Your Pick: Top Ten Video Games

[FoolKiller]

10. Batman: Arkham Asylum
09. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
08. Portal
07. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
06. Mass Effect
05. Burnout 3: Takedown
04. Borderlands
03. Contra (NES)
02. Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
01. Silent Hill

I'm disappointed. I think I may be the first that remembered to put Symphony of the Night onto the list. I'm sure in a day or two I will remember something else and need to rethink this. The only guarantee I've had for the past 6 or 7 years is the top 3.

 

[the_great_cessation]

I feel like I write this up once a month on this site but what's the harm in one more time...

10) Jet Force Gemini
9) Brutal Legend
8) Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
7) L.A. Noire
6) Pyschonauts
5) Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
4) Beyond Good and Evil
3) The Last of Us
2) Shadow of the Colossus
1) The Legend of Zelda series (1992-2006)

For the purpose of this thread though, I'd choose ether Ocarina of Time or Twilight Princess (GCN) as my representative for the top spot.

 

[FoolKiller]

10: Saints Row 2
9: Halo 3: ODST
8: Remember Me
7: BioShock 1
6: Portal 1
5: Gears of War 1
4: Silent Hill 3
3: World of Warcraft
2: TES IV: Oblivion
1: FarCry 1

Expect every single Silent Hill 3 to be joined by 5 Silent Hill 2's.

I also find that making each of these lists has this weird feature. It feels like Music charts. "Oh this month BioShock has fallen 2 slots to 7, on account of Portal and Gears of War rising in enjoyment and fond memories".

Don't worry. Not only is your Silent Hill choice less favourable, but I would imagine you picking ODST as your favourite Halo will rub people the wrong way too. That makes me smile.

 

[Evonisia]

10: Saints Row 2
9: Halo 3: ODST
8: Remember Me
7: BioShock 1
6: Portal 1
5: Gears of War 1
4: Silent Hill 3
3: World of Warcraft
2: TES IV: Oblivion
1: FarCry 1

Expect every single Silent Hill 3 to be joined by 5 Silent Hill 2's.

I also find that making each of these lists has this weird feature. It feels like Music charts. "Oh this month BioShock has fallen 2 slots to 7, on account of Portal and Gears of War rising in enjoyment and fond memories".

Don't worry. Not only is your Silent Hill choice less favourable, but I would imagine you picking ODST as your favourite Halo will rub people the wrong way too. That makes me smile.

In all fairness to those people, Halo 2 is the better game but I enjoyed ODST more

 

[Get_A_Grip_]

10) Starcraft II
9) The Walking Dead
8) Bioshock
7) Mass Effect 2
6) Burnout 3: Takedown
5) Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
4) Portal
3) Fallout: New Vegas
2)Civilization V: Brave New World
1) Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3

 

[R4ptur3]

10. Company of heroes
9. Fable: the lost chapters
8. Paper mario
7. Star wars: knights of the old republic
6. Call of duty 4
5. Mario kart 64
4. Team Fortress 2
3. Super smash bros: Melee
2. Mass effect 2
1. Halo: Combat Evolved

 

[Nazulu]

I hope these threads keep coming years later because I'm far from even completing an accurate top 3 games for myself. There is still many classics I haven't had the chance to play yet, and I also need to replay some old ones to make sure. But what the hell

10. Red Alert 2
9. Sonic 3 & Knuckles (This is actually one game by the way. They come together to form one massive game. Just incase you think I was being a prick. Also, I reckon if anyone just puts Sonic & Knuckles or Sonic the Hedgehog 3, it should also be included as Sonic 3 & Knuckles since both are separate pieces of the same game.)
8. Total Annihilation
7. Ocarina Of Time
6. StarCraft: Brood War
5. Super Metroid
4. Super Smash Brothers Melee
3. Half-Life 2 (not the episodes)
2. Lineage 2 (chronicles 1 to 3)
1. Metroid Prime

 

[Right E O]

10) Super Smash Bros Brawl
9) The World Ends With You
8) Pokemon Soul Silver
7) Mass Effect 2
6) Banjo-Tooie
5) Civilization 5
4) Final Fantasy 6
3) Persona 4
2) Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
1) Fire Emblem

God, I forgot how hard these were to make. So many good games, so little space.

 

[Bug MuIdoon]

It's hard enough to narrow it down to 10, let alone get some form of chronological order. Also, I've been extra strict and forced myself to use 1 game per series.

I no particular order.

10. Grim Fandango
9. OFF
8. Monkey Island... (1, no wait, 2, no wait... erm) 3
7. Fallout 3
6. Sonic 1 (Megadrive)
5. Final Fantasy 7
4. Counter Strike: Source
3. Terraria
2. Half-Life 2
1. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

 

[BloatedGuppy]

Please place all listings in the easy to follow format used in the OP. Do not put the game name and then an explanation of why it is great, right next to it. Feel free to discuss your opinions(in fact it is obviously encouraged) just keep them separate from the actual list. And please do not include your 'runner ups.'

I've always done this by game series and not by individual games. This is going to suck super-balls.

Half a dozen of these could change at a moment's notice, but here goes.

10. Starcraft
9. World of Warcraft
8. Ultima VII + Serpents Isle
7. Ultima Online
6. Mass Effect 2
5. Jagged Alliance 2
4. Ultima V
3. Everquest
2. XCOM: UFO Defense
1. Planescape Torment

And yeah, there's a fucking billion honorable mentions, and since I usually rank by series and not by individual games, my top ten would look quite different from this. Fallout and Elder Scrolls would be in there, the entire Ultima Series including the Worlds of Ultima spinoffs would likely be #1, and strong individual showers like JA2 and the MMOs would slip. On a single game basis though it's pretty hard to disregard games you sunk hundreds if not THOUSANDS of hours into. And then I can't even make room for emotionally potent story experiences like To the Moon, Walking Dead, or Bioshock Infinite, all of which hover around outside of the top 10.

Very difficult. This was painful. Top 100 next time, plox.

 

[CrimsonBlaze]

So here's my top 10.

10. Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for Gamecube/Wii
9. Super Mario 64 for Nintendo 64
8. Megaman ZX & ZX: Advent for Nintendo DS
7. Bioshock for Xbox 360/PC/Plastation 3
6. Final Fantasy X for Playstation 2
5. Disgaea 2: Forbidden Memories for Plasation 2
4. Vector Man for Sega Genesis
3. The Lion King for Sega Genesis
2. Pokemon Silver Version for Gameboy/Color
1. Sonic & Knuckles for Sega Genesis

 

[psilontech]

Bear in mind, the numbers next to these titles mean little. It would take me 10x as long to figure this out if I had to put them in order.

10. Fallout 2
9. Civilization 5
8. Dark Souls
7. Telltales The Walking Dead
6. SM Alpha Centauri
5. Final Fantasy Tactics
4. Deus Ex
3. System Shock II
2. Master of Orion II
1. XCOM: UFO Defense

 

[Uzi-Bazooka]

10. Rise of the Triad (2013)
9. Doom 3
8. Super Smash Bros Brawl
7. Heretic
6. Portal 2
5. 007 GoldenEye
4. Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse
3. The Curse of Monkey Island.
2. Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
1. Doom II: Hell on Earth

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So, yeah. I think my tastes are pretty easy to pinpoint. FPSs and Adventure Games, mostly, and I'd say that the games in positions 1, 2, and 3 are really on equal standing. I'm standing by Doom 3 and Doom II being better than Doom one, though.

 

[Mycroft Holmes]

I just realized that dividing by the total number of people is kind of irrelevant, dunno why I put that in the OP; I guess I was pretty tired when I made the thread, the top one will be the top regardless because every number is being divided by the same...

Anyways I'll put up the first list soon, counting it up now.

Also: Come on people, can you just read the OP? This is a fair deal of work for me and it makes it more difficult when you do things like adding irrelevant information like what platform the game is for or saying you have two games tied for X place.

 

[Proverbial Jon]

It was a tough one... but I think I'm there.

10. Rollercoaster Tycoon
09. Star Fox 64
08. Solatorobo: Red the Hunter
07. Medal of Honour: Allied Assault
06. Halo 3
05. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
04. Bioshock: Infinite
03. Metal Gear Solid
02. Half Life 2
01. Silent Hill 2

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I respect your inclusion of Remember Me. Although it got overshadowed by other games on my list I very much enjoyed it.

I also wish I could put ODST on my list; I loved that game simply for being something else. But the fact of the matter is that I just find Halo 3 the more enjoyable experience.

 

[zumbledum]

1.Everquest
2.Quake 2
3.Bards Tale (1985)
5.Civ 4
5.Speedball (brutal deluxe)
6.Diablo 2
7.Left for dead
8.Xcom (original)
9. Xwing vs tie
10. mount and blade warband

 

[windlenot]

10. Left 4 Dead
9. Borderlands
8. Pokemon Silver
7. Bioshock
6. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
5. Portal
4. Minecraft
3. Kirby Superstar
2. Tony Hawk's Underground 2
1. Rock Band 3

I don't think I'll ever find a person with a similar top 3 as me.

EDIT:

1) Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3

You and me both with the less popular of the Tony Hawk choices, I feel.

 

[Vegosiux]

10. Psychonauts
9. Terranigma
8. XCOM: Enemy Unknown
7. Orcs Must Die! 2
6. Chrono Trigger
5. Hitman: Blood Money
4. Beyond Good&Evil
3. Disgaea
2. Baldur's Gate 2+Throne of Bhaal
1. Planescape: Torment

 

[Coach Morrison]

10. Batman Arkham City
9. Guild wars 2
8. Dota 2
7. Killing Floor
6. Mount and Blade: Warband
5. Metal Gear Solid 3
4. Battlefield 1942
3. Civilization 5
2. Persona 4
1. Team Fortress 2

 

[Mycroft Holmes]

I rather not have them in particular order, but for the sake of the thread, let' do this. Also, I'm sure none of these will get another vote.

Escapist's Top Ten Video Games
10 Splatterhouse 2 (Sega Mega Drive/Genesis)
9 Rocket Knight Adventures (Sega Mega Drive/Genesis)
8 Echo Night (PSX)
7 Battlefield 1942 (PC)
6 Saints Row 2 (PS3, XBOX360, PC)
5 Deception 3: Dark Delusion (PSX)
4 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (Game Boy Advance)
3 Eretzvaju/Evil Zone (PSX)
2 Vice: Project D.O.O.M./ Gun-Dec (NES/Famicom)
1 Breath of Fire 3 (PSX)

This list does not justice to a lot of games I think deserved to be there, but I choose these because I can still play them if I had the chance and not get bored, start them over and still be engaged by the experience.