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So like the thread title says, what are the 10 'Best' games you have played?  Before you post though, you may want to read below.

As for what I mean by best, I don't mean your favorite or the games which you have played the most, though these might appear on the list as well.  What I mean by 'best' is those games which you found to be the best in nearly every field they attempted.  Those games that went the extra mile in game design, has just the right amount of detail, has a perfect balance of story to gameplay and/or took its genre to a level that set itself apart as an innovator in its field.

Depending how this thread goes, I might keep track of the top 10 most posted games.  And of course, my picks are below.  Don't feel you have to go all out with YouTube video links and such like I did.

1. Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)

 

2. Super Metroid (SNES)

 

3. Star Wars: Tie Fighter (PC)

 

4. Chrono Trigger (SNES)

 

5. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX)

 

6. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)

 

7. Sim City 3000 Unlimited (PC)

 

8. Diablo II (PC)

 

9. Dragon Quest VIII (PlayStation 2)

 

10. Resident Evil 4 (GameCube)



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It's gonna be tough lol.. My list is ever changing..

1. Super Mario World
2. Pokemon Silver/Gold
3. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
4. Super Mario Galaxy
5. Super Mario 64
6. Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
7. Pokemon Blue
8. Super Metroid
9. Resident Evil 4
10. Mario Kart 64



 

My list:

1. Deus Ex
2. Metal Gear Solid
3. Warcraft
4. Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo
5. Starcraft
6. Doom 2
7. Ultima 8
8. Mario Kart
9. Sensible Soccer
10. Final Fantasy



Well for now my list is
1. Halo 2
2. Gears of War
3. Halo 3
4. Halo CE
5. Starcraft
6. Warcraft III
7. Counterstrike
8. Red Alert
9. Starcraft
10. Goldeneye



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1337 Gamer said:
Well for now my list is
1. Halo 2
2. Gears of War
3. Halo 3
4. Halo CE
5. Starcraft
6. Warcraft III
7. Counterstrike
8. Red Alert
9. Starcraft
10. Goldeneye

Starcraft got 2 slots - waiting for the second one ;)?



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Fufinu said:
My list:

1. Deus Ex
2. Metal Gear Solid
3. Warcraft
4. Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo
5. Starcraft
6. Doom 2
7. Ultima 8
8. Mario Kart
9. Sensible Soccer
10. Final Fantasy

Sensible Soccer??  U gotta be kidding me.



arsenal009 said:
Fufinu said:
My list:

1. Deus Ex
2. Metal Gear Solid
3. Warcraft
4. Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo
5. Starcraft
6. Doom 2
7. Ultima 8
8. Mario Kart
9. Sensible Soccer
10. Final Fantasy

Sensible Soccer??  U gotta be kidding me.

Where you around in the late 80's early 90's? That game was hot in Europe and it changed the way football games were conceived. Its furthest development Sensible World of Soccer had football leagues from all over the world, including Maltese premier with accurate player names and representations. It's something that FIFA 10 is still unable to do. And that game was fun!



1. Shenmue (Best RPG/Action adventure game of all time)
2. Streets of Rage 2/Guardian Heores (Joint best side scrolling beat em ups of all time)
3. Sonic & Knuckles (Best platformer of all time)
4. Fighters Megamix (Best 3D beat em up of all time)
5. Street fighter II (Best 2D beat em up of all time)
6. Resident evil 2 (Best horror game of all time)
7. Ninja Gaiden (Best hack and slash game of all time)
8. GTA: Vice city (Best sandbox game of all time)
9. Virtua Tennis (Best tennis game of all time)
10. Revenge of Shinobi (Best Ninja game of all time )



10 is really, really tough for me, but I could probably narrow it down a bit like this (and this still feels way too short):

Arcades / ZX Spectrum days

Elite
Centipede
Pacman
Battle Zone
Defender
Asteroids
Colossal Adventure
Jet Set Willy
Manic Mansion
Lords of Midnight
Knight Lore
Alien
The Hobbit

Ye Older PC Days

Doom 1 & 2
Elite 2
Star Wars X - Wing
Tie Fighter
Ultima Underworld 2
Syndicate
Myst
Day of the Tentacle
Curse of Monkey Island
Beneath a Steel Sky
Half Life
Quake 1 & 2
Bioforge
System Shock
Myst

More Recently

Half Life 2
Counter Strike
System Shock 2
Deus Ex
Thief 1 & 2
Ico
Silent Hill 1 & 2
The Longest Journey
Uru
Halo CE
SOTC
Vampire Bloodlines - Masquerade

Most Recently

Uncharted
STALKER
Fallout 3
Little Big Planet
Portal
Flower
Cthulhu - Dark corners of the Earth (spelling! too lazy to check)
Gears of War
Mass Effect
L4D




Try to be reasonable... its easier than you think...

This is a tough one, but my list is as follows:

1 - Lufia 2 (The epitomy of JRPG games and all games IMO)
2 - Terranigma (This game is almost tied with my first one as the best game of all time)
2 - Parasite Eve (Best Squaresoft game and best action-RPG game i've ever played)
3 - Diablo 2 (Can't even begin to describe the thousands of hours lost to this game)
4 - Dragon Quest V (The best story of any game i've ever played)
5 - Final Fantasy VI (Best soundtrack of any game and the best FF game)
6 - Legend of Zelda - A Link To The Past (Yes, it's even better than Ocarina of Time)
7 - Kingdom Hearts 2 (Yeah, i've had more playthroughs in this game that it's humanly sane xD)
8 - Gran Turismo 4 (The best racing sims i've ever played, so far)
9 - Doom 2 (The oldest game on this list and still the best FPS i've ever played)
10 - Seiken Densetsu 3 or Secret of Mana 2 (Best Co-op game i've ever played and one of the best RPG's of all time too).



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