Your top 5 games of all time and why?

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Jumpin said:

1. Final Fantasy 8
* Incredible depth of towns (There's like 8 places in that game I would want to live in), lots of ways to increase character power (not just grinding battles), lots of very powerful scenes.
* Favourite scenes are either the ending when Laguna is remembering Raine, or the scene with Laguna and Julia. Favourite place to visit was Shumi Village

2. Skies of Arcadia
* Building up crew and Cresent Island Village, the many different areas to explore (it was a big game with an interesting world, unlike just about all the huge world games after), The battle system and characters were very Chrono Trigger-esque, but better.
* Favourite moment is the time surrounding Nasrad, when Vyse is split from Fina and Aika, and to the point where they meet up again.

3. Xenogears
* Incredible story (probably the best narrative, Incredible villains, great locations,
* Discovering the Zeboim Civilization, when Id reveals himself to the Solarian fleet (and destroys the Kislev and Aveh fleets), favourite location is within Solaris.

I'll leave it at those three for now. Lunch break is over in 15 minutes and I have to eat! =(

For the record, my next favourite games are probably two of the following: Super Mario Galaxy 2, Chrono Trigger, Super Mario 3, Earthbound, Donkey Kong Country 2, Dragon Quest 5, Ocarina of Time, Final Fantasy 6, or Final Fantasy 7.

How could I forget building a crew in Skies of Arcadia?