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Best games you've played?

drogyn1701drogyn1701 Member Posts: 3,606 Media Corps
edited January 2014 in Ten Forward
Title says it all :) What are the best games you've played. Any genre, any system. Heck even tabletop or board games! What are the best of the best?

For me:

The original Command & Conquer, Halo (PC), Star Trek: Elite Force and TIE Fighter. And for good measure, the Middle Earth Risk that I made as a kid before there was an official licensed version (I drew the board, made the unit cards, etc.)
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  • des101des101 Member Posts: 101 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    MMO games, I'd have to say "Eve Online" - before they released capital ships.. Still got my original character from beta and take a nosey once in a while to see how things are over there.

    Showing my age now, but a few other games:

    Repton & Revs (for the BBC / Acorn) & one called Magic Mushrooms!

    Sonic (master system / mega drive)

    Space invaders (on the Atari 2600) - simple yet so addictive!

    And used to be a big thing for Dungeons & Dragons at school :eek:
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  • worffan101worffan101 Member Posts: 9,518 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Honestly? STO. It's my personal favorite, otherwise I wouldn't be playing. I don't have time for more than one game at a time.
  • dahminusdahminus Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    World of Wcraft from vanilla to burning crusade
    Sto apace combat
    Super Mario rpg
    Final fantasy 7
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    Skyrim
    Kirbys superstar
    Super smash bros
    ******** 3 battle net custom maps
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  • sandormen123sandormen123 Member Posts: 862 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Frontier: Elite II
    Hardwar
    Syndicate Wars
    Populous
    Morrowind: Elder Scrolls III w/mods...
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  • des101des101 Member Posts: 101 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    sandormen123 wrote: »
    Frontier: Elite II

    Oh my - I missed out the original "ELITE" - oh the shame!! With those awesome wire gfx, hundreds of systems, ability to trade, and for its time, a very smart AI :cool:
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  • marcusdkanemarcusdkane Member Posts: 7,439 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    GTA:San Andreas :cool:
  • warpetwarpet Member Posts: 506 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    diablo 2
    final fantsy xii
    galactic civilzation 2
    warship gunner 2
    burnout revange
    x3 reunion
    star trek online
    red alert 2
    age of empires 1 and 3
    stronghold crusader
    age of mythology
    star wars ballefront

    this is list of some of my favorites
  • bones1970bones1970 Member Posts: 953 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Halo, Mechwarrior, COD, BF, StarCraft & CC
  • hanoverhanover Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    marcusdkane wrote: »
    GTA:San Andreas :cool:

    Best of the whole franchise, in my humble opinion. Best driving interface, best variety of vehicles and weapons, best hand-to-hand combat, a friggin' rocket pack. GTA IV was a letdown after that. I finished SA numerous times, but I've never seen the end of IV.

    As Trek games go, I loved, LOVED Armada 1. Spent hours goofing off, making and testing my clumsy mods, mostly without involving even a single other person. The only reasons I'm not still playing it are 1) It's an aggravating pain to keep it working on a post-XP OS, and 2) STO. :D

    Five or six years ago, I would have included Starfleet Command III, but almost everything I ever wanted to change about that game (spend a good deal of time modding that one, too) is the way it was done for STO.
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  • jodarkriderjodarkrider Member Posts: 2,097 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    PC Games, in no particular order

    StarCraft II (Multiplayer experience only)
    Mass Effect Series
    The Elder Scroll Series (Mainly TES: Arena & Daggerfall, those were classics)
    KOTOR 1
    Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy (Online duelling experience - was quite good at it :D)
    Baldur's Gate series
    Ultima Online
    Might & Magic 6 (The rest was kinda meh)
    Heroes of Might & Magic II
    Warlords I, II

    From the SEGA console, when I was reallly little kiddo

    Shining Force I
    Shining Force II
    Shining in the Darkness
    Sonic series

    Played quite few games through my life, but I'd highlight those, heh. :)
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  • roxbadroxbad Member Posts: 695
    edited December 2013
    Best game I ever played was Sid Meir's, "Pirates!".

    The game had tremendous replayability.
  • ambassadormolariambassadormolari Member Posts: 709 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Earthworm Jim
    Sonic the Hedgehog 2
    Mass Effect 2
    Fallout 3
    Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
    Assassins Creed 2
    Bioshock Infinite
    Saints Row the Third
    Portal 2
    Sid Meier's Civilization II
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
    And of course, Star Trek Online

    I am also currently playing, and really really enjoying, Planescape Torment, Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, and Red Dead Redemption.
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  • atlantraatlantra Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Master of Orion II: Battle for Antares
    (the best 2 bucks I ever spent in my entire life. I modded it into something awesome.)


    Galactic civilizations II: Dark Avatar
    (I edited it so much it's my own game. I love making mods)

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  • mirrorchaosmirrorchaos Member Posts: 9,844 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    i came up through shooters and space games, not the traditional path like other mmos like wow for years.

    so on my favorites likst based on genre and 1 to 3 in each in no order.

    Modern FPS:
    Wolfenstein Enemy Territory
    Battlefield 2
    Hidden and Dangerous 2

    Sci-Fi FPS:
    Mass Effect Series
    Dead Space Series
    System Shock 2

    RTS:
    Rome Total War
    Roller Coaster Tycoon
    Transport Tycoon

    Sci-Fi:
    Freelancer
    Freespace 2
    Star Trek Bridge Commander

    Other:
    Assassin's Creed series
    Homeworld 1 and Cataclysm
    Imperium Galactica 2
    Thief 1 and 2
    Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
    T6 Miranda Hero Ship FTW.
    Been around since Dec 2010 on STO and bought LTS in Apr 2013 for STO.
  • starswordcstarswordc Member Posts: 10,966 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Best RPGs: Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer, Dragon Age: Origins, Mass Effect series, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (after modding the heck out of it)

    Best space sim: X3: Terran Conflict

    Best RTS: StarCraft: Brood War, Dawn of War

    Best mons game: Pokemon HeartGold Version (wish my DS wasn't broken)

    Best action adventure: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

    Best FPS: Halo: Combat Evolved

    Best racing: LEGO Racers
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  • marcusdkanemarcusdkane Member Posts: 7,439 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    hanover2 wrote: »
    Best of the whole franchise, in my humble opinion. Best driving interface, best variety of vehicles and weapons, best hand-to-hand combat, a friggin' rocket pack. GTA IV was a letdown after that. I finished SA numerous times, but I've never seen the end of IV.
    Completely agree, SA had it all, IV is indeed a pale shadow (although some aspects such as the internet, police radar, are good) and the ending is very anti-climactic. On the flip side, The Ballad of TRIBBLE Tony has a great story, and a satisfying conclusion to the three-face story arc, but still not as good in terms of interaction as SA :cool:
  • eldarion79eldarion79 Member Posts: 1,679 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Fable
    Super Mario RPG
    Civilization II
    Masters of Orion II
    Birth of the Federation
    Battlefront
    The Two Towers
    Goldeneye
    Star Trek Online
    Europa Universalis
    Rome Total War
    Age of Empires II
    Starcraft
    Rock n Roll Racing
  • worffan101worffan101 Member Posts: 9,518 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Oh, we're doing PC and console games too?

    Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion. I prefer the classics, what can I say?

    Baldur's Gate series (especially Throne of Bhaal) wins Best Overall for me. I must've romanced EVERY SINGLE CHARACTER in the game. I definitely romanced Dorn the half-orc blackguard as both a male and a female. Tons of fun. Plus, miniature giant space hamster. Need I say more?

    Final Fantasy 7. Sephiroth, baby. Even if I can never spell his name.

    God of War, for pure combat. Kratos pwns.

    Played Neverwinter Nights--preferred the second one. As a joke, I played NWN2 with 4 separate characters made to look like the SG1 main cast (pre-season 5 edition). It was funniest when I played a Jackson clone as a wizard. Since I suck at support characters, Jackson died a lot. A LOT a lot. :D

    Tomb Raider wasn't a GOOD series, but tons of fun. At least, as a guy. ;)

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  • mirrorchaosmirrorchaos Member Posts: 9,844 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    starswordc wrote: »
    Best racing: LEGO Racers

    i think i remember playing that years ago, some things with your custom build that couldnt exactly replicate the other premade builds. and one specific track was annoying what was it, some sort of sci in space track racing mainly in tunnels on a complicated track.
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  • mikec1013mikec1013 Member Posts: 152 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Sword of Vermillion - Sega Genesis
  • crypticarmsmancrypticarmsman Member Posts: 4,115 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    PC Games:
    Wing Commander I - IV (V was okay, but IMO, not great)
    Privateer (The first one)

    It's probably the main reason I backed, and am looking forward to the eventual completion and release of Chris Robert's Star Citizen as it's probably the closest thing to a true Wing Commander/Privateer type MMO I'll ever see. (The only reason they're not using the WC Universe is CR sold the IP rights lock stock and barrel to EA when EA 'acquired' Orign.
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  • captainrevo1captainrevo1 Member Posts: 3,948 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    I assume you mean favourite rather than technical best.

    Final Fantasy 7
    STO
    The original KOTOR
    All the Mass Effects
    Dragon age 1 and 2
    Baldur's Gate 1 and 2
    Shinning Force 1 and 2
    Phantasy Star 4
    Freelancer
    Galactic Civilaztions 2
  • sarreoussarreous Member Posts: 336 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    I think Gemini Rue deserves an honorable mention. It's far from the best of anything, yet it has a certain quality in its story. It's a short indie game if you don't have a knack for getting stuck like I do.

    I'm also going to include Star Ocean 3. I wasn't well versed in RPG's at the time, and it was a fun experience for me.

    And a childhood favorite - Yoshi's Island.
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  • cptjhuntercptjhunter Member Posts: 2,288 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Favorite Tabletops-Dungeons and Dragons/Warhammer/Battletech/Startrek-FASA

    80's Arcade-Defender/Galaga/Tempest

    Atari2600-Space invaders

    Nintendo-Metroid/Double Dragon3/Final Fantasy

    N64-Goldeneye/Rogue Squadron/ Conker's bad fur day

    Gamecube-Resident Evil series/ Rogue Squadron2/Fire emblem"Path of Radience"

    PS2-GTA series/Midnight club 3 (Dub Edition)/X-men Legends 1 and 2

    PC (solo)-Startrek armada/Tie fighter VS. X-wing

    Xbox360-Dragon age Origins + expanded content/Deadspace series/Saints Row Series

    PC (MMO)-Startrek online
  • stoutesstoutes Member Posts: 4,219 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Hey Drogyn!

    So much good games!!

    Civ1 to 4, C&C, MechWarrior, Descent 1 to 3, Settlers, Duke Nukem 3D (due to maps and game being editable), Flight sims, etc...

    ATARI 2600!!!! Woohoo, the good old times!
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  • djxprimedjxprime Member Posts: 522 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Here's a few from me...

    Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
    Final Fantasy VII
    Batman: Arkham City
    Transformers: War for Cybertron
    Red Dead Redemption
    Super Mario RPG
    Mega Man X 1-3
    Grand Theft Auto Vice City
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  • jodarkriderjodarkrider Member Posts: 2,097 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    mikec1013 wrote: »
    Sword of Vermillion - Sega Genesis
    That's some nice old classic right there too. Good taste. :D
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  • mjarbarmjarbar Member Posts: 2,084 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    OK in no particular order and I may be showing my age on some of these:

    Tabletop - Dark Future (made by GW with model cars you could paint and mod, introduced around the 2nd or 3rd iteration of the table top WH40K)

    Amstrad CPC464(+) - The Big Sleep - Text Adventure, Spindizzy, 1942 (Arcade Import), Harrier Attack

    PC - STO, WH40K Dawn of War series, Tie Fighter, Duke Nukem 3D (loved being able to make my own maps and still remember the cheat for Godmode)

    PS (1,2 & 3) Wipeout, GranTurismo 1-5 (haven't got 6 yet) Crysis, COD: Modern Warfare, Deus Ex (All of them, good story arcs)

    Xbox - Star Wars: Battlefront (Didn't like the 2nd one though), Jedi Knight Jedi Academy.

    There are almost certainly others but they slip my mind for the moment.
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  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,236 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    To me a large part of whether a game can be said to be great lies in how much I STILL want to play it years after first trying it.

    So: computer/console games
    Freedom Force vs the Third Reich (Corny, but hilarious, and FUN! In some ways it's like the old Batman TV show, where they didn't try to make everything "realistic")
    Diablo 2 (but this is in part due to how much fun it is to mod the game)
    STO
    Space Empires 5 (WAY too much fun to mod. :D)

    boardgames:
    Risk 2210
    Risk Legacy
    Age of Mythology (note the lack of the AoM videogames. :P It's not that I hate them, but they just weren't as much fun long term.)
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  • eazzieeazzie Member Posts: 4,253 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    The entire (to date) Assassins Creed series
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