top 10 video games

[Roadkill Dave]

well, since my new GPU is on its way I'll finally be able to play games again, and just because I've enjoyed the video game music thread and wouldnt mind a bit more discussion, try and do a top 10. i feel on the whole there are an absolute ton of good games I havent played, and I'll have a lot of free time over the summer but not much money, so I'm also using this as a recommendation thread

mine:

heroes of might & magic III (PC)
age of empires II (PC)
oddworld: abe's oddysee/exoddus (PS1. PC)
team fortress 2 (PC)
ghostbusters (mega drive)
sonic 2 (mega drive)
unreal tournament (PC)
gta: san andreas (multiplat)
metroid prime (GC)
majora's mask (N64)

to be honest, burning crusade should probably be in there just for sheer hours but for the severe social damage it caused, it is not on the list

[James McCloud]

wow heroes 3 really? i loved that game. i loved the castle (whichever one gave you angels, so cheap and ridiculous)

also oddworld games are great

for me its:

-smash bros melee (easily have like 3000 hours on this)
-tf2 (maybe 2000?)
-sf2 and 3 (personally i liked 3 even though people who like 2 usually hate 3 :/ ~1000)
- indiana jones and fate of atlantis (probably the best balance between logical and difficult puzzles ive seen in a p&c)
-crash team racing (makes mario kart look like GARBAGE)
-baldurs gate dark alliance (on the harder difficulties is one of the few games where the difficulty comes from the game rather than artificially from how much of a cunt it is to control)
-metal gear solid
-final fantasy 8
-return to castle wolfenstein
-dota 2 ( i never played wc3 dota and i feel i really missed out)

none of these are helpful recommendations for you so ..... civ5 maybe? not demanding but still good

[Roadkill Dave]

never played any civ game, I really should. everything ive heard about them makes me think I'd love them, starting point?

and yeah castle is strong but fucking necropolis man, within a few months you're sitting on thousands of skeletons and steamrolling across the map

[James McCloud]

i mean my sole experience is playing 5 recently and 2 ~10 years ago. i wouldnt really be able to say, if phil willy posts he will have a better opinion

have you played any of the more recent heroes games? theyre up to 5 at least but ive not looked at any of them past 3

[Roadkill Dave]

nah, me neither

heard some horrible things about 4 so kinda assumed the series was fucked

[Ben Rice]

ooh good thread! i'm gonna try and stick to one game per franchise. no particular order.

legend of zelda: ocarina of time (N64)
super smash bros melee (gamecube)
mario kart wii
timesplitters future perfect (PS2)
left 4 dead 2 (xbox)
pokemon gold/silver (game boy)
GTA V (xbox)
lord of the rings: the battle for middle earth 2 (PC)
halo 3 (xbox)
red dead redemption/undead nightmare (xbox)

honorable mentions:
super mario 64
goldeneye
mario party 2
injustice: gods among us
wii sports resort
star wars battlefront II
simpsons road rage

[Tony Clay]

A Link to the Past
Donkey Kong Country
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Half Life 1
Half Life 2
Counter Strike 1.6
Left 4 Dead 2
Max Payne 2
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Pokemon Red

[Phil Williamson]

haha I'm actually probably the worst possible person to ask about Civ games cuz I fell so in love with Civ II that it's still the one I play the most by far. but honestly I think they've all been really good - the big complaints about some of them are really just people being used to things being one way and not liking changes, so they shouldn't really matter to someone getting into the series for the first time. diving right on in to Civ 5 would be just fine. or play Civ II!!

[Slime]

get civ v along with the Brave New World DLC and you have tons of hours of gameplay ahead of you

[Slime]

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[Eukos]

1. Anachronox
2. Deus Ex
3. Mafia
4. Kingdom Hearts 2
5. Jedi Knight II
6. Unreal
7. Titanic - Adventure Out of Time
8. XIII
9. C&C Tiberian Sun

And then either one of those

• Age of Mythology
• Aliens versus Predator Gold & AvP2
• Battlefield 1942
• Black & White
• Blade Runner by Westwood Studios
• Boiling Point: Road to Hell
• Cave Story
• Chrono Trigger
• Day of The Tentacle
• EARTH 2150 - Escape from the Blue Planet
• Empire Earth
• Grand Theft Auto III & Vice City
• GoldenEye
• Gothic 2 (Best 3DRPG in the world, period)
• HeXen II
• Hitman: Blood Money
• Hogs of War
• Indiana Jones And The Fate Of Atlantis
• Kingdom Hearts 1
• LEGO Island
• Max Payne 2
• Monkey Island I-III
• Need for Speed: High Stakes
• Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee & Exoddus
• Pathologic
• Prey
• Quake 1 & 3
• Quake Team Fortress
• Return to Castle Wolfenstein
• RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
• Shen Mue
• SiN
• Star Wars Demolition
• Star Wars Episode 1: Racer
• Stronghold Crusader
• System Shock
• Theme Park World
• Tomb Raider II
• Worms Armageddon
• X-COM: UFO Defense (I could play this game until the end of my days)

[Yamles]

In no order:

Fable II
Minecraft
Beautiful Katamari
Red Dead Redemption
Assassins Creed II
Crash Bandicoot 2
LA Noir
Trekken 2&3
Portal
Half Life 2

[Cubert]

yamles has the best list so far

Half Life 1 (test-chamberrrr)
Half Life 2 (best ending ever part 3 was so cool etc)
AOE II (boat full of monks)
Crash Team Racing (no playing as the pengiun)
CS;GO (fucking love spectator mode can't get enough of it)
GTA IV (...i havent played much V yet)
THE WARRIORS (honestly this was an overlooked CLASSIC)
Timesplitters 2 (no playing as the puppet robot with a fishbowl for a head)
Goldeneye (no playing as jaws. because who the hell would do that he's TERRIBLE)
and 3dmm (no using jerzy for karate kicking he can't do it)

[Lowgain]

Super Mario RPG
Super Mario World
Final Fantasy 2/4
Final Fantasy 7
Probably one of the Destruction Derby Games
PaRappa The Rapper
GTA5
One of the Saints Row games but dunno which yet
Dance Dance Revolution I guess
Burnout Revenge

I dunno I'm probably forgetting most games

[James McCloud]

Originally Posted by Phil Williamson

haha I'm actually probably the worst possible person to ask about Civ games cuz I fell so in love with Civ II that it's still the one I play the most by far. but honestly I think they've all been really good - the big complaints about some of them are really just people being used to things being one way and not liking changes, so they shouldn't really matter to someone getting into the series for the first time. diving right on in to Civ 5 would be just fine. or play Civ II!!

phil how do you feel about the paradox plaza games like europa universalis or crusader kings if youve played them?

[Damage Jackal]

Originally Posted by Roadkill Dave

never played any civ game, I really should. everything ive heard about them makes me think I'd love them, starting point?

i would start with IV, V introduced some elements that i think would make it a chore to play, trade routes, etc

anyway my top ten

super mario world (agreed with lohr, as good as a platformer gets)
SNES super mario kart (i would have sunk more hours in to this than maybe anything else ever)
GTA san andreas (IV and V are probably technically better games but i've never connected with a game more)
red dead redemption (this game was so good it is outrageous)
a link to the past (i have not played the N64 games for some reason)
super mario 64 (completely changed the way i viewed video games)
goldeneye (defined games for an entire generation. no one knew games could be this good)
sonic 3 and knuckles (maybe not as good a game as all the other stuff but i have nothing but good memories from this game)
duke nukem 3D (i even used to make maps and mods for this)
super metroid (chronically underrated game)

[OmniromX]

Your lists suck ass.

1. 3D MOVIE MAKER!!!!
2. Donkey Kong Country 2
3. Resident Evil 4
4. Earthworm Jim
5. Chrono Trigger
6. Zombies ate my Neighbors
7. Megaman X2
8. Bubble Bobble
9. Mario Kart: Double Dash
10. Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories

[Phil Williamson]

Originally Posted by James McCloud

phil how do you feel about the paradox plaza games like europa universalis or crusader kings if youve played them?

never played them, but they look like something I might like. now that I have a computer that isn't a dying laptop for the first time in years I might try one of them at some point

[Pizza The Hut]

Originally Posted by Damage Jackal

i would start with IV, V introduced some elements that i think would make it a chore to play, trade routes, etc

anyway my top ten

super mario world (agreed with lohr, as good as a platformer gets)
SNES super mario kart (i would have sunk more hours in to this than maybe anything else ever)
GTA san andreas (IV and V are probably technically better games but i've never connected with a game more)
red dead redemption (this game was so good it is outrageous)
a link to the past (i have not played the N64 games for some reason)
super mario 64 (completely changed the way i viewed video games)
goldeneye (defined games for an entire generation. no one knew games could be this good)
sonic 3 and knuckles (maybe not as good a game as all the other stuff but i have nothing but good memories from this game)
duke nukem 3D (i even used to make maps and mods for this)
super metroid (chronically underrated game)

this is a really good list

[Ben Rice]

rudi if mario 64 made a big enough difference to you than you gotta play ocarina of time

[Broken Pencil]

I was going to make a thread similar to this!

10. Timpesplitters 2
9. Team Fortress 2
8. Portal
7. Titanfall
6. Doom
5. Quake 2
4. Rise of the triad
3. Half life
2. 3dmm
1. Garry's mod
(or should it be 2. Garry's mod and 1. 3dmm?)
Yeah, I play way too many fps's. But hey-hey! What would you expect from a kid who spends his time playing games with his friends? I mean, my friends play mostly fps's, so why don't I? I was born like that.
EDIT: putting doom at 6., replacing 4. with Rise of the triad, removing hls.

[Eukos]

It's funny cuz these are prolly the only games youve ever played hurhur

[Ben Rice]

i really don't think 3dmm counts as a game, more a tool

[Damage Jackal]

Originally Posted by Ben Rice

rudi if mario 64 made a big enough difference to you than you gotta play ocarina of time

yeah i know. i just felt so zelda'd out after link to the past. i'm keen to play them though, i have an N64 at home so i'll see if i can get a hold of the carts

[Cubert]

Originally Posted by Ben Rice

i really don't think 3dmm counts as a game, more a tool

no YOU

edit: wait so broken pencil am i to take it that if you were stranded on a desert island and could only take 10 video games that your survival list would include both half life 1 and the version of half life 1 with ragdolls?