Best game of the decade. (NOMINATIONS)
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It were going on the basis that 2001-2010 is a whole decade then i'd have to say Mass Effect 2 or Red Dead Redemption. If it's not then... Final Fantasy X.
Aww, no majora's mask then...
I have one for each genre:
FPS: Halo 2. Sequial to the game that jump started the console FPS, popularized online gaming for consoles, and has one of the most badass theme songs ever. Of all time:
And I forgot the others XD MUSIC TOO AWSEOME!
I have one for each genre:
FPS: Halo 2. Sequial to the game that jump started the console FPS, popularized online gaming for consoles, and has one of the most badass theme songs ever. Of all time:
And I forgot the others XD MUSIC TOO AWSEOME!
An opinion contest.
How quaint.
Top 5:
5: DotA Allstars (via Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne)
-(As someone who was involved with the original DotA, it's quite surprising to see how it has grown. Pity the community is among the worst on the internet now, but that does not detract from how such a simple formula can create such depth and replayability. It started with Aeon of Strife in Starcraft 1, and evolved in Warcraft 3, so lets see how far it actually goes!)
4: Tribes 2
-(One of my all-time favorite shooters. Huge environments, fast gameplay, one of the best base management systems ever put into a game, and it's truly 3D in nature due to the flight mechanic. This series has all the elements for a truly epic game even today; pity it will never be realized due to commercial dominance.)
3: Deus Ex
-(philosophical debate, brilliantly well-told conspiracy stories, and genuine spy-action that lets you play the game how you want. This is level and gameplay design at some of its finest, and a welcome break from the dreaded "Hallways only" syndrome that so many shooters suffer from today).
2: Metroid Prime
-(If there were any game that can combine immersion, environment, and action into a perfect blend, it's Metroid Prime. While lacking the technical difficulty of other first-person-titles, it makes up for this by placing you directly into the shoes of Samus Aran, and makes it believable. The environments are astonishingly well-done and intricate, the exploration is quite fun, and the game manages to feel like Metroid while being something entirely new for the series. Compared to the games who rely exclusively on hi-res textures and bloom lighting [only to color everything in dogshit brown, gun-metal gray, or Beer-Bottle-Green anyway] today, it has genuine character)
1: Baldur's Gate 2 (Yes, I'm counting the entire BG2 story as in "the last ten years" due to how Throne of Baal is directly contiguous. If you have issues with this, then substitute Metroid Prime)
-(best Bioware RPG to date, and one of the best of all time. The number of viable class options are astonishing, and actually change the way you approach encounters. We are given a genuine douche of a villain whose motivations are well-defined if not twisted. The NPCs are largely memorable and fit into the world perfectly. Few games provide this level of depth for both gameplay and characters.)
How quaint.
Top 5:
5: DotA Allstars (via Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne)
-(As someone who was involved with the original DotA, it's quite surprising to see how it has grown. Pity the community is among the worst on the internet now, but that does not detract from how such a simple formula can create such depth and replayability. It started with Aeon of Strife in Starcraft 1, and evolved in Warcraft 3, so lets see how far it actually goes!)
4: Tribes 2
-(One of my all-time favorite shooters. Huge environments, fast gameplay, one of the best base management systems ever put into a game, and it's truly 3D in nature due to the flight mechanic. This series has all the elements for a truly epic game even today; pity it will never be realized due to commercial dominance.)
3: Deus Ex
-(philosophical debate, brilliantly well-told conspiracy stories, and genuine spy-action that lets you play the game how you want. This is level and gameplay design at some of its finest, and a welcome break from the dreaded "Hallways only" syndrome that so many shooters suffer from today).
2: Metroid Prime
-(If there were any game that can combine immersion, environment, and action into a perfect blend, it's Metroid Prime. While lacking the technical difficulty of other first-person-titles, it makes up for this by placing you directly into the shoes of Samus Aran, and makes it believable. The environments are astonishingly well-done and intricate, the exploration is quite fun, and the game manages to feel like Metroid while being something entirely new for the series. Compared to the games who rely exclusively on hi-res textures and bloom lighting [only to color everything in dogshit brown, gun-metal gray, or Beer-Bottle-Green anyway] today, it has genuine character)
1: Baldur's Gate 2 (Yes, I'm counting the entire BG2 story as in "the last ten years" due to how Throne of Baal is directly contiguous. If you have issues with this, then substitute Metroid Prime)
-(best Bioware RPG to date, and one of the best of all time. The number of viable class options are astonishing, and actually change the way you approach encounters. We are given a genuine douche of a villain whose motivations are well-defined if not twisted. The NPCs are largely memorable and fit into the world perfectly. Few games provide this level of depth for both gameplay and characters.)
Cant pick MvC3 despite playing the demo at the PAX...
Only because theyre severely underrated im going for...
Monster Hunter (series)
Unpleasntly hard yet ive somehow logged more than 2000 hours on the PSP versions over the 3 years ive been playing it. No, im not kidding.
Viewtiful Joe (series)
Despite being a sentai (i.e. Power Rangers) parody, its absolute fun and does not take itself seriously in any way.
Omaki
Just the kind of artistic style all games should have, to me the best game until i played Portal.
X3: Reunion ans Terran Conflict (series)
This is the only space sim ive ever seen that truly puts across just how large space can be. There are earlier games released within the decade but I havent played them.
Only because theyre severely underrated im going for...
Monster Hunter (series)
Unpleasntly hard yet ive somehow logged more than 2000 hours on the PSP versions over the 3 years ive been playing it. No, im not kidding.
Viewtiful Joe (series)
Despite being a sentai (i.e. Power Rangers) parody, its absolute fun and does not take itself seriously in any way.
Omaki
Just the kind of artistic style all games should have, to me the best game until i played Portal.
X3: Reunion ans Terran Conflict (series)
This is the only space sim ive ever seen that truly puts across just how large space can be. There are earlier games released within the decade but I havent played them.
Dear lord, I just went through one of these, turns out its Zelda majoras mask, i personally dont think it should be game of the decade but it was.Alade said:
also minecraft cant be nominated because its not even completed yet.relish said:
Relax, this isn't gamefaqs, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the Escapist community is much more intelligent than the one on GFAQs, might be the most intelligent gaming community of all, but that's not the theme of this thread.linkvegeta said:
Anyways, those keeping track will notice that Majora's mask or zelda in general didn't have that many nominations so far. Throw your nomination in while you still can of course.
okay good, i have 2Alade said:
Final Fantasy X
Kingdom Hearts II
also to make sure it stays in this decade, you know 2000 to 2009
Let's see...
The Entire Mass Effect trilogy so far. (We can do that right? cause it's the same series?)
The Entire Mass Effect trilogy so far. (We can do that right? cause it's the same series?)
