5 Videogames everyone should play
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I know there were loads before Modern Warfare, and COD was heavily influenced by the Medal of Honor franchise, but Modern Warfare was the first of these to use a modern setting, with modern guns and modern er... warfare, which spawned MW's sequels, and I think influenced games like Bad Company, Homefront, Battlefield, Brink, not just in gameplay, but in the way to make multiplayer rewarding - experience, ranks, unlockable weapons, etc.Assassin Xaero said:
I just chose it because Modern Warfare is the go-to series for the multiplayer craze that has sprung up.
There should be games from different eras of gaming, but I think a list should be specific to a genre. Saying that, here's my list for Role-Playing Games:
From the Atari ST/Amiga:
Dungeon Master
From the Nintendo Gameboy:
Mystic Quest/Final Fantasy Adventure (name changed depending on region)
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
From the Super Nintendo:
Secret of Mana
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
From the Playstation:
Final Fantasy VII
Of course there are many other must-play RPGs out there, but I would say those six were the Great Classics of Gaming.
From the Atari ST/Amiga:
Dungeon Master
From the Nintendo Gameboy:
Mystic Quest/Final Fantasy Adventure (name changed depending on region)
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
From the Super Nintendo:
Secret of Mana
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
From the Playstation:
Final Fantasy VII
Of course there are many other must-play RPGs out there, but I would say those six were the Great Classics of Gaming.
1. Dungeon Keeper
2. Command & Conquer: Red Alert
3. MGS(1-4) games
4. Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis
5. Total Annihilation
The last one was my personal preference because I couldn't think of anything else. The reason I mentioned the majority of these is to show people what they were missing in the golden days of RTS.
MGS because every installment I've played I have enjoyed, and I always still marvel at the gameplay, the graphical prowess of each game and the story (which can be downright wierd). What always sticks in my mind is the latter parts of MGS1 and the breaking of the fourth wall. Brilliant.
Special mention goes to Flashpoint which will make all those damn whiners about 'Ghost' and 'Cold Blooded' in Black Ops/MW2 realise that those things aren't the end of the world.
2. Command & Conquer: Red Alert
3. MGS(1-4) games
4. Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis
5. Total Annihilation
The last one was my personal preference because I couldn't think of anything else. The reason I mentioned the majority of these is to show people what they were missing in the golden days of RTS.
MGS because every installment I've played I have enjoyed, and I always still marvel at the gameplay, the graphical prowess of each game and the story (which can be downright wierd). What always sticks in my mind is the latter parts of MGS1 and the breaking of the fourth wall. Brilliant.
Special mention goes to Flashpoint which will make all those damn whiners about 'Ghost' and 'Cold Blooded' in Black Ops/MW2 realise that those things aren't the end of the world.
This is completely my own opinion, some people might not LIKE these games.
1. Portal: chances are everyone HAS tried this game but its still great, the sequel is awesome too but it's just such a simple and elegant title, a good example of how videogames can make the player think.
2. Zelda: Everyone should play and win one Zelda game, personally I'd reccomend Ocarina of time but so many of them are great anyway. Zelda games are the definitive Adventure game, exploration, combat and puzzles are all finely balanced into an experience that can't be defined in simple words. Suffice to say the feeling one gets when finishing a Zelda game is good, it almost feels like finishing a good book.
3. Sonic the Hedgehog: I'd reccomend all 4 of the main Genesis/Mega Drive games in this slot but to keep it simple, the original game. Technology may have come very far and we may have fantastic new games but no child should have gone without Sonic. A basic game that relies on pure platforming to be interesting and it works, there's a fair level of challenge and is a superb way to introduce young children into videogames. (If you want this option can be replaced with Super Mario World but you get my idea)
4. Shadow of the Colossus: A very typical answer in threads like these but it's justified, the first game I played and found to be, for lack of a better word, beautiful, as a game it works on some of the most basic videogame psychology, you NEED to know what the next enemy is like. But on a deeper level it's such a gratifying experience with some of the most innovative/interesting combat in years.
5. Metal Gear Solid: The PS1 classic that blew open a whole new world of videogames to me, the first time I was compelled by a story in a videogame and took great interest in its plot. The gameplay was rather revolutionary at its time and the boss fights made for great pacing in the gameplay structure. However I would say out of the games on my list this is also the least universal, you have to be a fan of action and how MGS both follows and breaks its conventions, it was also the first game that really made me suffer the consequences of my actions, I originally got the bad ending which left me with a terrible feeling of what was almost guilt.
1. Portal: chances are everyone HAS tried this game but its still great, the sequel is awesome too but it's just such a simple and elegant title, a good example of how videogames can make the player think.
2. Zelda: Everyone should play and win one Zelda game, personally I'd reccomend Ocarina of time but so many of them are great anyway. Zelda games are the definitive Adventure game, exploration, combat and puzzles are all finely balanced into an experience that can't be defined in simple words. Suffice to say the feeling one gets when finishing a Zelda game is good, it almost feels like finishing a good book.
3. Sonic the Hedgehog: I'd reccomend all 4 of the main Genesis/Mega Drive games in this slot but to keep it simple, the original game. Technology may have come very far and we may have fantastic new games but no child should have gone without Sonic. A basic game that relies on pure platforming to be interesting and it works, there's a fair level of challenge and is a superb way to introduce young children into videogames. (If you want this option can be replaced with Super Mario World but you get my idea)
4. Shadow of the Colossus: A very typical answer in threads like these but it's justified, the first game I played and found to be, for lack of a better word, beautiful, as a game it works on some of the most basic videogame psychology, you NEED to know what the next enemy is like. But on a deeper level it's such a gratifying experience with some of the most innovative/interesting combat in years.
5. Metal Gear Solid: The PS1 classic that blew open a whole new world of videogames to me, the first time I was compelled by a story in a videogame and took great interest in its plot. The gameplay was rather revolutionary at its time and the boss fights made for great pacing in the gameplay structure. However I would say out of the games on my list this is also the least universal, you have to be a fan of action and how MGS both follows and breaks its conventions, it was also the first game that really made me suffer the consequences of my actions, I originally got the bad ending which left me with a terrible feeling of what was almost guilt.
I have actually never played Mass Effect, which may be a little hypocritical of me to use it in this list, but I wanted to include a Bioware RPG, and I thought Knights Of The Old Republic may have been a bit too inaccessible to people, if you aren't interested in Star Wars, then you won't care for a Star Wars game. Mass Effect has got a lot of praise on this website, so I thought it would be better, but as I say, I have never played the game myself.FranBunnyFFXII said:
Also I like your mention of Portal, that is one I overlooked in my original list, but I haven't actually played it either, just heard good things about it on this website.
#1. Pong/Pac-man - I don;t need to explain why I hope
#2. Doom - Practiclly invented the FPS
#3. Final Fantasy VII - They just don;t make RPG's like this anymore.
#4. Mortal Kombat/Street Fighter - Fighting games two biggest franchises. Hard to pick, so pick one.
#5. Pokemon - Perhaps the most successful game series that doesn't start with the words
"Call of Duty"
Honorable Mentions:
Baulders Gate II - Western RPG's all bow down to this classic.
Halo: Combat Evolved - Shooters as we know them today don't exist without this game.
#2. Doom - Practiclly invented the FPS
#3. Final Fantasy VII - They just don;t make RPG's like this anymore.
#4. Mortal Kombat/Street Fighter - Fighting games two biggest franchises. Hard to pick, so pick one.
#5. Pokemon - Perhaps the most successful game series that doesn't start with the words
"Call of Duty"
Honorable Mentions:
Baulders Gate II - Western RPG's all bow down to this classic.
Halo: Combat Evolved - Shooters as we know them today don't exist without this game.
games that SHOULD be Played-
1- Doom. it started shooters. Hell... This game was used by the military as a Training aid way back when. even all these years it is an enjoyable game.
2- Half Life. One of the most successful examples of putting the player in the experience. It made you very much so feel so much more apart of the game... The start of the game being litterally going to work late was ingenious.
3- Dungeon Seige II. I know some people like the baulders gate or diablo games... but i just think Dungeon Siege II really pushed the dungeon crawler to what it is today. such a solid story ontop of the pure freedom the player has just is wonderful
4- Deus Ex. The most successful Action RPG Ever. Period. If you like RPGs and Shooters... this is your game.
5- Portal 2. Sure portal 1 was intresting and had you use a bit of wit... but the story, ambience, and atmosphere with portal 2 ontop of the absolute absurdity the game pulls is just awe inspiring.
COMBUSTABLE LEMON!!
1- Doom. it started shooters. Hell... This game was used by the military as a Training aid way back when. even all these years it is an enjoyable game.
2- Half Life. One of the most successful examples of putting the player in the experience. It made you very much so feel so much more apart of the game... The start of the game being litterally going to work late was ingenious.
3- Dungeon Seige II. I know some people like the baulders gate or diablo games... but i just think Dungeon Siege II really pushed the dungeon crawler to what it is today. such a solid story ontop of the pure freedom the player has just is wonderful
4- Deus Ex. The most successful Action RPG Ever. Period. If you like RPGs and Shooters... this is your game.
5- Portal 2. Sure portal 1 was intresting and had you use a bit of wit... but the story, ambience, and atmosphere with portal 2 ontop of the absolute absurdity the game pulls is just awe inspiring.
COMBUSTABLE LEMON!!
Okay, here we go:
Super Mario 3
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Bioshock
Persona 4
Starcraft
These aren't my top five games ever... but four of them are in my top ten.
Super Mario 3
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Bioshock
Persona 4
Starcraft
These aren't my top five games ever... but four of them are in my top ten.
1) Star Wars: Knights of The Old Republic
2) Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Any of the 12)
3) Diddy Kong Racing (For the N64)
4) Dr. Mario
5) Virtua Fighter (Sega Saturn Version)
Honorable Mentions: Star Craft 2, Age of Empires 2, Super Mario Bros., Mass Effect, and Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusades.
2) Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Any of the 12)
3) Diddy Kong Racing (For the N64)
4) Dr. Mario
5) Virtua Fighter (Sega Saturn Version)
Honorable Mentions: Star Craft 2, Age of Empires 2, Super Mario Bros., Mass Effect, and Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusades.
1.Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time- The best game from one of the best game series ever.
2.Mass Effect: One of the best RPGs from the last decade(and the first game of my fave series).
3.Pokemon Yellow: The Pokemon looked beautiful.
4.Halo CE: Best campaign out of all the Halo games IMO and still fun as hell to play with friends.
5.Final Fantasy 6: Kefka... just Kefka.
2.Mass Effect: One of the best RPGs from the last decade(and the first game of my fave series).
3.Pokemon Yellow: The Pokemon looked beautiful.
4.Halo CE: Best campaign out of all the Halo games IMO and still fun as hell to play with friends.
5.Final Fantasy 6: Kefka... just Kefka.
Silent Hill 2 - I would dare say that this is perhaps one of the few video games that I can have an entirely intellectual discussion about in terms of the actual content of the game (rather than simply mechanics or individual aspects) with a straight face. As opposed to a number of games, it demonstrates actual character development, rather than simply throwing transitive details about a character that have absolutely no natural impact on the story. It also happens to be one of the few works of art, not just in terms of video games, to do ambiguity right. Rather than hand waving everything as simply another boogy man or evil organization (which was probably the greatest downfall of every other game in the series), or just leaving everything hanging, it leaves open the question of what caused everything while still resolving the conflict.
Fallout 1 -This is possibly the only game that has ever made me think about my choices. Why? Because it uses permanent penalties (the time limit) right. Do the quest the good way and waste precious time? Do the quick and easy way possibly saving your home, but doing great evil at the same time? It's one of the few games that acknowledges that the reasons people would do bad things in the real world don't apply in the game world, so it gives a reason to harm. It's thoroughness vs. expedience, which is far more profound than good vs. evil.
Portal- Two words: Scaffolded learning. In all my years of playing video games, I've never seen a better example. It also has just the right amount of narrative to drive the game while not interfering with the experience. The conflict is simple and concise, but leaves enough open to allow for the player's mind to best fill in the gaps.
Deus Ex- How ludic choice mechanics should be done. Notice how most video games give you a couple of options, then you simply pick one, generally knowing the finite number of options. Deus Ex works because, while the options are still ultimately finite, the number of them is left ambiguous. Once the player discovers that there are options available which the player is explicitly told to avoid choosing, it suddenly creates the illusion of an open ended question, thus shrouding the actual limits of the game.
Amnesia: The Dark Decent- Player disempowerment at its best. Most video games tend to revolve entirely around direct, aggressive conflict resolution. This let's players get into a comfort zone. Once in the comfort zone, it often feeling contrived when they are taken out of it. Amnesia solve the problem by simply never letting the player get into a comfort zone.
Fallout 1 -This is possibly the only game that has ever made me think about my choices. Why? Because it uses permanent penalties (the time limit) right. Do the quest the good way and waste precious time? Do the quick and easy way possibly saving your home, but doing great evil at the same time? It's one of the few games that acknowledges that the reasons people would do bad things in the real world don't apply in the game world, so it gives a reason to harm. It's thoroughness vs. expedience, which is far more profound than good vs. evil.
Portal- Two words: Scaffolded learning. In all my years of playing video games, I've never seen a better example. It also has just the right amount of narrative to drive the game while not interfering with the experience. The conflict is simple and concise, but leaves enough open to allow for the player's mind to best fill in the gaps.
Deus Ex- How ludic choice mechanics should be done. Notice how most video games give you a couple of options, then you simply pick one, generally knowing the finite number of options. Deus Ex works because, while the options are still ultimately finite, the number of them is left ambiguous. Once the player discovers that there are options available which the player is explicitly told to avoid choosing, it suddenly creates the illusion of an open ended question, thus shrouding the actual limits of the game.
Amnesia: The Dark Decent- Player disempowerment at its best. Most video games tend to revolve entirely around direct, aggressive conflict resolution. This let's players get into a comfort zone. Once in the comfort zone, it often feeling contrived when they are taken out of it. Amnesia solve the problem by simply never letting the player get into a comfort zone.
Hmm... Going by those guidelines, I guess I'd want to choose good games with a wide variety, rather than just my favourites. I guess I'd pick...Hero in a half shell said:
Ghost Trick Phantom Detective
A way to introduce people to great puzzle mechanics in gaming, and also a great way to show off how amazing a video game story can really be, what with its great characters, clever writing, and amazing plot twists throughout the whole game. Also a pretty simple way of introducing the touch screen to people.
LittleBigPlanet 2
A nice introduction to the basic platformer genre with easy to understand controls, some really clever level design, the idea of a steady difficulty curve, and how fun local co-op can be. Also a way to learn about online functionality and user-made content.
Super Mario Galaxy
A good way to introduce people to 3D gaming, especially since they don't have to worry about controlling a camera, which is something a person can learn how to do in future games once they figure out how to move in a 3 dimensional environment with a control stick. Also it's a good place to introduce Mario to the newcomer.
Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver
A fairly uncomplicated game to introduce people to the RPG genre without being too dumbed down like other kiddie RPGs.
Flower
A nice "alternative" type of game to show off the more artistic side of gaming, while also showing off the emotional impact a game can have on a person. It's also a really great way to introduce the newcomer to motion controls, seeing as how Flower probably has the most responsive and accurate motion controls I've ever used.
Splinter Cell was a really fun game to ___ ____ and play. My favorite of the series and of the genre.Hero in a half shell said:
Super Mario World (SNES)
Chrono Trigger (SNES)
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64)
Killer7 (PS2)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360)
Chrono Trigger (SNES)
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64)
Killer7 (PS2)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360)
Halo: Combat Evolved (The brilliant game that started a frachise. If you play this game and like it, I can suggest you play the rest. An amazing game that has beautiful graphics and a great atmosphere. I recommend that you play it on PC.)
Half-life (A great FPS that is focused on the main properties of puzzle and action games. A classic in games.)
Counter-Strike: Source (A brilliant game that requires teamwork and tactics, as when you die in a round, you don't respawn. No one I know who has played this hasn't enjoyed this.)
Can't think of any other games, but these are by far the best games I have EVER played.
Half-life (A great FPS that is focused on the main properties of puzzle and action games. A classic in games.)
Counter-Strike: Source (A brilliant game that requires teamwork and tactics, as when you die in a round, you don't respawn. No one I know who has played this hasn't enjoyed this.)
Can't think of any other games, but these are by far the best games I have EVER played.