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11. Shining Force 2
Had to squeeze this game in. It was on the genesis and kinda like Fire Emblem. Except it was okay if your guys died. Also had robots, centaurs and some sort of flying turtle guy.
10.Supreme Commander
I could spend hours on a single map in this game, setting up impenetrable fortresses, stealth bases, and all sorts of RTS wet-dream material that no other game has even attempted.
9. Sleeping Dogs
I genuinely enjoyed the story, the combat systems were just fantastic. It let me live out my fantasy of being Jet Li or Donnie Yen.
8. Dune: The Battle For Arrakis (sega genesis version)
First RTS I've ever played, inspired my imagination for years, I still get goosebumps listening to the old soundtrack
7. Mass Effect 2
My favorite of the trilogy, played it more times than anyone ever should.
6. Final Fantasy Tactics
Fantastic story, pretty fun game even if the combat is a bit exploitable and broken.
5. Resident Evil 2
I've squeezed every bit of content out of this game, and periodically retread it. I can't stop myself.
Also the bad acting in it was delicious.
4. Megaman 3
My personal favorite of the series. Best music of the entire NES generation.
3. Earthbound (mother 2)
First non-fantasy/sci-fi rpg I ever played, was hilarious and charming.
2. Phantasy Star IV
My favorite RPG of all time, loved all the characters, the setting was great, the story was great.
It occurs to me that I'm probably getting kind of repetitious.
1. Super Mario Bros. 3
My first gaming love. Still love it. Could play it all day and never get tired of it, have often.
Had to squeeze this game in. It was on the genesis and kinda like Fire Emblem. Except it was okay if your guys died. Also had robots, centaurs and some sort of flying turtle guy.
10.Supreme Commander
I could spend hours on a single map in this game, setting up impenetrable fortresses, stealth bases, and all sorts of RTS wet-dream material that no other game has even attempted.
9. Sleeping Dogs
I genuinely enjoyed the story, the combat systems were just fantastic. It let me live out my fantasy of being Jet Li or Donnie Yen.
8. Dune: The Battle For Arrakis (sega genesis version)
First RTS I've ever played, inspired my imagination for years, I still get goosebumps listening to the old soundtrack
7. Mass Effect 2
My favorite of the trilogy, played it more times than anyone ever should.
6. Final Fantasy Tactics
Fantastic story, pretty fun game even if the combat is a bit exploitable and broken.
5. Resident Evil 2
I've squeezed every bit of content out of this game, and periodically retread it. I can't stop myself.
Also the bad acting in it was delicious.
4. Megaman 3
My personal favorite of the series. Best music of the entire NES generation.
3. Earthbound (mother 2)
First non-fantasy/sci-fi rpg I ever played, was hilarious and charming.
2. Phantasy Star IV
My favorite RPG of all time, loved all the characters, the setting was great, the story was great.
It occurs to me that I'm probably getting kind of repetitious.
1. Super Mario Bros. 3
My first gaming love. Still love it. Could play it all day and never get tired of it, have often.
oh these are always fun~
letsee, first i have to figure out ten games i love beyond all reason... kay, done!
now to put them in some semblance of an order based on... something... hrm... more difficult...
10. Front Mission 4 (PS2)- there is just something about the combination of right kind of mecha, strategy, and feeling like i'm playing live-action chess that makes me all squeally about this game... plus i loved the French Chick, i don't even remember her name but i would squeal every time her assault storm would save my ass in every battle...
9. Ookami (PS2)- aside from the fact its the culmination of all things in japanese mythos i actually already knew... ITS GODDAMN PRETTY :3 and the MC is a wolf-goddess, nothing about that does not appeal to me, the humor is great and its epic in its own right for just how far off the beaten path it is yet oddly so very old school and really, who doesn't love fairy tales :3
8. Persona 4 (PS2)- of the entire Persona Series, this is definitely my winner of them all, i loved 3, enjoyed 1, 2ep and 2is (oh hitler~) but this one REALLY stood out for me... primary reason? NAOTO SHIROGANE!! XD i'm all for traps, but holy fuck that one is a trap... so much love <3 that and the fact of how it wasn't as emo as 3 and the rest and while i like the more gothic style of SMT stuff, something about bright yellow, primary colors, and goddamn rainbows everywhere is morbidly hilarious and appealing when it really has probably the most dark background story of the entire series... irony...
7. Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines (PC)- cannot tell you the number of times i've beaten that game, with all clans, all endings, with mods, with 'true' mod, cheats and without, and so on and so forth... but good god i love that game... right amount of humor, gore, not-giving-a-fuck, crazy (Oh Malkies and their crazy text~), irony and epic foreshadowing that has you laughing when you finally get it... but what does it most for me? Deb... oh Deb and the goddamn radio inserts, i ripped those from the disk and have them on my music player just for the joy of having a brief 'commercial break' and its so damn hilarious when it comes on in my car and my peeps got no idea what's going on XD such a good game... such a good freakin' game...
6. S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl (PC)- the entire reason i bothered to get into FPS games or modding/screwing with code... i don't know what it is about this game that just clicks so well with me, the russians, the scifi, the fun as fuck guns and mods to play with, the legit difficulty... whatever, its damn fun to play... so much so i would play it for like a week then have dreams about the Zone and planning my next moves... also an interesting example of a game that's freakin' good without the need of any female inserts, because really, it would make no sense ._.
5. Demon's Souls (PS3)- i find it slightly strange this is the only modern gen game on my list, but that probably tells anyone reading this a lot about my opinions on modern-gen games -.- most things have disappointed me by having their pretty graphics and shallow everything else... this is a game that is extremely ironic in that it is not... it has lower graphics for this-gen stuff, but what it has in depth *squees* of course, the depth is only noticeable if you're willing to brave insanity to look... and no, i'm not putting this as a 'series' game, i'm not including Dark Souls, which is good, no doubt, but it is not its predecessor... Dark Souls is far too... 'concrete' lets say, where as this one... there is so much left unsaid, and all of it is just too sad and painful when you really think about it... primary love goes to Maiden Astraea and her knight Garl Vinland... oh the tragedy their story must be...
4. Digital Devil Saga 1&2 (PS2)- both games as they are a complete story... A FUCKING AMAZING COMPLETE STORY!! DDS1 is the first SMT game i played, and holy fuck, its because of it i love the series, but mostly i love the entire cast and everything about the games, they are different, which is what first attracted me to them, using Hindu Mythos as their base instead of the typical binary european/japanese fairy tales everyone knows... the designs are beautiful, and at the time i hated cell, now because of it and SMT i love the medium... but it really is the story, the depth and just the range of what it all covers... and not only does it have the HARDEST BOSS IN EXISTENCE but seriously, the amounts of 'WHAT?!' not to mention the BEST death scenes i've ever seen... so freakin' beautiful... truly visual art...
now, for the top three, they are my holy trinity, but seeing as this is a numbered thing and i don't feel it right to put them all as 'number 1' as there are differences, just know i love these three as the basis of what i stack all games to...
3. The Legend of Dragoon (PS1)- OMG! i don't give a flying fuck if its Sentai, I LOVE THIS GAME!! each character is deep, unique even if they are cliches, and seriously, the left turns this game pulls for its story <3 love <3 it truly is a game good at telling a story, getting you into it, and hell making you WANT to go find all 50 of those goddamn pieces of stardust to fight that totally baller optional boss that gives you one of the sweetest items in the game... plus, the entire concept of the Dragoon Spirits and the history in the game is just fan-freaking-tastic... and for the time, hell even now, the cutscenes are memorable and very nice... course all these games have freaking amazing cutscenes, because back then, these were the rewards for kicking that bosses' ass that you'd spent 10hrs grinding too XD so worth it... so... so freakin' worth it... and one of the rare games that actually has a good ending and epilogue <3
2. Xenogears (PS1)- DEUS BE PRAISED!! i also extend this to the Xenosaga series, and if i ever get around to getting a Wii or emulator Xenoblade, but for now, XENOGEARS!! the original, the greatest of all interactive novels and one of the most amazing games to date, why? because despite the fact the damn thing was unfinished its STILL this freakin' good, i can play it right now and still be just as happy/satisfied/enjoying myself as when i beat it as a kid... another one of those games that i've beaten countless times, and with a game that averages over 80hrs of just STORY that's fucking amazing... an INCOMPLETE story to boot and its still freakin' amazing... this is one of those games that taught me more then any history or philosophy class ever could on the moral greyness that is humanity, religion, the psyche, its depth is unfathomable, as it has spiritual sequals and they STILL don't cover like half the stuff in Perfect Works... plus its Mecha, the GEARS are the greatest Mecha i've ever seen, their concept, design, and potential limitless, not to mention that by sheer size alone they could wipe the floor with pretty much any other Mecha in the history of the genre... so glad they're making more 'spiritual successors' to this game, even if none of them really measure up to the original... its one of those things i wish to all gods above and below that they would take the awesome anime cutscenes and make a full series of just the story, seriously 80hrs of gameplay? that's a garunteed season of 26eps and they could even hash out all the BS... also, despite what TheDarkId says, I LOVE RICO!! <3
1. Parasite Eve (PS1)- INCLUDING its direct sequel and 3rd Birthday, but primarily? why does a game that is one of the original survival horrors and totally not an JRPG my number 1? AYA MOTHER-FUCKING BREA!! that's why, 1998 we have the birth of one of the best Protagonists in the gaming industry, and guess what, ITS A WOMAN!! XD take that you sexist bastards and crazy feminists, laura croft and beyonetta got nothing on Aya... my personal childhood hero if i were ever going to say i had one... but its more then that, the story is solid, amazing, surprisingly realistic, still very much fun to play with and has not aged badly like the other two of my trinity... for the sake of doing it as i was going on someone about a good protagonist recently i replayed the entire series, just to see if it was still as good as i remembered... guess what, it is, in fact i might even say its better as i was specifically looking for things to rip it apart with, and yea, its still my numero uno... there is no villain like Eve, the entire concept of the body-horror that is Mitochondrial take over is still probably the most unique/creepy thing i can think of, and the monster designs are freakin' amazing, in all three games... the transformation sequences are some of the most amazing CGI i've seen in anything, i don't care what you say they are amazing, not to mention backed up by an amazing score mix of techno and opera, its hauntingly appropriate and great even out of the game... and seriously, i learned more about cellular biology and the energy cycle from a VIDEO GAME then i did in school, hell i wrote a paper on just the information put out in the original game and got an A, who says games don't teach you anything? and what they pulled in 3rd Birthday? well... lets just say i've never seen that pulled off, and so freakin' amazingly right... Aya Brea, you are my hero~
well that's my input into this whole deal-y, woo~
letsee, first i have to figure out ten games i love beyond all reason... kay, done!
now to put them in some semblance of an order based on... something... hrm... more difficult...10. Front Mission 4 (PS2)- there is just something about the combination of right kind of mecha, strategy, and feeling like i'm playing live-action chess that makes me all squeally about this game... plus i loved the French Chick, i don't even remember her name but i would squeal every time her assault storm would save my ass in every battle...
9. Ookami (PS2)- aside from the fact its the culmination of all things in japanese mythos i actually already knew... ITS GODDAMN PRETTY :3 and the MC is a wolf-goddess, nothing about that does not appeal to me, the humor is great and its epic in its own right for just how far off the beaten path it is yet oddly so very old school and really, who doesn't love fairy tales :3
8. Persona 4 (PS2)- of the entire Persona Series, this is definitely my winner of them all, i loved 3, enjoyed 1, 2ep and 2is (oh hitler~) but this one REALLY stood out for me... primary reason? NAOTO SHIROGANE!! XD i'm all for traps, but holy fuck that one is a trap... so much love <3 that and the fact of how it wasn't as emo as 3 and the rest and while i like the more gothic style of SMT stuff, something about bright yellow, primary colors, and goddamn rainbows everywhere is morbidly hilarious and appealing when it really has probably the most dark background story of the entire series... irony...
7. Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines (PC)- cannot tell you the number of times i've beaten that game, with all clans, all endings, with mods, with 'true' mod, cheats and without, and so on and so forth... but good god i love that game... right amount of humor, gore, not-giving-a-fuck, crazy (Oh Malkies and their crazy text~), irony and epic foreshadowing that has you laughing when you finally get it... but what does it most for me? Deb... oh Deb and the goddamn radio inserts, i ripped those from the disk and have them on my music player just for the joy of having a brief 'commercial break' and its so damn hilarious when it comes on in my car and my peeps got no idea what's going on XD such a good game... such a good freakin' game...
6. S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl (PC)- the entire reason i bothered to get into FPS games or modding/screwing with code... i don't know what it is about this game that just clicks so well with me, the russians, the scifi, the fun as fuck guns and mods to play with, the legit difficulty... whatever, its damn fun to play... so much so i would play it for like a week then have dreams about the Zone and planning my next moves... also an interesting example of a game that's freakin' good without the need of any female inserts, because really, it would make no sense ._.
5. Demon's Souls (PS3)- i find it slightly strange this is the only modern gen game on my list, but that probably tells anyone reading this a lot about my opinions on modern-gen games -.- most things have disappointed me by having their pretty graphics and shallow everything else... this is a game that is extremely ironic in that it is not... it has lower graphics for this-gen stuff, but what it has in depth *squees* of course, the depth is only noticeable if you're willing to brave insanity to look... and no, i'm not putting this as a 'series' game, i'm not including Dark Souls, which is good, no doubt, but it is not its predecessor... Dark Souls is far too... 'concrete' lets say, where as this one... there is so much left unsaid, and all of it is just too sad and painful when you really think about it... primary love goes to Maiden Astraea and her knight Garl Vinland... oh the tragedy their story must be...
4. Digital Devil Saga 1&2 (PS2)- both games as they are a complete story... A FUCKING AMAZING COMPLETE STORY!! DDS1 is the first SMT game i played, and holy fuck, its because of it i love the series, but mostly i love the entire cast and everything about the games, they are different, which is what first attracted me to them, using Hindu Mythos as their base instead of the typical binary european/japanese fairy tales everyone knows... the designs are beautiful, and at the time i hated cell, now because of it and SMT i love the medium... but it really is the story, the depth and just the range of what it all covers... and not only does it have the HARDEST BOSS IN EXISTENCE but seriously, the amounts of 'WHAT?!' not to mention the BEST death scenes i've ever seen... so freakin' beautiful... truly visual art...
now, for the top three, they are my holy trinity, but seeing as this is a numbered thing and i don't feel it right to put them all as 'number 1' as there are differences, just know i love these three as the basis of what i stack all games to...
3. The Legend of Dragoon (PS1)- OMG! i don't give a flying fuck if its Sentai, I LOVE THIS GAME!! each character is deep, unique even if they are cliches, and seriously, the left turns this game pulls for its story <3 love <3 it truly is a game good at telling a story, getting you into it, and hell making you WANT to go find all 50 of those goddamn pieces of stardust to fight that totally baller optional boss that gives you one of the sweetest items in the game... plus, the entire concept of the Dragoon Spirits and the history in the game is just fan-freaking-tastic... and for the time, hell even now, the cutscenes are memorable and very nice... course all these games have freaking amazing cutscenes, because back then, these were the rewards for kicking that bosses' ass that you'd spent 10hrs grinding too XD so worth it... so... so freakin' worth it... and one of the rare games that actually has a good ending and epilogue <3
2. Xenogears (PS1)- DEUS BE PRAISED!! i also extend this to the Xenosaga series, and if i ever get around to getting a Wii or emulator Xenoblade, but for now, XENOGEARS!!
the original, the greatest of all interactive novels and one of the most amazing games to date, why? because despite the fact the damn thing was unfinished its STILL this freakin' good, i can play it right now and still be just as happy/satisfied/enjoying myself as when i beat it as a kid... another one of those games that i've beaten countless times, and with a game that averages over 80hrs of just STORY that's fucking amazing... an INCOMPLETE story to boot and its still freakin' amazing... this is one of those games that taught me more then any history or philosophy class ever could on the moral greyness that is humanity, religion, the psyche, its depth is unfathomable, as it has spiritual sequals and they STILL don't cover like half the stuff in Perfect Works... plus its Mecha, the GEARS are the greatest Mecha i've ever seen, their concept, design, and potential limitless, not to mention that by sheer size alone they could wipe the floor with pretty much any other Mecha in the history of the genre... so glad they're making more 'spiritual successors' to this game, even if none of them really measure up to the original... its one of those things i wish to all gods above and below that they would take the awesome anime cutscenes and make a full series of just the story, seriously 80hrs of gameplay? that's a garunteed season of 26eps and they could even hash out all the BS... also, despite what TheDarkId says, I LOVE RICO!! <3 1. Parasite Eve (PS1)- INCLUDING its direct sequel and 3rd Birthday, but primarily? why does a game that is one of the original survival horrors and totally not an JRPG my number 1? AYA MOTHER-FUCKING BREA!! that's why, 1998 we have the birth of one of the best Protagonists in the gaming industry, and guess what, ITS A WOMAN!! XD take that you sexist bastards and crazy feminists, laura croft and beyonetta got nothing on Aya... my personal childhood hero if i were ever going to say i had one... but its more then that, the story is solid, amazing, surprisingly realistic, still very much fun to play with and has not aged badly like the other two of my trinity... for the sake of doing it as i was going on someone about a good protagonist recently i replayed the entire series, just to see if it was still as good as i remembered... guess what, it is, in fact i might even say its better as i was specifically looking for things to rip it apart with, and yea, its still my numero uno... there is no villain like Eve, the entire concept of the body-horror that is Mitochondrial take over is still probably the most unique/creepy thing i can think of, and the monster designs are freakin' amazing, in all three games... the transformation sequences are some of the most amazing CGI i've seen in anything, i don't care what you say they are amazing, not to mention backed up by an amazing score mix of techno and opera, its hauntingly appropriate and great even out of the game... and seriously, i learned more about cellular biology and the energy cycle from a VIDEO GAME then i did in school, hell i wrote a paper on just the information put out in the original game and got an A, who says games don't teach you anything? and what they pulled in 3rd Birthday? well... lets just say i've never seen that pulled off, and so freakin' amazingly right... Aya Brea, you are my hero~
well that's my input into this whole deal-y, woo~
so god of hip and bridges, where's your list?TornadoCreator said:
... and glancing at my own, unless you count PS1 era games and/or SMT games 'obscure because its cool' by all means, chew away as i submit to the hipster masses... though suppose i don't support the god of Valve or modern triple-A, oh woe is me for being so far from the curve, the utter sadness of actually looking at what others think is interesting... snark snark snark *snickers*
1)Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
It is simply one of the best games I have played , and one of the most interesting stories I have seen in a game. It's also a very challenging game (if a little bullshit at times.... damn you Dragon Eye). Story was interesting , and it didn't feel like a generic RPG for me , demon recruiting and fusing was always an enjoyable thing for me. And the Labyrinth of Amala was such a great dungeon (and freaking difficult).
2)Devil May Cry series
I have very fond memories playing Devil May Cry 1 when it first came out, I just thought it was really really fun. Devil May Cry 2 , while not a super good game , isn't as bad as most people say it is , I liked it... meh. Devil May Cry 3 is definitely the best DMC game in the series , just really stepped it up with all the styles you could use and the difficulty was good for me. Devil May Cry 4 was a good game, but ultimately I found it a little boring due to all the backtracking and such , still like it. DmC is an enigma though , most people HATE it, I really liked it though , and this may sound like heresy to some people... but I place it as the second best Devil May Cry game behind DMC 3, it's that good to me.
3)Persona 3/ Persona 4
More Atlus games , Persona 3 just had a really good story for me (though battles could be tedious at times and Tartarus was hit or miss.... music was awesome though). Persona 4 had better characters (my opinion of course) story for me was a little lacking, but the gameplay was solid , and persona fusing was again so much fun. I hope Persona 5 can have a P3 story and P4 characters.... that would make it such a good game for me.
4)Final Fantasy VII
First Final Fantasy I remember playing , and to be honest , when I first started to play it , I really didn't like it , I thought it was lame, but after a while , I just started to like where the game was headed and all the materia and summons you can find were just fascinating for me at that age (and the Phoenix mini game... the mountain battle thing... was FUN as hell for me).
5)Resident Evil 4
Sure the tone of the RE series changed with this game, but for me, it is by far the best RE game in terms of gameplay, It is just really enjoyable though it took me a while to get used too. One of the few games I can replay over and over again and not get tired of it (which is rare for me to find in a game).
6)Final Fantasy VIII
This one is an enigma as well, most people seem to really dislike this game and while I can agree that Squall was a bland character and Rinoa was just ugh, FF8 has a really good battle system, I love the junction system and I hope a future FF game has it again (though I doubt it will).
7)The Witcher 2
Such a vast improvement over the first one it is astonishing, most people hated the battle system here as well, but I really think it meshes good and I enjoyed it.
8)Pokemon Gameboy/DS Series
These games are timeless, the type of games that you can replay for a long time , trying to catch all of them or trying to breed a really good one and battling with other people is always such a good time.
9)The Walking Dead
One of the most emotional games for me recently, I really felt the connection between Lee and Clementine, such a good story pacing as well, sure it had a predictable ending, but it was satisfying for me because it hit the right emotional buttons.
10)Dark Souls
If I made this list a year or two ago, Dark Souls would have been number 1 on my list , when I got this game, I used to play it for 8+ hours pretty much every , I was obsessed with it. But looking back now, it is still one of my favorite games of all time no doubt, but since the DS fever is gone , I can now think more carefully and I realized that there are 9 other games that I greatly enjoy over it.
It is simply one of the best games I have played , and one of the most interesting stories I have seen in a game. It's also a very challenging game (if a little bullshit at times.... damn you Dragon Eye). Story was interesting , and it didn't feel like a generic RPG for me , demon recruiting and fusing was always an enjoyable thing for me. And the Labyrinth of Amala was such a great dungeon (and freaking difficult).
2)Devil May Cry series
I have very fond memories playing Devil May Cry 1 when it first came out, I just thought it was really really fun. Devil May Cry 2 , while not a super good game , isn't as bad as most people say it is , I liked it... meh. Devil May Cry 3 is definitely the best DMC game in the series , just really stepped it up with all the styles you could use and the difficulty was good for me. Devil May Cry 4 was a good game, but ultimately I found it a little boring due to all the backtracking and such , still like it. DmC is an enigma though , most people HATE it, I really liked it though , and this may sound like heresy to some people... but I place it as the second best Devil May Cry game behind DMC 3, it's that good to me.
3)Persona 3/ Persona 4
More Atlus games , Persona 3 just had a really good story for me (though battles could be tedious at times and Tartarus was hit or miss.... music was awesome though). Persona 4 had better characters (my opinion of course) story for me was a little lacking, but the gameplay was solid , and persona fusing was again so much fun. I hope Persona 5 can have a P3 story and P4 characters.... that would make it such a good game for me.
4)Final Fantasy VII
First Final Fantasy I remember playing , and to be honest , when I first started to play it , I really didn't like it , I thought it was lame, but after a while , I just started to like where the game was headed and all the materia and summons you can find were just fascinating for me at that age (and the Phoenix mini game... the mountain battle thing... was FUN as hell for me).
5)Resident Evil 4
Sure the tone of the RE series changed with this game, but for me, it is by far the best RE game in terms of gameplay, It is just really enjoyable though it took me a while to get used too. One of the few games I can replay over and over again and not get tired of it (which is rare for me to find in a game).
6)Final Fantasy VIII
This one is an enigma as well, most people seem to really dislike this game and while I can agree that Squall was a bland character and Rinoa was just ugh, FF8 has a really good battle system, I love the junction system and I hope a future FF game has it again (though I doubt it will).
7)The Witcher 2
Such a vast improvement over the first one it is astonishing, most people hated the battle system here as well, but I really think it meshes good and I enjoyed it.
8)Pokemon Gameboy/DS Series
These games are timeless, the type of games that you can replay for a long time , trying to catch all of them or trying to breed a really good one and battling with other people is always such a good time.
9)The Walking Dead
One of the most emotional games for me recently, I really felt the connection between Lee and Clementine, such a good story pacing as well, sure it had a predictable ending, but it was satisfying for me because it hit the right emotional buttons.
10)Dark Souls
If I made this list a year or two ago, Dark Souls would have been number 1 on my list , when I got this game, I used to play it for 8+ hours pretty much every , I was obsessed with it. But looking back now, it is still one of my favorite games of all time no doubt, but since the DS fever is gone , I can now think more carefully and I realized that there are 9 other games that I greatly enjoy over it.
Oo, another one. How can I resist?
1) So that I don't fill half of my list with games from the series, I'm just going to put the whole pre-Enix Final Fantasy series here. My actual number 1 is Final Fantasy VIII.
2) Lost Odyssey
3) Persona 3 FES [sub][sub][sub]Just have to finish the friggin' The Answer campaign so I can start Persona 4[/sub][/sub][/sub]
4) The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
5) Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
6) The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
7) BlazBlue: Continuum Shift
8) Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
9) Shadow of the Colossus
10) Saints Row 2
Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to scream into a pillow over games I should or shouldn't have included.
1) So that I don't fill half of my list with games from the series, I'm just going to put the whole pre-Enix Final Fantasy series here. My actual number 1 is Final Fantasy VIII.
2) Lost Odyssey
3) Persona 3 FES [sub][sub][sub]Just have to finish the friggin' The Answer campaign so I can start Persona 4[/sub][/sub][/sub]
4) The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
5) Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
6) The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
7) BlazBlue: Continuum Shift
8) Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
9) Shadow of the Colossus
10) Saints Row 2
Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to scream into a pillow over games I should or shouldn't have included.
10. Abe's Odyssey - The good ending, where all the Mudokan you save come back to rescue you, through that growing chant of power, makes me cry every time I see it.
9. Force Unleashed (1&2) - Nothing's made me feel more like a Force wielding badass than those games.
8. Spiderman 2 - Nothing has captured the Webslinger's ability to travel around as freely, and with as much fun.
7. Mark of Kri - Do you like disney cell shading? Do you like Conan the Barbarian? Do you like awesome, gravely voiced narrators describing your actions of Badassitude while you crush skulls and slaughter your foes before you? HELL YES I DO!! That's why I love Mark of Kri.
6. Homeworld - Haunting atmosphere, great music. Truly felt on the run as the last vestiges of my people depended on me to keep them safe.
5. Homeworld: Cataclysm - Awesome story, great voice acting. Gave me chills from start to finish.
4. Thief (all 3 games) - Can't really sum up why these games are awesome, they just are.
3. Fallout 3 - The atmosphere of the game was very engaging. Really felt post apocalyptic.
2. inFamous 2 - Awesome character interactions. Fun story, great powers, one of the few games to truly pull off the Superhero Badass and make you truly feel powerful.
1. inFamous - Loved the way the city would react to your actions, citizens coming to your aid in battle in droves, taking pictures of you. Coming up to you to ask for your help with another citizen in need. The story, the characters, the atmosphere, all of it.
9. Force Unleashed (1&2) - Nothing's made me feel more like a Force wielding badass than those games.
8. Spiderman 2 - Nothing has captured the Webslinger's ability to travel around as freely, and with as much fun.
7. Mark of Kri - Do you like disney cell shading? Do you like Conan the Barbarian? Do you like awesome, gravely voiced narrators describing your actions of Badassitude while you crush skulls and slaughter your foes before you? HELL YES I DO!! That's why I love Mark of Kri.
6. Homeworld - Haunting atmosphere, great music. Truly felt on the run as the last vestiges of my people depended on me to keep them safe.
5. Homeworld: Cataclysm - Awesome story, great voice acting. Gave me chills from start to finish.
4. Thief (all 3 games) - Can't really sum up why these games are awesome, they just are.
3. Fallout 3 - The atmosphere of the game was very engaging. Really felt post apocalyptic.
2. inFamous 2 - Awesome character interactions. Fun story, great powers, one of the few games to truly pull off the Superhero Badass and make you truly feel powerful.
1. inFamous - Loved the way the city would react to your actions, citizens coming to your aid in battle in droves, taking pictures of you. Coming up to you to ask for your help with another citizen in need. The story, the characters, the atmosphere, all of it.
No particular order here.
1) Little Big Planet
Pure imagination in video game form. Also one of the few games I own that I can play in front of my kid nephew and not have my sister-in-law give me an evil stare.
2) Doom
Granddaddy (kinda) of all FPS games, ho! Also, the first game I ever played. The community surrounding this game nearly twenty years after its release continues to astound me.
3) Final Fantasy Tactics
Always kinda had a thing for class-based tactical RPGs, and this one is probably the best. Plus, the wizards have pointy hats.
4) Whatever Elder Scrolls game happens to be out.
A few years ago, this space would have been filled by Oblivion; earlier still, Morrowind. Now, of course, it's Skyrim. Unstable and glitchy as they may be, few games can match an Elder Scrolls game for atmosphere.
5) Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
Remember that barrage of WW2 based FPS games about a decade back? I never got tired of them. This one's campaign is more Doom than Battlefield, what with its one-man-army antics, but I suppose that's probably why I like it so much. Plus, the D-Day level.
6) Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Don't think I know anyone who doesn't like this game. My formative years consisted of a whole lot of spin-attacks and dreams about Princess Zelda.
7) Super Mario World
I'm a sucker for pretty much any Mario game, but none of them have stayed with me quite like this one has. Some folks say Mario 3 is the definitive game in the series, and I have to kindly disagree.
8) Dark Cloud 2
Dungeon crawler + world builder + time travel x (cel shaded graphics) / consistently cheesy line delivery = greatest game evah!
9) Super Smash Bros.
Who doesn't want to see a fight between Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog? Verdict is still out on if Animal Crossing Villager vs. Wii Fit Trainer will bring as much hype...
10) Earthbound
This is one of the funniest games ever made. Comedy is hard, but no game makes me laugh as much as much as this one.
Honorable mentions go to the likes of Okami, Shadow of the Colossus, Kingdom Hearts, probably a few I can't recall...
1) Little Big Planet
Pure imagination in video game form. Also one of the few games I own that I can play in front of my kid nephew and not have my sister-in-law give me an evil stare.
2) Doom
Granddaddy (kinda) of all FPS games, ho! Also, the first game I ever played. The community surrounding this game nearly twenty years after its release continues to astound me.
3) Final Fantasy Tactics
Always kinda had a thing for class-based tactical RPGs, and this one is probably the best. Plus, the wizards have pointy hats.
4) Whatever Elder Scrolls game happens to be out.
A few years ago, this space would have been filled by Oblivion; earlier still, Morrowind. Now, of course, it's Skyrim. Unstable and glitchy as they may be, few games can match an Elder Scrolls game for atmosphere.
5) Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
Remember that barrage of WW2 based FPS games about a decade back? I never got tired of them. This one's campaign is more Doom than Battlefield, what with its one-man-army antics, but I suppose that's probably why I like it so much. Plus, the D-Day level.
6) Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Don't think I know anyone who doesn't like this game. My formative years consisted of a whole lot of spin-attacks and dreams about Princess Zelda.
7) Super Mario World
I'm a sucker for pretty much any Mario game, but none of them have stayed with me quite like this one has. Some folks say Mario 3 is the definitive game in the series, and I have to kindly disagree.
8) Dark Cloud 2
Dungeon crawler + world builder + time travel x (cel shaded graphics) / consistently cheesy line delivery = greatest game evah!
9) Super Smash Bros.
Who doesn't want to see a fight between Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog? Verdict is still out on if Animal Crossing Villager vs. Wii Fit Trainer will bring as much hype...
10) Earthbound
This is one of the funniest games ever made. Comedy is hard, but no game makes me laugh as much as much as this one.
Honorable mentions go to the likes of Okami, Shadow of the Colossus, Kingdom Hearts, probably a few I can't recall...
1. KH 1/2. Amazing story, amazing boss fights, amazing gameplay. These games are the games that all other games have to compete with in my mind. Highly recommend to almost anyone, old or young.
2. Morrowind/Oblivion/Skyrim. Many fans believe Morrowind to be the best of the bunch. While I agree, after a handful of the plethora of availible Oblivion/Skyrim mods are used the difference between the games becomes insignificant at best. The immersion and open world that these games offer are unparalleled but the necesity of mods and the unpolished nature of the games make them fall beneath the polished to a shine KH games.
3. FF6. A masterpiece of the highest magnitude. One of, if not the, best villains in video game history is accompanied by some of the best music, storyline, and gameplay that sprite based RPGs have ever seen. All in all it culminates in the best FF of all time.
4. Bastion. A true work of art. Great gameplay and a great storyline is combined with the absolute best presentation and musical score I have ever seen and heard in any video game to make the game that made me sit in silence, mouth agape, at its conclusion.
5. Red Dead Redemption. This game was everything I ever wanted that I didn't even know I wanted. While that sounds like a nonsensical statement, I generally do not enjoy entertainment of any kind set in the Wild West. However, this game had some of the most powerful moments I have ever felt in all my years of gaming and had some of the strongest symbolism of any game I have ever played. Finally, this is the only game to make me cry like a little girl.
6. Link to the past. My personal favorite Zelda as I prefer its gameplay and story to those in any game after it (although I haven't played Skyward Sword). I enjoy its retro gameplay and charm to most other games for some reason and for that reason it is here.
7. FO 1, 2, 3, NV. While many will argue that these games might as well be in different series except for the 1950s feel in a post apocalyptic setting, I retort that they are all of surprisingly similar quality when viewed from a nolstagia-free perspective. While FO1 and 2 have unique strengths in terms of depth and writing that FO3 cannot dream of, FO3 was far more immersive and viscerally satisfying then the first two. FONV had the potential to be the #1 game on this list but it has obvious signs of being rushed and feels as though it should have been more, if that makes any sense. All in all, some of the best games I've ever played.
8. COD 4. COD gets a lot of hate on the internet for releasing the same FPS year after year and being the top selling game at the same time. Regardless, I put more time on this game than any other game besides WoW. It was a pioneer and did things that so many other big budget titles have been copying for years after and are still trying to best. The single player was surprisingly strong and the multiplayer was probably my favorite FPS multiplayer other than maybe CS.
9. Assassin's Creed 2. I loved the idea of the first game but it lacked a lot of execution. I still enjoyed it and therefore purchased this game when it was released. It completely blew me away. Some of the most fluid gameplay I've played combined with a classic revenge story along with the other things that make AC unique makes for an amazing game.
10. ME 1. Although ME2 was supposedly better in nearly every single way on paper, I didn't enjoy it or understand the hype that those games were getting. However, I tried ME1 afterwards on a whim and I fell in love with the game. It was almost everything that I could have imagined a Bioware game could be. If it had some of the strengths that KOTOR 1 and 2 had (Stronger and more unique companions / enemies) then I could safely put this at #3. For now I'll put it here.
2. Morrowind/Oblivion/Skyrim. Many fans believe Morrowind to be the best of the bunch. While I agree, after a handful of the plethora of availible Oblivion/Skyrim mods are used the difference between the games becomes insignificant at best. The immersion and open world that these games offer are unparalleled but the necesity of mods and the unpolished nature of the games make them fall beneath the polished to a shine KH games.
3. FF6. A masterpiece of the highest magnitude. One of, if not the, best villains in video game history is accompanied by some of the best music, storyline, and gameplay that sprite based RPGs have ever seen. All in all it culminates in the best FF of all time.
4. Bastion. A true work of art. Great gameplay and a great storyline is combined with the absolute best presentation and musical score I have ever seen and heard in any video game to make the game that made me sit in silence, mouth agape, at its conclusion.
5. Red Dead Redemption. This game was everything I ever wanted that I didn't even know I wanted. While that sounds like a nonsensical statement, I generally do not enjoy entertainment of any kind set in the Wild West. However, this game had some of the most powerful moments I have ever felt in all my years of gaming and had some of the strongest symbolism of any game I have ever played. Finally, this is the only game to make me cry like a little girl.
6. Link to the past. My personal favorite Zelda as I prefer its gameplay and story to those in any game after it (although I haven't played Skyward Sword). I enjoy its retro gameplay and charm to most other games for some reason and for that reason it is here.
7. FO 1, 2, 3, NV. While many will argue that these games might as well be in different series except for the 1950s feel in a post apocalyptic setting, I retort that they are all of surprisingly similar quality when viewed from a nolstagia-free perspective. While FO1 and 2 have unique strengths in terms of depth and writing that FO3 cannot dream of, FO3 was far more immersive and viscerally satisfying then the first two. FONV had the potential to be the #1 game on this list but it has obvious signs of being rushed and feels as though it should have been more, if that makes any sense. All in all, some of the best games I've ever played.
8. COD 4. COD gets a lot of hate on the internet for releasing the same FPS year after year and being the top selling game at the same time. Regardless, I put more time on this game than any other game besides WoW. It was a pioneer and did things that so many other big budget titles have been copying for years after and are still trying to best. The single player was surprisingly strong and the multiplayer was probably my favorite FPS multiplayer other than maybe CS.
9. Assassin's Creed 2. I loved the idea of the first game but it lacked a lot of execution. I still enjoyed it and therefore purchased this game when it was released. It completely blew me away. Some of the most fluid gameplay I've played combined with a classic revenge story along with the other things that make AC unique makes for an amazing game.
10. ME 1. Although ME2 was supposedly better in nearly every single way on paper, I didn't enjoy it or understand the hype that those games were getting. However, I tried ME1 afterwards on a whim and I fell in love with the game. It was almost everything that I could have imagined a Bioware game could be. If it had some of the strengths that KOTOR 1 and 2 had (Stronger and more unique companions / enemies) then I could safely put this at #3. For now I'll put it here.
Really hard for me to give any order. This is more of a "random list" of the games I've liked best, in order of realease date. Hard to say which is best.
-Red alert 2:
This game showed me a game could have a decent story and not just be a crude but amusing simulation.
-Civilization 4: Always one more turn. I dont think there is a single game I have spent more time on, thanks to the tremendous amount of awesome mods.
-Animal Crossing: Wild World: This game is like my little cottage in the videogame world. A place to rest, to relax, to be zen.
-Dragon Age: Origins: A tremendous game. I picked it up randomly, without checking any detail beforehand. Boy was I satisfied. Showed me that actions had true consequences, and made me a western RPG fan since. I,ve played most of the bioware RPG back-catalogue because of this game.
-Deus Ex: Human Revolution: Like DA:O, another randomly chosen game. And what A choice. A sprawling game, with stealth and choice. Got me completly addicted to stealth games.
Honorable Mentions:
-Pokemon: While there is no individual game in the series that has clocked much more than 100 hours, the whole series sucked more than 1000 hours over the last decade.
-Planescape: Torment: A good game, that has aged surprisingly well. If I had played it as a kid, it would have blown my mind. But I didnt, so it's merely an honorable mention.
-Assasins creed: The first game was a gen of novel gameplay. The next few got a bit gimmicky, but the series will always have a place in my heart.
-Red alert 2:
This game showed me a game could have a decent story and not just be a crude but amusing simulation.
-Civilization 4: Always one more turn. I dont think there is a single game I have spent more time on, thanks to the tremendous amount of awesome mods.
-Animal Crossing: Wild World: This game is like my little cottage in the videogame world. A place to rest, to relax, to be zen.
-Dragon Age: Origins: A tremendous game. I picked it up randomly, without checking any detail beforehand. Boy was I satisfied. Showed me that actions had true consequences, and made me a western RPG fan since. I,ve played most of the bioware RPG back-catalogue because of this game.
-Deus Ex: Human Revolution: Like DA:O, another randomly chosen game. And what A choice. A sprawling game, with stealth and choice. Got me completly addicted to stealth games.
Honorable Mentions:
-Pokemon: While there is no individual game in the series that has clocked much more than 100 hours, the whole series sucked more than 1000 hours over the last decade.
-Planescape: Torment: A good game, that has aged surprisingly well. If I had played it as a kid, it would have blown my mind. But I didnt, so it's merely an honorable mention.
-Assasins creed: The first game was a gen of novel gameplay. The next few got a bit gimmicky, but the series will always have a place in my heart.
In no particular order:
Saints Row series
Command and Conquer 3
Fallout series
Mass Effect 1 and 2. 3 can go fuck itself.
Dwarf Fortress
Wing Commander
Starcraft: Brood Wars and Starcraft 2
Medieval 2 Total War
Spec Ops The Feels, I mean, Line
League of Legeds
Saints Row series
Command and Conquer 3
Fallout series
Mass Effect 1 and 2. 3 can go fuck itself.
Dwarf Fortress
Wing Commander
Starcraft: Brood Wars and Starcraft 2
Medieval 2 Total War
Spec Ops The Feels, I mean, Line
League of Legeds
These are the ten I could think of but they are in no specific order. I could not choose.
Final Fantasy IX (if pushed this would likly be number 1)
Final Fantasy X
Mass Effect
Valkyria Chronicles
Knights of the Old Republic
Lost Odyssey
Infamous
Bioshock
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Assasin's Creed 2/Brotherhood ( I can never desided which I like more and Brotherhood is bascly Ass creed 2 part 2)
Final Fantasy IX (if pushed this would likly be number 1)
Final Fantasy X
Mass Effect
Valkyria Chronicles
Knights of the Old Republic
Lost Odyssey
Infamous
Bioshock
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Assasin's Creed 2/Brotherhood ( I can never desided which I like more and Brotherhood is bascly Ass creed 2 part 2)
FF IX will always be my favorite ending of any game. Of cause you know the secret about the ending right?scorptatious said:
Vivi did not die. He sent his kids to the party because he was too busy driving sports cars, dating supermodles and just traveling the world being awesome. He did not die!
In no particular order
Persona 3-4
Silent Hill 1-2-3-4-H
Rule Of Rose
Ocarina Of Time
Mass Effect 1-2-3
Rule Of Rose
More than 10, but you get the idea.
Persona 3-4
Silent Hill 1-2-3-4-H
Rule Of Rose
Ocarina Of Time
Mass Effect 1-2-3
Rule Of Rose
More than 10, but you get the idea.