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Posted: 12/26/2023 11:06:00 PM EDT
Having just completed the platinum trophy for Resident Evil 4 Remake (in VR), I was inspired to make this thread. I don't want to do a poll - I'm sure we could never come to a consensus of "top game," but I am interested to see what others consider among their favorites. The games I list are my top games, not necessarily what I think might be universally acclaimed as "greatest of all time."
I really only have a "top 2" and it is: 1) Final Fantasy 7 The original; though Remake is amazing (10/10), it will take the rest of the trilogy being as good, before it could share the top spot. 2) Resident Evil 4 - Wii Edition / Resident Evil 4 Remake - PSVR2 PSVR2 is the definitive version of the game. If VR makes you sick, the Wii Edition is incredible. I don't really like how the game plays with a controller (original or remake), and it's only 9/10 with mouse and keyboard. Other games/game series that I won't rank, but consider to be among the best of all time: Elden Ring - The only modern game besides the above for which I completed the platinum trophy. Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Justifies buying a Nintendo Switch by itself. I'm not a big Zelda fan, otherwise. Final Fantasy: Tactics - The best tactical RPG of all time, with an amazing story. X-Com - I put so many hours into the original. The way it incorporated UFO/alien myths into the story of the game was amazing. Procedurally generated maps meant "infinite" replay value. The modern reimagining is incredible, too, though modern X-Com 2 has better gameplay despite losing the UFO coolness of modern X-Com 1. Master of Orion 2 - The pinnacle of 4X space games from computer gaming's golden age. Total War - Almost every title in the series is incredible. I probably spent the most time with Rome 1, but Rome 2 is my favorite. I spent many hours with friends at LAN parties playing Medieval 1 battles in college. Halo: Combat Evolved - Speaking of LAN parties in college...I bought the original X-Box (and 4 controllers) just for this game. I was the reigning Halo champion at my college. Metal Gear Solid - I think Snake Eater (MGS3) might be my favorite, but the original definitely had a greater impact on me. Command and Conquer - In the old days, the question was "StarCraft or C&C?" The answer: C&C. I was ranked top 20 in the world in Red Alert 2 for a while. Kane's line in Red Alert 1: "The foreseeable future...Comrade Chairman, I AM the future" is one of the best lines ever. Super Mario World - The whole Mario Bros series is great, but this is my favorite. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (3 with Sonic and Knuckles attached) - Sonic was legendary back in the '90's, and this was my favorite one because you could actually save your game. There was also a NG+ where you could replay the game after obtaining all the chaos emeralds. Sweet. Conquest of the New World - An obscure(?) 4X game where you founded a colony in the New World, eventually fought a war for independence from the mother country, and conquered the land. Very simple but engaging battle system. It displayed real life factoids about history during the loading screens - I legitimately learned a lot from the game. Half-Life - I don't even know what to say about this one. The legacy is marred a little by the sequels being delayed/never being released. The spinoffs, especially Counter Strike, are also legendary. I was one of the top CS players at my college. Some games I liked a lot that don't rise to "best ever" aka: honorable mentions: Privateer - Spinoff from Wing Commander (WC3 with Mark Hamill as the main character was amazing as a kid). Joe Montana Football - Better than Madden! NBA Jam - I prefer the 1993 Sega Genesis version. Civilization - The origin of "one more turn." 2 is probably the "best" with 4 being close. The modern ones are alright, too. Sid Meier's Pirates! - I didn't play the original, but the 2004 remake is a super fun game. Gran Turismo - Most of the series is incredible. I have to give the nod to 7 and VR mode, though (with a wheel and pedals, of course). I remember my brother staying up all night playing the original to buy a Dodge Viper, and then realizing we didn't have a memory card for the PlayStation. Star Wars: Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast - I used to be a huge Star Wars fan, and played every Star Wars game. Most of the games sucked, but this one not only didn't suck, but was legitimately awesome. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - KOTOR is the best Star Wars game ever (which is, unfortunately, a low bar). KOTOR 2 could have been better if they'd have been allowed to complete it. StarCraft/WarCraft - Not as good as the old C&C games, still great, though. Total Annihilation - It never really caught on like C&C and StarCraft/WarCraft, but it was a much more strategic game. Lots of fun. I was once ranked top 50 in the world in this one. The spiritual successor Supreme Commander never captured the same magic, though was a decent game. X-Wing/Tie Fighter - The only other Star Wars games that didn't suck (and were actually really good). Doom - This will just be a catchall for the originals and modern ones. Fantastic games. Delta Force - A "realistic" shooter from 1998 made by the now defunct NovaLogic. I think it was the first shooter I played competitively. Splinter Cell - Great story. Great voice actor (Michael Ironside). 2's multiplayer was a ton of fun, and my friends and I spent many hours playing it at LAN parties. Chrono Trigger - The best non-Final Fantasy JRPG. Skyrim - Hundreds of hours spent playing, yet I never finished the main story... Ninja Gaiden - The originals on Nintendo were punishingly difficult. The new ones were difficult but insanely fun (1st was best). Magic Carpet - This game came pre-installed on the first PC I ever owned. You fly around on a magic carpet, hurling magic spells at rival wizards as you gather mana to "restore the worlds to equilibrium." Very cool concept. I'd love to see a modern reimagining. Star Wars Galaxies - This gets honorable mention because I programmed macros to level characters while I was AFK, and unlocked several Jedi which I sold on eBay to pay for some of my college. I probably forgot a few games, and there are others I might not think are "best of all time" such as Metroid, Mega Man, or other Zelda games. Most of my top games are from what I consider the Golden and Silver Ages of gaming: ~1993-2008. Though after so many amazing games this last year, we could be heading for a renaissance. Please feel free to argue/disagree with me and post your own "greatest of all time" lists. |
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NHL 94 on sega genesis is the greatest sports game ever made
Battlefield 1942 and Battlefield 3 are the greatest multiplayer games ever made. Police quest, kings quest, space quest and leisure suit Larry were best adventure games F-19 Stealth fighter, Red Baron, A10-Tank killer and IL2sturmovik best Sims GTA 3, VC, SA and IV and V best crime games... Ohhh Delta Force...now that's a name I have not heard in a long time! My 21 year old self use to troll with the handle 67yearoldbadass lmao Ahh yes OG halo ce Lan parties....we use to play until the sun came up like crackheads |
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List has no standing with me as it omits Battletoads.
Everyone knows Battletoads is the best game of all time. And the hardest. |
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Final Fantasy 7
Resident Evil 2 Resident Evil 4 Dead Space Silent Hill 2 Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind Fallout: New Vegas Metal Gear Solid Elden Ring Mass Effect |
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The Last of Us
Omit the DLC if you’re triggered; it’s a masterpiece of storytelling and it’s nice to see the HBO series doing it justice. |
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God of War
XenoGears Yoshi’s Island Metal Gear Solid Super Metroid Street Fighter II Soul Reaver Knights of The Old Republic Halo CE Final Fantasy 8 Call of Duty 4 Half Life 2 TES: Oblivion Witcher 3 Resident Evil 2 Bioshock Donkey Kong Country 2 GoldenEye 007 Metroid Prime GTA: Vice City Man so many left to list Edit: added a few more |
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Quoted: God of War XenoGears Yoshi’s Island Metal Gear Solid Super Metroid Street Fighter II Soul Reaver Knights of The Old Republic Halo CE Final Fantasy 8 Call of Duty 4 Half Life 2 TES: Oblivion Witcher 3 Resident Evil 2 Bioshock Donkey Kong Country 2 Man so many left to list View Quote Oo nice pick with Soul Reaver. |
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Quoted: Quoted: God of War XenoGears Yoshi’s Island Metal Gear Solid Super Metroid Street Fighter II Soul Reaver Knights of The Old Republic Halo CE Final Fantasy 8 Call of Duty 4 Half Life 2 TES: Oblivion Witcher 3 Resident Evil 2 Bioshock Donkey Kong Country 2 Man so many left to list Oo nice pick with Soul Reaver. Yeah, that's a classic that could be a candidate for a modern remake. |
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OP failed
No GTA No Doom Only two games that each created an entire genre. |
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1- Metal Gear Solid 3- Most incredible story of any game ever. Gameplay doesn't hold up by today's standards, but I don't think anything will ever knock this out of my top spot.
2- Final Fantasy X_ edges out FF7 for me, they nailed the atmosphere and other than a few shit minigames, this is flawless. Incredible and gut-wrenching story. 3- Nier Automata- Criminally underrated. Amazing story and fucking deep. The best soundtrack of any game ever. 4- Bloodborne- The best Soulsborne. Amazing bosses and the best lore/story if you're paying attention. Ludwig and Lady Maria are two of my favorite bosses in the series. 5- God of War (2018)- Kratos' evolution as a character and maturity is unreal. The scenes with Athena are some of the best ever in gaming. FF7 FF Tactics- I probably have more time on this one than any others. Dunno why this is the only PS1 FF to not be re-released for modern consoles with trophy/achievement support MGS MGS4- took me doing a platinum run to fully appreciate this game. Way ahead of its time and Old Snake is the best protagonist in the series, imo Sekiro Skyrim Castlevania: SoTN The Last of Us Horizon Zero Dawn God of War 3 RE2 remake Nier (remaster) |
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Witcher 3
Skyrim RDR2 GTA 3 Metal Gear Solid 1 BF3 Gran Turismo 2 Tribes |
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My favorite game of all time has been Far Cry 2, but I'm pretty biased toward the African setting and conflict (I live out this way and I'm writing this from Kenya after going on a safari game drive with my kids this morning).
When I finally got to visit rural Kenya and Tanzania, it felt like I was walking around the game maps. Turns out the game designers took a trip out this way and based their game designs on stuff they saw. They 100% nailed it. |
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Mine would be
Fall Out 4, first one of the fallout games I've played. I've heard new vegas is better but I can't get past those graphics. Halo Combat Evolved Splinter Cell, the one that had Co-Op play Starfield, even with the bugs which are frustrating as fuck this is an incredible game. Condemned Criminal Origins, this game took me about a month to beat, I didn't sleep well while I was playing it and there was one part that scared me so bad I yelled out loud. Grand Theft Auto San Andreas Grand Theft Auto V RalliSport Challenge, an amazing rally game that was killed by EA Forza, I've probably spent the most time on these. My friends and I would do a weekly hour long endurance race where the winner picked the next weeks car and class and the loser picked the track. Project Gotham Racing 2, A friend and I would work to get through all of the challenges together taking turns when we failed. Some of those cone challenges were an absolute bastard to do. Honorable Mentions. Fable, fucking great soundtrack and my first RPG. Oblivion, My first dip into a real RPG. Holy shit, I forgot Duke Nukem, Rainbow Six 3, Rainbow Six Blackout, Day Z. I have friends all over the country from the last 3. Spent thanksgiving with one of them when my parents were gone one year and went golfing in Murtle beach with others one year. I've got one buddy in Canada that is a pilot and keeps threatening to come down here. |
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Meh. I've tried to make myself play resident evil before. All of them. Even the 4 remake for the wii, and my wife has the one for playstation with the VR. I never could get into it. Its just slow and boring. The game is on rails where you have to perform specific actions in a specific order while sitting through dialog. They throw in jump scares to try and keep you from realizing how bored you are.
I'm with you on the old mario, mario 3, sonic3+knuckles. mortal kombat series up through ultimate MK3. Basically all of them that were made for the sega genesis system. Then the series went through half a dozen shit games while they tried to figure out what to do next and how to add a 3D arena to the 2D fighting game genre. Smash bros and mario kart are great. They managed to make fighting and racing games that were easy for anybody to pick up. And there was enough control built in that you could really sink some time into it and develop skills. guitar hero series was great because it was actually a new genre. They developed entirely new styles of controllers to play it. And then of coarse the song tracks. They introduced younger people to some of the great old music, and vice versa. Gran turismo 3 on PS2. |
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Halo LAN parties and Counter Strike cafe's were peak gaming for me.
Honorable mention to Goldeneye 64 and Mario Kart 64. Lots of fun with the neighborhood kids. Early WoW took up a lot of my time but it was more of a "carrot on a stick" that kept me playing instead of pure fun. |
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Quoted: Was wondering when this, EQ would show up View Quote EQ was a close second. You see all these huge tech companies investing into trying to create a Metaverse. These idiots don't know that the closest we've ever come was 20+ years ago in a UO or EQ server. Halo one def deserves an honorable mention as well for FPS |
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Quoted: I'm not surprised to not see it on the list, considering it's a fairly esoteric game in the West. https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYTE5MDJkMzQtZjFmYi00NzgyLWE2YmQtNzA2NmY4Mjk0MjFkXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTA0MTM5NjI2._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg Though tbh SHOC isn't my favorite, too janky. Some of the mods, like Anomaly or GAMMA, are much better. And do well to capture the survival elements. View Quote I did play that one. Pretty interesting game, despite not making my list. Other games like System Shock and BioShock are great games that I don't consider "greatest of all time," but I'm surprised no one else brought up. |
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Quoted: EQ was a close second. You see all these huge tech companies investing into trying to create a Metaverse. These idiots don't know that the closest we've ever come was 20+ years ago in a UO or EQ server. Halo one def deserves an honorable mention as well for FPS View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Was wondering when this, EQ would show up EQ was a close second. You see all these huge tech companies investing into trying to create a Metaverse. These idiots don't know that the closest we've ever come was 20+ years ago in a UO or EQ server. Halo one def deserves an honorable mention as well for FPS I purposely didn't include MMOs (except for my college-paying honorable mention), but UO and EQ could easily be on a list of "most significant" of all time, if not a "best of" list. |
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MechWarrior 2. Still some of the best PC game music ever recorded.
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I have a lot of games that I think about that really speak to me, I'll go into more detail later as I think about some of the ones I want to talk about.
But one that really stands out to me, that I think is a once-in-a-lifetime game anyone who likes and enjoys video games should experience is Nier Automata. Yoko Taro and his games and his style are not for everyone, but I think Nier Automata is a very special game, I don't think there's anything else out there really like it. It tells a story full of soaring highs and brutal and harsh lows in across different genres within the same game with an amazing setting and soundtrack. I don't know if I've really care or cared about video game characters quite like I did after finishing Nier Automata. There's characters and some backstory that you may not understand if you haven't played any of the Drakengard games and/or Nier Gestalt/Replicant, but having context from those games going into Automata just deepens the experience and the ride overall. |
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Anybody remember Red Faction?
That was definitely my favorite shooter of all time. Back in the days of playing split screen on the couch with all the buddies. |
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Quoted: MechWarrior 2. Still some of the best PC game music ever recorded. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Jeehun Hwang makes some great music. I know he did MW2 and MW2M, not sure if he did GBL. Quoted: MW2 was good, but MW4 was better. Dr. Cox Wrong Song As a longtime BattleTech fan, MW2 was better than MW4 in terms of gameplay. Though MW3 was the best. |
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As a longtime BattleTech fan, MW2 was better than MW4 in terms of gameplay. Though MW3 was the best. View Quote The Price is Wrong Bitch - Happy Gilmore Mechwarrior 4 and Mechwarrior 4:Mercenaries were the best in the series overall. I enjoyed MW2 (especially the Ghost Bear's legacy expansion which had the best missions overall of any of the games) but story, customizing the mechs and gameplay goes to Mercs. The final assualt in Mercs is the best mission of the series. MW4 Mekpak was great for learning to poptart ahead of time for MWO. ggclose |
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The "which MechWarrior game is best" is kind of like "which Civilization game is best."
I recognize the series as amazing, and while I have a personal favorite, each game is pretty great. My favorite is 5 Just kidding, 4 Mercenaries is probably the best, but it stands on the shoulders of giants. MechWarrior 5: Clans is supposed to come out in 2024; should be decent. |
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Quoted: My favorite game of all time has been Far Cry 2, but I'm pretty biased toward the African setting and conflict (I live out this way and I'm writing this from Kenya after going on a safari game drive with my kids this morning). When I finally got to visit rural Kenya and Tanzania, it felt like I was walking around the game maps. Turns out the game designers took a trip out this way and based their game designs on stuff they saw. They 100% nailed it. View Quote I still play FC2 annually. I was in TZ in the winter, so things were greener Don't forget your bottle of Konyagi. Cheers! Attached File |
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