What is the best singleplayer game of all time.

[Mugen Weston]

Ico and Shadow of the Colossus - two straight up singleplayer masterpieces

 

[LiberalSquirrel]

-points to avatar- Tales of Symphonia is one of my favorite games of all time, if not my all-time favorite. I enjoyed it going through single-player, and have replayed it multiple times. It may not be perfect, but I adore it.

Of course, there are several other single-player games that I like (I play single-player games much, much more often than multiplayer, and judge games based on their single player mode alone), but I can't think of any I prefer over Tales of Symphonia. At least off the top of my head.

 

[Squilookle]

Deus Ex is the obvious choice, but I'd have to nominate Thief, TIE Fighter, SimCity 2000 and Sid Meier's Pirates as runners up.

And I'm still playing the hell out of Goldeneye's singleplayer. I imagine in another 10 years I'll still be playing it alongside Perfect Dark and Timesplitters.

Also Mafia, though not as much replayability.

 

[Mr. 47]

Metal Gear Solid 3
Half Life 2
Portal
Mass Effect(s)
Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker (never played it co-op)

 

[Spade Lead]

(There are some spoilers in here, though I'd be inclined to believe that everyone who wants to play Mass Effect one or two already have)

Nope, I haven't gotten beyond the first space station yet, but I am still playing it.

 

[Helmaroc King]

Off the top of my head:
oblivion, mass effect, zelda twilight princess, half life 2, metroid prime 3, smb3, san andreas, banjo kazooie because it was pure awesome sauce

 

[LuckyClover95]

My personal favourites, Heavy Rain, GTA San Andreas, Yakuza 3, Fallout 3.
I don't have it, but I bet Fable is good.
As you can see, I'm an open world fan.

 

[4RM3D]

No I am playing on the xbox version. I shouldn't have to go buy a specific version of a product meant for multiple platforms simply to avoid gamebreaking issues the developer is either to lazy or to greedy to fix.

Fallout (and Oblivion) aren't really meant for the consoles to begin with. But that's kinda besides the point.

It's true game breaking issues shouldn't be allowed. Incidentally, I had a game breaking issue in Oblivion. Could no longer complete the game.

 

[Feste the Jester]

Well my first instinct is to say Bioshock. However, since that seems to have been mentioned to death, I'd like to bring to light another favorite of mine, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door.

 

[EradiusLore]

Knights of the old republic, max payne, deus ex or and of the elder scrolls games (take ur pick)

 

[4RM3D]

-points to avatar- Tales of Symphonia is one of my favorite games of all time, if not my all-time favorite. I enjoyed it going through single-player, and have replayed it multiple times. It may not be perfect, but I adore it.

Of course, there are several other single-player games that I like (I play single-player games much, much more often than multiplayer, and judge games based on their single player mode alone), but I can't think of any I prefer over Tales of Symphonia. At least off the top of my head.

Did you try Tales of Vesperia? I've never played a Tales game before, because I didn't have a console for which the games were released. Then Tales of Vesperia came along on the Xbox360 (and eventually PS3). It's a pretty awesome game. Though it's old school and doesn't try anything new, it did do everything right.

 

[CaptQuakers]

Mine have to be L.A Noire or Dead Space 1 or Oblivion

 

[LTAshler]

There is no contest, Loz: Ocarina of Time.

 

[Ladette]

Jade Empire is my favorite video game of all time, so this is an ultra easy question for me.

 

[DustStorm]

Fallout 3, all my playthroughs combined give me approximately 500 hours of time in that game alone. It's awesome.

 

[Malrock]

Well, if by best you wish us to refer to our favorates, I would have to say it would be between Zelda Ocarina of Time, Pokemon Blue (same as red I know) and Golden Sun 1.
I played all of those games when I was young and got completely blown away by them!

Zelda combined rewarding and exiting gameplay with a captivating soundtrack that I still love hearing now.
Golden Sun was one of the most immersive RPG's I had played at the time and felt vast, epic and mysterious.
And Pokemon, well I was mad on it and saved for ages to buy a GBC and Pokemon Blue, and loved every second of playing it. It was like extasy lol.

I am not sure how these games would stand up now, but of the many games I have played, these stand up as the most memorable and enjoyable for me, and thats how I think it should be measured; by how much you loved playing it at the time.

 

[Dfskelleton]

Silent Hill 2 was absolutely great. The story, atmosphere, and overall design of the game made for a very memorable and horrific experience. Even the somewhat crummy gameplay added a sense of overall urgency and helplessness to combat. The only problem is that since it was so amazing, all the newer games don't get a fair chance. It's usually like "It's okay, but SH2 was still better." It's unfair, but oh well.
Either way, Silent Hill 2 has to be my favorite single player game ever.
EDIT: I would've mentioned the beautiful music provided by Akira Yamaoka, but then my post would have tripled in size, as that soundtrack can not be summarized briefly.

 

[satanslawer123]

My all-time favorite single player is Kingdom Hearts 2. I loved the story, the graphics, the action... everything. I think I've played through it something like 5 or 6 times, which would probably equal a total playtime of 150+ hours. But that doesn't mean I think it's the best ever, just my favorite.
I think the best singleplayer game I've ever played was Persona 4. A great story combined with unique and relatable characters, and fun combat made this truly stand out.

agreed kingdom hearts is an amazing game but 150+ hours is what i do for one sitting. also persona 4 is pretty epic