I figured I'd dedicate a thread to see what games and game characters are the most memorable to you guys.

My top 5 Games:
1. Final Fantasy X
2. Unreal Tournament 2004
3. Resistance: Fall of Man
4. StarFox 64
5. Grand Theft Auto Vice City

My top 5 Game Characters:
1. Tommy Vercetti - GTA:VC
2. Auron - Final Fantasy X
3. Gordon Freeman - Half-Life Franchise
4. Kratos - God of  War
5. Fox McCloud - StarFox

Top 5 Memorable Games
1. Goldeneye 007
2. Counterstrike
3. Diablo II
4. Shadow of the Colossus
5. Metal Gear Solid

Top 5 Memorable Game Characters
1. Sephiroth - FFVII
2. Solid Snake - MGS
3. Kratos - GOW
4. Max Payne - Max Payne
5. Duke Nukem - Duke Nukem

games:
1. lod (lots of flaws, but my first rpg)
2. kh1
3. gow 2
4. civ 3
5. jak 2

characters:
1. zidane-ff9
2. sora-kh
3. kratos-gow
4. daxter-jak and daxter
5. ratchet and clank (as a duo)-ratchet and clank

good lists so far

I can't put these in any particular order.

Games:

-Exile trilogy (part 3 if I have to pick one)
-Super Smash Bros. Melee (made me get back to console games)
-Baldur's Gate 2
-Kirby's Adventure
-Leisure Suit Larry 1 (played when I was ten and didn't understand a thing ^^)

Characters:

-Everybody from Planescape: Torment
-Sarevok
-I'll add the rest after I sleep on it. =/

My fondest gaming memories are from my childhood, so mostly PC games and characters.

My list is a bit weird, but these are the games i remember with fondness.

5.Cybernator (Assault suit valken) - Snes for making me want a mecha suit after Robotech ended.

4.Metroid II  - Return Of Samus - for the Metroid Queen alone.

3.Baldur's Gate - PC for the Cursed Berserking +3 Sword

2.Shadowman - N64 for the sheer awe as i entered the Cathedral of pain.

1.Eternal Darkness - GC for the terror of playing it after midnight, all alone..

Chars:

5.Samus: (Metroid) She's got it all. Fighter, hot, hand cannon,foster mother, you name it.

4.Viconia De Vir: (Baldur's Gate) Hottest Drow Elf (or just elf) ever. I leaped when i could date her in BG II.(Creepy, i know)

3.Twins and Lupus (Jet Force Gemini) Greatest bug splattering force in the universe.

2.The Moon (Majora's Mask) "I...will...devour..devour..everything."

1. Minsc & Boo (Baldur's Gate) Forget Batman & Robin or Mario & Luigi. Best..duo..ever.

sorry, i didn't see your thread when I made mine.

Games:

1. Final Fantasy X
2. Super Mario 64
3. Street Fighter II
4. World of Warcraft
5. God of War/Resident Evil 4/Warcraft 3

Characters:

1. Kratos (God of War)
2. Auron (FFX)
3. Illidan (Warcraft)
4. Chun Li (Street Gighter)
5. Solid Snake or Old Snake (Metal Gear Solid)

Some this is embarassing to admit seeing as to how I'm almost 30 but here we go.

Games:

5. Dragon Quest Heroes Rocket Slime(DS) Addicting and fun. Tank Battles are cool.

4. Final Fantasy 7 (PS) The first time I saw the cinematics my jaw hit the floor.

3. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night(PS) Best Castlevania ever.

2. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64) Just awesome.

1. Final Fantasy Tactics (PS) I hate to say it but to me this is the best Final Fantasy.


Characters

5. Black Mage(Final Fantasy)

4. Rocket (Rocket Slime)

3. Trevor Belmont (Castlevania 3)

2. Link (Legend of Zelda)

1. Alucard (Castlevania 3 and Symphony of the Night)

 whats embarrassing? thats a good list.