Games that will hold up to this day, and probrably, forever.
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YES!Lord Legion said:
Just, fucking, YES!
I need to get Arcanum off GoG... So much...
OT: Yeah, I'm gonna actually go with what that guy said.
Any game with a great story and great story telling, Planescape: Torment, The Longest Journey, Psychonauts, Beyond Good and Evil, VtM: Bloodlines.
Any great turn-based game Civilisation, X-Com, Jagged Alliance 2, Master of Orion, never underestimate the lure of one-more-turn.
Oh, and Crimson Skies and Freespace2.
Any great turn-based game Civilisation, X-Com, Jagged Alliance 2, Master of Orion, never underestimate the lure of one-more-turn.
Oh, and Crimson Skies and Freespace2.
Just about any roguelike. The graphics will never be outdated; you're using them now.
Plus, they have to stand entirely on gameplay so most of them are terrifyingly flexible when it comes to actual mechanics.
However, I might argue that any quality title still "holds up to this day," even if it isn't as popular as it used to be.
Plus, they have to stand entirely on gameplay so most of them are terrifyingly flexible when it comes to actual mechanics.
However, I might argue that any quality title still "holds up to this day," even if it isn't as popular as it used to be.
Ace Combat 5
Naval Ops: Warship Gunner
Both for the PS2, both are timeless and I still play them today, Ace Combat because of the awesome and moving music and the great plot and Naval Ops because I've never seen a game with the same amount of innovation.
Naval Ops: Warship Gunner
Both for the PS2, both are timeless and I still play them today, Ace Combat because of the awesome and moving music and the great plot and Naval Ops because I've never seen a game with the same amount of innovation.
Add to this Baldur's Gate 2: Don't EVEN ask me how many times I play thru thisfreakydan said:
Starcraft: my first "hit" of the Drug known as Blizzard RTS
Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines:First great WOD RPG
For me it's probably:
- Legend of Zelda: A link to the past- One of the first games I got for the SNES and I associate it with many happy memories. It also has a very good story
- Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time- Back in the day I thought this game was absolutely breathtaking. It had a great story and a wonderful, deep atmosphere.
- Legend of Zelda: Majora's mask- Again a wonderful story and the premise of using various masks with different abilities and musical instruments was fun and a great contrast to OoT. The story was a bit darker too.
- Psychonauts- A ridiculously fun game. Each character has their own little backstory and mannerisms which meant that they were fun to interact with. The idea of using different facets of the human psyche was a neat idea too.
- Silent Hill 2- A wonderful story, deep tragic characters that you could empathise with, and many different, unique enemies that were tied with James Sunderland's character and state of mind.
- Banjo- Kazooie- First game I got for the N64, one of my favourite games of all times and really fun to play. I have never tired of this game.
- Portal- Short, simple and yet fun. I had a good time with this with my friends
- Pokemon- A perennial favourite for me, something about wanting to collect 'em all (or at least your favourites, due to how many there are now) and battling them and seeing how they evolve, and making your ideal team. I have lost count of how many hours I have sunk into these games.
In my opinion, these all have features that have stood the test of time. I can pick up these games and play them and still have just as much fun as I did when I first picked them up and played them.
- Legend of Zelda: A link to the past- One of the first games I got for the SNES and I associate it with many happy memories. It also has a very good story
- Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time- Back in the day I thought this game was absolutely breathtaking. It had a great story and a wonderful, deep atmosphere.
- Legend of Zelda: Majora's mask- Again a wonderful story and the premise of using various masks with different abilities and musical instruments was fun and a great contrast to OoT. The story was a bit darker too.
- Psychonauts- A ridiculously fun game. Each character has their own little backstory and mannerisms which meant that they were fun to interact with. The idea of using different facets of the human psyche was a neat idea too.
- Silent Hill 2- A wonderful story, deep tragic characters that you could empathise with, and many different, unique enemies that were tied with James Sunderland's character and state of mind.
- Banjo- Kazooie- First game I got for the N64, one of my favourite games of all times and really fun to play. I have never tired of this game.
- Portal- Short, simple and yet fun. I had a good time with this with my friends
- Pokemon- A perennial favourite for me, something about wanting to collect 'em all (or at least your favourites, due to how many there are now) and battling them and seeing how they evolve, and making your ideal team. I have lost count of how many hours I have sunk into these games.
In my opinion, these all have features that have stood the test of time. I can pick up these games and play them and still have just as much fun as I did when I first picked them up and played them.
I always end up replaying MGS3 and 4 every year. It has always been those games that i always end up going back too. It was one of those games where I can try complete the objective with different tactics plus it has a compelling storyline and awesome boss fights that makes me smile everytime I play them.
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DracheX said:
Pretty much all of these, but for the sake of actually ADDING something to the topic, how about a couple more?Mr.Pandah said:
Dark Cloud 2 (Really fun, plain and simple.)
Burnout 3 (Slow-motion car crashes never get old, EVER. And this one made them awesome.)
Dragon Quest 8 (Now that I think on it, I have a lot of games with numbers on 'em. ...Huh.)
Gallop Racer (Obscure PS1 horse racing game FTW!)
Sonic the Hedgehog 1 2 3 & Knuckles all of the 2D sonic genesis games will stand the test of time.
Shenmue, Okami, Metroid Prime, and the Sonic Mega Drive and CD games. Just thinking about them makes me happy.
Meh, it might not for you. I still think the atmosphere, feel and universe of the game is fantastic. The shooting, as I mentioned, has arguably been done better later, but atmosphere and storytelling still holds up, atleast I think so. Feel free to disagree though, it's just my personal opinion, after all.Souplex said: