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So soon I will have a pretty large chunk of time to just game and after that I will be able to get into a normal gaming schedule again so that means I finally get to get to my back catalog of games!

Unfortunately, that means I have to decide which games I need to play.  I have about four years worth of games here that I need to play but don't exactly have four years to play them in.

So my question to yall is what order should I play these games?

  • Paper Mario: the Thousand Year Door (GC)
    • It was like $15 new and heard it was awesome.  Still haven't even unwrapped it yet.
  • A Vampyre Story (PC)
    • I've actually started and gotten a good way through this one.  I'm maybe four or five hours into it since I play it during lunch or dinner.
  • Beyond Good and Evil (PC)
    • Only heard good things about it.  One of these days I'll get to it
  • Limbo of the Lost (PC)
    • I just have to experience the horribleness.  I played it for about an hour, it was torture, but I still want to get farther.
  • King's Bounty (PC)
    • Got it for free, might as well play it.
  • The Witcher (PC)
    • Got it for free, might as well play it.
  • God of War II (PS2)
    • I didn't like God of War but it was also $15 new so picked it up and never even unwrapped it.
  • Dead Space (PS3)
    • Played an hour or so, loved it, and then never got back around to playing.
  • Killzone 2 (PS3)
    • Played about 20 minutes, got two game stopping bugs, and just don't have the time to deal with that now.  I'll get to it again eventually.
  • Resistance 2 (PS3)
    • Just haven't gotten around to it yet.
  • Valkyira Chronicles (PS3) - picked it for $30 from the Gamestop sales
  • de Blob (Wii)
    • Picked it up because I heard good things about it, haven't even unwrapped it yet.
  • Madworld (Wii)
    • Played the tutorial and loved it, just haven't had the time to get further.
  • Mercury Meltdown Revolution (Wii)
    • Saw it for $10, heard it was fun, haven't even opened it yet.
  • Sam & Max: Season One (Wii)
    • Got it for Christmas, haven't even opened it yet.
  • Alone in the Dark (360)
    • On loan from work, get an error about 90% of the time I try to start it
  • Call of Duty 4 (360)
    • Got it really cheap, I'll get to it eventually
  • Fallout 3 (360)
    • Started it and then got sucked into Fable II
  • Lost Oddyssy (360)
    • Started it, got really pissed off at something, and put it down.  I'll start it again at some point.
  • Saints Row 2 (360)
    • Started it, liked it, still haven't gotten around to it.
  • Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (Xbox)
    • Got a few hours into it and really liked it, just ran out of time.

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Play Paper Mario first.



Pixel Art can be fun.

Beyond Good & Evil.

It's in my top 10 best games of all time. Magnificent game.



Madworld is supposed to be short. Play that. Then go on to COD4 and Beyond Good and Evil. Save the games like Paper Mario and Lost Odyssey because I don't think you'll stick with them.



Longer you wait the more likely you'll never get to it, so I guess I suggest playing Beyond Good and Evil.



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twesterm said:
  • Paper Mario: the Thousand Year Door (GC)
    • It was like $15 new and heard it was awesome.  Still haven't even unwrapped it yet.
  • A Vampyre Story (PC)
    • I've actually started and gotten a good way through this one.  I'm maybe four or five hours into it since I play it during lunch or dinner.
  • Beyond Good and Evil (PC)
    • Only heard good things about it.  One of these days I'll get to it
  • Limbo of the Lost (PC)
    • I just have to experience the horribleness.  I played it for about an hour, it was torture, but I still want to get farther.
  • King's Bounty (PC)
    • Got it for free, might as well play it.
  • The Witcher (PC)
    • Got it for free, might as well play it.
  • God of War II (PS2)
    • I didn't like God of War but it was also $15 new so picked it up and never even unwrapped it.
  • Dead Space (PS3)
    • Played an hour or so, loved it, and then never got back around to playing.
  • Killzone 2 (PS3)
    • Played about 20 minutes, got two game stopping bugs, and just don't have the time to deal with that now.  I'll get to it again eventually.
  • Resistance 2 (PS3)
    • Just haven't gotten around to it yet.
  • Valkyira Chronicles (PS3) - picked it for $30 from the Gamestop sales
  • de Blob (Wii)
    • Picked it up because I heard good things about it, haven't even unwrapped it yet.
  • Madworld (Wii)
    • Played the tutorial and loved it, just haven't had the time to get further.
  • Mercury Meltdown Revolution (Wii)
    • Saw it for $10, heard it was fun, haven't even opened it yet.
  • Sam & Max: Season One (Wii)
    • Got it for Christmas, haven't even opened it yet.
  • Alone in the Dark (360)
    • On loan from work, get an error about 90% of the time I try to start it
  • Call of Duty 4 (360)
    • Got it really cheap, I'll get to it eventually
  • Fallout 3 (360)
    • Started it and then got sucked into Fable II
  • Lost Oddyssy (360)
    • Started it, got really pissed off at something, and put it down.  I'll start it again at some point.
  • Saints Row 2 (360)
    • Started it, liked it, still haven't gotten around to it.
  • Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (Xbox)
    • Got a few hours into it and really liked it, just ran out of time.

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Added Valkyria Chronicles

 

Blue- Play this games first

Green- Play this games after the ones in Blue

Red- You can ignore this games for a little longer, or if you already played the others.

Dunno if that helped a lot...



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i actually really enjoyed Saints row 2
Lost odyssey is really good as well.... but a lot of ppl didnt agree
Valkyria Chronicles is an absolute must
God of War 2 is really good as well



BengaBenga said:
Beyond Good & Evil.

It's in my top 10 best games of all time. Magnificent game.

 

I completely agree with this. You really should play Beyond Good & Evil.

Especially as a developer you can't miss out on Michel Ancel's Opus Magnum. 



BengaBenga said:
BengaBenga said:
Beyond Good & Evil.

It's in my top 10 best games of all time. Magnificent game.

 

I completely agree with this. You really should play Beyond Good & Evil.

Especially as a developer you can't miss out on Michel Ancel's Opus Magnum. 

 

Benga's gone crazy.....always new this would happen.  Someone get the dart gun!!



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Paper Mario and the Thousand Year Door first. It will take a while to beat but you won't regret a second of it.