Top 5 games ever?
crackityjones
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What are your picks?
I'll go with...
1. Half-Life/System Shock 2
3. Deus Ex
4. Starcraft
5. Day Of The Tentacle
I'll go with...
1. Half-Life/System Shock 2
3. Deus Ex
4. Starcraft
5. Day Of The Tentacle
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<li>Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
<ul>"What's Hot"
<li>See avatar. Any game that includes a CL600 (or was it a CL55? My wheel's dead and I can't remember anymore... no matter) and that gives me a chance to prove once and for all that Mercedes kicks @zz is outstanding IMO. In fact, I'm seriously thinking of coughing up $250 for an xbox and World Racing (All Mercedes, all the time)
<li>The graphics are great
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<ul>"What's Not"
<li>The fact that said graphics don't get along with the 8500 in my desktop.
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<li>Black & White
<ul>"What's Hot"
<li>Excellent gameplay
<li>The graphics are great
<li>Who doesn't love being god?
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<ul>"What's Not"
<li>I HATE that godforsaken UI
<li>Creatures can get real annoying, real fast.
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<li>Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
<ul>"What's Hot"
<li>Although I'm not a big fan of blowing people's heads off (HalfLife, etc.) I like this game. It's addictive. Dunno why for sure. Probably has something to do with the combination of the music (yea, so I like '80s music... your point?) and the fact that I get to do essentially whatever I want. Which involves a lot of screwing around (with the CARS ya pervert. Not the hookers. The CARS.
<li>One or two awesome cheats. That gun (forgot what it's called- it's that handheld thing that requires both hands and has the spinning barrel assembly thingy) is more fun than should be legal. Which is probably why the real version isn't. (I think)
<li>The graphics are great
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<ul>"What's Not"
<li>Missions can be tedious; some are near-impossible WITH the friggin' cheats...
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<li>Need For Speed: Porsche Unleashed
<ul>"What's Hot"
<li>Best physics of any car sim I've ever played, bar none. Some of the stuff I learned playing this has saved my @ss in real life- while I had my learner's permit, I was going to make a left turn, across traffic, from a center turn lane (no stoplights) My dad says- and these are his exact words mind you- "you'd better hurry!" Now what the hell does that mean to you? To me it means one thing: Floor It. Minor issue here: I was turning. I floored it anyhow. To make a long story short, the 4-door, 4200lb Mercedes 560SEL I was driving roars around the corner in 1st gear, rear tires spinning, and fishtails. The only reason I didn't spin it is because I've had similar things happen with the older 911s in NFS: PU, and I learned how to catch it in the game. The old 911s have a tendency to get very, very tail-happy. The game accurately replicates this, and every other property of the cars. As I said, it has the best physics of any simulation I've ever used.
<li>The graphics are great on this one too, especially given it's age.
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<ul>"What's Not"
<li>Nothing that I can think of.
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<li>Microsoft's Midtown Madness series
<ul>"What's Hot"
<li>Excellent force feedback effects
<li>The music
<li>The selection of cars is rather unique
<li>The physics are arcade style while still retaining some level of accuracy, so it's fun, but not absurdly un-realistic.
<li>Open environments GOOD. I've been known to spend hours driving around that Mustang fastback because it's fun to drive, fast (faster in the game than in real life), sounds great, and does burnouts quite willingly...
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<ul>"What's Not"
<li>The Microsoft logo
<li>I said the selection of cars is unique, not good. There's a difference. Yea, some of 'em are fun, but I'm not a big Ford fan, and I've hated Cadillac ever since they tried to european-ize their cars, and I'm not a fan of FWD either. I also have an intense dislike of the new Mustang. So, this kind of limits my choice vehicles, especially in the original game (altho the Cadillac is actually a fun car to drive, in-game anyhow)
<li>Typical Microsoft buttload of errors, glitches, etc. Ex: Someone tell me HOW IN THE HELL a car with FRONT wheel drive can do REAR wheel burnouts? I know some ricers that'd pay good money for that...
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<UL>Honorable Mention
<LI>Morrowind & expansion packs; Haven't played much yet, but fun, if a bit tedious.
<LI>Outpost2; Possibly the most addictive game ever. Not the best game, but it's like that "Protect Your Castle" thing that someone posted here in OT a few days ago. It's addictive. The thing dates from like 1995 (no, I'm not exaggerating. It's like 1995 or 1996 or 1997... somethinglikethat). The story line is very, very basic, and the graphics suck (obviously) but it runs under XP *gasp* and it's fun. BTW... If anyone knows where to get the updates for it, lemme know, because I could use them. Anyhow, if you can find it on Ebay, Kazaa, in a store, whatever, buy it. It's a great deal of fun, actually.
<LI>Screamer 4x4; One word: Gelandewagen. Specifically, the G500... Mercedes SUV; not to be confused with the M-Class. It rivals the Hummer for sheer off-road capability (no, I'm not joking, and no, I'm not exaggerating). Another open-ended game. It's a blast just to take the Jeep, Gelandewagen, or whatever, and just go see what you can make it do. It actually supports the G-Wagen's locking front, center, and rear differentials with 3 separate key commands, and they have a big impact on performance, as they would in real life.
<LI>Rally Trophy; Classic European sports cars. From Lancia and Alfa to Volvo and the one and only Mini Cooper, the game's got it, and they seem to be reasonably accurately modeled.
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1. Halo
2. Diablo 2 LoD
3. BF1942 DC
4. Red Alert (the original w/ the expansions)
5. Sudden Strike
EDIT: my 5th one I can't really say...It's actually a tie between a bunch of games...Sudden Strike, Return to Castle Wolfenstein for Xbox...Neverwinter Nights, Dungeon Siege...too many to list lol
2. Max Payne
3. Battlefield 1942
4. Moh: AA
5. GTA3.
2. Operation Flashpoint
3. GTA
4. C&C Red Alert (w/ expansions)
5. Syndicate
NS
1. TIE Fighter + expansions (original, on floppy disks)
2. Any Lucas Arts adventure game (especially Sam & Max)
3. Total Annihilation
4. Counter-Strike betas 1-5
5. Dark Forces 2: Jedi Knight
1. Half-life / CounterStrike
2. Halo
3. May Payne
4. FIFA's (FIFA 2003 on xbox at the mo)
5. Unreal Tourny
Played CS far too much at one time, fooked up my A levels as a result...
1) Elite - BBC
2) Dungeon Master - Amiga
3) Revs - BBC
4) Guantlet - Down the arcade
Not so very old
1) Homeworld
2) Operation Flashpoint
3) Mechwarrior 3&4
4) Baldursgate 1&2
5) X beyond the frontier / X tension
1. Gothic
2. Max Payne
3. Medal of Honor
4. Starcraft
5. Undying
Honorable Mentions:
Aliens VS Predator 2
Grand Theft Auto Vice City
Half-Life
Halo
System Shock 2
Unreal Tournament
Master of Orion 2
2: Deus Ex
3: X-Wing Alliance
4: Civilization 3
5: Total Annihilation
If this was top games you own thread Id also add:
Fighters Anthology (btw Pigflipper, your Sidewinder Pro 3d doesnt work under XP so I need to borrow the Pro 2 to finish the last 100 or so missions)
F-15
and GTAIII and Vice City
This is my favourite game series of all time. I would say that OOT was my favourite, but then Windwaker came out and the quality of the game and tie-in with OOT put them on such a high level.
2. The Sonic Series
A game series where I can pick up any title and play. From Sonic 1 to Sonic Adventure 2, the games are fast paced, action packed and thrilling. Even the likes of Sonic 3D and Sonic R are fun to play.
3. Planetside
I resent paying two charges for games, but I am willing to for Planetside because I enjoy it that much. People may dislike it but it is one of those games that rather appeals to me.
4. The Mario Series
Another classic series that is over a decade old. I remember my father coming home with a NES when I was 4, and we played Super Mario Bros. on it. Since then Mario has evolved considerably, but the games still play quite similarily. Mario Kart 64 is probably my most fun racing game.
5. GTA3 and Vice City
When I heard about the original, I was impressed by the sound of it. After a long time of waiting, I finally got to play it at a friend's house and was amazed. The freedom it gave you over any other game similar to it. Its the game Driver 2 tried to be. This game was great fun to play with mates, and I played it right until Vice City was released. The same happened again.
(Dont pimp your site by adding links to all these games NS....
2. Sid Meier's Pirates! -C64 (16 years later, a sequel is announced! People make such a big deal out of GTA and Morrowind's open ended gameplay when this had it in 1987!)
3. Romance of the 3 Kingdoms series and Defender of the Crown - many systems.
4. Age of Empires/Kings -IBMpc
5. Final Fantasy III (US) / VI (Jpn) - SNES/PSX
Honorable mentions: Mafia, Unreal Tournament, Gunstar Heroes (Gen), Atomic Bomberman (PC - awesome LAN game!)
I'm sure I'm forgetting a few...also, this is obviously just a list of games I have played a good bit of and (usually) finished, and I know I've missed some gems. Like System Shock 2 - I just recently got it to run and am only 3-4 hours in.
2. Max Payne
3. Halo
4. Metal Gear Solid
5. Aliens vs. Predator
Honorable Mentions: Alice, Hitman, Splinter Cell, Quake 3, Unreal Tournament, Grand Theft Auto III (not VC), Medal of Honor (Allied Assault and Spearhead), Legend of Zelda: the Wind Waker.
1. Starcraft
2. Quest for Glory II
3. Half-Life
4. Diablo
5. Max Payne
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Bort: That joystick might be dead anyways, its really really old. I will let you borrow the Pro 2 only for a few weeks, you need to get off your ass and get yourself a new joystick.
2.) FFVII, the last good Final Fantasy, though I've heard people rave about 10.
3.) Super Smash Bros. Melee (get a few people together, and this entertains for a while.)
4.) UT2K3
5.) Dance Dance Revolution. Sorry, it's addicting.
Honorable Mentions:
Secret of Mana
Zelda Series
Final Fantasy 2(4) and 3
Street Fighter series (though I've gotten kind of fond of Tekken Tag).
...and probably more that have slipped my mind
and still play them.
1)Wing Commander 1 and 2(Didn't care for the follow-ons)
2)Crusader-No Remorse & No Regret
3)The original Pirates
4)The original Railroad Tycoon
of more recent vintage..........
5)Half-Life still does it.
2. Half-Life
3. Battlefield 1942
4. GTA 3
5. GTA Vice City
6. Jedi Knight 2
1. Dark Forces - loved the weapons and the sneakiness
2. Deus Ex - come to think of it, for the same reasons above. Sniping with the silenced pistol @100% accuracy and shooting people with white phosphorus rockets were the fav pastimes here
3. Tie Fighter - the playability and the interactive music made it pretty fun.
4. Baldur's Gate 1&2. The expansion for 2 was very good I thought. Good challenge and felt rewarding.
5. Morrowind - tough 5th choice but despite how tedious it can get, the game definitely deserves a mention. Pity the engine needs a bit of work... they could chunk an Athlon @ 10GHz with that thing.
EDIT: Never played Mafia or GTA3... guess I should grab them some time.
Strange that you say that because I thought the expansion for BG2 ruined everything. It was like it was made in a different style entirely. Differnt style of portraits, differnt style of gameplay, and it was pretty much based on action and no story. Hated it to be honest, could have been so much better.
NS
Baldurs Gate Series, Monkey Island Series, BattleZone II, Diablo Series, Frontier: Elite II and Deus Ex.
I would say GTA:VC but it was too short and I hate (DMA,Rockstar,RS North) for slowly adding everything GTA1 had REALLY SLOWLY to the 3D Series, just making people pay more.
NS
1 -- UT/UT2K3 (hands down best FPS)
2 -- Everquest (evercrack king of mmorg)
3 -- Return to Castle Wolfenstein (good single player mode FPS, as well as online play)
4 -- Doom and Doom II (wasted many hours back in the day)
5 -- Max Payne (for what it's worth today, bullet-time was truly cool at the time of release)
I didn't list any older games because I knew, even at the time they were out, that they stunk and could see there was a lot of room for improvement (with the exception of doom).
1: Zelda series.
2: Super Metroid
3: Ace Combat 2
4: Super Mario World
5: Terminator 2 The Arcade Game and Road Rash 2 (tie)
and some others: Smash Bros 1and2, Metroid Prime, Halo, Tony Hawk 3, Sonic Collection Pack, Battletoads, and for a computer Game Homeworld.
p.s. pigflipper, thx for letting me borrow it, ill stop by sometime, but i gotta finish Deus Ex again.
WTCrap?!?!
You sir, are mistaken. Jack and Crack running your life perhaps?
AvP = decent singleplayer, good multi.
AvP2 (NOT counting Primal Hunt!) = BRILLIANT singleplayer, decent multi.
AvP2's single player was one of the very rare games where, immediately after I finished it, I wanted to start right over and do it again - especially as an alien
(please note that my "jack and crack" is all in good fun - you're certainly entitled to your opinion
4. Super Mario Bros 3
3. Tribes 1
2. Tribes 2
1. Dr. J vs. Larry Bird
Quake
Quake 2
Half Life
Mafia
well, they're the ones I've enjoyed playing most, not so sure if they're actually the best
2. Diablo II - Gotta love it. Have ran my own D2 clan for close to 4 years now.
3. Legend of Zelda Link to the Past - A Nintendo Classic.
4. Grand Theft Auto 3 - Who doesn't love a game where you steal cars, kill people, run from the cops, and get bonus health from picking up hookers?
5. Battlefield 1942 - The FPS version of crack.
Norge