Best games ever.

Tempscire

Tempscire

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As you're all undeniably wrong (except when I agree with you, naturally), I feel I need to have my say

Flight Sim: Ace Combat 4, for making me fall in love with disembodied voices in the sky.

First Person Shooter (Singleplayer): No surprises with Half Life 2

First Person Shooter (Multiplayer): I think the original Unreal Tournament was pretty special, but I believe I'm going to have to go with Battlefield 2 purely for the memory of me and Ghostwolf rocking around in the same tank for half an hour and shooting down no less than 3 helicopters in one round.

Third Person Shooter: American McGee's Alice is probably more of a third person action, but I think the point stands. Did things with the Quake 3 engine no-one managed to best and had a wonderfully macabre twist on one of my favourite stories

Point-and-click Adventure: Ghostwolf will tell you, that if there's a game in which you point at an object to combine it with another seemingly unrelated object to get the walrus to turn the crank to allow me to get to the puzzle before I can pick up the almighty McGuffin, I've played it. Therefore I feel qualified to say that the Longest Journey series are the best point and clicks of all time.

Adventure: Probably Bayonetta, but I may be biased in that as I've been playing it recently. I just love how batshit insane it is.

Offline RPG: Fallout 2. Honourable mention to Fallout 3 and Planescape: Torment.

Online RPG (MMO): I don't really like them any more, but I'm going to say EVE purely because I think it's so unlike all the other MMO's.

Stealth: Tie between MGS1 and Thief 2. Thief is certainly better at stealth, but I think MGS1 is just a fantastic game.

Beat 'Em Up: Soul Calibur 2. Nice and balanced.

Puzzler: Portal, naturally.

Survival Horror: The original Alone in the Dark. When 3D graphics were in its infancy encountering this for the first time scared the shit out of me.

Real Time Strategy (Singleplayer): Total Annihilation. It was truly revolutionary for it's time, and it's the only game I think I could never get bored of.

Real Time Strategy (Multiplayer): WiC.

Turn Based Strategy: The Total War series. I realise this is part Turn Based and Part Real Time but I refuse to sacrifice either this or Total Annihilation.

Racing: Gran Turismo 3. Quite simply the best racing simulation out there

Cooperative Multiplayer (any genre): Probably L4D, but I might change my mind on that if it turns out Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is A) Good and B) Co-Op.

Competitive Multiplayer (any genre): WiC

Music / Rhythm: Anything with Jesse's Girl on it

Sandbox: I don't really like Sandbox games, as I generally feel they sacrifice story. However Fallout 3 is the closest I'm gonna go. Although I don't consider it a Sandbox game, some do.

Sports: At the moment, Fifa 10, hands down.

Arcade: Time Crisis 1

Best game of all...........: Gonna go with Longest Journey. I think I love point and clicks most of all games and that is my favourite Point and Click. QED.
 
Marqo

Marqo

In Cryo Sleep
Flight Sim: The only one I ever really played was X-wing alliance, but that was quite a bit of fun.

First Person Shooter (Singleplayer): Not really a shooter person. The only FPS I ever completed is Halo 3, which was quite a nice game.

First Person Shooter (Multiplayer): Either Battlefield 1942 or UT2004, although I haven't played many others.

Third Person Shooter: Again, not something I've played lots of. Probably Gears of War.

Point-and-click Adventure: I haven't really played any of these.

Adventure: A bit of a crowded category for me. Probably split between Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Metroid Prime (1) and Zelda: Twilight Princess.

Offline RPG: Haven't really played any.

Online RPG (MMO): WoW.

Stealth: Again, haven't really played any stealth games.

Beat 'Em Up: Super Smash Bros.: Melee. I've played this game lots, first at home and more recently at my university. Brawl's nice as well, but I prefer Melee slightly.

Puzzler: Portal.

Survival Horror: Haven't played any.

Real Time Strategy (Singleplayer): Warcraft 3.

Real Time Strategy (Multiplayer): Warcraft 3 as well.

Turn Based Strategy: Probably Fire Emblem 8 (released as just Fire Emblem in Europe).

Racing: Mario Kart Wii.

Cooperative Multiplayer (any genre): Probably Gears of War.

Competitive Multiplayer (any genre): Smash Bros. Melee.

Music / Rhythm: Not played any.

Sandbox: Not really any.

Sports: Not a sports fan either :D

One I can't believe we've missed:
Platformer: Tie between Super Mario World and Guper Mario Galaxy for me.


Top 5:
5: Super Smash Bros. Melee. The ultimate game to play with a bunch of people on a couch. Simply put, best offline multiplayer ever.
4: Super Mario World. The first platformer I really played lots of. Pretty much the game that got me into gaming. I still play it sometimes on my Wii's Virtual Console.
3: World of Warcraft. Although my interest is currently a bit low, it's still the best MMO I've ever tried.
2: Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Simply made of win. A remake in 3d is one of the reasons I'm thinking of buying a 3DS when it's out. The Master Quest version (A hard mode not normally released in Europe) is still the only game where I've been stuck in 3 dungeons at once.
1: Metroid Prime. Tons of atmosphere, excellent bossfights, beautiful graphics, an amazing soundtrack, controls that make a first-person adventure work... This game's got everything I want.

As you may have noticed, I'm a bit more of a console gamer, with a preference for Nintendo games...
 
Marqo

Marqo

In Cryo Sleep
thatbloke said:
the nintendo is strong in this one! :D
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Yup :D

Our household's first console was a SNES with a single cartridge containing Super Mario Bros., The lost levels, Mario Bros. 2, Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World. We had plenty of days where Madrak and me would spend most of the day playing. When we went to sleep, our parents would take over.

Nintendo's release pace may be ridiculously slow, when one of their games is finally released, it's awesome. I personally can't wait for Metroid: other M and Zelda: Skyward Sword.
 
Ghostwolf67

Ghostwolf67

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Been Pondering this for ages... and a few ages more. Its only on a good day can i truely stand up and say "this game is my undeniable favourite" most of the time i'm far too indecisive for that. But having had alot of time to think i have finally come up with some answers that make sense for me.

First Person Shooter (Singleplayer): Tribes: Vengance This game confused me greatly. Here was a tribes game that did multiplayer terribly? but actually had an awesome singleplayer? It made no sense but thats why i loved it.

First Person Shooter (Multiplayer): Battlefield 2 purely for the memory of me and Tempscire rocking around in the same tank for half an hour and shooting down no less than 3 helicopters in one round. It was a great memory.

Third Person Shooter: Now i'm confused do i put Hitman in here or what? Oh well. Tom Clany's Splinter Cell The first one none of the other bull they've pulled out lately. The first one had an excellent story and was truely something that had Tom Clany's palpatine like hand in. The rest of the games are only notable because they have a nice co-op feature.

Point-and-click Adventure: The Longest Journey series. Never liked point and clicks. This was the game that converted me. Nuff said.

Adventure: Zelda: The Ocarina of Time Lets just say that i saved for 2 months to buy this game. And that after completing it, I cried tears of joy.

Offline RPG: Skies of Arcadia. Wish the airship fighting mechanic was more elaborative but its still the best RPG i've played. Both from a story perspective and an immersive experience it stands out form all the others.

Online RPG (MMO): Heres where the indecisiveness lets me down. I've never met an MMO i didnt like. All have thier good points and bad points but if i was asked when was the last time i actually had geniune fun in an MMO i'm going to have to say Warhammer Online. Waterproofbob and me owned that place.

Stealth: Ah here we go Hitman 2: Silent Assassin Never had i played a game before (or since) that was this immersive and in depth. It gave you all the tools all, the info and the identity of your target and said "Bad guys there, get on with it". How you did it was up to you. The fact that its sequels games fell so abysmally short at coming close to how great it was only makes it more special.

Beat 'Em Up: Bloody Roar. All of them.. Beat'em'ups have always been a very 2D concept. The Bloody Roar series added a nice tactical element.

Puzzler:

Survival Horror: The original Resident Evil 1/Resident Evil 1 Wiimake While resi 4 is superior in pretty much everyway to its younger versions remake i still like it better. Bad voice acting and all.

Real Time Strategy (Singleplayer): Dawn of War. I played this game for 27 hours straight after first buying it. It got me back into both Warhammer and RTS in a big way.

Real Time Strategy (Multiplayer): WiC. Its just soo good. Though honorable mention must go to Homeworld, Battle Realms, Supreme Commander and especially the Ground Control series which layed the framework for WIC and also had a good story.

Turn Based Strategy: Advance Wars It may take 3 hours to win a game but thats a victory you have to earn with blood, sweat and little men dressed like second world war participants but actually arent.

Racing: Wipeout. I cant explain why i still love this series. I dont however love it enough to buy a PS3.

Cooperative Multiplayer (any genre): I think it a crime punishable by not having my custom if games are not released with co-op as standard. For this one i have a list. (In no particular order) Ground Control 2, Dawn of War 2, Splinter cell:Chaos Theory/Pandora Tomorrow, Conflict Global Storm, L4D/L4D2, ARMA 2....... Oh and Future Cop LAPD on the ps1 is awesome. Why dont they make games like that anymore?

Competitive Multiplayer (any genre): Jedi Knight: Outcast The multiplayer was dodgy, everyone was skinned like Vader and there were so many hacks and glitches its a wonder people played at all but it was still the game i treasured the most for lightsabering my foes.

Music / Rhythm: Guitar Hero 2. Because guitar hero is f-ing metal

Sports: Madden 10 only sports game i've played in about 10 years.

Arcade: Jurassic Park The only arcade game i've completed

Random Awards.

Games i'll keep buying until the sun explodes and earth is just a little black speck.
The Half life series, Zelda series

Games that are terrible and yet i keep buying them, help!
Spellforce series, Rainbow 6 Vegas series.

Games i cant believe i left out.
Metroid Prime (gamecube/Wii version)
A massivly dense game with a huge story and depth hidden behind what was once a side scrolling platformer. The 3D revamp is definetly worth the effort though requires dedication to the cause. Its a looooooooong game.

Sacrifice (PC)
This is the best retro. Want to subjegate your enemies? Summon a volcano under them! Or cut a giant circle in the ground and watch as they all fall into oblivion. Or better yet summon death himself! An excellent thrid person rout where you summon minions and kill enemies and steal souls all for the sake of 1 of 5 insane gods.
 
BiG D

BiG D

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Ghostwolf67 said:
Stealth: Ah here we go Hitman 2: Silent Assassin Never had i played a game before (or since) that was this immersive and in depth. It gave you all the tools all, the info and the identity of your target and said "Bad guys there, get on with it". How you did it was up to you. The fact that its sequels games fell so abysmally short at coming close to how great it was only makes it more special.
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Have you played Blood Money? I'd say it's easily the best in the series...
 
Ronin Storm

Ronin Storm

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Ghostwolf67 said:
Competitive Multiplayer (any genre): Jedi Knight: Outcast The multiplayer was dodgy, everyone was skinned like Vader and there were so many hacks and glitches its a wonder people played at all but it was still the game i treasured the most for lightsabering my foes.
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Oh man, I forgot Jedi Outcast! While I was in Cloud City I had one of the most awesome game moments ever. Happily I jaunted along through fairly samey rooms when I stepped out into a L-shaped courtyard with a pair of columns either side. "Oh," said I, "that's pretty." Blithely I wandered between the pillars when a pair of lightsaber wielding Sith leapt from behind each column to attempt to murder me where I stood.

No idea what happened but my lightsaber was up like the Force really was with me. They came on with a vengeance and I staggered back three, four, five paces, desparately holding them off. A flick, a stance chance, my retreat stops and as they both somersault at me my saber slashes up and right, then down and left. Both Sith fall to the floor, stone cold dead.

"Coooool." say I.

Also, reminds me of "Bow, nigger."...
 
DeZmond

DeZmond

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As much as I liked Jedi Outcast, Jedi Knight (as in the one released way back in '97) was my favourite... levels on a truly epic scale (the fuel station demo level was a good example of this), loads of force powers, 2 different game endings... even to this day I often fire it up for some stormtrooper killing sessions!
 
Velaphor

Velaphor

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Huung said:
This section alone made me nostalgia. I have the original disc (and game guide) for Planescape Torment, as well as a noCD download from somewhere or other. <3 Old-school RPGs (Nox and Arcanum being other huge faves). I shall do a full list when I have time :p
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Hahahah our grandma bought them at a garage sale cos she knew we liked computer games, when she said that she had got some of those (PC gameboy things) we were like oh dear they're gonna be shit and we have to be nice. Then BAM she gives us Torment, Nox, Arcanum and baldur's gate! BEST GRANDMA EVER! Torment still gives me the horn even now (Y)
 
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