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SvennoJ on 10 February 2021
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The_Liquid_Laser said:

Gotta say, I highly approve of all 5 games you mentioned.  Some of them actually are in my top 50 games of all time, and the others would probably at least make my top 200.

1. Everquest - Mostly, I just played MMOs for several years during the late 20th/early 21st century.  I spent several months with Everquest, but Final Fantasy 11 is what hooked me for about 2-3 years.  Obviously, Everquest is the game that changed your life.  Congrats on finding the right girl.

2. Civilization - Even though my favorite to play is Civ. Revolution, I probably have more fond memories of the first Civ game.  There is that epic moment when I think I'm doing great, I already conquered another civilization, and I'm exploring with my Catapult, when tanks suddenly appear out of the darkness.  "Oh shit!" 

Civ 1 was the game that got me into PC gaming.  I remember my friend playing it and some other friends were watching him and one said, "You just researched Gunpowder, but you don't know Horseback Riding yet."  That statement alone intrigued me, but I didn't have my own PC yet.  A couple years later I went to college and got my own PC.  Civ 1 still seemed like the most popular game, because I was playing it and several other guys I knew were too.  They told me that the AI players would not use nukes on me unless I used them first, but I found that was not true the hard way.  I think I broke so many peace treaties that the AI just decided to nuke me anyway, lol.  


3. ICO - Definitely a great game and a great couples game.  My wife and I played it together.  That whole handholding mechanic makes it feel like it's just two people against the whole world.


4. Valkyria Chronicles - I think both 1 and 4 are great, but I prefer 1 for the story and characters.  The first one also just felt awesome in that I really thought the developers were trying something bold and new with making this game.

5. Dark Souls - For the past decade or so my most anticipated releases have been the Dark Souls games.  The first one is my favorite though.

You have great taste in games, and it sounds like you made a lot of great memories along the way.

Thanks. Civilization was amazing at the time, instantly hooked. I also found out the hard way about nukes and global warming due to nuclear fallout. Gandhi of all people nuked me! Ans always hilarious to beat a bomber or battleship with a phalanx unit haha.