Violetta Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 Share what your favorite games/series are here. Here are mine (none of which are on next-gen consoles): -StarCraft series -Warcraft series -Diablo series -SWAT 3 -Command & Conquer series -Age of Empires series -Rogue Spear -Resident Evil series -Geist -Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes -MechWarrior series -Descent series -FreeSpace series -Tribes series -Unreal Tournament 2004 -Total Annihilation -Total Annihilation: Kingdoms -Star Wars: X-Wing vs TIE Fighter -Half-Life series -Left 4 Dead -The Legend of Zelda series -Metroid Prime -Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Honorable Mentions -Star Trek: Starfleet Academy -Star Trek: Armada -Dino Crisis -Super Mario 64 -Aliens vs Predator (1999) -Doom -Quake -Star Wars: Force Commander -Company of Heroes Online -Homeworld 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volourn Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 K. NWN FO FO2 BG BG2 FF6 FF8 EA NHL series MVP 2005 MM Ultima (various ones) JE DA ME1 ME2 ARC MOTB DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 (edited) Fallout series Baldur's Gate series Icewind Dale series Planescape:Torment the Witcher Lands of Lore series Serious Sam series Jedi Academy Prince of Persia (the original) Prince of Persia:Sands of time Blood (and just about any other Build engine Game) Armed and Dangerous Sacrifice Temple of Elemental Evil Psychonauts Dawn of War (and expansions) Ground Control series Vampire series (masquerade and Bloodlines) Epic Pinball (the Cyborgirl table) Edited November 14, 2010 by Gizmo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 Where's Deckard when you need him Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 Where's Deckard when you need himSurely he died four years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaftan Barlast Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 Where's Deckard when you need him DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
entrerix Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 Final Fantasy 6,7,8,9, 98/100/93/94/ Deus Ex 98 Fallout 1,2 100/98 Planescape: Torment 98 Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time 100 TIE Fighter 97 Diablo/Diablo2 97/96 StarCraft 98 Metal Gear Solid 1,2,3, 4 100/94/97/90 System Shock 2 97 Fallout new vegas 95 Half Life 2 95 Morrowind 92/94 BioShock 92 Resident Evil 4 98 Baldur's Gate 1,2 94/95 Mario 64 95 Legend of Zelda Windwaker 94 Rock Band 1,2 95/96 Shadow of Colossus 93 Chrono Cross 91 Perfect Dark/Goldeneye 97/96 Street Fighter (series) 95 Warcraft 2 93 Virtua Fighter (series) 92 Star Wars KOTOR 1,2 90/92 Tony Hawk 2 95 Braid 93 Call of Duty 4/5 92/93 World of Goo 97 Portal 96 Persona 2 92 Left 4 Dead 92 Oblivion 92 Riddick Butcher Bay 91 SSX 92 Twisted Metal Black 93 Silent Hill 1/2 92/94 Mass Effect 2 93 Red Dead Redemption 91 Guild Wars 92 Batman Arkham Asylum 90 Civilization 4 94 Dragon Age 90 Empire:Total War 91 Final Fantasy 10/12 89/91 Borderlands 91 Starcraft 2 92 Other great Games: Red Faction Guerilla 87 STALKER 84 Mirrors Edge 86 Assassins Creed 2 89 Rainbow 6 Vegas 90 Shadow Complex 87 Fear Effect 92 Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 90 Max Payne 90 Nostalgia games Contra Megaman 1-2 streets of rage 1-2 gunstar heroes mutant league football golden axe and many more... the games are in order of my personal taste (ie favorite games to lesser favorites) the number corresponds to what score I would have given the game when I first completed it (thus the scores are intended to be in context for the games year of release etc so graphics and interface issues would only be compared to contemporaries and what had come before. This explains why oblivion has such a high score (a 92) because I only noticed its more severe flaws after multiple playthroughs. also note, i change these all the time. Killing is kind of like playin' a basketball game. I am there. and the other player is there. and it's just the two of us. and I put the other player's body in my van. and I am the winner. - Nice Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPGmasterBoo Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 (edited) Gizmo has good taste in games, Boo approves. Planescape Torment BG Series the Witcher Homeworld Warhammer 40K Dawn of War Myth series Alpha Centauri Sacrifice Unreal Tournament STALKER CoP Max Payne Mafia Gabriel Knight series Grim Fandango Shadow of the Colossus Final Fantasy X IL2 Sturmovik Edited November 14, 2010 by RPGmasterBoo Imperium Thought for the Day: Even a man who has nothing can still offer his life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 (edited) Gizmo has good taste in games, Boo approves. Shadow of the ColossusI never got to play this one, but heard it was great*It looks it. _______________________________________ More games... I forgot Painkiller Arcanum and Portal Also... (though they are ancient) I rather liked the Realms of Arkania series (and the Gold Box games from SSI, and the Eye of the Beholder series) _______________________________________ This looks interesting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHzHoMT5eRg...feature=related Edited November 14, 2010 by Gizmo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 ]Surely he died four years later. You lie! You lie! Anyway, to fit in, I shall do as others do. Dawn of War 2 Grim Fandango Monkey Island series Full Throttle X-Wing series Wing Commander series (except Prophecy..eh) C&C series up to C&C 3 Total Annihilation Rainbow Six series up to Raven Shield Ghost Recon and it's expansions Operation Flashpoint Fallout 1 & 2, Civilization series Nemesis : Jupiter Incident Supreme Commander & Forged Alliance The Witcher Homeworld Deus Ex Anachronox Dungeon Keeper 2 Caesar series Rome Total War, Medieval 2 Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoonDing Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 The Longest Journey Beyond good & evil Dune Loom Syberia series Elder Scrolls series Divinity series Realms of Arkania trilogy Prince of Persia series Broken Sword series Tomb Raider series The ending of the words is ALMSIVI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 Grim Fandango Dungeon Keeper 2 Excellent choices (I can't believe I forgot DK1 & 2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 All right I'll do it again. But this time I'm only giving the Very Short Version: Diablo1/Diablo2 (also like a lot of the clones, even if not huge all-time "faves") Tombraider1 Lords of the Realm2 Casear3 & to a much lesser extent, Casear4 Dungeon Keeper 1 Might & Magic7 (the rpg, not the strategy) Stronghold1/Crusader KOTOR2 Borderlands FO:NV ...I"ve played quite a few other story-RPG's & many many other games in all genres (and enjoyed most of them at the time), but most don't fall into my 'really big faves' pile because I rarely actually replayed them or in many cases, never quite finished them. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPGmasterBoo Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 @Gizmo Shadow of the Colossus is miles beyond anything else and falls squarely into the art category. As a PC gamer I find it hard to admit, but there has never been a game like it on the PC. Not by a long shot. Imperium Thought for the Day: Even a man who has nothing can still offer his life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 @Gizmo Shadow of the Colossus is miles beyond anything else and falls squarely into the art category. As a PC gamer I find it hard to admit, but there has never been a game like it on the PC. Not by a long shot. I'll have to play it then, if I find the chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humanoid Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 (edited) Just for something different I'll subvert my list by making it a list of the oldest games I remember playing - bearing in mind that they'd be been released before I discarded my nappies. They must have been memorable because they were good, and I submit qualify for the appelation 'favourite.' Don't recall specifically which was the first, but anyhow: Alley Cat - I have an enduring fear/hatred of disembodied brooms Pitstop 2 - I remember panicking whenever the wheels changed colour indicating wear, having no idea how to make a pitstop Winter Games - I remember mashing the keyboard and being very happy when my figure skater managed to jump All in glorious (four) colour graphics. I admit I had to Google the actual game titles, having remembered only the stunning graphics. Now, I may not have known how to play these titles at the time, but then neither do I know how to play most games released this year. Edited November 15, 2010 by Humanoid L I E S T R O N GL I V E W R O N G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Drat, left Alpha Centauri off. Hm, too many games that I love, hehe. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amentep Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Winter Games - I remember mashing the keyboard and being very happy when my figure skater managed to jump I liked Summer Games too (unfortunately my gymnast always landed on her head. ) Favorite games, hmm...well I'll probably forget something... Phantasie - C64 Street Fighter 2 - various Dragon Force - Saturn Tactics Ogre - PS1 Icewind Dale - PC Planescape: Torment - PC Jade Empire - 360/PC Mass Effect - 360 Mass Effect 2 - 360 Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines PC Fallout 1 and 2 - PC Golden Axe - Arcade Altered Beast - Arcade Streets of Rage - Genesis Spy vs Spy - C64 Eternal Champions - Genesis Soul Blade/Soul Edge/Soul Calibur series - various Resident Evil: Outbreak 1 & 2 - PS1 Final Fantasy 6 - SNES Chrono Trigger - SNES Knights of the Old Republic 1 & 2 - Xbox/PC Persona 3 - PS2/PSP Persona 4 - PS2 Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne - PS2 Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army - PS2 Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon - PS2 Bruce Lee - C64 M.U.L.E. - C64 Archon - C64 I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 (edited) I always hate this question. It's a battle between reality and nostalgia to me. I could tell you "Xenogears is my favorite game of all time," but is it really? Could I actually play through it again? What effect does the passage of time have on the status as "favorite?" Should a game I've played so many times I can't play it again be on the list? Should a game that was my favorite at the time, but has failed to pass the test of time be on the list? What about a game I've played recently, but has yet to even meet the challenge of time? How can I objectively figure out the difference between the three? How many games am I tempted to put forth simply because I enjoyed and lots of others claim to be their favorite? Did I really enjoy Bloodlines that much, even though it was over a year before I got a complete playthrough? Do I even remember finding Planescape: Torment that charming? This is the best I can give. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade Final Fantasy VII Chrono Cross Legend of Dragoon Xenogears Xenosaga: Episode III Persona 3: FES Persona 4 Neverwinter Nights 2 Mask of the Betrayer Dragon Age: Origins Fallout: New Vegas Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal Elder Scrolls III: Morrwind Tales of Monkey Island Time Crisis 2 Warcraft 3 Edited November 15, 2010 by Tale "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirottu Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Alley Cat - I have an enduring fear/hatred of disembodied brooms I remember this game and I This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoch Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 I agree wholeheartedly with Tale's disclaimer paragraph. I try to focus on games that have stood the test of time well, and ones drive by original ideas that have proven influential. But then I end up excluding recent releases. The top of the list that hit on all of these are probably, in some order or another: Railroad Tycoon Civilizations 2 & 4 Alpha Centauri Fallout Planescape: Torment Portal There are plenty more games that I have really enjoyed, but it gets tough for me to differentiate once I get below the ones I consider truly superlative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amentep Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 For me I tend to use the "would I want to replay it" as opposed to COULD I actually replay it. There are a few favorite games that I have tried to play that I loved but find a chore to play through now (most of the IE games, to be honest) but that doesn't mean that I don't still occasionally say to myself "hey, I kinda want to play IWD again!). I love Xenogears and think I could play it again. It should have been on my list. I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oner Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 In no particular order, shape or form: Deus Ex Outcast (my counter to Shadow of the Colossus, in yo face!) Freespace 2 Freelancer Aquanox 2 Assassin's Creed 2 Unreal Tournament VtM: Bloodlines Starcraft I-II Gothic 1-2 PoP: Sands of Time Republic Commando Fallou 1-2-NV DotA Devil May Cry 3-4 Lineage 2 (yeah, grind MMO and all that, but the people I played it with made it extremely fun) Jedi Outcas KotOR II Planescape: Torment Icewind Dale BG 1 (and likely 2 when I finally get around to it) Half-Life 1, OpFor, 2 ep 1-2 Giants: Citizen Kabuto Soul Reaver 2-Defiance Kingpin GTA 2-San Andreas Hostile Waters: Anteaus Rising MDK 2 Woodruff and he Schnibble of Azimuth Space Quest 1 Quest for Glory 1 Disciples 2 Descent 3 Unreal Thief 1-3 (never got to play 2, sadly) Oni Batman: Arkham Asylum Rune ST:V: Elite Force Enchantasy Doom 1-2 Haegemonia Max Payne 2 ME 2 Mechwarrior 4 Ever17 You Have To Burn The Rope Robot Unicorn Attack MGS 1-2 MotB Painkiller DoW: Winter Assault-Dark Crusade Master of the Wind That's about it...I think. Giveaway list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DgyQFpOJvyNASt8A12ipyV_iwpLXg_yltGG5mffvSwo/edit?usp=sharing What is glass but tortured sand?Never forget! '12.01.13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosbjerg Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 top 10 Favorite games (seems some of the games are recurring - it would be interesting to see which one "wins") 1. Freespace 2 2. Shogun Total War 3. Longest Journey 4. Baldur's Gate Series 5. Medieval Total War 6. Left 4 Dead 7. Mask of The Betrayer 8. Knight of The Old Republic 2 9, Alpha Centauri 10. Civ 2 Also, just remembered this old jewel. Anyone ever played that? from 1989 on the Amiga Fortune favors the bald. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkreku Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 I always hate this question. It's a battle between reality and nostalgia to me. I could tell you "Xenogears is my favorite game of all time," but is it really? Could I actually play through it again? What effect does the passage of time have on the status as "favorite?" Should a game I've played so many times I can't play it again be on the list? Should a game that was my favorite at the time, but has failed to pass the test of time be on the list? What about a game I've played recently, but has yet to even meet the challenge of time? How can I objectively figure out the difference between the three? How many games am I tempted to put forth simply because I enjoyed and lots of others claim to be their favorite? Did I really enjoy Bloodlines that much, even though it was over a year before I got a complete playthrough? Do I even remember finding Planescape: Torment that charming? Talk about over-analysing. Just name the game that's been the most fun for you. Why would it have to be replayable now? What influence does that have on the experience it was? Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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