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[mysticstylez]

1. Mass Effect
2. Gears of War 2
3. Ratchet and Clank:UYA
4. SSX 3
5. Grand Theft Auto:San Andreas
6. Def Jam: Fight For New York
7. Burnout Paradise
8. Kotor
9. WoW
10.Torchlight

 

[alr1ght]

1. Uncharted 2
2. Resident Evil 4
3. Metal Gear Solid 3
4. Shadow of the Colossus
5. Killzone 2
6. God Of War 2
7. Metal Gear Solid 4
8. Ico
9. Grand Theft Auto 3
10. SSX

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Off the top of my head (and with a lot of games I have still yet to play)

1. Mother 3
2. Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4
3. Final Fantasy IX
4. Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
5. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
6. Super Mario Galaxy
7. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
8. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations
9. Civilization IV
10. Mass Effect

Ten games really isn't enough places to make a satisfactory list.

 

[Dabookerman]

No order as that's impossible.

Metal Gear Solid 2/3/4
Super Mario Galaxy
Metroid Prime
Uncharted 2
Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal
Orange Box
Warcraft 3
Smash Bros Melee/Brawl
Shadow of the Colossus
Viewtiful Joe
Ninja Gaiden
Phoenix Wright
Max Payne 1/2
Zelda Wind Waker

I'm missing loads I'm sure and this is why this is silly.

 

[jmd494]

1. Shadow of the Colossus
2. God of War 1
3. Uncharted 2
4. Amplitude - Deserves to be on more list but it probably won't make it on any others
5. ICO
6. God of War 2
7. Half-Life 2
8. Indigo Prophecy - Dumb story be damned
9. Super Stardust HD
10. Portal

 

[bradido]

No order:

Fallout 3
SMT: Nocturne
Street Fighter 4
Disgaea
Silent Hill 2
Oblivion
Bioshock
MGS 3
SKATE
Virtua Fighter 4 Evo

 

[mikeGFG]

Crackdown
Deus Ex
World of Warcraft
Ninja Gaiden Black
Devil May Cry 3

thassit.

 

[beelzebozo]

metroid prime
super mario galaxy
resident evil 4
half-life 2
portal
paper mario thousand year door
katamari damacy
cave story
zelda: the wind waker

 

[jufonuk]

too many to list for just ten, so in no order i would say:

NSMBWii
L4D 1 & 2
SFIV
Bangai-o spirits
super mario galaxy
F Zero GX
Advanced wars ds
return to castle wolfenstein
Halo 2
Mario Kart Wii & DS
max payne 1& 2
Contra IV
Vitua Fighter 5
Tetris ds
RE4
space invaders extreme ds
GTA CTW
wii sports and resort
shadow complex
metroid trilogy
dead or alive 3
dead space
dead space extraction
house of the dead over kill
House of the Dead 3
GTA IV
Ikaruga
Far Cry
Viewtiful Joe
Katamari
Geometry wars 1 + 2
Lost winds 1 + 2
nyxquest
project justice
jet set radio
Shenmue 1 + 2
Bangai-o DC EU
Tatsunoko Versus Capcom (Jap) version
Astro Boy Omega Factor
the list could go on and on so i will stop there (maybe)

 

[Balb]

Super Mario Galaxy
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Metal Gear Solid 4
Pokemon Platinum
Rez
Street Fighter IV
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Ico

 

[Mifune]

Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Completely intoxicating storyline and universe.

Assassin's Creed
Yeah, it's repetitive but I love games for their ability to transport me to another time and place, and the original AC is revelatory in that department.

Elite Beat Agents
Best portable game I've ever played.

Metal Gear Solid 2
The one that oozes batshit insanity and ingenuity and pure glorious fuck-all.

Eternal Darkness
Maybe the most perfect synthesis of character, story, and gameplay that I've ever experienced.

Mass Effect
Just an incredibly polished game from a content standpoint. Stirring and beautiful.

Bioshock
Sometimes the most amazing art design is enough.

ICO
Perfection. I've played this through a bunch of times and it's still as haunting and moving as ever. If I was numbering the list, this would be at the top.

Beyond Good & Evil
The best Zelda game of the decade.

Metroid Prime
The best realization of a 2D game in a 3D space. No idea how they did it but they did.

 

[elohel]

not sure of an order lol

metroid prime
uncharted 2
demon's souls
super mario galaxy
half life 2
portal
majora's mask
chrono cross
WoW
ninja gaiden sigma(didnt beat black, or original qq)

something along those lines?

 

[beelzebozo]

Eternal Darkness
Maybe the most perfect synthesis of character, story, and gameplay that I've ever experienced.

great pick. i love this game.

 

[Archie]

1. Rock Band 2
2. Super Smash Bros Melee
3. Everquest (Can I count this? I started with Ruins of Kunark and that did come out in 2000 >.>)
4. Team Fortress 2
5. Super Mario Galaxy
6. Zelda Twilight Princess
7. Picross DS
8. Civilization IV
9. Resident Evil 4
10. Trials HD (throwaway choice since it is fresh on the mind)

 

[Mifune]

great pick. i love this game.

Katamari should be on my list. This is way too hard.

 

[beelzebozo]

Katamari should be on my list. This is way too hard.

i picked katamari specifically because--not unlike either of the chibi-robo games--it seems to have slipped through some sort of dimensional rift, from a universe where instead of becoming all about a reckless tumble toward mature themes and seriousness, games are about crazy whimsical worlds and just making something as fun, weird, and awesome as possible. i want to step through the warp and live in that damn world.

 

[aaaaaa]

Did we really not do this yet?

Vagrant Story
DROD Journey to Rooted Hold
NYTimes Crosswords DS
Super Mario Galaxy
Rock Band
Metroid: Zero Mission
We ♥ Katamari
Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition
Metal Gear Solid 2
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

With special mentions to Return to Mysterious Island (best PC adventure game) and Peggle (best popcap game).

 

[ConcealedBlaze]

Deus Ex
Metroid Prime
Ico
Shadow of the Colossus
Majora's Mask
Okami
Silent Hill 2
Dragon Age: Origins (PC)
Half-life 2
Bioshock

Very, very honorable mentions to:

Psychonauts
Portal

 

[Loxley]

10.) Call of Duty (PC)
9.) Torchlight (PC)
8.) Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (360)
7.) Battlefield: Bad Company (360)
6.) Team Fortress 2 (PC)
5.) The Mark of Kri (PS2)
4.) Resident Evil 4 (GC)
3.) Assassin's Creed 2 (PS3)
2.) World of Warcraft (PC)
1.)



City of Heroes

World of Warcraft would normally have taken the top spot hands-down, however even though I haven't played City of Heroes seriously in over three years, it was not only the game that got me into MMO's back in early 2004, it's also the game that single-handedly got me into PC gaming, and for that I am eternally grateful

Spoiler

My forum name and avatar photo are both taken from my primary CoH character

 

[MadOdorMachine]

My favorites, not necessarily in order.

1. Sin and Punishment (N64)
2. God of War 2 (PS2)
3. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (GCN)
4. Resident Evil 4 (Wii)
5. Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 (PS2)
6. Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (GBA)
7. Mario Kart: Double Dash (GCN)
8. TimeSplitters: Future Perfect (GCN)
9. Crysis
10. Wii Sports

Most influential

1. F-Zero GX
2. Grand Theft Auto 3
3. Devil May Cry
4. KOTOR
5. Halo
6. Resident Evil 4
7. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
8. Everquest
9. Wii Sports
10. Jet Set Radio

 

[Woffls]

1) Majora's Mask***
2) Half Life 2
3) Super Mario Galaxy
4) Mass Effect
5) Metal Gear Solid 2
6) Metroid Prime
7) Shenmue
8) Max Payne
9) Halo 3**
10 Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2*

*Dreamcast version bitches. This might be changed for something else when I change my mind in a couple of minutes.
** The online is so well refined that I respect it from a design standpoint despite not playing it much any more.
*** I go back to this game and some aspects of a game just cannot age. It gets this place because I have not since played a game that has manipulated with my emotions so eloquently, or so frequently. The structure of the game is incredibly solid for such an inventive concept, and it has this bitchin' gold cartridge yo'!

 

[Lafiel]

Metroid Prime
Demon souls
Persona 4
Shin Megami Tensei : Nocturne
World of warcraft
Baldurs gate 2 SOA
Diablo 2 LOD
Ninja Gaiden Black
Mother 3
The Orange Box. (Team Fortress 2, Portal, Episode 2!)

 

[Kabouter]

I suspect none here will care about (or even read) my list, but here goes:

1. Europa Universalis III: Heir to the Throne*
2. Hearts of Iron II: Doomsday - Armageddon*
3. The Moment of Silence
4. Anno 1404
5. Startopia
6. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
7. Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword*
8. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
9. SimCity 4: Rush Hour/Deluxe*
10. Syberia

*Since add-ons for these games improved considerably on the base games, I chose to list the most recent version.

 

[nincompoop]

1. Twilight Princess
2. F-Zero GX
3. Metroid Prime
4. Prinny: Can I Really Be The Hero?
5. Jak 2
6. Metroid Prime 2
7. Paper Mario TTYD
8. Contra 4
9. Etrian Odyssey
10. Okami

 

[iconoclast]

No particular order:

Half-Life 2
Persona 4
Ouendan
Ninja Gaiden Black
Lumines
Devil May Cry 3
Street Fighter 4
Fire Pro Wrestling Returns
World of Warcraft
Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst

I was thinking of including Demon's Souls in there, but I still feel it's too soon. Maybe next time!

 

[Ikael]

In no specific order:

Civilization IV: Beyond the sword
Zone of the Enders 2
Knytt Stories
Super Mario Galaxy
Uncharted 2
Persona 3: FES
Valkyrie Silmeria
Mother 3
Ico
Rythm Tengoku

 

[kikanny]

1. Shadow of the Colossus
2. God of War II
3. Okami
4. God of War
5. Ico
6. Uncharted 2
7. Gran Turismo 3
8. Burnout Revenge
9. Metal Gear Solid 2
10. Portal

 

[MiniDitka]

In no particular order .....
1) Metroid Prime
2) LOZ:The Wind Waker
3) Devil May Cry
4) No More Heroes
5) Eternal Darkness
6) Jet Grind Radio
7) Skies Of Arcadia
8) Dead Space
9) NFL 2K5
10) Resident Evil Remake

 

[revolverjgw]

1- Metal Gear Solid 3 (PS2)
2- Warhawk (PS3)
3- Mother 3 (GBA)
4- Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
5- Deus Ex (PC)
6- Thief 2- The Metal Age (PC)
7- Silent Hill 2 (PS2)
8- Resident Evil 4 (PS2)
9- Perfect Dark (N64)
10- Splinter Cell (Xbox)

Looks like I'm the only person to list Perfect Dark so far, which is pretty shocking to me.

 

[Alaskanbullworm]

1. Team Fortress 2 - My most played game of the decade. The updates will keep me around until TF3.

2. Crackdown - The most fun I've had playing a game in years. You know a game is good when you realize you're playing it as a game. Kind of unique feeling nowadays.

3. Halo PC - The original PC version simply because it introduced me to online multiplayer games. Still has a healthy population online.

4. Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise - This along with the original is my favorite experience on the 360. One of the few games where I HAD to 100% everything. Pure pinataness.

5. Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum - Brought me back into the Pokemon land when I broke my leg 2 years ago. Hurray for broken bones.

6. Half Life 2 - Awestruck the first time I played it, even did a weekend rush through Ep 2. Pure goodness.

7. Left 4 Dead 2 - This also includes the first one, my favorite co-op games. Can leave you laughing your ass off or raging at the screen. The prefect mixture.

8. Battlefield 1942 - Introduced me to large multiplayer matches, loved them ever since.

9. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - The perfect GTA game.

10. Ghostbusters - I dunno, I loved this game to death over the summer.

 

[Drek]

No particular order:

Ico
Medieval II: Total War
Civilization IV
God of War II
Okami
Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
Soul Calibur II
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Warcraft III

 

[RebornYeti]

1. Halo: Combat Evolved
2. Halo 3
3. The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion
4. Modern Warfare 2
5. Fallout 3
6. Halo 2
7. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
8. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
9. Crackdown
10. Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

 

[Cfh123]

My favourite games of the decade all came out at the beginning:

1. Ico
2. Baldur's Gate II + Throne of Bhaal expansion
3. Icewind Dale (the first one)
4. Diabo II + LoD expansion

Others that I have thoroughly enjoyed but perhaps do not warrant being on my personal top 10 list of the decade:

- Borderlands
- House of the Dead: Overkill
- FFX
- Civ IV
- Shadowhearts (the first one)
- Rez
- Armageddon Empires
- Animal Crossing - City Folk
- Frequency and Amplitude

 

[Bidermaier]

S.T.A.L.K.E.R Shadow of Chernobyl
Eve Online
Mario Galaxy
Katamari Damacy
Trackmania
ICO
Company of Heroes
Warioware inc
Civ 4
Rhythm Tengoku

 

[jibblypop]

1. Super Mario Galaxy
2. Ikaruga
3. Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal
4. Street Fighter IV
5. Wii Sports
6. New Super Mario Bros Wii
7. Animal Crossing
8. Super Smash Bros Melee
9. Meteos
10. Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney

 

[so1337]

Ico
Flower
Shenmue
Shenmue 2
Resident Evil 4
Rythm Tengoku
Super Mario Galaxy
Beyond Good and Evil
Shadow of the Colossus
Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker

 

[flabberghastly]

1. Shadow of the Colossus
2. Metal Gear Solid 3
3. ICO
4. Mother 3
5. Flower
6. Vagrant Story
7. Deus Ex
8. Killer7
9. Okami
10. Ninja Gaiden Black

 

[BrokenSymmetry]

1. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2. Beyond Good & Evil
3. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
4. Dreamfall
5. Project Gotham Racing 4
6. Resident Evil 4
7. Guild Wars
8. Panzer Dragoon Orta
9. Halo: Combat Evolved
10. Jade Empire

The first 3 games on my list were all released in 2003, in the span of 5 months.

 

[bernardobri]

WWF No Mercy - N64
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - PS2
Call of Duty - PC
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne - PS2
Half Life 2 - PC
God of War - PS2
Jeanne d'Arc - PSP
Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2 - DS
Braid - Multi
Uncharted 2 - Among Thieves (PS3)

Runner up: ICO.

 

[Dennis]

I suspect none here will care about (or even read) my list, but here goes:

Don't sell yourself short, Kabouter :lol - I care and did read your list, and a mighty fine list it is.

I have played all the games on your list except The Moment of Silence and I have not yet bought Heir to the Throne. Soon the time will come to get back into EUIII...

 

[Aaron Strife]

No particular order:

Mario Galaxy
Twilight Princess
Pokemon Leafgreen
Kingdom Hearts II
Resident Evil 4
New SMB Wii
Portal
Bioshock
Elite Beat Agents
Any of the Phoenix Wright games

I'd also throw on Sonic Adventure 2, Punch-Out Wii and FFIV (first time I played it was on GBA) as runner-ups. Most of these I've chosen based on how many hours I've plugged into them.

 

[Crumpet Trumpet]

1) Pokemon Gold/Silver
2) Zelda: Wind Waker
3) Portal
4) Super Smash Bros Melee
5) Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
6) Elite Beat Agents
7) New Super Mario Bros Wii
8) Zelda: Twilight Princess
9) Animal Crossing
10) Super Mario Galaxy

 

[one_substance]

Deus Ex
Perfect Dark
Crysis
Rez HD
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Bioshock
Shadow of the Colossus
Portal
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Super Mario Galaxy

 

[luka]

10. Prince of Persia: SoT - It had to go on the list because it's dialogue, story and atmosphere is among if not the best in the industry.
9. Ninja Gaiden Black - 3D action perfected.
8. Shadow of the Colossus - One of the most beautiful and evocative games I've seen and pushes the hardware in unimaginable ways.
7. Freespace 2 - One of the last space sims ever made and probably the best.
6. Metal Gear Solid 3 - Unlike 4, this was the perfect balance of gameplay and story, building up to one of the most amazing endings in gaming history.
5. Silent Hill 2 - If I tried explaining why it's so incredible this would break into td;dr territory. It's awesome.
4. Quake 3 - The most revolutionary and advanced 3D engine for years after it was released, as well as the most balanced and purest incarnation of old-school deathmatch.
3. Mario Galaxy - One of the most brilliantly fun and creative games ever, and easily the best 3D platformer of all time.
2. Half Life 2 - The most refined and polished fps ever made. Redefined the concept of physical interaction in gameplay, with some of the most amazing set pieces and scripting ever.
1. Resident Evil 4 - I've played through this game half a dozen times and it's still every bit as enjoyable. Amazing level design, pitch-perfect pacing, very lengthy playtime (but not so long that it wears out it's welcome), stunning art design, brilliant difficulty balancing and visuals that are eyecatching even today. I honestly cannot think of a single flaw. It's perfect.

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

Not sure, but:

PoP: The Sands of Time
Resident Evil 4
Metroid Prime

Are high on the list.

 

[Gamecocks625]

These certainly gave me hours of single player and multi player fun:

(in no particular order, except for #1)

10. NCAA Football 2003 (PS2)
9. Virtua Tennis (Dreamcast)
8. SOCOM US Navy Seals 3 (PS2)
7. ATV Offroad Fury 2 (PS2)
6. Star Wars: Battlefront (PS2)
5. Elite Beat Agents (DS)
4. Brain Age (DS)
3. Locoroco Midnight Carnival (PSP)
2. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
1. World Soccer Winning Eleven 6 International (PS2)

 

[Curufinwe]

Persona 4 and Resident Evil 4 are tied for 1st. The rest are also-rans.

 

[Lothars]

In no particular order

Top 10

Diablo 2 + LOD
Half life 2 + episodes
Final Fantasy X
Xenosaga trilogy - I know that it's three games but I really love that series
Warcraft 3 + TFH
Metal Gear Solid 4
Fallout 3
Shadow of the Colossus
Gears of War 1 + 2 - i know it's two seperate games but both are great.
Mass Effect or KOTOR

I almost forgot but I would throw Perfect Dark on to the list

It's really difficult for me to pick and I know I picked more than 10 but hmm It's near impossible for me to pick the list.

 

[The Librarian]

1. Halo: Combat Evolved
2. Half-Life 2 + Episodes
3. BioShock
4. Super Mario Galaxy
5. The Jak and Daxter Trilogy
6. Halo 3
7. Crackdown
8. Mass Effect
9. Dead Space
10. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Once Mass Effect 2 comes out, it'll be up there, and I have a feeling BioShock 2 is going to replace Halo: CE as my favorite game of all time.

 

[KevinCow]

Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime 2
Metroid Prime 3
Metroid Zero Mission
Metroid Fusion
F-Zero GX
Mario Galaxy
Zelda: Twilight Princess
Mega Man 9
Jak 3


Or something like that.