Your favorite games?

[The Wykydtron]

Persona 4, Persona 4 and most recently Persona 4. I fucking adore that game, they even did one, soon to be two fighting game spin offs with it and they are the best fighting games I have ever played. The characters might not be super balanced but they're pretty even when there's only like 2 tiers. Average and Good Tier followed by Misuru in her own personal God Tier and on the other side we have hilariously ironic Trash Tier Elizabeth.

Aside from that I have a couple of favourite Visual Novels, top favourite is Grisaia no Kaijitsu which funnily enough is having an anime adaptation this season, honestly I don't even care if it's worse than the novel (it will be, the novel is godlike) just seeing Best Girl Michiru in animation should be enough.

Another one is the recently translated Comyu which despite suffering(?) from aggressively limited route choices (NO you go Common, Benio, Saejima, Mayuki/Ayaya THEN Best Girl Kagome!) and somehow fails to shove loads of choices into a battle story it's still really fuckin' good.

Don't worry though, Best Girl Kagome delivers so the limited route progressions were definitely needed for maximum appreciation and story impact, some people like me see them and just dislike them by default. I don't get how didn't go for Bad Ends everywhere like every other battle VN cuz these kind of devs usually love showing their sadistic sides, thanks Type Moon.

I realise I didn't explain what they are in theme or story but I would be here forever if I did. Basically, if you're looking to get into VNs, first play Katawa Shoujo cuz it's a great entry level one then play Grisaia and Comyu. Persona 4 is mandatory for everyone of course.

 

[DaWaffledude]

In no particular order:

Mass Effect 1
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
FTL: Faster than Light
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (both Red/Blue and Time/Darkness)
Ratchet and Clank series
Jak and Daxter series
Sly Cooper series

 

[A_Parked_Car]

Hmmm, well my current top 4 (in particular order) are:

-Wargame: Red Dragon
-Hearts of Iron III (With the HPP mod)
-Rising Storm for Red Orchestra 2
-War Thunder

I have tons of other favourites, but those are the games that I will probably play for hundreds more hours.

 

[San Martin]

I've never tried making a list of them, but I suppose this is as good a time as any.

In the order they popped into my head:

-Heroes of Might and Magic (III and IV)
-Thief II
-Left 4 Dead 2
-LoZ (Windwaker and OoT)
-Killer7
-Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds
-Wizards and Warriors (the 3D one on PC)
-F-Zero GX
-SSB: Melee

There are probably more. Leave me alone!

Edit: Oh, oh, also: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem. If that game were a person I would ask it out.

 

[ArcadianDrew]

Hmm, might just stick to my top five. In no particular order:

Ocarina of Time
Skies of Arcadia
Resonance of Fate
Banjo Kazooie
Pokemon Gold

Really though there's too many games I love to name them all.

 

[Artina89]

There are soooo many, but here are the ones I play again and again:

Persona 4
Persona 3:FES
Resident Evil 4
Silent Hill 2
Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow
Pokemon Soulsilver
Psychonauts
Deadly premonition:The directors cut
Phoenix Wright:Ace attorney
God hand
Castlevania:Symphony of the night

A special mention has to go out to Guacamelee! that is easily one of the most fun games I have played in such a long time, and the visuals are brilliant and really grabbed my attention.

 

[Something Amyss]

In no particular order:
Saints Row 2
Super Mario 3 and World.
Magic 2012 (one of my go-to games...Fire up Archenemy and have fun)
Pokémon Black/White (would have gone with the originals until B/W came out)
Rogue Squadron 2: Rogue Leader
Burnout 3
Rock Band 3

 

[Scarim Coral]

To name a few (and not in any order)-

No More Heroes
Golden Sun
Fire Emblem Blazing Sword
Xenoblade Chronicle
Gotcha Force
Phantasy Star Online
Supreme Commander
Super Mario World
Okami
Legend of Zelda Ocarine of Time
TimeSplitter 2

 

[FPLOON]

Oh my glob! So many games! Where to begin [in no particular order]?

Spoiler: Series

Series:
Kingdom Hearts
Tales of
Persona
Hyperdimension Neptunia
Rayman
LEGO Star Wars
Portal
Half-Life
Smash Bros.
BlazBlue
Soul Caliber
Burnout
Jak
Ratchet & Clank
God of War
Metroid
Dance Dance Revolution
Star Fox
Xenosaga
Paper Mario
Legend of Zelda
Pokemon

Spoiler: Games (themselves)

Games (themselves):
Catherine
Sonic Generations
Nicktoons United!
Ys 1 and 2 Chronicles
Child of Eden
Rez
Lollipop Chainsaw
Simpsons: Hit & Run
Simpsons Arcade
Turtles in Time
Sonic Adventure
Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga
Game and Watch Gallery 4
Bayblade VForce: Ultimate Blader Jam
The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
Odama
Virtua Quest
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Mario vs Donkey Kong
Crazy Taxi
Super Runabout: San Francisco Edition
Sonic Heroes
Super Mario Strikers
SSX Tricky
Tony Hawk's Underground
Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure
Sonic Riders
Resident Evil 4
Project X Zone
Psychonauts
Alien Hominid
The World Ends With You
Corruption of Champions

I think I'm missing a few, but I'm not [too] sure...

 

[deleted_by_strongbad]

There are the classics that everyone cites, XCOM n, Fallout n, anything by Bethesda, these games are always near the top of my list, BUT the game that I absolutely love (and was really surprised by this) is Defiance (PC version, tried the 360 and could not deal with the visual stutter). Its gameplay is still a little rough, as are the mechanics, and the story isn't great, but everything has real character. The story had a lot of thought, and the scenes in between story quests are often well put together. I honestly don't know why reviewers hated this game so much (but I just started playing a few months ago, so if it is as rough as it is now, I imagine it was significantly worse in the first few months after release).

 

[abcodi]

Elder Scrolls Series
Call of Duty Series
God Of war Series
Prince of Persia Series
Dawn of War Series

 

[seris]

Halo series
Half life series
Portal series
MagRunner: Dark Pulse
Ratchet and clank series
jak and daxter series
Garrysmod

 

[the_great_cessation]

I post one of these every couple of months but my favorite games would def. be The Legend of Zelda series from 1992-2006 (+ ALBW). They are some of the most imaginative and well designed games which are accompanied by a strong sense of personal nostalgia.

Spoiler

If I were to rank "my" Zelda (ie; the Zelda games I grew up with and/or specified above), it would tentatively be...

1a) Twilight Princess + Ocarina of Time
1c) Majora's Mask + Wind Waker
1d) A Link to the Past + A Link Between Worlds
1e) The Minish Cap + Links Awakening

Not a huge fan of the Oracle games...

Outside of that though, my top 20 would look something like this

1) Shadow of the Colossus
2) The Last of Us
3) Beyond Good and Evil
4) Psychonauts
5) Mother 3 + Earthbound
6) L.A. Noire
7) Red Dead Redemption
8) Okami
9) Super Smash Bros. (series)
10) Brutal Legend
11) The Wolf Among Us
12) Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (trilogy)
13) Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
14) Grim Fandango
15) Jet Force Gemini
16) Fable
17) Rayman Legends
18) Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
19) Viewtiful Joe
20) Batman: Arkham Asylum

 

[Brain Tumor]

I could never list all of my favorite games, but here are a couple that I keep going back to on a regular basis right now:

Tokyo Jungle - Playing survival with the bunnies and separately with the dilophosaurus is incredibly addicting and fun (and frustrating). I have yet to complete every challenge in ONE playthrough.

Halo ODST - Firefight mode, in this game, is very fun and addicting for me. My favorite maps are Chasm Ten and Lost Platoon. The best part is when the enemies have the "catch" skull on, and they prefer throwing grenades, because its incredibly easy to dodge their throws and stick them with the grenades. Fun and satisfying

Rockband 3 - Im pretty heavily invested in the Rockband ecosystem. Its a great time waster and helps burn a couple more calories than if only using a controller. Of course I have all the songs from 1, 2, Lego, and Green Day (and 3 of course) all available to play, plus the 30 or so songs I have downloaded over the years, so Rockband is still nice to play.

Threes - I know its a mobile game, but constantly trying to beat your last score makes this game very addicting. Of course my highest score is only like 10,000 or so, so I have plenty to try and achieve. Its definitely my boredom game of choice when I am stuck somewhere with only my phone.

Shadow of the Colossus - I am referring to the PS3 remaster, but I never get bored bringing down the giants. I have reached a point in the game where I cannot go any further (Beat it on normal, beat all time attacks, beat on Hard, stuck on hard time attacks) so I just restart most of the time. It is fun to use all of the items I did unlock, and search for the couple remaining lizards that I can't seem to find.

There are tons of other games I love to play, but these are my recent fallbacks.

 

[Kingjackl]

Metal Gear Solid 3 & Half Life 2 are my two contenders for favourite game ever.

Apart from that, there's Super Mario Galaxy, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Persona 3 & 4, Red Dead Redemption, Pokemon Black or Firered, FTL, The Walking Dead, Grand Theft Auto V, Fallout 3, Ace Attorney: Justice For All & the Mass Effect series.

 

[Feraswondervahnn]

Hmmmm.... These are some seriously hard choices! I've been gaming a long time now and have so many games I absolutely adore... Anyway, I'll give it a go!

5. Probably Fallout 2. It's a really tough choice but I've probably logged more than 600 hours in that game at LEAST. Everything about this game just stuck perfectly with me. I've played so many characters and still find new things and end up with hugely varied dialog choices. Loved the combat as well. Always enjoyed tactical point limited combat!

4. Borderlands 2: This is a weird choice for me. I don't play it all that often, but there's a particularly friend I have and it's like "our" game. He moved pretty far away and now the only contact we have is through playing this, so it's one of my favourites because I'm always on it with him.

3. Might and Magic 7: Love the Might and Magic series and this is definitely the best one. Tricky game to learn at first and even though I've completed it hundreds of times I can still seriously struggle in areas, if I haven't prepared or am using a weird team. I like the Lore, and as Might and Magic 6 is a favourite and Number 2 on this list is another game set on Enroth I'm a huge fan of the world.

2. Heroes of Might and Magic 3: I was first bought this by my Parents when I asked for Might and Magic 7 for Christmas. I had never played a Heroes of Might and Magic game and I was pretty disappointed at the time. I installed it, played it for an hour, uninstalled it, and thought I'd never play it again. About a year later I started it up again and got instantly hooked. I was playing Restoration of Erathia daily for 2 years, didn't get the expansions until around 4 years later and as soon as I got them I was playing them daily for longer than I can remember. I forced all my friends to play it, they got into it, and now we had a whole little Heroes hotseat community. The WoG mod has only made it better still as well! The Random Scenario generator is where it really shines and all the factions are fantastic. My favourite being considered one of the worst, but I still love them, Fortress! A Town made of Lizardmen, Gnoll and a variety of reptilian beasties! Freaking awesome! Also bought Heroes Chronicles: All Chapters from GoG for ANOTHER 8 campaigns

1. This was a damn tough choice. Heroes 3 JUST came short. The first PC game other than Space Invaders or Chess I ever played.

Dungeon Keeper:
I NEVER get bored of this game. The art style, the creatures, the heroes, the narrator, the buildings, the spells and just absolutely everything about it! I loved that the gold on the map is limited unless there're Gems, which you generally have to fight for. I love the whole Idea of having to lure in minions and reinforce your dungeons walls until they're sufficiently trained to defeat you enemies! Imprisoning a fallen enemy and then torturing him into joining your army. Killing enemies and stocking up the bodies on the graveyard to get Vampires. Using the Scavenger Room to STEAL your opponents creatures and have them join your dungeon. Most importantly! A tricky campaign, with a variety of level types, awesome hidden levels and an amazing little speech describing the area you're attacking, followed by a description of what it is like now you have conquered it. Definitely when I think about it, my favourite ever game!!!!!!

 

[DuGang]

There are so many games here. Thank you so much. I will play those i love.

 

[Jacques Joseph]

DOOM 1&2 and Planescape: Torment were the first I thought of.
After that, lemme see... Unreal (the original one), a totally underrated gem that I love replaying, if only for the music and beautiful art design.
Going into more recent games I can think of The Witcher, the Portal series, Metro 2033 and also Spec Ops: The Line...

 

[Aesir23]

1. Red Dead Redemption
2. Legacy of Kain: Defiance
3. The Last of Us
4. Okami
5. Assassin's Creed 2
6. LA Noire
7. Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
8. Dragon's Dogma
9. Saint's Row 3 (My go-to game when I have a bad day)
10. Devil May Cry 3

 

[Papadam]

My top 5:
1. Half life 2
2. Silent hill 2
3. The last of us
4. Planescape: torment.
5. Bioshock

The games that really stick with me are the ones with great story and that offer something more than just fun gameplay.