1: Half-life 1 - 1998 - 13 years
2: System Shock 2 - 1999 - 12 years
3: Half-life 2 - 2004 - 7 years
2: System Shock 2 - 1999 - 12 years
3: Half-life 2 - 2004 - 7 years
All time?SimuLord said:I just spent the last 25 hours (straight!) playing a campaign in Rome: Total War. Anyone who knows me even slightly knows my love for that game (and for what it's worth, I played as the Julii, my favorite faction. So easy to get those first 49 provinces when taking them from barbarians, then simply march on Rome).
Way back in 2004 I got the game when it came out, and at release I said "if they can get most of the bugs out of this game, it's quite possibly the best game I've ever played." And sure enough, when the 1.2 patch hit in late fall '04, I elevated RTW to my "best game ever" position where it has stayed constantly for the past six years.
For Discussion:
So...what's your favorite game of all-time, what year did it come out (or did you first play it), and has it constantly held that "best ever" position or have other games come and gone from your #1 all-time spot?
(fun fact: Since 1996, only three games---Final Fantasy VI, Alpha Centauri, and Rome---have held the #1 spot on my list.)
I would have to say that Rome is definitely the best out of the "new" Total War games by far - it has, I feel, the best AI yet; since Rome it feels like its went downhill a bit (anyone who's played as Russia in Empire may have noticed that Dagestan likes to go to war with you, regardless whether you have three full armies in the region); despite their improvements in gameplay, none have surpassed it since. Still, believe it or not, my favourite in the series so far is still Shogun; none of them have embraced that same level of cultural detail I feel. It was simple and in a good way. IMO anyway. Shogun may just be the best strategy I have ever played.SimuLord said:I just spent the last 25 hours (straight!) playing a campaign in Rome: Total War. Anyone who knows me even slightly knows my love for that game (and for what it's worth, I played as the Julii, my favorite faction. So easy to get those first 49 provinces when taking them from barbarians, then simply march on Rome).
Way back in 2004 I got the game when it came out, and at release I said "if they can get most of the bugs out of this game, it's quite possibly the best game I've ever played." And sure enough, when the 1.2 patch hit in late fall '04, I elevated RTW to my "best game ever" position where it has stayed constantly for the past six years.