YOUR current top ten games of all time as of 8/12/18

What are your top ten games of all time as of today? No rules, any games, any era, etc

1. Street Fighter 2 )any version)

2. Megaman 3

3. Shining Force 2

4. Chrono Trigger

5. Bloodborne

6. Diablo 3

7. Stardew Valley

8. Heroes of Might and Magic 3

9. Metal Gear Solid V

10. Streets of Rage 2

1. F.E.A.R.

2. Battlefield 2

3. Medal of Honor Allied Assault

4. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3

5. Max Payne

6. Sleeping Dogs

7. GTA IV

8. Resident Evil 4

9. Mirror's Edge

10. Crysis

1. Half-Life 2
2. Bioshock
3. Witcher 3
4. Mass Effect Trilogy
5. Portal 2
6. Halo: Combat Evolved
7. Inside
8. Red Dead Redemption
9. GTA: San Andreas
10. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Honourable mentions: Halo 2-4, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Ori & the Blind Forest, Nier Automata, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Gone Home, Bioshock Infinite

Don't have a top ten games (too many games to consider and factor for quality)

Don't have a top ten, but shenmue 1/2, OOT, BG 1/2 are probably my favourite games.

Edit: Forgot about streets of rage 2.

1) Super Mario Brothers 3

2) Torchlight 2

3) Titan Quest Ragnarok

4) Starcraft Broodwars

5) Borderlands 2

The top 5 were easy and I was able to pull them out of my head almost instantly in that order

6) Halo 3

7) Marvel Super Heros I played this in the arcades all the time!

8) Golden Axe

9) Zombie Army Trilogy

10) Cities: Skylines (Even though the DLC is stupid expensive the base game is super fun)

1. Persona 3

2. Suikoden 5

3. Starcraft

Those are games I really fond of and had real blast playing again and again. Suikoden 5 had terrible encounter rate but I still completed the game 4 times. 1 bad ending, 1 normal ending, 2 best ending. I love that game

• 1 Super Metroid
• 2 Zelda A Link to the Past
• 3 Metroid Prime 2
• 4 Star War KOTOR
• 5 Skyrim
• 6 Metal Gear 4
• 7 Mario Galaxy 2
• 8 Yoshi's Island
• 9 Casltevania 4
• 10 God of War 2

It's getting a bit that way for me too.

There's alot of really good-looking recent games that I've yet to play which look like they'd potentially shift my current top 10.

Also, with the way technology is continuously improving there's alot of upcoming games that look absolutely amazing.

@thereal25: Actually a lot that would rank up for me would be considered retro games honestly, but if I mix up all the excellent games I've played. Making a top ten would be throwing random favorites, because I like most of them with equal bearings.

• 1. Halo 2
• 2. NHL series (100+ hours every year).
• 3. World of Warcraft
• 4. Diablo 3
• 5. Super Smash Bros Melee
• 6.Halo CE
• 7. The Last of Us
• 8. The Darkness
• 9. Tales of Vesperia
• 10. Elder Scrolls Online (been playing a shit ton over the summer; who knows if this would make it a year from now).

Even with that list, there are so many other great games I've enjoyed/gone back to (Fable series, Bioshock series, Deus Ex, Bastion, Transistor, Alan Wake, etc.). I'm sure this list will change over time.

Not in perfect order, but here goes:

1) Xenogears

2) Final Fantasy VII

3) Final Fantasy VI

4) Chrono Trigger

5) World of Warcraft

6) Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete

7) Suikoden II

8) Final Fantasy IX

9) Persona 4

10) Super Mario Kart

Played most of these games back when I was a kid... It's harder to like a game as much nowadays.

They do make a valid point though.

There are too many variables to consider when someone asks what your favorite games of all time are. Do you consider the system, the story, graphics, character development, replay value, online and offline functions, sequels/prequels...this list can go on and on to what would make someone choose a game to be in their Top 3, 5, let alone their Top 10.

For the sake of the discussion, I will add my Top 3;

• NES: Super Mario Brothers; Double Dragon; Duck Hunt
• SNES: TMNT IV: Turtles in Time; Donkey Kong Country; Super Mario: Legends of the Seven Stars
• N64: StarFox 64, Turok 2; Banjo Kazooie
• Sega Genesis: Sonic 2; Zombies Ate My Neighbors; Ghouls and Ghosts
• PS1: Command & Conquer Red Alert; Jet Moto; Star Wars: Dark Forces
• PS2: SOCOM II; Ace Combat 5; Metal Gear Solid 2
• PS3: Dead Space; The Last of Us; Mass Effect (trilogy)
• PS4: Tom Clancey's: The Division; Batman: Arkham Knight, Skyrim: Remastered
• XBoxOne: Halo: The Master Chief Collection

Hm, I kind of hesitate to bring up old games - because while I may have enjoyed them at the time, they really can't hold up to today's standards.

But giving a top 10 of recent games is equally hard because I just haven't sampled enough lately to give an informed opinion!

• The Witcher 3
• Assassins Creed Origins
• Horizon Zero Dawn
• Dark Souls 3
• Red Dead Redemption
• Dragon Age Inquisition
• Skyrim The Elder Scrolls
• God of War
• Bloodborne

Played many others but reluctant to mention them in this list..

May have for gotten some too. There are so many others i could mention that are older games. Bit spoiled for choice..!!

@thereal25: A lot of today standards are graphical, a long with accessibility the latter in some cases is not all for the better. When I think of ever lasting retro games most of the 2D games renowned hold up very well.

I'm the sort of person who takes a game for what it is and not the year it's made, so I still like a lot of new games but many classics are still very fun to play.

me neither. there's just far too many to rank and compare whilst factoring in considerations like my age at time etc.

i also don't see the point of threads like this. people write out a list and then what? there's zero discussion to be had (other than why some don't have an all time top ten list)

@Macutchi: Didn't mind the favorites from each genre that was made a while ago_

Found that one breaks it down more realistically.

From what I've observed just a straight-up top ten of everything usually results in something most will change drastically over time. Even dismissing games they use to rank no.1. These lists usually mix nostalgia with 'what it did for its time', rather than factoring the actual quality of the game itself and how enjoyable it is.

When it's broken into genres on even individual systems, it's my assumption most will take the time to think how it is from a pacing and mechanical point of view. Rather than legacy and fond memories.

@RSM-HQ: yeah i think anything you can do to further categorise helps. top 10 in a genre, from your childhood, from 2018 etc. even better if there's a discussion point to it all, as opposed to just make a list

This is the beauty of older games. We all know (I would like to think we all do) older games are not going to hold a candle to games which are currently being released today. That is absolutely fine by me in my opinion. I have seen/played games which were graphically superior but was absolutely horrible when it came to gameplay. I will admit there are a lot of games that did not focus much on the development; they were more your games that allowed you to endlessly rain destruction on your enemies with no real end-game. Others; such as Resident Evil 2 developed the story. I use RE2 as an example ONLY and am not attempting to compare it to other games. My point in this response is to simply look at the variables. What you compare to today's standards are not going to be the same as mine. BUT....this is a great thing and what makes the gaming industry amazing!

Perhaps if I were just to look at fun/enjoyment I could certainly list a few games:

Street Fighter 2: very simple, yet accessible - and because of that, probably more enjoyable than today's versions.

Xcom Enemy Unknown: One of the first of it's kind; graphics were simple but it had it's charm

Master of Orion 1/2: Fairly basic by today's standards but it was very addictive

Fallout 3: Great roleplaying and was one of the first 3d rpgs

F.E.AR.: Deserves to be on the list; great action, intelligent A.I and good story/atmosphere - not to mention near-flawless multiplayer

Doom 2: A classic that people wanted to play again and again - also one of the first (or maybe THE first) mp games

Deus Ex: The original: Heheh, has to be on the list - such an epic story!

I am ashamed to admit it. Out of all the DOOM games I have played over the years, I honestly have NEVER played this game. I am saddened I was never able to play this version and I feel I have let my fellow gamers down.

@TheDarkWolf86:

Yeah, back then it was all so new. It pushed pc hardware, innovated gaming on many levels and was pretty much THE game everyone was talking about and playing!

Having said that, it's kinda hard to go back now; it's pretty basic :)

• Shenmue
• Bioshock
• Borderlands
• Dues Ex: Human Revolution
• Street Fighter Alpha 3
• Fallout 3
• Doom
• Halo Combat CE
• Dead Space
• Pokemon Red/Blue

**Shocked Face** You shut your mouth and go back and play some of those games and remember where you came from! ;-)

:) I probably should you know, sometimes I just crave a simple experience.

Yesterday I was looking through my steam library for something to play but I was too tired for all that heavy stuff. Most of my games have so many rules, so much inventory management etc. - I almost have to spend about half an hour just to remember how to play the fuckers and where I'm at in the game!

None.

Here we go -->

1. Super Mario World

2. Final Fantasy VI

3. Zombies Ate My Neighbors

4. Super Mario All-Stars

5. TMNT: Turtles in Times

6. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

7. Contra 3

6. Sparkster

7. Donkey Kong Country 2

8. Yoshies island

9. Lost Vikings

10. Super Castlevania IV

Going retro :-)

Red Alert 1

Half Life 1

Command Naval operations

Operation Flashpoint 1

Arma 3

Air land battle

C&C Tiberium Wars

Tiberian Sun

Silent Hunter 3

10. Digimon story Cyber sluth PS4/PS Vita

9. Forza Motersports 3 Xbox 360

8. Call of duty 2. Xbox 360/PC (Not modern warfare 2! Eventhough I enjoyed it)

7. Pokemon X

6. Nascar Rumble

5. Megaman Legends

4. Legend of Zelda orcana of Time

3. Saints row III

2. Ace Combat Zero the Belkan War

1. Civilization III complete.

Yeah, F.E.A.R.'s MP is so much fun people actually still play it which is pretty awesome I started playing it again last year and got the most amazing euphoric nostalgic high from it lol. These gifs are actually of me playing last December it's still damn good slomo deathmatch is my favorite.

^ I recognize both levels :)

Yep, F.E.A.R is like a spiritual experience for me. I find the voice overs, chat, radio, levels and gameplay hilarious - it's simple enough to be accessible yet complex enough to reward skill and practice.

If there's anything comparable out there I'd love to know... I've tried cs-go but it can't hold a candle!

These lists are always tough to compile. With so many games to cover, it's difficult to narrow it down to 10. While I can acknowledge the commonly agreed upon greats, they aren't necessarily my personal favourites. So I'm gonna do two lists; a top 10 influential games, and then my own personal picks.

GOAT list in no particular order:

1) Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

2) Half Life 2.

3) GTA San Andreas.

4) Tetris.

5) Super Mario 64.

6) The Witcher 3.

7) Doom.

8) Chrono Trigger.

9) Metal Gear Solid.

10) Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.

My top 10:

1) Okami.

2) Metal Gear Solid 3.

3) Celeste.

4) Super Mario Odyssey.

5) Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction.

6) Muramasa: The Demon Blade.

7) Star Wars Rogue Squadron 2: Rogue Leader.

8) Metroid Prime.

9) Burnout 3: Takedown.

10) Splatoon 2.

Not in order

Super Mario World

Final Fantasy 8, 9 and 10

Ragnarok

Diablo 2

God of War 2018

Red Dead Redemption

Grand Theft Auto V

Metal Gear Solid 3

Witcher 3