What are your favorite games?

[Violetta]

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

[Volourn]

K.

 

 

NWN

FO

FO2

BG

BG2

FF6

FF8

EA NHL series

MVP 2005

MM

Ultima (various ones)

JE

DA

ME1

ME2

ARC

MOTB

[Gizmo]

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• Fallout series
  
• Baldur's Gate series
  
• Icewind Dale series
  
• Planescape:Torment
  
• the Witcher
  
• Lands of Lore series
  
• Serious Sam series
  
• Jedi Academy
  
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• Prince of Persia (the original)
  
• Prince of Persia:Sands of time
  
• Blood (and just about any other Build engine Game)
  
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• Armed and Dangerous
  
• Sacrifice
  
• Temple of Elemental Evil
  
• Psychonauts
  
• Dawn of War (and expansions)
  
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• Ground Control series
  
• Vampire series (masquerade and Bloodlines)
  
• Epic Pinball (the Cyborgirl table)
  

Edited November 14, 2010 by Gizmo

[Malcador]

Where's Deckard when you need him

[Gizmo]

Where's Deckard when you need him

Surely he died four years later.

[Kaftan Barlast]

Where's Deckard when you need him

 

 

[entrerix]

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.

[RPGmasterBoo]

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

[Gizmo]

Gizmo has good taste in games, Boo approves.

 

Shadow of the Colossus

I never got to play this one, but heard it was great

*It looks it.

 

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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)

 

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This looks interesting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHzHoMT5eRg...feature=related

Edited November 14, 2010 by Gizmo

[Malcador]

]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
  

[HoonDing]

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

[Gizmo]

• Grim Fandango
  
• Dungeon Keeper 2
  

Excellent choices (I can't believe I forgot DK1 & 2)

[LadyCrimson]

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.

[RPGmasterBoo]

@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.

[Gizmo]

@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.

[Humanoid]

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

[Malcador]

Drat, left Alpha Centauri off. Hm, too many games that I love, hehe.

[Amentep]

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

[Tale]

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

[kirottu]

Alley Cat - I have an enduring fear/hatred of disembodied brooms

 

I remember this game and I

[Enoch]

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.

[Amentep]

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.

[Oner]

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.

[Rosbjerg]

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

[mkreku]

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?