You can defeat the main boss quickly without having to beat the previous sub-bosses.

Another hint for the game #4: If you wanted, you could access secret areas by having the key in the mouth of a certain character.

I see that's about what I expected.  I liked Desolation better than most so that's fine by me.  Seems like Battle is a big conclusion with lots of Peter Jackson's great coordination.  He really does a great job keeping everything in perspective even in a massive battle.

Anywho back on topic we're really getting down to the nitty gritty of our lists and now looking at it I have a LOT of ND and Insomniac.  7 of my top 10 are by those 2 devs lol

#4 - My first GTA game, the game that made me fall in love with GTA, and incidentally, with gaming in general. GTA series was the main reason I ever decided to buy a console at all (I bought a X360 to play GTA, the rest is history).  Before that, all I've ever played was an occasional PES 6 tournament with my friends (weekly 10 hour marathons of football, food and smoke).

My friend let me borrow one of his PS2s, and my wife and I played this game non-stop. Some story missions, but mostly (thanks to cheats) we just ran or drove around town causing mayhem. My wife's favorite hobby was chainsawing pedestrians :)

Hints for the game #4:

You can defeat the main boss quickly without having to beat the previous sub-bosses.

If you wanted, you could access secret areas by having the key in the mouth of a certain character.

Can't access an area? Try looking for the respective switch.

Hint for the game #3: Third game in the franchise sees a return to the same galaxy as the first game, even returning to some planets.

episteme said: S.Peelman said: Were my hints for Link's Awakening really that cryptic ? Anyway, Top 5. We're in the big leagues now. As far as I am concerned, each one of these games are perfect, and if gaming died right this second, I'd be content with being able to play these last five games forever. Game #4 This game was supposed to have another art-style like a game the publisher had recently released, until it's lead designer decided otherwise. Proof of this original style, can still be seen in the game's intro. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE9YAJO7wJw Baby Mario's crying sound is perfect, too?

You are correct .

Heh, I know that's the complaint when it comes to this game and pretty much everyone I know that knows the game hates the baby. Personally I actually don't mind it that much. Plus, you just got to be good enough to not lose the baby .

#6
Half-Life 2 (PC, 2004)
guessed by Wright

In Half-Life 2 Gordon Freeman must use his weapons and his wits to, once again, save mankind, in this instance from alien overlords and their human collaborators. Boasting an incredible physics system -- in which objects and people obey the laws of gravity, friction and buoyancy -- remarkably sophisticated artificial intelligence, and superior graphics, Half-Life 2 is the very definition of next-generation. Half-Life 2 unfolds across several chapters, some of which involve the use of vehicles, some of which are heavy on problem-solving. The variety of gameplay experiences packed into Half-Life is remarkable.

Mass Effect 3?

Not that one. It's more like 10 years ago "old".

Top five!!

Hint for #5:

Probably the only way to get video game fans to visit the opera.

Hitman: Blood Money