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SpikeStarcraft
Profile Joined October 2011
Germany2095 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-18 21:47:17
November 16 2012 01:37 GMT
#1
Final Voting is going to be over here, since i wasnt able to put all this together.

This is a reactionary thread to Vote in TIME magazine - Best video game because a lot of people critizised that the time's editorial departement has no clue about video games and has an incomplete selection of games.

So this poll will be different. You have time until sunday to nominate your favourite games of all time and then we start the vote. If i feel the selection might still be incomplete i could extend it to a week.
I included half of the nominations now.. pretty exhausting, so i take a break. If you nominate a new title plz consider scanning the nomination list, if its already there or if it has no chance of competing. If thats the case, plz dont nominate that title. Feel free to give feedback if we need even more categories, if we should split or merge categories. Consider that categories should neither be too big or too small. and if categories are corectly listed.

Nomination period pending

Nomination List: (last update: November 16 2012 15:46)
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Strategy:
Starcraft
Starcraft 2
Warcraft 3
Supreme Commander
Age of Empires 2
Dawn of War
Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty
Myth: The Fallen Lords
Dota
Dota 2
League of Legends
Company of Heroes
C&C
Commandos
Total Annihilation

Strategy / Simulation
Sim City 2000
Civilization
Master of Orion 2
Civilization IV
King's Bounty
Heroes of Might & Magic
Jagged Alliance 2
UFO: Enemy Unknown
Alpha Centauri
Tactic Ogre
Sangokushi V

Shooter:
Unreal
Unreal Tournament
Call of Duty
Call of Duty 2
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Halo
Halo 2
Half-Life
Half-Life 2
Counter-Strike
Quake
Quake 2
Quake 3
Battlefield 1942
Battlefield 2
Battlefield BC2
Rez
Gears of War
Team Fortress 2
Borderlands
Bayonetta
medal of honor allied assault
DayZ
R-Type 3

Action-Adventure:
Grand Theft Auto III
GTA San Andrews
Gta Vice City
Marathon
Resident Evil
Goldeneye 007
Metal Gear Solid
Thief: The Dark Project
Splinter Cell
BioShock
Portal
Batman: Arkham City
Mass Effect 3
Dark Souls
MAFIA: City of Lost Heaven
Mega Man
Hitman
james bond nightfire
Goldeneye
Perfect Dark

Horror
Devil May Cry
Doom
Silent Hill
Resident Evil
Resident Evil II
Resident Evil IV
Amnesia The Dark Descent
Slender
Parasite Eve
Doom 3

RPG:
Chrono Trigger
Morrowind
Oblivion
Skyrim
Final Fantasy I
Final Fantasy 6
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy Tactics
World of Warcraft
Ultima Online
EverQuest
Diablo II
Deus Ex
Mass Effect
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Baldurs Gate
Baldur's Gate II
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Demon’s Souls
Planescape: Torment
Fallout
Fallout 2
Fallout 3
Planescape: Torment
Dragon Age: Origins
Might & Magic 3
Neverwinter Nights
Neverwinter Nights 2
Dragon Warrior III
fire emblem
Skies of Arcadia

MMO
Ultima Online
Everquest
World of Warcraft
Guild Wars
City of Heroes
Aion

Arcade:
Sonic the Hedgehog
Super Mario 64
Super Mario World
Ōkami
Cave Story
Pokemon
Cave Story
Braid
Donkey Kong
Pac-Man
Kirby's Dream Course

Casual
Animal Crossing
Angry Birds
Katamari Damacy
Guitar Hero
Little Big Planet
Desktop Tower Defense
Rock Band
Dance Dance Revolution
Audiosurf
Sims
Minecraft
Terraria
Solitaire
Minesweeper
Microsoft Pinball
Mario Party

Fighting
Street Fighter
Street Fighter II
Mortal Kombat
Tekken
Tie-fighter
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Garou Mark of the Wolf
The King of Fighters 96
The King of Fighters 98
WWF No Mercy
WCW/NWO Revenge
Marvel vs. Capcom 2

Sports
NBA Jam
Madden NFL 95
Wii Sports
FIFA 98

Racing:
Mario Kart
TrackMania
Gran Turismo 3

Adventure
Tomb Raider
Grim Fandango
Ico
Assassins Creed
Metroid Prime
Shadow of the Colossus
Flower
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Monkey Island
Monkey Island 2
Indiana Jones 4
Maniac Mansion
Day of the Tentacle
King's Quest 5
Quest for Glory 5
Day of the Tentacle

Classics: (before 1990)
The Oregon Trail
Hunt the Wumpus
Pong
Breakout
Space Invaders
Adventure
Asteroids
Battlezone
Defender
Pac-Man
Zork
Castle Wolfenstein
Centipede
Donkey Kong
Frogger
Galaga
Tempest
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Joust
Pitfall!
King’s Quest
Lode Runner
M.U.L.E.
Paperboy
Tetris
Super Mario Bros.
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
Castlevania
The Legend of Zelda
Metroid
OutRun
Contra
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards
Mega Man
NetHack
Punch-Out!!
Tecmo Bowl
Prince of Persia




Poll: Should we exclude SC2/ Broodwar / Dota 2?

Yes, results would be biased! (785)
 
81%

No, we are objective! (190)
 
19%

975 total votes

Your vote: Should we exclude SC2/ Broodwar / Dota 2?

(Vote): Yes, results would be biased!
(Vote): No, we are objective!



Poll: Do we need categories like best strategy game etc.?

Yes! (716)
 
93%

No! (51)
 
7%

767 total votes

Your vote: Do we need categories like best strategy game etc.?

(Vote): Yes!
(Vote): No!



Poll: List Game series only once?

No we need to specify! e.g. Call of Duty Modern Warfare (520)
 
65%

Yes only list series once! e.g. Call of Duty series (282)
 
35%

802 total votes

Your vote: List Game series only once?

(Vote): Yes only list series once! e.g. Call of Duty series
(Vote): No we need to specify! e.g. Call of Duty Modern Warfare

Taekwon
Profile Joined May 2010
United States8155 Posts
November 16 2012 01:39 GMT
#2
Well it's not like the critiques are not without cred

Video gaming isn't eaxactly TIME's forte...
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TAMinator
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia2706 Posts
November 16 2012 01:39 GMT
#3
Knowing your posting a thread in a SC/SC2/DotA2 forum, wouldn't you think the bias would skew the results? If you want something objective, making a poll here wont be it.
SpikeStarcraft
Profile Joined October 2011
Germany2095 Posts
November 16 2012 01:46 GMT
#4
thats why i consider excluding them :D
GolemMadness
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Canada11044 Posts
November 16 2012 01:48 GMT
#5
After Starcraft, Quake 2. Quake 2 is king.
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Probe1
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States17920 Posts
November 16 2012 01:50 GMT
#6
It would be impossible to objectively assign a value to all video games ever made. It ignores age, personality, talent, even gender. Every person has their own unique tastes. Trying to rank every game in one big list would just replicate the standard Mario Half Life Halo CoD Starcraft lists you see come up every year.
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Picklebread
Profile Joined June 2011
808 Posts
November 16 2012 01:51 GMT
#7
SKYRIM!
SpikeStarcraft
Profile Joined October 2011
Germany2095 Posts
November 16 2012 01:52 GMT
#8
we arent objectively assigning a value. This is a public opinion poll.
Kooun
Profile Joined January 2009
Canada260 Posts
November 16 2012 01:52 GMT
#9
what happened to maple story? =[
DarkInfinity
Profile Joined July 2011
121 Posts
November 16 2012 01:52 GMT
#10
Skyrim and KOTOR both have taken hundreds of hours of my life. And I'm okay with this.
And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee!
B.I.G.
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
3251 Posts
November 16 2012 01:52 GMT
#11
This vote can never be taken serious as long as Ocarine of Time isn't on the list.
TrickyGilligan
Profile Joined September 2010
United States641 Posts
November 16 2012 01:53 GMT
#12
Nominations:

Best RPG
Planescape: Torment
Fallout
Fallout 2

Best FPS (sort of?)
Deus Ex

Best flight sim
Tie-fighter

Best turn based game (4x? Grand strategy?)
Master of Orion 2
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Chewbacca.
Profile Joined January 2011
United States3634 Posts
November 16 2012 01:53 GMT
#13
OOT
Super Meteroid Prime
Myst
Donkey Kong 64
Pokemon Red/Blue
mordk
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Chile8385 Posts
November 16 2012 01:54 GMT
#14
Dark Souls
Baldur's Gate Series
Planescape: Torment
Myst
WniO
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2706 Posts
November 16 2012 01:55 GMT
#15
LIMBO!
Praetorial
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States4241 Posts
November 16 2012 01:57 GMT
#16
Mass Effect 2
Team Fortress 2
Diablo II
Audiosurf

are my nominations
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Slackzftw
Profile Joined November 2012
Germany361 Posts
November 16 2012 01:57 GMT
#17
I think it will be very hard to get down to the best X Games for a vote.

My Top5 favorites of all-time are:
#1 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
#2 MAFIA: City of Lost Heaven
#3 Dragon Age: Origins
#4 DeusEx
#4 Fallout 3
SpikeStarcraft
Profile Joined October 2011
Germany2095 Posts
November 16 2012 02:01 GMT
#18
btw is it true that we can only have polls with 12 options here? thats quite limiting :/
and it would make it a hell lot easier to create polls if you would add categories too. i dont know the genre of every game out there^^
Cush
Profile Joined September 2010
United States646 Posts
November 16 2012 02:05 GMT
#19
Motherfucking Cod4 baby. Man that game was awsome when it came out.
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jdseemoreglass
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States3773 Posts
November 16 2012 02:09 GMT
#20
Nominations:

RPG: Final Fantasy VII
Strategy: Civilization IV

Does chess count as a video game?
"If you want this forum to be full of half-baked philosophy discussions between pompous faggots like yourself forever, stay the course captain vanilla" - FakeSteve[TPR], 2006
Belha
Profile Joined December 2010
Italy2850 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 02:15:12
November 16 2012 02:13 GMT
#21
That RPG nomination is hilarious lol.

RPG:
Baldur's Gate II
Planetscape: Torment
Mass Effect
KOTOR
Chrono Trigger

RTS: Worthless, just pick SC:bw

FPS: I'm not enough hardcore to pick.

Oh and please, add a Adventure/Action list

On November 16 2012 11:09 jdseemoreglass wrote:
Does chess count as a video game?


Nope, chess is beyond videogames, is a sport.

Chicken gank op
SpearWrit
Profile Joined February 2011
United States300 Posts
November 16 2012 02:14 GMT
#22
Metal Gear Solid
Mass Effect series
Final Fantasy I
Diablo
Diablo II
Team Fortress 2
Mega Man series
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MichaelDonovan
Profile Joined June 2011
United States1453 Posts
November 16 2012 02:16 GMT
#23
Ocarina of Time of course.
Terranasaur
Profile Joined May 2011
United States2085 Posts
November 16 2012 02:17 GMT
#24
No Chronotrigger?

List not valid.

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Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
November 16 2012 02:18 GMT
#25
Baldurs Gate 2
WIllBIll
Profile Joined June 2011
590 Posts
November 16 2012 02:29 GMT
#26
Metal Gear Solid god damnit.

Zocat
Profile Joined April 2010
Germany2229 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 02:35:02
November 16 2012 02:29 GMT
#27
You can probably make a poll on a third party poll website to circumvent the 12 options restriction. And just link to it then.

I'm also not sure if we should use all versions from a series? As in Age of Empires 1, 2, 3 but i.e. only WC 3.
Would anyone really say Q1 was better than Q2/Q3? I dont know.

Best Shooter:
Unreal
Unreal Tournament

Best RPG:
Might & Magic 3
Neverwinter Nights (1? 2?)
Final Fantasy 6
Betrayal at Krondor (none of you will vote this piece of awesomeness )
shitton of other games you kids dont know about and therefore never vote!

Best Adventure:
Monkey Island (1 & 2)
Indiana Jones 4
Maniac Mansion
Day of the Tentacle (MM 2)
King's Quest (havent played all so cannot say which one was the best, for me 5)
Quest for Glory 5

Best Stealther (?)
Deus Ex (I'd put it there... dont know)
Thief 2
Metal Gear Solid (I dont know which one^^)
Splinter Cell (again no idea which one)
Hitman (maybe?)

Best RTS:
Dawn of War
Company of Heroes

Best turn based strategy:
King's Bounty
Heroes of Might & Magic
Jagged Alliance 2
UFO: Enemy Unknown
Alpha Centauri
Civilization

Best Indie:
Minecraft
Terraria

Best MMO:
Ultima Online
Everquest

I actually liked the "Best Freetime" sort of category from the TIMES list:
Angry Birds
Solitaire
Minesweeper
Microsoft Pinball

Best fighting game:
SSBM
SSBB (lol!)
Street Fighter
Diks
Profile Joined January 2010
Belgium1880 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 03:05:41
November 16 2012 03:04 GMT
#28
Here's my list per genre :

RPG : Baldur's gate
FPS : Half Life
RTS : Warcraft 3 (hard to not scream BROOOD WAAAAAAR)
Fighting game : Garou Mark of the Wolf
Hack'n Slash : Diablo 2
Racing game : TrackMania
Platform : Super Metroid
Other : Minecraft

I'm all about the classics
Essbee
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Canada2371 Posts
November 16 2012 03:08 GMT
#29
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
GolemMadness
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Canada11044 Posts
November 16 2012 03:10 GMT
#30
On November 16 2012 11:09 jdseemoreglass wrote:
Nominations:

RPG: Final Fantasy VII
Strategy: Civilization IV

Does chess count as a video game?


Only if it's BATTLE CHESS.
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CeriseCherries
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
6170 Posts
November 16 2012 03:11 GMT
#31
POKEMONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Remember, no matter where you go, there you are.
WightyCity
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada887 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 03:14:03
November 16 2012 03:13 GMT
#32
mortal kombat 1
90% watching it 8% talking about it and 2% playing it - sc2
]343[
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States10328 Posts
November 16 2012 03:14 GMT
#33
ocarina of time

super smash bros. melee

sc:bw
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ragz_gt
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
9172 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 03:33:33
November 16 2012 03:16 GMT
#34
RPG:
Zelda Ocarina of Time
Zelda Twilight Princess
DQ III
DQ IV
FFVI
FFVII
Chrono Trigger

Silent Hill
MGS
DMC
Resident Evil II
Resident Evil IV
Parasite Eve

TBS:
Tactic Ogre
FFT
Heroes of Might & Magic III

Strategy / Sim
C&C
Age of Empire II
SC
Civ II
Civ IV
Sim City 2000
Sangokushi V

Fighting:
Street Fighter II
KOF 96
KOF 98
SSM

FPS:
Counter Strike
Doom 3

MMO:
FFXI
EVE online
I'm not an otaku, I'm a specialist.
Tewks44
Profile Joined April 2011
United States2032 Posts
November 16 2012 03:17 GMT
#35
Definitely need to specify instead of list series. It would be a travesty if all Mario games got lumped into one category, because some of the Mario games stand above most other games in the series. (Super Mario bros. III for example)
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Tatari
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States1179 Posts
November 16 2012 03:18 GMT
#36
People.

y u no mention fire emblem
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FlyingToilet
Profile Joined August 2011
United States840 Posts
November 16 2012 03:20 GMT
#37
just put starcraft and super mario world or the series on the list and i will be happy
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Tewks44
Profile Joined April 2011
United States2032 Posts
November 16 2012 03:20 GMT
#38
Dawn of War (based on the warhammer 40k universe)
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Jockmcplop
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United Kingdom9632 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 03:26:07
November 16 2012 03:21 GMT
#39
Best Shooter:
COD4 (say what you want, its an amazing game, and set formula for so many clones its unreal)
Goldeneye
HOW coudl i have forgotten Jedi Knight - Maybe the best level design of any shooter i have ever played

Best RPG:
Never really played many RPGs tbh

Best Adventure:
Monkey Island 2
Day of the Tentacle
Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Best Stealther
Deus Ex
Thief 2
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory


Best RTS:
Commandos
Company of Heroes

Best turn based strategy:
UFO: Enemy Unknown
Civilization IV


Best fighting game:
Street Fighter 2
WWF No Mercy
WCW/NWO Revenge
RIP Meatloaf <3
Reason
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United Kingdom2770 Posts
November 16 2012 03:24 GMT
#40
This might be a crazy idea but why not do the poll by series first and then take the winning series and then have a seperate vote on the best in the series to find the best game?

This would allow people who didn't vote for that particular series as their favourite to have their say about which particular one is best, I think the results would be more inclusive and credible as a result.
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DyEnasTy
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States3714 Posts
November 16 2012 03:24 GMT
#41
Ok first off you need Battlefield series in the fps list, and Mass Effect series in the rpg list.
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aznball123
Profile Joined February 2012
2759 Posts
November 16 2012 03:24 GMT
#42
ZELDA!
Mmm, what to watch.
jdseemoreglass
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States3773 Posts
November 16 2012 03:24 GMT
#43
Oh man, I forgot about Commandos. That game was phenomenal. Never could beat it though, time to open up pb.
"If you want this forum to be full of half-baked philosophy discussions between pompous faggots like yourself forever, stay the course captain vanilla" - FakeSteve[TPR], 2006
ragz_gt
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
9172 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 03:26:10
November 16 2012 03:25 GMT
#44
On November 16 2012 12:24 Reason wrote:
This might be a crazy idea but why not do the poll by series first and then take the winning series and then have a seperate vote on the best in the series to find the best game?

This would allow people who didn't vote for that particular series as their favourite to have their say about which particular one is best, I think the results would be more inclusive and credible as a result.


Because alot genre are dominated by a few series, limit to one per series doesn't make sense.
I'm not an otaku, I'm a specialist.
Cloud9157
Profile Joined December 2010
United States2968 Posts
November 16 2012 03:25 GMT
#45
This thread should be renamed Legend of Zelda vs Metal Gear Solid imo. Easily the two best franchises I've ever had the pleasure of playing.
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Antifate
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States415 Posts
November 16 2012 03:28 GMT
#46
The fact that no one has mentioned Tetris has kind of broken my heart. The game is so simple and clean, but it's competitive depth and the rewards you get for investing your time into it are amazing. Probably the most popular game of all time, if not the best.
No one is taller than the last man standing.
bpat
Profile Joined September 2011
United States157 Posts
November 16 2012 03:29 GMT
#47
Nominations:

FPS: Bioshock
MMO: Guild Wars 2
RTS: Total Annihilation
Reason
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United Kingdom2770 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 03:44:13
November 16 2012 03:32 GMT
#48
Snes

Sim City
Biker Mice from Mars
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario 2 + 3
NBA Jam
Donkey Kong Country
Kirby's Dream Course
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
.....

I'm going to stop now while I still can.


On November 16 2012 12:25 ragz_gt wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 16 2012 12:24 Reason wrote:
This might be a crazy idea but why not do the poll by series first and then take the winning series and then have a seperate vote on the best in the series to find the best game?

This would allow people who didn't vote for that particular series as their favourite to have their say about which particular one is best, I think the results would be more inclusive and credible as a result.


Because alot genre are dominated by a few series, limit to one per series doesn't make sense.

My response was to the 3rd poll in the OP, instead of doing one or the other, we do the former and then the latter. For each genre. There are no "limits".
Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.
Yom
Profile Joined May 2011
United States8 Posts
November 16 2012 03:32 GMT
#49
The fact that City of Heroes is not in the MMO category is sickening
Discarder
Profile Joined July 2012
Philippines411 Posts
November 16 2012 03:35 GMT
#50
GTA San Andreas
Hitman Blood Money
Call of Duty Black Ops
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Najda
Profile Joined June 2010
United States3765 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 03:38:49
November 16 2012 03:37 GMT
#51
I'll nominate:

[RPG] Final Fantasy Tactics

That and OOT are my two favorite games of all time.

Or just the final fantasy series if we're doing it that way.
emc
Profile Joined September 2010
United States3088 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 03:40:18
November 16 2012 03:37 GMT
#52
RPG: Final Fantasy VI, VII, VIII
Shooter: Counter-Strike 1.6
Third Person Shooter: Gears of War, Resident Evil 4
Strategy: Ogre Battle 64
Fighting: Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Street Fighter 2, Smash Bros. Melee
Side Scroller: Mario 3, Sonic 3
Adventure: LoZ: Ocarina of Time
achan1058
Profile Joined February 2012
1091 Posts
November 16 2012 03:37 GMT
#53
It will be interesting to list DotA2, to see whether DotA2 or LoL is more popular here.
13th Marine
Profile Joined January 2011
United States344 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 03:41:31
November 16 2012 03:40 GMT
#54
Bioshock
Chrono Trigger
Half Life 2
Halo: Combat Evolved
ICO
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Metroid Prime
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Shadow of the Colossus
Super Mario 64
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Arghmyliver
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
United States1077 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 03:43:42
November 16 2012 03:43 GMT
#55
I would like to nominate
Borderlands (1 or 2) for FPS
Baulder's Gate I and II for RPG
and
The Curse of Monkey Island for Adventure (which is missing btw)

Yeah and ^Zelda needs a category to win too.
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Joshuawesome
Profile Joined August 2011
United States57 Posts
November 16 2012 03:47 GMT
#56
For RPG i think we need the Baldur's Gate Series.
and for MMO put the Guild Wars series in there too.
Ghoststrikes
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada1356 Posts
November 16 2012 03:55 GMT
#57
Skies of Arcadia (RPG)

That is all, just the best IMO.
Never say die
Jaaaaasper
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
United States10225 Posts
November 16 2012 03:56 GMT
#58
On November 16 2012 11:01 SpikeStarcraft wrote:
btw is it true that we can only have polls with 12 options here? thats quite limiting :/
and it would make it a hell lot easier to create polls if you would add categories too. i dont know the genre of every game out there^^

To fix that we can just get everything on one big list, and then pick groups for them out of a hat and then trim until we have the final twelve. That almost works better because people are less likely to miss a game they wanted to vote for in more smaller polls than one large poll.
Also we should exclude league of legends, as it also has a large following on team liquid.

Also nominating final fantasy tactics and and smash brother 64 and melee
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walrusaurus
Profile Joined October 2012
Canada8 Posts
November 16 2012 03:59 GMT
#59
Knights of the old Republic for best RPG
GHSTxJet
Profile Joined January 2012
United States154 Posts
November 16 2012 04:00 GMT
#60
On November 16 2012 11:05 Cush wrote:
Motherfucking Cod4 baby. Man that game was awsome when it came out.
Only good call of duty to date!
SuppySon
Hostileeeeee
Profile Joined November 2011
United Kingdom42 Posts
November 16 2012 04:03 GMT
#61
Maybe include an action category?

Bayonetta
Shadow of the Colossus
Demon's/Dark Souls
Devil May Cry 3
Pokemon RBYGSC etc
LAN-f34r
Profile Joined December 2010
New Zealand2099 Posts
November 16 2012 04:07 GMT
#62
Portal
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Crisium
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States1618 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 04:09:14
November 16 2012 04:08 GMT
#63
Just do a thread where everyone lists their top 100 and assign a scaling point value, eg. #1 is worth 100 points and #100 is worth 1 point. Then have someone with uber time add them up.

Breaking down genres is unnecessarily complicated. Did you know there are actual debates on whether Zelda is an RPG or not? Is Braid a platformer or puzzle game? Is Mega Man 2 a platformer? Will you have 2D platformers and 3D platformers separate? What about jRPG and wRPG? Action vs Action Adventure vs Adventure, what's the difference?

Please, forget genres. Let the top games stand on their own.
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Fyrewolf
Profile Joined January 2010
United States1533 Posts
November 16 2012 04:09 GMT
#64
This list needs some

FPS: Deus Ex.

How did this not get nominated yet?
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Jockmcplop
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United Kingdom9632 Posts
November 16 2012 04:13 GMT
#65
On November 16 2012 13:09 Fyrewolf wrote:
This list needs some

FPS: Deus Ex.

How did this not get nominated yet?


It did, more than once.
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iiGreetings
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada563 Posts
November 16 2012 04:13 GMT
#66
overall:

wow
cod4
james bond nightfire
medal of honor allied assault

honestly all are nostalgia purposed with me and my friends having an amazing time.
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Devise
Profile Joined July 2010
Canada1131 Posts
November 16 2012 04:15 GMT
#67
I think some Bioware games deserve to be up here, like Mass Effect 1 and 2, Dragon Age, and Star Wars Knights of the old Republic, also maybe Telltale's The Walking Dead... all really quality games
BearStorm
Profile Joined September 2010
United States795 Posts
November 16 2012 04:16 GMT
#68
Definitely no on the series. The poll is for the best game which in many cases gets tarnished by other games in the series.
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DyEnasTy
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States3714 Posts
November 16 2012 04:17 GMT
#69
Oh and dont forget 007 Goldeneye! Best shooter EVER!
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sam!zdat
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States5559 Posts
November 16 2012 04:18 GMT
#70
On November 16 2012 13:15 Devise wrote:
I think some Bioware games deserve to be up here, like Mass Effect 1 and 2, Dragon Age, and Star Wars Knights of the old Republic, also maybe Telltale's The Walking Dead... all really quality games


you must have been too young to play bioware games ;p
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Krohm
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Canada1857 Posts
November 16 2012 04:18 GMT
#71
On November 16 2012 13:13 iiGreetings wrote:
overall:

wow
cod4
james bond nightfire
medal of honor allied assault

honestly all are nostalgia purposed with me and my friends having an amazing time.


MoH:AA was probably the best FPS game I played outside of counter strike 1.6/S. I really miss playing that game, had some good times and made some good friends.
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Cyber_Cheese
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Australia3615 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 04:19:42
November 16 2012 04:19 GMT
#72
I think it should have a 'best of the series' rule
basically, yes on the series question, but only consider the game you liked best in the series when answering.

RTS
C&C generals + Zero Hour
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Devise
Profile Joined July 2010
Canada1131 Posts
November 16 2012 04:24 GMT
#73
On November 16 2012 13:18 sam!zdat wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 16 2012 13:15 Devise wrote:
I think some Bioware games deserve to be up here, like Mass Effect 1 and 2, Dragon Age, and Star Wars Knights of the old Republic, also maybe Telltale's The Walking Dead... all really quality games


you must have been too young to play bioware games ;p


I've played Jade Empire and Buldur's Gate as well, I just didn't enjoy them as much, because I didn't play them when they came out, I played them years later, when they were just too dated for me.
NihilisticGod
Profile Joined March 2011
Northern Ireland174 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 04:39:31
November 16 2012 04:27 GMT
#74
Yes vote to exclude one of the best, if not the best strategy game ever made (SC2) and then have a vote to find the best game in the RTS category!

Also I'd like to nominate for the RTS category:

Company of Heroes
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor

First one kicked ass, then the expansions sucked.. gj relic.

EVE also needs nominated for the MMO category, its an historic game.

And for RPGs you must include The Witcher and The Witcher: Assassins of Kings. The second one having one of the best game intro sequence ever.
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KnT
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Australia243 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 05:22:11
November 16 2012 04:28 GMT
#75
My list:
RTS:
Starcraft 2
C&C Generals/Zero Hour
Fallout Tactics (kinda RTS I guess)

RPG:
Metal Gear Solid series
Final Fantasy VII
Zelda: OoT
Devil May Cry 1 and 3
WoW
Assassin's Creed series
Pokemon Red/Blue

F/TPS:
DayZ
Battlefield 2
Battlefield BC2
CoD 4: MW
CS 1.6 and under
Perfect Dark
Goldeneye
Portal
TF2

Party:
SSB series
Guitar Hero/Rock Band
Mario Party
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Fyrewolf
Profile Joined January 2010
United States1533 Posts
November 16 2012 04:31 GMT
#76
On November 16 2012 13:13 Jockmcplop wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 16 2012 13:09 Fyrewolf wrote:
This list needs some

FPS: Deus Ex.

How did this not get nominated yet?


It did, more than once.


Wow, I had some selective blindness there, maybe I need to go to bed..
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Master of DalK
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
Canada1797 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 04:36:10
November 16 2012 04:35 GMT
#77
LoZ:1/OoT/SS (Action-Adventure), Pokemanz Red/Blue/Green/Yellow (RPG), Team Fortress 2 (FPS) and Kirby's Adventure (2D Side-Scroller/Overall amazing game)

EDIT: Forgot Super Smash. Bros (Party game) and Goldeneye 007 (FPS#2)
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AnomalySC2
Profile Joined August 2012
United States2073 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 04:40:31
November 16 2012 04:40 GMT
#78
You need 2 different categories. Best single player focused game, and best multiplayer focused game. They're truly two different experiences entirely.

My vote for best single player game goes to Planescape Torment and for multiplayer I will have to go with Starcraft BW.

Honorable mentions go to Dark Souls and Deus Ex.
Aterons_toss
Profile Joined February 2011
Romania1275 Posts
November 16 2012 04:41 GMT
#79
Altho i dislike the game FF 6,7,9 should be there without question, also Dragon age, I believe deserves to be on that list. Same with ME and clearly Kotor. Also no Deus ex :/ ? And what is the point of this ?
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xeo1
Profile Joined October 2011
United States429 Posts
November 16 2012 04:59 GMT
#80
deus ex and unreal tournament 2004 missing
JDub
Profile Joined December 2010
United States976 Posts
November 16 2012 05:04 GMT
#81
RTS
Total Annihilation

RPG
Final Fantasy VII

Indie
Braid
Limbo
Xenocryst
Profile Joined December 2010
United States521 Posts
November 16 2012 05:15 GMT
#82
Why are there no RPG's that arent Bethesda?
Goldomen
Profile Joined June 2011
Sweden46 Posts
November 16 2012 05:19 GMT
#83
Why isn't Goldeneye for the N64 nominated? At least at the classic part.

My vote would go for Morrowind all they way though ;D
Fuck tha police
Sea_Food
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Finland1612 Posts
November 16 2012 05:25 GMT
#84
Only elder scrolls gamea in rpg
Wow is the only mmo
No battlefield in fps
Do you even play video games? I think not. Worst nominies list ever.
Slardar
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada7593 Posts
November 16 2012 05:27 GMT
#85
Warcraft 3: Frozen Throne
Brood War
Diablo 2
Counterstrike
Zelda
Prevolved
Profile Joined March 2011
United States573 Posts
November 16 2012 05:33 GMT
#86
Ocarina
Resident Evil 4
Metal Gear Solid 3
God of War
Fallout 3
Skyrim(yes, better than Oblivion and Morrowind)
Know thyself.
ControlMonkey
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Australia3109 Posts
November 16 2012 05:39 GMT
#87
Shadow of the Colossus

Half Life

Super Mario Kart

Beyond Good & Evil
pebble444
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Italy2497 Posts
November 16 2012 05:44 GMT
#88
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Gatored
Profile Joined September 2010
United States679 Posts
November 16 2012 05:55 GMT
#89
WC3. That's all.
jcroisdale
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States1543 Posts
November 16 2012 06:14 GMT
#90
Nominations:

Rpg: Fallout 3, Gta vice city

Also best shooter is : Socom, it made shooters what they are today.
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SaetZero
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States855 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 06:31:37
November 16 2012 06:26 GMT
#91
My nominates (per genre, imo):

Overall favorite: Dance Dance Revolution (extreme, arcade - if you need a particular version) (misc/rhythm)
+ Show Spoiler +
Been playing this game for near a decade now, and it is easily top 3 for games i took seriously, while being top 3 for games I enjoyed. A rare game that mixed the two, since I play games for the competition, and a lot of them I enjoy the competition, but dont find the games very fun in their own right.

-I spent the most time practicing this game.
-I spent the most money overall to play this game.
-It was the first game I drove out of state to compete in a tournament for.
-I still play it, and still give a damn the most if I mess up, and still get a smile when I exceed my expectations.
-Hell, you look like an idiot playing it in public, and Im a shy person to begin with usually, and I STILL played this religiously for quite some time anyway.
-Even now, after I stopped trying to be top level and just played "casually" (we will use that term loosely, it takes a LOT to walk by a machine if I have at least a dollar in my pocket and not play at least 1 set. (Generally, I would have to REALLY need a reason to not be sweaty to skip a set or two.... or ten....)


Chrono Trigger (straight up RPG)
Quake 2 (FPS)
R-Type 3 (Shmup)
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (action RPG)
Super Metroid (action/platformer?)
Guilty Gear Accent Core (fighting game)
Gran Turismo 3 a-spec (racing)
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Bedrock
Profile Joined October 2010
United States395 Posts
November 16 2012 06:29 GMT
#92
On November 16 2012 10:48 GolemMadness wrote:
After Starcraft, Quake 2. Quake 2 is king.


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OptimusYale
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Korea (South)1005 Posts
November 16 2012 06:35 GMT
#93
MMO additions should be

Guild wars 2
Eve Online
AION

And thats all I can think of
albis
Profile Joined January 2010
United States652 Posts
November 16 2012 06:35 GMT
#94
half life gave birth to not only hldm, tfc, cs, dod. if thats not the roster of the FPS winner then i dunno what is. quake yea, unreal tournament yea, but HL

RTS dune? kinda dated, c&c, epic. wc, sc. ta. supr comand. tough call on that one

mmo has to be wow. as much as i hate it, and stopped playing it 3 yrs ago. it was, and will be. what mmos are compared to. eve is a better game though
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GrapeApe
Profile Joined March 2011
1053 Posts
November 16 2012 06:35 GMT
#95
Should do it tournament style like GameFaqs often does.
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endy
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Switzerland8970 Posts
November 16 2012 06:36 GMT
#96
Edit the OP to mention it's only PC games. Was really disappointed when I saw the nominations...
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iGrok
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States5142 Posts
November 16 2012 06:42 GMT
#97
You can't have MMO without EverQuest, and you can't have RPG without KOTOR
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Alex1Sun
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
494 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 07:02:39
November 16 2012 06:46 GMT
#98
Nominations


RPG:

[image loading] Diablo 2

[image loading] Fallout 2


Strategy:

[image loading] Warcraft 2

[image loading] Alpha Centauri


Action:

[image loading] Half-life

[image loading] Counter-Strike


Card:

[image loading] Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013

[image loading] Elements, the Game


Quest:

[image loading] Full Throttle

[image loading] The Neverhood
This is not Warcraft in space!
leperphilliac
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States399 Posts
November 16 2012 06:52 GMT
#99
Instead of a poll in which people can only select one option, I wonder if it would be possible to have a way to give ranks to games in their sub-genres. So for example, if everybody either exclusively liked Ocarina of Time, FFVII, or Super Mario Bros 3 as their first choice, while say, Metroid Prime was second for everybody, if it were only possible to have one choice Metroid Prime won't show up as a contender even though in reality, everybody does like it quite a bit.
eluv
Profile Joined August 2010
United States1251 Posts
November 16 2012 06:56 GMT
#100
RTS: Warcraft 3 - The Frozen Throne

TBS: Civilization 2

RPG: Witcher 1, Baldur's Gate 1, Diablo 2 (I do find it a bit odd putting these 3 games in one category, considering just how different they all are)

FPS (Single Player): Half Life 2

Overall pick: Warcraft 3 - TFT
My immediate choice for overall would be DotA, but leaving that out, the game that made it all possible takes an easy second place. DotA 2 beats out the playtime on every other steam game I own - by a factor of at least 10 - so it's just hard to pick anything else.
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Korlin
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada142 Posts
November 16 2012 07:00 GMT
#101
You should not put Starcraft 2/Broodwar in the main poll, but then have the winner fight against them in the end in a kind of boss battle to see where they stand.
spancho
Profile Joined September 2009
United States161 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 07:19:49
November 16 2012 07:00 GMT
#102
Nominations!

MMO
Guild Wars,
Everquest,
Starwars Galaxy's

Classics
Mario,
Donkey Kong,
Zork

RTS
Total Annihilation,
Company of Heroes

RPG
All the Zeldas,
Dungeons and Dragons Online,
Fallout 3,
BioShock,
Diablo 2

Oh and and nominated for best game of all time, never to be topped: Halflife 2!


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gulshngill
Profile Joined December 2010
Malaysia140 Posts
November 16 2012 07:05 GMT
#103
God of War Trilogy
weeA
Profile Joined October 2010
India442 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 07:12:33
November 16 2012 07:11 GMT
#104
MMO u r missing Eve online, city of hereos, Ragnarok, SWTOR, guild wars and everquest

and and and no ZELDA and MARIO ???? WTF????
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arcane1129
Profile Joined January 2011
United States270 Posts
November 16 2012 07:13 GMT
#105
Metroid Prime
Super Mario World
Resident Evil 4
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Golden Sun The Lost Age
Zelda A Link to the Past
Half Life 2
Zelda Twilight Princess
Super Mario 64
Metal Gear Solid 4
Jumbled
Profile Joined September 2010
1543 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 08:01:53
November 16 2012 07:19 GMT
#106
Adventure:
Day of the Tentacle
Space Quest (All decent, but 3 and 4 were probably the high point of the series)

RPG:
Baldur's Gate 2
Demon's Souls

Turn-Based Strategy:
XCOM (UFO Defence & Terror from the Deep)
Civilisation (III and IV)

FPS:
Goldeneye
Team Fortress 2

MMO:
Eve Online

Fighting Games:
Tekken 3 & Tekken Tag

Others:
Wing Commander & WC: Privateer
Ocarina of Time
Syndicate & Syndicate Wars
Prince of Persia (original and the sands of time trilogy)
Portal
Telcontar
Profile Joined May 2010
United Kingdom16710 Posts
November 16 2012 07:22 GMT
#107
My top 5:

Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger

Et Eärello Endorenna utúlien. Sinome maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn' Ambar-metta.
HaXXspetten
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Sweden15718 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 07:35:10
November 16 2012 07:29 GMT
#108
out of ones not yet listed in OP, in no specific order:

Rome: Total War - RTS/Turn-Based
Mass Effect (1, 2) - RPG
Portal (1, 2) - FPS/Puzzle
Diablo II: Lord of Destruction - Action-RPG
Civilization IV: Beyond The Sword - Turn-Based
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Baal - really-fucking-hardcore RPG
Dawn of War: Dark Crusade - RTS
Tetris - Classic


would also have included (if not already nominated):
+ Show Spoiler +
Starcraft (1, 2) - RTS (cheating I know)
Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne - RTS
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - FPS
Half-Life (every game except Blue Shift) - FPS
The Elder Scrolls (III, IV, V) - RPG
Ojahh
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Ireland728 Posts
November 16 2012 07:29 GMT
#109
C&C Generals, Zero Hour
Dungeon Keeper
Alpha Centauri
Civ 5
Stronghold

Splinter Cell
Deus Ex
Team Fortress 2
Assasins Creed Revelations
Worms 2
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L3gendary
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada1470 Posts
November 16 2012 08:06 GMT
#110
Id nominate
Age of Empires: Rise of Rome (RTS) -where my love of rts started and still my favorite aoe game
Rise of Nations (RTS) -an epic game with probably the best and deepest economy system in an rts
Company of Heroes (RTS) -best tactical rts game ever made
Counter Strike (FPS) - does anything need to be said
Call of Duty 2 (FPS) -i played them all up to mw2 and while cod4 is good too, cod2 was much more skillful and the historical backdrop and weapons made it more appealing to me
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tpmraven
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States833 Posts
November 16 2012 08:09 GMT
#111
On November 16 2012 16:22 Telcontar wrote:
My top 5:

Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger



glad im not the only one
(⌐■_■) Like a boss
Caihead
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada8550 Posts
November 16 2012 08:17 GMT
#112
Popularity contests around an art form isn't going to yield anything objectively agreeable since you could be a completely sensible intelligent person but simply not enjoy a genre of gaming. I for one can not bear to play puzzle games or point and clicks even though I understand the amount of work that gets put into them and recognize good design decisions, but I would never put one of the King's Quest games on the top of my list for that reason. But for what it's worth I would nominate:

Civilization
Heroes of Might and Magic
Dungeon Keeper
Painkiller
Silent Hill 2
Deus Ex
Half life
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Craze
Profile Joined July 2010
United States561 Posts
November 16 2012 08:18 GMT
#113
Nominations:

Half-Life: Counterstrike 1.6
Dragon Age: Origins
Star Wars: KotOR
FF Tactics
shabby
Profile Joined March 2010
Norway6402 Posts
November 16 2012 08:22 GMT
#114
Nominating
RPG: The Witcher 2
Strategy: XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Jaedong, Gumibear, Leenock, Byun
JKM
Profile Joined November 2011
Denmark419 Posts
November 16 2012 08:30 GMT
#115
RTS:
C&C - Red Alert series

Other:
Final Fantasy series
Zelda series
Super Smash Bros

and more when I have thought some more about it!
1338, one upping 1337
MHT
Profile Joined August 2010
Sweden1026 Posts
November 16 2012 08:34 GMT
#116
RTS: Starcraft, Red Alert 2 if not.
RPG: Diablo
Turnbased: Heroes 3
FPS: CS or Quake, haven't played enough to make an opinion.
MMO: fuck em!


Phyrigian
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
New Zealand1332 Posts
November 16 2012 08:35 GMT
#117
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Wormi
Profile Joined December 2011
Germany181 Posts
November 16 2012 08:37 GMT
#118
Unreal
Wing Commander 2
Civ 4
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Iplaythings
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Denmark9110 Posts
November 16 2012 08:39 GMT
#119
The only games I'd want to add to the list is Red Alert 1 and 2 and the Civilization franchize.

Really well put list, I couldn't disagree with many of them
In the woods, there lurks..
Mr.Loki
Profile Joined February 2010
Germany136 Posts
November 16 2012 08:41 GMT
#120
You shouldn't make a normal vote in the end, most played games are not necessarily the best. The better way was, to let all people post a rating on the games they played (x out of 10 points) and then weight this in some way (just taking the meanvalue wouldn't give reasonable results for games played only by few people - I'm no mathematician, but there are probably people here, who can tell you how this is done best).

As for the games:
RPG:
Vampires the Masquerade 2: Bloodlines
Gothic 1&2
The Witcher 1
Final Fantasy 7&8
Zelda Ocarina of Time

Jump&Run:
Psychonauts

RTS:
Dungeon Keeper 2

Hack&Slay:
Diablo 2: LoD

Else:
Giants: Citizen Kabuto
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51484 Posts
November 16 2012 08:50 GMT
#121
RPG: Pokemon (not sure which one to pick as there all good, even pokemon stadium on N64)
RPG: FF7/8 (Again take your pick, 7 was probably all round the best, but 8 was more complete imo)
Puzzle: Tetris (Sold so many titles!)
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Tobberoth
Profile Joined August 2010
Sweden6375 Posts
November 16 2012 08:54 GMT
#122
A list of best RPGs excluding Chrono Trigger is not a list at all, it's more like a joke in list form.
Shelke14
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada6655 Posts
November 16 2012 08:55 GMT
#123
MMO: Ultima Online.
Mafe
Profile Joined February 2011
Germany5966 Posts
November 16 2012 09:04 GMT
#124
According to the nominees in the op, "best computer game" would be a more appropriate thread title. Well I guess since tl is a pc-game-community some bias is to be expected.
Velr
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Switzerland10697 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 09:14:07
November 16 2012 09:13 GMT
#125
On November 16 2012 17:54 Tobberoth wrote:
A list of best RPGs excluding Chrono Trigger is not a list at all, it's more like a joke in list form.


Chrono Trigger is just like the most overrated game ever. Well.. After Starcraft 2..
synapse
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
China13814 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 09:15:04
November 16 2012 09:14 GMT
#126
Need categories like platformer, turn-based strategy, etc.
FPS needs categories like competitive (pvp) and rpg.
:)
Telcontar
Profile Joined May 2010
United Kingdom16710 Posts
November 16 2012 09:17 GMT
#127
On November 16 2012 18:13 Velr wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 16 2012 17:54 Tobberoth wrote:
A list of best RPGs excluding Chrono Trigger is not a list at all, it's more like a joke in list form.


Chrono Trigger is just like the most overrated game ever. Well.. After Starcraft 2..

Either you've never played CT or you didn't play it right.
Et Eärello Endorenna utúlien. Sinome maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn' Ambar-metta.
DaCruise
Profile Joined July 2010
Denmark2457 Posts
November 16 2012 09:36 GMT
#128
Warcraft 3 is the most influencial and important game ever made. Why?

-Blizzard got this brilliant idea of adding heroes to the game. People loved that so much that they decided to use the superb game editor and make a minigame within Warcraft 3 called Dota. Today millions of people play Dota and Dota clones all thanks to Warcraft 3.

-Before Warcraft 3 TD -or tower defense games werent really a genre in itself but Warcraft 3 introduced TD´s to the masses and today there exists several tower defense games thanks to the revelation the genre got in Warcraft 3.

-Playing with other people, or multiplayer as we call it, was never easier than in Warcraft 3. Battlenet, which was introduced with Diablo 1, was at its finest back then. It was simply put, perfect, if it wasnt for all the retarded hackers but the game is not to blame for that. I doubt that anyone can find a game with a better multiplayer component than Warcraft 3.

-With Warcraft 3 Blizzard added tons of layers to the allready rich Warcraft universe and they made sure the players got introduced to every part of it via excellent story telling, fantastic cinematics and mini cut-scenes. This inspired Blizzard to make an MMO based on mainly Warcraft 3. This game was called World of Warcraft, unofficial sequel to Warcraft 3.
Today World of Warcraft is the biggest and most succesful MMO ever made. Even so much that almost every other MMO game tries to copy it.

Do all of the above make Warcraft 3 the best game ever made? Maybe not but I think its easy to argue that it does.
MHT
Profile Joined August 2010
Sweden1026 Posts
November 16 2012 09:55 GMT
#129
On November 16 2012 18:36 DaCruise wrote:
Warcraft 3 is the most influencial and important game ever made. Why?

-Blizzard got this brilliant idea of adding heroes to the game. People loved that so much that they decided to use the superb game editor and make a minigame within Warcraft 3 called Dota. Today millions of people play Dota and Dota clones all thanks to Warcraft 3.

-Before Warcraft 3 TD -or tower defense games werent really a genre in itself but Warcraft 3 introduced TD´s to the masses and today there exists several tower defense games thanks to the revelation the genre got in Warcraft 3.

-Playing with other people, or multiplayer as we call it, was never easier than in Warcraft 3. Battlenet, which was introduced with Diablo 1, was at its finest back then. It was simply put, perfect, if it wasnt for all the retarded hackers but the game is not to blame for that. I doubt that anyone can find a game with a better multiplayer component than Warcraft 3.

-With Warcraft 3 Blizzard added tons of layers to the allready rich Warcraft universe and they made sure the players got introduced to every part of it via excellent story telling, fantastic cinematics and mini cut-scenes. This inspired Blizzard to make an MMO based on mainly Warcraft 3. This game was called World of Warcraft, unofficial sequel to Warcraft 3.
Today World of Warcraft is the biggest and most succesful MMO ever made. Even so much that almost every other MMO game tries to copy it.

Do all of the above make Warcraft 3 the best game ever made? Maybe not but I think its easy to argue that it does.

Might not be entirely off the mark.
vgijamven
Profile Joined December 2011
Sweden95 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 10:15:13
November 16 2012 09:58 GMT
#130
Must-have nominees - classical games:

RPG:
Chrono Trigger (SNES)
Planescape Torment (PC)
The Witcher 1 (PC)
Fallout (PC)
Fallout 2 (PC)
Deus Ex (PC)
Mass Effect 1 (PC)
Vampires the Masquerade 2: Bloodlines (PC)
Knights of the Old Republic (PC)

Strategy:
Pharaoh (PC)
Populous 3: The Beginning (PC)
Warcraft III (PC)
Worms Armageddon (PC)
Civilization 4 (PC)
Heroes of Might and Magic 3 (PC)
Rome: Total War (PC)

FPS:
Unreal Tournament (UT99) (PC)


Others (unsure of genre):
Metal Gear Solid (PC)
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (PC)
Thief 1 (PC)
Thief 2 (PC)
Freespace 2 (PC)


I love being a retro PC gamer.


edit:
On November 16 2012 18:13 Velr wrote:
Chrono Trigger is just like the most overrated game ever.

Why is this guy not banned yet?
"If it it's important, you'll find a way. If it's not, you'll find an excuse." -Daniel Decker
kaleidoscope
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Singapore2887 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 10:04:13
November 16 2012 10:01 GMT
#131
I'm in for ChronoTrigger.. and there should be Final Fantasy 6 and 7 too! (and Populous: The Beginning)
대지따라 돌린게 시간이다.. 흘러가고 돌아오지도 않고..
Velr
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Switzerland10697 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 10:08:19
November 16 2012 10:03 GMT
#132
On November 16 2012 18:17 Telcontar wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 16 2012 18:13 Velr wrote:
On November 16 2012 17:54 Tobberoth wrote:
A list of best RPGs excluding Chrono Trigger is not a list at all, it's more like a joke in list form.


Chrono Trigger is just like the most overrated game ever. Well.. After Starcraft 2..

Either you've never played CT or you didn't play it right.


It was good/ok.. Just not the rare jewel people make it out to be, the story just felt kinda dumb to me (the whole idea of it, which makes it hard to really get into it). It was an "above average" JRPG, nothing more. I liked Breath of Fire 2 more.

Well.. I also never really got into the hype around ZeldaOOT, sure it was good but one of the best games ever? Nah.


Btw: Goldeneye 64 ftw.
Caliber
Profile Joined August 2010
United States598 Posts
November 16 2012 10:06 GMT
#133
gunbound
Xayoz
Profile Joined December 2010
Estonia373 Posts
November 16 2012 10:09 GMT
#134
Would certainly nominate The Witcher 2 for RPG.
Whenever you correct someone's grammar just remember that nobody likes you.
ToT)OjKa(
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Korea (South)2437 Posts
November 16 2012 10:10 GMT
#135
Lords of Magic
Master of Orion 2
Heroes of Might and Magic 3
Metal Gear Solid
OjKa OjKa OjKa!
Dattish
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Sweden6297 Posts
November 16 2012 10:11 GMT
#136
--- Nuked ---
Passion
Profile Joined December 2003
Netherlands1486 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 12:37:44
November 16 2012 10:12 GMT
#137
On November 16 2012 18:36 DaCruise wrote:
Warcraft 3 is the most influencial and important game ever made. Why?

-Blizzard got this brilliant idea of adding heroes to the game. People loved that so much that they decided to use the superb game editor and make a minigame within Warcraft 3 called Dota. Today millions of people play Dota and Dota clones all thanks to Warcraft 3.

-Before Warcraft 3 TD -or tower defense games werent really a genre in itself but Warcraft 3 introduced TD´s to the masses and today there exists several tower defense games thanks to the revelation the genre got in Warcraft 3.

-Playing with other people, or multiplayer as we call it, was never easier than in Warcraft 3. Battlenet, which was introduced with Diablo 1, was at its finest back then. It was simply put, perfect, if it wasnt for all the retarded hackers but the game is not to blame for that. I doubt that anyone can find a game with a better multiplayer component than Warcraft 3.

-With Warcraft 3 Blizzard added tons of layers to the allready rich Warcraft universe and they made sure the players got introduced to every part of it via excellent story telling, fantastic cinematics and mini cut-scenes. This inspired Blizzard to make an MMO based on mainly Warcraft 3. This game was called World of Warcraft, unofficial sequel to Warcraft 3.
Today World of Warcraft is the biggest and most succesful MMO ever made. Even so much that almost every other MMO game tries to copy it.

Do all of the above make Warcraft 3 the best game ever made? Maybe not but I think its easy to argue that it does.


You never got to play Starcraft / Broodwar did you?

Dota / Moba were plenty and the idea of heroes with fancy skills have been around for a long time.

Tower defense for me STOPPED being fun in Warcraft 3.

I loved the social perfection of SC/BW Battle.net. W3 was the first step away from actually talking to other people in order to play.

I'm not even saying that W3 isn't the best game ever (but I definitely don't think so), but if that's the case, it's not for these points.

That said, best game ever must be one of these;

Management;
- Patrizier 2 (DE) / Patrician 3 (EN).
- Settlers 2

Classic;
- Marble Madness
thirtyapm
Profile Joined January 2012
521 Posts
November 16 2012 10:12 GMT
#138
Nominations:

RPG: Torment Planescape
thirtyapm
Profile Joined January 2012
521 Posts
November 16 2012 10:13 GMT
#139
Nominations:

Star Control II
Joedaddy
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States1948 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 10:15:51
November 16 2012 10:13 GMT
#140
sorry, but thread lost credibility with me when there was no FF7 and Legend of Zelda (NES) choice. So I nominate these 2 for rpg. RPG, not classic.

still a fun thread though

Edit: and yeah, Goldeneye anyone? The great great grandfather of FPS games!?!
I might be the minority on TL, but TL is the minority everywhere else.
Passion
Profile Joined December 2003
Netherlands1486 Posts
November 16 2012 10:14 GMT
#141
On November 16 2012 19:13 Joedaddy wrote:
sorry, but thread lost credibility with me when there was no FF7 and Legend of Zelda (NES) choice.

still a fun thread though

Did I miss something or should you nominate games yourself?
Micro_Jackson
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany2002 Posts
November 16 2012 10:16 GMT
#142
Baldurs Gate 1&2
System Shock 2 !!!!
Legends of Zelda: Ocerina of Time (N64)
Diablo 2
Joedaddy
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States1948 Posts
November 16 2012 10:16 GMT
#143
On November 16 2012 19:14 Passion wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 16 2012 19:13 Joedaddy wrote:
sorry, but thread lost credibility with me when there was no FF7 and Legend of Zelda (NES) choice.

still a fun thread though

Did I miss something or should you nominate games yourself?


Maybe I missed something? Or maybe we both did? oO
I might be the minority on TL, but TL is the minority everywhere else.
loginn
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
France815 Posts
November 16 2012 10:18 GMT
#144
You are forgetting blc and hon in the moba section
Stephano, Taking skill to the bank since IPL3. Also Lucifron and FBH
akatama
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Romania982 Posts
November 16 2012 10:19 GMT
#145
My nominations:

Gothic 1 (RPG; perhaps the first game to have NPC's do something while idle and thus start making games more immersive)
Gothic 2 (RPG; one hell of a tough game with the add-on installed)
The Witcher 1 (RPG)
The Witcher 2 (RPG)
Heroes of Might and Magic 3 (TBS)
Heroes of Might and Magic 5 (TBS; it improved on all the areas of HoMM 3, but the combat and level up system needs a bit of Internet research to be fully understood, after that you find out what a gem this one is)
Half Life 1 (FPS)
Half Life 2 (FPS)
World of Warcraft (MMO; when vanilla got out it was a nice unique mix of great ideas put together and a nice community, perhaps the best combination ever)


I do have to point out that you can't really choose a "best" game, it depends what you look for when playing one. Nostalgia is one hell of a way to distort reality and it can come into play greatly. All in all I find it sad how older games can still compete with new ones even when you discount what features and innovations each brought when they came out.
Passion
Profile Joined December 2003
Netherlands1486 Posts
November 16 2012 10:21 GMT
#146
On November 16 2012 19:16 Joedaddy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 16 2012 19:14 Passion wrote:
On November 16 2012 19:13 Joedaddy wrote:
sorry, but thread lost credibility with me when there was no FF7 and Legend of Zelda (NES) choice.

still a fun thread though

Did I miss something or should you nominate games yourself?


Maybe I missed something? Or maybe we both did? oO


I hope it's you, else I'd feel foolish ;o
Kimaker
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States2131 Posts
November 16 2012 10:24 GMT
#147
RTS:
Starcraft BW

MOBA:
DOTA

FPS:
TF2

RPG:
Planescape Torment

Rest:
Don't care
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arioch
Profile Joined May 2010
England403 Posts
November 16 2012 10:28 GMT
#148
Ultima 7
Ocarina of Time
Mario 64


You've got some work in store for you if you are gonna parse everyone's answers..
DaCruise
Profile Joined July 2010
Denmark2457 Posts
November 16 2012 10:34 GMT
#149
On November 16 2012 19:12 Passion wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 16 2012 18:36 DaCruise wrote:
Warcraft 3 is the most influencial and important game ever made. Why?

-Blizzard got this brilliant idea of adding heroes to the game. People loved that so much that they decided to use the superb game editor and make a minigame within Warcraft 3 called Dota. Today millions of people play Dota and Dota clones all thanks to Warcraft 3.

-Before Warcraft 3 TD -or tower defense games werent really a genre in itself but Warcraft 3 introduced TD´s to the masses and today there exists several tower defense games thanks to the revelation the genre got in Warcraft 3.

-Playing with other people, or multiplayer as we call it, was never easier than in Warcraft 3. Battlenet, which was introduced with Diablo 1, was at its finest back then. It was simply put, perfect, if it wasnt for all the retarded hackers but the game is not to blame for that. I doubt that anyone can find a game with a better multiplayer component than Warcraft 3.

-With Warcraft 3 Blizzard added tons of layers to the allready rich Warcraft universe and they made sure the players got introduced to every part of it via excellent story telling, fantastic cinematics and mini cut-scenes. This inspired Blizzard to make an MMO based on mainly Warcraft 3. This game was called World of Warcraft, unofficial sequel to Warcraft 3.
Today World of Warcraft is the biggest and most succesful MMO ever made. Even so much that almost every other MMO game tries to copy it.

Do all of the above make Warcraft 3 the best game ever made? Maybe not but I think its easy to argue that it does.


You never got to play Starcraft / Broodwar did you?

Dota / Moba were plenty and the idea of heroes with fancy skills have been around for a long time.

Tower defense for me STOPPED being fun in Warcraft 3.

I loved the social perfection of SC/BW Battle.net. W3 was the first step away from actually talking to other people in order to play.

I'm not even saying that W3 isn't the best game ever (but I definitely don't think so), but if that's the case, it's not for these points.

That said, best game ever must be one of these;
- Patrizier 2 (DE) / Patrician 3 (EN).
- Settlers 2

Edit: both would be "Management" category.


Hey, all I did was stating facts.

Ofc I played Starcraft 1. In fact I bought it on launch. Its a great game and I´ve played many other great games as well but if I HAD to pick the single best game ever made my vote would go to Warcraft 3.
Zio
Profile Joined October 2010
United States48 Posts
November 16 2012 10:35 GMT
#150
FF7 and Breath of fire III (for all the REAL badasses).
It's about to get heavy!
Passion
Profile Joined December 2003
Netherlands1486 Posts
November 16 2012 10:39 GMT
#151
On November 16 2012 19:34 DaCruise wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 16 2012 19:12 Passion wrote:
On November 16 2012 18:36 DaCruise wrote:
Warcraft 3 is the most influencial and important game ever made. Why?

-Blizzard got this brilliant idea of adding heroes to the game. People loved that so much that they decided to use the superb game editor and make a minigame within Warcraft 3 called Dota. Today millions of people play Dota and Dota clones all thanks to Warcraft 3.

-Before Warcraft 3 TD -or tower defense games werent really a genre in itself but Warcraft 3 introduced TD´s to the masses and today there exists several tower defense games thanks to the revelation the genre got in Warcraft 3.

-Playing with other people, or multiplayer as we call it, was never easier than in Warcraft 3. Battlenet, which was introduced with Diablo 1, was at its finest back then. It was simply put, perfect, if it wasnt for all the retarded hackers but the game is not to blame for that. I doubt that anyone can find a game with a better multiplayer component than Warcraft 3.

-With Warcraft 3 Blizzard added tons of layers to the allready rich Warcraft universe and they made sure the players got introduced to every part of it via excellent story telling, fantastic cinematics and mini cut-scenes. This inspired Blizzard to make an MMO based on mainly Warcraft 3. This game was called World of Warcraft, unofficial sequel to Warcraft 3.
Today World of Warcraft is the biggest and most succesful MMO ever made. Even so much that almost every other MMO game tries to copy it.

Do all of the above make Warcraft 3 the best game ever made? Maybe not but I think its easy to argue that it does.


You never got to play Starcraft / Broodwar did you?

Dota / Moba were plenty and the idea of heroes with fancy skills have been around for a long time.

Tower defense for me STOPPED being fun in Warcraft 3.

I loved the social perfection of SC/BW Battle.net. W3 was the first step away from actually talking to other people in order to play.

I'm not even saying that W3 isn't the best game ever (but I definitely don't think so), but if that's the case, it's not for these points.

That said, best game ever must be one of these;
- Patrizier 2 (DE) / Patrician 3 (EN).
- Settlers 2

Edit: both would be "Management" category.


Hey, all I did was stating facts.

Ofc I played Starcraft 1. In fact I bought it on launch. Its a great game and I´ve played many other great games as well but if I HAD to pick the single best game ever made my vote would go to Warcraft 3.

And seeing it's opinions that's totally legit! I just really don't get it for reasons mentioned above Hence it made me think you never touched SC.
cpc
Profile Joined June 2011
Australia126 Posts
November 16 2012 10:45 GMT
#152
You don't even have an adventure game section that just makes me sad

So I vote for Monkey Island and Monkey Island 2

Oh and no FPS list is allowed without
Unreal and Unreal Tournament in them.

Nothing else springs to mind except Day of the Tentacle, Maniac Mansion, Grim Fandango, Full Throttle
FinalForm
Profile Joined August 2010
United States450 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 10:54:48
November 16 2012 10:47 GMT
#153
Smash bros 64 and Halo CE were my favs

edit: pokemon red and blue
CrazyBirdman
Profile Joined July 2011
Germany3509 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 10:53:34
November 16 2012 10:53 GMT
#154
RTS: Age of Mythology

RPG: Mass Effect 1-3
Gothic 1/2
Bastion

FPS: Half Life 2
Portal 1/2 (I have no clue what genre that should be)

Adventure: Beyond Good & Evil, Splinter Cell Chaos Theory

Puzzle: World of Goo

Those games sould be on such a list most definitivly for me, I'm sure I forgot some of them but that'll do.
Drake
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany6146 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 10:56:55
November 16 2012 10:56 GMT
#155
well niminate i would say my 5 are:
deus ex ! 1&3 xD 2 sucked xD
civilization series
fallout series
baldurs gate series
counter strike

+ and extra nomination of SAINTS ROW 3 and ANARCHY ONLINE xD
Nb.Drake / CoL_Drake / Original Joined TL.net Tuesday, 15th of March 2005
Tufas
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Austria2259 Posts
November 16 2012 10:56 GMT
#156
So I see Battlfield 2 and I have no idea if anyone agrees with me but I think that you also have to add Battlefield 1942 ! Only like the most awesome game at the time ! SHOW SOME LOVE
Where is my ACE flair
Manit0u
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
Poland17254 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 11:24:19
November 16 2012 11:00 GMT
#157
RTS:
Dawn of War: Soulstorm



FPS:
Quake



RPG:
Vampire: Bloodlines



MOBA:
Heroes of Newerth



4X:
Alpha Centauri



MMORPG:
Guild Wars



CLASSIC:
Arkanoid



If I only had to pick one.
Time is precious. Waste it wisely.
Lazorstrats
Profile Joined April 2011
Netherlands43 Posts
November 16 2012 11:02 GMT
#158
Additional games for the list :

RPG :
Fallout 3
FFVII
Golden Sun 1-2
Pokemon (1st Gen)

FPS:
Unreal Tournament 2003

RTS:
Empire : Total War
Rome : Total War
Shogun 2 :Total war
C&C : Generals/Zero Hour

Arcade:
Super Mario 64
Super Mario Deluxe

MMO:
Eve Online


Please ensure that the list is more comprehensive than it is atm!



It's time to roll the dice. - Mat Cauthon
ApocAlypsE007
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Israel1007 Posts
November 16 2012 11:07 GMT
#159
Diablo 2
Mass Effect 2
Unreal Tournament 99 & 3
Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Wake of Gods
Megaman X 1-5
I'm playing the game, the one that will take me to my end, i'm waiting for the rain, TO WASH-- WHO I AM!!!
SkelA
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Macedonia13032 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 11:08:43
November 16 2012 11:08 GMT
#160
My personal best games would be

RTS:
Starcraft BW

MOBA:
DOTA 2

FPS:
Counterstrike

RPG:
Planescape Torment

MMO:
Guild Wars

Classics:
No idea
Stork and KHAN fan till 2012 ...
h41fgod
Profile Joined February 2011
Sweden377 Posts
November 16 2012 11:13 GMT
#161
That RPG list made med throw up in my mouth.
Melwach
Profile Joined January 2012
Germany176 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 11:20:36
November 16 2012 11:19 GMT
#162
Nominations

RPG:
The Witcher
The Witcher 2
Vampire: Bloodlines
Gothic 1
Gothic 2

RPG/FPS:
Deus Ex
Deus Ex 3

Adventure:
The longest journey
Broken Sword I+II
Come for the culture. Stay for the cultural decline.
TheKefka
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Croatia11752 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 11:23:24
November 16 2012 11:22 GMT
#163
On November 16 2012 20:13 h41fgod wrote:
That RPG list made med throw up in my mouth.

lol,so the dude likes elder scrolls, give him a break
Cackle™
FaCE_1
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
Canada6172 Posts
November 16 2012 11:30 GMT
#164

Some nominations from me

RPG :
Fallout 3
Final Fantasy VI

FPS:
Team Fortress Classic
Unreal Tournement

RTS:
Command and Conquer: Tiberium Sun
Age Of Empire II

Other?:
Metroid Prime
Ikaruga
Mario Bros 3



n_n
Guamshin
Profile Joined January 2011
Netherlands295 Posts
November 16 2012 11:31 GMT
#165
RPG: Persona 3 FES

Yes please.
Weeeee
skyyan
Profile Joined April 2012
United States74 Posts
November 16 2012 11:34 GMT
#166
We need Zelda: Ocarina of Time (and possibly the whole series?) Absolute classic, surprised I don't see it already.
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GhostLink
Profile Joined January 2011
United States450 Posts
November 16 2012 11:34 GMT
#167
Half Life (all of it, inc. Half Life, Half Life 2, Half Life 2 Episode 1, and Half Life 2 episode 2) as the best campaign of any game.
Let a man play chess, and tell him that every pawn is his friend. Let him think both bishops holy. Let him remember happy days in the shadows of his castles. Let him love his queen. Watch him lose them all.
nttea
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Sweden4353 Posts
November 16 2012 11:35 GMT
#168
On November 16 2012 20:22 TheKefka wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 16 2012 20:13 h41fgod wrote:
That RPG list made med throw up in my mouth.

lol,so the dude likes elder scrolls, give him a break

Doesn't deserve a break :D morrowind and skyrim are "ok" even though they have massive issues i can see how you would think they are fun. Oblivion is AWFUL :/
DrahtMaul
Profile Joined July 2011
Germany74 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 11:44:21
November 16 2012 11:36 GMT
#169
Nominations:

MMO:
GuildWars
GuildWars 2 (!)

FPS:
Warsow (I highly doubt anyone here will vote for it, but still, it is the best fuckin FPS in the world!)

[Edit]: Almost forgot:
Racing:
Mario Kart 64
Mekare
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany393 Posts
November 16 2012 11:36 GMT
#170
My personal favs / games I spend most time on / games that were fun for the longest time:

RPG: Baldur's Gate series, Neverwinter Night Series
Hack'n'Slay: Diablo II
FPS: Quake III
RTS: StarCraft, Warcraft 3
Fighting: Tekken 3
Others: The Sims 2
mathemagician1986
Profile Joined February 2010
Germany549 Posts
November 16 2012 11:39 GMT
#171
I nominate Diablo 2 and the Secret of Monkey Island!
Severedevil
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States4838 Posts
November 16 2012 11:39 GMT
#172
Super Smash Bros
Warcraft III
Heroes of Might and Magic: III
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
My strategy is to fork people.
Underkoffer
Profile Joined March 2011
Netherlands53 Posts
November 16 2012 11:50 GMT
#173
On November 16 2012 13:00 GHSTxJet wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 16 2012 11:05 Cush wrote:
Motherfucking Cod4 baby. Man that game was awsome when it came out.
Only good call of duty to date!


Indeed, so many fond memories of that game.

Some games I think should at least be considered for the list (not at all my personal favorites, but they are iconic games not yet listed).
GTA IV
Need for Speed (really just take whichever one is best, I only played 2).
Age of Empires I
Halo 1/2/3
Runescape
Scorch
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Austria3371 Posts
November 16 2012 12:08 GMT
#174
Some of my all time favorites which I'd like to nominate for the polls:

Gothic II - Night of the Raven (RPG)
Heroes of Might and Magic III (turn based strategy/RPG)
Half-Life 2 (Action)
Jagged Alliance 2 (turn based strategy)
Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction (RPG)
Command & Conquer: Red Alert (RTS)
Super Smash Brothers (fighting games)
corumjhaelen
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
France6884 Posts
November 16 2012 12:14 GMT
#175
RPG : Planescape Torment
Automatic winner too.
‎numquam se plus agere quam nihil cum ageret, numquam minus solum esse quam cum solus esset
Yosheekee
Profile Joined April 2011
France111 Posts
November 16 2012 12:15 GMT
#176
On November 16 2012 20:34 skyyan wrote:
We need Zelda: Ocarina of Time (and possibly the whole series?) Absolute classic, surprised I don't see it already.


Agreed, this is the only game i looked for when i read the list, i still think i missed it, it MUST be there. Oh well.

And wolfenstein - enemy territory. Ocarina of time, Majora's mask, and enemy territory.
chrisolo
Profile Joined May 2009
Germany2606 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 12:15:54
November 16 2012 12:15 GMT
#177
RTS: Starcraft Broodwar
Turn-Based RTS: Heroes of Might and Magic III
FPS: Counterstrike 1.6, Halflife 1, Halflife 2, Battlefield 1942, Call of Duty 1, Quake, Quake 2, Quake 3, Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
Fighting: Tekken 5
Racing: Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Need for Speed: Underground 1, Need for Speed VI: Hot Pursuit 2
Puzzle: Portal 1, Portal 2
Open World/Sandbox: GTA 1, GTA 2, GTA 3, GTA: Vice City, GTA: San Andreas, GTA 4, Saints Row: The Third
Sports: Pro Evolution Soccer 5, Fifa 98


Might edit it sooner or later, forgot some probably.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ - aka cReAtiVee
Antylamon
Profile Joined March 2011
United States1981 Posts
November 16 2012 12:17 GMT
#178
Chrono Cross isn't here?
QzYSc2
Profile Joined June 2012
Netherlands281 Posts
November 16 2012 12:20 GMT
#179
banjo and kazooie :D
Bunn
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Estonia934 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 19:28:13
November 16 2012 12:22 GMT
#180
Counter-Strike 1.6
Team Fortress 2
Portal 1 & 2
Sleeping Dogs
Mass Effect 2
Half-Life 2: Episode 2
Age of Empires 2
Dota 2
GTA: Vice City
Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Runescape
Need for Speed(several games)
Alan Wake
"There are no limits. There are plateaus, but you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. If it kills you, it kills you. A man must constantly exceed his level." - Bruce Lee
TheMooseHeed
Profile Joined July 2010
United Kingdom535 Posts
November 16 2012 12:24 GMT
#181
Where the fuck is Little Big Adventure 2?!! :D
''Swarm hosts are the worst thing in the world, I mean terrorism is pretty bad but swarmhosts are worse'' IdrA on ZvZ
Incze
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Romania2058 Posts
November 16 2012 12:25 GMT
#182
Legacy of Kain - Soul Reaver
Religion: Buckethead
ReCtoX
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany19 Posts
November 16 2012 12:31 GMT
#183
FPS : Battliefield 3, or whole series
MMO : Guild Wars 2
Racing : Dirt series, NFS Most wanted
Melliflue
Profile Joined October 2012
United Kingdom1389 Posts
November 16 2012 12:31 GMT
#184
I am worried that including BW and SC2 would lead to a massive BW vs SC2 argument so I vote in favour of excluding them.

I don't have any new nominations. There's a lot of games already mentioned that I've never had time to play so I don't feel qualified to make any claims to know which game is best. Moreover, games that I played when I was younger are remembered more fondly than games I played more recently but I know my tastes have changed over time. In particular I have less time for gaming now. Hence my fondness for RPGs has decreased.

I remember that I really enjoyed Knights of the Old Republic but I didn't have a PC when Planescape Torment and Baldur's Gate 2 were released and I haven't had times to play long RPGs recently, which includes games like Fallout 3 New Vegas and Skyrim.

I'm also not sure what qualities a 'best game' should have, even within one genre. Should it be the most enjoyable? The most rewarding perhaps? Some games only become fun when you have put time into them to learn them. And with any game that has a heavy multiplayer component the quality of the community will massively affect the game.
bartus88
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Netherlands491 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 12:40:17
November 16 2012 12:39 GMT
#185
Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy VI and Final Fantasy VII should be on the RPG list without a question. Also, why is Age of Empires 1 not on the list?

And where is the Action/Adventure category? Loads of people will want to vote for the Zelda games, and rightfully so.

Anyway, the final vote will be hugely biased towards games made in the 90's and the first half of the 00's because of the age distribution on this site.
Random master race
Kittan
Profile Joined April 2012
Poland3999 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 16:15:05
November 16 2012 12:46 GMT
#186
"Sneaky Action": Thief, Deus Ex 1
Western RPG: Baldur's Gate 1&2
Asian RPG: Final Fantasy VII, Chrono Trigger
FPS: Quake II, Counter Strike 1.6
Action: Devil May Cry 3 SE, Dark Souls
RTS: BW
Turn Strategy: Heroes of Might&Magic III
MMO: EVE Online
Racer: Need for Speed Series (acknowledgement of a long dynasty of games)
Platformer: Jazz Jackrabbit

Corporate Productivity Killer: Solitaire
Weirdest Hair: Bayonetta
Dating Sim: Larry Series
Farming Simulator: None of them
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Aristodemus
Profile Joined January 2011
England1992 Posts
November 16 2012 13:08 GMT
#187
Final Fantasy 7
Resident Evil 4
Worms World Party

My three favourites.
once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more
nebula.
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
Sweden1431 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 13:15:20
November 16 2012 13:14 GMT
#188
Changed my mind. Jazz Jackrabbit!!
I miss you July ~~~ I was in PonyTales #7 wooho!
3point14
Profile Joined November 2011
Germany890 Posts
November 16 2012 13:28 GMT
#189
how about making the vote an elimination tournament, where games go 1on1 against each other. might be alot of fun
Hryul
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Austria2609 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 13:41:21
November 16 2012 13:40 GMT
#190
On November 16 2012 22:28 3point14 wrote:
how about making the vote an elimination tournament, where games go 1on1 against each other. might be alot of fun

worst.possible.way.ever.

Seems like there is a lot of updating to be done

Still waiting for

-Deus Ex.
-D2
-Commandos
-Batman:Arkham City
-Civ
-Alpha Centaury
-Ocarina of Time
-Some Pokemon
-Final fantasy
Countdown to victory: 1 200!
ptmc
Profile Joined June 2010
Finland306 Posts
November 16 2012 13:50 GMT
#191
Non-Pc games:
Pokemon Red/Blue
Super smash brothers

Turn based Strategy:
Civ 2 + Civ 4
Alpha Centauri
Heroes of might and magic 3

simulation:
Sim city 2000

RTS:
The Settlers 2
Anno 1602

Just for games i still play regularly
stenole
Profile Blog Joined April 2004
Norway868 Posts
November 16 2012 14:02 GMT
#192
On November 16 2012 21:31 Melliflue wrote:
I am worried that including BW and SC2 would lead to a massive BW vs SC2 argument so I vote in favour of excluding them.

I don't have any new nominations. There's a lot of games already mentioned that I've never had time to play so I don't feel qualified to make any claims to know which game is best. Moreover, games that I played when I was younger are remembered more fondly than games I played more recently but I know my tastes have changed over time. In particular I have less time for gaming now. Hence my fondness for RPGs has decreased.

I remember that I really enjoyed Knights of the Old Republic but I didn't have a PC when Planescape Torment and Baldur's Gate 2 were released and I haven't had times to play long RPGs recently, which includes games like Fallout 3 New Vegas and Skyrim.

I'm also not sure what qualities a 'best game' should have, even within one genre. Should it be the most enjoyable? The most rewarding perhaps? Some games only become fun when you have put time into them to learn them. And with any game that has a heavy multiplayer component the quality of the community will massively affect the game.


I agree with everything you said. But who could really call themselves qualified to judge something like this? No one has played all the games necessary to make a good call on what games are best. And how would you compare games from different time periods?

In the end this is just going to be a popularity contest where games that had a wide distribution will win over games with a more narrow focus and modest sales. The difference between here and the TIME vote is that we have an audience that is more skewed towards RTS. Let's just turn in our nominees, vote and enjoy thinking about the games we play and used to play.

My nominees for this is:
Imperialism II
Sensible Soccer
zeru
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
8156 Posts
November 16 2012 14:15 GMT
#193
--- Nuked ---
mythandier
Profile Joined January 2011
United States828 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 16:00:30
November 16 2012 14:53 GMT
#194
I have this feeling that this poll will end up being an epic fail.

As someone pointed out already - "best" is an inexorably subjective term and/or measurement. There are so many considerations to factor in, not to mention the demographic represented in this population, that the results of the contest will likely not be indicative of well...anything. But rather than fight a losing battle I suppose I'll nominate some games that may get overlooked otherwise.

Classics:
Yar's Revenge
Joust
Galaga
Tetris
Super Mario Bros. 3
1942

Adventure:
Little Nemo Dream Master
Wizards and Warriors 2: Ironsword
Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past
Toe Jam & Earl
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Diablo 2
Blaster Master

RPG:
Star Ocean 1
Earthbound
Lagoon
Paladin's Quest
7th Saga
Soulblazer

Flight/Flight Sim:
TIE Fighter
Pilotwings

RTS:
Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness

Fighting:
Street Fighter 2: Turbo
Killer Instinct
Marvel vs. Capcom 2

Shooters:
Starfox
R-Type 3
Einhander

Strategy:
Utopia
Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen
Populus
Deadlock

MMO:
Ultima Online
Everquest

Action:
Metal Gear Solid
Metal Warriors
Ohyra
Profile Joined February 2012
Sweden59 Posts
November 16 2012 14:59 GMT
#195
RTS:
Warcraft 3
SC: Broodwar
C&C / Age of Empires 3.

Tactics:
Commandos
Medieval Total War (Don't really know if this one counts as tactics, but anyway)
Pokémon Stadium (N64)

FPS:
Call of Duty 1
Unreal Tournament

General Shooters:
Max Payne 1-3
Gears of War
Resident Evil 4-6

Horror:
Resident Evil 1-3
Silent Hill
Call of Cthulhu

Adventure:
Final Fantasy X / Final Fantasy 7
Pokemon red, blue, silver.
Grim Fandango
Bleak
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Turkey3059 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 15:14:54
November 16 2012 15:13 GMT
#196
Where is Red Dead Redemption? And Assassin's Creed 2?

Also, if there ever will be an adventure category, I'd nominate Sanitarium. That game was amazing.

For FPS, I loved Cod4: MW the most.

For RPG, I think Mass Effect, Dragon Age Origins, and KOTOR 1 and 2 are also good games.
"I am a beacon of knowledge blazing out across a black sea of ignorance. "
NewEyes
Profile Joined March 2012
Germany113 Posts
November 16 2012 15:18 GMT
#197
Mirror's Edge!!!! Why hasnt anyone said this before? :O
Elizar
Profile Joined February 2010
Germany431 Posts
November 16 2012 15:18 GMT
#198
as long as the list does not include deus ex1, x-com (old ones, i played only terror from the deep) or planescape torment, i can´t see a reason to vote for anything ...
robert1005
Profile Joined July 2012
Netherlands98 Posts
November 16 2012 15:21 GMT
#199
Would be either WoW or LoL.
I think i spend the mose time playing WoW, then sc2, then LoL. But since I can't go for sc2 it's gna be WoW
The universe begins to look more like a great thought than a great machine.
Shkudde
Profile Joined February 2011
Netherlands709 Posts
November 16 2012 15:28 GMT
#200
RTS: C&C Read Alert 2: not gonna mention SC:BW or SC2 here, and this is the next best thing for me.
Fighter: Virtua Fighter Series, goddamn are these games deep and good and hard to master and just generally awesome.
Platformer: Earth Worm Jim, still funny as hell to this day.
Other: Zone of the Enders 2, visually the most awesome game I´ve ever played (relative to other games of its time and taking personal style preferences into account as well), one of the few single-player games I finished since my Sega Mega Drive/Genesis days.
$O$ | herO[jOin] | Zest hwaiting!
Deadeight
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United Kingdom1629 Posts
November 16 2012 15:30 GMT
#201
How is it that Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas aren't listed? In my opinion easily the best RPGs.
Tobberoth
Profile Joined August 2010
Sweden6375 Posts
November 16 2012 15:32 GMT
#202
On November 16 2012 19:13 Joedaddy wrote:
Edit: and yeah, Goldeneye anyone? The great great grandfather of FPS games!?!

I'm sorry, but in what universe is that statement even close to true? Ever heard of ID Software?
mythandier
Profile Joined January 2011
United States828 Posts
November 16 2012 15:39 GMT
#203
On November 17 2012 00:32 Tobberoth wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 16 2012 19:13 Joedaddy wrote:
Edit: and yeah, Goldeneye anyone? The great great grandfather of FPS games!?!

I'm sorry, but in what universe is that statement even close to true? Ever heard of ID Software?

Sadly, some people have never played Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake...etc. (much less heard of them).
Hansibot
Profile Joined April 2011
Denmark72 Posts
November 16 2012 15:43 GMT
#204
Nomination:

FPS:
Unreal Tournament
Day of Defeat
Counter Strike

RTS:
Red Alert 2

Strategy:
Medieval 2 total war

RPG:
Dragon Age

Other:
Sim City
Black & White
Pacman
Severedevil
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States4838 Posts
November 16 2012 15:44 GMT
#205
On November 17 2012 00:39 mythandier wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 17 2012 00:32 Tobberoth wrote:
On November 16 2012 19:13 Joedaddy wrote:
Edit: and yeah, Goldeneye anyone? The great great grandfather of FPS games!?!

I'm sorry, but in what universe is that statement even close to true? Ever heard of ID Software?

Sadly, some people have never played Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake...etc. (much less heard of them).

It's the grandfather of console shooters, I guess.
My strategy is to fork people.
mythandier
Profile Joined January 2011
United States828 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 16:05:29
November 16 2012 15:50 GMT
#206
On November 17 2012 00:44 Severedevil wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 17 2012 00:39 mythandier wrote:
On November 17 2012 00:32 Tobberoth wrote:
On November 16 2012 19:13 Joedaddy wrote:
Edit: and yeah, Goldeneye anyone? The great great grandfather of FPS games!?!

I'm sorry, but in what universe is that statement even close to true? Ever heard of ID Software?

Sadly, some people have never played Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake...etc. (much less heard of them).

It's the grandfather of console shooters, I guess.

Wolfenstein 3D was released on SNES in 1994 and Doom was extremely popular on SNES in 1995-1996. So much so that people were playing it at HS Halloween parties I went to.
kochanfe
Profile Joined July 2011
Micronesia1338 Posts
November 16 2012 16:01 GMT
#207
Super Smash Brothers Melee NEEDS to be on the list. It was an esport for a long time (and actually still is, though there's not much money in it anymore).
"The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long." - Lao Tzu
Shiragaku
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Hong Kong4308 Posts
November 16 2012 16:11 GMT
#208
RPG - Persona series (3 and 4)
Fighting - Guilty Gear, BlazBlue
zeo
Profile Joined October 2009
Serbia6284 Posts
November 16 2012 16:13 GMT
#209
Goldeneye 007 is not Action-Adventure, I mean the first sentence on Wikipedia says 'first-person shooter'. And way too little JRPG's on this list. That said Pokemon and Super Mario 64 are absolutely not Arcade games, maybe Sonic but still... Street fighter is more of an arcade game than Pokemon.
The first Gran Turismo deserves to be in racing, and throw in Wipeout too... Monkey Island in Adventure
"If only Kircheis were here" - Everyone
mythandier
Profile Joined January 2011
United States828 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 16:37:44
November 16 2012 16:32 GMT
#210
Sports:
RBI Baseball
Base Wars
Battle Chess

Racing:
Rock n' Roll Racing (hooray Blizzard aka Silicon & Synapse)
R.C. Pro-Am

Horror:
Indigo Prophecy
Friday the 13th
Kevan
Profile Joined April 2011
Sweden2303 Posts
November 16 2012 16:34 GMT
#211
These are the games that came to mind immediatly that I think should be in the running. I'm sure I forgot a bunch of other ones and some of these are already in the OP but whatever.
+ Show Spoiler +
Strategy:
Starcraft 2
Age of Empires 2
Red Alert

FPS:
Quake
Counter Strike
Halo 1-3
Goldeneye

Action/Adventure:
GTA:San Andreas
Super Mario 64
Zelda: Ocarina of Time

RPG:
The Witcher 2:Assassins of Kings
Pokemon Red/Blue
Deus Ex

Horror:
Amnesia:The Dark Descent

SC2, rip in pepperinos
Chosi
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Germany1302 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 16:38:09
November 16 2012 16:37 GMT
#212
Secret of Mana
Final Fantasy 7
Zelda Series
Mario Series
Dune II
Indiana Jones Series
World of Warcraft
Quake Series
Diablo Series
(if not excluded) Starcraft Series
Someday, you’re going to fuck up so magnificently, so ambitiously, so overwhelmingly that the sky will light up and the moons will spin and the gods themselves will shit comets with glee. And I just hope I’m still around to see it.
Agathon
Profile Joined February 2011
France1505 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 16:38:36
November 16 2012 16:38 GMT
#213
Heroes 3
Age of Empire
Diablo


Yeah...i'm a bit old school but I never had more fun with recent games than 10-15 years ago.
"C'est au pied du mur, qu'on voit le mieux...le mur".
Lucumo
Profile Joined January 2010
6850 Posts
November 16 2012 16:46 GMT
#214
On November 16 2012 12:04 Diks wrote:
Here's my list per genre :

RPG : Baldur's gate
FPS : Half Life
RTS : Warcraft 3 (hard to not scream BROOOD WAAAAAAR)
Fighting game : Garou Mark of the Wolf
Hack'n Slash : Diablo 2
Racing game : TrackMania
Platform : Super Metroid
Other : Minecraft

I'm all about the classics

Garou: MotW?

Awesome

Need to add The Last Blade 2 but not many people know it, so I guess it's Super Street Fighter IV for Fighting games(better remove "Street Fighter").

Could contribute with some Tactical RPGs but there are already some nice on the list, hm. Just gonna leave it like that.
Severedevil
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States4838 Posts
November 16 2012 17:04 GMT
#215
On November 17 2012 00:50 mythandier wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 17 2012 00:44 Severedevil wrote:
On November 17 2012 00:39 mythandier wrote:
On November 17 2012 00:32 Tobberoth wrote:
On November 16 2012 19:13 Joedaddy wrote:
Edit: and yeah, Goldeneye anyone? The great great grandfather of FPS games!?!

I'm sorry, but in what universe is that statement even close to true? Ever heard of ID Software?

Sadly, some people have never played Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake...etc. (much less heard of them).

It's the grandfather of console shooters, I guess.

Wolfenstein 3D was released on SNES in 1994 and Doom was extremely popular on SNES in 1995-1996. So much so that people were playing it at HS Halloween parties I went to.

Cool, I didn't know that.

Still, it was the first big shooter made for console, right? And the first that competed successfully with mouselook. I don't care for it in the slightest (never owned a console, never wanted to play a console shooter) but it is a very popular title.
My strategy is to fork people.
]343[
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States10328 Posts
November 16 2012 17:33 GMT
#216
On November 17 2012 01:01 kochanfe wrote:
Super Smash Brothers Melee NEEDS to be on the list. It was an esport for a long time (and actually still is, though there's not much money in it anymore).


well, there are still big tournaments nearly every month

Apex

Zenith
Rule 6
The Big House
Kings of Cali
Revival of Melee

etc.
Writer
Jtom
Profile Joined January 2011
Ireland1044 Posts
November 16 2012 17:43 GMT
#217
Assassin's Creed 2 was a personal favourite of the last few years and needs to be on the nominations list at least.
"Daddy, how did the Protossaurs go extinct?" "A giant EMP hit the earth" - Fionn
Praetorial
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States4241 Posts
November 16 2012 17:45 GMT
#218
FPS-Daikatana
FOR GREAT JUSTICE! Bans for the ban gods!
TheRealArtemis
Profile Joined October 2011
687 Posts
November 16 2012 17:49 GMT
#219
I would like to nominate:

Rome: Total War (Genre: strategy)
religion is like a prison for the seekers of wisdom
GhandiEAGLE
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States20754 Posts
November 16 2012 17:49 GMT
#220
Final Fantasy 12... you are always forgotten T_T
Oh, my achin' hands, from rakin' in grands, and breakin' in mic stands
GhandiEAGLE
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States20754 Posts
November 16 2012 17:51 GMT
#221
Also wtf, no Star Wars TOR??? You're kidding T_T
Oh, my achin' hands, from rakin' in grands, and breakin' in mic stands
Essbee
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Canada2371 Posts
November 16 2012 17:52 GMT
#222
My votes for the ones in nomination

+ Show Spoiler +

Strategy:
Starcraft (No contest lol, probably the best game of all time)

Strategy / Simulation:
Tactic Ogre

Shooter:
Half-Life
Quake (Close second)

Action-Adventure:
GTA San Andreas
Portal (Close second, very innovative game)

Horror
Amnesia The Dark Descent

RPG:
Final Fantasy Tactics

MMO
World of Warcraft

Arcade:
Pokemon

Casual
Minecraft
Terraria (Honorable mention)

Fighting
Mortal Kombat

Sports
FIFA 98

Racing:
TrackMania

Adventure
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (I would choose Majora's mask if I could)

Classics: (before 1990)
Super Mario Bros.
Galaga (Honorable mention)
konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66158 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 17:55:44
November 16 2012 17:55 GMT
#223
The Walking Dead
Sleeping Dogs
Command and Conquer: Tiberium Sun
Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2
Diablo 2
Warcraft 3
Counter-Strike
Pokemon Red/Blue/Crystal
Tetris
Puzzle Bubble
Pac-Man
GOLDEN SUN/GOLDEN SUN: THE LOST AGE <<< why hasn't anyone mentioned these!?

Dota 2 (is this not included because this is still beta?)
POGGERS
Durp
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Canada3117 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 17:57:51
November 16 2012 17:57 GMT
#224
My votes for nominations:
+ Show Spoiler +

Strategy:
Starcraft Brood War

Shooter:
Half-Life

Action-Adventure:
Portal (Close second, very innovative game)

Horror
Shivers

RPG:
Star Wars: KOTOR

MMO
World of Warcraft

Arcade:
Pokemon RED

Casual
Snood

Fighting
Mortal Kombat

Sports
NFL Blitz

Racing:
Mario Kart 64

Adventure
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (I would choose Majora's mask if I could)

Classics: (before 1990)
Super Mario Bros.

Obscure game:
Vectorman
SOOOOOooooOOOOooooOOOOoo Many BANELINGS!!
Enzymatic
Profile Joined August 2011
Canada1301 Posts
November 16 2012 17:58 GMT
#225
If everyone here played Final Fantasy 7, they would all nominate it. Definitely one of the top games ever made.
"Who hired this awful fountain gunner? He can't hit shit." - Yiss
b0ub0u
Profile Joined September 2009
Canada445 Posts
November 16 2012 18:01 GMT
#226
Your list has to have the following games series to be taken seriously :

- Zelda
- Mario
- Metroid
- Advance Wars
- Fire Emblem
- Deus Ex
- X-Com
- Bioshock
- Total War
- Contra
- Castlevania
- Mega Man
- Ninja Gaiden
- Dragon Warrior
- GTA
- Valkyria Chronicles
- Demon Souls / Dark Souls

In the swarm we trust
GHSTxJet
Profile Joined January 2012
United States154 Posts
November 16 2012 18:03 GMT
#227
On November 16 2012 20:50 Underkoffer wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 16 2012 13:00 GHSTxJet wrote:
On November 16 2012 11:05 Cush wrote:
Motherfucking Cod4 baby. Man that game was awsome when it came out.
Only good call of duty to date!


Indeed, so many fond memories of that game.

Some games I think should at least be considered for the list (not at all my personal favorites, but they are iconic games not yet listed).
GTA IV
Need for Speed (really just take whichever one is best, I only played 2).
Age of Empires I
Halo 1/2/3
Runescape
Runescape!!! lol

SuppySon
Essbee
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Canada2371 Posts
November 16 2012 18:04 GMT
#228
On November 17 2012 02:57 Durp wrote:
My votes for nominations:
+ Show Spoiler +

Strategy:
Starcraft Brood War

Shooter:
Half-Life

Action-Adventure:
Portal (Close second, very innovative game)

Horror
Shivers

RPG:
Star Wars: KOTOR

MMO
World of Warcraft

Arcade:
Pokemon RED

Casual
Snood

Fighting
Mortal Kombat

Sports
NFL Blitz

Racing:
Mario Kart 64

Adventure
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (I would choose Majora's mask if I could)

Classics: (before 1990)
Super Mario Bros.

Obscure game:
Vectorman


You should remove the stuff I put in parentheses ^^
Garnet
Profile Blog Joined February 2006
Vietnam9016 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 18:10:20
November 16 2012 18:09 GMT
#229
RPG:
Chrono Cross
Final Fantasy 8
Final Fantasy 9
Valkyrie Profile
HaRuHi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
1220 Posts
November 16 2012 18:12 GMT
#230
Nominations:
+ Show Spoiler +
Action-Adventure:

Brütal Legend

Sports:

Skate 3

Strategy:

C&C - Tiberium sun

RPG:

Arcanum

Strategy / Simulation

Heros of Might & Magic 2


I also was sad to find out that I can't vote for moo2 with a clear conscience anymore. Played it lately, the controlls in a big galaxy are tedious...there should have been a way to create an own instance of autobuild. =(
TigerKarl
Profile Joined November 2010
1757 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 18:23:44
November 16 2012 18:18 GMT
#231
Nomination for :

Strategy
Dungeon Keeper

RPG
Fallout:New Vegas

Sports
Pro Evolution Soccer 6

Racing
Stunts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stunts_%28video_game%29)

Arcade
Raptor: Call of the Shadows


all of those still missing
Tufas
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Austria2259 Posts
November 16 2012 18:18 GMT
#232
On November 17 2012 01:38 Agathon wrote:
Heroes 3
Age of Empire
Diablo


Yeah...i'm a bit old school but I never had more fun with recent games than 10-15 years ago.


I agree with all 3 of them ! Especially Heroes 3, I still play that game ...
Where is my ACE flair
ZeroCartin
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Costa Rica2390 Posts
November 16 2012 19:06 GMT
#233
Where the hell is my Starfox 64 tt.tt
"My sister is on vacation in Costa Rica right now. I hope she stays a while because she's a miserable cunt." -pubbanana
VeryAverage
Profile Joined January 2011
United States424 Posts
November 16 2012 19:13 GMT
#234
Err... why are Perfect Dark and Goldeneye listed as action when Bayonetta is considered a shooter?
BluePanther
Profile Joined March 2011
United States2776 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 19:41:34
November 16 2012 19:41 GMT
#235
Tecmo Super Bowl
RBI Baseball
Golden Eye
Mario Kart 64
WWF v WCW
Legend of Zelda
Ocarina of Time
Halo
Halo2
WoW
Starcraft: BW
Dota
Super Mario Bros.
Super Smash Bros. (the N64 version)
GTA series
MW2
Jumbled
Profile Joined September 2010
1543 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-17 02:34:15
November 17 2012 02:33 GMT
#236
Still missing from the nominations:

Space Quest
Wing Commander
Eve Online
Syndicate
Evil Genius
hooktits
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States972 Posts
November 17 2012 02:47 GMT
#237
looking forward to voting but im confused as to why mass effect is in the rpg genre and mass effect 3 is in action and adventure, and maybe im missing it but i dont' see mass effect 2 listed at all and that may be one of the most important. sorry aside from scbw and sc2 mass effect series is definatly in my top 5 but just curious all the mass effects have rpg elements but i guess i would call the action adventure but please add mass effect 2 aswell thx k look forward to voting.
Hooktits of Tits gaming @hooktits twit
ClysmiC
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States2192 Posts
November 17 2012 02:58 GMT
#238
Super Mario 64, no doubt.
Bobbin Threadbare
Profile Joined January 2012
Australia30 Posts
November 17 2012 04:05 GMT
#239
I'm getting concerned... as long as Adventure as a single category includes games as completely dissimilar as Ocarina of Time and Grim Fandango, we can all be sure legitimate adventure games (GF, Curse of Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, and your personal favourites) will be squelched by misclassified action adventure like Zelda. No ill will to Zelda.

And that's not fair to Grim Fandango, yo. Numba woon.

The rest of my picks, disgustingly free of genre filtering:

Thief 2 (which should probably be included over Thief Dark Project if only one of the series is up for a spot)
System Shock 2
Deus Ex
Curse of Monkey Island
Fallout 2
Vampire Bloodlines
Half Life 2
Psychonauts
Planescape: Torment
Chrono Trigger
LOOM
MGS1
Gothic 2
Dark Souls
I will sit right down waiting for the gift of sound and vision.
Lokrium
Profile Joined March 2011
United States131 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-17 04:13:44
November 17 2012 04:09 GMT
#240
I nominate Braid. Not sure what category it falls into though.
Also, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time for Action-Adventure.
Xpace
Profile Joined March 2011
United States2209 Posts
November 17 2012 04:17 GMT
#241
Team Liquid is too divided when BW and SC2 are separate entities/options in a vote ><
Velinath
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States694 Posts
November 17 2012 04:19 GMT
#242
Can I nominate Shining Force as a pretty cool RPG?
Holytornados
Profile Joined November 2011
United States1022 Posts
November 17 2012 04:23 GMT
#243
Banjo Kazooie. Best game ever.
CLG/Liquid ~~ youtube.com/reddedgaming
Fyrewolf
Profile Joined January 2010
United States1533 Posts
November 17 2012 04:35 GMT
#244
Classics: Commander Keen 4: Secret of the Oracle
"This is not Warcraft in space" "It's much more...... Sophisticated" "I KNOW IT'S NOT 3D!!!"
Zaphod Beeblebrox
Profile Joined December 2010
Denmark697 Posts
November 17 2012 20:58 GMT
#245
Some nominees from my personal list of great games:

Rayman 2
Grim Fandango
Settlers 2 (and 3)
Little Big Adventure (Best game of ALL TIME)
Keen 4 (already mentioned, but hey)
Yoshi's Story
Civilization 2
Dune 2
Jazz Jackrabbit
Worms/Worms 2/Worms Armageddon (Can't decide on which is best)
Freelancer
Bastion
Go try StarBow on the Arcade. TL thread: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=440661
President Dead
Profile Joined November 2012
97 Posts
November 17 2012 21:20 GMT
#246
Bubsy 3D for Playstation.
Hey, I'm a police officer. Just do what I tell ya.
Eliwood5837
Profile Joined July 2011
245 Posts
November 17 2012 21:26 GMT
#247
Final Fantasy X :D
Liquid`HerO Fighting! | Liquid`TaeJa Fighting!
R3m3mb3rM3
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany954 Posts
November 17 2012 21:28 GMT
#248
Personal favourites:
Dungeon keeper 1 (not 2, 2 sucked)
Tony Hawks Pro skater 3
Warcraft 3
Lineage II

You people could not imagine the amount of fun I had with these games, and the amount of time I spent playing them.
soggywaffle
Profile Joined December 2010
United States18 Posts
November 17 2012 21:34 GMT
#249
Whattt no Fatal Frame for horror?!
Goldomen
Profile Joined June 2011
Sweden46 Posts
November 17 2012 21:34 GMT
#250
Strategy: Warcraft 3
Strategy / Simulation: Heroes of might and magic III
Shooter: Starwars Battlefront 1
Action-Adventure: 007 Goldeneye
Horror: Amnesia
RPG: Morrowind
MMO: Guild Wars
Arcade: Street Fighter 3
Casual: Mario Party
Fighting: Super Smash Bros Melee
Sports: Mario Tennis
Racing: Mario Cart
Adventure: Pokemon Gold
Classics: (before 1990): Tetris
Fuck tha police
Shazeen
Profile Joined March 2012
Germany32 Posts
November 17 2012 22:04 GMT
#251
Brainstorming or which games kill the most of my time!

Diablo
Diablo 2
Counterstrike 1.6
Warcraft 3
Starcraft:BW
Starcraft 2
World of Warcraft
Commander Keen 4
Super Mario Land 1 (Gameboy)
Super Mario Land 2 (Gameboy)
Tetris (Gameboy)
Command & Conquer
Command & Conquer 2 Red Alert
Super Mario Kart
Mortal Kombat 2
Turtles in Time
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Star Wars: X-Wing vs. Tie-Fighter
Star Wars: Rebel Assault 1+2
Heroes of the Might and Magic 2+3
Quake 2+3
Half-Life
Street Fighter 2 Turbo
GTA 1+2
Tekken 3
Age of Empires 1-3
The Settlers 2
Anno 1602



"Shut up Cat!" - vilePsY <3
Ettick
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States2434 Posts
November 17 2012 22:08 GMT
#252
Why is Gran Turismo 3 on there instead of 4? 4 was so much better lol...
jcroisdale
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States1543 Posts
November 17 2012 22:10 GMT
#253
just a few things i noticed.

1. the title arcade should be changed to Platformers.
2. Flower should be under casual.
3. Gran turismo 3 should be Gran Turismo 3:A-Spec
"I think bringing a toddler to a movie theater is a terrible idea. They are too young to understand what is happening it would be like giving your toddler acid. Bad idea." - Sinensis
logikly
Profile Joined February 2009
United States329 Posts
November 17 2012 22:12 GMT
#254
Command and Conquer, All before CNC4 which is a fucking joke!
함은정,류화영,남규리
disciple
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
9070 Posts
November 17 2012 22:12 GMT
#255
where is Worms?
Administrator"I'm a big deal." - ixmike88
Deleted User 137586
Profile Joined January 2011
7859 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-17 22:23:17
November 17 2012 22:17 GMT
#256
Alright a few more:

Strategy/simulation:

Civilization 2
Worms armageddon
Europa Universalis III
Centurion

Adventure
Portal 2

Classics:
Lost vikings
Zork
Galcon (Galaxy Conquest of 87 by Rick Raddatz)

RPG:
Angband
Dwarf Fortress (I was afraid you'd dare put this under "casual"

Don't forget to make an overall best category as well ^^

Edit: Actually, what do you think about the tournament format in each category? Like which of X and Y is more esports, aka the Hot_Bid format. And then a final bracket where the winner of each category goes into a finals bracket and there will be only one (which will be Starcraft ).
Cry 'havoc' and let slip the dogs of war
Elroi
Profile Joined August 2009
Sweden5595 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-17 22:56:06
November 17 2012 22:19 GMT
#257
Who is the best composer of all times? A) Rihanna B) Bach.

Who would get the most votes?

The games I've enjoyed the most playing are: Starcraft: Broodwar (best of all time)
Quake 2
Doom 2
Counter-Strike 1.6
Half Life
Diablo 2
Red Alert (one).


Made me think of this list :D
+ Show Spoiler +
"To all eSports fans, I want to be remembered as a progamer who can make something out of nothing, and someone who always does his best. I think that is the right way of living, and I'm always doing my best to follow that." - Jaedong. /watch?v=jfghAzJqAp0
Rapidconcord
Profile Joined October 2011
Norway9 Posts
November 17 2012 22:27 GMT
#258
Suggested Additions
Strategy: Empire Earth (if you have not tried it go to gog.com and download it, it is amazing)
Rome/Medieval 2 Total War (Best Turn Based Strategy on the market)
Shooter: Golden Eye (why the hell is it not on the list by defalut?)
Horror: Silent Hill 2 & 3 (if we take the no series thing, these was better than nr. 1)
Alan Wake (Not very scary, but the story is one of the best there is)
RPG: Mount and Blade Warband (don't even try to argue)
Racing: Need For Speed Underground 1 & 2, Most Wanted 1 and Carbon (the games back when nfs-series was good)
Adventure: The Legend Of Zelda Skyward Sword (no discussion)
Chronos.
Profile Joined February 2012
United States805 Posts
November 17 2012 22:32 GMT
#259
I nominate:

The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker for Action-Adventure
Shining Force for Strategy / Simulation
Luepert
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States1933 Posts
November 17 2012 22:38 GMT
#260
Battlezone. 1998. Best crossover of RTS with FPS I've ever played.
esports
Irrelevant Label
Profile Joined January 2012
United States596 Posts
November 17 2012 22:53 GMT
#261
ARPG should be it's own category, and possibly more distinctions between "RPG"s as well likely between story driven and big open choices/world driven. It's absurd to put things like ff/deus ex/dragon age, fallout/TES and diablo/borderlands all in the same group. There is more difference between them than between plenty of games already spread across the current categories of Shooter/Action/Horror.
Cereb
Profile Joined November 2011
Denmark3388 Posts
November 17 2012 22:56 GMT
#262
Hack n slash: Diablo series
Storybased: Max payne (especially the first one)
RTS: Starcraft (SC2!)
Shooter: Unreal tournament (2004 was the best one despite what the hipsters say ^^)
MMORPG: Asheron's call - the first one!! On the PK server
Role playing: Skyrim!!!

Spent several thousand hours on these games
"Until the very very top in almost anything, all that matters is how much work you put in. The only problem is most people can't work hard even at things they do enjoy, much less things they don't have a real passion for. -Greg "IdrA" Fields
kastoob
Profile Joined May 2010
Australia153 Posts
November 17 2012 22:58 GMT
#263
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is a damned sweet rpg.
sabas123
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Netherlands3122 Posts
November 17 2012 23:02 GMT
#264
top 5

#1 starcraft broodwar
#2 pokemon yelow
#3 skyrim
#4 pokemon gold
#5 free allegaince
The harder it becomes, the more you should focus on the basics.
AdelSC123
Profile Joined March 2010
France362 Posts
November 18 2012 00:02 GMT
#265
Devil may cry 3
Elroi
Profile Joined August 2009
Sweden5595 Posts
November 18 2012 02:16 GMT
#266
Do you guys who mention the diablo series mean all three games or just the first two?
"To all eSports fans, I want to be remembered as a progamer who can make something out of nothing, and someone who always does his best. I think that is the right way of living, and I'm always doing my best to follow that." - Jaedong. /watch?v=jfghAzJqAp0
Kenpachi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States9908 Posts
November 18 2012 07:24 GMT
#267
If runescape wasnt so unappealing aesthetically and mechanically, it would have been kinda nice

Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 (somebody hit me up with this, my cd broke :<), Pokemon games in general
Nada's body is South Korea's greatest weapon.
ShaLLoW[baY]
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada12499 Posts
November 18 2012 07:33 GMT
#268
Anyone who doesn't vote for BW and Deus Ex better PREPARE FOR THE HURTIN'
ALEXISONFIRE ARE FUCKING BACK (sAviOr for life)
DTX180
Profile Joined June 2011
10 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-18 07:43:51
November 18 2012 07:40 GMT
#269
My suggested additions:

possibly add a shoot em up category:
Gunstar Heroes
Metal Slug
Gradius

Strategy/Sim:
Civ 2 (having 3 civ games might be overdoing it, and i love civ 4 and civ 1, but civ 2 to me was the biggest jump in depth from one to the next)

Overall though I love the list. Not sure if i like what genres you placed some of the games under, but i like it.


Chilling5pr33
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Germany518 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-18 09:07:38
November 18 2012 08:04 GMT
#270
Strategie:
Incubation

Strategie Simulation:
Rollercoaster Tycoon

Shooter:
Stalker

Racing:
Flatout
Destruction Derby
Colin Mc Rally
Grand Prix 2

For the Voting system i would suggest to make one round where the participans are decidied by asking "should it be on the list?".

And in the end there should be a accurate ranking of the games from 1-3 at least.

Edit: Operation Flashpoint
F-
Ljas
Profile Joined July 2012
Finland725 Posts
November 18 2012 08:53 GMT
#271
Wait, there's no Operation Flashpoint on the list?
-Jacob-
Profile Joined November 2010
358 Posts
November 18 2012 09:04 GMT
#272
RPG: Mario RPG for NES. Best game ever!
Rawr
Lucumo
Profile Joined January 2010
6850 Posts
November 18 2012 09:36 GMT
#273
On November 18 2012 07:53 Irrelevant Label wrote:
ARPG should be it's own category, and possibly more distinctions between "RPG"s as well likely between story driven and big open choices/world driven. It's absurd to put things like ff/deus ex/dragon age, fallout/TES and diablo/borderlands all in the same group. There is more difference between them than between plenty of games already spread across the current categories of Shooter/Action/Horror.

So JRPGs and RPGs, maybe Tactical RPGs for Tactics Ogre, Phantom Brave, Fire Emblem, Disgaea, SRT series, FF Tactics etc. And if not that, put Fire Emblem in the Strategy / Simulation category.
Still, switch Street Fighter (I) --> Street Fighter 4
Need to add Burnout in the Racing category, F-Zero as well.
HackBenjamin
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada1094 Posts
November 18 2012 10:13 GMT
#274
Nominating:

Simulation: X-Wing / TIE Fighter / X-Wing VS TIE Fighter
Simulation: Privateer / Wing Commander
MMO: Dark Age of Camelot
Ragnarork
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
France9034 Posts
November 18 2012 10:30 GMT
#275
I would add Deus Ex : Human Revolution. Though still not as good as the first one, it was an excellent game, and a good Deus Ex (much more than the second one -_-).

Other than that, I'd add EvE online too. Pretty sick concept and universe...
LiquipediaWanderer
shabby
Profile Joined March 2010
Norway6402 Posts
November 18 2012 10:34 GMT
#276
Still missing The Witcher 1 & 2 for RPG. Especially #2.
Jaedong, Gumibear, Leenock, Byun
derpface
Profile Joined October 2012
Sweden925 Posts
November 18 2012 11:32 GMT
#277
Ocarina of Time wins
gg no re #_< no1 Hydra and Leta fan >_#
Latham
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
9560 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-18 11:46:58
November 18 2012 11:41 GMT
#278
Can we get F.E.A.R. 1 for shooter/story/horror and Armies of Exigo for Strategy?
Also KKND for strategy =3
Also Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit(the original circa-2000) for racing?
For the curse of life is the curse of want. PC = https://be.pcpartpicker.com/list/4JknvV
Jockmcplop
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United Kingdom9632 Posts
November 18 2012 11:42 GMT
#279
I'm surprised at the lack of attention for Dark Forces 2:Jedi Knight

It really was one of the best FPSs of all time, what with the huge maps and badass star wars storyline...
RIP Meatloaf <3
BluePanther
Profile Joined March 2011
United States2776 Posts
November 18 2012 12:03 GMT
#280
To this day I still have not found a game better than Tecmo Super Bowl. Not being on the list instantly invalidates the list.
Geo.Rion
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
7377 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-18 13:28:48
November 18 2012 13:28 GMT
#281
The Masquerade: Bloodlines was probably my dearest game, such a shame Activision forced an early publish, thus destroying the studio and hurting the game.
"Protoss is a joke" Liquid`Jinro Okt.1. 2011
Imzoo
Profile Joined June 2012
132 Posts
November 18 2012 13:30 GMT
#282
Battlefield 1942
Chilling5pr33
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Germany518 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-18 19:35:22
November 18 2012 19:34 GMT
#283
Homeworld 1/2 (strategie)
F-
MutaDoom
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Canada1163 Posts
November 18 2012 19:43 GMT
#284
Legend of Dragoon (Playstation) is my favourite of all time (excluding BW, but I think we're excluding that right?)
Zooper31
Profile Joined May 2009
United States5710 Posts
November 18 2012 20:26 GMT
#285
Gotta add Guildwars 2 on there if we are going by specific titles. MMO for PC.

Also I think MOBA style games should be in their own seperate category imo.
Asato ma sad gamaya, tamaso ma jyotir gamaya, mrtyor mamrtam gamaya
sGSuperSlinkY
Profile Joined May 2011
United States72 Posts
November 18 2012 20:49 GMT
#286
I nominate legend of zelda: orcarina of time for action/adventure
member of team iP (impressive Play)
phaZe-PropheT
Profile Joined April 2011
United States30 Posts
November 18 2012 21:04 GMT
#287
Can we add Golden Sun to the list?
It wasn't very widely played since it was only on the game boy advanced, but it was considered one of the best, if not the best games for the GBA. (both the original and Golden Sun The Lost Age, the third one wasn't very good though)

Also, oblivion and day of the tenticle is repeated in the list
-__-"
TheMooseHeed
Profile Joined July 2010
United Kingdom535 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-19 01:05:24
November 19 2012 01:00 GMT
#288
Just reading through these lists makes me realise how many great games there have been. I feel the need to make a list of them so I never forget them!

I do feel like some classics are being neglected.

Mainly Streets Of Rage 2, Golden Axe 1/2, Gunstar Heroes

+Little Big Adventure 1/2 needs some more love its only got 2 mentions including me
''Swarm hosts are the worst thing in the world, I mean terrorism is pretty bad but swarmhosts are worse'' IdrA on ZvZ
FiWiFaKi
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Canada9858 Posts
November 19 2012 01:03 GMT
#289
Neopets the Darkest Fairy for PS2
Gran Turismo 5
In life, the journey is more satisfying than the destination. || .::Entrepreneurship::. Living a few years of your life like most people won't, so that you can spend the rest of your life like most people can't || Mechanical Engineering & Economics Major
autoexec
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States530 Posts
November 19 2012 01:29 GMT
#290
wii sports
Cele
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Germany4016 Posts
November 19 2012 01:48 GMT
#291
Albion is the greatest RPG ever to me.
Broodwar for life!
Fishes
Profile Joined January 2011
United Kingdom47 Posts
November 19 2012 01:51 GMT
#292
Chrono Trigger hands down
<3 Liquid
Xenocryst
Profile Joined December 2010
United States521 Posts
November 19 2012 03:09 GMT
#293
The masquerade: Bloodlines, very well made game.
Hylirion
Profile Joined March 2012
Netherlands968 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-19 03:15:09
November 19 2012 03:14 GMT
#294
This list needs Freelancer. Best space flying/exploration/rpg game ever.

Also Commander Keen, THE platform game of the floppy age for me at least.

Also Atlantis: The lost tales was a beautiful point and click with such awesome graphics, sound and gameplay at the time.

For strategy, Red Alert 2 is missing. "It will be a silent spring!"

Last one I'd like to add is Magic Carpet.
catabowl
Profile Joined November 2009
United States815 Posts
November 19 2012 03:21 GMT
#295
X-Wing vs Tie Fighter

007 Goldeneye 64

Civilization II

RPG by Console

Mario RPG - SNES
Final Fantasy 4 - Playstation
Skies of Arcadia - Gamecube/Dreamcast
Pokemon Red/Blue - Gameboy

If I missed any, it's because I forget what system the title came out on first.
Jung! Myung! Hoooooooooooooooooon! #TeamPolt
Greenei
Profile Joined November 2011
Germany1754 Posts
November 19 2012 03:37 GMT
#296
how is gothic 1 and 2 not on the list by now? 5 people or so already nominated it.
IMBA IMBA IMBA IMBA IMBA IMBA
HiTeK532
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada171 Posts
November 19 2012 04:15 GMT
#297
Donkey Kong country
Super Mario rpg legend of the seven stars
Double dragon
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game
Excitebike (the nes version)
mario bros 3
Streets of rage
shining force
Starfox 64
Harvest moon
Bomberman
Duke nukem
kirby's dreamland
I play games not girls
darthfoley
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States8003 Posts
November 19 2012 04:32 GMT
#298
CALL OF DUTY (1) IS THE BEST CALL OF DUTY/FPS EVER MADE.

yes, it is worthy of all caps. i've played almost 2000 hours of it since 2006. Had some of the best times ever, for example...



This is completely real, we were playing a scrim/war...
watch the wall collide with my fist, mostly over problems that i know i should fix
MichaelJLowell
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States610 Posts
November 19 2012 04:33 GMT
#299
Look, the purpose of a "Best X Games of All-Time" List is to provide a definitive conclusion for video game criticism. It's the very last thing you do when you have exhaustive every last meaningful piece of advice you could give on this topic. There's no sense in acknowledging these awful lists from IGN and TIME and whomever (let alone responding to them) because there isn't a single person (or group of people) on this planet who are capable of undertaking that task. If you're going to do this, just acknowledge the absolutely unbearable painstaking amount of effort that is required to make a decent list and don't use the thousands of horrible game lists as a barometer for whatever the end result of this project may be. Thanks.
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FakeDouble
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Australia676 Posts
November 19 2012 05:07 GMT
#300
On November 18 2012 16:40 DTX180 wrote:
My suggested additions:

possibly add a shoot em up category:
Gunstar Heroes
Metal Slug
Gradius

Strategy/Sim:
Civ 2 (having 3 civ games might be overdoing it, and i love civ 4 and civ 1, but civ 2 to me was the biggest jump in depth from one to the next)

Overall though I love the list. Not sure if i like what genres you placed some of the games under, but i like it.




shmup is a comparatively narrow category, but if we are, you have to add the Touhou project series of games to it
Otherwise, putting them under 'arcade' is fine

Don't get what the point of this is though, giant pissing contest between fans of different games? It's not like the results will change someone's opinion of a particular game or convince someone to go play a game they haven't before. At least for me, I don't look up popularity lists when choosing a new game to play...
Formerly known as carbonaceous
Savi[wOk]
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
United States81 Posts
November 19 2012 06:03 GMT
#301
Pokemon was an amazing game full of nostalgia looking back.
Best Video game = Starcraft Broodwar Forever!
Lets play starcraft
Geisterkarle
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Germany3257 Posts
November 19 2012 06:30 GMT
#302
Interesting categories! But we have to maybe go into detail there or I get crazy!
Ocarina of Time, Shadow of the Colossus and Day of the Tentacle all "Adventure". Seriously? Are you f*** crazy? I would NEVER use those games in the same sentence if I try to describe a single genre!
There can only be one Geisterkarle
DaCruise
Profile Joined July 2010
Denmark2457 Posts
November 19 2012 18:35 GMT
#303
If anything we should narrow down the field and genres. There are way too many nominated games.
Chilling5pr33
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Germany518 Posts
November 19 2012 20:16 GMT
#304
No we should rank them all in one big order like imdb! Is there a Igdb?
F-
Greggle
Profile Joined June 2010
United States1131 Posts
November 19 2012 20:22 GMT
#305
Thief: The Dark Project. Nothing really comes close for me.
Life is too short to take it seriously.
Velr
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Switzerland10697 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-20 09:28:22
November 20 2012 09:26 GMT
#306
On November 19 2012 13:15 HiTeK532 wrote:
Excitebike (the nes version)


I salute you! :D

So much fun with the Mapeditor .

Ocarina of Time, Shadow of the Colossus and Day of the Tentacle all "Adventure". Seriously? Are you f*** crazy? I would NEVER use those games in the same sentence if I try to describe a single genre!


Zelda, Shadow of the Colossus = Action Adventure (iirc that was even the official genre of Zelda before nothing was called action adventure anymore...).
Day of the Tentacle = Adventure

Easy .
ThePlayer33
Profile Joined October 2011
Australia2378 Posts
November 20 2012 09:56 GMT
#307
best freeware game ever made

Little Fighter 2

www.lf2.net
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Redox
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany24794 Posts
November 20 2012 10:02 GMT
#308
Dont see the relevance. Everyone likes something else.
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Teliko
Profile Joined January 2011
Ireland1044 Posts
November 20 2012 10:29 GMT
#309
I'm confused. Shouldn't League of Legends be in the "Casual" section? Hurrhurr. Sorry.

Black & White should be added, probably one of my favourite childhood games.
Add a drop of lavender to milk, leave town with an orange and pretend you're laughing at it.
Deleted User 45971
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
533 Posts
November 20 2012 12:34 GMT
#310
I don't see any Paradox strategy games like Europa Universalis or Victoria. Also don't see any Total War games.
3Form
Profile Joined December 2009
United Kingdom389 Posts
November 21 2012 01:03 GMT
#311
Transport Tycoon.

Without a time machine back to the days of my youth, I'd have to plump for the modern version, OpenTTD.
Vestrel
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Canada271 Posts
November 21 2012 01:06 GMT
#312
You can't have Mass Effect 3 on the list and not Mass Effect 2!
Whitewing
Profile Joined October 2010
United States7483 Posts
November 21 2012 01:07 GMT
#313
Put Banjo Kazooie on the list of best adventure games!
Strategy"You know I fucking hate the way you play, right?" ~SC2John
Chilling5pr33
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Germany518 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-22 13:34:30
November 22 2012 13:21 GMT
#314
Shooter and Multiplayer Shooter should be on seperate list becouse you cant compare single to multiplayer!
*But most have both so i dont know
Also Strategie should be seperatet in "Roundbase - Real Time - Simulation" so 3 categories instead of 2.
RPG and Action-RPG should be seperatet as well. (Mostly round base / real time seperation)
Adventure should have a point and click only list. (Some games are Action Adventures on that list atm)
To have classics, casual and arcade seperated like this is not working as well in my opinion.
F-
radiatoren
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Denmark1907 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-22 22:01:30
November 22 2012 21:55 GMT
#315
"Shooters" could use Wolfenstein 3D (TM)(id Software, 1992) - This is more or less the first true FPS in the world. It is very pixelated, but at the same time pretty awesome. There are so many hidden rooms in this game and so many small details that it is very replayable and its very intuitive for new players.

"Classics"/"Arcade" needs Bomberman/Dynablaster (TM)(Hudson Soft, 1983) - One of the best multi player games from the arcade times. Plant a bomb get away from the blast and pick upgrades from under the rocks. Be aware that big bad monsters can kill you just as well as your own bombs! There are many levels in this game and you can do some funny things like blast the exit with a bomb to spawn more monsters!

"Sports" needs Winter Challenge (TM)(Ballistic, 1991) A classic amongst sports games. You can choose between seven different sports events to participate in each taking a different skill to master. It is easy to play but a lot harder to master. In ski-jumping you can just let go or actually jump from the ramp, in Biathlon you have to control when to use energy and learn to shoot at the right time etc.

"Classics"/"Arcade" seriously needs Bubble Bobble (TM) (Taito, 1986) - One of my favourite games of all times. Pretty unique idea with the bubbles, you can smash or jump on in different circumstances and so much win graphically!

I have made several improvements and updated the OPs list of games, I have changed categories to be more suitable and started to break up the Classics category. I will let OP decide what to do with the list later on:

+ Show Spoiler +
RTS (Real Time Strategy)
Age of Empires 2
Age of Mythology
Anno 1602
Armies of Exigo
Company of Heroes
Command and Conquer
Dawn of War
Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty
Dungeon Keeper
Empire Earth
Evil Genious
Galcon
Homeworld
Krush, Kill 'n' Destroy
Myth: The Fallen Lords
Populous 3: The Beginning
Settlers 2
Starcraft (Maybe removed later)
Starcraft 2 (Maybe removed later)
Supreme Commander
Total Annihilation
Warcraft 3

TBS (Turn Based Strategy)

Advance Wars
Alpha Centauri
Centurion: Defender of Rome
Civilization
Civilization IV
Deadlock
Europa Universalis III
Heroes of Might & Magic 3
Imperialism II
Jagged Alliance 2
King's Bounty
Master of Orion 2
Medieval 2: Total War
Rome : Total War
Sangokushi V
Tactics Ogre: Let us Cling Together
UFO: Enemy Unknown

FPS (First Person Shooter) or TPS (Third Person Shooter)
Alan Wake
Battlefield 1942
Battlefield 2
Battlefield BC2
BioShock
Borderlands
Call of Duty
Call of Duty 2
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike
Daikatama
Dark Forces 2:Jedi Knight
Day of Defeat
DayZ
Doom
Doom 3
Duke Nukem
F.E.A.R.
Gears of War
Half-Life
Half-Life 2
Halo
Halo 2
James Bond: Goldeneye 007
James Bond: Nightfire
Magic Carpet
Marathon
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
Perfect Dark
Quake
Quake 2
Quake 3
R-Type 3
Rez
Starwars Battlefront 1
Team Fortress 2
Unreal
Unreal Tournament
Warsow
Wolfenstein 3D

Action-Adventure:

Amnesia The Dark Descent
Assassin's Creed 2
Batman: Arkham City
Bayonetta
Brütal Legend
Devil May Cry
Fatal Frame
Grand Theft Auto III
Grand Theft Auto: San Andrews
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Hitman
Mafia: City of Lost Heaven
Mass Effect 3
Metal Gear Solid
Mirror's Edge
Neopets the Darkest Fairy
Parasite Eve
Resident Evil
Resident Evil II
Resident Evil IV
Silent Hill
Sleeping Dogs
Slender
Splinter Cell
Thief: The Dark Project
Legends of Zelda: Ocerina of Time (N64)

RPG (Role Playing Game):
Albion
Angband
Arcanum
Baldurs Gate
Baldurs Gate II
Bastion
Breath of fire III
Call of Cthulhu
Chrono Trigger
Dark Souls
Demon’s Souls
Deus Ex
Dragon Age: Origins
Dragon Warrior III
Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Fallout
Fallout 2
Fallout 3
Fire Emblem
Final Fantasy I
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy Tactics
Golden Sun
Gothic 1
Legend of Dragoon
Mass Effect
Might & Magic 3
Mount and Blade Warband
Neverwinter Nights
Neverwinter Nights 2
Persona 3
Phantom Brave
Planescape: Torment
Shining Force
Skies of Arcadia
System Shock 2
The Witcher
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

MMO (Mass Multiplayer Online)
Aion: The Tower of Eternity
Allegiance
Anarchy Online
Asheron's call
City of Heroes
Dark Age of Camelot
Eve Online
Everquest
Guild Wars
Lineage II
Runescape
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Ultima Online
World of Warcraft

Arcade
Braid
Cave Story
Kirby's Dream Course
Ōkami
Pokemon
Sonic the Hedgehog
Super Mario 64
Super Mario World

Fighting
BlazBlue
Double Dragon
Garou Mark of the Wolf
Golden Axe
Guilty Gear
Little Fighter 2
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Mortal Kombat
Ninja Gaiden
Street Fighter
Streets Of Rage
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Street Fighter IV
Tekken
The King of Fighters 96
The King of Fighters 98
Tie-fighter
Virtua Fighter
WCW/NWO Revenge
WWF No Mercy

Sports

Base Wars
Battle Chess
Excitebike
FIFA 98
NBA Jam
Madden NFL 95
Mario Tennis
Pong
Pro Evolution Soccer 5
Punch Out!!
RBI Baseball
Sensible Soccer
Skate 3
Tecmo Super Bowl
Tony Hawks Pro skater 3
Wii Sports
Winter Challenge

Racing

Colin McRae: Dirt
Destruction Derby
Flatout
Grand Prix 2
Gran Turismo 3
Hot Pursuit 2
Mario Kart
Most Wanted
Need For Speed
OutRun
R.C. Pro-Am
Rock n' Roll Racing
Stunts
TrackMania

Adventure

Assassins Creed
Atlantis: The Lost Tales
Beyond Good & Evil
Broken Sword
Day of the Tentacle
Full Throttle
Grim Fandango
Ico
Indiana Jones 4
Jazz Jackrabbit
King's Quest 5
Legacy of Kain - Soul Reaver
Leisure Suit Larry
Loom
Maniac Mansion
Metroid Prime
Monkey Island
Monkey Island 2
Quest for Glory 5
Sanitarium
Shadow of the Colossus
Shivers
Space Quest
Star Control 2
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Walking Dead
Tomb Raider

Casual
Angry Birds (Artillery Strategy)
Animal Crossing (Simulation)
Audiosurf (Simulation)
Dance Dance Revolution (Simulation)
Desktop Tower Defense (Strategy)
Dwarf Fortress (Build Your Own World)
Flower (Adventure)
Guitar Hero (Simulation)
Ikaruga (Shoot 'em up)
Katamai Damacy (Puzzle)
Little Big Planet (Puzzle)
Mario Party (Minigames)
Microsoft Pinball (skeumorphism of analog arcade game)
Minecraft (Build Your Own World)
Minesweeper (Puzzle)
Rock Band (Simulation)
Sims (Simulation)
Snood (Puzzle)
Solitaire (Card-game)
Terraria (Build Your Own World)

Classics: (before 1990)

1942 (Scrolling Shooter)
Adventure (Action adventure)
Asteroids (Multidirectional Shooter)
Battlezone (Simulation)
Breakout (Arcade)
Bubble Bobble (Platformer)
Bomberman/Dyna Blaster (Maze)
Castle Wolfenstein (Action adventure)
Castlevania (Platformer)
Centipede (Fixed Shooter)
Contra (Run and Gun)
Defender (Scrolling Shooter)
Frogger (Action)
Galaga (Fixed Shooter)
Gradius (Scrolling Shooter)
Hunt the Wumpus (Text adventure)
Joust (Platformer)
Lode Runner (Platformer)
M.U.L.E (Strategy/simulation)
Mega Man (Platformer)
Metroid (Action Adventure)
NetHack (Rogue-like)
Pac-Man (Maze)
Paperboy (Action)
Pitfall (Platformer)
Prince of Persia (Platformer)
Space Invaders (Fixed Shooter)
Super Mario Bros. (Platformer)
The Oregon Trail (Simulation)
The Legend of Zelda (Action Adventure)
Tempest (Tube Shooter)
Tetris (Puzzle)
Utopia (Strategy)
Zork (Text adventure)

For later categorisation:
Donkey Kong (Need more info: 1981 is the original release! 1994 is the gameboy version and other releases are later.)
Dota (MOBA)
Dota 2 (MOBA)
League of Legends (MOBA)
Commandos (Real Time Tactical)
Sim City 2000 (Simulation)
Mega Man (Platformer)
Diablo II (Hack'n'Slash)
Worms Armageddon (Artillery Strategy)
Patrician 3 (Simulation)
World of Goo (Puzzle)
Heroes of Newerth (MOBA)
Black & White (Simulation)
Portal (FPS, puzzle, action)
Valkyria Chronicles (Real time third person strategy role-playing)
Starfox (Rail Shooter)
Syndicate (isometric shooter)
Psychonaut (Platformer)
Banjo Kazooie (Platformer)
Commander Keen 4: Secret of the Oracle (Platformer)
Rayman 2 (Platformer)
Yoshi's Story (Platformer)
Freelancer (Simulation)
Bubsy 3D (Platformer)
Turtles in Time (Platformer)
The Lost Viking (Platformer)
Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 (Simulation)
Gunstar Hero (Run and Gun)
Metal Slug (Run and Gun)
Incubation: Time is running out (turn based RPG/strategy)
Operation Flashpoint (Real time tactical)
Wing Commander (Simulation)
Harvest Moon (Simulation)
Transport Tycoon (Simulation)
Repeat before me
bonifaceviii
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada2890 Posts
November 22 2012 22:13 GMT
#316
Why has no one nominated Battle Chess? Battle Chess was the bomb.
Stay a while and listen || http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=354018
NotoriousBig
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
Germany301 Posts
November 22 2012 22:18 GMT
#317
Wow, sounds interesting, but sadly i ahven´t played any game ecxept sc2 for th last 2 years.
tokinho
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States792 Posts
December 19 2012 01:00 GMT
#318
Nomination:MADDEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! how can even argue best sports game of all time?
Smile
dUTtrOACh
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada2339 Posts
December 19 2012 01:03 GMT
#319
On December 19 2012 10:00 tokinho wrote:
Nomination:MADDEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! how can even argue best sports game of all time?


Madden is the sports game that only 1 country cares about.
twitch.tv/duttroach
jdseemoreglass
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States3773 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-19 01:11:41
December 19 2012 01:11 GMT
#320
On December 19 2012 10:00 tokinho wrote:
Nomination:MADDEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! how can even argue best sports game of all time?

Dude, NFL Blitz.
On November 23 2012 07:13 bonifaceviii wrote:
Why has no one nominated Battle Chess? Battle Chess was the bomb.

Also, lol....
"If you want this forum to be full of half-baked philosophy discussions between pompous faggots like yourself forever, stay the course captain vanilla" - FakeSteve[TPR], 2006
dUTtrOACh
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada2339 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-19 01:41:51
December 19 2012 01:29 GMT
#321
Horror is seriously lacking:

My God... No Dead Space(s)?

The Thing

The Suffering(s)

Condemned

Clocktower(s)

I was even expecting to see Heavy Rain or the Saw game... but lo and behold...

EDIT: Holy shit. FPS didn't include Heretic & Hexen / Hexen 2. Hexen 2 makes half the games on the list look like garbage.
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jdseemoreglass
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States3773 Posts
December 19 2012 01:43 GMT
#322
We are getting overrun by video game hipsters. We cannot hold!
"If you want this forum to be full of half-baked philosophy discussions between pompous faggots like yourself forever, stay the course captain vanilla" - FakeSteve[TPR], 2006
Fyrewolf
Profile Joined January 2010
United States1533 Posts
December 20 2012 00:12 GMT
#323
Adventure: Chronomaster (Sci-fi+fantasy adventure game which has you playing detective voiced by Ron Perlman to capture a terrorist attacking various themed pocket universes)

Adventure: Escape Velocity: NOVA (Open world space mercenary sim, travel the galaxy doing whatever trading/mining/bounty hunting/various government work/galactic conquest you choose to do)
"This is not Warcraft in space" "It's much more...... Sophisticated" "I KNOW IT'S NOT 3D!!!"
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