1. Ocarina of Time - Solid story, immersive music, and rock-solid gameplay.
2. Portal - See Yahtzee's review of the Orange Box
3. Half-Life 2 - See Portal
4. Half-Life 2: Episode 2 - Never have I become so emotionally invested in a support character.
5. WarioWare (the whole series) - WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
So, I'll be introducing myself on this very fine forum by: doing a list of my top favourite games?! What a powerful way to introduce oneself, don't you think? Now let's see.. I'll go for the top 10 then, because top 50 feels a bit too much.
In no particular order:
Civilization 2
Half-Life 2
Shadow Run (SNES)
Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
Mass Effect
Metroid Prime
XIII
Tetris
Shin Megami Tensei III - Nocturne
Super Mario World 2 - Yoshi's Island
1. Timesplitters Future Perfect
2. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (GOTY)
3. Fallout 3 (GOTY)
4. Saints Row 2
5. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
6. Star Wars: Battlefront 2
7. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
8. DooM II
9. Star Wars: Empire At War (FOC)
10. Conker: live and Reloaded (Bad Fur Day)
11. Left 4 Dead (and 2)
12. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
13. DooM
14. Silent Hill 2
15. Halo: Combat Evolved
16. Portal
17. Battlefeild: Bad company 2
18. Halo 3: ODST
19. Assassin' Creed 2
20. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (GOTY)
21. Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
22. Splinter Cell: Conviction
23. Halo 2
24. Red Dead: Redemption
25. Bioshock
26. Worms: Armageddon
27. Fable 1
28. Resident Evil
29. Halo 3
30. Half Life 2
31. Spyro The Dragon 3
32. Theme Park
33. Crash Bandicoot
34. Call of Duty: World at War
35. Fable 2
36. Star Wars: Battlefront
37. Hitman: Contracts
38. Serious Sam 2
39. Call of Cthulhu
40. Mass Effect
41. Dragon Age: Origins
42. Splinter Cell: Double Agent
43. Heavy Rain
44. Resident Evil 5
45. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (Substance)
46. Grand Theft Auto: 4
47. Tomb Raider 3
48. Rainbow six: Vegas
49. Jurassic Park: operation Genesis
50. Star Wars: Dark Forces
They are not entirely accurate, they change quite often.
1. Operation Flashpoint Cold War Crisis
2. ARMA II Operation Arrowhead (It's a standalone expansion, so I count it as a different game)
3.ARMA II
4.Mount&Blade Warband
5.EVE Online
6.Hearts of Iron 2
MY TOP 50 GAMES OF ALL TIME (Warning...heavily PC influenced)
Weighted for:
- Personal, subjective impact
- Objective assessment of quality
- Quality of sequels/longevity
- Influence on and/or significance within its genre
- Whether it was groundbreaking or pioneering
- Quality of presentation for the era in which it was released
HONORABLE MENTIONS
CITY OF HEROES: PC (2004)
CRUSH CRUMBLE AND CHOMP!: C64 (1981)
DOOM (Series): PC (1993-2004)
GAZILLIONAIRE 3: PC (1995)
GRAND THEFT AUTO (Series): PC/XBOX 360 (2002-Present)
GUITAR HERO (Series): XBOX 360 (2005-Present)
KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC (Series): PC (2003-2005)
LAKERS VS CELTICS: PC (1989)
MASTER OF ORION (Series): PC (1993-1996)
PEGGLE: PC (2007)
RED FACTION - GUERRILLA: XBOX 360 (2009)
VIVA PINATA!: PC/XBOX 360 (2006)
THE TOP 50
50. UTOPIA: Intellivision (1982)
49. SENTINEL WORLDS - FUTURE MAGIC: PC (1989)
48. ARCHON - THE LIGHT AND THE DARK: C64 (1984)
47. FAERY TALE ADVENTURE: PC (1987)
46. SID MEIER'S RAILROAD TYCOON: PC (1990)
45. WASTELAND: C64 (1988)
44. THE ELDER SCROLLS IV - OBILVION: PC (2006)
43. DEFENDER OF THE CROWN: C64 (1987)
42. MYTH (Series): PC (1997-1999)
41. THE QUEST GAMES (Series): PC (1984-1992)
40. KATAMARI DAMACY (Series): PS2/XBOX 360 (2004-Present)
39. WARLORDS (Series): PC (1989-1998)
38. DIABLO (Series): PC (1996-Present)
37. SPEEDBALL 2 - BRUTAL DELUXE: PC (1990)
36. FANTASY GENERAL: PC (1996)
35. POOL OF RADIANCE: C64 (1988)
34. WARCRAFT (Series): PC (1994-2002)
33. THE BARD'S TALE (Series): C64 (1985-1988)
32. SIM CITY (Series): PC (1989-Present)
31. HEROES OF MIGHT AND MAGIC (Series): PC (1996-2000)
30. STARFLIGHT (Series): PC (1986-1989)
29. WING COMMANDER (Series): PC (1990-1995)
28. M.U.L.E.: C64 (1983)
27. TOTAL WAR - MEDIEVAL (Series): PC (2002-2006)
26. LEGACY OF THE ANCIENTS: C64 (1987)
25. BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL: PC (2003)
24. STAR CONTROL (Series): PC (1990-1992)
23. NHL HOCKEY (Series): Multiple Platforms (1993-Present)
22. DARK AGE OF CAMELOT: PC (2001)
21. THIEF (Series): PC (1998-Present)
20. SID MEIER'S CIVILIZATION (Series): PC (1991-Present)
19. DEUS EX: PC (2000)
18. JAGGED ALLIANCE (Series): PC (1994-1999)
17. BIOSHOCK: PC (2007)
16. EASTSIDE HOCKEY MANAGER (Series): PC (2003-2007)
15. STARCRAFT: PC (1998)
14. THE SIMS (Series): PC (2000-Present)
13. SYSTEM SHOCK (Series): PC (1994-1999)
12. WORLD OF WARCRAFT: PC (2004-Present)
11. HALF LIFE (Series): PC (1998-Present)
10. DRAGON AGE: PC (2009)
9. BALDUR'S GATE (Series): PC (1998-2001)
8. ULTIMA ONLINE: PC (1997)
7. PLANESCAPE - TORMENT: PC (1999)
6. MASS EFFECT (Series): PC (2007)
5. EVERQUEST: PC (1999)
4. X-COM - UFO DEFENSE: PC (1993)
3. SID MEIER'S PIRATES!: PC (1987-2004)
2. FALLOUT (Series): PC (1997-Present)
1. ULTIMA (Series): C64/PC (1980-1993)
10: Call of Cthulhu - Dark Corners of the Earth
9: World of Goo
8: Marvel vs Capcom 2
7: Infamous
6: God of War
5: Gold Version
4: Portal
3: Fallout 3
2: Battlefront 2
1: Super Metroid
Mario64, Sunshine and Galaxy
Paper Mario / Thousand year door
Pokemon Red and Blue
Zelda Ocarina of Time/Majoras Mask/Twilight Princess
DragonBallZ Tenkaichi 3
Super Smash bros Melee
Prince of Persia Rival Swords/Forgotten Sands
Okami (wii)
Tales of Symphonia (gamecube older and wii newer, both good)
Warcraft III Reign of Chaos / The Frozen Throne
Aliens vs Predator
Lord of The Rings Online
Metroid Prime Corruption
Star Fox (Nintendo64, Gamecube and Wii games)
Yeah, Dungeon Master, you know it is. I loved killing things by crushing them under doors but that was before I had a real understanding of levelling up skills. Also, Worm Rounds for dinner again, yum yum.
If you want to play it again there is a good free windows version called Return to Chaos.
Team Fortress 2
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Counter-strike Source
Starcraft: Brood War
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.
Dawn of War
Street Fighter IV
Medieval 2: Total War
Zelda: Majora's Mask
Half Life 2 (And a specific mod for it called "Empires)
Super Mario 64 and Galaxy
Pokemon Gold and Silver
50 is a lot lol, I can never say that many haha I'll give mine a go anyway
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy X
Metal Gear Solid 2
Metal Gear Solid 3
Devil May Cry 3
Wind Waker
Tales of Symphonia
Tales of Vesperia
Sonic 2
Sonic and Knuckles
Super Mario World
Chrono Trigger
Fire Emblem
Half Life 2
Metroid Prime
Mirror's Edge
Oblivion
Soul Calibur 2
Ico
Okami
Skies of Arcadia
lol I dunno, all I can think of, that's probably loads
Out of all the games I've played I couldn't decide...so I'll just give you some series I like. In no particular order:
Final Fantasy
Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-Earth
Sonic the Hedgehog (the old SEGA games)
Super Smash Bros
Fallout
Pokemon
Resident Evil
Kingdom Hearts
Spyro the Dragon (PS1 games)
Grand Theft Auto
Call of Duty
Legend of Zelda
Prince of Persia
Portal
Well, I'll give you a top 10. Beyond that things fall into a kind of gray area.
Super Mario RPG
Ocarina of Time
Half Life 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 + Knuckles
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Starfox 64
Braid
God of War
Dance Dance Revolution
Shadow of the Colossus
1) Devil May Cry 3
2) Mega Man Zero Collection
3) Devil May Cry 4
4) Mega Man X Collection
5) Mega Man X8
6) Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition
7) F-Zero GX
8) Resident Evil 5
9) Street Fighter 4
10) Starcraft: Brood War
11) Ninja Gaiden 2
12) Shadow Over Mystara
13) Contra 3: The Alien Wars
14) Mega Man Anniversary Collection
15) Halo: Combat Evolved
16) Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles
17) Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
18) Maximum Carnage
19) Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
20) Shinobi 3: Return of the Ninja Master
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