Poll: Best Sci-fi Game series

[SyphonX]

Horrible poll.

If we're going off these 'strict rules' of 3 games only, then Gears of War "shouldn't count" because the third installment isn't out, and could easily be pushed back.

Half-Life, should probably win this.. if that's the case.

Mass Effect beats Half-Life in "best Science Fiction" series, once the third comes out.. in my 'personal' opinion. Mass Effect is a grand space opera, akin to Star Wars.

 

[Vie]

Halflife, although for background story Mass Effect deserves a mention - its one of the few game scifi's that looks like somebody thought about the physics behind it.

Even if they are rather wonky.

 

[EatPieYes]

I'll just go ahead and say Half-Life.

 

[Glaive_21842]

Starcraft has been around long enough to count.

 

[Vuljatar]

Star Wars: Jedi Knight

 

[AlternatePFG]

Fallout probably.

And I still don't get why Mass Effect doesn't count, I mean it spawned a spin-off game, and has it's own comics/books, I'm pretty sure it's a series.

 

[Flamezdudes]

Mass. Effect.

It's made of pure win, seriously.

Oh and if your saying the game series has to have 3 games or more, why is BioShock up there? It's only got 2 games. Mass Effect has 2 games, another one coming and has quite a lot of comic books.

 

[ArseRocket]

Space quest all the way!

 

[sephiroth1991]

What about Timesplitters? That was great.

 

[Skade]

Freespace.... I swear we'll get a 3rd game..... eventually.... just waiting for the right time.... like now.... *sigh*...

How.... about.... NOW! *damn*

I sit and I wait....

Hehe, thanks for that one. I love Freespace, especially how they made you feel part of a huge conflict (no pun intended) despite only letting you take part in a very small piece of it.

The first one is called Descent: Freespace in some regions and came after Descent I and II, so is it a series?

Otherwise, I'll pick Descent (it has 3 installments, so it has to count). I love true-3d tunnel shooters and of all my friends, I am the only one who can read 3d-wireframe maps . Also, it was impressive how good the surround audio was, considering that the first one came out in the mid-90s. To bad they stopped making them.

Or... Homeworld. But it doesn't seem to count because it only has 2 games and a half.

 

[Casual Shinji]

MASS EFFECT!!!!
MASS EFFECT!!!!
MASS EFFECT!!!!
MASS EFFECT!!!!

Seriously though, Mass Ef, uh...I mean, Half-Life.

 

[Ekonk]

It's either Half-Life or Mass Effect. Mass Effect is more of the space opera thing though. Half-Life is part dystopia, part science fiction.

 

[lukemdizzle]

out of those I like halo, but for the best Id have to say ether Half-Life or Mass Effect

 

[fix-the-spade]

Mass Effect first for the stunning amount of effort put into the universe.

Than Half Life for clever and original design, plus the squid bazooka.

 

[Mariakitten]

Escape Velocity, its had three games and has a great universe.

 

[Captain Pirate]

I didn't understand what it meant by 'best;, so I put Halo. Simply because it's soooooo fuckin replayable and enjoyable. Critically though, Bioshock hands down. Mass Erect can piss off.

Fallout. You can't beat the atmosphere.

Also this. I can't speak for 1 and 2 though, only three. Which was amazing.

 

[Naheal]

WARHAMMER 4OK.

 

[Riddle78]

Time to get nit-picky...
Total Annihilation.
There's the first game,then it's expansion,The Core Contingiency,and then the remake for the Spring engine. IT MEETS THE CRITERIA IN MY EYES! HUZZAH!
Imagine:Warfare on a TRULY MASSIVE scale. First game on earth to use 3D rendering graphics. And everything is either a mech or run by a computer (in-universe,of course!)
Plus...The into is beautiful. Just watch!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT4IooDCYX0