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1. Starcraft: Brood War
2. Portal
3. Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale (the most played game on my Steam list, it is a highly underrated gem)
4. Warcraft 2
5. Bastion
6. King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow (I debated putting the first one on here instead... this series was amazing as a child and tons of hours were spent figuring out Sierra's twisted logic puzzles)
7. Quake 3 (tons of hours playing Deathmatch in this and it had quite the e-sports scene for the longest time)
8. X-COM: UFO Defense (the original X-Com basically)
9. Ultima Online (While not *the* first, it was still the first mainstream graphical MMORPG to take off, and I sunk so many hours into this world as a kid with my 14.4 Kbs modem)
10. The Witcher
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Yeeesh, sounds like fun! Hopefully people don't take this thread to seriously.
So i tried to consider all genres, making the ranking very hard. Also, i tried to not get carried away by my own fanboyism about specific time-killer of my past.
1. World Of Warcraft: The Burning Cursade
While i didn't play WoW for years and i don't know much about the current situation, i'd say the basic game itself was a mileston in gaming history. Just starting with the game, discovering this super huge world was amazing and new as something undiscovered can be. Not going into the different classes, races, quests, zones, dungeons and battlegrounds, but 40 people raids were an event for itself. And thats were The Burning Crusade could shine. Those boss-fights from Lady Vashj over Kaelthas to Illidan were a perfect mixture of a fun, challanging and teamworking experience.
2. Baldur's Gate 2
I wouldn't have guessed to place that game this high, but it's just such a roleplay monster, that kills hours and hours and hours of time. A strong story, endless side-quests, perfect game-mechanics, various living teammembers, simply perfect in its genre.
3. Half Life
Oh my, what a breakthough for FPS. This was just a crazy good game at release setting the bar for shooters to follow. Also it allowed for the development of Counter-Strike, which i didn't include in the list as an own game, but would have probably put at the same rank as HL.
4. The Secret Of Monkey Island
Now as i write about it, this game could probably be higher, because it's just perfect. The puzzles, humor, story and presentation were just top notch. If you haven't played it yet, go buy the remastered version, which has new drawn hd graphics but is apart from that identical to the original.
5. Max Payne
Putting storytelling and atmosphere on a new level. An awesome story, told through graphic-novel-like cutscenes and regular inner monologues of the protagonist. Superb atmosphere. Also: great and new (!) FPS gameplay: bullet-time.
6. Bioshock
Places after Max Payne, because Max Payne was first. Its very different but features the same strong aspects: perfect atmosphere, exceptional story and unique gameplay.
7. Starcraft: Brood War
Ok so finally here it is: the best RTS ever. While it definitly would be placed higher in a multiplayer only list, i think place 7 is good enough in a "best games of all times list".
8. Final Fantasy 7
Personally my game of all time. After 16 years, it still doesn't bore me. And while one can endlessly argue about which Final Fantasy may be the best (let's just ignore the pc-only condition for a sec) i never experienced another mechanic with equal excitement: weapons, armor, accessoirs, materia. just love it.
9. Mafia
Ok i guess i'm a bitch for great storys. Or i'm running out of ideas. But this is just awesome if you have a tiny-itzy-bitzy thing for the mafia genre. The gameplay is also great: driving cool cars, walking around in trench-coats, shooting the lovely tommy gun.
10. Anno 1404
So this i didn't even want to put here, but it is just so fucking flaweless. Everyone who likes city-building and business-simluations should get sucked in in an instant. The game starts simpel and offers one new option at a time, getting more and more challanging as time goes on and stays that way even after hours into it.
Honorable mentions in no specific order:
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Dragon Age: Origins
No One Lives Forever
Simon The Sorcerer
Deus Ex
Bastion
Portal 2
....
shit, i could go on and on and on....
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1) Rome Total War
2) Age of Empires II
3) Starcraft 2
4) Counter Strike 1.6
5) Europa Universalis 3
6) Unreal tournament 2004
7) Assassins Creed
8) Quake 3
9) Mass Effect 2
10) Left for Dead
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StarCraft: Brood War
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
Diablo II: Lord of Destruction
Counter Strike
Fifa (all of them)
C&C
Age of empires
NFS
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1: Starcraft Brood War - Best 1v1 multiplayer game
2: Counter Strike 1.6 - Best team multiplayer game
3: Diablo 2:LOD - Best time sink, incredibly satisfying game to collect loot
4: The Last Of Us - Best single player story-driven game, despite being limited by PS3's obsolete hardware and technologies. The rustling of my feels was priceless. This game was surprising and impressive in its unique ability to do that to me.
5: Chrono Trigger - Best RPG, previously my favorite SP game, may resist the test of time better than The Last Of Us.
6: Mass Effect 2 - An excellent RPG, with most of the qualities of the trilogy and none of the faults.
7: Bioshock Infinite - A great game with a fun, interesting story. A bit crippled by its largely standard gameplay.
8: Tomb Raider - Great action game which did a fine job maintaining the feeling of urgency and danger.
9: Civilization 5 - Just a fun time
10: The Witcher 2 - Fun SP game which gives a challenge. Gameplay is different from most games I play.
This is a list of games which are my favorites for my reasons. I don't like racing games, I don't like sports games, and I'm especially picky with certain genres. The list has many story-driven games, as I've been more into those lately. My list doesn't include games which I consider to be classics or games which were awesome at the time - it only includes games which I STILL consider to be amazing games.
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1. Brood War
2. Half Life 2
3. WoW (Vanilla and BC)
4. The Witcher 2
5. Quake 3
6. Half Life
7. Command & Conquer
8. Diablo2
9. Mass Effect
10. Starcraft 2
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On July 27 2013 12:38 Djzapz wrote:
1: Starcraft Brood War - Best 1v1 multiplayer game
2: Counter Strike 1.6 - Best team multiplayer game
3: Diablo 2:LOD - Best time sink, incredibly satisfying game to collect loot
4: The Last Of Us - Best single player story-driven game, despite being limited by PS3's obsolete hardware and technologies. The rustling of my feels was priceless. This game was surprising and impressive in its unique ability to do that to me.
5: Chrono Trigger - Best RPG, previously my favorite SP game, may resist the test of time better than The Last Of Us.
6: Mass Effect 2 - An excellent RPG, with most of the qualities of the trilogy and none of the faults.
7: Bioshock Infinite - A great game with a fun, interesting story. A bit crippled by its largely standard gameplay.
8: Tomb Raider - Great action game which did a fine job maintaining the feeling of urgency and danger.
9: Civilization 5 - Just a fun time
10: The Witcher 2 - Fun SP game which gives a challenge. Gameplay is different from most games I play.
This is a list of games which are my favorites for my reasons. I don't like racing games, I don't like sports games, and I'm especially picky with certain genres. The list has many story-driven games, as I've been more into those lately. My list doesn't include games which I consider to be classics or games which were awesome at the time - it only includes games which I STILL consider to be amazing games.
PC games, dude!
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Picking a top 10 is quite tough. It's hard to strike a balance between games that are objectively good and games I enjoyed the most.
1. Warcraft 3
2. Half Life
3. Starcraft Broodwar
4. Heroes of Might and Magic III
5. Starcraft 2
6. Portal
7. Skyrim
8. Diablo
9. Baldur's Gate II
10. Fallout 3
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On July 27 2013 13:33 Brett wrote:Show nested quote +On July 27 2013 12:38 Djzapz wrote:
1: Starcraft Brood War - Best 1v1 multiplayer game
2: Counter Strike 1.6 - Best team multiplayer game
3: Diablo 2:LOD - Best time sink, incredibly satisfying game to collect loot
4: The Last Of Us - Best single player story-driven game, despite being limited by PS3's obsolete hardware and technologies. The rustling of my feels was priceless. This game was surprising and impressive in its unique ability to do that to me.
5: Chrono Trigger - Best RPG, previously my favorite SP game, may resist the test of time better than The Last Of Us.
6: Mass Effect 2 - An excellent RPG, with most of the qualities of the trilogy and none of the faults.
7: Bioshock Infinite - A great game with a fun, interesting story. A bit crippled by its largely standard gameplay.
8: Tomb Raider - Great action game which did a fine job maintaining the feeling of urgency and danger.
9: Civilization 5 - Just a fun time
10: The Witcher 2 - Fun SP game which gives a challenge. Gameplay is different from most games I play.
This is a list of games which are my favorites for my reasons. I don't like racing games, I don't like sports games, and I'm especially picky with certain genres. The list has many story-driven games, as I've been more into those lately. My list doesn't include games which I consider to be classics or games which were awesome at the time - it only includes games which I STILL consider to be amazing games. PC games, dude!
Brett 8/10 will have to do... 9/10 considering that Chrono Trigger can easily be emulated on PC.
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1. Starcraft: Brood War
2. Starcraft2
3. Counterstrike
4. Half life
5. WoW: The Burning Crusade
6. Super Smash Brothers Melee
7. Diablo 2
8. Heroes of Might and Magic 3
9. Total Annhiliation
10. Tyrian
Explanations in spoiler.
+ Show Spoiler +1. IMO the best RTS ever made. This game has so much depth it's insane. Regardless of whether or not the game is intentionally this good (some of the retarded mechanics and unit movements are what makes the game amazing), it's phenomenal.
2. Everything about #1 except less by a fair amount.
3. I love Counterstrike. I've played it since I was like 8 years old or something, and I still play now.
4. The first time I played Half Life I thought it looked incredible, and I still do.
5. The height of WoW, IMO. I played WoW a fuckton, and BC was my favourite expansion. In fact I quit after I played some WolK. BC had it all, man; it had it all. I think it was pretty inevitable that the game would get worse after BC, since the items scaled pretty retardedly from Vanilla to BC, but BC had the perfect amount of satisfying gameplay, difficulty, and community.
6. What a sick party game to play with friends, but a lot of people don't realize how much depth Melee has; it's nuts. This game is HARD! Once you start learning all of the tech skill and trying to do it you realize how incredibly the pros are. Like if you watch for the first time you see fox jump and do a back air and then use the reflector, but if you know what you're watching you actually just saw a short hop-bair-fastfall-Lcancel-shine-wavedash in like a second. Fast hand speed, quick reactions, decision making and fucking sweet action.
7. Diablo 2 is fucking cool. I've dumped a lot of childhood into this game, and it was all worth it. I think one of the coolest parts about this game is the fact that gold is worth nothing, and you have to go find other players to trade with. You also have to get run through stuff and grind runs with people, so you're forced to play with others. I played Diablo 3 the whole game through and never played with another person... I don't even know how to join a public game.
8. The music, the graphics, the sfx, the monsters. Dope. People don't usually think about how important it is to have really satisfying menu clicks in a game, and this is a game where it really counts. Man. What a sweet game.
9. HAVE YOU PLAYED THIS GAME???? I dunno what this game is like when you're remotely good at it, but I would just describe it as fucking sweet gut visceral action. Shit just blows up. Awesome. The resource system is so cool... you can turn energy into ore! Plus you can mine trees and rocks and dead robots for resources! SICK! This is one of those games where there's a million things to do all at once, so you can feel overwhelmed, but who gives a shit because you're running your K-bots around killing shit!
10. Tyrian. So sick. Ballin' music, sfx, fast pace, blowing shit up.
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On July 27 2013 10:51 Unleashing wrote:
1. Dota/Dota2
2. Vampire: The masquerade - Bloodlines
3. Half Life 1
4. Warcraft 3
5. Monster Girl Quest
6. Pokémon Yellow
7. Bastion
8. Monster Girl Quest
9. Ratchet & Clank
10. The Elder SCrolls III: Morrowind.
Note:This isn't my actual top 10, but just use it as though it was. These were just 10 games i love that i listed in the order that i remembered them in.
Isn't monster girl quest some ero game?
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1. A Link to the Past
2. OOT
3. A Link to the Past
4. A Link to the Past
5. A Link to the Past
6. A Link to the Past
7. A Link to the Past
8. A Link to the Past
9. A Link to the Past
10. A Link to the Past
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On July 27 2013 15:54 Roflhaxx wrote:+ Show Spoiler +On July 27 2013 10:51 Unleashing wrote:
1. Dota/Dota2
2. Vampire: The masquerade - Bloodlines
3. Half Life 1
4. Warcraft 3
5. Monster Girl Quest
6. Pokémon Yellow
7. Bastion
8. Monster Girl Quest
9. Ratchet & Clank
10. The Elder SCrolls III: Morrowind.
Note:This isn't my actual top 10, but just use it as though it was. These were just 10 games i love that i listed in the order that i remembered them in. Isn't monster girl quest some ero game?
Shh you'll give it away
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On July 27 2013 11:09 GeneralStan wrote:Show nested quote +On July 27 2013 10:51 Unleashing wrote:
1. Dota/Dota2
2. Vampire: The masquerade - Bloodlines
3. Half Life 1
4. Warcraft 3
5. Monster Girl Quest
6. Pokémon Yellow
7. Bastion
8. Monster Girl Quest
9. Ratchet & Clank
10. The Elder SCrolls III: Morrowind.
Note:This isn't my actual top 10, but just use it as though it was. These were just 10 games i love that i listed in the order that i remembered them in. I'm afraid titles that have not been released on the PC are not available options.
Yea, played them emulated on PC so i kind of sweat out the no-PC thingy. Updated and changed it now.
On July 27 2013 15:54 Roflhaxx wrote:Show nested quote +On July 27 2013 10:51 Unleashing wrote:
1. Dota/Dota2
2. Vampire: The masquerade - Bloodlines
3. Half Life 1
4. Warcraft 3
5. Monster Girl Quest
6. Pokémon Yellow
7. Bastion
8. Monster Girl Quest
9. Ratchet & Clank
10. The Elder SCrolls III: Morrowind.
Note:This isn't my actual top 10, but just use it as though it was. These were just 10 games i love that i listed in the order that i remembered them in. Isn't monster girl quest some ero game?
It is, but so what? It has good and likable characters, an enjoyable story and good interaction between characters.
It is by far a story-driven game.
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1. Heroes of Might and Magic 2
I started playing this game in 1996, still playing it occasionally. In total I've spent more time on it than any other game, probably in the thousands of hours. It's a huge step up on its predecessor and the template for the much better known HoMM3. The gameplay is leaner, harsher, and all of the faction and units feels more unique, making it my favourite of the series.
2. StarCraft: Brood War
Epic single player and 10 years worth of multiplayer for me. Since this is TL, no need to detail its qualities.
3. Unreal Tournament
A classic for both competitive players and casual fans like me. The great variety of modes and mods means you need not be a twitch master to enjoy yourself online for years. The gritty industrial look is a nice touch, and the voice acting is the best I've seen in any game whatsoever. And the impact hammer is just a genius design.
4. Fallout
The first and best of the series, with the greatest atmosphere of ruin and desolation(Fallout 2 overdid it with the jokes). The time limit on the main quest gives it a tension that all the later game lacks. Also has the most flexible structure - in my first playthrough I stumbled on the final boss and killed him mid-game without even knowing, just "wow why is there this guy with such a deep backstory in the middle of nowhere".
5. Freespace 2
Imagine Brood War from a wraith's viewpoint, flying around trying to keep away the scouts while the BCs and carriers duke it out. There is only one word to describe it: epic. The gameplay itself is only good (physics is practically non-existent), but the sheer atmosphere and scale of battles raises the game to be great. It's proof that you don't need great graphics to create incredible immersion. The campaign rivals Brood War's in scope and drama, and the missions even affect each other based on your performance.
6. Mass Effect
I admit that the sequel has better gameplay and more fleshed out characters, but this game beats it hands down in terms of storyline and subplots. The game is packed with epic, experience-defining moments (fall of the matriarch, the nuke, and the oh so breathtaking spacewalk) and provides some thought-provoking plot points (the sentient tree, dialogue with the Reaper, the rationality of Saren, the role of the Keepers). Overall a great sci-fi, whereas the sequel is more of a thriller/fantasy set in space.
7. Half-life
I don't even like FPS that much, but this game is just engrossing. For a linear game there is a remarkable sense of exploration, and there is never a dull moment when you think "ok let's just get to the next part". Too bad I've never got past the giant alien spider, so I don't know how it ends. But that probably can't take away from the game's greatness.
8. Jagged Alliance
When your special force team consists of a Russian major who doesn't speak English, a half-crazy Cuban bomber, a Schwarzenegger clone who acts like a man-child, and a drug addict who can't even shoot - all of whom you've picked yourself - you just know this is a great game. The gameplay is very unforgiving though, not only do your soldiers die quickly, but practically any shot taken will disable them for at least the remainder of the mission. But if you can get through the saving and loading without breaking your keyboard, it's a game with incredible freedom and depth of gameplay.
9. Borderlands
A refreshing take on the grind-your-gear genre where everything is really well done, from the comic style, the gameplay, weapons and skills, and the huge amount of content. Perfect if you just want to have fun.
10. Gears of War
The modern-day Contra, enough said.
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1.Broodwar, Chess, Poker
in the future, Titan will be game nr.1
The triangle is the ultimate form of balance
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1) Diablo II
2) Warcraft III
3) Starcraft II
4) DotA / DotA 2
5) World of Warcraft
6) Counter Strike 1.6
7) Age of Empires II
8) Sim City 2000
9) The Sims
10) Age of Mythology
[11) Titan Quest - i freaking love the game :D]
(latest expansions of the games)
I never played broodwar back in the days, so i cant judge it. but playing it now, i dont get a whole lot of fun out of it honestly.
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1. Final Fantasy 7 (pc version)
2. Broodwar
question...
can we have an entry for "a mud/mush/text-based game"? i'm sure that each person who has played a mud will consider it in their top 5 list of games they've ever played, due to the insane scope and detail that many muds contain. ill add it to my list and if other people add it then i guess itll be a valid entry
3. a MUD/MUSH/text-based game
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1. Broodwar
2. Half Life
3. Half Life 2
4. Diablo 2
5. Starcraft 2
6. Witcher 2
7. Team Fortress 2
8. Portal
9. Quake 3
10. Civilization IV
I know realize how much responsibility Valve and Blizzard share in who I grew up to be. Haha
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On July 28 2013 02:03 FFGenerations wrote:
1. Final Fantasy 7 (pc version)
2. Broodwar
question...
can we have an entry for "a mud/mush/text-based game"? i'm sure that each person who has played a mud will consider it in their top 5 list of games they've ever played, due to the insane scope and detail that many muds contain. ill add it to my list and if other people add it then i guess itll be a valid entry
3. a MUD/MUSH/text-based game
Can't argue with that.
Hard to pick which individually would fit on a list, since it would probably just depend on what each person had played.
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