Your 20 Favorite Games Ever.

[PLightstar]

Difficult to put together but:
1. Homeworld 2
2. Half Life
3. Deus Ex
4. Unreal
5. UT'99
6. Elder Scrolls 3 Morrowind
7. Myth 2 Soulblighter - My introduction to MP gaming on my old 56k Modem.
8. Freespace 2
9. Just Cause 2 (PC)
10. Sins of a Solar Empire
11. C&C Retaliation (PS1) - (hooked up 2 PS1 and 2 TV's to play with a mate)
12. Halo (Xbox)
13. Ghost Recon (PC)
14. GRAW 2 (Xbox 360) - (4 player local co-op is great on a lads night)
15. Theme Hospital
16. Duke Nukem 3D
17. Doom 2 - first PC game I properly played
18. Dynasty Warriors 3 (Xbox)
19. Earth Defence Force 2017 (Xbox 260)
20. Bio Harvest (N64) - Before DMA worked on GTA they made this great game

A lot of PC titles covering many of my gaming years. Probably could change that list again, but these are what first spring to mind.

 

[pure.Wasted]

Only top 5 are in actual order (or close to it).

1. Mass Effect 2.
2. Mass Effect 3.
3. Bioshock.
4. Arkham Asylum.
5. Bastion.
6. Red Dead Redemption.
7. Starcraft.
8. Arkham City.
9. Starcraft 2.
10. Dead Space.
11. Dragon Age: Origins.
12. Mass Effect 1.
13. Final Fantasy 6.
14. Pokemon G/S.
15. Planescape: Torment.
16. The Walking Dead.
17. Warcraft 3.
18. World of Warcraft.
19. Dishonored.
20. Diablo 2.

 

[noreshadow]

@ TheEarthSheep
"20. Escape Velocity: Nova (I vaguely remember replaying it and discovering it to be awful, which is why it's so far down on the list, but the memory of playing it for the first time almost ten years ago and loving it is more clear, hence its inclusion at all)"

The games awesome, you just got to give it some time,its real dark and lack luster, and NAEV does everything game play wise but better. however the written dialog is one of the most surprisingly compelling "wall of text" I've ever experienced. probably why you remember it better than it is at just a glance.
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I love Oddworld, so much so that i bought the concept art book, but i think i only like the setting/beautiful art-stile.
the actual game play is rather boring, and only worth the time to see how creative and truly odd the world is.

same kinda goes for sonic adventures 1/2

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Morrowind is the best game out of the elder scrolls series , I think to be truly objective in ratings you need to look at things in context. If Bethesda made morrowind with the same technology at there disposal they have now, i think it would be better than skyrim in everybody's book. its just a vastly more interesting and divers setting and story. plus it didn't have a damn 30 min tutorial.

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I like Mass Effect,but I don't think they ever knew what they wanted too do with it. so each version feels like its full of half ideas.

plus they never added a flying in space x-series/freelancer stile meta-game that the game was basically begging to have.

I can only assume they didn't because some law was passed banning triple A game developers from making space games after the pore sales of Freespace 2.

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Kingdom hearts 2 would have made my list, except for the fact it had that HORRIBLE Little Mermaid quick-time thing. I've never been so afraid to be seen playing a game in my life.

 

[PedroSteckecilo]

Baldurs Gate 2
Final Fantasy 6
Chrono Trigger
Portal 2
Mass Effect 2
Half Life 2
Metal Gear Solid 3
Suikoden 5
Silent Hill 2
Uncharted 2
Final Fantasy Tactics
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
Persona 4
Knights of the Old Republic
Burn Out 3: Takedown
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Infamous 1 & 2 (They're better as a Duology)
The World Ends With You
Fallout 2

 

[CrimsonBlaze]

It wasn't that hard picking 20 favorites (because I've played quite a few game in my life). They are all awesome and the ranking simply dictates the longest that I've played the and the most fun that I had playing it.

1.) Sonic & Knuckles
2.) Pokemon Silver Version/SoulSilver Version
3.) The Lion King (Sega Genesis)
4.) Final Fantasy X
5.) Sonic Generations
6.) Disgaea 2
7.) Batman: Arkham Asylum
8.) Kingdom Hearts 2
9.) Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep
10.) Megaman ZX Advent
11.) Tales of Symphonia
12.) Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
13.) Bioshock
14.) Assassin's Creed 2
15.) Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
16.) Odin's Sphere
17.) Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
18.) Rachet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
19.) Super Mario Bros. 3
20.) Marvel vs. Capcom 2

 

[Pink Gregory]

In no particular order (because there isn't one)

1 - Bioshock
2 - Civilization IV
3 - Left 4 Dead
4 - Bayonetta
5 - XCOM (2012)
6 - Minecraft
7 - Assassin's Creed II
8 - Dishonored
9 - Fallout 3
10- Fallout
11 - Fallout 2
12 - Viva Pinata : Trouble in Paradise
13 - Halo 2 (for all the system linking of my teens-hood)
14 - Red Dead Redemption
15 - Machinarium
16 - Nazi Zombies (from World at War at least...)
17 - Endless Space
18 - Donkey Kong Country 2
19 - Ape Escape
20 - Legend of Zelda - Link's Awakening

Not exactly a nuanced list, but who cares?

 

[Tuesday Night Fever]

Jeez... a top 20? Usually it's like... 5. Alright, here goes nothing. For series that I love, I'm only going to pick the game that I like most since otherwise my entire list would be populated by only like two or three series. No particular order-

1. Deus Ex
2. System Shock 2
3. Fallout 2 ( <- love the whole series)
4. Jagged Alliance 2
5. Dead Space 2 ( <- love all three)
6. Resident Evil (REmake) ( <- love most of the main series)
7. StarCraft ( <- love both so far)
8. Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun ( <- love everything up to RA2)
9. UN Squadron
10. Zombies Ate My Neighbors
11. Perfect Dark
12. Dead Rising 2 ( <- love both)
13. Max Payne
14. Portal 2 ( <- love both)
15. The Walking Dead
16. City of Heroes/City of Villains
17. Mass Effect 2 ( <- love all three)
18. Earthbound
19. Diablo 2
20. Metal Gear Solid ( <- love the whole series)

I apparently enjoyed a lot of part 2's.

 

[Proverbial Jon]

Top 5

1 - Silent Hill 2 (PS2)
2 - Half Life 2: Episode 2 (Xbox 360)
3 - The Walking Dead (Xbox 360)
4 - Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360)
5 - Solatorobo: Red the Hunter (DS)

The rest in no particular order:

Metal Gear Solid
Bioshock
Shadow of the Colossus
Sly 2: Band of Thieves
The Longest Journey
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
Uncharted 3
Halo 3
Psychonauts
Heavy Rain
Alan Wake
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Portal 2
Second Sight
Fable

I tried to rank them all... honestly I did, but it was just too hard!

 

[Jimmy T. Malice]

In no particular order:

Dark Souls
Demon's Souls
MAG
Uncharted 2
LittleBigPlanet 2
Half-Life 2
Portal
Fallout: New Vegas
Assassin's Creed II
Just Cause 2
Mass Effect 2
Team Fortress 2
Minecraft
World of Warcraft
Batman: Arkham Asylum
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
inFamous
Star Wars: Republic Commando
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
SPORE

Wow, those are almost all sequels. There are probably some favourites that I forgot.

It'll be a nightmare curating all of these results for the final list...

 

[omgeveryone9]

okay, top 20 based on what I have played before (emulated or not) in not very tidy order
1. Minecraft
2. Sims 3
3. Portal
4. Starcraft
5. Team Fortress 2
6. Simcity 4
7. Counterstrike
8. The Walking Dead
9. COD4 (only good one IMO)
10. Just Cause 2
11. Anarchy Online
12. Super Mario Galaxy
13. GTA San Andreas
14. Mafia 2 (go me into jazz, so I'll put it in somewhere)
15. Deus Ex
16. Left for Dead
17. Rise of Nations
18. Grand Tourismo 5
19. Resistance: Fall of Man
20. Tie between Burnout Dominator and Burnout Paradise

 

[Jazoni89]

These are what I think are the best games ever. I did twenty five, because I seriously wanted to mention them.

1. Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64)
2. Super Mario Bros 3 (NES, SNES)
3. Shadow of the Colossus (PS2, PS3)
4. Lylat Wars (Nintendo 64)
5. Final Fantasy VIII (Psone, PC)
6. Fable: The lost Chapters (Xbox, PC)
7. Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the lost Ocean (Gamecube)
8. Fallout New Vegas (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
9. Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast)
10. Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem (Gamecube)
11. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PS2, PS3, Xbox 360)
12. Tomb Raider (Saturn, Psone)
13. Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (Gamecube, Dreamcast, Psone, PC)
14. Metroid Prime (Gamecube, Wii)
15. Rayman 2: The Great Escape (Psone, PC, Dreamcast, PS2, Gamecube, Nintendo 64)
16. Chrono Trigger (SNES, Psone)
17. Golden Axe (Arcade, Mega Drive, Amiga, Atari ST, Turbografx CD, Master System)
18. Power Stone (Dreamcast)
19. System Shock 2 (PC)
20. Final Fantasy VII (Psone, PC)
21. Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings (PC, PS2)
22. Half Life 2 (PC, Xbox, Xbox 360, PS3)
23. Shenmue 2 (Dreamcast, Xbox)
24. Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (Gamecube)
25. Rome: Total War (PC)

Yeah, I'm a rebel, sue me!

 

[Breaker deGodot]

Hm... in no particular order:

Half-Life 2
Mother 3
Katawa Shoujo
Chrono Trigger
Chrono Cross
Portal
Deus Ex
The Nameless Mod
System Shock 2
Resident Evil 4
Minecraft
Planescape Torment
Shadow of the Colossus
Spec Ops: The Line
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Silent Hill 2
Megaman 2
Super Mario World
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem

 

[Flavio Kuperman]

1) Baldur's Gate 1 (Only game I can feel safe calling "flawless")
2) Morrowind (Unmatched immersion factor... makes me feel like I'm actually adventuring in a magical realm; unbounded freedom)
3) Fallout 2 (Makes you feel like you're really in the unforgiving wasteland... I liked FO3 but FO2 was more successful at capturing that mood)
4) Final Fantasy Tactics (Nothing in particular, just a really damn good game)
5) Mount and Blade: Warband (It's amazing how fun and satisfying a game can be with such a small budget and such a basic idea).

Ok... everything past here is a bit hard to rank... so it'd probably be in somewhat of an arbitrary order

6) Earthbound (closely tied to my childhood... evokes the feeling of going out adventuring as a kid, but I still find the game very enjoyable)
7) Secret of Evermore (Similar to EB. Also imo the most underrated game ever)
8) Mega Man X (Still the best platformer out there)
9) Baldur's Gate 2 (Not as good as BG1 but a damn fine game anyways)
10) Ogre Battle (Still have not seen any other game with this excellent formula... seriously, wtf?)
11) Minecraft (more for the fun times I had with it in SMP than for the quality of the game itself...)
12) Mother 3 (Most emotionally crushing game I've ever played. It's a shame they deemed the American public unfit to consume/enjoy this product)

Man, it's hard to figure out what should and shouldn't make the 20 cut after the first few...

13) King's Bounty: Armored Princess (Tremendously fun, although niche, game. A shame it's not more well known)
14) Jets n' Guns (prolly should go higher... likely to be the second most underrated game of all times, second to SoE)
15) Rayman Origins (Best attempt at a quality platformer since the SNES days, imo. I admit though, I have not yet played Super Meat Boy)
16) Heroes of Might and Magic III (Just a good game, I dunno. They really dropped the ball hard after this one though).
17) One of the two Icewind Dale games should prolly go somewhere here...
18) FF6 (My favorite non-Tactics FF game. Excellent game that holds up well).
19) Possibly FTL... surely the most recent game I enjoyed a lot. Got me into a brand new genre of games.
20) Majesty (Most unique game in this list probably. I frequently boot it up for a quick run between games.)

Honestly there are probably games that should make the list more than the ones listed here... but I'm most likely forgetting some key ones, especially from the PS2... hmm... maybe Disgaea should be there. Eh, whatever, there's your list.

 

[aether-x3]

No specific order cuz screw dat;

Devil May Cry 4
Metal Gear Solid 2
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
Bioshock
Persona 3
Bayonetta
Left 4 Dead 2
Farcry 3
DmC: Devil May Cry
Saints Row 2
Dragon Age: Origins
Fallout 3
Soul Reaver 2
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Digital Devil Saga
Borderlands 2
Lollipop Chainsaw
Final Fantasy 13
Vampire The Masquerade - Bloodlines
Uncharted 3

Got a few more. but that's the gist of it.

 

[Shoggoth2588]

There's no way in Hell I can put these in a numerical order so I'll just group these by...franchise I guess. Possible genre but lets see where my brain takes this.

Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
Zelda 2: Adventures of Link

Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
Pokemon Soul Silver

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Ninja Gaiden
Saint's Row 2
Super Mario World
Voodoo Vince

Duke Nukem 3D
Fallout 3

Dynasty Warriors 3
Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage
Otogi: Myth of Demons

Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge

these are grouped into Zelda Games, JRPGs, Adventure/Action kinda things, FPS titles (technically), Beat-em-up spectacle fighters and, a flight combat game.

 

[drh1975]

Here they are, in no particular order:
Contra
Mass Effect (franchise)
Super Mario 64
God of War (franchise)
Skyrim
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (the only game in the CoD franchise I like)
inFamous
Gears of War (franchise)
Tomb Raider (franchise)
Scarface: The World is Yours
Red Dead Redemption
Fallout 3
Boom Blox Bash Party
GTA Chinatown Wars
Resident Evil 4
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Assassins Creed (franchise)
Left 4 Dead 2
Saints Row the Third
Batman Arkham Asylum

 

[Raideh]

Cleaned.

 

[neonsword13-ops]

Aw jeez... This is gonna be tough.

1. Persona 4/ Persona 4: Golden
2. Team Fortress 2
3. Portal 2
4. The Binding of Isaac
5. Fallout 3


The last 5 for the top 10 are these games.
Persona 3/P3P/Fes
Red Dead Redemption
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Pokemon Diamond

And then the rest are the just the result of me being too indecisive to choose.
Disgaea (They're all pretty much the same, so the whole series)
Bioshock
Journey
Rayman Origins
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Far Cry 3
Kingdom Hearts II
Borderlands 2
DotA 2
FTL: Faster Than Light

 

[The_Scrivener]

I think the amount of data here is interesting and plentiful enough tow here I'm going to have to do all kinds of things with it. (For instance, certain games that are frequently in people's top 3, but didn't have enough total mentions to make the final list, showing some of the most polarizing titles,etc.)

There are also a number of games showing that it seems like are not very many people's favorites, but pretty much everyone likes them. Red Dead Redemption, Bioshock, Portal to name a few.

 

[funkyjiveturkey]

my list in no particular order:

1. Half-Life
2. Half-Life 2
3. Final Fantasy 7
4. Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
5. Conker's Bad Fur Day
6. XIII
7. Goldeneye 007
8. Metal Gear Solid 4
9. Okami
10. Perfect Dark
11. Sonic Adventure 2 (shut up)
12. Final Fantasy 8
13. Final Fantasy Tactics
14. Metroid Prime
15. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
16. Resident Evil 4
17. Twisted Metal Black
18. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
19. Donkey Kong 64
20. No More Heroes