Best Game?

[jubosu]

Gun
Because I love that game
Nuff Said

 

[Flamingpenguin]

I can't really choose any one game, so I'll eschew common candidates like Half Life 2 or Super Metroid and say Sly 2: Band of Thieves. Probably the best game I've played on the PS2, though strangely I didn't play that many games on it.

Thank you. I was waiting for someone to say that. That game did so many things right. The level designs were cool and interesting (and missions were almost always in the main area, so you got to know the space so feeling like an awesome thief was so easy.)
That game really did stealth pretty well. Sometimes it got a little cartoony, but it was all in good fun.

The story was really quite good as well, and it felt like all 3 members of your team were really important to each other. You had the giant awesomely strong hippo, the stealthy raccoon, and the brainy (hacking is SO fun) turtle.

Otherwise, for nostalgia I would have to say Donkey Kong Country 2 was the best game for the snes and LoZ:OoT was the best for the N64.

Overall I can't choose. I've played some really good games. but maybe I'd have to choose BIOSHOCK because I played it [no joke] 5 times through for story, gameplay, and political references (there were quite a few in there). I guess that'd have to be my choice.

 

[Daniel_Rosamilia]

Fallout 3, the Entire Mother trilogy (Each one was unique, and new how to be funny but at the same time have a sad/serious undertone.), Portal (Obvious is obvious), Cave story, and lastly Braid.

Portal, Portal, Portal.
Near the top of almost anyone's list, should they haveplayed the entire game.
Now, where on Earth did you get Braid?
I've been looking for it for AGES!

 

[A random person]

I can't really choose any one game, so I'll eschew common candidates like Half Life 2 or Super Metroid and say Sly 2: Band of Thieves. Probably the best game I've played on the PS2, though strangely I didn't play that many games on it.

Thank you. I was waiting for someone to say that. That game did so many things right. The level designs were cool and interesting (and missions were almost always in the main area, so you got to know the space so feeling like an awesome thief was so easy.)
That game really did stealth pretty well. Sometimes it got a little cartoony, but it was all in good fun.

The story was really quite good as well, and it felt like all 3 members of your team were really important to each other. You had the giant awesomely strong hippo, the stealthy raccoon, and the brainy (hacking is SO fun) turtle.

Don't forget the awesomely pulled-off cel-shaded graphics and atmosphere that manage to be like a Saturday-morning cartoon with a perfect dosage of noir. Really, the game is horribly underrated artistically. Oh, and the Prague level made me shiver.

 

[Flamingpenguin]

I can't really choose any one game, so I'll eschew common candidates like Half Life 2 or Super Metroid and say Sly 2: Band of Thieves. Probably the best game I've played on the PS2, though strangely I didn't play that many games on it.

Thank you. I was waiting for someone to say that. That game did so many things right. The level designs were cool and interesting (and missions were almost always in the main area, so you got to know the space so feeling like an awesome thief was so easy.)
That game really did stealth pretty well. Sometimes it got a little cartoony, but it was all in good fun.

The story was really quite good as well, and it felt like all 3 members of your team were really important to each other. You had the giant awesomely strong hippo, the stealthy raccoon, and the brainy (hacking is SO fun) turtle.

Don't forget the awesomely pulled-off cel-shaded graphics and atmosphere that manage to be like a Saturday-morning cartoon with a perfect dosage of noir. Really, the game is horribly underrated artistically. Oh, and the Prague level made me shiver.

The Prague level? You mean the Contessa's castle place? I love that place and it came to mind when I made the post for some reason...
Pick-pocketing her was fun as hell :]

 

[Nazulu]

While I'm sure people will disagree with me I still find that for me personally Halo: Combat Evolved was the game that I put at the top of the chart, I was young when I first played it and it blew my mind. The music, the atmosphere, the gunplay, the story and just the general feel of it makes it perhaps one of the most cherished games in my collection.
The close second would be Bioshock and third would be Mass Effect.

Who gives a damn if they disagree! Yell it loudly and proudly "HALO FUCKING OWNS"! Rub it in their face.

A lot of people here say I'm blinded by nostalgia when I mention an old game is my favourite, but of course I know their full of crap because I love those old games and still play ém.

Sorry, I just find it annoying when people feel like they have to say "it's not because of nostalgia" or "many people will disagree with me" when they mention their favourite what-ever.

 

[PhunkyPhazon]

I can't pick a single game, but I can narrow it down to some of the best I've played:

Psychonauts
KOTOR
Viewtiful Joe
Zelda: Wind Waker
Sonic 2
Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town

 

[Fox242]

God of War. I still am awed by the gore, the story, the scale, the adventure, and the premise. It all flowed so perfectly and I have been a dedicated fan of the series ever since. Although, at the moment, God of War III is making a very serious run at knocking the original from its pedistal, I will never forget those awe-inspiring hours that I spent with that game.

 

[shwnbob]

Fallout 3 and Legend of Zelda; Ocarina of Time because both make me feel all warm and fuzzy on the insides.

 

[Shapoolaman]

Other contestants are manhunt it's ultra violent, heavy emphasis on stealth and a bizarre story. My kind of game.

Have you tried Hitman? It also has an emphasis on stealth, pretty violent, and has a relatively bizarre story, but is absolutely awesome! The number of different ways you can kill your targets is astonishing really. I love those games and I can't wait for a sequel.