By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close

Forums - Gaming Discussion - The 10th Annual Greatest Games Event - Discussion Thread

15

Red dead redemption 1 (Xbox 360)

This is the only rockstar game that I really liked, although it is worth mentioning Bully and LA noire.
But being special is not enough to place it in my 15th place, but it is a game that no matter how much I play it without encouragement, it ends up surprising me with its thousand details and especially that exceptional ending.

14

Portal 2 (Xbox360)

I really think that portal 1 is better for being the first one but I ended up deciding on 2 since the first one is very short and I felt that basically there was no difference between the two.
I must say that both are simply perfect.

13

Demon's Souls (PS3)

I don't care what they say, demon's soul is my favorite, it created a totally new genre for me and the dark souls didn't get me.
Demon's soul is a game that made such an impression on me that today I remember every moment.

12

Dead Space (Xbox360)

This game is as linear as if it were kept only in one spectrum of emotions (There is only tension) and I Fucking love it.
Anyone who touches it will never forget it unless they play 2 or 3 LOL.



Around the Network

#13 - Top Gear 2 (SNES): As a kid, I had the first game for SNES. However, some years later, I could finally play the second game with a friend, and we loved it! We spend a lot of days trying to beat Top Gear 2. By the way, this game is a huge improvement over the first one. Now you can even purchase upgrades for your car.



Darashiva said:
We're already this close to the top ten, so here's are the first hints for the next five games on my list:
#10
-The main characters entire existence before the start of the game was as a dream
#9:
-Fires fade, and the unkindled rise from their graves to seek the lords who fled their duty
#8:
-Welcome, good hunter
#7:
-An organization called Ouroboros puts its plans in motion, just as our two main characters begin their journey to become true Bracers.
#6:
-As the giants of these cursed lands fall, the chains of a demon begin to break

10. Final Fantasy X

9. Dark Souls 3

8. Bloodborne

6. Demon's Souls



Unguessed

A little spoiler, there won't be another PlayStation game anymore in the list after this one. So, 'Kula World' is maybe a strange game to name the best of all games ever to grace a PlayStation platform. But in it's simplicity, it is. This is an extremely clever puzzle game. In fact, it's also the highest pure puzzle game on the list. You control a beach ball across a set of floating beams trying to grab one or more keys to unlock the exit tile. This is easier said than done, because you can only turn to other sides of the beams on it's ends. This is a very challenging game, and that is what makes it so addicting and gives it such high replay value. It is long too. Sadly though, I never saw the end of it.



#11: Alien DNA, Jellyitis, Unexpected Swelling, Gastric Ejections.



Around the Network
Farsala said:
Farsala said:

No guesses, so sad reveal time.

21- Dynasty Warriors 7         Unguessed

20- Nioh                            Unguessed

19- Spyro the Dragon Year of the Dragon                 Unguessed

Maybe I will write about them later. But for now some hints;

18- Like other games based on ancient China, this game features the Three Kingdoms. However unlike the other games this game is more strategic and has a more fictional story. It has a strong focus on leading units in battle and then using superpowered abilities to level the playing field, especially on higher difficulties.

17- This game has many levels including the standard levels, castle levels, water levels, even a brief flying level. On 2 player mode, you can take turns with the other player doing levels.

16- The introduction to a mashup of 2 famous series not related to each other at all is surprisingly a very good game.

Only 1 guess and it was incorrect.

18- Kessen 2

17- Super Mario World

16- Kingdom Hearts

Next hints:

15- This game features one of my favorite mythical heroes. Unlike through normal sources, he does not die in a great war. Throughout the game he mentions wanting to pull off people's heads for some reason.

14- This is the 8th entry of a 34 year old game series based on a 680 year old book.

13- Unlike number 18, 15, and 21, this game is more Tactical. This game features 4 campaigns, based on the 3 domineering kingdoms of the time plus 1 extra crazy man.

All correctly guessed :).

15- Age of Mythology

14- Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII

13- Dynasty Tactics 2

Been busy and on hiatus, but it is finally the weekend and a little bit more time. Here are my paragraph hints...

12- This game was originally a PS2 exclusive and is the start of a great series of games. Like game #13 it features tactical gameplay. The series most recent entry on the PS4 was one of the reasons I bothered to buy a PS4. Luckily for Switch owners, this game and its most recent entry also graced the system and hopefully factored in a few of their purchases.

11- While the first game was more action based, this game tried to mimic Pokemon with turn based combat. Except instead of it being 1v1, it was 3v3. Even capturing was similar with using certain items that increase the probability of capture. The more unique features were the odd dungeon crawling design and the level capping, without meeting certain conditions.

10- While not turn based combat like the first 10 games, this entry still features strategy in its gameplay. There are 6 characters and a few guest characters to join you, often when I got guest characters to join I would grind up my main 3 and my off team of 3 by doing the side quest hunts. While doing some of these side quests I would happen upon random bosses and after beating them, be able to summon them.



Positions #50 - #46: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9080521

Positions #45 - #41: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9080995

Positions #40 - #36: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9082358

Positions #35 - #32: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9082907

Positions #31 - #27: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9084360

Positions #26 - #21: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9086184

Welp, I fell behind by a lot again. Now, let's enter the top 20:

#20 - Final Fantasy XII

With this game they completely nailed the worldbuilding and world design of Ivalice, every town has its own story/lore and the wild areas have a lot to explore and secrets to find; also, the attention to detail in both towns and fields is amazing, for example, you'll see monsters that are natural enemies fighting each other or hunters battling monsters, and the towns feel truly alive. Another one of my favorite things about FFXII is the political tone the story has for most of the game. The cast of characters in this game is truly underrated, all of them have their own background/motivations and are likeable (well, maybe excepting Penelo), in fact, Balthier is my favorite character from any Final Fantasy game. The amount of side content this game has is a lot, the highlight being the hunts, which involve some really challenging boss battles. The battle system is like a real-time variation of the ATB system and it's pretty dynamic, allowing you to switch the character you control at any moment. Also, the voice acting and dialogue direction are top notch (both being huge improvements over FFX), and the soundtrack is really underrated. 

#19 - The Legend of Zelda:  A Link Between Worlds

A Link Between Worlds provides a fully-open 2D Zelda experience, just like the first game in the series, which means you can clear the dungeons in any order you want, though this freedom depends on which items you rent/buy from the items shop (but the game does not tell you in which order to rent/buy items or anything like that); this rental system has received some criticism because, in a way, it limits freedom and makes you grind for rupees, but I personally don't mind it and I like it that it makes rupees actually useful (plus, it's not exactly hard to find rupees in this game). ALBW's overworld is simply excellent, one of my favorites in the series, it's very cleverly designed and it has a lot of secret places and content to find which help to give the game a fantastic sense of discovery. Just like in ALTTP, the addition of a "Dark World" (Lorule) gives the overworld even more depth. The puzzles in the dungeons and the overworld are overall very clever, especially some of the ones involving the wall-merging mechanic. This game's past-paced gameplay flow is another thing I like a lot about it, it's simply a pleasure to play ALBW.

#18 - Final Fantasy IX

The epitome of classic Final Fantasy, FFIX has a lot of charm and so many story moments I'll never forget, from the beginning to the incredible ending, which is one of my favorites in gaming. The colorful cast of characters is greatly fleshed out, super likeable, memorable, and they have amazing chemistry. Vivi is easily one of my favorite characters in gaming and Garnet is one of my favorite female characters ever. The relationship between the main protagonist, Zidane Tribal, and princess Garnet, and the way it evolves into a beautiful romance, is one of the highlights of the story. Another thing that I love about this game are the Active Time Events (a feature that sadly has not been used again in any other FF game), which are little optional events that help to give more insight into the characters' backgrounds, their development, and the game's world. The amount of content this game has is another one of its highlights, I spent so many hours doing side activities, for example, trying to get all the chocographs (which give the approximate location of different treasure chests) and the treasures you can find with those chocographs. Of course, the game's OST is wonderful.

#17 - Kid Icarus: Uprising

Kid Icarus: Uprising's controls are divisive, but I'm certainly among the people who enjoy them, I just adore this game's gameplay (even though I'm left-handed, so I struggle with higher difficulties), it's exhilarating, fast paced and addicting. Both the air-based sections and the on-foot sections are highly enjoyable to me. Another thing that I love about this game is how each weapon feels very different to play and choosing the right weapon can be critical to clear a level + the weapon fusion system is incredibly deep. The difficulty system in this game is very well designed: you are free to choose the difficulty you want before starting a level (at the cost of hearts, which are like the game's currency) but choosing super easy difficulties results in very few rewards. The gameplay is not the only great thing about KIU: the story is actually pretty engaging and the characters are charming and charismatic, their dialogues are well written and I like it how some of them can be very funny (the voice acting is top notch). The soundtrack is amazing and the visuals are incredibly good for a 3DS game.

#16 - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

While the game is not fully open world, the sense of being in a grand adventure and wonder that it gives you is truly something else, mainly thanks to its main concept, which is exploring different islands in a huge ocean. This game got one of the most charming and memorable stories in the series, and the characters you'll find during your travels are all endearing and likeable. Also, this game has my favorite incarnation of Ganondorf. Another aspect that I love about The Wind Waker are the sidequests, especially the NPC-related ones, as they help to make you feel more attached to the game's world and its inhabitants. The islands themselves have a good amount of content in them (though some of them can be too similar to each other *cough* the eye reefs *cough*) and exploring is overall rewarding. Visually, this is one of the most gorgeous games I've played and the original Gamecube version has aged like fine wine. Also, the soundtrack is one of the best in a series filled with amazing soundtracks.

Last edited by Keybladewielder - on 26 December 2019

Farsala said:
Farsala said:

Only 1 guess and it was incorrect.

18- Kessen 2

17- Super Mario World

16- Kingdom Hearts

Next hints:

15- This game features one of my favorite mythical heroes. Unlike through normal sources, he does not die in a great war. Throughout the game he mentions wanting to pull off people's heads for some reason.

14- This is the 8th entry of a 34 year old game series based on a 680 year old book.

13- Unlike number 18, 15, and 21, this game is more Tactical. This game features 4 campaigns, based on the 3 domineering kingdoms of the time plus 1 extra crazy man.

All correctly guessed :).

15- Age of Mythology

14- Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII

13- Dynasty Tactics 2

Been busy and on hiatus, but it is finally the weekend and a little bit more time. Here are my paragraph hints...

12- This game was originally a PS2 exclusive and is the start of a great series of games. Like game #13 it features tactical gameplay. The series most recent entry on the PS4 was one of the reasons I bothered to buy a PS4. Luckily for Switch owners, this game and its most recent entry also graced the system and hopefully factored in a few of their purchases.

11- While the first game was more action based, this game tried to mimic Pokemon with turn based combat. Except instead of it being 1v1, it was 3v3. Even capturing was similar with using certain items that increase the probability of capture. The more unique features were the odd dungeon crawling design and the level capping, without meeting certain conditions.

10- While not turn based combat like the first 10 games, this entry still features strategy in its gameplay. There are 6 characters and a few guest characters to join you, often when I got guest characters to join I would grind up my main 3 and my off team of 3 by doing the side quest hunts. While doing some of these side quests I would happen upon random bosses and after beating them, be able to summon them.

#12: Disgaea

#10: Final Fantasy XII



3DS-FC: 4511-1768-7903 (Mii-Name: Mnementh), Nintendo-Network-ID: Mnementh, Switch: SW-7706-3819-9381 (Mnementh)

my greatest games: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

10 years greatest game event!

bets: [peak year] [+], [1], [2], [3], [4]

mZuzek said:

#10 - It established a formula that this series would go on to use for over two decades.

A Link to the Past?



Second hint:

#11: Alien DNA, Jellyitis, Unexpected Swelling, Gastric Ejections.
#11 (Hint 2): Bloaty Head, Slack Tongue, King Complex.