[Niall]

What are your top 5 or 10 favourite games ever?

Mine are:

Spoiler:

1) Fallout 3 - I loved the story line and the presentation of the game. Initially I hated it but it grew on me so much that I was addicted, I loved doing the quests and I was just so satisfied to have fully completed the game. Its a game that I would go back and play again, all the way through, just for the hell of it. I love Fallout 3 sfm.

2) GTA IV - I know most hardcore GTA fans wouldn't rate this game that high on their lists but it was the first GTA game I've ever owned and played through until the ending. I found Niko's story encapsulating and I throughly enjoyed it. Liberty City itself was an absolute pleasure to explore and traverse and I loved driving round and finding little things. Just playing free play on multiplayer with my friend was extremely entertaining.

3) Portal - An enchantingly hilarious game that actually makes you think. The puzzles it had sometimes had me stuck for ages but when I figured them out I felt like a genius. Oh and GLaDOS remains my all time favourite video game villain of all time. She's just so fabulous.

=Portal 2 - I can't decide between the two of them so I'll rate them the same. Portal 2 was just as brilliant and clever as the original, but much longer and with a well thought out plot & witty dialogue. Valve couldn't have made a better sequel if they tried.

5) Mirror's Edge - Though flawed this game holds a special place in my heart. I loved the way it played and the seamless nature you navigated the levels with and the whole concept of the game just drew me in. I've played it over and over (it must be about 7 times now) 'cause I love the style so much.

6) Bioshock - An utterly wonderful game with a gorgeously created setting. It's plot line had me hooked from the moment I started playing it and Rapture is possibly one of the most beautifully depressing video game environments ever created. It was just amazing.

7) Civilisation V - It learned from the over complications of its predecessor and built on them to create a new and gorgeous game. The visuals were amazing and added that new level of oomph to the gameplay that it needed. It was brilliantly simple and easy to play if you were a novice. I just loved Civilisation V. Especially when I had the opportunity to nuke the idiots that tried to declare war on me.

8) Super Mario 64 - The best Mario game in my opinion. Its levels were fun to play and it was probably the first Mario game I ever got to play and complete (though not all by myself I might add). I just love (and still) love it.

9) The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - The first RPG I actually played through on my own. The plot line (again) had me hooked and I just wanted to complete it and get it over with. As I cleared area after area of the Twilight I actually did feel a genuine sense of accomplishment. And when I completed it finally I was chuffed to say the least. c:

10) Call of Duty: World at War - In my opinion, the best Call of Duty game hands down. The gritty depiction of the Russian WW2 campaign was captivating and the zombies mode was just awesome. Der Riese is the best zombie map in my opinion. Oh and I used to kick ass on the multiplayer.

[Mystic Mock]

1. Sonic Adventure 1

2. Uncharted: Drakes Fortune

3. Sonic Adventure 2

4. Fahrenheit

5. Final Fantasy VII

6. Final Fantasy IX

7. Uncharted 2

8. Silent hill 1

9. Resident Evil 2

10. Resident Evil 4

I havent played Resi 1 yet,but I will play it soon.

[Doogle]

1) Crash Bandicoot 2
It's so short, but my god the nostalgia is so overpowering. I literally have completed this game around 25 times but I can't stop bloody playing it. It's the worst of the original trilogy in terms of difficulty and longetivity. No relics and a lot easier than the first is a big step down but the environments are beautiful and the plot is so silly but I love it.

2) Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
A bit surprised at myself for putting a game I only played for the first time in June at #2 but wow, what a game. I haven't even played other Zelda games so no doubt there's one I prefer to this (I wanna play Majora's Mask) but this is such a beautiful game, full of massive puzzles with secrets that make you think "wtf, that was so obvious!" The best moment for me is when I escape on Epona from the ranch, that's an amazing feeling

3) Tekken 2
Yes I have a thing about sequels. Tekken 2 is a very flawed game, I won't even deny it, but again it just reminds me of my childhood. The last game with Michelle until Tag which isn't even canon, this game has a great plot. I adore how you can either read the booklet and find out the stories, or look it up online or something, but it doesn't interfere with the gameplay. Unlike later entries to the series (with the exception of 5/DR because I loved the interludes in that) it's just fun to play the game straight from Arcade, and get through to the end to see their ending. I used to work so hard to see every ending, and if I forgot one I'd go back and do it again (ahh days before YouTube). So fun, and loads of modes. But looks extremely dated now.

4) The Sims 2
Yeah yeah, sims is for girls, sims is gay, whatever. I've spent more on this game than any other. I mean it makes sense to include Sims 3 and not Sims 2 but **** it, I've spent way more time playing and "mastering" if you like everything about Sims 2 including the expansions and despite being inferior now to The Sims 3, this one is a classic. The music, storylines, cheats, expansions, wow such a deep game. I love it.

5) Simpsons: Hit And Run
I don't even like The Simpsons much but this game is absolutely amazing. It's exactly what I love (GTA-style things) but was never allowed them until around this age, so this was exactly what I needed to tie me over all those long years. There's so much to this game, I never even completed the missions. Sometimes I'd just turn it on, then spend half an hour driving sensibly round Springfield and pretending I was living as Homer for a day and doing what he'd do. Okay yeah I used my imagination a lot there but this game is so big, the fact I can do something like that without being bored is obviously something. What a wonderful game.

6-10 coming soon.

[Samuel.]

No order:

Mass Effect 2
Uncharted 2
Fallout 3
Crash Team Racing
Pokemon as a series
Football Manager as a series
SSX Tricky
Persona 4
Final Fantasy X

10th choice/honourable mentions: Persona 3, TimeSplitters: Future Perfect, SSX 3, Mass Effect, Crash Bandicoot 2, Burnout 3, Metal Gear Solid 1 & 2, Knight of the Old Republic, Star Wars: Battlefront, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Crash Bash, Borderlands, Age of Empires 2.

Skyrim and Uncharted 3 will probably join those once I'm completely done with both.

[Mystic Mock]

I havent got Uncharted 3 yet,bloody hell ive got a few games to start playing lol.

[Locke.]

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Hercules
Xena: Warrior Princes
GTA III
Fifa 11
Football Manager 2012
LMA Manager 2003
24: The Game

[Samuel.]

LMA Manager

[Novo]

1) The King of Video Games - Final Fantasy VII

[Roy Mars III]

Grim Fandango
Donkey Kong Country 2
Morrowind
Myst
Deus Ex
Final Fantasy VII
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Mass Effect
Zelda: Link's Awakening
Tony Hawk 3

[Benjamin]

Sonic 3-D
Pokemon (Blue/Red)
Tekken 3
Rayman
Kula World
Resident Evil
GTA
Toejam and Earl

[MTVN]

1) Knights of the Old Republic
2) Saints Row 2
3) KOTOR II
4) Fallout 3
5) Oblivion
6) Pro Evo 4
7) Brian Lara Cricket
8) Fable
9) Dragon Age: Origins
10) Pokemon Silver

Not a conclusive list, just the top 10 off the top of my head, probably forgot a couple. There's quite a big gap between the 1-5 and the rest as well, the top half are the ones I've really gotten into, played for tens of hours, repeated the game etc.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Locke.

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Hercules
Xena: Warrior Princes
GTA III
Fifa 11
Football Manager 2012
LMA Manager 2003
24: The Game

I now have the awful image of you dressed up as Xena in my head and I can't shake it.

My list would look like:

1) Streets of Rage
2) Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
3) Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations
4) Soul Blade
6) Final Fantasy 7
7) Tekken 3
8) Mortal Kombat 2
9) Street Fighter 2
10) Kingdom Hearts

I'm not fully satisfied with this list, My favourite individual games change on my mood, A list of my favourite series would be more spot on I think.

[Doogle]

Yeah I would've found it easier to put series' than individual games as well to be honest.

[Ramsay]

1.Mass Effect
2.Metal Gear Solid
3.Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic
4.Skyrim
5.Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2
6.Heavy Rain
7.GTA San Andreas
8.Vice City
9.Final Fantasy 7/8 (cant choose between the two)
10.L.A Noire

[Samuel.]

Not enough Persona love.

[Stu]

I'll limit it to one game a series :

1 - Final Fantasy VII
2 - The Elder Scrolls IV : Oblivion
3 - Metal Gear Solid 2 : Sons Of Liberty
4 - Grand Theft Auto III
5 - Doom II
6 - Streets Of Rage 2
7 - Deus Ex : Human Revolution
8 - Half-Life
9 - Halo
10 - Tekken 2

[Novo]

I think my top 10 would include 7 Square games

[Shaun]

1. Super Mario 64
2. Goldeneye 007
3. Super Mario Bros. (the one with like all of the games in there)
4. Mario Kart 64
5. Spyro
6. Grand Theft Auto 3
7. Fallout 3
8. Pokemon Gold
9. Tenchu: Ninja Warrior
10. Mortal Kombat (newest one)

[Scarlett.]

One per series lol

1. Silent Hill 3
2. Grand Theft Auto IV [Complete Edition]
3. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
4. Fallout 3
5. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
6. Final Fantasy X
7. Mass Effect
8. Half Life 2
9. Red Faction
10. Dark Cloud

[Blink_Me]

No order.

Final Fantasy 6 and 10, Silent Hill 2, Sonic 3 and Knuckles, Pro Evo Soccer 6, Mortal Kombat series.

[Blink_Me]

No order.

Final Fantasy 6 and 10, Silent Hill 2, Sonic 3 and Knuckles, Pro Evo Soccer 6, Mortal Kombat series.

[Smithy]

Originally Posted by ukturtle

Toejam and Earl

-remembers this-

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

in no particular order



Skyrim
Resident Evil/Resident Evil 4
Dead Space 1/2
Bioshock 1/2
Fallout 3/NV
Okami
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (any mario game from the main series after SM64)
No More Heroes 1/2
Rayman PS1
Tomb Raider 2

[LemonJam]

I don't really play video games so this list will be pretty lame.

1. Final Fantasy IX
2. Spyro the Dragon
3. Crash Team Racing
4. Micro Maniacs
5. Sims 2
6. Super Smash Bros Brawl
7. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
8. Tekken 6
9. Sonic Adventure 2
10. Mario Party 2

[Stu]

I'm randomly remembering boss games that would never make the list in a million years. The first Splinter Cell was boss. That blew my mind back in 2003. The Oddworld games are boss.