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ArcturUs
07-09-2011, 18:02
Whats the Best Video Game you have ever played? (including consoles)
The best game I have ever played is Mario :laugh4:, ah, how i love that game, simply amazing.
Post yours now
Sword of the Samurai without a doubt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La2FiTRi9L4
InsaneApache
07-09-2011, 18:26
The Way of the Exploding Fist.
Greyblades
07-09-2011, 18:42
Red alert 2.
Drunk Clown
07-09-2011, 18:44
Difficult.
I have more:
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Tales of Symphonia
Super Mario: Sunshine
Pokemon Crystal
Team Fortress 2
Rome: Total War
Fire Emblem 7
Golden Sun
Centurion1
07-09-2011, 21:02
no ones said this one yet i am surprised.....
Age of Empires 2
Marshall Louis-Nicolas Davout
07-09-2011, 21:16
Shogun 2,Age of Empires 2.NTW,AC2.
Rhyfelwyr
07-09-2011, 21:28
FIFA Soccer Manager 97.
Nothing will ever beat it. Ever. :stare:
johnhughthom
07-09-2011, 21:29
FIFA Soccer Manager 97.
Nothing will ever beat it. Ever. :stare:
FIFA Road to World Cup 98 was infinitely superior.
InsaneApache
07-09-2011, 22:36
What was that footy game on the PS1? Fifa 96 I think. The one where John Motsons' voice said "He couldn't hit the backside of a cow with a banjo". Fatboy Slims' 'Funk Soul Brothers' was the tune IIRC.
Now that was a great game.
Hooahguy
07-09-2011, 22:54
This really belongs in the Arena.
The best game I played was Mass Effect 2.
I think you really have to break it down into genres, since there's really no way to compare Mario to Doom to Age of Empires, etc. But overall, I don't think I've ever been more immersed in any game than in Elder Scrolls: Morrowind. Ultima Underworld was absolutely amazing, too, but I played it a decade after it came out, so it was harder to appreciate.
This really belongs in the Arena.
This topic is a grey area in my opinion. The Frontroom is for casual conversation, this just happens to be about video games. I think it should stay.
InsaneApache
07-10-2011, 00:00
I have to add an honourable mention to Space Invaders*, the first ever video game I played that didn't have the 'Binatone' label on it.
*Courtesy of Hartshead Moor Services, on the way back from a gig in '78.
Centurion1
07-10-2011, 00:54
i agree i only said aoe2 cause it has to be on the list!!!!!!
also i would put rtw, morrowind, and actually mount and blade warband on my favorites list also.
Drunk Clown
07-10-2011, 01:12
Add Morrowind.
AoE2 was fun, but overrated imo.
ArcturUs
07-10-2011, 06:38
I think you really have to break it down into genres, since there's really no way to compare Mario to Doom to Age of Empires, etc. But overall, I don't think I've ever been more immersed in any game than in Elder Scrolls: Morrowind. Ultima Underworld was absolutely amazing, too, but I played it a decade after it came out, so it was harder to appreciate.
I have played AOE, Doom and Mario, but when it comes to the best game i have ever played i chose Mario, because i love it more than the others. If you want to post separate answers for each genre, its ok.
Major Robert Dump
07-10-2011, 06:58
DEAD OR ALIVE BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Voigtkampf
07-10-2011, 07:35
Being a gamer for over 20 years, I have a very hard time answering with only just one title, so I will name the best that pop to my mind...
Fallout 2. Best RPG game I've ever played.
Master of Orion 2. It ruled in the olden days of 4X games.
Medieval Total War. Probably the most time I've spent playing a strategy game.
TIE Fighter. Most fun "piloting" game. The honorable days of service under glorious Grand Admiral Thrawn.
Call of Duty. The first, legendary one. Played with my friends in a clan, we've been in the top three CoD clans in Europe, won the first place once, came second in two other chamiponships. Oh, the frags...
Starcraft. Best base building RTS ever.
Sometimes I think I'd pay top dollar, per hour, just to enjoy myself in the games like I used to, a long while ago...
TheLastDays
07-10-2011, 16:42
It's really hard to answer with one title if you've played A LOT of games... I'll try to narrow it down by naming some of a few genres...
JRPG: Well, Final Fantasy VII and VIII are, imo, the best of the series and also the best JRPGs I played, I have to admit thought that that's probably the genre I know the least about
Western RPG: Morrowing comes to mind but also Baldur's Gate I + II
RTS: The already mentioned AoE 2 and Starcraft/Warcraft
TBS: Civilization II... of course it feels outdated today but I don't think I've spent more time with any game (except maybe WoW as I have to admit, shamefully) - of more modern times I think Civ V did a lot of things very well
The totalwar series as a kind of hybrid... I liked RTW the best
FPS: the already mentioned original CoD but also the original Half Life, a bit surprised it hasn't been mentioned yet
But overall, what is the game I had the most fun with? I think back in the day it was Civ 2 otherwise it had not captured me for so long, so my price goes to that game :)
Reenk Roink
07-10-2011, 17:50
Rome: Total War :2thumbsup:
Thief: The Dark Project. So incredibly awesome. The feeling of 'being there' is unmatched. You can almost smell the city, you can almost touch the walls. So immersive..
Moved to the Arena, seems more appropriate. :bow:
FIFA Road to World Cup 98 was infinitely superior.
I remember that game with extremely fond memories; it wasn't the first time I'd played a Fifa game (that would be '95 on the Mega Drive, didn't like it), but '98 was the one I can recall the most about.
Blur's Song 2, Djorkaeff and Shearer being the best players in the game, playing on an indoor pitch, tackles that make the Shawcross-Ramsey collision look like a pillow fight, soundly defeating most of the boys in my year... some fun times that have made me a firm fan of the series and a bane to potential partners who hate losing. :laugh4:
What was that footy game on the PS1? Fifa 96 I think. The one where John Motsons' voice said "He couldn't hit the backside of a cow with a banjo". Fatboy Slims' 'Funk Soul Brothers' was the tune IIRC.
Haha, that was actually Fifa '99! I loved Motty's commentary, he was infinitely better than Andy "TEK A BU SUN" Gray, thank God he's not going to be in '12. :P
This is another good one. :yes:
Sorry for the mild pixely violence in it. The game is somewhat dated so I thought it ok.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C00n4rDUMNo
Unreal Tournament - First PC game I ever played. I'd sneak down to the computer when my parents weren't home, or were asleep, and play for hours. They didn't want my young mind playing something so violent, they said. Well, the blue flag wasn't going to cap itself. 11 years old and sniping with the best of them.
Tribes 2 - buggy, unstable, and the most fun I ever had online until TF2 came out years later. The first "community" shooter I ever took part in. Did the whole ladder scene with a group of friends for a year. Eventually the game and community died off as other stuff came out, team started drifting apart. We went our seperate ways, but I got a lot of good memories tied up in that game.
Diablo 2 - The first PC game I ever bought with my own earned money, and until recently was the best dungeon crawler ever made imo, surpassed only by Torchlight. And maybe Guild Wars if that counts - but for its time there was just nothing even close. Absolutely loved it from start to finish, and spent hours grinding back gold just to waste it all again on another gambled item. Just one more, I know the next one's a winner. Has to be!
Got the expansion but I never finished it.. even after all this time I still don't know how it ends.
Civilization 4. Sank more hours into that game than anything else. Even my beloved Baldur's Gate series can't hold a candle to the sheer perfection that is Civ 4 (fully patched and with both expansion packs).
ReluctantSamurai
07-11-2011, 15:28
Console Game: Parasite Eve II. Beautifully simplistic, excellent story line, and unique character development.
PC Game: Baldur's Gate...fully patched, BGT, Tactics, Banter Pak, and a whole host of other mods attached. Simply THE best RPG game ever made....
Samurai Waki
07-13-2011, 01:38
XCOM-- I think this was the game that started my love for gaming.
a completely inoffensive name
07-14-2011, 09:37
MLB 2k9
Skullheadhq
07-14-2011, 09:59
Of course , it's Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, you heretics!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq8DE3Cbar0
And EB for best mod.
Centurion1
07-14-2011, 21:36
So ive revisited morrowind because of fond memories.
I don't want to hear anybody bashing oblivion anymore. You ar all clouded by nostalgia morrowind has some severe issues and they are issues that didnt have to exist and arent limited because of the hardware.
johnhughthom
07-14-2011, 23:14
Whatever issues Morrowind might have, Oblivion still sucks goat testes.
phonicsmonkey
07-15-2011, 02:33
Street Fighter 2
Rome TW
Final Fantasy 7
Centurion1
07-15-2011, 15:47
Whatever issues Morrowind might have, Oblivion still sucks goat testes.
no it did some thigs very very right. it blew other things.
the main issue with oblivion i have in comparison to morrowind is the lack of action going on in the oblivion world.
http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198039113303/screenshot/558662295746300652?tab=public
that is what oblivion got right **** cliff racers
Drunk Clown
07-15-2011, 20:10
Seeing your profile I have but one thing to say: You spend too much time playing games.
FFS 117.9 hours in gaming in 2 weeks?
Centurion1
07-15-2011, 21:53
Seeing your profile I have but one thing to say: You spend too much time playing games.
FFS 117.9 hours in gaming in 2 weeks?
My license is being renewed. Im a uni student on summer break all i do is work out read and play computer games no console. I don't really watch tv except for like hulu and i play in a soccer league and play basketball with my friends every weekend.
Couldn't get a job this summer because i didnt know if i was going to air assault school or not and then applied too late. so i literally have only free time outside of two hours for working out a day
Drunk Clown
07-16-2011, 00:13
Yeah but still 117,9 hours is a lot. My brain can't handle that. I never get above 75 hours.
Btw, if I see your schedule. Do you sleep like 5 hours?
If I work out for an hour I get really tired and want to go to bed, sleeping is one of my favorite things, plus a good rest gets me more muscles.
On topic:
Rollercoaster Tycoon
Zoo Tycoon
And Oblivion did not suck, the bandits in glass armor was the only real thing that bothered me.
Centurion1
07-16-2011, 00:30
Yeah but still 117,9 hours is a lot. My brain can't handle that. I never get above 75 hours.
Btw, if I see your schedule. Do you sleep like 5 hours?
If I work out for an hour I get really tired and want to go to bed, sleeping is one of my favorite things, plus a good rest gets me more muscles.
On topic:
Rollercoaster Tycoon
Zoo Tycoon
And Oblivion did not suck, the bandits in glass armor was the only real thing that bothered me.
I do if for my future career its good motivation.
i do this workout
http://www.sealfit.com/
i get about 7-8 hours a day. Besides soccer and pickup basketball on the weekends with my friends i have literally no other scheduled time all week. I will also note i do not play console games only pc games. I also read a feast for crows by George RR Martin this week and a half along with half of a turtledove book.
Drunk Clown
07-16-2011, 00:35
That workout seems even more exhausting, makes me wanna sleep. But you'll get used to it.
Right now I need to recover from my last biceps training, cos I still can stretch my arm without pain. Oh well, I do legs next anyway so won't mather!
An unpopular choice but I'd say World of Warcraft. I spent more time playing that than any other game by a huge distance and had some great times playing it. For better or for worse, it significantly changed me as a person, which I can't really claim any other game has done and for that reason it has to be at the top of my list, even though I don't play it anymore.
Notable runners up are many of the ones already listed: MTW/RTW (I just can't choose!), Civ2/4 and the Championship Manager/Football Manager series. There are so many other great games that deserve to be on this list but I'd be here all day naming them! :laugh4:
Montmorency
07-16-2011, 21:47
Norm Koger's Operational Art of War III, a.k.a. TOAW Matrix Edition.
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