what is your favorite game of all time?

[MarsProbe]

NiGHTS into Dreams or (not very original, I know) Half-Life.

Half-Life just wins though, as it reminds me of a simpler time. Before buying it, I was able to borrow a friends copy - on the PC! Imagine that! Also, it came in a huge cardboard box, the back of which stated the game would look "mind-bogglingly cool" if you used Open GL.

Half-Life was one game that made a big impression on me.

On a somewhat more negative note, it marks the first internet "debate" I recall getting involved in - that being whether Xen was any good or not. I was of course in the unpopular "Xen is awesome" camp....

 

[Sarah Kerrigan]

System Shock 2.

I would go into detail of why it's my favorite game of all time, but than I would need way more than one post.

 

[Mr.Pandah]

Super Mario RPG Legend of the Seven Stars. I do admit, the Mario RPGs that came after it are objectively better, but this game just has a certain charm to it that I prefer.

Mine too. When I was about 8, that was my game. I played it non-stop. Replayed it more times than I can even remember, and I play it pretty much at least once every year now.

 

[JasonKaotic]

Final Fantasy VIII !

Spoiler

That battle system...

Otherwise, almost magnificient. No Hate!

Really? I love the ATB battle system. Though that might be my impenetrable fanboyism talking.

 

[Reaper69lol]

Team Fortess 2, end of story.

 

[Nalbis]

Resident Evil 2, so many hours spent on it.

 

[brainslurper]

Either portal 2 or skyrim.

 

[lobster1077]

Fallout 3!! I absolutely adore every aspect of it; the post apocalyptic setting, the terrific period music, the few noteworthy characters (Liam Neeson), the fun combat, the mild horror at least initially and the wealth of locations to explore. Now if only my pc version stopped crashing...

 

[sketch_zeppelin]

I don't have just one fav. I like different games for different reasons. here's some of my favs for specific generes.

Platforming: Donkey Kong country. beautiful graphics (for the time), great music, and tight controls.

RPG: Morrowind. I've sunk over 600 hours into this game and i don't regret it.

JRPG: Persona. Its the game that got me into RPG's.

Shooter: Resident Evil 4. I've played this game over and over again but its still fun

Mixed: Castlevania SOTN. soooo many secrets.

Horror: Sillent Hill 2. Great story, great graphics, creepy soundtrack, and one of the few games that made me dread what was coming around the corner.

 

[Programmed_For_Damage]

Streets of Rage 2. When it first came it it blew me away with graphics, sound and it was just awesome to play. Plus it was old-skool hard when you cranked up the difficulty. But what makes it my favorite game of all time is that almost twenty years on it is still as fun to play as it was back then and that is the mark of a truly great game.

 

[Smeggs]

Metro 2033, easily. This is the only game that I've ever WANTED to earn all of the achievements in.

It has great atmosphere, good writing and voice acting, kind of wonky in the gunplay dept. but I mostly used throwing knives whenever I could anyway.

 

[Richard Jarke]

Quest for Glory

 

[Skorm034]

I'd have to go with Halo: Combat Evolved.

I'm not one of those guys that goes around Xbox Live swearing, teabagging, and being a prick, I actually admire Halo for its sci-fi elements, its good gameplay, and its level design.

With you all the way. I absolutely love Halo. I hate that it's gotten a bad reputation because of [h4]some[/h4] of the online players.

 

[Aidan Fusco]

Hmmmm, I'm going to have to say Bioshock, a brilliant, believable plot with compelling characters, satirising of ideologies, and a plot twist midway through that I for one didn't see coming and was amazed by.

This was a game that didn't, at least when it came to stories and themes (if not gameplay which was easy as pie), treat you like an idiot, it recognised that gamers are usually intelligent people who want ideas to be contemplated at least slightly in their games. Plus the graphics were, for their time, fantastic.

Another favourite of mine is an old PS2 game called Spy vs. Spy.

 

[keniakittykat]

Lemmings for DOS, it was one of the first games I ever played at the wee age of 4, and I still love it today. I can play it for days and I never get tired of it. ^^

 

[Tyelcapilu]

Remember when Activision made games?

 

[Reyold]

Zack and Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure. A very fun and colorful puzzle-adventure game loaded with both charm and spine-crushing difficulty.

 

[Cranky]

Wow this is a tough one. Overall, I'd say Mass Effect 1/2. The atmosphere, setting characters all really nail it for me.

 

[The Eupho Guy_v1legacy]

Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance, closely followed by Morrowind. I'm rubbish at online play, but bot stomping with friends provided many memorable moments. Some good, some bad, but all hilarious.