One legendary game.

[x-dANGEr]

What is your only one game that you think there never will be a game that you can enjoy more?

For me, it has to be:

Operation FlashPoint: Cold War Crises

Just awesome. The only game I like in it's field, too. Really just awesome. You die easily (So you can't jurk around like superman), you must corporate with fellow 'soldiers', dynamic campaign (That plane won't just come from their, sometimes it won't come, sometimes you will win, sometimes you will lose, sometimes you will lose your plane, sometimes you will.. etc..). To cut it short: A must have game.

[Fragony]

single player:

Thief: The Dark Project. The most immersive and do-I-have-to-go-there frightening game I ever played. Absolute brilliance.

multiplayer:

Rogue Spear. The best of the Tom Clancy games, incredible mapdesign, extremily unforgiving gameplay. Shoot someone in the leg and you slow him down, shoot in the arm and you hurt their aim, and if you are dead you are dead.

[doc_bean]

Worms !

I got burnt on it though (played it for several years, with often all afternoon sessions with friends). I never got into Worms 2 or any other game of the series, I just didn't feel right.

Runner up:

Doom

They had a PC with the shareware version in a shop near where I lived, I used to go there as often as I could to play it. I mentioned this to my dad after a while and he told me I could play the shareware version on our PC too ! It was awesome ! The shareware episode was also one of the first 'games' (although it was only a third of a game really) I played through without using any cheats. After years (or at least a long time) playing in god mode, mind you, I pretty much knew the episode by heart by then. It still felt like an incredible accomplishment back then ! Hey, I was like 12 back then !

[Geoffrey S]

Goldeneye. Really, the hours I put into that with my mates, and the effort I put into getting all the cheats. And it was one of my first games, along with Mario 64.

[English assassin]

Actually for me it was MTW. The only game I would enjoy more would be a better MTW.

[Ab Urbe Condita]

Ocarina of Time. There really is no other right answer. It is, after all, #1 on gamerankings.com.

[The_Mark]

Operation Flashpoint, no competitors. I still play it and fiddle with the editor when I have the time.

Though, there will be a match for it. First ArmA and then the yet-to-be-named Game 2 or Next Generation PC Game.

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

Ocarina of Time FTW.

FF7 a close second.

[Midnight]

Strategy: SMAC
Runner up: MTW

RPG: Torment & Ultima 7

[Martok]

1.) Birth of the Federation
2.) Shogun Total War
3.) Command & Conquer: Red Alert
4.) Medieval Total War

Note that I'm not ranking these titles in order how much I like them (although they're all easily in my list of top 10 games). Rather, I've ranked them based on how much of an impression they left on me, and how much they've shaped my current gaming habits.

[hoom]

Iwar

Total Annihilation is finally getting a successor in the form of Supreme Commander

Shogun:TW had a revolutionary aspect & unique flavour that can't be regained by the sequels.

[econ21]

For some reason, I can't get System Shock 2 out of my mind. Not necessarily the best game I've played, but makes the most impression.

Part of it is the strong plot and characterisation. It is just amazing how they can tell such a compelling story through so few words in the audiologs. It makes haiku poetry seem verbose. And the voicework was as good as in any PC game.

Part of it was the in-game use of sound - both to create a general mood and to provide very specific in-game information (e.g. the heavy breathing means the hybrid is right around the corner). And the general horror created by the monsters' vocals ("Little ones need lots of meat to grow big and strong").

And part of it was just the quality of the gameplay - combining stealth and action, RPG levelling mechanics and a tight, but complex "economic" aspect.

[Divine Wind]

Toss up between Final Fantasy 7 and Shogun for me. As someone mentioned, they have shaped what games i have bought and played ever since.

[Zalmoxis]

GTA the original! I can't count the hours I've wasted, but I'm a pro at top down view driving.

[Sjakihata]

Enemy Engaged: Apache Versus Havoc (and its sequel) Comanche Versus Hokum

[Dooz]

What is your only one game that you think there never will be a game that you can enjoy more?

For me, it has to be:

Operation FlashPoint: Cold War Crises

Just awesome. The only game I like in it's field, too. Really just awesome. You die easily (So you can't jurk around like superman), you must corporate with fellow 'soldiers', dynamic campaign (That plane won't just come from their, sometimes it won't come, sometimes you will win, sometimes you will lose, sometimes you will lose your plane, sometimes you will.. etc..). To cut it short: A must have game.

Holy hell man, thanks for this. I just checked out the demo and I'm hooked. I ordered the GOTY edition with all the expansions and bells and whistles . Operation Flashpoint 2 should be coming out sometime this year too! Now there's a game I await with much anticipation.

[Marshal Murat]

I like Delta Force:Black Hawk Down, because of the hit-kill ability.

[Mikeus Caesar]

Tribes 2. I mean, come on, what other game is set 1000 years in the future with jetpacks!? I think it was one of the first large online FPS's with vehicles central to combat.

It definitely needs remaking with shinier graphics.

[BDC]

TIE Fighter.

[Aenlic]

For me it's a toss-up between Civilization II, Age of Empires II, and M:TW. All three have sucked up significant segments of my waking hours; but the only one I still play, albeit in modded form, is M:TW.

[Zalmoxis]

TIE Fighter.

Yeah that and X-Wing were good too.

[Nikpalj]

Thief 1&2 because of it's originallity, ubelievably good design and atmosphere, even more refined in the sequel...
I played Thief 2 on "expert" and there's this one mission where you have to penetrate a huge three-story police station, snatch some thingie out from it, then get out again completely undetected and without contact with any of the patrolling cops/guards, not even stunning them is allowed, nothing. This has to be one of the most challenging and unforgettable missions I've ever played...

And, of course, Garret, the thief character that you play in both games has a strong charm, so freakingly intelligent and sarcastic, the voice-acting really fantastic.
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Interstate 76 - for it's unfogettable dialogue and characters and great auto-combat
"Skeeter! Groove! Code six-pack... Code six-pack! Trap! Trap! It's a trap..." those were the days... Why didn't they ever make a TRUE sequel?
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Mechwarrior 2 - for it's unforgettable setting/world design, (Battletech) mech combat and the Mercenaries' game great semi-dynamic campaign and interface design.
"Inner Sphere barbarian: state your name, Clan and unit designation..."
those were the days... Why weren't the sequels not nearly as deep and involving as the old games?
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Birth of the Federation - being Star Trek just adds in flavour... this particular Cx4 strategy out of all of them struck the ballance betwen being serious and fun that fit perfectly with what I imagine my ideal comp game to be... If only somebody made a mod that would make Research and Diplomacy in it 10 times more complex I'd de-install everything else from my comp (Windows included, he-he)...
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Falcon 4.0 - for it's great design and sheer glory of it's dynamic campaign experience...
"Fox-three... tracking... tracking... splash! That Fulcrum driver is a smokin' hole in the ground..."


Hey Martok - imagine BotF with a Falcon-like dynamic campaign that would play something like SFC, but with the added vertical plane of motion for the ships? Maybe we'll get something like this someday - to quote Sisko, "As the old saying goes: Luck favoures the bold..." Cheers!

[frogbeastegg]

Hmmm .... Out of the many, many games I've played there are two which have left the biggest impression. Strangely they aren't the ones I have played the most.

STW. The froggy vet can admit the game wasn't perfect, but will say that no other game in the TW series has ever beaten this one in my opinion. So pure, so focused, so atmospheric, so innovative. I still remember the first time I played the demo, swinging between amazement and enrapturement.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Doubt I need to say more.

[Mithrandir]

STW,MTW,Warcraft 2.

I think Unreal tournament (1st one) is the most fun I had online, though MTW sure can compete with it.

[InsaneApache]

One player; STW original, closely followed by Civilization. I played the original Civilization for yonks.

Multi-player; Worms. What a hoot when you let the exploding sheep off the leash. Fifa 98, I secretly bought a PS1 and this game so I could practise playing. My eldest son was shocked when he came a visiting and let me play as Brazil against his Man Utd. I beat him 12-0.

Online; STW, hands down. Every battle different.

[Banquo's Ghost]

Tough call. Huge amounts of time spent with MTW, of course. Civilisation II as well. Can't neglect the sheer joyful impact of STW. And Baldur's Gate was (is) a delight to replay.

For continuous absorbing play, the Myst series takes the single player prize for me.

And for sheer devotion (8 years subscription) and effect on my real life (couple of my good friends met and got married via the game) Ultima Online is my legendary choice. Pity it got ruined by greed.

[The_Mark]

Holy hell man, thanks for this. I just checked out the demo and I'm hooked. I ordered the GOTY edition with all the expansions and bells and whistles . Operation Flashpoint 2 should be coming out sometime this year too! Now there's a game I await with much anticipation.

And another one sees the light. Watch out for the dark side, though.

Quick summary of OFP sequels:
- Operation Flashpoint 2 - developed by Codemasters' evil henchmen. Codemasters betrayed the Gods of Bohemia Interactive Studios and took the rights to the holy name of OFP. Status of game is unknown to me.

1) Armed Assault - the Flashpoint semi-sequel that has become a fully fledged game on its own. Developed by the true Gods of BIS. Built on the same, though upgraded, engine of Flashpoint. The last word of the Olympians declared that the game be released on 1st half of -06..

2) Game2 or Next Generation PC Game - the true Flashpoint 2 developed by Gods of BIS. It is yet to be properly named because of damned name copyrights. Based on a brand new engine with lots of goodies. This game was originally intended to be released in 2004 IIRC, but now late 2007 is prolly too much to hope for.

[x-dANGEr]

And another one sees the light. Watch out for the dark side, though.

Quick summary of OFP sequels:
- Operation Flashpoint 2 - developed by Codemasters' evil henchmen. Codemasters betrayed the Gods of Bohemia Interactive Studios and took the rights to the holy name of OFP. Status of game is unknown to me.

1) Armed Assault - the Flashpoint semi-sequel that has become a fully fledged game on its own. Developed by the true Gods of BIS. Built on the same, though upgraded, engine of Flashpoint. The last word of the Olympians declared that the game be released on 1st half of -06..

2) Game2 or Next Generation PC Game - the true Flashpoint 2 developed by Gods of BIS. It is yet to be properly named because of damned name copyrights. Based on a brand new engine with lots of goodies. This game was originally intended to be released in 2004 IIRC, but now late 2007 is prolly too much to hope for.

Yeap. Disregard OFP 2 and get Armed Assault instead. (Armed Assault is like the real OFP 2)

[The Wizard]

BGII, first hard fight versus the vampire Tanova in your first romp through Bodhi's lair. Damn, very nice (and tough) fight. That's when I started labelling BGII one of the best ever.

MTW. So many memories of tough and glorious battles -- all a testimony to an amazing game that keeps throwing surprises at you.

[Big_John]

Interstate 76 - for it's unfogettable dialogue and characters and great auto-combat
"Skeeter! Groove! Code six-pack... Code six-pack! Trap! Trap! It's a trap..." those were the days... Why didn't they ever make a TRUE sequel?
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Mechwarrior 2 - for it's unforgettable setting/world design, (Battletech) mech combat and the Mercenaries' game great semi-dynamic campaign and interface design.
"Inner Sphere barbarian: state your name, Clan and unit designation..."
those were the days... Why weren't the sequels not nearly as deep and involving as the old games?

YES!

I'76.. the single greatest gaming experience ever created anywhere ever. ever.

mechwarrior 2: mercenaries is the game that turned me onto computer games (along with civ2). just so well put together.

i'll add chrono trigger.. the best rpg i ever played, put me onto to gaming in general.

and the original myth, the first tactical strategy game i ever played. one of the best game atmospeheres ever created.

there are many others.. but those are the ones the pop into my head.