Here, post your list of your top 10 favorite games of all time.
Please Note: The oldest non-handheld gaming system I've regularly played is the Gamecube. Don't expect anything like Duke Nukem or Final Fantasy VII to be on this list.
10. Mirror's Edge - Platforming from a first person perspective very rarely works. However, in this case, DICE hit the nail on the head. Mirror's Edge is incredibly fast pased and thrilling, and the controls are incredibly satisfying. Also, anyone notice how feminist this game is?
9. Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story - I really have to give this series a shout out. As you'll notice later on my list, I'm a big RPG fan, and the Mario RPGs are no exception. This series enticed me with Super Star Saga, made me inch away with Partners in Time, and yanked me back in with this incredible addition to the series. Not to spoil anything, but there is one type of fight while using Boswer that blew my mind and pushing this game up and beyond for me.
8. Super Mario Sunshine - Another shout to Mario, but how can't I? This was my favorite in the platforming portion of Mario's career. Fludd made this game so fun to transeverse, and with me being a partial perfectionist, it was pretty satisfying to blast all the goop away to clean an area.
7. Batman: Arkham Asylum - This is a game that's difficult for me to comment on. I watch a walkthrough with NextGenWalkthroughs before I played this game, doubting I would get it, so many of the surprises didn't entice me as they should have, but this was a big mistake, as I'm sure it really would have boosted my opinion of the game. As it was, the combat was simply stunning, being some of the best melee combat I've yet seen in a game, and the stealth sections were great.
6. Assassin's Creed 1 and 2 - I'm combining these two games, as it's difficult to imagine AC2 being what it would be without the criticism recieved from AC1. As it is, these games are incredibly immersive, have a great plot, and some incredible satisfying parkour, not to mention great kills. (Double Air Assassination anyone?)
5. Dark Alliance - This game really caught me by surprise, something that one of my friends suggest playing several years back. I don't know how it would fare in single player, but its Co-Op was an incredible experience, with me and my friend slashing our way through the dungeon, making dumb mistakes we would laugh at later, running away from the legions of undead in the crypt, or trying to solve puzzles, this game really gave me a gaming bond that not even Boarderlands could replicate. A great Dungeon Crawler that I can't reccomend enough, but make sure you've got a buddy to tackle it with.
4. Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door - Another Mario RPG? Hells to the yeah! I'm a big Mario RPG fan if you haven't noticed. I still haven't played the original Mario RPG, but trust me, it's on my To-Do list. Anyways, this game was incredibly fun, turning Turn Based combat into something I never imagined it could be, and really making great use of the word "Paper" in the title, not just using it as something to catch the audiences attention, but to keep it and really play with the idea of making Mario and the world around him in to paper.
3. Fallout 3 - My pick for best of 2008, this was another that really jumped out at me. There's not a lot I can say about this game, but it has a huge immersive world, incredibly good voice acting, a satisfying plot was a great ending (Provided you have Broken Steel), and, although I've already used this word, just really Immersive! There's not much more I can say, but if I can play this game for six hours without even noticing how much time has passed, the game HAS to be doing something right.
2. Fable: The Lost Chapters - I might get a lot of crap for this, but I loved this game. It was really my introduction into console gaming and RPGs, and I loved every second of this game. You might say it was a vulnerable time for me, having been too used to my Gameboy, and that the Xbox game really took advantage of that, but it really just enticed me and made me into the gamer that I am today. It was at #1 for a while, but then a game came along to change that opinion...
1. Dragon Age: Origins - What can I say? A MASSIVE game that will have you up to your eyes in game, with greatly defined characters. To be hoenst, the comabt takes some time to brush off, although it gets much better once you get the hang of it, the main plot is bland, and the game is much harder than it needs to be, but this game just has me coming back for more, and really just blew my socks off for some reason. So, congratulations Dragon Age, you made my number 1.
And an honorable mention is Star Fox 64, which, as I remember, was very fun, but I played it too long ago to remember, so I had to disqualify it.
Please Note: The oldest non-handheld gaming system I've regularly played is the Gamecube. Don't expect anything like Duke Nukem or Final Fantasy VII to be on this list.
10. Mirror's Edge - Platforming from a first person perspective very rarely works. However, in this case, DICE hit the nail on the head. Mirror's Edge is incredibly fast pased and thrilling, and the controls are incredibly satisfying. Also, anyone notice how feminist this game is?
9. Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story - I really have to give this series a shout out. As you'll notice later on my list, I'm a big RPG fan, and the Mario RPGs are no exception. This series enticed me with Super Star Saga, made me inch away with Partners in Time, and yanked me back in with this incredible addition to the series. Not to spoil anything, but there is one type of fight while using Boswer that blew my mind and pushing this game up and beyond for me.
8. Super Mario Sunshine - Another shout to Mario, but how can't I? This was my favorite in the platforming portion of Mario's career. Fludd made this game so fun to transeverse, and with me being a partial perfectionist, it was pretty satisfying to blast all the goop away to clean an area.
7. Batman: Arkham Asylum - This is a game that's difficult for me to comment on. I watch a walkthrough with NextGenWalkthroughs before I played this game, doubting I would get it, so many of the surprises didn't entice me as they should have, but this was a big mistake, as I'm sure it really would have boosted my opinion of the game. As it was, the combat was simply stunning, being some of the best melee combat I've yet seen in a game, and the stealth sections were great.
6. Assassin's Creed 1 and 2 - I'm combining these two games, as it's difficult to imagine AC2 being what it would be without the criticism recieved from AC1. As it is, these games are incredibly immersive, have a great plot, and some incredible satisfying parkour, not to mention great kills. (Double Air Assassination anyone?)
5. Dark Alliance - This game really caught me by surprise, something that one of my friends suggest playing several years back. I don't know how it would fare in single player, but its Co-Op was an incredible experience, with me and my friend slashing our way through the dungeon, making dumb mistakes we would laugh at later, running away from the legions of undead in the crypt, or trying to solve puzzles, this game really gave me a gaming bond that not even Boarderlands could replicate. A great Dungeon Crawler that I can't reccomend enough, but make sure you've got a buddy to tackle it with.
4. Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door - Another Mario RPG? Hells to the yeah! I'm a big Mario RPG fan if you haven't noticed. I still haven't played the original Mario RPG, but trust me, it's on my To-Do list. Anyways, this game was incredibly fun, turning Turn Based combat into something I never imagined it could be, and really making great use of the word "Paper" in the title, not just using it as something to catch the audiences attention, but to keep it and really play with the idea of making Mario and the world around him in to paper.
3. Fallout 3 - My pick for best of 2008, this was another that really jumped out at me. There's not a lot I can say about this game, but it has a huge immersive world, incredibly good voice acting, a satisfying plot was a great ending (Provided you have Broken Steel), and, although I've already used this word, just really Immersive! There's not much more I can say, but if I can play this game for six hours without even noticing how much time has passed, the game HAS to be doing something right.
2. Fable: The Lost Chapters - I might get a lot of crap for this, but I loved this game. It was really my introduction into console gaming and RPGs, and I loved every second of this game. You might say it was a vulnerable time for me, having been too used to my Gameboy, and that the Xbox game really took advantage of that, but it really just enticed me and made me into the gamer that I am today. It was at #1 for a while, but then a game came along to change that opinion...
1. Dragon Age: Origins - What can I say? A MASSIVE game that will have you up to your eyes in game, with greatly defined characters. To be hoenst, the comabt takes some time to brush off, although it gets much better once you get the hang of it, the main plot is bland, and the game is much harder than it needs to be, but this game just has me coming back for more, and really just blew my socks off for some reason. So, congratulations Dragon Age, you made my number 1.
And an honorable mention is Star Fox 64, which, as I remember, was very fun, but I played it too long ago to remember, so I had to disqualify it.
