Now what do I mean by that exactly? What I'm talking about are games that you would choose to play over and over again, never trading it in and always having fun. Games that not only are enjoyable to play but don't lose luster as you play & beat it multiple times. Break these games into two categories and you can only choose two per each one: Single Player and Multiplayer. You can list the reasoning behind your choice, if you wish.
Single Player:
Mass Effect: The original Mass Effect, in my eyes, was the game that created one of the most original Alien designs for any form of entertainment that I had seen in a very long time. The Universe that seems to have a life of its own with characters that are not only memorable yet cause us to have preferences over which character we want to Romance or talk to. The RPG elements satisfied most RPG fans with various amounts of loot and action/adventure fanatics found a new world to explore. Sure the game has its flaws, more specifically the graphical glitches, the Mako and the clunky cover system yet those never stop me from popping the game in and beating Saren time after time because I'm Commander Shepard and this my favorite game on the Citadel.
Assassin's Creed II: While the first has a place in my heart that will never go away, the additions and improvements made in ACII were so incredible that I simply cannot look at the first game without comparing it to its sequel. AC may have my favorite setting but ACII has the best characters, story, and environments. The cities of Venice, Rome, and various other locations all scream out artistic beauty while actually giving the feel that these areas are truly alive with hundreds of NPCs walking around. The animation is better than ever with new kill sequences and the voice acting is simply wonderful. Sure it has some problems, like the combat that is still a bit too easy, but I heard they fixed that in Revelations. Assassin's Creed II was the game that brought my love of the Action/Adventure genre back and most would agree that it is easy to see why...so when those of you play this game, may your enemies hear those fatal words: Requiescat in Pace.
Multiplayer:
Battlefield: Bad Company: The original Bad Company was actually a step forward in Single Player FPS games; it had a clever, witty storyline that wasn't the usual Russians invading story. It had Russians, sure, but it was all about the GOLD! Yet the multiplayer was what kept me; I may be a bit weird here but I prefer playing it over BF3. Why? I have no idea; it's practically the same game except BF3 has better animations, graphics and vehicles...but I just love Bad Company for the multiple classes, excellent level designs and the wonderful memories I have on those maps.
Halo 3: Halo 2 is the king of multiplayer on XBL, in my opinion, but since Xbox Live for the original Xbox was taken down, I give the honor to Halo 3. Why? It took various years out of my life and the connections/friendships I've made over the years by playing that game have stuck with me even till today. I wouldn't be doing Machinima if it wasn't for Halo 3, so to that I owe it my thanks.
What are your games?
Single Player:
Mass Effect: The original Mass Effect, in my eyes, was the game that created one of the most original Alien designs for any form of entertainment that I had seen in a very long time. The Universe that seems to have a life of its own with characters that are not only memorable yet cause us to have preferences over which character we want to Romance or talk to. The RPG elements satisfied most RPG fans with various amounts of loot and action/adventure fanatics found a new world to explore. Sure the game has its flaws, more specifically the graphical glitches, the Mako and the clunky cover system yet those never stop me from popping the game in and beating Saren time after time because I'm Commander Shepard and this my favorite game on the Citadel.
Assassin's Creed II: While the first has a place in my heart that will never go away, the additions and improvements made in ACII were so incredible that I simply cannot look at the first game without comparing it to its sequel. AC may have my favorite setting but ACII has the best characters, story, and environments. The cities of Venice, Rome, and various other locations all scream out artistic beauty while actually giving the feel that these areas are truly alive with hundreds of NPCs walking around. The animation is better than ever with new kill sequences and the voice acting is simply wonderful. Sure it has some problems, like the combat that is still a bit too easy, but I heard they fixed that in Revelations. Assassin's Creed II was the game that brought my love of the Action/Adventure genre back and most would agree that it is easy to see why...so when those of you play this game, may your enemies hear those fatal words: Requiescat in Pace.
Multiplayer:
Battlefield: Bad Company: The original Bad Company was actually a step forward in Single Player FPS games; it had a clever, witty storyline that wasn't the usual Russians invading story. It had Russians, sure, but it was all about the GOLD! Yet the multiplayer was what kept me; I may be a bit weird here but I prefer playing it over BF3. Why? I have no idea; it's practically the same game except BF3 has better animations, graphics and vehicles...but I just love Bad Company for the multiple classes, excellent level designs and the wonderful memories I have on those maps.
Halo 3: Halo 2 is the king of multiplayer on XBL, in my opinion, but since Xbox Live for the original Xbox was taken down, I give the honor to Halo 3. Why? It took various years out of my life and the connections/friendships I've made over the years by playing that game have stuck with me even till today. I wouldn't be doing Machinima if it wasn't for Halo 3, so to that I owe it my thanks.
What are your games?
