What's your favorite video game of all time?
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I don't have a single favorite game, rather a royal triumvirate of three games that I adore equally. Now, I'm of those disgusting heathens who dares to have the opinion that most modern games a better than most older ones, so out of the three, only one was released back when the year didn't start with a 2. Bite me.
I'll start off with said older game.
Broken Sword : Shadow of the Templars And old point'n'click adventure with beautiful, semi-hand drawn graphics, a gorgeous soundtrack, and a wonderful story. The characters are interesting, and the whole game has a special, undefinable feel to it that makes it stand out.
*the other two will make everyone hate me*
Mass Effect 3 Yes, you read that right. 3. I, personally, disliked the original ending, but only slightly, and think that the EC ending are downright great. Most other issues people had with the game, I either deem insignificant, or aren't an issue for me at all. The story was great. The soundtrack was great. The gameplay was above average. The Citadel DLC is the best piece of downloadable content for any game I've ever played.
Assassin's Creed IV : Black Flag Until now, Assassin's Creed 2 was undefeated here, for reasons I elaborated in past threads of the same nature. Since 2, the AC series has been in decline, but I continued to adore it (a stance few share on these forums). But Black Flag is absolutely marvelous. The iconic soundtrack, vastly improved gameplay, beautiful open world, and the (in my opinion) great story elevated this game about AC2. Just slightly.
Feel free to insult my opinions and tell me I'm what's wrong with the industry. you know you want to
I'll start off with said older game.
Broken Sword : Shadow of the Templars And old point'n'click adventure with beautiful, semi-hand drawn graphics, a gorgeous soundtrack, and a wonderful story. The characters are interesting, and the whole game has a special, undefinable feel to it that makes it stand out.
*the other two will make everyone hate me*
Mass Effect 3 Yes, you read that right. 3. I, personally, disliked the original ending, but only slightly, and think that the EC ending are downright great. Most other issues people had with the game, I either deem insignificant, or aren't an issue for me at all. The story was great. The soundtrack was great. The gameplay was above average. The Citadel DLC is the best piece of downloadable content for any game I've ever played.
Assassin's Creed IV : Black Flag Until now, Assassin's Creed 2 was undefeated here, for reasons I elaborated in past threads of the same nature. Since 2, the AC series has been in decline, but I continued to adore it (a stance few share on these forums). But Black Flag is absolutely marvelous. The iconic soundtrack, vastly improved gameplay, beautiful open world, and the (in my opinion) great story elevated this game about AC2. Just slightly.
Feel free to insult my opinions and tell me I'm what's wrong with the industry. you know you want to
Im heavily torn between Kingdom hearts 2 and Devil May Cry 3: special edition... I love the game play in both, love the characters in both, love the music in both and love the story in both... what makes it even harder to decide is the final boss battles of both are just so atmospheric and while KH2 has a real sense of urgency DMC3 has a sort of desperation about it
Diablo 3
I've put more time into this game than any other in my life and it hasn't even been two years. It's the reason why my Steam game backlog to get pretty out of control at the moment. I'll leave the game for a couple of days and immediately want to get back into it. It's just the perfect time-sink game to enjoy while listening to music, ebooks, web series, netflix, etc. I love the combat system, the diversity in how the classes play, the skill/rune system, and more.
The game isn't perfect mind you. I'm sure I could write several pages of changes I'd love to see. However, I've been able to make that criticism with all my favorite games over the years.
Previous favorite game of all time: Rock Band (drums)
Before then: Diablo 2
Before then: Final Fantasy 6 (or 3 for SNES)
Before then:.....don't remember. Probably a NES or Commodore 64 game.
I've put more time into this game than any other in my life and it hasn't even been two years. It's the reason why my Steam game backlog to get pretty out of control at the moment. I'll leave the game for a couple of days and immediately want to get back into it. It's just the perfect time-sink game to enjoy while listening to music, ebooks, web series, netflix, etc. I love the combat system, the diversity in how the classes play, the skill/rune system, and more.
The game isn't perfect mind you. I'm sure I could write several pages of changes I'd love to see. However, I've been able to make that criticism with all my favorite games over the years.
Previous favorite game of all time: Rock Band (drums)
Before then: Diablo 2
Before then: Final Fantasy 6 (or 3 for SNES)
Before then:.....don't remember. Probably a NES or Commodore 64 game.
Just in terms of replay value, my favourite is probably the original Civilization - I played that regularly for 15 years, so I can't see how anything else can come close.
I have come to love some story-driven games - both the TellTale Walking Dead game and ME3 (yes, really) really impressed me when it came to emotionally connecting with the content - but will I want to play them again in 10 years? I don't have an answer to that one.
I have come to love some story-driven games - both the TellTale Walking Dead game and ME3 (yes, really) really impressed me when it came to emotionally connecting with the content - but will I want to play them again in 10 years? I don't have an answer to that one.
My favorite game is Final Fantasy VI. I just love everything about it. The story, the characters, the setting, the music, and Kefka. I love the steampunk-y atmosphere. You know, I also really like Final Fantasy VII, but that's the game that kind of brought the franchise into a different direction. In my opinion, FFVI was the last game in the series to be truly fantasy.
Ultima VI will always have a special place in my heart for introducing me to how great RPGs can be... but these days it's Mass Effect 1 that takes the prize on my list. In both cases it's the sheer dedication of the creators to world building that gets me (since both obviously have gameplay failings).
Special mention to Need For Speed: Most Wanted (the Black Box original, not the Criterion remake) too for still being the most fun I've ever had in a driving game.
Special mention to Need For Speed: Most Wanted (the Black Box original, not the Criterion remake) too for still being the most fun I've ever had in a driving game.
Ninja Gaiden Series (Nes series - Still one of my FAVORITE series with kick ass music and difficulty to match. I've yet to beat ninja Gaiden 3. ._.
Lumines - I could spend 1000s of hours playing just this.
Final Fantasy VII - Simply a work of art in every aspect.
Pop'n music - This entire series is amazing!
In the groove - Just as epically amazing as ITG.
R-Type Delta and Final - Beautiful games with great soundtracks
Peggle - Can spend 1000s of hours playing this too. Just keep cranking out new levels and
power-ups.
Edit: I got to add Tetris to this list. My first love for puzzle games. I remember so fondly playing the NES and the gameboy versions. Hell, the Gameboy color version is still one of the best versions I've played to this day. The next Tetris was really interesting as well.
It's such a shame that puzzle games don't get any love anymore.
Lumines - I could spend 1000s of hours playing just this.
Final Fantasy VII - Simply a work of art in every aspect.
Pop'n music - This entire series is amazing!
In the groove - Just as epically amazing as ITG.
R-Type Delta and Final - Beautiful games with great soundtracks
Peggle - Can spend 1000s of hours playing this too. Just keep cranking out new levels and
power-ups.
Edit: I got to add Tetris to this list. My first love for puzzle games. I remember so fondly playing the NES and the gameboy versions. Hell, the Gameboy color version is still one of the best versions I've played to this day. The next Tetris was really interesting as well.
It's such a shame that puzzle games don't get any love anymore.
I would have to say it's Mega Man X by far.
I suck at every other Mega Man game ever made, but I know X like the back of my hand.
Lots of nostalgic value, however, so I suppose I could be called very biased.
I suck at every other Mega Man game ever made, but I know X like the back of my hand.
Lots of nostalgic value, however, so I suppose I could be called very biased.
I'm kinda limited to games that were on the Playstation consoles because I never had any of the vintage consoles and I'm not a PC gamer, but I'm going with Mass Effect 3. I had the same grumbles as a lot of people when it was released, the ending, the rushed feel of it, the fact the best parts were paid DLC, but dammit I still love it! The writing is the best I have ever seen in a game, the action was the best it had ever been in the series and, most of all, Citadel DLC. Yes, it was an extra £15ish, but it was the perfect send-off and was everything I wanted from the game. The party segment was a perfect mix of both humour and emotion. It was so good, I forgave all the issues with the main game and after all the updates and DLC, ME 3 is pretty darn fantastic.
FF7, Silent Hill 2, Bioshock Infinite, Earthbound, Persona 3, Red Dead Redemption, Portal, The Last of Us, Doom, Fallout 3, Half-Life 2, Final Fantasy VIII, Chrono Trigger, Space Channel 5, Counter-Strike 1.6, blah de blah de blah.
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Halo: Combat evolved for the PC. This game got me into online gaming, PC gaming and fps' in general. I still play it to this day and have yet to see another community like it had a few years ago.
If it had to be solely a single player game though I guess I would go for mass effect 2 because I just had so much fun with it.
If it had to be solely a single player game though I guess I would go for mass effect 2 because I just had so much fun with it.
I have quite a few, but if pressed I would probably go for Deadly premonition. I know the controls left a lot to be desired, but I absolutely love the characters and the story. The first time I saw the ending it made me cry. No other video game can claim that it moved me to tears.
Other favourites include:
Persona 3: FES
Persona 4
Silent Hill 2
Banjo-Kazooie
Resident Evil 2
Psychonauts
Jet set radio future
Jet Grind radio (it is also sometimes called Jet set radio)
Resident Evil 4
Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow
Final fantasy IX
Super Mario: Allstars
Other favourites include:
Persona 3: FES
Persona 4
Silent Hill 2
Banjo-Kazooie
Resident Evil 2
Psychonauts
Jet set radio future
Jet Grind radio (it is also sometimes called Jet set radio)
Resident Evil 4
Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow
Final fantasy IX
Super Mario: Allstars