What makes your favorite game special?

[gabe12301]

If you have a favorite game it's probably your favorite game for a reason.

For example:Halo CE

Why? It did everything so well everyone else copied it.( and it's on the pc)

 

[L3m0n_L1m3]

It did everything so well everyone else copied it.

*sigh*....

OT: My favorite game is Mass Effect 2, since it's a good TPS with customization, a good story and a morality system.

 

[Shanked_Salt]

Yes but no doubt Halo "borrowed" elements from games that came well before it. If it enhanced those or made better use of those elements then good for it.

Favourite all-round game is probably System Shock 2.
Amazing atmosphere, interface, story, gameplay, depth, challenge, replayability. Co-op mutliplayer was great but unfortunatly extremely buggy.

Nothing has touched it since in this regard for me in terms of doing so many elements of a game so well.

Games like BioShock and Dead Space fall flat in comparison. But hey, depends what you like.

 

[krickit]

Favourite game is Team Buddies.
I'm not sure why.

 

[Johnnyallstar]

Yes but no doubt Halo "borrowed" elements from games that came well before it. If it enhanced those or made better use of those elements then good for it.

To be fair, they did more work on the aim assistance than anyone else, which it was then cribbed from to create the console friendly shooter. Game Informer had a really interesting article on it. They developed better acceleration (which other companies copied) created friction (which other companies copied) and magnetism (which nobody recreated because it's too damn hard). Their stories fell short, but their coding was excellent.

Anyway. My mood for art changes now and again, and my favorite game changes with it. Right now, I love Mount and Blade: Warband because it's very well done, but an invent your own story. Minecraft is pretty fun for the same reasons.