Top ten best games ever made?

[stebsy]

In no particular order

Half life 2
MGS3
Castlevania LOS
Uncharted 2
Hitman Contracts
Jade Empire
Legend of Zelda Ocarina of time
Demons Souls
Mario 64
Final Fantasy 9

 

[PacDwell]

1) Baldur's Gate Series (PC)
2) Championship Manager/Football Manager Series (PC)
3) Splinter Cell (PC)
4) Wings (Amiga)
5) Head over Heels (C64)
6) Freespace 2 (PC)
7) Deuteros (Amiga)
8) Dragons Breath (Amiga)
9) Elite (C64)
10) Joan of Arc (Amiga)
11) Unreal Tournament (PC)
12) Chronicles of Riddick:ESBB (PC)
13) Gunship 2000 (Amiga)
14) Deus Ex (PC)
15) Half Life 1 (PC)
16) Grim Fandango (PC)

Games which bored me to death:

1) Mass Effect
2) Oblivion (Probably the most awesome game I have ever seen, yet I was bored by it)
3) Fallout 3
4) Galactic Civilisations
5) Sins of a Solar Empire
6) X (Space Game) Series

EDIT: Forgot Grim Fandango...how could I forget that masterpiece.

 

[TheOneMavado]

Bringing the list down to just 10 seems impossible for me. In alphabetical order;

Bionic Commando (NES) (I play through this one at least once a year)
Chrono Trigger (one of, if not the best RPG's ever)
Civilization 3 (by the endgame it usually takes me 1-2 hours to play a single turn...)
Diablo II: Lord of Destruction (don't really care about the multiplayer)
Fallout 3: Game of the year edition (soo much fun to play around in the capital wasteland)
Final Fantasy VII (tough fight between this, IX and VI)
Front Mission 3 (spent over 500 hours of gameplay on this one)
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (I never cared for Miami vice, but this game rocks)
Killer Instinct 2 (the only arcade game I own, getting it into my apartment was a pain though)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (near perfection)
Mass Effect (the original had more of an impact on me)
Mega Man 3 (Hard choice between this, 2 and X...)
Metal Gear Solid (for all the awesome interactions in the later titles, this one had the most memorable cast)
Realms of Arkania: Star Trail (the only game on the list I haven't actually beaten)
Shadow of the Colossus (one of those games that just stands out from the crowd)
Shadow Warriors (aka Ninja Gaiden Shadow, Gameboy) (a little easy perhaps, but damn fun)
Super Castlevania IV (complete control, awesome soundtrack)
Super Mario Allstars + Super Mario World (might be cheating to pick this collection but I don't care)
Super Metroid (perfection)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time (best beat´em´up ever)

Still feels like too much got left out...

 

[Yuki_Seele]

1) Project Zero 4
2) Resident Evil (GameCube Remake)
3) Persona 4
4) Bishi Bashi Special
5) Muramasa: The Demon Blade
6) Monster Hunter Tri
7) Vanquish
8) Dino Crisis 2
9) Final Fantasy VIII
10) Super Robot Wars: Alpha Gaiden

Its so hard to choose but i think those are probaly my top 10, some that i wanted on the list but diden't make it would be

Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil Zero
Soul Caliber 2
GTA IV
Dead or Alive 2
G-Darius
Xenosaga
Yakuza 4

Theres too meny good games 10 slots is not enough!!!

 

[crono738]

I'm limiting myself to only one in a series, so in no particular order

Metal Gear Solid 3
Resident Evil 4
Ico
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Final Fantasy 7
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Super Metroid
Team Fortress 2
Devil May Cry 3
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

HONORABLE MENTIONS
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Red Dead Redemption
Street Fighter 4

Pretty much this except replace FF7 with Chrono Trigger...and add Secret of Mana/Illusion of Gaia in there somewhere.

 

[StBishop]

Does it bother anyone else that only 2 of the 40 games listed in this thread are PC games?

Depends really, because:

10: Alan Wake
9: Final Fantasy XIII
8: Splatterhouse
7: Limbo
6: VTMB
5: Bioshock 2 (Had a PC release)
4: Dead Rising 2 (Had a PC release)
3: Heavy Rain
2: Rule of Rose
1: Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days. (Had a PC release)

10.Goldeneye 007
9.Fallout 3 (Had a PC release)
8.Dodonpachi
7.King of Fighters 98
6.Age of Mythology (Only had a PC release)
5.Half-Life 2 (Only had a PC release)
4.Tetris (Had a PC release)
3.Final Fantasy 6
2.Perfect Dark
1.Gunstar Heroes

1. Shadow of the Colossus
2. Oblivion (Had a PC release)
3. Red Dead Redemption
4. Fallout 3 (Had a PC release)
5. Bioshock (Had a PC release)
6. Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
7. GTA: Vice City
8. Mass Effect 2 (Had a PC release)
9. GTA: San Andreas (Had a PC release)
10. Uncharted 2

DA II, (Had a PC release)
Age of Empires II (Kings and Conquerors), (Only had a PC release)
Myth II: Soulbliighter,
Call of Duty 3, (Had a PC release)
Mount and Blade: Warband, (Had a PC release) (only?)
Half-Life Series, (Had a PC release) (I know the orange box is on 360, but otherwise, I'm pretty sure this is PC only)
Portal, (Had a PC release)
Battlefield: Vietnam, (Had a PC release) (Only?)
Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher's Bay,
Fable II,
Lord of the rings Battle for Middle-earth: II, (Pretty sure it had a PC release)
Warcraft III: DotA, (Only had a PC release)
and FIFA XI.

That's just the ones I know about. Others I've not heard of or I am under the impression that they're (probably) console only.

 

[random_bars]

10. Costume Quest
9. Spyro: Adventure
8. Stacking
7. Super Mario Sunshine
6. Half Life 2
5. Psychonauts
4. LoZ: Majora's Mask
3. Grim Fandango
2. Rollercoaster Tycoon
1. Brutal Legend

 

[mikeli4194]

1. Mass Effect 2
2. Mass Effect
3. God of War
4. God of War 3
5. God of War 2
6. Deus Ex
7. Call of Duty 4
8. Metal Gear Solid 3
9. Portal 2
10. Team Fortress 2

 

[auwdioslave]

10. Mass Effect 1
9. Star Wars Kotor (1&2)
8. Half life 2
7. Jade Empire
6. Elder scrolls IV - Skyrim
5. Fallout 3
4. Shadow of the Colossus
3. Final Fantasy VII
2. The legend of Zelda - Ocarina of time
1. Elder scrolls III - Morrowind

 

[StBishop]

snip

The important distinction to make, and this is something that the guy you quoted clearly meant, is that a game developed for PCs is not the same as a game released on PCs. At the time of writing, his post seems to be mostly true if we look at it like that.

Then I certainly do not find it disturbing that most games are not purely PC titles.

Realistically, most games from this generation (especially the type that make their way on to top 10 lists) are not console specific. There are exceptions (Heavy Rain, God of War etc.[footnote]Despite preferring the 360 I couldn't think of a worthy exclusive[/footnote]) but I think it's a positive that consumers can play most games on any console.

If you look at the lists, most games are not classics, they're pretty much all from this gen. I think that is more relevant than "they aren't PC exclusives".

I happen to name Baldur's Gate amoung my favourite games, and it's a PC exclusive, and it wouldn't work well on console, but I don't think that making games that work on both is a bad thing.
(With the exception of Dungeon Siege 3, which I don't think works on PC personally, it's rubbish.)

 

[Amaror]

1. Heavy Rain (Only Flaw: Why the F*** only for the PS 3, i had to rent that thing for one game)
2. Dragon Age: Origins
3. Medieval 2 - Total War
4. Terraria
5. UFO - Enemy Unknown
6. Grand theft Auto - San Andreas
7. Elder Scrolls - Oblivion
8. Fear (1!!!!)
9. Total War - Shogun 2
10. Grand theft Auto 4

 

[Amaror]

6. Elder scrolls IV - Skyrim

This Game isn't even there yet.
You simply cannot KNOW that it's gonna be a good game.
(Btw. I most certainly think Skyrim is going to be a great game, but i don't KNOW)

 

[Grotch Willis]

In no particular order:
10) Tales of Vesperia
9) Red Dead Redemption
8) Portal
7) Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
6) Team Fortress 2
5) Left 4 Dead 2
4) Golden Sun
3) Fallout: New Vegas
2) Gears of War 2
1) Mass Effect 2 ( because i liked the hovertank more than the Mako).

 

[Tallim]

Curious, I saw the exact same thread not one hour ago. Did you start another one because the previous one faded into oblivion?

OT: I stopped doing "Top 10" a long time ago. They are completely arbitrary, in my opinion. So, in no particularly order:

DA II, Age of Empires II (Kings and Conquerors), Myth II: Soulbliighter, Call of Duty 3, Mount and Blade: Warband, Half-Life Series, Portal, Battlefield: Vietnam, Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher's Bay, Fable II, Lord of the rings Battle for Middle-earth: II, Warcraft III: DotA, and FIFA XI.

While I don't agree with any other choices Myth II:Soulblighter is insanely good and should definitely be on the list. But as you said it's pretty subjective and arbitrary what people will pick based on their experiences.

In no real order

Myth II: Soulblighter
Civilization 4
System Shock 2
Planescape Torment
Half Life 2
Warzone 2100
Longest Journey
Lemmings 2: The Tribes
Okami
Soul Calibur 3(?) maybe 2, can't decide.

 

[Jetut]

10)Transformers/2004
9) MOTHER 3
8) Super Smash Bros Brawl
7) Okami
6) Final Fantasy 7
5) Mass Effect 2
4) Legend Of Zelda WW
3) Banjo Tooie
2) Banjo Kazooie
1) Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door


HONORABLE MENTIONS

Sly 2 Band Of Thieves
Metal Gear Solid 4
Conker's Bad Fur Day/N64
Mario And Luigi: Partners In Time
Legend Of Zelda OOT
Halo:CE
Earthbound
Luigi's Mansion
Team Fortress 2

I can go on all day.

 

[repeating integers]

Christ, have I played enough games to do this?

Let's find out. In no particularly important order...

Halo (series)
Homeworld 1
Mass Effect (both)
Metroid: Fusion
Yoshi's Island (the GBA one)
Star Wars Battlefront 2
Age of Empires 2
Dawn of War (first + expansions)
BF:BC (both, for different reasons)
Pokemon Gold

...Yes I have. Homeworld is at the top, btw.

 

[Sandacious]

I'm fully aware that no-one really cares, but I'm going to do this just to see what I come up with. In no particular order...

1. Planescape: Torment
2. Advance Wars Dark Conflict
3. Batman: Arkham Asylum
4. Fallout 3
5. Condemned
6. Soul Calibur 3
7. Deus Ex
8. The Warriors
9. Unreal Tournament
10. Worms 2

Honourable mentions:- Command and Conquer Generals; Age of Empires 2-3; Diablo 2; Sonic 3 and Knuckles; Conflict Global Storm (2-player).

I feel suddenly quite old. I miss Worms 2 so damn much.

 

[WorldCritic]

10. Panzer Dragoon Saga/Orta (I can't decide between the two)
9. Ratchet and Clank 3
8. Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
7. Fallout 3
6. Persona 4
5. Kingdom Hearts II
4. Final Fantasy VI/VII (again, I can't decide)
3. Jet Set Radio Future
2. Metal Gear Solid
1. KOTOR