***1998 POLL 3 of 3*** Which is the best game on this list? Gameplay Vids!

Well, here we are with another 4 games, all amazing in their own way.

As usual please use Option 5 if you haven't played at least 3 of these extensively.

The Gameplay vids look much better in 480p, I suggest using that or higher if you watch them.

Anyway, here's the contestants' gameplay vids, vote on!

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Starcraft Gameplay sample - Terran Mission 8

Thief: The Dark Project Gameplay sample - The Mage Towers

Unreal Gameplay sample - nice first portion walkthrough(outside graphics were amazing! First battle with Skaarj was my scariest moment in gaming, love this music!)

Worms 2 Gameplay sample - Worms 2 battle

I have to say Starcraft. I bought the game three times because the first two were swiped by my relatives. Thief took a little bit of getting used to. But it was fun. That's why whenever I employ stealth in Crysis, I hark back to Thief. Thief is where I got my start sneaking around. Unreal was the graphics queen of the time. My jaw just dropped when I first saw that flyby.

I think we all know the answer..... Even if Thief and Unreal were exceptionally good compared to today's standards, how can anything beat Starcraft?

Afraid to put Half-Life up there?

Afraid to put Half-Life up there?

AdamK47

Lol, did you miss the last Poll?

refresher: http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27211794&tag=topics;title

been alphabetical

wow, I just watched the Unreal vid in entirety, I want to play it again!

Hopefully if I got it from Steam it would be playable on Vista. Had trouble with my original copy, but man did this game look amazing with a 3dfx card!

I've always said, Unreal's graphics or better are acceptable enough graphics to me, even now.

I had forgotten what an awesome soundtrack it had as well.

No love for Thief? Playing Assassins Creed at the moment only justifies to me how great Thief is, with eerily similar concepts. biggest_loser

[QUOTE="biggest_loser"]No love for Thief? Playing Assassins Creed at the moment only justifies to me how great Thief is, with eerily similar concepts. dakan45

Starcraft, definitely.

Starcraft and thief on 2nd place

No love for Thief? Playing Assassins Creed at the moment only justifies to me how great Thief is, with eerily similar concepts. biggest_loser

It's not the love for Thief that's lacking.

It's just that StarCraft is something otherworldly.

starcraft still gets shelf space at most stores that carry pc games, nothing else from 1998 can claim this.

Starcraft. I voted for Unreal but I didn't see that it wasn't Unreal Tournament. :P

Thief for me here. I see a Starcraft /Half Life showdown in the near future.

Thief for me here. I see a Starcraft /Half Life showdown in the near future.

Rickylee

Sure looking that way......Fallout 2 would be the 3rd contestant.

The 4th contestant will be one of the games that places second in the 3 Polls, I'll determine that at some point. Baldur's Gate and Grim Fandango placed 2nd in the first 2 Polls.

Right now we have a tie for 2nd in this Poll.

I'm not a big fan of starcraft, but even I can't deny that when it came out, it was arguably the greatest RTS game ever made.

Need For Speed 3: Hot Pursuit.

Edit: Because I didn't play any of those in the poll and because I have yet to see a racing game there lol.

[QUOTE="dakan45"]

[QUOTE="biggest_loser"]No love for Thief? Playing Assassins Creed at the moment only justifies to me how great Thief is, with eerily similar concepts. biggest_loser

All games have at least 10 votes now.....get your votes in!

If there's one thing this Poll has taught me, its that......I need to play Worms 2.....looks like a blast, 'scuse the pun.

last call to get your voice heard....well, until tommorrow morning EST

Thief is responsible for making me such an avid pc gamer. So I guess you could say Thief changed my life. And if you do see Starcraft still on the shelf somewhere, there is a good chance you will also see Thief I and II beside it.

Big battle for 2nd place.....it is possible the 2nd place game will be on the Championship Poll for 1998 tommorrow so vote on if you haven't

If thief comes in 2nd here, the question may be........do I put Thief: The Dark Project or Grim Fandango on the Championship Poll?.....hmmmm, I'll have to ponder.

[QUOTE="biggest_loser"]No love for Thief? Playing Assassins Creed at the moment only justifies to me how great Thief is, with eerily similar concepts. N30F3N1X

It's not the love for Thief that's lacking.

It's just that StarCraft is something otherworldly.

Thief is responsible for making me such an avid pc gamer. So I guess you could say Thief changed my life. And if you do see Starcraft still on the shelf somewhere, there is a good chance you will also see Thief I and II beside it.

Qixote

Not true sad to say. I see Starcraft Battlechest all the time at my favorite Best Buy but never any Thief game. I voted for Thief but you can't deny the love for Starcraft. I'm not a RTS fan but my dad was and he loved that game.

I had the most fun with Thief, though the rest are good imo, I had them all and enjoyed them.

All games have at least 10 votes now.....get your votes in!

If there's one thing this Poll has taught me, its that......I need to play Worms 2.....looks like a blast, 'scuse the pun.

AFBrat77

Are you implying that you never played Worms 2?

BLASPHEMER!!1111!

You guys can let this Poll go if you wish. Of course, you can keep the thread going if you want to but it has already been decided.

Instead, wander over to my Championship Poll for 1998 and vote if you wish:

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27216253&tag=topics;title

I ignored both Worms 2 and Worms Armageddon (which will be on one of my 1999 Polls) back in the day, but now i see why these games are highly rated and respected.