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Age of Mythology

• Windows PC
• 2003

• Guessed by Jpcc86

This game is actually a glorified test run of a new engine that was going to be used in the development of Age of Empires III. That's really underselling it though because coming from one of the greatest, if not the greatest, RTS dev-studios that ever existed, this is an amazing strategy game in it's own right.

There aren't that many games in the genre that I liked enough to play for an extended period of time, but when this happens it happens good. For a few years this was a regular play at LAN parties between my family and some friends. Every few years I actually feel the need to reinstall it to give another go.

The great thing about it is the variety between factions. There's, including the expansion pack, a modest four, but they all have a huge variety due to the way tech advancements work where every time you get the choice to pick one of three gods that each give unique perks, after choosing one of three main ones before the start of a game.

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Wolfenstein 3D

• Mac OS
• 1994

• Guessed by Jpcc86

A legendary game, which pretty much single-handedly invented the first-person shooter genre. I think everyone knows this game. Though I think not the first shooter game I ever played, that was probably Dark Forces, it's not far off.

It is also certainly very memorable, and timeless. This is as fun to play now as it was back in the 90s. And that's in spite of its archaic gameplay mechanics and control. In this game, the ability of looking up and down for example hadn't been invented yet.

This is, especially for a game this age, actually fairly long game, especially when including the expansions. I never beat it, because with my young age I wasn't allowed to play it that much, and later on I could only play it every once in a while because I was busy with other things and this got old. But hey, I guess that's life.

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Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

• Sony PlayStation 3
2007

• Guessed by Runa216

The seventh generation of video games feels like it was actually two generations. The first part, was all about Guitar Hero. I played this, a lot. Like really a lot. The first in the series I played was this game, and stayed with it until the game went on hiatus after sales declined with each new entry.

The songlists make these games, and in each game I like some and don't like some. Some games have a better ratio than others, and because they're all similar, I feel I can only include one in the list. Guitar Hero III has a good ratio, in fact better than most, since later games got more and more pop-y, and since it's the first one I played, this is the one that deserves to be included the most.

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Super Metroid

• Super Nintendo Entertainment System
• 1994

• Unguessed

One of the most 'mature' games Nintendo has ever made, and also one of the most influential. Even if it wasn't really in its volume of sales. 'Mature' of course is a vague term; it's not mature in the sense that there's big guns and grey-brownish color pallets, it's mature in the fact that it makes the player think.

The game world is a maze, a series of varied areas strung together to form a seamless universe. The game takes you all over all through the game, and new items and weapons keep opening up new areas and take you back to ones you've been to before. All in all you're happy to finally stumble upon a save room where you can rest easy knowing you don't have to find your way again.

I played the game once when it was new(-ish) on my aunt's SNES, but forgot about it's existence for the next two decades. Until on 3DS I was given another Metroid game because of the ambassador's program, and I figured I might as well get this one on WiiU as well. Obviously five Euro well spent.

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Rome: Total War

• Windows PC
• 2004

• Guessed by Mnementh

A timeless game, still great even after the release of its successor. In fact, if my list is to be believed, even still slightly better. This is because it's so well polished, balanced and to the point. It has many features, and they work well and they all add to the other.

Even mores than the successor, it is a relaxing game, and during later stages in the game I could take an hour for a single turn. It's like a chess match where you think about the next move. I can't play chess, but that's beside the point.

The game starts during the Republican era, when technology and military advancements are still a bit primitive. It gets interesting when you near the Imperial era, and military reforms take place. Then you'll get the units capable of conquering the world, and if you play your cards right the point comes when none can stop your might. You can also play as other factions, barbarian factions or Carthage for example. But who cares; the game's called "Rome" for a reason.