49:21
Quote from: Sifo on Wed, 20 February 2013, 22:23:34
Quote from: vun on Wed, 20 February 2013, 19:50:30

Guild Wars


3k+ hours. Screw the second one.
5k+ hours...
And yeah, the second one isn't really for me. It's a decent game as far as MMOs go, but there's just so much about it that annoys me, I could go on for quite a while about it. Still got just under 500 hours in it though...
I still play GW, but not much since I'm pretty much the only one these days.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: Viz on Thu, 21 February 2013, 05:52:47
The greaaaaaaaaaaaat(drumroll please...) ................ NETHACK!! :3
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: Tym on Thu, 21 February 2013, 05:56:19
Counter Strike...Nuff Said
Title: favorite game of all time
Post by: aggiejy on Thu, 21 February 2013, 06:27:12
Quote from: Tym on Thu, 21 February 2013, 05:56:19
Counter Strike...Nuff Said

This. I've logged many thousands of hours over the years. Just think if I had spent that time on more productive things though?! Most quit now, but still log into Source every now and then and still get banned for "hacking"... Still got it. ;-)
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 21 February 2013, 07:12:37
Quote from: aggiejy on Thu, 21 February 2013, 06:27:12
Quote from: Tym on Thu, 21 February 2013, 05:56:19
Counter Strike...Nuff Said

This. I've logged many thousands of hours over the years. Just think if I had spent that time on more productive things though?! Most quit now, but still log into Source every now and then and still get banned for "hacking"... Still got it. ;-)

how do you spend that many hours and "not go pro"
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: dante on Thu, 21 February 2013, 08:26:04
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Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: Tym on Thu, 21 February 2013, 08:27:49
Quote from: tp4tissue on Thu, 21 February 2013, 07:12:37
Quote from: aggiejy on Thu, 21 February 2013, 06:27:12
Quote from: Tym on Thu, 21 February 2013, 05:56:19
Counter Strike...Nuff Said

This. I've logged many thousands of hours over the years. Just think if I had spent that time on more productive things though?! Most quit now, but still log into Source every now and then and still get banned for "hacking"... Still got it. ;-)

how do you spend that many hours and "not go pro"

I must have logged over 1k hours and I'm still not that great. I can go onto a server and kick everyone's arse or finish 10-10 :3
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 21 February 2013, 08:33:07
Quote from: Tym on Thu, 21 February 2013, 08:27:49
Quote from: tp4tissue on Thu, 21 February 2013, 07:12:37
Quote from: aggiejy on Thu, 21 February 2013, 06:27:12
Quote from: Tym on Thu, 21 February 2013, 05:56:19
Counter Strike...Nuff Said

This. I've logged many thousands of hours over the years. Just think if I had spent that time on more productive things though?! Most quit now, but still log into Source every now and then and still get banned for "hacking"... Still got it. ;-)

how do you spend that many hours and "not go pro"

I must have logged over 1k hours and I'm still not that great. I can go onto a server and kick everyone's arse or finish 10-10 :3

well yea.. LOL, most players are just 12 year olds on REALLY REALLY ****ty 6yr old PCs..  And they probably didn't setup the graphics right for maximum FPS...
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: Tym on Thu, 21 February 2013, 08:36:05
Quote from: tp4tissue on Thu, 21 February 2013, 08:33:07
Quote from: Tym on Thu, 21 February 2013, 08:27:49
Quote from: tp4tissue on Thu, 21 February 2013, 07:12:37
Quote from: aggiejy on Thu, 21 February 2013, 06:27:12
Quote from: Tym on Thu, 21 February 2013, 05:56:19
Counter Strike...Nuff Said

This. I've logged many thousands of hours over the years. Just think if I had spent that time on more productive things though?! Most quit now, but still log into Source every now and then and still get banned for "hacking"... Still got it. ;-)

how do you spend that many hours and "not go pro"

I must have logged over 1k hours and I'm still not that great. I can go onto a server and kick everyone's arse or finish 10-10 :3

well yea.. LOL, most players are just 12 year olds on REALLY REALLY ****ty 6yr old PCs..  And they probably didn't setup the graphics right for maximum FPS...


Most of the 12 year olds have moved onto GO because of GFXXXXX!!"!" SDLFJ KA9WUD A9WD NAWD NAS DAW /BLOWSBRAINSONWALL

I do enjoy the graphics of Source over 1.6 if I am to be honest, and I am out classed too often on 1.6 :(
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: bear95 on Thu, 21 February 2013, 09:30:08
Quote from: dante on Thu, 21 February 2013, 08:26:04
Quote from: tp4tissue on Wed, 20 February 2013, 23:44:38
Quote from: dante on Wed, 20 February 2013, 23:00:21
Faster Than Light


it's not as fun once you beat it once.. because you KNOW that it's all based on Luck... if you don't get the right upgrades by chance, you're screwed..

I still like it :D

Since many people have brought up FPS - I'd list two... (I know you are only supposed to pick one...)

Urban Terror - basically a 'sort of' modern Counterstrike that is freeware, has PC/Mac/Linux distros, and significantly less hackers.

Before that was Alien Vs. Predator 2 - I had to have spent over 2,000 hours on this but stopped due to Sierra pulling the plug on the servers.
I'd say it's based on risk management rather than luck. :P
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: metalliqaz on Thu, 21 February 2013, 10:04:56
People are still playing urban terror?  Wow I remember that as a Quake3 mod.  I thought it was cool because I preferred the quake engine but SoF2 multiplayer took over as my favorite CS-alike
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: dante on Thu, 21 February 2013, 10:58:04
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Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: TheSoulhunter on Thu, 21 February 2013, 11:57:00
There were so many great games...

- Tetris
- Theme Park
- Monkey Island 1+2
- Street Fighter 2/3/4
- Duke Nukem 3d
- Command & Conquer 1+2
- Final Fantasy 7/8/9
- Metal Gear Solid
- Quake 1/2/3
- GTA 1/3/4
- Unreal Tournament
- Half Life
- God of War 1/2/3
- Portal 1+2
- More...


But if I had to pick (in regard to how much fun they were at their time) just 5:

- Final Fantasy VII
- Duke Nukem 3d
- God of War 2
- GTA Vice City
- Portal
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: adigaforever on Thu, 21 February 2013, 13:10:40
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
MGS2
HL1
Starcraft1/2
WOW
Shadow of the colossus
SSX
PES6
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Thu, 21 February 2013, 14:45:42
As many times as I have replayed over the years I guess I will have to say Silent Hill 3, the Myst series and Blood. Runners up would be System Shock 1+2, Wizardry series, most of the infocom catalog and Tex Murphy series.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: davkol on Thu, 21 February 2013, 17:32:39
I spent loads of time playing C&C: Tiberian Sun, AoE2, C&C: Red Alert 2, NHL '99, Battle for Wesnoth, StarCraft, WarCraft2, Diablo 2 and Baldur's Gate (and probably some other games I can't recall). I don't dare to choose only one, but AoE2 and RA2 would definitely be in the top few.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: aggiejy on Thu, 21 February 2013, 23:18:00
Quote from: tp4tissue on Thu, 21 February 2013, 07:12:37
how do you spend that many hours and "not go pro"

Started in 2000 and played almost every day for most of 10 years... hours add up. :)  Going pro requires much more solid dedication... i knew people that went (or tried to) go pro... it wasn't much fun for them.  But, it is satisfying going into office with a deagle and take out the entire other team by yourself... that's what made it addicting to me.  I have kids and such now, I'm cured.  (though, I occasionally still lapse.)
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: tjcaustin on Thu, 21 February 2013, 23:43:27
Borderlands series
Half-Life series
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 22 February 2013, 00:11:49
Quote from: bear95 on Thu, 21 February 2013, 09:30:08
Quote from: dante on Thu, 21 February 2013, 08:26:04
Quote from: tp4tissue on Wed, 20 February 2013, 23:44:38
Quote from: dante on Wed, 20 February 2013, 23:00:21
Faster Than Light


it's not as fun once you beat it once.. because you KNOW that it's all based on Luck... if you don't get the right upgrades by chance, you're screwed..

I still like it :D

Since many people have brought up FPS - I'd list two... (I know you are only supposed to pick one...)

Urban Terror - basically a 'sort of' modern Counterstrike that is freeware, has PC/Mac/Linux distros, and significantly less hackers.

Before that was Alien Vs. Predator 2 - I had to have spent over 2,000 hours on this but stopped due to Sierra pulling the plug on the servers.
I'd say it's based on risk management rather than luck. :P

I wouldn't think so, because if you use the pause option correctly, the Possible choices you can make are VERY limited.. which means assuming you're playing diligently, You could always make the Best decision given any "attack" circumstances... and pretty much nothing can really kill you except the final boss, when you're missing certain weapon sets.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 22 February 2013, 00:16:46
Quote from: Tym on Thu, 21 February 2013, 08:36:05
Quote from: tp4tissue on Thu, 21 February 2013, 08:33:07
Quote from: Tym on Thu, 21 February 2013, 08:27:49
Quote from: tp4tissue on Thu, 21 February 2013, 07:12:37
Quote from: aggiejy on Thu, 21 February 2013, 06:27:12
Quote from: Tym on Thu, 21 February 2013, 05:56:19
Counter Strike...Nuff Said

This. I've logged many thousands of hours over the years. Just think if I had spent that time on more productive things though?! Most quit now, but still log into Source every now and then and still get banned for "hacking"... Still got it. ;-)

how do you spend that many hours and "not go pro"

I must have logged over 1k hours and I'm still not that great. I can go onto a server and kick everyone's arse or finish 10-10 :3

well yea.. LOL, most players are just 12 year olds on REALLY REALLY ****ty 6yr old PCs..  And they probably didn't setup the graphics right for maximum FPS...


Most of the 12 year olds have moved onto GO because of GFXXXXX!!"!" SDLFJ KA9WUD A9WD NAWD NAS DAW /BLOWSBRAINSONWALL

I do enjoy the graphics of Source over 1.6 if I am to be honest, and I am out classed too often on 1.6 :(

1.6 has guys who's played nonstop for 13 years.... because that's the only game their computer can run... so.... yea, they're pretty good..

I've played Halo-1 for 12 years... Unstoppable... I can even outscore hackers, assuming they don't hack the server and change the score directly.

Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: codymaust on Fri, 22 February 2013, 06:01:21
Super Metroid - SNES
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: Tym on Fri, 22 February 2013, 06:05:07
Quote from: tp4tissue on Fri, 22 February 2013, 00:16:46
Quote from: Tym on Thu, 21 February 2013, 08:36:05
Quote from: tp4tissue on Thu, 21 February 2013, 08:33:07
Quote from: Tym on Thu, 21 February 2013, 08:27:49
Quote from: tp4tissue on Thu, 21 February 2013, 07:12:37
Quote from: aggiejy on Thu, 21 February 2013, 06:27:12
Quote from: Tym on Thu, 21 February 2013, 05:56:19
Counter Strike...Nuff Said

This. I've logged many thousands of hours over the years. Just think if I had spent that time on more productive things though?! Most quit now, but still log into Source every now and then and still get banned for "hacking"... Still got it. ;-)

how do you spend that many hours and "not go pro"

I must have logged over 1k hours and I'm still not that great. I can go onto a server and kick everyone's arse or finish 10-10 :3

well yea.. LOL, most players are just 12 year olds on REALLY REALLY ****ty 6yr old PCs..  And they probably didn't setup the graphics right for maximum FPS...


Most of the 12 year olds have moved onto GO because of GFXXXXX!!"!" SDLFJ KA9WUD A9WD NAWD NAS DAW /BLOWSBRAINSONWALL

I do enjoy the graphics of Source over 1.6 if I am to be honest, and I am out classed too often on 1.6 :(

1.6 has guys who's played nonstop for 13 years.... because that's the only game their computer can run... so.... yea, they're pretty good..

I've played Halo-1 for 12 years... Unstoppable... I can even outscore hackers, assuming they don't hack the server and change the score directly.

:D I havn't played Halo 1 for years D: Wouldn't even know how to get a copy anymore :( Great game, although I'm nowhere near as good as you.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: noisyturtle on Fri, 22 February 2013, 06:50:23
Sneak King
Title: favorite game of all time
Post by: phetto on Fri, 22 February 2013, 08:09:04
Heroes of might and magic 2 and 3.
Mario bros3.
Tekken3
CS 1.6
HoN (beta stage, when it was basically dota1 with nicer graphics and mechanics. Later to be ruined by worthless company and new thinking that didn't work out)
DotA2
iRacing
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: webs0r on Fri, 22 February 2013, 09:46:56
Argh its impossible to pick 1!

Old:
Dune 2
System shock 1
Quake 2
Ultima 7
Syndicate (all of em!)
Starcraft
Magic Carpet
Diablo
Total Annihilation

Oldish:
Diablo 2
Morrowind (TES3)
Company of Heroes
Total War series
Team Fortress 2

omg I'm just going to stop...
if I had to pick one, maybe Morrowind, no TF2..... no... argh  :'(
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: nullstring on Fri, 22 February 2013, 10:01:57
Quote from: tp4tissue on Wed, 20 February 2013, 23:44:38
Quote from: dante on Wed, 20 February 2013, 23:00:21
Faster Than Light


it's not as fun once you beat it once.. because you KNOW that it's all based on Luck... if you don't get the right upgrades by chance, you're screwed..

FTL is kind of like monopoly.
Without some good luck, you can't win at all..
But that doesn't mean you can't get better at the game and know how to strategically minimize the luck factor.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 22 February 2013, 10:15:36
Quote from: nullstring on Fri, 22 February 2013, 10:01:57
Quote from: tp4tissue on Wed, 20 February 2013, 23:44:38
Quote from: dante on Wed, 20 February 2013, 23:00:21
Faster Than Light


it's not as fun once you beat it once.. because you KNOW that it's all based on Luck... if you don't get the right upgrades by chance, you're screwed..

FTL is kind of like monopoly.
Without some good luck, you can't win at all..
But that doesn't mean you can't get better at the game and know how to strategically minimize the luck factor.

well, you're right... but also alike to monopoly, you don't actually have "that many" different moves you can make...
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: jwaz on Fri, 22 February 2013, 10:24:08
Yoshi's Island
Harvest Moon 64
Starfox
Mario 64
Zelda OoT
MGS: Twin Snakes
FTL
Ico
Phantasy Star IV
Final Fantasy Tactics
Braid


Been putting a few hours in FTL, man that game is good.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: codymaust on Fri, 22 February 2013, 12:17:44
Just bought the PS3 Ico/Shadow of the Colossus reissue solely to get Ico haha.

Just as incredible as I remember from when I had it for PS2..

+1 for Braid as well

Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 22 February 2013, 12:19:18
Quote from: codymaust on Fri, 22 February 2013, 12:17:44
Just bought the PS3 Ico/Shadow of the Colossus reissue solely to get Ico haha.

Just as incredible as I remember from when I had it for PS2..

+1 for Braid as well



Yea braid was a great game.. I didn't like how the character looked derp derp.. but the game more than makes up for it.

Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: jwaz on Fri, 22 February 2013, 13:09:52
Oh, I forgot Pilot Wings 64. What an epic soundtrack.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: Lanx on Fri, 22 February 2013, 17:14:57
Quote from: codymaust on Fri, 22 February 2013, 12:17:44
Just bought the PS3 Ico/Shadow of the Colossus reissue solely to get Ico haha.

Just as incredible as I remember from when I had it for PS2..

+1 for Braid as well


i got that too to show the wife SOTC in hd, wasn't really hd, but i should play ico, yea.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: L4yercake on Sat, 23 February 2013, 04:28:14
Too many to list, not many in the recent years but the ones I remember clear as day off the top of my head

Multiplayer -

Medal of Honour series pre-2005, Honourable mention for MOHAA

Battlefield Series up and including Battlefield 2142

Singleplayer -

Bioshock 1

Metro 2033

Borderlands 1 Co-Op
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: akuJIWA on Sat, 23 February 2013, 04:41:37
Ragnarok Online
Counter Strike
MapleStory
Guild War
Guild War 2
Battlefield 3
Dota 2
League of Legends
Diablo 3

These are all of the games that I find very enjoyable, and mostly play them only, some I still play, but some left me a lot of good memories. I don't get the time to play anymore nowadays.. Sometimes I wish I was a kid again. =[

On Playstation -

Digimon World
Bloody Roar
Tekken
Marvel vs Capcom
NBA 2K
Kingdom Hearts
Final Fantasy
CoD

On Gameboy -

Pokemon
Pokemon
Pokemon
Pokemon
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: Malphas on Sat, 23 February 2013, 06:40:36
Quote from: tp4tissue on Wed, 20 February 2013, 19:48:58
Nononononono....

Best PC game of all times has to be Raptor - Call of Shadows

It's SERIOUSLY good, and has tremendous "Flow" to the experience...

Looks like an everyday scroller shooter, but with simple RPG element.. Tight control... awesomeness.  :D

Show Image
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I played this a massive amount as a child along with Solar Winds and Traffic Department 2192, and still replay it on occasion. The simplified RPG elements made it stand out from similar games, as well as the vague corporate-dystopia setting.

My all time favourite are probably Deus Ex, Thief 2, Majora's Mask and Sam and Max Hit the Road.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: wcstick on Tue, 26 February 2013, 21:42:30
Gunz: the Duel

I've spent countless hours on this free-to-play third-person shooter since I discovered it in Jr. high. It's like a Matrix arena game that requires a lot of double-tapping and simultaneous keypresses. I didn't play this continuously, but every time I had the itch to rapidly tap on keys, I'd think about playing it. You can see how that led me towards mechanical keyboards. =P
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: morpheus on Wed, 27 February 2013, 01:00:07
That Raptor game was mesmerizing.

Mine would be Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: Sifo on Wed, 27 February 2013, 01:03:08
Quote from: wcstick on Tue, 26 February 2013, 21:42:30
Gunz: the Duel

I've spent countless hours on this free-to-play third-person shooter since I discovered it in Jr. high. It's like a Matrix arena game that requires a lot of double-tapping and simultaneous keypresses. I didn't play this continuously, but every time I had the itch to rapidly tap on keys, I'd think about playing it. You can see how that led me towards mechanical keyboards. =P

Holy ****. This game takes about as much APM as StarCraft to play at a pro level. I loved GunZ
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: squarebox on Wed, 27 February 2013, 02:01:41
My list of favorite games:
- DayZ
- Team Fortress 2
- Counter-Strike
- Western Bar (handheld console)
- Yie Ar Kung Fu (SNES)
- Contra (SNES)
- Burnout series
- Grand Theft Auto series
- Gran Turismo series
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: larryselina on Wed, 27 February 2013, 03:27:13
Half Life 2 is great.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: boost on Wed, 27 February 2013, 09:58:40
Marvel vs capcom 2
Marvel vs capcom 1
Marvel vs capcom 3
Xmen vs streetfighter
Capcom vs Snk 2
Streetfighter


I was in the top 500 for mvc2 in north American on psn...haven't played it in years tho and the mvc3 controller completely messed me up and can't play mvc2 anymore...
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: quickcrx702 on Fri, 01 March 2013, 01:34:22
Inindo
Romance of the three kingdoms
Final fantasy 1/2/7
Street fighter 2
Perfect dark
Dragon Warrior
Elder Scrolls - Morrowind/Oblivion
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: dante on Fri, 01 March 2013, 08:07:32
Since most of your aren't following the OP's guide lines I'll go ahead and list multiple titles too :D

I already listed Urban Terror and AVP2 (defunct) as my favorite Multiplayer games of all time.

Here are some more:

Victory Road (SNK, Arcade)
Attax (Leland, Arcade)
Thexder Neo (GameArts, Sony PS3 & PSP)
Time Bandit (Michtron/Computer Shack, Multiplatform but I prefer the Radio Shack Color Computer port)
Flicky (Sega, Multiplatform but I prefer the Sega Genesis port)
Rallisport Challenge 2 (XBOX 1)
Gunlord (Sega Dreamcast)
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: Larken on Fri, 01 March 2013, 08:40:00

Arcade:
Dungeons and Dragons: Shadows over Mystara
Metal Slug 1 through 5 + X
Alien vs Predator (Arcade version)

A PC Games list would be so long, so only the ones that really stood out in my memory will be listed.
Baldur's Gate 1 + 2
Dragon's Age: Origins
Darksiders
Dark Souls
Assassin's Creed II
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Batman: Arkham City
F.E.A.R. (I only found the first one good. It scared the **** out of my friends).
Mirror's Edge
Heroes of Might and Magic
Witcher
Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings
Ultima Online (back when it was in its hey day).
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: Binge on Fri, 01 March 2013, 08:50:25
starting to get a new favorite here with Ni No Kuni!  Check it out!

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Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: DasHHKBProM on Fri, 01 March 2013, 13:35:35
Tecmo superbowl, megaman series ,mario3 nes
Joe Montana 98 sega
Resident evil 1, ffvii ,siphon filter- ps1
Halo 1 xbox
Goldeneye-64
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: SmallFry on Fri, 01 March 2013, 20:56:13
Quote from: Binge on Fri, 01 March 2013, 08:50:25
starting to get a new favorite here with Ni No Kuni!  Check it out!

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Nice screenie! :D
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: CPTBadAss on Fri, 01 March 2013, 20:59:58
Quote from: SmallFry on Fri, 01 March 2013, 20:56:13
Quote from: Binge on Fri, 01 March 2013, 08:50:25
starting to get a new favorite here with Ni No Kuni!  Check it out!

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Nice screenie! :D

SmallBro, why'd you change your avatar!?
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: dimamantra on Fri, 01 March 2013, 21:09:10
My favorite game of all time is the third Splinter Cell: Choas Theory.

I have played through that game a billion times and I know all the dialog by heart. Sam Fisher is also my favorite video game character of all time too.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: bavman on Sat, 02 March 2013, 01:32:21
I'd have to say diablo 2. An awesome game to start with, all the mods that came out for it made it that much better.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: Permeability on Sat, 02 March 2013, 12:30:59
Starcraft: Brood War. No contest
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 02 March 2013, 12:52:48
Quote from: Sifo on Wed, 27 February 2013, 01:03:08
Quote from: wcstick on Tue, 26 February 2013, 21:42:30
Gunz: the Duel

I've spent countless hours on this free-to-play third-person shooter since I discovered it in Jr. high. It's like a Matrix arena game that requires a lot of double-tapping and simultaneous keypresses. I didn't play this continuously, but every time I had the itch to rapidly tap on keys, I'd think about playing it. You can see how that led me towards mechanical keyboards. =P

Holy ****. This game takes about as much APM as StarCraft to play at a pro level. I loved GunZ

gunz, LOL...
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: cannedlemons on Sat, 02 March 2013, 15:52:21
Marvel vs capcom 2
KOF 1996 and 2000
Fire emblem
Golden Sun
Ace attorney series
Resident evil 4
Bioshock series
League of Legends
Torchlight
Breath of Fire
Trauma Center
Left4Dead

Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: eth0s on Sat, 02 March 2013, 16:14:40
Well, if you're talking about the best games of all time, you have to consider the following series of games that are the basis for all FPS games that came afterward:

Doom Series (started all FPS)
Quake Series
Half-Life Series
Thief Series (first stealth game)
Grand Theft Auto Series (sandbox gaming & vehicles)
Hitman Series (innovative for stealth and disguise)

Other Giants of Gaming:

Warcraft Series
Starcraft Series
Elder Scrolls Series (including ofc, Oblivion, and Skyrim)

And my personal favorites (in addition to all games listed above):

FEAR series
Red Faction Series (1 & 2)
Resident Evil Series (terrible console-port interface, but awesome games anyway)
Left4Dead 1 & 2
FarCry Series
No One Lives Forever 1 & 2


Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: webs0r on Sat, 02 March 2013, 16:50:25
Quote from: eth0s on Sat, 02 March 2013, 16:14:40
No One Lives Forever 1 & 2

Glad you mentioned that, I totally forgot about NOLF... hilarious fun games.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: Grim Fandango on Sat, 02 March 2013, 17:01:06
Can not go with just one. So I would say

The longest Journey and Grim Fandango

Counter Strike (1.6/ Source/ GO) and Battlefield (2, 1942, 3)

Starcraft and Starcraft 2

Those are my favorite games from my fav genres.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: Glod on Sat, 02 March 2013, 21:06:26
ill do this by system, first 2 that come to mind per system. i have played a lot of games i just realized, like holy **** i played a lot of games on a lot of systems

apple IIe: mario and oregon mother****ering trail
master system: dont remember anything i played
nes: dont remember anything i played
snes: chrono trigger hands down
genesis: brain fart, cant think of anything i really liked though had a lot of games
ps1: Xenogears and FFVII
n64: tie: smash bros and zelda ot
dreamcast: shenmue (sailors?) and jet GRIND radio
wii: smash bros and mario galaxy
mac 90s: nothing, it was all terrible...well maybe system shock was cool
PC late 80s/early 90s: there wasn't any PC games in my house (sad)
PC mid 90s: diablo and command and conquer (modem parties *****es)
PC late 90s: starcraft and fallout
PC 2000: Deus Ex and Diablo 2
PC early 2000s: Quake 3 and Unreal Tournament and lots of it,
PC mid 2000s: Desert Combat (1942 Mod) and Urban Terror (Quake 3 mod)
(lots of fps going on after graduating high school lol)
PC late 2000s: World of Warcraft  :-X and Civilization IV
PC early 2010s: Mass Effect Trilogy, Skyrim
PC right now: Battlefield 3
xbox: Halo and Morrowind
xbox 360: Fallout 3 and Forza 3
ps2: never owned one
ps3: didnt own it until a few month ago

why the hell did i just make this list, gonna get ignored anyway.... how the hell can you put a favorite of all time for all the video games made, its crazy

im thinking Deus Ex or Xenogears as my favorite if someone were to put a gun to my head
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: ducatisteve on Mon, 04 March 2013, 15:16:31
Bethesda Studios has my number with the 4 most recent Fallout and Elder Scrolls games.  I could play those over and over again.

Also the Mass Effect series is very satisfying.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: 1839cc on Mon, 04 March 2013, 15:55:12
Gran Turismo 2 is the only game to have my car in it.
Descent
Star Control
Star Control 2
Zelda - Majora's Mask
Star Trek Bridge Commander + KM1.0 and other stuff
X3TC

I can't pick just one.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: ducatisteve on Mon, 04 March 2013, 16:21:10
And what car would that be?
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: sth on Mon, 04 March 2013, 16:27:08
Quote from: tp4tissue on Wed, 20 February 2013, 19:48:58
Nononononono....

Best PC game of all times has to be Raptor - Call of Shadows

It's SERIOUSLY good, and has tremendous "Flow" to the experience...

Looks like an everyday scroller shooter, but with simple RPG element.. Tight control... awesomeness.  :D

have you played tyrian/tyrian2000? there's an open source port of it called OpenTyrian... really brought me back.

in no particular order:
street fighter III: 3rd Strike
marvel vs. capcom 2
raiden series
aero fighters series
tetris
and although it's new i absolutely love Jamestown

what attention span?
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: 1839cc on Mon, 04 March 2013, 17:22:04
Quote from: ducatisteve on Mon, 04 March 2013, 16:21:10
And what car would that be?

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Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: Photekq on Wed, 06 March 2013, 19:17:16
Call of Duty 4 with the promod competitive mod. I genuinely can't express how much i love that game.. According to my various xfire accounts i've player for somewhere around 6000 hours. It's a damn shame that the game is practically dead now..
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: dimamantra on Wed, 06 March 2013, 19:28:48
Quote from: Photekq on Wed, 06 March 2013, 19:17:16
Call of Duty 4 with the promod competitive mod. I genuinely can't express how much i love that game.. According to my various xfire accounts i've player for somewhere around 6000 hours. It's a damn shame that the game is practically dead now..

Amen, the original Modern Warfare was seriously the best ever. I was addicted! Prestiged again and again!
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: h2gofast on Thu, 07 March 2013, 16:46:01
Quake 3 Arena.  QuakeLive is good, slightly different feel.  I just acquired a linear keyboard and I'm thinking of revisiting my old addiction.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: metalliqaz on Thu, 07 March 2013, 23:34:09
I've logged a staggering number of hours on both.  My favorite was threewave ctf back in the day.  I stopped playing QL because a client update caused it to be laggy and unplayable on my computer, and they weren't interested in trying to fix it. 
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: Trent on Sat, 09 March 2013, 12:56:11
MMO - Eve Online
PC Other - Freelancer, TF2, The Sims
NES - Battletoads (Yes I am that good.)
N64 - Golden Eye (is there any other acceptable answer?)
PS2 - Klonoa's Revenge (strange one to have as a favorite but I liked it the most)
PS1 - Metal Gear Solid (the original)
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: 1839cc on Sat, 09 March 2013, 17:37:35
Freelancer is great fun.

I'd say another acceptable answer for N64 would be Super Smash Bros (multiplayer).
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: dante on Sun, 10 March 2013, 10:24:22
Quote from: h2gofast on Thu, 07 March 2013, 16:46:01
Quake 3 Arena.  QuakeLive is good, slightly different feel.  I just acquired a linear keyboard and I'm thinking of revisiting my old addiction.

I would LOVE if QuakeLive was in the same style of the original Quake.  Q1 will always be in my heart.

Quote from: 1839cc on Sat, 09 March 2013, 17:37:35
I'd say another acceptable answer for N64 would be Super Smash Bros (multiplayer).

I could never play the N64 without getting motion sickness.  The only title I played/enjoyed was Killer Instinct.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: Trent on Thu, 14 March 2013, 18:35:45
Quote from: 1839cc on Sat, 09 March 2013, 17:37:35
Freelancer is great fun.

I'd say another acceptable answer for N64 would be Super Smash Bros (multiplayer).

Freelancer was the first time in my life I was acting as a business man.  On the multi player server I'd go and collect all of the level 10 guns from all of the wrecks under an account called WANTED_CRIMINAL -- the funniest part was that this was an alternate account, I was actually part of the server administrators, responsible for keeping the peace.  Was being a dirty cop in the game :)

I'd then go sell those special weapons back to the people I stole them from, whether I got to the wreck first or whether I killed them and stole the guns from them again :)

WANTED_CRIMINAL, well known on that server for sure.

"Why does he only show up after server restarts?"

Super smash brothers is a classic, although I started to get sick of its simplicity.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: daerid on Thu, 14 March 2013, 23:24:23
Starsiege: Tribes

/thread
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: WarNutts on Fri, 15 March 2013, 01:12:11
age of empires the conquerors expansion + CS.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: naokira on Fri, 15 March 2013, 12:58:34
CS 1.3
Mass Effect Series
Dota2
FF7
burger burger HAHA
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: Tarzan on Fri, 15 March 2013, 13:01:37


Freelancer was the first time in my life I was acting as a business man.  On the multi player server I'd go and collect all of the level 10 guns from all of the wrecks under an account called WANTED_CRIMINAL -- the funniest part was that this was an alternate account, I was actually part of the server administrators, responsible for keeping the peace.  Was being a dirty cop in the game :)

I'd then go sell those special weapons back to the people I stole them from, whether I got to the wreck first or whether I killed them and stole the guns from them again :)

WANTED_CRIMINAL, well known on that server for sure.

"Why does he only show up after server restarts?"

Super smash brothers is a classic, although I started to get sick of its simplicity.
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Yeah, having players like that in the game is why I stopped playing Eve.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: naokira on Fri, 15 March 2013, 13:04:13
Quote from: Trent on Sat, 09 March 2013, 12:56:11
MMO - Eve Online
PC Other - Freelancer, TF2, The Sims
NES - Battletoads (Yes I am that good.)
N64 - Golden Eye (is there any other acceptable answer?)
PS2 - Klonoa's Revenge (strange one to have as a favorite but I liked it the most)
PS1 - Metal Gear Solid (the original)

Man that metal gear. I remember those days, were all racing to kill liquid to get stealth for the next one. LOL.
Those were the playstation days. Damn good days.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: codymaust on Sat, 16 March 2013, 03:08:00
NHLPA '93
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: zoolzoo on Sat, 16 March 2013, 05:39:52
At the time it came out, HL was like nothing I had experienced before, really. Im not sure that I have felt that way since.

Then add in the countless hours spent playing HL multiplayer mods from CS, to DoD, and more.


Its gotta be HL.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: dorkvader on Wed, 27 March 2013, 13:36:06
Quote from: Trent on Sat, 09 March 2013, 12:56:11
N64 - Golden Eye (is there any other acceptable answer?)
Perfect Dark? I'm not saying it's better, but I would consider it an acceptable answer.

Just played through it again, so I'm going to have to stay with my choice of Deus Ex for best game. Other games I enjoy:
Monkey Island 1
Chip's Challenge

I just got Bastion from the recent sale, and it's pretty excellent, too.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: Internetlad on Thu, 28 March 2013, 12:11:08
Quote from: Trent on Sat, 09 March 2013, 12:56:11
N64 - Golden Eye (is there any other acceptable answer?)

PD was better. Actual storyline and improved upon the combat. I don't know why people cling to Goldeneye 007 like it's the messiah of N64 games. Sure it was there first, but it didn't do it best. Maybe all the guys who love it so much couldn't afford expansions paks.

NOTE: These are MY favorite games. it only lists games that I have played and love on consoles that I own/owned.

Anyways, back on topic. Only one game? WOW. There are so many that I remember from my childhood, youth and even nowadays.

I think the one game that blew me away the most, the one game i'd have to list as my "All time favorite" was Ace Combat 04. Fantastic game and the PS2 controller was so right to play it. Great graphics, even nowadays. Incredible OST and the way they didn't baby you with this "press the stick sideways to fly sideways" garbage made you know you were playing a real game. None of this handholding bull****, you either learned to play the game properly, or you didn't play the game at all. and what a game. I loved all the Project Aces games even past when the quality started dropping with Zero. I have both for the 360 but never bothered to play em much. The controls just feel off with the staggered sticks. . . I dunno. I must have played through that game from start to finish 7 times.

Maybe i'll hook up my PS2 to the new 47" TV for old times sake tonight. . .

Other honorary mentions:

Killer7 (GCN) : This game is ****ed. Like straight screwed up. nothing about it is mainstream. It's an on-rails, cel-shaded, superstylized puzzle/shooter. It was VERY difficult to get into. I put it down for nearly a year because I got so frustrated. After I picked it up again I played through it at least twice, though. It's got a story to tell, and if you don't understand what's going on that's too bad, because that's Killer7. There are so many things left open to interpretation and nothing is just left on the table for you. This game is more a work of art or philosophy than an actual game, but functions well as both. Fits well into the "Games you've never played, but should" category.

Half Life 2 (PC): Marked my transition from consoles (PS2 and N64) to PC gaming. Got the ultimate pack (probably payed too much) with the Lambda T-shirt (now well loved, worn and full of holes. In all likelihood it ended up as a rag in my dad's shop after being worn for years) and what a game it was. I think I was just as impressed with the PC experience  as much as HL2 itself. The whole thing just blended into one big gamegasm.

Portal (& Portal 2) (PC) : Portal was the REASON I bought the Orange Box, although ultimately I logged far more house in TF2. I remember being on at midnight and being bummed out at 12:01 because I didn't account for the time change for the game to unlock. Stayed up all night and beat the game in one sitting. Fantastic concept, fantastic puzzles and an incredible experience.

Pokemon (Versions Blue, and Silver) (GBC): What needs to be said about pokemon. It's the perfect RPG. 152+ characters to choose from, no two of them alike. A whole ton of out-of-game experience with the TCG, cartoon, talking and trading with friends so it had the social aspect before there WAS a social aspect besides 2 player games. . . Truly a revolutionary RPG, and there's a reason it's a multi-million dollar franchise.

Mario game X (most any nintendo console): With a handful of exceptions, you couldn't name a bad game with "Mario" in the title. My favorites from select generations would have to be SMB3, (NES), Super Mario 64 (N64 derp)  and SM 3D Land was surprisingly good (3DS derp). The torch has been passed. My son plays SM64 on a regular basis, and at the age of 3 and a few months, can "beat the bomb guy" and has won a few races against koopa the quick. I still have to beat bowser for him though so he can watch the end credits.

Super Smash Bros. (N64, GCN, Wii): As noted above, they didn't make a bad Smash game. It's an incredible fighter, and the only one I enjoy because you can move so freely. It's not like most fighters where you're running around and can only jump 2 inches but throw fireballs out of your feet or whatever. It goes all out cartoon. nothing makes sense and it's a total riot. The AI is very competative even at higher levels and the games just keep improving upon themselves. A blast for 2-4 people and a great game to hang out with.

A few other games that influenced my childhood, but I won't go so in-depth about them, are listed here

(NES)
Jackal (awesome music, Nintendo Hard game.)
Blades of Steel (BLLDS FF STEEEEEEEEEEL!)
Star Soldier (another Nintendo Hard game.)
Faxandu (300 golds?)
Solomon's Key (definition of Ninteno Hard)
Bigfoot (lol)
LoZ 2 (I don't care what you say, it was a good game. Different =/= bad

(Genesis)
Sonic 1 & 2, Sonic & Knuckles (HUGE into sonic as a kid, read the comics, role played as him in the backyard, he was just so cool! too he got sold out so hard. He used to be an icon, man)
Toejam & Earl (Jammin'. This game was full of funk. I never really "got" it as a kid, but it's embedded in my mind. If I had a chance to play it today i'm sure i'd still enjoy it.)

Game Gear
Garfield Caught in the AC (Another stinker, but I played it so much as a kid I could probably still run the levels from memory)
Ristar (Got so far, but never beat it. Didn't help the Game Gear ate batteries like a starved hog. 6 AA's aren't cheap!)

(N64)
Hybrid Heaven (i'm a sucker for stat builders. It wasn't a very good game, but it was pretty memorable for me.)
Jet Force Gemini (in retrospect this was kind of a stinker)
Perfect Dark (Goldeneye as well, since they're the same game, but PD is better. The XBLA version is awesome, but the controls still suck lol)
Pokemon Stadium (You can play the GB version on it and beat the crap out of your buddies in 3D, what's not to love!)

(PS2)
Katamari Damacy (so strange you can't help but love it.)
Ace Combat series (as explained at the start of post.)
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (weird ass plotline, but I logged 80 hours on it so it must have been good. The weapon statbuilding was cool)
Dark Cloud: (RPG with worldbuilder, unique statbuilding weapons, dynamic dungeons? Yes, Please. Could have done without the multiple characters, though. Always ended up with 2 strong ones and 5 boat anchors)
Gran Turismo 3, 4. (So much love in these games. I love pimping out a used VW jetta and smoking cars 10 years newer than it on the sunday circuit. This game literally taught me probably 80% of what I know about cars and driving in general (how to take turns, general car parts and explinations.))

(GBC) (GB and GBP games are rolled into this since it's what I had and it played all 3.
Most any Kirby game, (yes even the puzzlers and the pinball one. I loved em all.)

Crystalis (great RPG, highly reccomended on any console)
Dragon Warrior 1&2/3 (I played these more than the originals, and appreciated being able to hotsave.)
Game Boy Camera (does this count as a game? I spent way too much time with this thing, and i got it for dirt cheap since they were clearing out at wal-mart)

(GBA/SP)
Golden Sun (such a stellar title. The graphics blew my mind at the time. The plot was great. Combat was a little watery but the Djinn function was very well executed, making you choose between being strong in general, or unleasing ultimate attacks)
Boktai 2 (great fun, and the solar sensor encouraged you to play outside.)


(DS)
Scribblenauts (not so much fun as a game, but for a sandbox it's a hoot)
Chrono Trigger ( Yeah, I know this is on SNES, but I played it on DS.)

(PC)
Civilization series (been hooked ever since 3, and I love em all. Still play a full game of 5 GaK weekly or bi-weekly)
X-COM series (Late to the party. Picked up the original on steam a few years back, but I love the new one now too.)
Just Cause 2 (BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM. Basically a god simulator in soldier form. let off some stress by airlifting a car and smashing it into stuff.)


I'm sure there are ones i've missed, and believe it or not, this is a trimmed up list of my favorite and most memorable games. Took probably over an hour to compile but here it is.
Bear in mind that this is almost 25 years of gaming rolled into one post.

TL;DR Ace Combat 04 was great and I play too many video games.

Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: Internetlad on Thu, 28 March 2013, 12:11:37
in after wall of text and double post.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: Grim Fandango on Thu, 28 March 2013, 12:16:25
ADVENTURE
Grim Fandango
The longest journey

FPS
Unreal tournament 2k4
Counter Strike
Battlefield 2&3

RPG
Final fantasy 6 (3 in the US)

RTS
Starcraft 2

I do not play a lot of other genres. DOTA2 might be up there in  a few years, though the MOBA genre is not all that appealing to me.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: Vyr1s on Thu, 28 March 2013, 12:28:33
Dragon Warrior - NES

I think this thread is secretly just a way for null to get GH ages ;)
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: Internetlad on Thu, 28 March 2013, 14:23:55
Quote from: Vyr1s on Thu, 28 March 2013, 12:28:33
Dragon Warrior - NES

I think this thread is secretly just a way for null to get GH ages ;)

Yeah, it's strange how many kids these days simply do not respect the classics.

Then again, there are some where you go back and the experience is a fraction of your memory. I don't think I could play through a lot of the NES games i'd spent hours on as a kid. . . Like Dragon Warrior for example. Literally the whole game is grinding haha. You want that bamboo sword? Fight slimes in a bush for a half hour. You want that fire sword? Fight goldmen in a bush for a half hour. . . I don't have the patience for that anymore lol. Even Pokemon, which I love, tends to lose my attention because most of the game is tapping the A button to do your next attack.

(http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/288/1/6/zubats______zubats_everywhere_by_lorddarkarcher-d30ufx1.jpg)

Those hikers must have it tough.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 28 March 2013, 16:39:40
Quote from: Internetlad on Thu, 28 March 2013, 14:23:55
Quote from: Vyr1s on Thu, 28 March 2013, 12:28:33
Dragon Warrior - NES

I think this thread is secretly just a way for null to get GH ages ;)

Yeah, it's strange how many kids these days simply do not respect the classics.

Then again, there are some where you go back and the experience is a fraction of your memory. I don't think I could play through a lot of the NES games i'd spent hours on as a kid. . . Like Dragon Warrior for example. Literally the whole game is grinding haha. You want that bamboo sword? Fight slimes in a bush for a half hour. You want that fire sword? Fight goldmen in a bush for a half hour. . . I don't have the patience for that anymore lol. Even Pokemon, which I love, tends to lose my attention because most of the game is tapping the A button to do your next attack.


Those hikers must have it tough.

no body actually liked pong when it came out... it was played for the lack of any other choices...

do YOU respect the basic scientific calculator?

Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: Internetlad on Thu, 28 March 2013, 17:19:15
Quote from: tp4tissue on Thu, 28 March 2013, 16:39:40
no body actually liked pong when it came out... it was played for the lack of any other choices... {{Citation needed}}

Fixed that for you.

Also i've alerted Allen Alcorn
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/AlAlcorn-Cropped.jpg)

He comes.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: Sifo on Thu, 28 March 2013, 18:59:20
Quote from: Internetlad on Thu, 28 March 2013, 12:11:08

Star Ocean: Till the End of Time


Dude. This is the ****.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 28 March 2013, 19:01:08
Quote from: Sifo on Thu, 28 March 2013, 18:59:20
Quote from: Internetlad on Thu, 28 March 2013, 12:11:08

Star Ocean: Till the End of Time


Dude. This is the ****.

If you're a fan of "big-floating numbers" genre.. check out disgaea.. it's got the biggest numbers i've seen
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: noisyturtle on Thu, 28 March 2013, 20:51:02
Quote from: tp4tissue on Thu, 28 March 2013, 19:01:08
Quote from: Sifo on Thu, 28 March 2013, 18:59:20
Quote from: Internetlad on Thu, 28 March 2013, 12:11:08

Star Ocean: Till the End of Time


Dude. This is the ****.

If you're a fan of "big-floating numbers" genre.. check out disgaea.. it's got the biggest numbers i've seen
Or La Pucelle. So many figures. So many....
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: tricheboars on Thu, 28 March 2013, 20:53:51
For reference I am 29 years young.

1.  Final Fantasy 7 on PS1
2.  Half-Life on PC
3.  DOTA 2 on PC
4.  Super Mario World on Super Nintendo
5.  Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past on Super Nintendo
6.  Super Mario Bros 3 on Nintendo
7.  Portal/Portal 2 on PC
8.  Starcraft 2 on PC
9.  New Tetris on Nintendo 64
10.  Goldeneye on Nintendo 64 when I was in 6th/7th grade. Now not so much...

So besides choice #2 and #10 I play all these games still to this day  Although I got bored when going to Knights of the Round on my PSP version of FF7 2 years ago and havent touched it...until NOW!

ahh ****. Metal Gear SOlid on PS1 should be up there too. But that list took me like 10 minutes to make. Some of my head personalities got into major disagreements over this.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: osxoep on Thu, 28 March 2013, 21:51:56
For me it's Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.

I felt a bit let down with KOTOR2 and my heart outright broke after The Old Republic.

Ocarina of Time is a close second with Halo and BioShock Infinite (maybe just because it's fresh in my mind) coming up after that.

Oh and Jet Set Radio (+Future) and SM64 and Pokemon (Gens 1-3).

Gen 3 had the best additions to gameplay and the story was good too, but the 2nd gen will always be my favourite.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: hashbaz on Thu, 28 March 2013, 22:40:18
The original Super Mario Kart, Goldeneye on N64, and Starcraft in its various flavors.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: Lu_e on Thu, 28 March 2013, 23:01:21
My time line;

NES
Rad Racer
Contra
Double Dragon II
Die Hard
Jackal
Gauntlet II

SEGA Genesis
Toe Jam n Earl
Sonic 1, 2
Terminator 2

SNES
Mario Kart
Clay Fighter
Super Mario World

N64
Mario Kart
GoldenEye
Super Smash Bros

PS1
Metal Gear Solid
Need for Speed: High Stakes (I get crazy nostalgia listening to the soundtrack (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoqDAzDpqhg&list=PLwkubth-z9UbCCtxY6WXQ4rps9LpVsLay))
Gran Turismo 1, 2

Xbox OG
Halo 1 (couch play with friends <3)
Halo 2 (multiplayer on XBConnect) <probably all time fav/#1, this was before I had LIVE and its basically free live but it was better since it is nothing but custom lobbies/gametypes with your friend list and GUI on your PC for connecting to lobbies, host could boot anyone cheating/annoying)

I spent A LOT of time on XBC when Halo 2 was hot. The MLG style & all the skill/trick shots is ridiculous. [BXR'n mofos]

But the custom games with friends... SO FUN. Halo 2:
HIDE N SEEK (juggernaut gametype, 1 jug tries to find active camo players, so much laughter <3<3<3)
Zombies/Infection (before it was an actual game type, pressing start and switching teams if you were killed by a green armored zombie player <3<3<3)
Cat and Mouse (map Coagulation, objective, cat= wraith using boost ONLY NO SHOOTING smashes> Mouse= warthog DRIVE drive drive! no shooting, so much laughter <3<3<3)
Tremors (objective run your way across coagulation without being splattered by 2 players in Ghosts, how? any raised rock you can stand on is 'safe' and they cant run you over xD)
Border Patrol (obj. 2 players set up on the wall of Zanzibar and all other players try to 'escape' to the beach from the big building on the other side of the map)
Battlecage (SWAT with 16 people on foundation with bonus points and random secondary gun <3<3<3)
Phantom King of the Hill (all invisible players with plasma rifles and sticky grenades on map)
TOWER OF POWER (no shields, shotguns, 16 players, 2 teams. obj. control the big tower on Ascension that has the turret and defend from other team while turret rapes all <3 <3 <3)

(http://gegnre.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/halo-2-ascension1.jpg?w=440&h=240&crop=1)

:'( :'(  :'( when I think of the memories playing all these and MORE (I forgot just lobbies for glitching the game! not killing just getting outside the boundries of the map etc <3 <3 <3 <3) custom H2 games with online friends.....  I actually STILL talk to and play with an XBC friend on XBL, so we've been talking/playing together ~8 years and never "met" each other.

360
CoD 4 (multiplayer)
CoD Zombies multiplayer (world at war, black ops 1, & BlOps 2)

PC
Starcraft BW
Starcraft 2
Bioshock
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: davkol on Fri, 29 March 2013, 01:43:44
Although none of these games has made it to my all time favorites list yet (I'll have to spend a bit more time playing them), I'd like to give a shoutout to RPGs by Jeff Vogel (http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/).
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: baldgye on Fri, 29 March 2013, 07:56:14
This is probably about as close to a meaningful list as I could manage;


1. Doom 2
2. Quake 2
3. MGS4
4. SC2


I'm not sure how Doom 2 and Quake 2 hold up... I'm a massive MASSIVE mgs fanboy.. but those two shooters hold a special place in my heart... but yeah I'm not sure on the rest, but if I made a top 10, it would be mostly mgs titles.
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 04 April 2013, 10:16:15
What's a popular, lots of players "death match" fps right now that doesn't have long respawns.. or stupid capture objectives..
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: Internetlad on Thu, 04 April 2013, 11:48:35
Quote from: tp4tissue on Thu, 04 April 2013, 10:16:15
What's a popular, lots of players "death match" fps right now that doesn't have long respawns.. or stupid capture objectives..

TF2 KOTH/CP is about as cheap as you could get for that at the price of free + hats.

EDIT: by deathmatch do you mean FFA?
Title: Re: favorite game of all time
Post by: gracy123 on Wed, 10 April 2013, 08:44:07
I think it's WarCraft





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