Favorite games

[Midnight]

In no particular order:

SMAC - the best TBS I've played, with a wonderfully oppressive and hostile world, as well as well thought out ideologically-based factions and a very cohesive feel to the game.

Ultima VII - the scope of the world was amazing.

Dungeon Keeper - carve out your own dungeon!

Arcanum - creative setting, an interesting plot, and some actual role-playing made it awesome.

Planescape: Torment - amazing atmosphere, fantastic writing and unusual characters.

Vampire: Bloodlines - another one dripping with atmosphere.

Maybe soon to be added to this list - Dwarf Fortress. I'm still getting into this one, but the sheer depth and attention to detail in it is absolutely astounding. Shame the interface is so clunky.

[Bijo]

Dungeon Keeper was good indeed. Ahh, what a pleasure it was to perform the creation of a dungeon with all the narrow paths and corners harboring one's minions that maneuvered themselves to one's will.

The game was more or less repetitive in nature, but for some reason it maintained its fun factor. Especially fun it was when the foe entered your dungeon to commence his offence.

Was there no DK2 and wasn't there a game to be released soon that resembled DK?

[drone]

[b]Was there no DK2 and wasn't there a game to be released soon that resembled DK?

There was a DK2 released waaaay back. A new game, Overlord, was released recently that was in a similar vein.

[Bijo]

There was a DK2 released waaaay back. A new game, Overlord, was released recently that was in a similar vein.

Ahh, yes: Overlord. I must have a thorough look into this game when suitable.

*Metal Gear Solid
[...]An incredibly daring game for its time with some of the best boss fights ever.

I am ashamed to have forgotten to mention this masterpiece.

And you are correct that it is a daring game and that it has very good boss fights. These battles are so original and satisfactory, I would have to think they'd transcend those of most games in existence. Well, perhaps I am exaggerating (?)

In any case, it is one of those games so refreshing and so well created with some factors I MUST emphasize separately: the voiceacting, the gameplay, the story, the characters, the boss battles, the music, the presentation. It is brilliant, if not genius. *sniff* It is beautiful... *wipes away a tear*

[TevashSzat]

Starcraft Who can argue with this, a brilliant campaign that I actually played through for once, incredible balance which allowed it to be successful online even now, and relatively easy map editor tools that made some of the best custom maps like Sunken Defence, Dawn of the Dead, and EVOLVES

Diablo II If I would look at this game without any previous experience, I would never have guessed how addicting it is. I have tried to quit DII far more times than I can count, but I always end up going back to it for a month or two at least. Every time, I still get the same feeling as I first did when it was first released.

Neverwinter Knights Incredible campaign, even better online experience. Nothing more need to be said

Knights of the Old Republic Very well polished even for someone not that interested in the Star Wars universe. Made me really feel that I'm in a galaxy far far away. And oh...that thing with Bastila was very well thought out on behalf of the writers

[Taurus]

Aah this topic brings back some great memories, here's my list in no particular order, I'm also bound to forget some too.

Command & Conquer
I had this on the old playstation and I loved it from day one, from then on I've been hooked on the series although none of the sequels lived up to the original.

Grand Theft Auto
The original top down free roamer was one of the best games I ever played.

Resident Evil
Once again on the old playstation the first RE is an absoloute classic, I must have completed this game over ten times I enjoyed it that much.

Metroid
My mate had an old Nintendo thing back in the day and this was just the dogs ********.

Z-Steel Soldiers
Hardly an amazing game but for some reason I was addicted to this so it must have done something right, I really played this game to death.

Virtua Cop
Had this game on the Sega Saturn and it was out of this world, even better with the gun controller.

Road Rash
Another Sega Saturn classic, what more do I need to say.

Doom & Wolfenstein 3D
The first FPS's I played and how brilliant they were (at the time anyway lol.)

Magic Boy
Quite probably the best game ever made, don't know if anyone remembers it, it was an old DOS game where you were some lad and had to jump on snakes and stuff, you also had to use a Joystick and not the keyboard for some reason and it was amazing.

Theres loads more but I can't remember em...