Your Top Ten Favorite Video Games

[D-Class 198482]

1. Postal 2
2. Saints Row 3
3. Saints Row 2
4. Prototype 2
5. The Fable Games. All of them. Bugger off.
6. Corruption of Champions (sssh, ssh, sssh)
7. Skyrim
8. The Darkness 2
9. Monster Girl Quest (SHUT UP THE STORY AND GAMEPLAY IS NICE.)
10. SPORE

Yes, I had more fun playing Postal 2 than I did Skyrim. Sue me.
I hope Maxis doesn't feel bad that they didn't manage to get SPORE to impress me as much as a porn game.

 

[LAGG]

Not necessarily in that order (and exceeding one because choosing only 10 is hard):

Campaign:

1. Bioshock 1
2. Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night
3. Resident Evil Remake,2,3
4. Doom 1,2
5. Super Mario World
6. Dishonored
7. Metal Slug 1,2,X,3,4,5,6,7
8. F.E.A.R 1,2
9. Desperados: Wanted Dead Or Alive
10. Pokemon Crystal
11. Magicka

Multiplayer:

1. Unreal Tournament 2004
2. Counter Strike
3. Quake 3 Arena
4. Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 3
5. San Francisco Rush 2049
6. 007 Golden Eye
7. Perfect Dark
8. Trackmania Nations
9. Capcom vs. SNK 2
10. Mario Kart 64
11. Soul Calibur 2

 

[Arcline]

1. Dark Souls
2. Mass Effect 2
3. Fallout 3
4. Star Wars Battlefront 2
5. Halo 3
6. Mass Effect
7. Diablo II
8. Deus Ex: Human Revolution
9. Assassin's Creed 2
10. Left 4 Dead 2

My top 5 (maybe 6) are definite but the rest are iffy and could be swapped out with other games

 

[Drago-Morph]

I wonder how many people actually read the lists others have posted. I mean honestly, practically all the post in this thread will just look like this.The saddest thing is most people won't even notice that I'm made this observation and will just scroll past my post to enlighten the world with their top 10 only further proving my point.

1. Shadow Of The Colossus, because we're all hipsters here.
2. ACTUAL favourite game goes here.
3. Obscure shit no-one's heard of but you.
4. A Valve Game
5. AAA Action (A. Creed, MGS, Batman, Bioshock etc.)
6. Another Valve Game.
7. Random retro game to make me look complex.
8. Zelda Game, Any Zelda Game.
9. Guilty pleasure, or Third Valve Game.
10. Random AAA as I could only think of 9 games.

It could be worse, at least the Escapist are filled with hipsters who think SOTC is awesome, and not the far more common child of '64 (and I don't mean the year). Kids that grew up with an N64 so blinded by nostalgia that more than half their top 10 will be N64 games. Obviously Ocarina Of Time gets #1 because of reasons... the others can go in any order really but you must include GoldenEye, Super Mario 64, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Majora's Mask and Banjo-Kazooie in there somewhere.

So very, very true. I might disagree with the Valve bit because I think Valve makes some pretty top-notch games, but you're right on the money about everyone stuffing their lists with nostalgic, retro, obscure, or "artsy" games to make them look cool. I mean, I posted an honest list of my favorite games, one full of rather unpopular or "mainstream" titles, and look what happens:

1. Dragon Age II
2. Fallout 3
3. Assassin's Creed
4. Halo 4
5. Aliens vs. Predator 2
6. Knights of the Old Republic II
7. Knights of the Old Republic
8. Portal 2
9. Dragon Age: Origins
10. Tie: Prototype/Empire: Total War

I was very conflicted about number ten, so I had to sneak in an extra. My apologies.

You have an awful taste in games!
DRAGON AGE 2?!?
HALO 4?!
A.v.P. 2!
PROTOTYPE?!!/!?! ERRH MERHH GERRRD

 

[TehCookie]

1. Persona 3 - An awesome story while I get to fill my weeaboo dream of playing as a Japanese highschooler. Nah really that just makes it so much more immersive.
2. Persona 4 - I liked P3's story more but P4's gameplay. Still that formula makes awesome games.
3. Okami - I picked it up because you got to play as a wolf, and it turned out to be beautiful and fun.
4. DMC4 - mmm Dante... Well that's why I got the first one and the gameplay improved with every game.
5. Metal Gear Rising - Awesome hack'n'slash with Raiden. I feel like the only person who liked him from MGS2.
6. Chrono Cross - I love classic JRPGs and this has to be my favorite for the music and environments.
7. Tales of Graces - It gives me that warm fuzzy friendship feeling. Also one of the few JRPGs to do real time combat well.
8. Disgaea 3 - Disgaea goodness, I liked the levels mechanics and characters more than the others.
9. Duke Nukem 3D - Nostalgia, and I've yet to play a better shooter to this day.
10. Skyrim - It's such a chill game, it gives me a simple game to play while watching anime.

 

[Kungfu_Teddybear]

1. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
2. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
3. Legacy of Kain: Defiance
4. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2
5. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
6. Mass Effect
7. Saints Row 2
8. Dragon Age: Origins
9. Age of Empire II: Clash of Kings
10. Fable

 

[scorptatious]

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Uh... But Shadow of the Colossus IS my favorite game. I didn't place it up on the top of the list to look cool or because it's considered an art game, I legitimately love the game.

Tornado, it's fine if you don't enjoy the game, but it's kind of rude to call people who do like it hipsters.

Drago-Morph, while I don't necessarily share your taste in games, I respect your opinions.

 

[Ratties]

I love these kinds of lists because it shows you how old everybody really is. Here is mine.

1. Earthbound
2. Tetris Attack
3. Pokemon franchise
4. Mega Man X
5. Mega Man 3
6. Harvest Moon
7. Gradius III
8. Chrono Trigger
9. Final Fantasy 3
10. Fallout franchise

 

[A Username Not In Use]

My list very RPG heavy

1. Rogue Galaxy
2. Tales of Symphonia
3. Skies of Archadia Legends
4. Mass Effect 1
5. Soleil
6. Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Gamecube version)
7. Super Mario World
8. Sonic 2
9. Psychonauts
10. Saints Row 2

 

[Drago-Morph]

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Uh... But Shadow of the Colossus IS my favorite game. I didn't place it up on the top of the list to look cool or because it's considered an art game, I legitimately love the game.

Tornado, it's fine if you don't enjoy the game, but it's kind of rude to call people who do like it hipsters.

Drago-Morph, while I don't necessarily share your taste in games, I respect your opinions.

I didn't actually mean to blast SotC in my post, from everything I've ever heard it's a damn fine game. I was referring to some other games I've been seeing whose praises have been entirely about how "artistic" they were and not their actual gameplay merits.

 

[CrazyGirl17]

My favorite games:

#10: Brutal Legend - set in a fantastic world based on Heavy Metal with lots of action and kickass music. Yes, it's more of an RTS game at times, but at least they let the player actually join in the fight...

#9: Kingdom Hearts - Who would have thought mixing Final Fantasy with Disney would have created something so awesome? It would be higher up on the list, but Square-Enix keeps stretching out the story and just won't make Kingdom Hearts 3 already!

#8: Psychonauts -Fun, surreal, and just plain enjoyable, Psychonauts manages to be quirky without being annoying (last level aside).

#7: Tales of Symphonia - I hear "Tales of Vesperis" is supposed to be the best of the "Tales of" series, but I'm more familiar with this one, and it's nearer to my heart. This game has interesting characters (with a fantastic voice cast) and a surprisingly deep story, it is a must play for JRPG fans... just stay away from the sequel, which isn't nearly as good (and they changed 90% of the English voice cast for some reason).

#6: inFAMOUS - simply put, a fun game that let's you play as either a hero or a jerkass with electrical-based powers as you try to protect your home city...or make it yours to rule.

#5: Batman: Arkham Asylum - 'Nuff said.

#4: Persona 4 - Part life sim, part turn-based combat, Persona 4 is probably the best of the Persona games, especially considering how it's not as damn depressing as it's predacessors.

#3: Mass Effect 2 - While the sequel was impoved on gameplay, there's no doubt that this game had the best story. The characters are engaging and (more or less) likeable, making you want to keep them all alive during the Suicide Mission at the end, which in itself, is impressive.

#2: Spec Ops: The Line - This game... what can be said about this game? All I can tell you is that this game takes a hard look at shooter games... including the stuff your normally don't think about. It's worth a look, but be warned, you'll probably feel like crap afterwards.

#1: Bioshock Infinite - A fantastic game with a deep story that really keeps your interest. It helps that the main characters feel very real and are very likeable. And it manages to have a mindscrewy ending that still somehow makes sense...

 

[Bara_no_Hime]

I'm gonna start with the best and go down.

1) Xenogears - still the best combination of excellent story and fun mechanics in any video game ever
2) Planescape: Torment - excellent story, fun gameplay, if a bit buggy
3) Persona 3 Portable - all the fun of Persona 3 but with a female protagonist
4) Parasite Eve - excellent RPG, good mix of action and gun combat
5) Mass Effect 1 - flawed as it is, I love it. Also, the free roaming in the Mako increases replay value for me.
6) Xenosaga 3 - best of the Xenosaga games in story and gameplay
7) Final Fantasy 7 - still the best FF game
8) Portal 2 - Fun with portals, not with fast reaction times.
9) the Witcher 2 - see my Lets Play for details
10) Catherine - fun with box puzzles

Honorable Mention: The Witcher 1 would have taken the 9 slot, but having read the original Witcher novels, the Witcher's plot now reads like bad fanfiction. Thus the Witcher 2 takes the slot due to having an original story. Still, the Witcher should be mentioned because I still find it mechanically superior to the Witcher 2.

 

[theultimateend]

I wonder how many people actually read the lists others have posted. I mean honestly, practically all the post in this thread will just look like this. The saddest thing is most people won't even notice that I'm made this observation and will just scroll past my post to enlighten the world with their top 10 only further proving my point.

It must be really hard being you. I just imagine you walk into places and shout "Look how intelligent I am! You all are pitiful creatures for not recognizing my brilliance!"

I'm jealous of your ability to make broad statements and feel proud of it.

*TornadoCreator walks into a thread about sex and pleasure* "I bet everyone is going to mention how nice orgasms are! The saddest part is I've pointed out that people like orgasms and nobody is going to pat me on the back for it! >: ("

But I digress.

Edit: CRAP! Now that I think about it you are just trolling. Your name is Tornado Creator for heaven's sake :/.

You got me.

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I don't really have an order for my favorite games. I'll just list the games I've played the most in the past.

Breath of Fire 3 [4 is good too] - Played it for years. It grabbed me at an impressionable time in my youth. I still own a copy. Has my favorite fishing minigame of any game.

Super Mario World - Possibly the best Mario game ever released. Each level was about the right length, the themes were great, the music was great, the secrets were great. I recently played it again and still like it.

Donkey Kong Country 3 - I know 2 is "technically" better but I much more liked 3. The map was more interesting and a lot of the secrets were better hidden.

Sim City 4 - I love simulation games and Sim City 4 felt like the ultimate product from Maxis. Shame what became of SimCity 2013.

Skyrim/New Vegas/Oblivion - I never actually got to play Morrowind and now trying to play it is difficult for me. Between these three games I've put about 500-1000 hours into them.

Terraria/Minecraft - I realize they aren't the same games but I played them with the same people at about the same time. 100 or so hours into Terraria and hundreds of hours into Minecraft.

Mortal Kombat 2 - I played it so much on the Genesis that the cartridge stopped working. It looked burned (still have the broken game).

Neverwinter - It gets a lot of shit and some folks say Neverwinter 2 is better but frankly I bought so many copies of Neverwinter that it'll probably be fondly remembered by me forever.

Batman: Arkham City - 30 hours on the PC GOTY addition and another hundred or so hours on the PS3. It remains to me the best rendition of Batman in a video game to date.

Final Fantasy 6-9/12 - Again they are all different games but for me these particular games all have felt very good. I put a lot of time into 7. Maybe more than just about any game but BoF3. 8 was a year? 9 was a year. 12 was a year. 6 I've only started recently but I've been having a great time.

EDIT: Smash Bros Melee was my entire high school life so that gets an honorable mention.

If I had to put them in order about the only thing I could say for sure is that BoF3 would be number 1 because it defined most of my childhood and helped spawn my desire to write. It's not an objectively good game but it made me happy and that's the only thing that matters I figure.

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I'm gonna start with the best and go down.

1) Xenogears - still the best combination of excellent story and fun mechanics in any video game ever
2) Planescape: Torment - excellent story, fun gameplay, if a bit buggy

Friend of mine found out that I haven't played either of these and bugs me at least once each time we talk.

"Hey. Did you download Xenogears on the PS3 yet? You know its on there right? How about Planescape did you GOG that shit?"

Each time I say no and see this broken expression flash back at me.

I mean, I posted an honest list of my favorite games, one full of rather unpopular or "mainstream" titles, and look what happens:

Yes a single person made fun of it. They also said "ermagerhd" which suggests they weren't even being serious.

It must hurt to be so persecuted for having genuine things you like instead of all these posers lying to not get picked on.

I don't know anything about DA2 but the other 3 games they mentioned I've not hurt much negative criticism towards (AVP2 and Prototype I've played and were quite a lot of fun iirc).

I didn't actually mean to blast SotC in my post, from everything I've ever heard it's a damn fine game. I was referring to some other games I've been seeing whose praises have been entirely about how "artistic" they were and not their actual gameplay merits.

Games are not defined solely by their gameplay. >you< think they are and that's your choice.

Abe's Odyssey handles like a bag of rotten bananas but its one of the best games I've ever played. Top 50 probably [which is still not bad given all the games most folks play in 20+ years].

You can't [correctly] take something entirely subjective and act like its objective.

Just because you don't like something doesn't mean people who do like it are wrong. You are acting like the same person you posted about a few posts up.

No. They just dump their list and leave, often not even caring if people ever respond to it. It's quite sad really, threads like this are basically the forum equivalent of a toilet. People just dump arse and leave.

Try not taking a dump for a month and tell me how that works out for you.

Sometimes just expressing how you feel about things is refreshing. It's therapeutic.

Just because that isn't what you desire in this sort of thing doesn't mean that its wrong. It was >you< who decided to come into the thread in the first place. Nobody forced you.

I don't like Jersey Shore but I never told people to shut up because they did. It just wasn't my bag. Same with Call of Duty or League of Legends.

I appreciate the notion that others enjoy things I don't. I don't need everyone to live in my ideal world.

"Well you are telling me to change!?"

There are subtle differences that I'll let you figure out.

 

[scorptatious]

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Uh... But Shadow of the Colossus IS my favorite game. I didn't place it up on the top of the list to look cool or because it's considered an art game, I legitimately love the game.

Tornado, it's fine if you don't enjoy the game, but it's kind of rude to call people who do like it hipsters.

Drago-Morph, while I don't necessarily share your taste in games, I respect your opinions.

I didn't actually mean to blast SotC in my post, from everything I've ever heard it's a damn fine game. I was referring to some other games I've been seeing whose praises have been entirely about how "artistic" they were and not their actual gameplay merits.

It's not so much the game being blasted that I'm bothered with. I'm fine with people who don't like the same games as I do. What made me quoted you both was that you both talk about how people only put certain games on their list because of them being artistic or it makes them look cool.

While I guess I can't say that's entirely false, as there are lots of games that are praised for being artistic, I do believe that people place those games on those lists because they genuinely like them.

 

[scorptatious]

Uh... But Shadow of the Colossus IS my favorite game. I didn't place it up on the top of the list to look cool or because it's considered an art game, I legitimately love the game.

Tornado, it's fine if you don't enjoy the game, but it's kind of rude to call people who do like it hipsters.

Actually I think Shadow Of The Colossus is a really good, captivating, and atmospheric game. Unlike some games (cough*OcarinaOfTime*cough), it does actually deserve the praise it gets. I never said any of the games where bad. I agree that Valve makes high quality games (albeit not to my taste), and I enjoy many AAA games. It's far easier to peg me as a hater though so people assume...

My point wasn't that the games aren't deserving, just that these threads are rarely ever actual conversations and they're basically pointless. People come in, post their top 10's and then leave, often without reading a single post before them. Hardly anyone elaborates on why these games are their favourites or says anything that might lead into an actual conversation. No. They just dump their list and leave, often not even caring if people ever respond to it. It's quite sad really, threads like this are basically the forum equivalent of a toilet. People just dump arse and leave.

As for the hipster comment, I think I'm justified. Whether people like it or not, for every one person who genuinely likes Shadow Of The Colossus as their favourite game, there are two who just claim they do (some without even having played it), because it's the cool hipster game of choice. It's the go to game for arguing "video games are art", so all the pompous arrogant, "I like games that broaden the horizons" douches, (you know; the ones that think games like "The Path" are saying something profound), they all latch onto it as though it's the fucking messiah. Like I say, I do like the game... probably not in my top 10, but top 20 sure.

While I still don't necessarily agree with the hipster comment, I can kinda see where you're coming from when it comes to these threads. People do kinda just leave a list and don't elaborate. (I'm somewhat guilty of this.)

Off topic: Okay seriously, these ads that are blocking where I type are kind of annoying.

 

[Hero of Lime]

My list is going to be shamelessly Zelda fanboyish just as a disclaimer.

1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time(N64/3DS versions): I probably don't need to say why I love this game when you have a bunch of others say why they like it so much. For me everything works so well, even today, plus there is the re-make on 3DS so no one can say it hasn't aged well when it was brought into the current handheld generation.

2. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess(Gamecube version): Considering it was made to be Zelda fan service and very similar to Ocarina of Time, how could I not love this game?

3. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask: One of the strangest and best Zelda games. It's deep on so many levels and I'm glad it has finally become more popular in recent years.

4. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker: Besides the bunch of Sailing, it does everything so well from art style to dungeons, to memorable characters, can't wait for the HD version.

5. Pokemon Black and White: (Black in particular because you get Reshiram as your legendary Dragon.) This game was well crafted from the Pokemon to themselves, to the environments to the music, and a great story with interesting characters.

6. The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword: It has its share of problems, however its strengths cover for them. I found the motion controls great(not perfect mind you) and some of the fetch quests were annoying. The dungeons however were some of the best in the series, music was excellent, and it had lots of content to keep a player occupied for a while.

7. Super Mario Galaxy: The best 3D platforming has to offer, the great visuals, soundtrack and gravity mechanics are second to none, the game still amazes me.

8. Halo 3: I love it purely for the campaign. The campaign may be painfully short, but it's so fun and re-playable. Looks great, plays well, excellent soundtrack, wraps up the original trilogy very well. Multiplayer was fun, but that was never important to me.

9. Metoid Prime: One of the best Metroid experiences on could have. It takes everything great about the series and puts it into 3D, similar to what Super Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time did for those franchises. The world is sculpted well, great enemies and environments, plus cool power-ups the franchise is known for.

10. Super Smash Bros. Brawl: Even though most people prefer Melee, I prefer Brawl for having more characters and content. I've put untold hours into this game, still so fun to play either with friends, my brother or even alone against computer players.

I warned you there would be too much Zelda, but I wouldn't have it any other way.

 

[Lieju]

They aren't in particular order, because comparing very different games is difficult. And not a definite list.

1. Super Mario Bros 3
2. Eternal Darkness
3. Pokemon Gold
4. Pikmin
5. Ghost trick
6. Ace Attorney; Justice for all (or any of the trilogy, really)
7. Resident Evil 4
8. Metroid Prime
9. Zelda Windwaker
10. Tales of Symphonia

Honorary mentions; Super Smash Bros melee, Duke Nukem 3D, Super Mario 64, Zelda; Oracle of ages, Dragon age 2, Portal.

I should probably elaborate:
1. One of the first games I ever played, still holds up.
2. I love the plot, the bleakness of it, how you play as ordinary people caught up in stuff they don't understand, also the magic system and combat was awesome.
3. I love pokemon and have played them since Red. But it was Gold that perfected the formula.
4. The environments and monster-designs are interesting, the exploration and combat fun.
5. I love everything in this. The plot, the art, the humor, the mystery. Also I really like playing as a ghost.
6. Mostly the same as 5. Except obviously you're not a ghost. I like all of the original trilogy, but I think the last trial in JFA is enough to make it my favourite. Also I like Franziska as a prosecutor.
7. Great combat, fun nonsensical plot, I liked escort-mission aspects of it, and regenerators were creepier than anything in earlier RE-games.
8. Exploration of the environments was great.
9. I liked sailing. I was unsure whether to choose Windwaker or Oracle of Ages, but eventually went with Windwaker. Although I still really like Oracle of Ages. I just really love the time-travel mechanic in it.
10. A great JRPG with fun combat.

Kids that grew up with an N64 so blinded by nostalgia that more than half their top 10 will be N64 games. Obviously Ocarina Of Time gets #1 because of reasons... the others can go in any order really but you must include GoldenEye, Super Mario 64, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Majora's Mask and Banjo-Kazooie in there somewhere.

You know, this is a thread asking for our favourite games. So it's not really asking us to be objective, and nostalgia is totally okay.
I recently replayed Super Mario 64, and it didn't hold up the way I remember, but it still doesn't change that fact that it gets it's spot on lists like this because of how influental it was for me as a kid.

 

[theultimateend]

Off topic: Okay seriously, these ads that are blocking where I type are kind of annoying.

Crazy annoying isn't it.

Do you use Chrome? I switched to Firefox and it stopped happening. Not that you should have to switch but that might be a fix.