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Since the Music section's blowing up with these kind of threads I thought I'd do one for games. Mainly because I wouldn't really feel comfortable doing one on music because I don't listen to enough stuff.
Warning - I have never beaten a Mario game. I've never owned a Zelda game. I didn't have a Playstation 1. I am the one person in all of America and Japan that would call themselves a "gamer" yet never owned a PS2. This isn't a list of games that I would call the technically "best" in anything in particular, just the games that, in my 20 years of life, have captivated me in some way or another.
Warning - I have never beaten a Mario game. I've never owned a Zelda game. I didn't have a Playstation 1. I am the one person in all of America and Japan that would call themselves a "gamer" yet never owned a PS2. This isn't a list of games that I would call the technically "best" in anything in particular, just the games that, in my 20 years of life, have captivated me in some way or another.
25 - X-Wing vs Tie-Fighter
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I don't remember much about the game, mainly because I was 5 years old when it came out. I played it with my dad and brother all the time though, and of the very limited amount of flight games I've played, this one stood out as being the one that I actually had fun playing. Because of this game I've always wanted to buy a modern flight game like Ace Combat, but the price of flight sticks is ridiculous. I remember my mom said I wasn't allowed to play it anymore cuz I yelled "EAT THAT REBEL SCUMBAG" when I killed my brother one time
24 - Deadly Premonition
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It's not the best game technically or mechanically, nor is it even passable graphically this gen. But there's something special about this game's story and general setting that makes it one of the most unique games I've ever experienced. It's that odd game that does everything "necessary" to be a good game wrong, but delivers in areas that so many games fall short in nowadays. I firmly believe that, had this game been made by a team of experienced programmers on the Unreal Engine, headed by Swery, it would have been one of the greatest single player games of all time. It's the only game I can think of with stagnant gameplay mechanics from one playthrough to the next that I've played through multiple times.
23 - NFL Blitz
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This game was the definition of fun. My dad loved football games; He'd upgrade his computer every single year just to play the newest version of Madden. But for as much as we all loved playing Madden, Doom/Quake, and Diablo, Blitz was THE game we'd have playing if we had people over. The games were quick, the hits were comedic, and the plays were always crazy. I'm actually kind of disappointed in myself for not buying the arcade port of it when it came out. Next time I'm on my 360 I think I'm gunna fix that.
22 - Shadowrun
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It's a shame that Shadowrun had to come out in 2007; A year earlier and it could have been massively played. A year later and maybe the netcoding wouldn't have been so bad. I didn't play a ton of the game, as its release was sandwiched between two other multiplayer games that I wound up loving, but if it was remade today with improved netcoding, I would buy it on release day in a heartbeat. I always regretted not getting too into the game. One of the most rewarding multiplayer games I've ever played.
21 - Bioshock
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I don't remember much about Bioshock; In fact, I don't even remember how I wound up with the game. But its one of those games that every memory of is a crazy sequence, and I played it for literally 3 days straight. It's a shame the first one didn't wind up with MP, because I liked the 2nd's MP. Too bad the single player was awful compared to Bioshock 1.
I don't remember much about the game, mainly because I was 5 years old when it came out. I played it with my dad and brother all the time though, and of the very limited amount of flight games I've played, this one stood out as being the one that I actually had fun playing. Because of this game I've always wanted to buy a modern flight game like Ace Combat, but the price of flight sticks is ridiculous. I remember my mom said I wasn't allowed to play it anymore cuz I yelled "EAT THAT REBEL SCUMBAG" when I killed my brother one time
24 - Deadly Premonition
It's not the best game technically or mechanically, nor is it even passable graphically this gen. But there's something special about this game's story and general setting that makes it one of the most unique games I've ever experienced. It's that odd game that does everything "necessary" to be a good game wrong, but delivers in areas that so many games fall short in nowadays. I firmly believe that, had this game been made by a team of experienced programmers on the Unreal Engine, headed by Swery, it would have been one of the greatest single player games of all time. It's the only game I can think of with stagnant gameplay mechanics from one playthrough to the next that I've played through multiple times.
23 - NFL Blitz
This game was the definition of fun. My dad loved football games; He'd upgrade his computer every single year just to play the newest version of Madden. But for as much as we all loved playing Madden, Doom/Quake, and Diablo, Blitz was THE game we'd have playing if we had people over. The games were quick, the hits were comedic, and the plays were always crazy. I'm actually kind of disappointed in myself for not buying the arcade port of it when it came out. Next time I'm on my 360 I think I'm gunna fix that.
22 - Shadowrun
It's a shame that Shadowrun had to come out in 2007; A year earlier and it could have been massively played. A year later and maybe the netcoding wouldn't have been so bad. I didn't play a ton of the game, as its release was sandwiched between two other multiplayer games that I wound up loving, but if it was remade today with improved netcoding, I would buy it on release day in a heartbeat. I always regretted not getting too into the game. One of the most rewarding multiplayer games I've ever played.
21 - Bioshock
I don't remember much about Bioshock; In fact, I don't even remember how I wound up with the game. But its one of those games that every memory of is a crazy sequence, and I played it for literally 3 days straight. It's a shame the first one didn't wind up with MP, because I liked the 2nd's MP. Too bad the single player was awful compared to Bioshock 1.
