Your personal favorite games of all time

Hello warriors,

name your personal list of the best games you've played (and possibly finished) so far.

Mine would be the following:

C64: Cobra, Sam's Jam, Popeye, Mission Impossible, Micro Pro Soccer

NES: Super Mario 1,2,3, Metroid, Nintendo World Cup, Little Nemo, Tom & Jerry

PS1: Crash Bandicoot series, Spyro series, Crash Team Racing, Apocalypse, ISS 2, Syphon Filter, Gran Turismo 2, Ape Escape

PS2: Bully, Tekken 5, Crash of the Titans

NDS: The Simpsons Game, New Super Mario Bros, Mario Kart 7, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Mario & Luigi; Bowser's inside Story, Professor Layton and the Curious Village

360: Halo Reach, Splinter Cell: Conviction

PC: Mafia 2, Dishonored, Hitman Absolution

Well I've been gaming a long time and I think most if not all my favourite games have been on PC.

Midwinter (amazing game, totally desolate, race against time that never made you feel in a hurry just choose the right characters and a great story).

Planescape Torment, quite simply the best dialogue, story and characters in any game ever, nothing since has even come close.

Morrowind, Bethesda's finest hour despite all the rough edges. Fantastic story, great game and stunning lore, all three elements watered down massively to the point of idiocy for casuals with Oblivion and Skyrim.

Disgaea 4 (PS3) more of a toy than a game imo. Spend forever deciding how you want to develop these characters and evolve their skills to ridiculous levels. **** the story, that was never the point.

Baldur's Gate 2, great story, great characters, great humour, really annoying combat but hey it is what it is. I still loved it.

Doom 2, simply incredible for its time and a MP experience that nobody would ever forget. This game said 'yo fuckers, I'm gonna frag your ass' it was the beginning of the end for all lunchtimes in networked offices.

Best series: Halo. Incredibly superficial but somehow fascinating. The lore I've read outside of the games I've loved but Halo 5 is a kick in the face for anyone who loves the SP side of it. Whatever... etc.

Only going to post a top 5:

1. Suikoden 2

2. LOZ: Majora's Mask

3. Chrono Cross

4. Super Mario Galaxy 2

5. GTA: Vice City (this is more of a nostalgia choice than anything)

I know my top three, it's after that I become less certain.

1. Knights of the Old Republic and The Sith Lords
2. Fable II
3. Borderlands 2

Arcade- S.T.U.N.N Runner, Hard Driv'n, Robotron 2084, Virtua Fighter, Tron, Tapper, BurgerTime, Pacman/Ms.Pacman, Galaga, 720

C64- Nemesis the Warlock, Paperboy, Action Biker, H.E.R.O, Bruce Lee, Satan's Hollow, Strip poker/Adult Poker, Test Drive, Basically everything else... Most nostalgic system/computer for me ever!

Apple IIE- Oregon Trail

Nes- Super Mario1-3, Metriod, Zelda, Contra, Punch out, Dragon Warrior 1-4, Mega man 2,Tetris

Snes- Super Metriod, Crono Trigger, Super Mario World, Final Fantasy 3 or 6

Genesis- Gunstar Heroes

PS1- Resident Evil 2, R-type Delta, Castlevania SOTN, Tomb Raider 2

PS2- Katamari Damaci, GTA San Andreas, Tony Hawk 2

Dreamcast- Crazy Taxi, Shenmue 1 and 2

Xbox- Fable, Halo Combat Evolved

PS3- Red Dead Redemption, Bayoneta, GTA 5

PS4- Metal Gear Solid V, Witcher 3, Fallout 4, ResoGun

PC- Some Medal of Honor online demo ww2 game I played a shit ton in mid 90's. And some indies like tron light cycle games and whatnot. Sim City... Otherwise, though I've always owned a decent PC I've never loved playing games on it. Crazy I know?!! Keyboard and mouse is not video games to me! I'd rather have an atari 2600 joystick.

1. Super Metroid
2. Resident Evil 4
3. Ninja Gaiden Black
   
   1 and 2 I might switch around depending on the day, but it's basically them two for number one. NGB is divine.

@jg4xchamp: I'm surprised nothing from Platinum makes your cut.

Anyways, Mine as of right now. They vary depending on my mood...

1. Super Metroid

2. Donkey Kong Country 2

3. Metal Gear Solid 3

1. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
2. Final Fantasy XII
3. The Master Chief Collection
4. Kingdom Hearts 2
5. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
6. The Last of Us
7. Persona 4 Golden
8. Grand Theft Auto V
9. Super Smash Bros for Wii U
10. Pokémon: HeartGold

Far cry 3, heavy rain, skyward sword, gta 4 and oblivion.

Between Demon's Souls and Perfect Dark.

Skyward Sword! Such an exceptional game. There's no doubt I'd place it high among my favourite games after it's 10 year anniversary.

@aia89: How was c64 Contra Vs. Nes Contra?!! I didn't even know there was a c64 Contra, or at least I don't recall.

Consider I think only 2 of Platinum's games are actually great, I'm not anywhere near the Platinum fanboy some of you make me out to be. I just recognize that company for what they are, fun. Champ standards are obnoxious as **** doesn't help matters either, but yeah Bayonetta would be in my top 10 all time if I ever bother to make a top 10. I'm set with my top 3. That next 7 is impossible for me to feel happy about, it's too much of a lockjam of quality stuff

Bayonetta, Demon's Souls, Braid, Silent Hill 2, Thief 2, System Shock 2, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, Yoshi's Island, Super Mario World, Super Mario RPG, Chrono Trigger, Planescape Torment, Fallout 2, Doom 2, Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, Devil May Cry 3, Maximo, Megaman X, Unreal 2k4, Shadow of the Colossus, Counterstrike, Street Fighter, Link to the Past, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3+4, and quite a few more. Don't really have a way to quantify me liking one more than the other, some of those I haven't replayed in a long ass time so I'd like to know how that game stacks up now and if it's as good as I remember. A lot of games don't end up being as good as I remember, others come out smelling better.

Beauty of those other 3 is I've had the chance to go back, and I still they are terrific, and my heart instantly went to Metroid, Resident Evil, and Ninja Gaiden when it came to discussing what were my favorites. And I'm of he opinion you don't second guess the heart, it knows what it wants. I will say that initially when I restarted NGB after playing Bayonetta, I did think Ryu Hayabusa moved like an old man in comparison, but the rest of that game is fucking ace. And Blab is a grade A, sewer scrum scrub for getting his ass whipped at the bridge by that horse riding armored demon guy. What a pusswagon.

@jg4xchamp: Totally fair. I hate lists for that exact reason, and why they tend to change each time you were to ask me. Picking between LttP and Super Metroid is an impossible task on it's own as an example, let alone quantifying that with 8 other games.

Top 10

1. Morrowind

2. Chrono Trigger

3. Final Fantasy III (or VI...it's still FF III to me goddamit)

4. A Link to the Past

5. Super Mario World

6. Red Dead Redemption

7. Half Life 2

8. Shenmue

9. Skyrim

10. Suikoden II

Tales of Vesperia and Symphonia, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, Odin Sphere, Muramasa: The Demon Blade, Okami, Fallout: New Vegas, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Rayman Origins & Legends, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas & Vice City, Metroid Prime, Mass Effect 2, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny, Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King, Chrono Trigger, Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Advance Wars, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Persona 4 Golden, Shenmue 2, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Fire Emblem: Awakening, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Super Metroid, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, Half Life 2, Final Fantasy VII & X, Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne, Skies of Arcadia: Legends, Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride, Super Mario Bros. 3, Persona 3 FES, Shenmue, Resident Evil 4, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, Paper Mario, Shadow of the Colossus, KOTOR, Red Dead Redemption, Starhawk, Valkyria Chronicles, Xcom: Enemy Within, Splatoon, Ori and the Blind Forest, Super Mario 3D World, Mario Kart 8, Grandia 2, Harvest Moon: Magical Melody, Star Fox 64, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness.

I was totally trolling, we just had this thread a couple weeks ago :P

Skyward sword does have some good parts, like the ancient cistern, sand ship, time shifting and in general I like how the sword and bow function, but the majority of the game is a slog. It's the most hand holdy, padded Zelda ever, and the item pickup's repeat animations were incredibly annoying.

@Chozofication: I knew it! :P

Too bad it plays like shit and is the biggest slog the franchise ever came up with.

It's like they put Zelda and Wii sports resort in a can and shook it. Which, I did like archery and swordplay in that game at least, so they work well enough in SS. But yeah everything else, besides the whip I guess, was bad.

Something like this:

1. Half-Life 2

2. Mass Effect Trilogy

3. Bioshock

4. Halo series

5. Red Dead Redemption

6. Portal 2

7. Witcher 3

8. GTA San Andreas

9. Batman: Arkham series (Rocksteady's games)

10. Civilization V

Honourable mentions: Bioshock Infinite, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Star Wars KOTOR

• Bloodborne.
• Chrono Trigger.

The Swordplay isn't even that good, it's the same butthole ass Zelda combat, where all the enemies do is make you stand there and wait to attack since none of them are hard, except now you gotta use a control scheme that isn't as consistent as hitting a button. **** the asshole that came up with the swimming controls, same person that came up with armor lock in Halo reach and directed the sex scene of Heavy Rain. Scum of the earth.

My personal #1 is Tribes 2.

2-10 are changing in order constantly.

2. Mass Effect Series

3. Mario 64

4. Super Mario World

5. Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

6. Total Annhilation

7. Goldeneye

8. GTA 4

9. WOW

10. Phantasy Star Online

Please tell me he didn't call it quits there...

To be quite honest. That's none of your business OPie :)

• Persona 4 Golden
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
• Pokemon Gold/Silver
• The Witcher III: Wild Hunt
• Final Fantasy IV
• God of War II
• Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings

This is as far as I can get before I hit a wall. After this I have a sort of... cloud of top games of all time, instead of a specific list

@ConanTheStoner said:

@jg4xchamp said:

And Blab is a grade A, sewer scrum scrub for getting his ass whipped at the bridge by that horse riding armored demon guy. What a pusswagon.

Please tell me he didn't call it quits there...

lmao

Sega Rally - Saturn

Panzer Dragoon Saga- Saturn

Skies of Arcadia- Dreamcast.

Streets of Rage 2- Mega Drive

Jungle Strike- Mega Drive

That list could change from day to day.

Paper Mario, Paper Mario Thousand Year Door, Metroid Prime, Link to the Past, Halo Masterchief Collection, Dark Souls 1 +2, Minecraft, Majora's Mask, Ocarina of Time, Super Mario World, Banjo Kazooie, Resident Evil 4, Super Mario Galaxy, Pokemon Red, Pokemon Gold

That's all top tier for me

I found it to be the most enjoyable in the franchise. I've replayed it far more than any other Zelda thanks to it being a pure joy to play through from start to finish. I just adored it completely.

The motion controls are incredible and the game design is exceptionally brilliant throughout.

top 20 (yea I know it's overkill but w/e)

1. TLOU
2. MGSV
3. Kotor
4. Mass Effect
5. Fallout 2
6. MGS3
7. Fallout 4
8. LoZ WW
9. The Witcher 3
10. Warcraft 3 + Frozen Throne
11. Skyrim
12. Kotor 2
13. C&C Red Alert 3
14. Mass Effect 2
15. FF12
16. RE4
17. Metroid Prime
18. Dawn of War 2 + expansions
19. Until Dawn
20. Star Wars Shadows of an Empire

@charizard1605 said:

@ConanTheStoner said:

Please tell me he didn't call it quits there...

lmao

But seriously bro... that's like a crime against humanity.

It'd be like quitting Link to the Past because you got stumped in the Desert Palace. Quitting MGS3 because you couldn't get past The Pain. Imagine never finishing FFIV because you couldn't get past the Mist Dragon?

Missing out on the brilliance that is Ninja Gaiden Black because you got caught up on the 2nd boss would be a tragedy bro. I know NGB likes to take new player asses and serve them up well done, but when that game finally clicks it's nothing but finger orgasms from there on out. You go into this zen state in which the game throws impossible odds at you, but it doesn't matter because you're a fucking killing machine. No other single player game delivers that "in the zone" feeling the way NGB does for me.

To give up in the training wheels stages would be a shame.

/religious beliefs.

@Ballroompirate:

Too lazy to come up with a top 10 right now (tried to Google the last one I posted), but yeah.. MGSV is getting a spot on mine as well.

It's the most flawed ass game in my top 10, but I just can't deny the excellent shit that it does on so many levels. It's the MGS I always wanted. With the older MGS games I used to keep dozens of save files to replay different areas any time, but it was always a bummer that I couldn't have late game items/weapons in the early areas. Besides that, everything was just static. Even my favorite areas would wear thin quickly.

Now I can freely infiltrate any base, any time, with any gear I want, from any angle I want, with all kinds of curve ball factors at play. On top of the fact that the game plays way the **** better than the previous titles.

For all of its faults, it's still somewhat of a dream game. Could've been so much better, but still god damn great for what it is.

From the top of my head

• Halflife
• Quake
• Homeworld
• System Shock 2
• Resident Evil 2
• Guild Wars
• Dark Souls
• Rainbow 6: Rogue Spear
• MDK
• Quake 3
• Baldurs Gate II
• Team Fortress Classic/2
• Stalker: Shadow Of Chernobyl
• DCS: Black Shark

It'd take too long to go system by system, so I'm just going to copy and paste my usual one title per series list.

1. Streets of Rage 2 (Genesis)
2. Sonic 3 & Knuckles (Genesis)
3. Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight (PC)
4. X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter (PC)
5. Pokemon R/B/Y (GB)
6. Halo CE (Xbox)
7. Mega Man X (SNES)
8. NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn)
9. Gunstar Heroes (Genesis)
10. Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn)
11. Rodea the Sky Soldier (Wii)
12. MUSHA (Genesis)
13. Ocarina of Time (N64)
14. Metroid Prime Trilogy (Wii)
15. Age of Mythology (PC)
16. Street Fighter II: SCE (Genesis)
17. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS1)
18. Galactic Attack (Saturn)
19. Alien Soldier (Genesis)
20. Battle Mania: Daiginjou (Genesis)

I'll limit myself to my top 5.

1- Parasite Eve

2- Majora's Mask

3- Neverwinter Nights

4- Super Metroid

5- Hatsune Miku Project Diva f 2nd or Fatal Frame 2

FFIX and Dark Souls.

Keeping it one game a series:

1. Majora's Mask
2. Golden Sun: the Lost Age
3. Yoshi's Island
4. FFVII
5. SSB Melee
6. Chrono Trigger
7. Halo Reach
8. Bayonetta
9. Super Metroid
10. Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

@ConanTheStoner said:

@charizard1605 said:

@ConanTheStoner said:

Please tell me he didn't call it quits there...

lmao

But seriously bro... that's like a crime against humanity.

It'd be like quitting Link to the Past because you got stumped in the Desert Palace. Quitting MGS3 because you couldn't get past The Pain. Imagine never finishing FFIV because you couldn't get past the Mist Dragon?

Missing out on the brilliance that is Ninja Gaiden Black because you got caught up on the 2nd boss would be a tragedy bro. I know NGB likes to take new player asses and serve them up well done, but when that game finally clicks it's nothing but finger orgasms from there on out. You go into this zen state in which the game throws impossible odds at you, but it doesn't matter because you're a fucking killing machine. No other single player game delivers that "in the zone" feeling the way NGB does for me.

To give up in the training wheels stages would be a shame.

/religious beliefs.

Yeah man, it's like... like stopping Bloodborne because you died too many times in Central Yarnham or something. It's dumb is what I am saying.

Ninja Gaiden Black earns its keep, its a game that is difficult but never unfair, and there's a thrill to mastering it. To see someone give up on it so early and miss out on its brilliance, because a boss whooped their ass a couple times is legitimately sad.

Side note, I had forgotten entirely about the Mist Dragon in Final Fantasy IV. Damn, now I want to replay it again...

Aye, for me it's MGS3 on crack, I for one liked the twist in the story. I can see why it pissed people off but it makes since from what happens in a earlier Metal Gear game.

Yeah man, I've been wanting to replay it for some time now. The nostalgia factor is immense with that game. I'm just so stacked with games at the moment though. Probably wasn't a good idea to start up Fallout 1 in the middle of everything else lol.

Yeah, MGS3 on crack is about right.. maybe a bit too much Peace Walker in there, the resources/development stuff gets in the way at times. Then again, it also gives you more reason to dig into your infiltration sometimes as well. Like you have this clear cut path to your objective, but then you see a bunch of cargo containers, or a high rank soldier. Then things get complicated. Do you stay the course, or do you go out of your way to bring home the bacon? I dig that aspect of it, guess it's just a double edged sword.

But yeah, agreed on the twist man. I'm not big on the story in general, and if I ever hear the phrase "vocal chord parasites" again, I'll strangle somebody. But the twist was cool and I do appreciate how the game not only made some sense of the original MG titles, but even smoothed over a lot of things regarding what we learned of The Patriots in MGS4. It actually made Zero a very likeable guy.

@mark1974: I mispelled it somehow, it's Cobra, not Contra :D

Thanks for pointing that out!

Cobra made me spend countless hours on my good old C64

1. Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
2. Mass Effect 2
3. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
4. Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty
5. Thief: The Dark Project
6. Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven
7. World in Conflict
8. Dragon Age: Origins
9. Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne
10. Freelancer
11. Divinity: Original Sin
12. Medieval 2: Total War
13. Alan Wake
14. No One Lives Forever 2
15. Crysis
16. Company of Heroes
17. Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction
18. Deus Ex: Human Revolution
19. Splinter Cell: Double Agent
20. Assassin's Creed: Revelations
21. 007: NightFire
22. Street Fighter 2
23. Dino Crisis 2
24. Mega Man X 4
25. Resident Evil 4

PSX MGS GT GT2 ODDWORLD munch odysey oddworld abe odysey dino crisis crash bandicoot silent hill driver PES resident evil 1 2 3 legasy of kain soul reaver WII xenoblade last story zelda SS donkey kong country return epic mickey mario galaxy mario galaxy 2 dreamcast shenmue shenmue 2 resifent evil code veronica ecco the dolphin grandia 2 skies of arcadia soul calibur sonic adventure jet set radio crazy taxi MSR PS2 gta 3 gta SA gta vice city ico sillent hill 2 MGS2 MGS3 GT3 devil may cry final fantasy 10 legasy of kain blood omen jack and daxter GAME CUBE zelda TP resident evil remake resident evil 4 rresident evil zero XBOX ridick prince of persia serries mafia halo halo 2 ninja gaiden panzer dragoon orta jet grind radio max payne max payne 2 doom 3 half life 2 splinter cell 1 and chaos theory blinx fatal frame 2 oddworld munch odussey sudeki brute force PGR 1 and 2 xbox 360 tomb raider 2013 gears of war series mass effect series bbioshock series halo 3 4 reach tales of vesperia lost odyssey blue dragoon final fantasy 13 and 13-2 dark souls skyrim oblivion alan wake GTA 4 GTA 5 max payne 3 fallout 3 RDR AC SERIES borderlands 1 and 2 dragon age orange box splinter cell black list and conviction rayman legend rayman origin ninja gaiden 2 resident evil 5 forza 3 the witcher 2 amalur sillent hill home coming bayoneta saints row series just cause 2 PS3 UNCARTED series resistance series killzone 2 and 3 GOW3 INFAMOUS 1 AND 2 heavenly sword MGS4 heavy rain beyond two souls last of us batman AC batman AA demons souls ni no kuni sillent hill downpour darksiders darksiders 2 castlevaniia LOS tales of graces tales of xillia tales of xillia 2 dead space series fallout vegas deus ex human revolution valkyria chronicles ratchet and clank crack in time far cry 3 PS4 the witcher 3 bloodborne MGS5 PP fallout 4 alien isolation dragon age inguisition oddworld n tasty resident evil remake last of us GTA5 dark souls 2 infamos SS DIABLO 3 reaper of souls life is strange child of light the walkind dead series killzone SF tales of borderlands trine and trine 2 watch dogs batman AK VERY SORRY for the long list

Uncharted 2/3, The Last of Us, Jak 1-3, Super Mario World, Mega Man X, Killer Instinct (snes), Bloodborne, Super Mario Bros 3, Crash 2, Mario Galaxy, infamous.

Didn't we have a very similar thread just a few days back?

Anyway, here's my top 5 (only including one game per series):

1. Mass Effect 2

2. The Witcher 3

3. God of War 3

4. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

5. Fire Emblem: Awakening

The rest of my top 5 (in no order) are Halo: Reach, Rise of Nations, Pokemon Black/White, A Link Between Worlds and Final Fantasy IV

I'd have included the likes of Mass Effect 3, Assassin's Creed 2 and God of War 2 as well if I wasn't mentioning just one game per series.

1. Mass Effect 2

2. The Witcher 3

3. Batman Arkham City

4. Harvest Moon Back to Nature

5. Half Life 2

6. Bioshock Infinite

7. Assassin's Creed II

8. Grand Theft Auto San Andreas

9. Crash Team Racing

10. The Last of Us