Top ten of games

[Drisos]

1: Shogun: Total War



(a long, long distance between STW and the rest! )



2: Halo I (for the Xbox)
3: Age Of Empires II
4: Anno 1602
5: c&c (that version with tesla coiles and flame towers )
6: Worms Armageddon
7: Cossacks: The Art of War
8: Gangsters 2
9: Settlers IV
10: Fate of the Dragon

[econ21]

It's hard to answer this because there's a tendency to judge games on their replayablility when perhaps the relevant criterion is how good they were before you had burnt out on playing them. I'm also going to cheat by combining sequels with originals. However, here's my list:

1. Fallout 2 - something about the freedom, scale and atmosphere in that game just bowls me over.
2. Baldurs Gate 1/2: like Fallout 2, with swords and sorcery but a smidgeon less bite.
3. Panzer General 1/2: the first game combines epic historical operations with very accessible gameplay; the second is smaller scale but has a better balanced campaign.
4. Medieval Total War: provides the best mix of challenge and variety of the three TW games.
5. Vampire: Bloodlines: jaw-dropping graphics/characters and incredible immersion.
6. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 1/2: better than any Star Wars movie (even Empire Strikes Back).
7. Jagged Alliance 2: perfect turn-based tactical combat with engaging strategic layer and character.
8. System Shock 2: more like a book or a film, I can't get the story of this one out of my head - provides the most vivid experience of all the games on this list.
9. X-Com 1: very good tactical combat, oozes atmosphere and decent strategic layer.
10. Imperialism 2: minimises micromanagement, makes challenging economic game and decent AI.

[dessa14]

that list is dead wrong.

Starcraft
Half-life (includes mods)
Age of empires
Cossacks back to war
Shogun total war
Medieval Total War
Victoria
Europa Universalis two
Baldurs Gate 2
Simcity 4
Again this list is chosen on replayability
only baldurs gate is playable only once
Thanks
dizzy

[Drisos]

that list is dead wrong.

do you mean mine??

[King Edward]

1. MTW VI
2. Xcom 1
3. Warcraft 3 FT
4. FM 2005
5.Neverwinter Nights
6.Hearts of Iron 2
7. KOTOR 1
8. RTW
9. WH40k Dawn of War
10. Darwinia

Thats just a list form the games i own and i imagine if i hade to make another in a month or so it would change depending on what mood i was in at the time.

[Boohugh]

1. MTW VI
2. Championship Manager 01/02
3. Trackmania
4. Red Alert
5. Operation Flashpoint
6. Caesar 2
7. Hearts of Iron 2
8. Civilisation 2 and 3
9. KOTOR 1
10. Black Hawk Down

This is an approximate order. I included Hearts of Iron 2 because I've been playing it a lot and it has the potential to be one of my favourite games.

[Al Khalifah]

1. Command & Conquer - the original and best. I liked Dune II but C&C was just brilliant. I can still remember every mission for both sides in full detail and could probably tell you every crate location too (I played this game a lot). The first time you faced an obelisk of light you knew true fear, even now that charging up sound sends shivers down my spine. The FMVs and digital music were just the icing on the cake. The first game I ever played multi-player on a PC with a null modem and every single battle was like a game of chess. My favorite game ever.
2. Half-Life - scary and awesome, like a film even though there were no characters. The ending sucked but who cares. If you played it, then you'll remember the first time you faced the grunts, the first time a headcrab bit your face in a vent shaft, the first time you got chopped into bits by falling into a fan... I must've spent/wasted hours playing Team Fortress online and I liked Counter-Strike too until the cheaters took over.
3. Deus Ex - one of the finest stories ever in a game, a real adult thriller. The roll-playing elements made it excellent and the way that most missions had at least three possible ways of winning was really fresh. Also 3 different possible endings depending on your political leanings (not including the secret dance level). I really liked the way that you could fail certain objectives too, without the game just stopping for no reason, although the grief you got on returning to base made you desperate not to fail. The characters really come to life in this one and I don't think I've ever played it through without finding something new.
4. The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind - if anyone has completed every mission in this game I want to shake their hand. This game was HUGE and yo could complete it by only doing about 5% of the missions. Fantastic story, excellent character development and I loved the way that you would feel like you were there and it was real even though it had a big fantasy setting. Completely non-linear too, the best bits (if you had a good enough graphics card) were when you left the track and found yourself looking over a gorgeous valley in spring (yes it had seasons) or a seething caldera.
5. Shogun: Total War - I wouldn't be posting here if it wasn't for this game. Changed the world of strategy games forever and spawned Medieval and Rome. A faltless epic.
6. Caesar II - would it be a little cheeky to suggest this game pre-empted Shogun's concept by quite a few years? I loved the fantastic mix between Sim City style city building and real-time battles.
7. Mafia - guest director Martin Scorsese? The best story in any game ever, this is a film in so many ways - the characters developed brilliantly throughout the story and even the city itself advanced and grew as the game went on. Perhaps the gameplay wasn't the best ever but the story made me just want to keep playing on. As for the ending... perfection.
8. Civilisation II - need I say more?
9. Age of Empires - once the Rise of Rome expansion was realeased this game just exploded into the greatest build 'em up and smash 'em down strategy game ever. The historical aspect of the game made R:TW look like an Encyclopedia but no one cared. Still hugely popular on the zone today.
10. Championship Manager 98 - this game stole several months of my life that I want back. I don't know why its good and I can't explain why I kept playing it, but it must be something special to keep my attention as long as this game did.

[Drisos]

Command and conquer, that one i forgot in the list!

I made my top 10 in few seconds, so it isn't exactly correct.

[Kekvit Irae]

1. Daggerfall
2. Operation Flashpoint
3. Thief Gold
4. Thief 2
5. Thief 3 (see a pattern?)
6. Neverwinter Nights
7. C&C Generals: Zero Hour
8. Ultima 7.5
9. Ultima 6
10. Alpha Centauri

Honorable mentions:

Fallout 1 & 2
Morrowind
Stronghold (the 1991 SSI version)
Castle of the Winds (if you know what this is, you win the internet)
Baldur's Gate II
Dark Age of Camelot

[Togakure]

These aren't what I think are the top 10 games; they're the ten games I've enjoyed the most:

1) Shogun Total War, WE/MI - My favorite computer game of all time
2) Soul Calibur (the original for SEGA Dreamcast; Voldo freakmaster!)
3) Morrowind: The Elder Scrolls
4) System Shock II
5) Medieval Total War/Viking Invasion
6) Master of Orion II
7) Baldur's Gate/Baldur's Gate II
8) Alpha Centauri + expansion (especially my DUNE mod for it!)
9) Planescape Torment
0) Quake (music by NiN just freakin' ROCKS)

Runners Up:
- Half Life
- Halo (for X-Box)
- Homeworld
- Metal Gear Solid II (for PS2)
- SFC II Orion Pirates
- Starcraft/Broodwar
- C&C/C&C Red Alert

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EDIT: crap, forgot Alpha Centauri, which I thoroughly enjoyed
EDIT2: poop, forgot Masters of Orion II, which needs to be on the list

[Shambles]

Shogun Tw.
Delta force 2
Aces high 2
Empire Earth
Age of empires/morrowind ( i like both)
splinter cell
Mafia
Doom 3
half life 2
Theif 2/Rome TW (but i think I prefer Theif)

All on the pc

[TosaInu]

I'm afraid it will just be an endless list of games I enjoyed. There's one title though that stands above all, because of the great game itself and the fine people surrounding it.

-1 STW & STW WE/MI.
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-2 Too many contenders.

[tibilicus]

1: Legend of Zelda Ocarina of time
2: MTW VI:
3:CIV 3 play the world
4:RTW
5:C&C Red alert
6:Gta series
7:C&C tiberian sun
8:Legend of zelda Majoras mask
9:Civ 3
10: dont really have a 10 aany other desent game really

As you can see quite a lot are consel games as i only got into PC games through Civ 3 and the fact my PS2 broke.

[Voigtkampf]

Wohoo, I love this re-emerging thread!

Now, let’s see…

In no particular order, here it comes:

1. Fallout 2
2. Master of Orion 2
3. Shogun TW
4. TIE Fighter
5. Medieval TW
6. Call of Duty
7. Starcraft
8. Silent Hunter 3 (new addition!)
9. Star Wars: The Jedi Academy
10. World of Warcraft (omg I got hooked!)

(in bold, the three all time favorites)

I have played literally thousands of games, as I review games for a PC magazine, and I get something around… Well, 20-30 games per month, sometimes even more, a good share of them I return back without having time to install them at all. I have currently some dozen games I installed, played for an hour or two and put on hold.

Last good thing I played was a remarkable RTS called Act of War, with stunning graphics and good game engine, reminiscent of the C&C beginnings. I played it and though I gave it high ratings, I cannot come around to play it any more… Just don’t have three or four hours to waste any more.

[Ser Clegane]

My list (not necessarily in that order):

1. Baldur's Gate 1+2
2. KOTOR 1+2
3. STW
4. MTW
5. HOMM 3
6. Dungeonmaster
7. Neverwinter Nights
8. Tie Fighter
9. Star Wars: Rebellion
10. Fantasy General

The last two might not be generally considred to be "top" games but for some reason I spent endless hours playing them (and unfortunately I cannot get FG to run under XP )

that list is dead wrong.

How can a personal top10 list be wrong?

[SwordsMaster]

1. KOTOR 1&2
2. HOI2
3. Victoria
4. Max Payne 1&2
5. Vampire Bloodlines
6. MTW(VI)
7. RTW (Yeah, what? dont look at me like that!...)
8. Call of Duty
9. MOH Pacific Assault
10. Civilization III (+expansions)

[Voigtkampf]

My
9. Star Wars: Rebellion
10. Fantasy General

The last two might not be generally considred to be "top" games but for some reason I spent endless hours playing them (and unfortunately I cannot get FG to run under XP

Indeed, Star Wars Rebellion was a great game for me as well; more because of the spirit of the game, than the quality of the game itself. I cannot believe no one was able to create a civilization type of game in Star Wars universe.

I tried to reinstall it some year ago and was truly amazed how ugly that thing was! Was I playing it like mad few years earlier? Guess I was!

[Kekvit Irae]

I loved playing Tie Fighter (and similarly, X-Wing vs Tie Fighter online) and Rebellion. Naturally, I enjoy playing the Empire ^_^

[Craterus]

Is this any games? Console included? Console games are included in my list.

10. Medal of Honor: Frontline
9. The Sims
8. Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
7. NBA LIVE 2005
6. Tony Hawks Series
5. GTA III
4. GTA: Vice City
3. Final Fantasy VII
2. GTA: San Andreas
1. RTW

This list took a while, good thread, requires some thinking

[Ser Clegane]

I tried to reinstall it some year ago and was truly amazed how ugly that thing was! Was I playing it like mad few years earlier? Guess I was!

I actually gave it a try during the weekend - OMG, the tactical battle looked hideous

Still, had the developers put more effort in the tactical battle and added some more resources for the strategy part, this would have been an all-time-classic.

[Big_John]

well, my ordering is kinda arbitrary. any of the top 5 could be switched around for one another. same for the bottom five.

1. outlaws
2. interstate '76
3. half-life
4. mtw (w/ medmod, specifically)
5. starcraft

6. operation flashpoint
7. chronotrigger
8. command & conquer
9. gta: vice city
10. civ 2

edit: dropped morrowind for civ 2

[doc_bean]

1. CastleVania: SOTN (too bad my ps broke...)
2. MTW
3. Snake
4. Warcraft 2
5. Doom
6. Final fantasy 7
7. Quake
8. Warcraft 3
9. Metal Gear Solid
10. Civ 3

[frogbeastegg]

Wow! More people who played Star Wars: Supremacy (as it was called in the UK). I thought I was all but alone in liking it. I preferred playing as the Empire too; I did finish a few Rebel campaigns but never found them to be as much fun.

I couldn't do a top 10 list of my favourite games; there are too many of them, and all positions except number 1 are tied. Zelda: Ocarina of Time is my favourite game. It was simply stunning in every possible way. A revelation. A thing of beauty. A masterpiece.

Other games right up at the top of the scale include STW, TIE fighter (the CD edition which had speech and both add-ons included), X-wing (again the CD edition with both add-ons included), X-wing alliance, thief 1 and 2, system shock 2, KOTOR 1, the Monkey Island trilogy, Sam and Max hit the road, day of the tentacle, Indiana Jones and the fate of Atlantis, Pharaoh, Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2, Planescape Torment (even though I never did get to finish it because the game always dropped to sub 1FPS when I reached undersigil), Alpha Centauri, Kingdom Hearts, no one lives forever 1 and 2 ... mostly PC or PC+console titles. I have played and loved many games console games, but somehow for the most part they have not quite burned their way into my memory quite so well.

[Kekvit Irae]

Wow! More people who played Star Wars: Supremacy (as it was called in the UK). I thought I was all but alone in liking it. I preferred playing as the Empire too; I did finish a few Rebel campaigns but never found them to be as much fun.

I love that game. This thread made me reinstall it and play it again. Ahh the memories of blitzkrieging with five SSDs and a Death Star...

thief 1 and 2

Somehow, I knew you would name these. I think it was the username that first tipped me off

[lancelot]

I loved playing Tie Fighter (and similarly, X-Wing vs Tie Fighter online) and Rebellion. Naturally, I enjoy playing the Empire ^_^

Girl after my own heart...

[Monk]

1.Half-life 1+2(pc)
2.Shogun: Total war(pc)
3.Rise of Nations(pc)
4.Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time(n64) - one word: wow
5.Final fantasy 7(ps) - best out of those i played which are 7-10
6.Call of duty(pc)
7.KOTOR 1(pc) - 2 was way too buggy for my taste. any game that i have to roll back my video card driver just to play does not score very high imho
8.Homeworld series(pc)
9.Unreal Tournament(pc) - the original. its because of that game that i have my .org name
10. Diablo 2(pc) - makes the list because it was the first pc game i ever got and actually enjoyed.

honorable mentions:

-Operation Flashpoint(pc)
-Medieval:Total War(VI)(pc)
-Metal Gear Solid(ps)
-Warhammer 40k: dawn of war(pc) - what can i say? i'm a wh40k fan

[Shambles]

Elders Scrolls Morrowind- if anyone has completed every mission in this game I want to shake their hand. This game was HUGE and yo could complete it by only doing about 5% of the missions. Fantastic story, excellent character development and I loved the way that you would feel like you were there and it was real even though it had a big fantasy setting. Completely non-linear too, the best bits (if you had a good enough graphics card) were when you left the track and found yourself looking over a gorgeous valley in spring (yes it had seasons) or a seething caldera.
.

Lol I did quit well for a while,
Then spent 8 months of my life Building My own vilage and shiping lanes, More missions, New charicters and Making mods
Lol I think Its impossible to end the game lol,

:)

[Mouzafphaerre]

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1 or 2: Sea Dogs
2 or 1: MTW with VI + patch
3 to 10: Others


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[Gawain of Orkeny]

I only play one game. MTW VI. Nothing eslse is worth my time

Yes Ive tried many of the games on those lists but I still only play MTW VI. The rest sit in a box.

And I might add it had the finest gaming community Ive ever seen. My hats are off to all of you who made it such a hilight of my gaming experiences. I will never forget the heyday of VI and of the clans and warriors who made up this world. It is a very sad thing for me to wittness such a stillf fine and outstanding game dying a slow and agonizing death. Im sure many of you older players felt the same about the demise of STW. But at least there was much more in common between STW and MTW than there is between MTW and RTW.

To all those I have met on the field of battle


Come to VI while you can and join me in our final battles.

[Beirut]

What? No flightsim heads around here?

IL2-Sturmovik-Forgotten Battles+Pacific Fighters series
MS Combat Flight Sim 1
Janes WWII Fighters
Falcon 3 & 4
MS Flight Simulator series
Rainbow 6, Ghost Recon series, Splinter Cell series
M:TW