Since you are literally the only responder to this, I would say that yes, it isn't fanning the flames or anything.Saviordd1 said:
The Five games that define you as a gamer
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Metal Gear Solid
Monkey Island
Sonic the Hedgehog
Shadow of the Colossus
I probably should mention FFVIII, but(t) fuk dat. I washed my hands. 213.987 times, to be exact.
Killer7
Metal Gear Solid
Monkey Island
Sonic the Hedgehog
Shadow of the Colossus
I probably should mention FFVIII, but(t) fuk dat. I washed my hands. 213.987 times, to be exact.
Rollercoaster Tycoon
I adore this game, and one of the few I still remember getting for a birthday years ago. Hell, I still own the original disks of the first game and it's immediate add-ons. Not perfect, but it's fun, addicting and far more enjoyable then alot of the clones that have sprung up over the years.
Thief 1 & 2
Another one I played back in the day. Again, I loved these games, even though as a 9 year old I was too impatient for the stealth and usually blundered through the missions hacking and slashing. Now, a 'mature' adult I appreciate the games and play them properly as intended. Though my fingers constantly hovering over the quickload key.
Skullmonkeys
A funny story, I read about this game in one of my dad's computer magazines. I had played the demo of the previous game (The Neverhood, which I loved, all 2 minutes of it), and Skullmonkeys looked awesome, an angry clay man who towered over skull faced apes. Since I didn't own a playstation there was no chance I'd get to play it. Fast forward about 10 years later, I finally bought a copy while at Uni and played the ever loving hell out of it, my flatmates becoming very sick of me hogging the PS2 and constantly playing it over and over. A fairly mediocre platformer with tons of style and charm, and a kickass soundtrack.
Super Castlevania IV
Probably the game I talk about the most with one of my old Uni friends, both of us were hugely into retro games and began collecting consoles and cartridges. Since he had a SNES from back in the day, he kept telling me Castlevania 4 was a must-have for my SNES I had with me. To be honest it's not even a fantastic 5-star game, but it was damn fun and pretty much encapsulates both my friendship with the guy and my love for retro games.
Half-Life
Yeah, what else needs to be said? Half-Life is the shit, loved it back then, love it now. Black Mesa did a great job too, despite being pretty ball-busting in some areas, and that's just on normal difficulty. Haven't even attempted it on hard mode.
I adore this game, and one of the few I still remember getting for a birthday years ago. Hell, I still own the original disks of the first game and it's immediate add-ons. Not perfect, but it's fun, addicting and far more enjoyable then alot of the clones that have sprung up over the years.
Thief 1 & 2
Another one I played back in the day. Again, I loved these games, even though as a 9 year old I was too impatient for the stealth and usually blundered through the missions hacking and slashing. Now, a 'mature' adult I appreciate the games and play them properly as intended. Though my fingers constantly hovering over the quickload key.
Skullmonkeys
A funny story, I read about this game in one of my dad's computer magazines. I had played the demo of the previous game (The Neverhood, which I loved, all 2 minutes of it), and Skullmonkeys looked awesome, an angry clay man who towered over skull faced apes. Since I didn't own a playstation there was no chance I'd get to play it. Fast forward about 10 years later, I finally bought a copy while at Uni and played the ever loving hell out of it, my flatmates becoming very sick of me hogging the PS2 and constantly playing it over and over. A fairly mediocre platformer with tons of style and charm, and a kickass soundtrack.
Super Castlevania IV
Probably the game I talk about the most with one of my old Uni friends, both of us were hugely into retro games and began collecting consoles and cartridges. Since he had a SNES from back in the day, he kept telling me Castlevania 4 was a must-have for my SNES I had with me. To be honest it's not even a fantastic 5-star game, but it was damn fun and pretty much encapsulates both my friendship with the guy and my love for retro games.
Half-Life
Yeah, what else needs to be said? Half-Life is the shit, loved it back then, love it now. Black Mesa did a great job too, despite being pretty ball-busting in some areas, and that's just on normal difficulty. Haven't even attempted it on hard mode.
I'll go with games that I played extensively, and beat many many times over many years.
Chrono Trigger: This game really captured my imagination, its full of many many different stories and most of them are affected by your actions in various time lines. The art was great, though I'm not a fan of Toriyama's style, but as a kid I had no exposure to DB so I didn't go through the games pointing out which DB character's various parts each npc is patched from. Its also not quite as bad as every DQ game, in SoM and CT they seemed to have some artistic variation.
Final Fantasy 6: I had been a huge fan of 1 and 4 which had previously made it to America, but 6 was exponentially better to me at the time. It was the game that finally, mostly through all the guide books I got for it, cemented my love for Amano's artwork. I loved the music, the characters, the amazing story, and I don't think there is a part of that game I don't like. I have a friend that HATED the game until after everyone regroups in Narshe. The 3 scenarios just didn't do it for him. I'm not that partial to the mages tower, but Moogle Charm negates that issue. Also Kefka is awesome. This and CT both had a similar magitek, fantasy/sctfi, post apocalyptic theme that I totally grooved on.
Super Metroid: The perfection of the series, and progenitor of games like Symphony of the night et. al. I may love every game in the series, MP1&2 in particular, but this was the game that dominated my days for months after I got it. First it was finding all the secrets, then I would mentally map various routes through the planet and how best to run them for maximum efficiency. I managed to get 100% in 1:13 ish, but could never replicate it. Now its like 1:28.
Crystalis: Zelda games weren't quite the games they are now, so this was one of my first and best experiences with ARPGS. I enjoyed the story, and the bosses were challenging at the time. I could have easily said the same for Soul Blazer, but Crystalis came first. Alundra would be the pinnacle or the genre so far.
Silent Hill: It showed me that games can be scary, and not in the cartoonish RE way. This game was so unlike ANYTHING I had ever seen before, and honestly SH2 and 3 aside, since. It opened my up to the Siren games, and Fatal Frame. It made me interested in seeing movies like Jacob's Ladder and Re-Cycle, and The Cell.
Chrono Trigger: This game really captured my imagination, its full of many many different stories and most of them are affected by your actions in various time lines. The art was great, though I'm not a fan of Toriyama's style, but as a kid I had no exposure to DB so I didn't go through the games pointing out which DB character's various parts each npc is patched from. Its also not quite as bad as every DQ game, in SoM and CT they seemed to have some artistic variation.
Final Fantasy 6: I had been a huge fan of 1 and 4 which had previously made it to America, but 6 was exponentially better to me at the time. It was the game that finally, mostly through all the guide books I got for it, cemented my love for Amano's artwork. I loved the music, the characters, the amazing story, and I don't think there is a part of that game I don't like. I have a friend that HATED the game until after everyone regroups in Narshe. The 3 scenarios just didn't do it for him. I'm not that partial to the mages tower, but Moogle Charm negates that issue. Also Kefka is awesome. This and CT both had a similar magitek, fantasy/sctfi, post apocalyptic theme that I totally grooved on.
Super Metroid: The perfection of the series, and progenitor of games like Symphony of the night et. al. I may love every game in the series, MP1&2 in particular, but this was the game that dominated my days for months after I got it. First it was finding all the secrets, then I would mentally map various routes through the planet and how best to run them for maximum efficiency. I managed to get 100% in 1:13 ish, but could never replicate it. Now its like 1:28.
Crystalis: Zelda games weren't quite the games they are now, so this was one of my first and best experiences with ARPGS. I enjoyed the story, and the bosses were challenging at the time. I could have easily said the same for Soul Blazer, but Crystalis came first. Alundra would be the pinnacle or the genre so far.
Silent Hill: It showed me that games can be scary, and not in the cartoonish RE way. This game was so unlike ANYTHING I had ever seen before, and honestly SH2 and 3 aside, since. It opened my up to the Siren games, and Fatal Frame. It made me interested in seeing movies like Jacob's Ladder and Re-Cycle, and The Cell.
Heres my five most defining and influencing games (not in any order) and some very short thought on why. Had a hard time trying to keep the post length to down. These are games I could really talk about for hours.
Silent Hill 3 - Before this game I didnt put much weight on horror games. In fact I thought Resident Evil 1 was the best survival horror ever made before this gem quickly changed my mind and turned my world upside down. It completely changed my standards for horror games and led me to check out the rest of the series. This game made me rethink alot about what games I liked, my position on female protagonists and had a real impact on my life.
Warcraft 2 - Before Warcraft 2 I wasnt really a PC gamer and I had never been a fanboy for anything computer or videogame related. I loved WC2 from the moment I saw it at my cousins house. WC2 was the game that both got me into blizzard games for which I have had great love ever since and into strategy games. It shaped my views of fantasy and inspired me greatly in early forays into roleplaying. Without WC2 I wouldnt have gotten into WC1 or 3, Starcraft or Diablo, all games that really influenced me during the many years I played them. Also, it eventually led me to get into World of Warcraft and to the whole concept of social online gaming. The main reason for me to get WoW was that I was a huge fan of the series and setting and couldnt wait to actually get to walk around Azeroth and explore every inch of it.
Final Fantasy VII - Like the other two games sofar on my list final fantasy VII introduced me to a genre I hadnt really experienced before and made me grow as a gamer and explore entire new vistas and games I had never even thought of before. In this case it was my first look at JRPGs and It got me hooked. I was blown away by the pure epicness and vastness of the game and It got me to go back and find gems like FF6, FF5, Secret of Mana and Chrono Trigger.
Heroes of Might and Magic 3 - During a certain period of my life HoMM was the default activity to fall back on when you had friends over or where visiting relatives or stuck at fancy parties at my parents friends houses. It was one of the first PC games I really got to play multiplayer with others, especially since we got an internet connection fairly late (and our parents refused to let us use if for gaming the first few years) and I never really got around to any LANs. HoMM3 was a great game and a great way to make friends (and to get into arguements with them).
Frogger - This game really needs to be on my list for a simple reason, this was the first game I ever played and it is what got me set on the road to becoming a gamer. So in some ways this is the game that has had the most influence on me. I was never really good at frogger, mostly because I was really young when I got to try it out on our familys old Atari, or atleast thats the excuse Im going to use, but I could play it for hours if my siblings would let me.
There are so many more games I would like to add to the list... But Im going to stop myself and keep to the five. One thing that struck me when thinking about all the different top games of my life is that most of them had extremely well made soundtracks. It made me reflect about how important the music of a game really is to me personally.
Silent Hill 3 - Before this game I didnt put much weight on horror games. In fact I thought Resident Evil 1 was the best survival horror ever made before this gem quickly changed my mind and turned my world upside down. It completely changed my standards for horror games and led me to check out the rest of the series. This game made me rethink alot about what games I liked, my position on female protagonists and had a real impact on my life.
Warcraft 2 - Before Warcraft 2 I wasnt really a PC gamer and I had never been a fanboy for anything computer or videogame related. I loved WC2 from the moment I saw it at my cousins house. WC2 was the game that both got me into blizzard games for which I have had great love ever since and into strategy games. It shaped my views of fantasy and inspired me greatly in early forays into roleplaying. Without WC2 I wouldnt have gotten into WC1 or 3, Starcraft or Diablo, all games that really influenced me during the many years I played them. Also, it eventually led me to get into World of Warcraft and to the whole concept of social online gaming. The main reason for me to get WoW was that I was a huge fan of the series and setting and couldnt wait to actually get to walk around Azeroth and explore every inch of it.
Final Fantasy VII - Like the other two games sofar on my list final fantasy VII introduced me to a genre I hadnt really experienced before and made me grow as a gamer and explore entire new vistas and games I had never even thought of before. In this case it was my first look at JRPGs and It got me hooked. I was blown away by the pure epicness and vastness of the game and It got me to go back and find gems like FF6, FF5, Secret of Mana and Chrono Trigger.
Heroes of Might and Magic 3 - During a certain period of my life HoMM was the default activity to fall back on when you had friends over or where visiting relatives or stuck at fancy parties at my parents friends houses. It was one of the first PC games I really got to play multiplayer with others, especially since we got an internet connection fairly late (and our parents refused to let us use if for gaming the first few years) and I never really got around to any LANs. HoMM3 was a great game and a great way to make friends (and to get into arguements with them).
Frogger - This game really needs to be on my list for a simple reason, this was the first game I ever played and it is what got me set on the road to becoming a gamer. So in some ways this is the game that has had the most influence on me. I was never really good at frogger, mostly because I was really young when I got to try it out on our familys old Atari, or atleast thats the excuse Im going to use, but I could play it for hours if my siblings would let me.
There are so many more games I would like to add to the list... But Im going to stop myself and keep to the five. One thing that struck me when thinking about all the different top games of my life is that most of them had extremely well made soundtracks. It made me reflect about how important the music of a game really is to me personally.
Nice thread!
1. Red Alert
This was one of the first games that I remember really loving. My buddy had it and I'd waste away hours whenever he'd let me play. Tanya was also and early gaming crush.
2. Star Wars: Battlefront
This game was one of the first that I bought when I was fledgling gamer. Even today it's such a fun game to play alone or with some friends.
3. Halo: CE
I've put way more time into Halo 2 but Halo was really kind of what started my predilection for FPS games. I remember being really excited for Halo 3 to come out when it was announced but I had just got to college and another game ended up stealing my heart...
4. Half-Life
After becoming friends with a kid in my dorm, he told me to try out Half Life 2. I played for a few hours that night while all my friends were in another room having a get together. I couldn't tear my self away from that game! Needless to say, it was a big reason that spurred me on to build my own computer to play on.
5. Civilization 5
I don't know what to say about this game, I just really enjoy it.
1. Red Alert
This was one of the first games that I remember really loving. My buddy had it and I'd waste away hours whenever he'd let me play. Tanya was also and early gaming crush.
2. Star Wars: Battlefront
This game was one of the first that I bought when I was fledgling gamer. Even today it's such a fun game to play alone or with some friends.
3. Halo: CE
I've put way more time into Halo 2 but Halo was really kind of what started my predilection for FPS games. I remember being really excited for Halo 3 to come out when it was announced but I had just got to college and another game ended up stealing my heart...
4. Half-Life
After becoming friends with a kid in my dorm, he told me to try out Half Life 2. I played for a few hours that night while all my friends were in another room having a get together. I couldn't tear my self away from that game! Needless to say, it was a big reason that spurred me on to build my own computer to play on.
5. Civilization 5
I don't know what to say about this game, I just really enjoy it.
ok quickly
1. FFVII - got me into RPGS I had tried some before both western and JRPGS including FFVI but I really didnt care for them then this game came out and everyone was going on about it so I had a go and absolutely loved it, this game singlehandedly changed my view of RPGS and completely changed my gaming habits it also became my favourite game ever made, no other game has had such an impact on my gaming life.
2.Super Mario Bros - The first game that really impressed me and got me into gaming properly I prefer Super Mario Bros 3 but the first one had more influence on my gaming.
3.Street Fighter 2 - I mainly played turbo but this game was everywhere when I was growing up and it was/is absolutely awesome and got me into fighting games.
Cant really decide on another two I dont think any other game has had as much effect on me as these three so I will just list a few more important ones I remember
Valkyria Chronicles
Xenoblade Chronicles
Outrun
Bubble Bobble
Soul Calibur
The Longest Journey
1. FFVII - got me into RPGS I had tried some before both western and JRPGS including FFVI but I really didnt care for them then this game came out and everyone was going on about it so I had a go and absolutely loved it, this game singlehandedly changed my view of RPGS and completely changed my gaming habits it also became my favourite game ever made, no other game has had such an impact on my gaming life.
2.Super Mario Bros - The first game that really impressed me and got me into gaming properly I prefer Super Mario Bros 3 but the first one had more influence on my gaming.
3.Street Fighter 2 - I mainly played turbo but this game was everywhere when I was growing up and it was/is absolutely awesome and got me into fighting games.
Cant really decide on another two I dont think any other game has had as much effect on me as these three so I will just list a few more important ones I remember
Valkyria Chronicles
Xenoblade Chronicles
Outrun
Bubble Bobble
Soul Calibur
The Longest Journey
1. Dungeon Siege: I tried to play Diablo at a very young age but could never get very far in, then this game came along and was the first true game that I had ever experienced where I would not get bored playing for hours on end. Not to mention the time I would spend at Fortress Kroth and Glacern just to listen to the music.
2. Battle Realms: Where Dungeon Siege was my first true game, Battle Realms was my first RTS. I still think that it is one of the better to ever come out due to the rice and water system along with the training system instead of "lol I spawn more shit".
3. KOTOR: This was the first time I found out about Bioware, and this led me to find Obsidian through KOTOR 2 along with other RPG's like Baldur's Gate and somehow Deus Ex as well. (Wow a lot of these are "first time I _______")
4. S.T.A.L.K.E.R Trilogy: Best survival FPS ever.
5. Spec Ops: The Line: This game really made me think that there was a good moral choice system. It wasn't blatantly obvious so a few of them I didn't even realize until the end, while the ones I did notice were just two different shades of horrible.
2. Battle Realms: Where Dungeon Siege was my first true game, Battle Realms was my first RTS. I still think that it is one of the better to ever come out due to the rice and water system along with the training system instead of "lol I spawn more shit".
3. KOTOR: This was the first time I found out about Bioware, and this led me to find Obsidian through KOTOR 2 along with other RPG's like Baldur's Gate and somehow Deus Ex as well. (Wow a lot of these are "first time I _______")
4. S.T.A.L.K.E.R Trilogy: Best survival FPS ever.
5. Spec Ops: The Line: This game really made me think that there was a good moral choice system. It wasn't blatantly obvious so a few of them I didn't even realize until the end, while the ones I did notice were just two different shades of horrible.
Space Invaders
Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past.
Baldur's Gate
Doom
Final Fantasy 6
And ah hell Morrowind (I know I've gone over but it warrants a mention)
I think that pretty much covers my taste in games and where those tastes come from. I had an argument the other day with my friend about graphics in games and how important they are. Basically I wanted to play Wanderlust and he wanted to play Painkiller co op. It's weird how we are best mates but our tastes in games can be so different.
He also won't play Torchlight 2 because it's too 'cartoony' which is lame because I love playing co op with him :<
Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past.
Baldur's Gate
Doom
Final Fantasy 6
And ah hell Morrowind (I know I've gone over but it warrants a mention)
I think that pretty much covers my taste in games and where those tastes come from. I had an argument the other day with my friend about graphics in games and how important they are. Basically I wanted to play Wanderlust and he wanted to play Painkiller co op. It's weird how we are best mates but our tastes in games can be so different.
He also won't play Torchlight 2 because it's too 'cartoony' which is lame because I love playing co op with him :<
It's on GOG.com for like a fiver.lax4life said:
1. Doom
Fighting demons from hell in space? I couldn't load that game fast enough when I heard of it.
2. Duke Nukem 3D
Guns, Strippers, toilet humour and a jetpack
3. Demon's souls
just one of those games you get obsessed with and have that love/hate relationship with
4. Morrowind
I have lost count of the amount of hours me and my brother have spent on that game
5. Battletanx Global Assault "N64 version"
Me and my brother played the co-op campaign COUNTLESS times and we still run through it every now and then.
Fighting demons from hell in space? I couldn't load that game fast enough when I heard of it.
2. Duke Nukem 3D
Guns, Strippers, toilet humour and a jetpack
3. Demon's souls
just one of those games you get obsessed with and have that love/hate relationship with
4. Morrowind
I have lost count of the amount of hours me and my brother have spent on that game
5. Battletanx Global Assault "N64 version"
Me and my brother played the co-op campaign COUNTLESS times and we still run through it every now and then.
1. civilization
im the kind of guy that likes to turn on his pc in the morning, start a nice long 40 hours huge map game and enjoy it for the whole weekend, preferably with tea and candy.
2. War and Peace
unlike most games, it cares more about the economy than about the fighting, and i care more about the economy in any game i play.
3. Stronghold
Once agian much into economy but i picked this one for its ability to create massive battles. i used to make my own maps, and created an onslaught of enemy soldiers coming nonstop for 20-40 hours while having to defend, sometimes up to 1000 person in the map at the same time (technically they claim the limit of 1000 was removed in stronghold legends, practically i found they lied, the limit is still there, the enemies dont spawn after that, its just that you get 1000 of every colour, so if you got 7 colour of enemies, thats effectively 7000)
4. Eve Online
Im new in eve online (barely 3 years of gaming, and ive met people who play for 10) but im loving it. It has the best market system of any game. it has the ability to chose your destiny. i am an industrualist and perfectly happy without any pvp. people fight wars with what i produce, and i just count isk hehehe.
5. Its not that easy to pick the last one. actually had to give it osme thought. I dont think i can faily fit any of the games i want to place here without hurting others. So im going with an easy choice.
Worms armaggedon. Countless hours of fun with family and friends. I used to specialize in bazooka, he specialized in grenades, we had some awesome duels.
So as you can see im a failry industral player. give me thingsto build and i dont need things to kill.
im the kind of guy that likes to turn on his pc in the morning, start a nice long 40 hours huge map game and enjoy it for the whole weekend, preferably with tea and candy.
2. War and Peace
unlike most games, it cares more about the economy than about the fighting, and i care more about the economy in any game i play.
3. Stronghold
Once agian much into economy but i picked this one for its ability to create massive battles. i used to make my own maps, and created an onslaught of enemy soldiers coming nonstop for 20-40 hours while having to defend, sometimes up to 1000 person in the map at the same time (technically they claim the limit of 1000 was removed in stronghold legends, practically i found they lied, the limit is still there, the enemies dont spawn after that, its just that you get 1000 of every colour, so if you got 7 colour of enemies, thats effectively 7000)
4. Eve Online
Im new in eve online (barely 3 years of gaming, and ive met people who play for 10) but im loving it. It has the best market system of any game. it has the ability to chose your destiny. i am an industrualist and perfectly happy without any pvp. people fight wars with what i produce, and i just count isk hehehe.
5. Its not that easy to pick the last one. actually had to give it osme thought. I dont think i can faily fit any of the games i want to place here without hurting others. So im going with an easy choice.
Worms armaggedon. Countless hours of fun with family and friends. I used to specialize in bazooka, he specialized in grenades, we had some awesome duels.
So as you can see im a failry industral player. give me thingsto build and i dont need things to kill.
Well, I feel that the following 5 games represent me very well:
1. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Yes, not Sonic 1, not Sonic & Knuckles, the first video game I ever owned, but Sonic 2. Why? Because aside from being the first Sonic title that I have ever played, it was also the first video game that got me interested in video games to the point where I wanted to buy a console and start owning games. I have enjoyed the NES, SNES, and various arcade titles, but none of them got me excited about video games as Sonic 2 did.
2. Final Fantasy X
Why not any preceding and "debatable" better numbered titles? Because I owned a PS2 and Final Fantasy X was the first FF game on the PS2. It was also the first RPG to get me interested in other RPGs, making it one of my favorite genres.
3. Devil May Cry
I'm not a huge Devil May Cry fan, and I've only played DMC 1, 2, and 4, but DMC was the game that helped me get desensitized by all the mature content and gore that is common ground in this day and age. Before DMC, I couldn't play Jurassic Park for the SNES, Onimusha on the PS2, etc. Being able to deal some serious damage to those Marionettes in style gave me the confidence to press on and only deal more seriously stylish carnage.
4. Bioshock
Why not SystemShock 2? Again, Bioshock came first to me. This was the first title that proved to me that a FPS can be more than dull, repetitive, DLC spewing, multiplayer death matches, and could actually provide an enthralling single player campaing, a great story, a daunting atmosphere, customization to fit you're play style, and having options on how to dispose of your foes. After Bioshock, I've kept an open mind to many FPS and Third-Person Shooters, both obscure and mainstream.
5. Tetris
I'm good at Tetris, plain and simple. Everyone has that one game, be it casual or complex, that they are inherently good at. They can play it for weeks like a champ, put it down for several months, and pick it back up as if a day hasn't gone by without them playing it.
1. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Yes, not Sonic 1, not Sonic & Knuckles, the first video game I ever owned, but Sonic 2. Why? Because aside from being the first Sonic title that I have ever played, it was also the first video game that got me interested in video games to the point where I wanted to buy a console and start owning games. I have enjoyed the NES, SNES, and various arcade titles, but none of them got me excited about video games as Sonic 2 did.
2. Final Fantasy X
Why not any preceding and "debatable" better numbered titles? Because I owned a PS2 and Final Fantasy X was the first FF game on the PS2. It was also the first RPG to get me interested in other RPGs, making it one of my favorite genres.
3. Devil May Cry
I'm not a huge Devil May Cry fan, and I've only played DMC 1, 2, and 4, but DMC was the game that helped me get desensitized by all the mature content and gore that is common ground in this day and age. Before DMC, I couldn't play Jurassic Park for the SNES, Onimusha on the PS2, etc. Being able to deal some serious damage to those Marionettes in style gave me the confidence to press on and only deal more seriously stylish carnage.
4. Bioshock
Why not SystemShock 2? Again, Bioshock came first to me. This was the first title that proved to me that a FPS can be more than dull, repetitive, DLC spewing, multiplayer death matches, and could actually provide an enthralling single player campaing, a great story, a daunting atmosphere, customization to fit you're play style, and having options on how to dispose of your foes. After Bioshock, I've kept an open mind to many FPS and Third-Person Shooters, both obscure and mainstream.
5. Tetris
I'm good at Tetris, plain and simple. Everyone has that one game, be it casual or complex, that they are inherently good at. They can play it for weeks like a champ, put it down for several months, and pick it back up as if a day hasn't gone by without them playing it.