NationStates Jolt Archive

Okay, before this thread begins, I know there's too many 'favorites' threads floating around, and I'm sorry, but I want to know more gamers dammit! Ahem... *regains composure*

So, what's your favorite video game of all time? Or are they all great to you? Or do you think games are spawn from Satan?

Civ 3. Ive pissed away years of my life trying to mod it. I never get finished, but i always try.

Suppppaaaaa Smaaaashhh BROOOTHEERSSS!



Though there may be games I technically like more, none have brought me quite as much fun.

I do not have a favorite game per se (there are too many good ones to choose from), but I do have favorite genres: RPGs, Free Roam, and FPS

Phantom Dust

After 25 years of games, it's tough!

A few favorites...

The Civilization series of course (I, II, 3 and 4...)
Wasteland.
Pool of Radiance, especially the module made for Neverwinter Nights. (NOT that Ubisoft abortion thing they made recently, I'm talking about the original game!)
Defender
Panzer General
Jedi Knight (finally! Light sabre battles!)
Castle Wolfenstein
Doom
Age of Empires
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Civ 3. Ive pissed away years of my life trying to mod it. I never get finished, but i always try.

The Civ 4 copy I.. uh... borrowed was so addictive I went and bought Civ 4 and the Warlords expansion.

Fuck this bullshit edit mode.

Warcraft, Civilization and Max Payne

Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines

Doom!

-Starsiege: Tribes (no other Tribes games) The original and best jetpacks, in your face Halo.
-Homeworld series. Best RTS, the end.
-Dark Messiah of Might and Magic when it releases. Who can't like the excellent first person melee and easy on the eyes, and computer, visual provided by the Soruce engine. Not to mention an apparent multiplayer mode.
-Guild Wars before Arena Net decided it would change its business model from trying to please the customer base into buying extras to coercing the customer base into buying extras.

Halo!
The GTA series
Rise of Nations
Call Of Duty 1 & 2
The Need For Speed series

Game I love to hate:
Halo and its spawn, Halo Jr.

RPG:
OBLIVION! All the Elder Scrolls games, really.
Praise be to Akatosh and All the Nine Divines, Hail Emperor Uriel Septim!
Its like Warhammer, only with shinier graphics.

FPS:
Call of Duty II
I almost shouted 'Hooo-RAH!' once or twice when playing as the Russians.

Strategy:
Total Annihilation.
Best. Game. Ever.
Think of it as The Elder Scrolls of Strategy.

Sub-Genre Turn-Based Strategy:
Deadlock: Planetary Conquest
It works bug free on my laptop and runs naturally in a window. And its fun.

Sub-Genre Management:
Dungeon Keeper series and their sexy cousins, Evil Genius and Startopia.
Railroad Tycoon comes in a close second.

Sports:
This whole genre sucks now. If they were thinking straight they would have made a sequel to Rocket Jockey.

Sim:
Il-2 Sturmovik, a flight sim that lets you play as the Russians...wowzorz.

That reminds me.
GTA - until now, the best sandbox ever. But it has been corrupted and it looks to be overtaken by Saint's Row.

Vigilante 8 pwns all auto destruction games. And Auto Assault is alot like Vigilante 8.

I forgot Evil Genius, great game.

Ace Combat, Rome Total War, the Civ series.

After 25 years of games, it's tough!

A few favorites...

The Civilization series of course (I, II, 3 and 4...)
Wasteland.
Pool of Radiance, especially the module made for Neverwinter Nights. (NOT that Ubisoft abortion thing they made recently, I'm talking about the original game!)
Defender
Panzer General
Jedi Knight (finally! Light sabre battles!)
Castle Wolfenstein
Doom
Age of Empires
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Wait, whoa, there's a Hitchhiker's Game!? Where!!

And for reference. My mom corrupted all my Civ4 files, so, alas, I can only play them again in 2007 when I get a new PC...

Ace Combat, Rome Total War, the Civ series.

Mobius 1, Blaze, Galm 1...
Aegir Fleet, Stonehenge, Megalith, Arkbird, V2, Avalon Dam...
Erusea, ISAF, Belka, Osea, Sapin, Gabet, Wellow, Ustio, Yuktobania, Verusa, Anea, Recta, San Salvacion...

I have no life when it comes to Ace Combat...

Wait, whoa, there's a Hitchhiker's Game!? Where!!

And for reference. My mom corrupted all my Civ4 files, so, alas, I can only play them again in 2007 when I get a new PC...

What the hell? How did she corrupt them? Reinstall them?

What the hell? How did she corrupt them? Reinstall them?

Nah, she pissed around with the XML files. Not only is the game un-playable, but she also destroyed the damned Uninstall Wizard, so I can't get the damn thing off my PC.

And I can't reinstall the game because I have the 1.61 patch, the disk is the original 1.11 version *sighs* I really was born under an unlucky star.

Mobius 1, Blaze, Galm 1...
Aegir Fleet, Stonehenge, Megalith, Arkbird, V2, Avalon Dam...
Erusea, ISAF, Belka, Osea, Sapin, Gabet, Wellow, Ustio, Yuktobania, Verusa, Anea, Recta, San Salvacion...

I have no life when it comes to Ace Combat...
I know that feeling.
I'm still waiting for ACZero to come out in Europe. September 15 here we come...

For strategy games, Probably Civilization...

....buuuuuuuut, as Paradox seem to slowly be getting their shit together, i'm enjoying their games (esp. Victoria and Hearts of Iron 2) more and more; they're on the right track when it comes to making the ultimate strategy game, I think, whereas Civ grows a bit stale for me.

For FPS games, i'd have to say System Shock 2 is probably my favourite.

And as for RPGs, the Baldurs Gate Saga. Honourable mentions to the Ultima series, The Elder Scrolls series, Arcanum and the Fallout series.

Wait, whoa, there's a Hitchhiker's Game!? Where!!
http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=3486

HALO and NS!

I love HALO and consequently love anyone who loves Halo. Yes, I will sleep with you! ;)

And of course I love NS, I've been here too damn long to not love it!

:D

Nah, she pissed around with the XML files. Not only is the game un-playable, but she also destroyed the damned Uninstall Wizard, so I can't get the damn thing off my PC.

And I can't reinstall the game because I have the 1.61 patch, the disk is the original 1.11 version *sighs* I really was born under an unlucky star.

I would think it would let you install over it regardless of version.
If you can't do that, I would try majorgeeks.com for an uninstaller application.

I really like Red Orchestra, when it comes to FPSes. (http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/redorchestraostfront4145/review.html?q=Red%20Orchestra)

For RPGS...on the Eastern side, FFIX will always be one of my favorites. On the Western side, I love Might and Magic VI and VII.

Super Smash Brothers is always fun. And, oddly, I really like Madden NFL 2003. I don't know why. I'm not interested in most sports. Hell, I only care about football to the slightest extent because my dad essentially imprinted his love for the Broncos on me from the second I was born, and yet, I really like it. (Hate the music that plays in the menues. Horrible stuff.) It might just be due to the strategy inherent in football itself.

Speaking of strategy, I love Rise of Nations, and suspect I will love Rise of Legends. I did play Total Annihilation once, but never got around to playing it again. I may just net myself a new copy at some point and take a look at it.

I really like a lot of others, but those are the ones that really spoke out to me at the moment. (To name a few of those others: the entire Ratchet and Clank series, the entire Kingdom Hearts series, and the Sly Cooper series.)

I would think it would let you install over it regardless of version.
If you can't do that, I would try majorgeeks.com for an uninstaller application.

Or you can do the old jolly C:\format

Favorit game fro me is Heroes of Might and Magic I-V. Boy, have a played those a lot

Or you can do the old jolly C:\format


I prefer ==== asshat ==== -=Car

Old School games - Pong, Asteroids, Lunar Lander, Pac Man and the like

(I'd include the old HHGTG game, but it ain't a video game - text based only. Although the boxed set did come with pocket lint...)

For strategy games, Probably Civilization...

....buuuuuuuut, as Paradox seem to slowly be getting their shit together, i'm enjoying their games (esp. Victoria and Hearts of Iron 2) more and more; they're on the right track when it comes to making the ultimate strategy game, I think, whereas Civ grows a bit stale for me.

You will see the light ;)

Try HOI2: Doomsday, and watchout for Europa Universalis III, plus I heard there's a Victoria II, subbed 'Revolutions', in the making. I really hope, when they finish Crusader Kings II, that one is able to import saved games to the next era, from 1066 all the way to (currently) 1954 - say hello to the Eurasian Empire of Bavaria :D

Ah, the sweet smell of usefully wasted hours trying to dominate the world...

Max Payne 1 & 2
The entire GTA 3 series
Civilization
Pirates
Monkey Island and the old Lucasarts adventures.
TIE-fighter

*mumble* there are lots... *mumble*

Tetris. :D

List of The Best Games (in no specific order):

MegaMan X series
MegaMan Zero series
Civ series
Empire Earth (I is better than II)
Age of Empires
SimCity
Ace Combat
Super Smash Bros
SimTower
ATV Offroad Fury
R-Type (Sega Master version included)
Star Fox 64
Donkey Kong Country series
Hydro Thunder

The list goes on and on..

How could I forget?

SPORE!!

The best creature game ever. It is really awesome. Try the tractor beam out. Also, it is awesome that you can make a 2-headed creature with 6 arms.

Wait, whoa, there's a Hitchhiker's Game!? Where!!

And for reference. My mom corrupted all my Civ4 files, so, alas, I can only play them again in 2007 when I get a new PC...

Yes, but it's a text adventure game. Be sure to take the screwdriver, to brush your teeth, and NEVER throw away that thing your aunt gave you.

I think my record was 150 odd points... the Babel fish I got after like 2 hours, but I had trouble at one spot later in the game and ultimately gave up. :(

You know, I shouldn't be, given the while concept of NS, but I'm surprised how many here love Civilization
I'm one of them , however.
As for favorite video game, I can't believe no one here has to yet to mention Legend of Zelda. Greatest series ever, and OoT for greatest game ever.
I also love CS, Half-Life, Rome: Total War, and Resident Evil also.

Games by Genre


MMORPG: Guild Wars
Regular RPG: TES IV, used to be FF VII
Online FPS: Wolfenstein Enemy Territory (Used to be the tribes series, but Tribes Vengeance ruined it)
Regular FPS: Hard to say, haven't played any good ones in a while
Sports: Base Wars (sorry, there hasn't been a single sports game since that could beat this)
War Strategy: Empire Earth, AOE 2, AOM top the list
H RPG: Brave Soul
Regular H: Divi Dead

All though Age of Empires 2: Age of Kings was my favorite I will also give honorable mentions to:

Hearts of Iron2
Halo2
Perfect Dark (the N64 version)
Morrowind
Oblivion

List of The Best Games (in no specific order):

MegaMan X series
MegaMan Zero series
Civ series
Empire Earth (I is better than II)
Age of Empires
SimCity
Ace Combat
Super Smash Bros
SimTower
ATV Offroad Fury
R-Type (Sega Master version included)
Star Fox 64
Donkey Kong Country series
Hydro Thunder

The list goes on and on..

How could I forget?

SPORE!!

The best creature game ever. It is really awesome. Try the tractor beam out. Also, it is awesome that you can make a 2-headed creature with 6 arms.

It's not even out yet.

Deus Ex.

Only game I've ever played that has kept me up at night deep in disturbed thought. Especially the conversation with the Morpheus program...

nethack!

For cost-fun ratio, the winner for me is WipeOut 64. Bought it for eight bucks in 1999, still play it now. Plus it introduced me to Propellerheads and Fluke.

I know that feeling.
I'm still waiting for ACZero to come out in Europe. September 15 here we come...

Hopefully I didn't spoil the storyline for you, or did you just cheat and look it up on the wiki!

Nes-original mario :)
snes-eitheciv 3r earthbound or super mario world(i can beat all of that in literally less than 2 hours)
sega genesis-road rage(i think that was the name of the game)
N64-golden eye or mariokart 64
ps1-ff 7,8 and 9, legend of dragoon, and rage racer
ps2-ffx, GTA series, splinter cell series, SW battlefront 2, KH 1 and 2, and prince of persia
pc-EE1, medieval TW, CoD, KOTOR..

i have alot of "favourite" games :p

Civ and Alpha Centauri Planetary Pack

TimeSplitters on the cube

Hopefully I didn't spoil the storyline for you, or did you just cheat and look it up on the wiki!

I tried to resist, oh dear lord how I tried! :(

Well, I thought it was out in april over here - that's four months of avoiding the wiki and the IGN boards. Too hard for me. It'll still be good though.

Oblivian.

and its spelled "favourite", not favorite.

Hearts of Iron II
Victoria
EUII
Crusader Kings
Civ I and II
Age of Empires I
Total War Series
Cossacks
Championship Manager
Freedom Force
the Orignal Elite
Champions of the Raj
North and South

Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

games I like
Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
Legend of Zelda
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Metroid
Metroid II: Return of Samus
Metroid Fusion
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Metroid Prime Pinball
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 3
Lost Levels(true Mario Bros. 2)
Super Mario World
Yoshi's Island
Super Mario 64
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country 2
Donkey Kong Country 3
Super Mario Kart
Mario Kart 64
Double Dash
Mario Kart DS
Mario Tennis
Starfox Adventures
Starfox Assault
Super Smash Bros.
Super Smash Bros. Melee
etc.

PS: Oregon Trail. RIP Steve. You outlived Steve, Steve, Steve, and Steve.

It's not even out yet.

Maybe not in 2006. Have you ever considered that I could be posting from 2010? :p

Seriously, it is awesome. You don't have to play it to know that.

Civ series, Goldeneye, Command and Conquer, Metroid, Halo, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, and a couple of others

Maybe not in 2006. Have you ever considered that I could be posting from 2010? :p

Seriously, it is awesome. You don't have to play it to know that.

Agreed.

Agreed.

see http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery;jsessionid=5g662ab9aqnqk?tname=spore-computer-game&sbid=lc05a

for more info on why SPORE is uber awesome.

see http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery;jsessionid=5g662ab9aqnqk?tname=spore-computer-game&sbid=lc05a

for more info on why SPORE is uber awesome.
It's not out yet... how can you know how good it is?

It's not out yet... how can you know how good it is?

Segments have been demonstrated by our lord and master, Will Wright, and if it is even half as awesome as it proposes to be, it will lord its awesomeness over all other games and unbelievers.

Morrowind

Counterstrike before it went to hell. Without it, I would not be the gaming nerd I am today.

SLY COOPER. It's like Thief, only you're a raccoon and you have backup and it's third person. If you have a PS2, try it.

Final Fantasy VII.

Starcraft

(Though whoever mentioned Base Wars as the only sports game worth playing was 100% correct :) )

My list by console:

NES:
Final Fantasy
SMB3
The Legend of Zelda 1 and 2
Blaster Master

SNES:
Super Metroid
Chrono Trigger
FF5
Zelda: A Link to the Past

PS1:
FFVII-VIII
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Broken Sword
DDR

N64:
Zelda: OoT
Mario Kart 64

GameCube:
SSBM
Metroid Prime 1 & 2
Resident Evil 4
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem

PS2:
Dragon Quest VIII
Guitar Hero
Fahrenheit
Psychonauts

PC:
Morrowind
KOTOR 1 & 2
Might and Magic 6-8
Planescape: Torment

Gran Turismo series
Baldurs Gate series
Jagged Alliance 2
Doom
Quake 2
Fallout series

http://www.notableultima.com/collectibles/pics/Title_U4NES.png

Oh gee, uummmm...

KotOR 1 + 2
The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind and Oblivion
Thief series
Total Annihilation
Age of Empires 1, 2 + 3
Freelancer
F.E.A.R.
Call of Duty 1
Dungeon Siege 2
GTA Series

And that's all I can think of, but I'm sure I'll be reminded of more sooner or later.

You will see the light ;)

Try HOI2: Doomsday, and watchout for Europa Universalis III, plus I heard there's a Victoria II, subbed 'Revolutions', in the making. I really hope, when they finish Crusader Kings II, that one is able to import saved games to the next era, from 1066 all the way to (currently) 1954 - say hello to the Eurasian Empire of Bavaria :D

Ah, the sweet smell of usefully wasted hours trying to dominate the world...

I already have Doomsday. I got it as soon as I could get it off ebay. The revolutions expansion pack for Victoria is already out, but it's only available online, and you need a credit card. (and I really want the damned thing :()

Like I said, they're getting there. There's a couple of AI and realism issues left in the meantime, but hopefully the CORE mod for doomsday will fix those up. Definitely looking forward to EU3 as well.

Although 1066-1954.... *drool*. What about the Union of Mayan Socialist Republics? :p


Jagged Alliance 2


Ahhhh, how could I forget? Best characters ever. Fidel rocked.

nethack!

Good one. :) Although I prefer ADOM and T.O.M.E. for my roguelike needs, nethack is the classic. :)

im suprised to see little acknowledgement of the ultima series.....

Diable II.
half life is good.
so are dark cloud and breath of fire.

and who couldnt love the origanal super mario bros./dunkhunt?

5th: C&C Generals
Equal 4th: Battlefield 2, CoD 2
3rd: Oblivion
2nd: Halo 2
1st: Rome Total War

Gran Turismo, but 5 better be online or I'm hurting someone.

Specific racing sims (of a specific series) have fallen off a bit. So much so that I lost track. Honestly, and it seems weird, but the most competitve ones I've played have been NASCAR and World of Outlaws. I actually like World of Outlaws, if you're going to go in an oval, have some balls-do it in cars that are only second in acceleration to a dragster, open wheels, sideways on dirt.

Got to be World of Warcraft i spend way too much time and money on that game

Cossacks
All the Age of Empires games
Timesplitters

FPS: GoldenEye
RTS: Empire at War
Strategy-Sim: RollerCoaster Tycoon series
Action: Rogue Squadron series
Stealth subgenre: Splinter Cell Series
Adventure: Zelda Series
Metroid Prime 1 and 2

The best video game of all time: Super Mario Bros. 3. None other matches it. Some come close, but SMB3 is still greater.

Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

games I like
Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
Legend of Zelda
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Metroid
Metroid II: Return of Samus
Metroid Fusion
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Metroid Prime Pinball
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 3
Lost Levels(true Mario Bros. 2)
Super Mario World
Yoshi's Island
Super Mario 64
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country 2
Donkey Kong Country 3
Super Mario Kart
Mario Kart 64
Double Dash
Mario Kart DS
Mario Tennis
Starfox Adventures
Starfox Assault
Super Smash Bros.
Super Smash Bros. Melee
etc.

PS: Oregon Trail. RIP Steve. You outlived Steve, Steve, Steve, and Steve.
OMG a nintendo fanboy.

im suprised to see little acknowledgement of the ultima series.....

http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11633404&postcount=20

:p

Ultima is too old school for most people though. *sigh*

http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11633404&postcount=20

:p

Ultima is too old school for most people though. *sigh*

Now by old school, do you mean 1999 games? :)

Yes, I must admit, most of the titles you guys are mentioning I have never heard of in my life, not even remotely.

Now by old school, do you mean 1999 games? :)

No, Ultima is older. The series dates back from a little game called Akalabeth, released in 1979, IIRC. :p

Yes, I must admit, most of the titles you guys are mentioning I have never heard of in my life, not even remotely.

Most of the ones mentioned are well worth checking out. You should scour abandonware sites if you've got any interest in gaming and can tolerate poor (by today's standards) graphics - be wary that abandonware is a legal grey area, but nobody has actually been prosecuted for downloading old, out of print software to date, and I doubt anyone has any vested interest in doing so. (I recommend www.the-underdogs.info, and downloading dosbox (http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/) to help get them running.)

Oh, and I highly recommend this modernised version of Star Control 2 (http://sc2.sourceforge.net/) - I should have mentioned it in my other post. In retrospect, it's probably my favourite game ever. This one is actually freeware and sanctioned by the original game authors, so no legal issues here.

OMG a nintendo fanboy.

I am not a fanboy. I play Sly and GTA occassionally(on the rare occassion my PS2 cooperates). I just have way more Nintendo games and my Nintendo's seem to not hate cooperation.

I am not a fanboy. I play Sly and GTA occassionally(on the rare occassion my PS2 cooperates). I just have way more Nintendo games and my Nintendo's seem to not hate cooperation.
whatev. the thing is that consoles are the gay. PC gaming is muuch better, especially since you can get mods (as in modifications, not as in Tactitical Grace and Frisbeeteria)

In no particular order:

Civ II, III and IV
Baldur's Gate
Diablo II
NWN
Halo
Grim Fandango
the Monkey Island series
Warcraft II

I'll probably think of more in a few minutes.

1. Baldur's Gate
2. Heroes of Might and Magic III
3. Might and Magic VI
4. Ultima Online
5. Gothic II
6. Baldur's Gate II
7. Planescape: Torment
8. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic I
9. Age of Wonders II
10. Unreal Tournament
11. Gothic I
12. Age of Wonders I
13. Rome: Total War
14. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
15. King of Dragon Pass
16. Warlords II
17. Age of Empires
18. Might and Magic VII
19. Anachronox
20. Ancient Domains of Mystery
21. Fallout
22. Fallout II
23. Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
24. Disciples II
25. Revenant
26. Evil Isles
27. Arx Fatalis
28. Space Rangers II
29. Mortal Kombat II
30. Mortal Kombat III
31. Hearts of Iron II
32. Woodruff and the Schnibble of Azimuth
33. Neverwinter Nights
34. Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from the Butcher's Bay
35. Heretic
36. Civilization I
37. Wizardry VIII
38. Might and Magic IX
39. Heroes of Might and Magic II
40. Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic II
41. Alone in the Dark
42. Icewind Dale
43. Sam & Max Hit the Road
44. Fahrenheit
45. Discworld Noir
46. Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal
47. World of Warcraft
48. Return to Castle Wolfenstein
49. Ultima VII
50. Civilization III

Sadly, a lot of good, memorable games like Day of the Tentacle, Everquest II or Rollcage were left out of the top. Some titles were placed there purely because of their sentimental value (say, Mortal Kombat), and I highly doubt that I shall enjoy playing them now.

It is to be noted that a considerable number of posters have a surprisingly good taste when it comes to games.

Thought of a few more:

- the Zork games
- the King's Quest games (for purely sentimental reasons)
- Privateer 2: The Darkening (again, for purely sentimental reasons)

In no particular order:

Civ II, III and IV
Baldur's Gate
Diablo II
NWN
Halo
Grim Fandango
the Monkey Island series
Warcraft II

I'll probably think of more in a few minutes.


Some of my favourites and I have to add HALF-LIFE!!!

-snip-

Very cool list. :)

after 20 years playing.... well, there are some

the civ games (i-iv, col, master of magic & smac/x) and master of orion/2
x-com (the first two)
rts games from relic (homeworld/2, dawn of war, company of heroes)
the elder scrolls series (arena - oblivion)
fallout/2
tetris
elite (on the c=64 as much as frontier & first encounter)
wing commander/2 & privateer/2
the ultima series (exept ix... damn you EA), also u:o in the early days
the older lucas arts adventures (monkey island 1-3, maniac mansion, dott, sam'n'max, zak mc kracken, loom...)
flatout/2
anachronox
the doom/quake series
silent hunter/3 and aces of the deep
aces over europe / the pacific & red baron (the old one from dynamix)
gothic series
arx fatalis
mechwarrior 2-4, mech commander/2
rome:total war
star controll series
gta series
fahrenheit (let's hope the next one is less like track and field ;))
system shock/2
deus ex
thief series

and i bet that i've missed a lot...
...anyway, first post - done. :)

rts games from relic (homeworld/2, dawn of war, company of heroes)
I tried to play that, but it made me dizzy and gave me a headache every time. :( Looked like a really fun game though.

Some of my favourites and I have to add HALF-LIFE!!!
:eek: How did I forget that one? I have to say though, it was fun, but probably not on my list of favourites.

I tried to play that, but it made me dizzy and gave me a headache every time. :( Looked like a really fun game though.

if you have the time, try it again and give it some time... i had the same problem first but you get used to it - and it's really woth the time, for the plot alone.

:eek: How did I forget that one? I have to say though, it was fun, but probably not on my list of favourites.

WTF! :mad: You're dead inside:(

Grim Fandago rocks! I'm playing through it for the umpteenth time at mo. Damn windows and compatibiltity probs with older games tho'
*waves iron-fist at poor compatibility*

Hl2 or CS source

if you have the time, try it again and give it some time... i had the same problem first but you get used to it - and it's really woth the time, for the plot alone.
Hmm, I might give it a try if I can unearth it. As I recall though, I played for a few hours before quitting with a raging headache.

WTF! :mad: You're dead inside:(

Grim Fandago rocks! I'm playing through it for the umpteenth time at mo. Damn windows and compatibiltity probs with older games tho'
*waves iron-fist at poor compatibility*
:( Will it make you feel better if I tell you that the reason it's not on my list of favourite games is for personal reasons, and has nothing to do with the game itself? And yes, Grim Fandango rocks. I played through it again last year. Are you running CPU Killer or something similar? That solved my compatibility issues.

:( Will it make you feel better if I tell you that the reason it's not on my list of favourite games is for personal reasons, and has nothing to do with the game itself?

Only if you tell me why so that statement makes any sense!:confused:


And yes, Grim Fandango rocks. I played through it again last year. Are you running CPU Killer or something similar? That solved my compatibility issues.

Never heard of it, just using windows compatibility wizard:rolleyes:

Does it work with older dos games - I can't get system shock to run:(

Only if you tell me why so that statement makes any sense!:confused:
Well, to be fair I suppose I should say that Counterstrike is a good game but not on my list of favourites. Half Life still rocks, I'll amend my list to add that one. Anyway, I originally got into video games because of an ex-boyfriend. It was a lot of fun, until the jerk dumped me because I started beating him consistently at CS. :p I knew it was his loss, not mine, but it still rankled at the time, and still makes me very annoyed when I think back on it.

Never heard of it, just using windows compatibility wizard:rolleyes:

Does it work with older dos games - I can't get system shock to run:(
I have no idea if it will work with older DOS games. I don't even really know what it does, beyond slowing down your computer so you can run older games and applications. Worked great for me. :)

Well, to be fair I suppose I should say that Counterstrike is a good game but not on my list of favourites. Half Life still rocks, I'll amend my list to add that one. Anyway, I originally got into video games because of an ex-boyfriend. It was a lot of fun, until the jerk dumped me because I started beating him consistently at CS. :p I knew it was his loss, not mine, but it still rankled at the time, and still makes me very annoyed when I think back on it.

Hehe - he's a loser on so many levels!;) A girl who games, who is damn fit and a gymnast!
*drools*

I still play half-life online (the original) it's still great!:)

Hehe - he's a loser on so many levels!;) A girl who games, who is damn fit and a gymnast!
*drools*
Awww. *blushes* I'm only a former gymnast. I competed for four years before moving to a place that had no gym for me to train at. That's when I took up swimming and riding. :)

Metal Gear Solid.

Awww. *blushes* I'm only a former gymnast. I competed for four years before moving to a place that had no gym for me to train at. That's when I took up swimming and riding. :)

hehehe I bet you're still pretty flexible:eek: :p :D :eek: [/letch]

hehehe I bet you're still pretty flexible:eek: :p :D :eek: [/letch]
:eek: Actually, the last time I went to a doctor for a checkup I was told I have hyperflexible joints, and need to be careful about maintaining strength so I don't sprain things. Or something like that.

[/hijack]

I have to also add:

Elder Scrolls: Oblivion (I didn't like the others)
F.E.A.R
Deus Ex
Unreal (the first one)

and HL2 was a pale comparison to the original.:(

and HL2 was a pale comparison to the original.:(
Really? Most of my friends love HL2. Several of them actually played through in a couple of marathon sessions because they didn't want to stop playing. Haven't played it myself yet.

Really? Most of my friends love HL2. Several of them actually played through in a couple of marathon sessions because they didn't want to stop playing. Haven't played it myself yet.

none of my friends like it either.

It's good graphically and you know Valve are the masters of storytelling but somehow it fails. The enemy are the weak point, they pretty much just stand there and allow you to shoot them, making little attempt to get out the way. Bits of it are brilliant and had me gripped. The vehicle bits are waaay too long IMO and feel like an afterthought.

I'm playing HL2 Episode 1 at the mo - I prefer it to HL2.

I was going to break them up by category, but with one exception all the best games ever made were RPGs. So, to the exception:

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

That's the best strategy game ever. That's right. Better than CivII. CivIII was a huge disappointment. CivIV is pretty good, but it's no Alpha Centauri.

The RPGs:

Ultima IV
Ultima V
Ultima VII

Those three are the high art of computer gaming. All praise Richard Garriot.

Wasteland
Fallout
Fallout 2

RPGs don't need to be sword & sorcery to be excellent. Those are excellent. I fear for Fallout 3, though. Bethesda is developing it, and I really don't like the direction of the Elder Scrolls.

Ultima Underworld
Planescape: Torment

Those two were revolutionary. Torment's storyline is legendary, and Underworld's 3D technology vastly outclassed the most famous FPS of all time - DOOM - even though DOOM came out after Ultima Underworld.

Honourable mention:

Questron
Baldur's Gate (and almost everything else produced by BioWare)
The Total War franchise

Super Mario Brothers 3 and Super Mario World.

Cape + Blue Yoshi FTW!

Super Mario games, SimCity 3000, Civilization III, Starcraft occassionally. Don't really play anything else.

5th: C&C Generals
Equal 4th: Battlefield 2, CoD 2
3rd: Oblivion
2nd: Halo 2
1st: Rome Total War

If you exchanged Battlefield 2 with Battlefield 1942 you would have a nearly perfect list.

UT GOTY edition