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What is your favorite video game of all time?
- Thread starter Coolbgdog12
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Spec Ops isn't even in my top 10.
It would be an honorable mention, though, if I were to try and come up with that list.
GotchaForce
Member
sp: FF3/6
mp: whatever fighting game is hot, Rock Band
spectate: whatever fighter is hot though Marvel always outshines them
mp: whatever fighting game is hot, Rock Band
spectate: whatever fighter is hot though Marvel always outshines them
ElectricBlue187
Member
Knights of the Old Republic
Runners up:
Majoras Mask
Deus Ex
Runners up:
Majoras Mask
Deus Ex
Orpheus Telos
Member
Persona 3: FES
I had some extra money on PSN last summer and since I had only heard good things about it, I decided to give it a shot. Needless to say, I fell in love with it almost instantly. Everything about it; the music, characters, story, and battle system was amazing. It was also the first and only game that has actually made me cry. All in all it was the greatest impulse buy of my gaming career.
I had some extra money on PSN last summer and since I had only heard good things about it, I decided to give it a shot. Needless to say, I fell in love with it almost instantly. Everything about it; the music, characters, story, and battle system was amazing. It was also the first and only game that has actually made me cry. All in all it was the greatest impulse buy of my gaming career.
Cyberman65
Member
Kingdom Hearts 1 Final Mix.
No game will beat that for me.
No game will beat that for me.
tiggerkiddo
Member
If I can count it as one game, it would have to be Sonic 3 and Knuckles. Sonic 2 was my first videogame ever but Sonic 3 and Knuckles is the one I put the most time into. I explored every level like a hawk, discovered every secret I could, did almost everything I could in the debug mode...only thing I never did was that bloody level select code for Sonic 3...that's just insane!
The McDonalds promotion for Sonic 3 was just the start of my hype and having Sonic and Knuckles as an add on, pushed it over the edge.
The McDonalds promotion for Sonic 3 was just the start of my hype and having Sonic and Knuckles as an add on, pushed it over the edge.
Strange in Stereo
Member
Final Fantasy XII probably. I recently sold my entire PS2 game collection and this game was the only one I just couldn't get rid of.
And I still haven't played Xenoblade.
MvmntInGrn
Member
Like others have said choosing just one may be too difficult. Here are the easiest games for me to include.
Metroid Prime is the most visually stunning and moody world I've ever had the pleasure to explore and is crafted in a way that pushes you to explore without requiring abstract concepts to move forward. Its a very lonely experience with little direction and I think that is one of the reasons it can be so gripping.
Majora's Mask has rocketed to the forefront of my most favorite titles ever over the last 6 months. The time mechanic really appears daunting at first but the game gives the player numerous ways to battle this limit from songs that times passing, ability to travel to key areas instantly, and many methods of fast land travel and even fast water travel. The content is evenly split between 4 large and well designed multi-room dungeons including their excellent prologues and a myriad of side content. Its a twisted world that manages to portray very human methods of grief and coping in dire situations. I can't think of another game where I was so interested in just to engage with characters and hear what they were thinking and feeling. I also want to mention that Majora's Mask has some of the best and most haunting melodies in the series; I don't think they get enough attention.
The Souls Series pulls me in with its dark moody visuals and atmosphere but where it really shines is in its world layout and gameplay design. Few games so constantly and consistently manage to make you feel like "If I can only push a bit farther, it'll be worth it." and few games can make you teeter between excitement and anxiousness of what may lie ahead.
Making posts like this makes me wonder if games I'll love this much are sitting in my backlog. Majora's Mask is also the standout example of why I don't tend to sell games even if I'm not into them at first. I mean I probably first tried Majora's Mask more than 8 years ago before returning recently.
Also thanks OP. I haven't watched the Melee opening in awhile.
Metroid Prime is the most visually stunning and moody world I've ever had the pleasure to explore and is crafted in a way that pushes you to explore without requiring abstract concepts to move forward. Its a very lonely experience with little direction and I think that is one of the reasons it can be so gripping.
Majora's Mask has rocketed to the forefront of my most favorite titles ever over the last 6 months. The time mechanic really appears daunting at first but the game gives the player numerous ways to battle this limit from songs that times passing, ability to travel to key areas instantly, and many methods of fast land travel and even fast water travel. The content is evenly split between 4 large and well designed multi-room dungeons including their excellent prologues and a myriad of side content. Its a twisted world that manages to portray very human methods of grief and coping in dire situations. I can't think of another game where I was so interested in just to engage with characters and hear what they were thinking and feeling. I also want to mention that Majora's Mask has some of the best and most haunting melodies in the series; I don't think they get enough attention.
The Souls Series pulls me in with its dark moody visuals and atmosphere but where it really shines is in its world layout and gameplay design. Few games so constantly and consistently manage to make you feel like "If I can only push a bit farther, it'll be worth it." and few games can make you teeter between excitement and anxiousness of what may lie ahead.
Making posts like this makes me wonder if games I'll love this much are sitting in my backlog. Majora's Mask is also the standout example of why I don't tend to sell games even if I'm not into them at first. I mean I probably first tried Majora's Mask more than 8 years ago before returning recently.
Also thanks OP. I haven't watched the Melee opening in awhile.
ditto, mate. I remember rumours circulating that the fourth movie woulda been based on FOA's story. And we got stupid crystal skulls noone knows about and absurd fridge scenes instead. Sigh
Coolbgdog12
Member
I still have the case for Melee but the game I don't know what happened to it. It's literally the ONLY gamecube case I still have around.
There's been lots of games brought up that shame me because I haven't finished or started them at all. I think my gamer card is going to have some points taken off of it.
There's been lots of games brought up that shame me because I haven't finished or started them at all. I think my gamer card is going to have some points taken off of it
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Macmanus
Member
Usually when this subject comes up, I start thinking about RPGs, and that's natural considering my tastes, but honestly, Tetris Attack is an incredible game that I've been able to return to over and over again for a very long time, and it always pleases and relaxes me like no other game can.
I dated a girl who played this game exclusively and was incredibly good at it. I asked her how she became so good; she answered with simply "meth."
Hazelhurst
Member
I played some Lumines on my Vita because of this. It's so good.
terrisus
Member
First post and all that.
I still play through it regularly, and I still love it just as much as always.
Such an absolutely amazing, wonderful game.
Man, who needs meth when you're 12 years old and have unlimited free time?
I was Godlike at Tetris Attack.
GhostWriter24
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Age of Empires II / Age of Mythology / Final Fantasy VII
That's what you call the desert island 3 right there.
That's what you call the desert island 3 right there.
TheContact
Member
This is such a hard question to answer. I don't think I could single one game out.
Plenty of people have been posting unranked top 3's and whatnot. You don't have to to give your unwavering one and only.
Warm Machine
Member
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
It is game design perfection.
It is game design perfection.
Chronologically, it went:
2001-2004: Super Smash Bros. Melee(My childhood)
2005: Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker(The last of the sunshine of youth)
2006-2009: Runescape(I want to smack the fuck out of myself)
2009-2011: Civilization IV(But I only played Civ and Paradox games)
2012: Dark Souls(My good taste returns and I play vidya games once more)
If I were to rate my favorite games NOW...
1. Civilization IV(Game of the FOREVER)
2. Dark Souls
3. Earthbound
4. Super Smash Bros. Melee
5. LOZ: The Wind Waker
Other honorable mentions would be Ratchet and Clank 3, Paradox games, Mario Kart: Double Dash, the Pokemon franchise, The Witcher, and Star Wars: Battlefront I and II
2001-2004: Super Smash Bros. Melee(My childhood)
2005: Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker(The last of the sunshine of youth)
2006-2009: Runescape(I want to smack the fuck out of myself)
2009-2011: Civilization IV(But I only played Civ and Paradox games)
2012: Dark Souls(My good taste returns and I play vidya games once more)
If I were to rate my favorite games NOW...
1. Civilization IV(Game of the FOREVER)
2. Dark Souls
3. Earthbound
4. Super Smash Bros. Melee
5. LOZ: The Wind Waker
Other honorable mentions would be Ratchet and Clank 3, Paradox games, Mario Kart: Double Dash, the Pokemon franchise, The Witcher, and Star Wars: Battlefront I and II
Dion Blaster
Member
About to finish this for the first time. Keep dying against Bowser. I think it's about to find a spot in my top 5, but I'm not sure it even makes my top 3 Mario games, if that makes sense.
My Top 5 All Time:
1. Super Mario 64
2. Pokemon G/S/C
3. Super Mario Galaxy 2
4. Super Mario World
4. Super Mario Bros. 3
Dion Blaster
Member
How did you make this awesomness?
Professor Renegade
Banned
Hell, right now I would have to say Cave Story.
BruiserBear
Banned
It's really tough for me to pick one. The first thing to cross mind though would be Wave Race 64.
Dr. Acid Avatar
Member
You ask for one game and one game only? Fair enough. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
Tawney Bomb
Member
Resident Evil for PS1.
