5 Videogames everyone should play

[Sammisaurus]

1.Morrowind
2. Amnesia: Dark Descent
3. Original Half Life
4. DOOM
5. Bioshock

(I also think Viva Pinata should be mentioned somewhere)

 

[James Joseph Emerald]

No mention of XCOM: UFO Defence?
Bah! I just, I can't even think straight now I'm so full of self-righteous hipster disgust.

 

[hargablarga]

1. World of Goo (No one mentioned it so far? I am truly disappointed.)
2. Any Halo (maybe except for Halo Wars)
3. Portal (and Portal 2 too)
4. Minecraft (running out of ideas)
5. No clue. Starcraft?

Halo Wars was awesome, I don't know what you're playing.

 

[pyrosaw]

Katamari Damacy,
Beyond Good and Evil,
Portal,
Portal 2,
Um, Half Life 2 I guess.

 

[Xman490]

1. Tetris
2. a Pokemon (main series) game
3. Super Mario Bros.
4. Team Fortress 2
5. Ocarina of Time

 

[mrsuperunderpants]

1. Super Metroid
2. Chrono Trigger
3. Kingdom Hearts
4. Soul Reaver
5. Rogue Galaxy

 

[Guffe]

No particular order:
Pokemon Red
Mario 64
Time Splitters Future Perfect
Halo
Tales of Symphonia

Not a complete list but some of my favorites I remembered from the top of my head.

 

[Frankster]

Can't I do 5 games per genre?

5 games full stop...I can't choose D:
But since I'm forced to...Fine, I'll try and make a diverse list high on fun.

1) Company of Heroes (rts)
2) Timesplitters 3 (fps)
3) Vagrant Story (jrpg)
4) Baldurs Gate 2 (rpg)
5) Team Buddies on ps1 (my wildcard choice for split screen multi games, if any of you played this you'll understand why)

 

[Artemis923]

Heroes of Might and Magic III

High five for Heroes! @_@

-Heroes of Might and Magic III
-Diablo II
-Medieval: Total War
-Metal Gear Solid
-Halo: Combat Evolved

 

[StorytellingIsAMust]

1. Any Legend of Zelda game, but I highly recommend Wind Waker.
2. Both Portal games
3. Star Fox 64
4. Kirby's Adventure
5. Prince of Persia: Sands of Time

 

[William MacKay]

1. Minecraft/Terraria
2. Portal
3. TF2 (especially now its F2P)
4. Ratchet and Clank
5. And either:
-Final Fantasy VII, VIII, X, XIII
-Fallout 3/Oblivion/Fable 2, 3
-World of Warcraft
That way, you'll have experienced a great:
1. Adventure/Sandbox/Unique-Style Game
2. Puzzle Game
3. FPS without a silly storyline getting in the way with well rounded classes.
4. RPG Shooter (i suppose) with some funny parts
5. and:
-great RPGs with a good combat system (if you finish XIII without selling it and buying it back i will have respect for your patience/determination/stick-with-it-ness.)
-RPGs with great morality systems
-A great MMORPG

 

[Charles Apple Jackson]

1. Super Mario Brothers

2. The Secret Of Monkey Island

3. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time

4. Persona 4

5. Bioshock

Yeah, I'd say that's a pretty good list.

I'll go with that.

Maybe switching out Bioshock with Mass Effect. (And Mario 3 instead of 1)

 

[plank_man180]

1. Quake II. I still play this game today! Hands down my favourite shooter ever!

2. Gears of War 2. I just love playing Horde mode with my friends. I think I've easily put a few days worth into that mode alone!

3. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire. It's not like it's one of the best games ever made, it's just for nostalgia really. The PC version is the best by far but my computer won't run it anymore so I guess I'm stuck with the Nintendo 64 version :-(

4. Halo 2. The game that made Xbox Live. Probably the most fun you'll ever have on an online shooter. Well, back in 2004, we've got Halo Reach for that now.

5. Star Wars Racer. I grew up on the PC version and played it every night! I know every course inside out! Just recently bought the Dreamcast version with is so much better in terms of controls and graphics than the Nintendo 64 version but still not as epic as the PC version.

 

[DarkNinja24k]

1) Metroid Prime series.
2) Mass Effect series.
3) Super Castlevainia IV.
4) Halo Series.
5) Doom 3D.
With the Half Life series tied for 4th

 

[Grey_Focks]

Yea, none really come to mind. I love FPS and RTS, but I know a lot of people who like neither, just like me not being the biggest fan of JRPGs or Sim games and what have you.

Now, if you're an FPS, RTS, and somewhat WRPG fan like me, I'd recommend these, in no particular order.

CoD4- Seriously, you should atleast play the game that started today's current CoD craze. some fantastic multiplayer if you can deal with a couple balance issues.

Warcraft 3- Everything about this game is awesome, and honestly if you're an RTS fan and you haven't played this game, we need to talk.

Deus Ex- needs no explanation. seriously now, go play this, right now. don't bother with the sequel though, but the upcoming one might be good.

Those are really the only ones I can recommend to anyone with atleast similar tastes to me, though I'd also throw in the Halo games, Mass Effects, Half-lifes, Company of Heroes and Dawn of War.

 

[LordDPS]

planescape torment
anesia the dark decent
legacy of kain (all of them)
evil genius
startopia
Dungeons and Dragons (learn how it all started you ungreatfull cretains)
warhammer 40'000 (play the table top game that starcraft was Cough inspired by)
starship troopers (read the book that 40k was cough inspired by)

 

[starwarsgeek]

For a newcomer:
1. Kirby Super Star
2. Super Mario World
3. Final Fantasy 9
4. Halo: Reach
5. BioShock


But, what about must-plays for gamers? What about people who are interested in the history of the medium and want to see how it evolved? Well, that list is just a little bit bigger....

Spoiler

Disclaimer: The following list is just consoles--Not arcade, handheld, or PC.
Disclaimer2: No, I have not played all these personally. I am working on rectifying that error

Adventure
Donkey Kong
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 3
The Legend of Zelda
Kid Icarus
Metroid
Star Tropics
Final Fantasy
Dragon Warrior
Bionic Commando
Mega Man 2
Duck Tales
Chip and Dale: Rescue Rangers
Sweet Home
Little Nemo: Dream Master
Nightshade
River City Ransom
Batman
Metal Storm
Ninja Gaiden
Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse
Contra
Metal Gear 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles
Ecco the Dolphin
Streets of Rage 2
Golden Axe
Altered Beast
Fatal Labyrinth
Shining Force
Phantasy Star 2
Shinobi 3
Vectorman
Kid Chameleon
Out of this World
Earthworm Jim
Mutant League Football
Mortal Kombat
Comix Zone
Aladdin
Gunstar Heroes
X-men 2
Contra: Hard Corps.
Rocket Knight Adventures
Strider
Super Mario World
Super Metroid
LoZ: A Link to the Past
Earthbound
Kirby Super Star
Yoshi's Island
Donkey Kong Country
Killer Instinct
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Chrono Trigger
Secret of Mana
Final Fantasy 2(4)
Final Fantasy 3(6)
Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest
Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen
Act Raiser
NBA Jam
Mega Man X
Street Fighter 2: Turbo Hyper Fighting
Aladdin
Goof Troop
Turtles in Time
Gradius 3
Super Castlevania 4
UN Squadron
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
Wild Guns
Ninja Warriors
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Enemy Zero
Super Mario 64
LoZ: Ocarina of Time
LoZ: Majora's Mask
Star Fox 64
Pokemon Snap
Donkey Kong 64
Diddy Kong Racing
Banjo-Kazooie
Banjo-Tooie
GoldenEye
Perfect Dark
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Duke Nukem 3D
Star Wars: Shadow of the Empire
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Calibur
Bomberman 64
Final Fantasy 7
Final Fantasy Tactics
Parasite Eve
Brave Fencer Musashi
Ergheiz
Bushido Blade
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
Star Ocean 2
Wild Arms
Resident Evil 2
Breath of Fire 4
Tomba!
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Suikoden 2
Metal Gear Solid
Spyro the Dragon
Crash Bandicoot
Tomb Raider 2
Parappa the Rapper
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Driver
Grand Theft Auto
Twisted Metal
Tekken
Clock Tower
Sonic Adventure 2
Typing of the Dead
Shenmue
Crazy Taxi
Jet Grind Radio
Skies of Arcadia
Power Stone
Plasma Sword
Street Fighter 3: Third Strike
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
God of War
Indigo Prophecy
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Ico
Shadow of the Colossus
Okami
Onimusha
Devil May Cry 3
Maximo
Zone of the Enders 2
Silent Hill 2
Metal Gear Solid 3
Odin Sphere
Max Payne
Kingdom Hearts
Radiata Historia
Dragon Quest 8
Twisted Metal: Black
Ratchet and Clank
Jak and Daxter
Sly Cooper
King's Field: The Ancient City
Animal Crossing
LoZ: The Wind Waker
Metroid Prime
Kirby Air Ride
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
Luigi's Mansion
Pikmin 2
Star Fox Adventure
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Ikaruga
Viewtiful Joe
Resident Evil 4
Killer 7
Soul Calibur 2
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Beyond Good and Evil
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 2
Halo: Combat Evolved
Psychonauts
Star Wars: Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast
Star Wars: Republic Commando
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords
Star Wars: Battlefront 2
Jade Empire
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Thief: Deadly Shadows
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Destroy All Humans!
Super Mario Galaxy
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Wii Sports
Punch-Out!!
Sin and Punishment: Star Successor
Monster Hunter Tri
Zack and Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Muramasa: The Demon Blade
a boy and his blob
Disney's Epic Mickey
Mad World
House of the Dead: Overkill
Sonic Colors
Red Steel 2
No More Heroes
Gears of War
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Halo: Reach
Fallout 3
Mass Effect
Dragon Age: Origins
The Simpson's Game
Assassin's Creed
Ninja Gaiden 2
Vanquish
Sonic and Sega All Stars Racing (with Banjo-Kazooie)
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Las Vegas
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Lost Planet
Mega Man 9
Dead Rising 2
Super Street Fighter 4
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Red Dead Redemption
L.A. Noire
Saint's Row 2
Mortal Kombat
BioShock
Braid
Outland
Limbo
Little Big Planet
Demon's Souls


Final Disclaimer: I do not own a PS3, so I haven't spent a lot of time looking into its exclusives. That's why you only see two of them Same goes for the Atari 2600, but I don't that would annoy anyone.
Anyway, consider this is an incomplete list.

 

[Olorune]

1)Ace Combat Series (know what good game music is)
2)Any top-down Zelda game (know what makes a game "classic, simple fun")
3)Modern Warfare 2 (know what makes multiplayer addictive and fun [and know what spawn killing is])
4)Mass Effect Series (know what makes for a good and compelling story)
5)I can't think of anything, but I'd suggest any good RPGs like Oblivion or, ugh...Final Fantasy