As usual only one entry per series. Went with the most impressive (at its time) / most played if i liked several in a series.
Edit : Ah, forgot Dragon age : out goes Deus Ex for DA: Origins.
Your Personal Greatest Games of All Times And/Or Personal Greatest in Specific Genre(s)
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As usual only one entry per series. Went with the most impressive (at its time) / most played if i liked several in a series.
Edit : Ah, forgot Dragon age : out goes Deus Ex for DA: Origins.
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I made it prettier, ended up with an extra space, so I threw in Foxtail.
My list would never fit on topsters because I refuse to limit myself and shortchange any games.
If I missed any that were for some reason buried in my consciousness I’ll post later.
Castlevania III
Super Mario World
F-Zero
Super Mario Kart
Super Castlevania IV
Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
DOOM
Hexen
Heretic
Road Rash 2
Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Mortal Kombat 2
Cool Spot (whatever I loved it)
Chrono Trigger
Killer Instinct
Donkey Kong Country 2
Super Mario 64
Pilot Wings 64
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Wave Race 64
Blast Corps
Killer Instinct 2
Conquer’s Bad Fur Day
RE2
FF7
Castlevania: SotN
MGS
Silent Hill
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4
Max Payne 2
Burnout 3: Takedown
MGS3: Subsistence
God of War
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
The Witcher: EE (Biowhatever I loved it)
Crysis & Crysis Warhead
Demon’s Souls
MGS4
Killzone 2
MK9
Uncharted 2
Infamous
God of War 3
Dark Souls
Dark Souls 2 (Blacksheep whatever I still loved it)
Bloodborne
MKX
The Witcher 3
MGSV
DOOM 2016
Dark Souls 3
God of War 2018
Red Dead Redemption 2
Sekiro
Elden Ring
Super Mario World
F-Zero
Super Mario Kart
Super Castlevania IV
Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
DOOM
Hexen
Heretic
Road Rash 2
Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Mortal Kombat 2
Cool Spot (whatever I loved it)
Chrono Trigger
Killer Instinct
Donkey Kong Country 2
Super Mario 64
Pilot Wings 64
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Wave Race 64
Blast Corps
Killer Instinct 2
Conquer’s Bad Fur Day
RE2
FF7
Castlevania: SotN
MGS
Silent Hill
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4
Max Payne 2
Burnout 3: Takedown
MGS3: Subsistence
God of War
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
The Witcher: EE (Biowhatever I loved it)
Crysis & Crysis Warhead
Demon’s Souls
MGS4
Killzone 2
MK9
Uncharted 2
Infamous
God of War 3
Dark Souls
Dark Souls 2 (Blacksheep whatever I still loved it)
Bloodborne
MKX
The Witcher 3
MGSV
DOOM 2016
Dark Souls 3
God of War 2018
Red Dead Redemption 2
Sekiro
Elden Ring
If I missed any that were for some reason buried in my consciousness I’ll post later.
Those sources are funded entirely by the 'Month From Next Tuesday Foundation' - you've been misled by nefarious anti-time propaganda.
Thanks I hated having to whittle it down to 25.
No, at this point it needs to be 25 since everybody (except cheaters like @Casual Shinji and @hanselthecaretaker2) put in the sweat and tears needed to cut their favorite games.
I like the 25 limit, it makes us make tough but pointless decisions. So, you know, just like work. Plus I can't resist a snazzy web tool.
The first two rows of my picks represent my childhood and teenage years of the 80s and 90s- arcades, Coleco Vision, and NES/SNES. As you can see I was a bit more competitive then.
The next two rows are my return to gaming as an adult. As you can see I was more private.
The last row represents what happened when FromSoftware and indy gaming entered my orbit.
The first two rows of my picks represent my childhood and teenage years of the 80s and 90s- arcades, Coleco Vision, and NES/SNES. As you can see I was a bit more competitive then.
The next two rows are my return to gaming as an adult. As you can see I was more private.
The last row represents what happened when FromSoftware and indy gaming entered my orbit.
Like I said before, anybody can do whatever they want.
I didn't expect to see Double Dragon so high on the list. Is it the first one, one of the ports or remakes, or just the franchise in general?
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Well my list isn't really sorted by which ones I like more, it's sort-of... chronological? Autobiographical?
My buddies and I just played the hell out of it on NES back in the day, and we had multiple copies being passed around. So probably the first one- I didn't even realize it was still around until you started posting about Gaiden. And to me games like Final Fight and to some degree the single player campaign of SF6 are descendants of Double Dragon to me, and why I was keen to play Streets of Rage 4 as a little nostalgia bite for that sort of thing.
Don't forget to try that out when you have the chance. I know you're on a detox right now so take your time.
Of course. Though Final Fight went from being just a meer Double Dragon clone, to its own subgenre of beat'em up. There's a reason the term Final Fight clone used to exist. And Streets of Rage pretty much ended up being a clone better than the entire franchise in rival many of the greatest brawlers ever made. You can still see the Double Dragon influence, as both games have a blonde haired blue-eyed white guy, that wears white and blue as the "main" character. Though Haggar is more so the main protagonist for the first Final Fight and he's trying to rescue his daughter. Though his daughter and Cody were in a relationship at that time.
Also, don't forget about the Beat Em Up Bundle. You can usually get it for cheap nowadays. Don't expect any license titles though. So no Alien Versus Predator, no Punisher, and no Cadillacs and Dinosaurs.
- Apr 1, 2009
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- Whatever, just wash your hands.
This is based off of the 263 single player games I've beaten. Made some tough cuts for the 25, If I had done 50 there probably wouldn't be that many games of note left on the cutting room floor.
- Apr 1, 2009
- 15,088
- 3,945
- 118
- Gender
- Whatever, just wash your hands.
The thought did cross my mind, but I didn't enjoy the game as much as I thought. I've only done about 5 and a half playthroughs. Funny enough: I got three different versions of the game. It's just a lot of the late game stuff I don't like. I will say Fight'N Rage has tons of bonus features to rival Streets of Rage 4. If you want to put on your Top 5 or whatever number, don't let me stop you.
It's a funny thing "greatest hits". I think theres often an feeling of pressure to present "good" games with some kind of critical or broad appeal. I decided I'm just gonna try and give you games that I adored. Games that I played way longer than I should have because I felt that child like wonder, games I couldn't stop playing. I tried to make an effort to go by system to get my thoughts in order. These are in no particular order. I'm well aware how much Im aging myself.
Okay I condensed it to play nice -
I changed a few after some more thought and realization that basing it solely on total play time can be deceiving, since sometimes a lot of that is just trance-induced grinding or time wasting vs playing purely for fun and intrigue. A very few of these I’ve only played through once, but they still made a strong impression that perhaps is best left undisturbed.
Lastly, if 25 is the definitive limit and something I haven’t yet played or finished winds up surpassing anything, then yeah there’s that factor.
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