Whats your top five favorite video games?

Started by The Scholar, January 16, 2012, 12:53:51 PM

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Dan

I'm so outta touch on video games I'm gonna say Pac Man, Donkey Kong, Frogger, Space Invaders and Tron.

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The Scholar

Quote from: Dan on January 19, 2012, 01:08:33 PM
I'm so outta touch on video games I'm gonna say Pac Man, Donkey Kong, Frogger, Space Invaders and Tron.

:P

Don't get me wrong, I love some PacMan, Frogger, Donkey Kong and Space Invaders. Never played Tron though. I love those originals though too. I just don't get to play them anymore  :(
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Quote from: The Scholar on January 19, 2012, 07:22:38 PM
Don't get me wrong, I love some PacMan, Frogger, Donkey Kong and Space Invaders. Never played Tron though. I love those originals though too. I just don't get to play them anymore  :(

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mdgiles

Final Fantasy XIII. It has more than a few screw ups and it's way too linear, But I'm a completionist, and all I need is a few more five star attacks and the rest of the items.
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Quote from: mdgiles on February 28, 2012, 10:27:55 AM
Final Fantasy XIII. It has more than a few screw ups and it's way too linear, But I'm a completionist, and all I need is a few more five star attacks and the rest of the items.

I really enjoyed Final Fantasy 7, Final Fantasy 8 was soso, Final Fantasy 9 was okay, but I could never get into the new more "realistic" character look and feel of the game.

My personal favorites are
1. Imperium Galactica 2 Alliances
2. Europa Universalis 3 (can't wait for 4)
3. Fallout 2-3
4. Deus Ex
5. Dawn of War 1-2

If i was doing a top 10 list it would continue

6. Hears of Iron 2 (the third one was too easy)
7. Baldurs Gate 1-2 & Icewind Dale
8. Farcry (the original on PC)
9. Half Life (everything)
10. C&C series (C&C, RA, TS, RA2, Generals) I miss westwood :(

I also enjoy many simulation games, and depending on my mood dungeon keeper, theme hospital, sacrafice, sim city also have their place on my top ten list  :toungsmile: I'm prorably forgetting 20 other games I really enjoy too though.

Quote from: The Scholar on January 16, 2012, 03:36:23 PM
but my problem is I can't stick with one game before I move onto another one, just like books too, Haha

I have the exact same problem with most games and books, my library is filled with history books I only read half way through before starting on a new book.

Solar

Quote from: Mountainshield on February 24, 2013, 12:54:34 PM
I really enjoyed Final Fantasy 7, Final Fantasy 8 was soso, Final Fantasy 9 was okay, but I could never get into the new more "realistic" character look and feel of the game.

My personal favorites are
1. Imperium Galactica 2 Alliances
2. Europa Universalis 3 (can't wait for 4)
3. Fallout 2-3
4. Deus Ex
5. Dawn of War 1-2

If i was doing a top 10 list it would continue

6. Hears of Iron 2 (the third one was too easy)
7. Baldurs Gate 1-2 & Icewind Dale
8. Farcry (the original on PC)
9. Half Life (everything)
10. C&C series (C&C, RA, TS, RA2, Generals) I miss westwood :(

I also enjoy many simulation games, and depending on my mood dungeon keeper, theme hospital, sacrafice, sim city also have their place on my top ten list  :toungsmile: I'm prorably forgetting 20 other games I really enjoy too though.

I have the exact same problem with most games and books, my library is filled with history books I only read half way through before starting on a new book.
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Borderlands and to really enjoy it, you must have the expansion pack, completely changes the game for the best.
Farcry I definitely yes, II was pretty good and III open world is simply amazing, story line eats up too much game play.
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Mountainshield

What about the Duke?  :laugh:

Doom is good, but Duke Nukem 3D now that was the FPS of the century. Too bad the remake sucked balls of steel.

Solar

Quote from: Mountainshield on February 24, 2013, 04:34:53 PM
What about the Duke?  :laugh:

Doom is good, but Duke Nukem 3D now that was the FPS of the century. Too bad the remake sucked balls of steel.
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That reminds me, I bought the latest Duke nukem and never finished playing it, just got bored.
But it had some redeeming qualities, the over the top vanity for one...OK, that's all I remember. :laugh:
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Mountainshield

About doom, if you have 360 you can get it on the arcade. Its cool and got good community features.

For example you can see the speed playthroughs of doom pro's amazing stuff. Check your score and time on each level against friends etc. And playing doom with a controller is much more sweet than keyboard/mouse.  :thumbup:

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1) Halo: Comabt Evolved
2) Civilization IV: BTS
3) Doom 1,2
4) Morrowind
5) Chess  :laugh:
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1. Wolfenstein 3D, the GODFATHER of FPS
2. Doom 95 -- first version of Doom to run in Windows
3. Terminal Velocity
4. Return to Castle Wolfenstein
5. Asteroids

All these are PC games except Asteroids, which I used to play on an Atari 2600. The PC is by far the best and most flexible game platform ever, and the games I listed probably have never even been released for game platforms.

Wolfenstein 3D will always be my #1 because it was quite literally the direct progenitor of the Doom series, the Quake series, and a lot of other FPS games, on PC and game machines.
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1.) Sid Meyer's Pirates
2.) Diablo
3.) Diablo II: Lord Of Destruction
4.) Diablo III
5.) The Sims II

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1. Super Mario World (SNES)
2. Mario Kart Double Dash (NGC)
3. Double Dragon (NES)
4. Warlords (2600)
5. Smash Bros. Wii U

I have a few different consoles  :thumbup:
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I can't answer it.  Probably because of the immersion-factor.  If it's good, whatever I'm playing is my fave.