Back when I was a teenager in High School reviewing games in my spare time, The Beatles: Rock Band was the first and only game I had ever given a 10 to. On reflection...yeah, I honestly still am okay with that.
I find the 10/10 score a bit weird. It doesn't mean it's perfect, yet, I still have a hard time thinking of games I'd give that score to. But, turn it into 5 stars or something...that's a little more manageable to me, even if they technically mean the same thing. Yet, 5 stars vs a 10/10 seem to have different connotations. I'd could probably list games I felt deserved 5 stars, but 10/10 games? That's more tricky for a completely arbitrary reason.
Anyways, let's try, I suppose.
Paper Mario: For a while, this was my favorite game of all time. I think it does have a lot of nostalgic reasoning to it though. When I was younger, I was obsessed with Mario and it's universe. And this game helped me immerse myself in what felt like a living and breathing world of the Mushroom Kingdom. This blew my goddamn mind!
Now, it's a bit harder for me to get into...this game seems to represent the loss of something for me now. I seemed to have completely lost the ability to immerse myself in games anymore. Still, I really can't deny that the game is still charming and well written and it also has a fun combat system. It's something different for Mario and it's something that has been a part of me for a long time.
As you might notice, I have a Paper Mario gif as my avatar. So, I guess you know the story behind that now.
I honestly can't think of any other games. A lot of games are definitely 9/10, but not a lot quite gets there. If it were 5 Stars, I could probably fill 2/3 of this message board, but, obviously, nobody wants me to do that. So, I'll just mention honorable mentions.
Super Mario Bros. 3
Cave Story
Spec Ops: The Line
Batman: Arkham Asylum/City
Half Life
Braid
Bishock/Infinite
Majora's Mask
Sam and Max
A Link to the Past
Super Mario RPG
Paper Mario: A Thousand Year Door
Rock Band 3
Street Fighter: Third Strike
Yeah...that's as far as I can think of at the time being.
Also, I don't really like using scores in the first place, but you can equate this to just as your favorite games, so I'm okay with it here. It's a nice way to get people to discuss games that really mean something to them.
Sassafrass said:
Excuse me, dear sir, would you be so kind as to elaborate?
It's a really interesting choice and I want to hear your take on it. I'm not saying your wrong, just that I never knew anyone who liked that game so much.
I'm genuinely interested in hearing your perspective.