10 games you can't live without...

Vlad Piranha

Alright, this is going to be a tough one. I've been having this discussion with people lately (including some CTs) and it's been extremely interesting to say the absolute least. I really love to debate this with people and it's really freaking tough to name your ten favorite games of all time since there are so many factors that decide what makes them good. I've finally narrowed my top ten down and am wondering how you guys would compare. To ease things along, let's not bother ordering them in any specific way, just give me your top ten. Mine are as follows:

Half-Life
Starfox 64
Diablo II
Aliens vs. Predator 2
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Final Fantasy IX
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
Max Payne
The Curse of Monkey Island

There are so many others I love and it hurt to cut them, but these ten are amazing in their own special ways to me.

Tawxic · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 2:53 am Post subject:

Company of Heroes
Warcraft 3
Elder scrolls 3 Morrowind
Diablo 2
Pokemon Gold/Silver
S.T.A.L.K.E.R Shadow of Chernobyl
Half life 2
Super Mario Galaxy
Legend of Zelda Wind Waker
Ultima online

atatme · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:50 am Post subject:

Warcraft 3
Myth 2
Starcraft
Diablo 2
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Halo
Star Wars Episode 1 Racer
Star Wars: Droid Works
Unreal Tournament Gold Edition
Mass Effect

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RK-Mara · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:33 am Post subject:

Fallout 1/2
Planescape: Torment
A Link to the Past
System Shock 2
Deus Ex
Heroes of Might and Magic 3
Super Mario Bros. 3
Chrono Trigger
Super Metroid
Pokemon Gold
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Nugget · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:22 am Post subject:

Diablo 2
Half-Life
Goldeneye
Perfect Dark
Metal Gear (NES)
Grand Theft Auto (3 and up)
Doom
Jet Force Gemini
Duck Hunt
The Legend of Zelda (original)
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Stealth · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:05 am Post subject:

I'm obsessed with Zelda, so I'm not going to include any one of those titles.

My list is based on which games I played for a very long time. Each game is a "phase" of my life.

Perfect Dark
Final Fantasy Tactics
World of Warcraft
Starcraft
Age of Mythology
Sim Ant
Streets of Rage
Maplestory
Stronghold
Xconq
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Motherfucking Triangles! Being all three sided n' shit, who do they think they are?!

RK-Mara · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:34 pm Post subject:

Funny how no one has mentioned 1942 Razz

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Stealth · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 2:33 pm Post subject:

Considering we're a '42 community, I don't think that counts Wink

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Motherfucking Triangles! Being all three sided n' shit, who do they think they are?!

Tawxic · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:40 pm Post subject:

I didnt consider mods as part of a game, so thats why I didnt put bf42 there.

Messy Recipe · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:37 pm Post subject:

SimTower
Age of Empires II
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Europa Universalis II
Port Royale
Battlefield 1942
Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004)
Audiosurf
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
Left 4 Dead

Mine is mainly like Stealth's; I spent ages at a time with each of those (currently on L4D). They're roughly in order of the sequence I was hooked on them (hence why RA2 is later in the list, took 'til last fall to become completely hooked), though there is considerable overlap. I can think about each game and it dredges up tons of unrelated memories from the time I was most into it.

I did include '42 because it's either the game I've played the most ever or maybe #2, and I play vanilla.

Zelda games obviously own all others though. Favorite is Link's Awakening by far; I used to have all three save files full of completed games, and would just delete one, play through it, delete the next, repeat, etc. Oracle of Seasons comes close to it in time spent and times replayed though. For the rest, my favorite story is Ocarina. Favorite Zelda game as a whole is Majora's Mask for its polish, style, atmosphere, and ability to re-fight bosses at will. And favorite ending is Wind Waker's.
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anonymousity · Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:43 am Post subject:

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Super Smash Bros (n64 or melee)
Harvest Moon N64
Goldeneye 64
Warcraft (2 and 3)
Homeworld
BF1942
Shadow of the Colossus
Civilization 2: Call to Power
Duke Nukem 3D

I agree too that the Zelda games are a catagory of their own. And in that regard:

1. Wind Waker
2. Ocarina of Time
3. Majora's Mask
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massive · Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 11:31 pm Post subject:

Doom/DoomII
Warcraft/Starcraft
Dune
A Bridge too Far
Heroes of Might & Magic 3
Stonghold Crusader
Railroad Tycoon 3
BF42/BFP/DC
Company of Heroes
Freestyle Street Basketball
Galactic Conquest II

weird collection now that I look at it
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Vlad Piranha wrote:

I'm offended that a zombie holocaust isn't on the list. It would be terrifying, sure, but it would be pretty sweet if you think about it.

2shoes · Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 5:21 am Post subject:

pick axe pete - odyssey 2
venture- atari 1600
dragons lair- arcade
steel talons-arcade
metal gear- nes
thps -ps
monster rancher 2-ps
BFV-pc
postal 2 STP-pc
the cutthroat forums-pc
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Sparrow wrote:

...if pirates stays on bf1942 i'd hate to see the community grow even smaller, but i know i'll always be around and i hope the rest of you will too!

Special Jimmy wrote:

This mod is rightfully ours, and fuck everyone that stands in our way.

fair winds and following seas, lil shoes 8/3/94-6/23/09

Messy Recipe · Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 8:38 pm Post subject:

Now my list goes to eleven -- add Sins of a Solar Empire.
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ABC News wrote:

Birds can disable planes, Ostrom said, by flying into the engines and shutting them down.

Brutus · Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:32 pm Post subject:

BF1942, BFP mod - PC
Wing Commander, Privateer - PC
Mercs - arcade
Mount & Blade - PC
Jedi Knight II, Jedi Outcast - PC
Airborne Ranger - Commodore 64
Space Hulk (original) - PC
MechWarrior Mercenaries - PC
Mafia - PC
Street Fighter II - Super Nintendo
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