If you had to show somebody what is great about gaming with only 5 games...

[Johann]

The Ghost of RubangB said:

Johann said:
@Rubang: I believe you're almost absolutely right on the money with your list. Except for SimCity. I can almost see someone getting into Portal, but SimCity requires too much commitment.
And also, you're so right about the RPG thing. People who are saying Zelda are absolutely insane as well. Have you never met a non-gamer? Accessibility is key here, people.

Yeah I was kinda iffy on SimCity, but I'm not sure what else to pick for that part. Between Katamari and Portal I wanted to slow things down with a sim-type game. What would you recommend? Maybe I could use Spore instead.

Actually, one of the AVGN's most recent reviews reminded me of a game that's easy enough to pick up: Tempest 2000.

I'll grant you it's not very deep, and you do destroy stuff in it, but it is very addicting and very easy to pick up.