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[Contest] Challenge #5 = Your all-time favourite games?

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Apollo
Apollo Original post #1
Aug 31, 2016 at 5:50 PM
Start scratching your head…

… and tell us about your all-time favourite games and what makes them so special.

Is it Mario? Snakes or Ladders? Tetris? Contra? Snake? Or something more contemporary like Call of Duty, Battlefield, GTA, CSGO, Dota 2?

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tamatarpakoda
Aug 31, 2016 at 5:56 PM
Age of Empires 2 + Conqueror's Expansion
ganeshnokiae63
Aug 31, 2016 at 7:31 PM
Gamer ID :10412126
Age of Mythology
My First rts-tried it-confused-left the game-tried it again after 2 days-fan of Arkantos and Chiron-..
and its my all time favourite game
i loved the Greek Mythology especially Stories and Cinematic
V
Aug 31, 2016 at 8:49 PM
Mass Effect 123
The Beauty and the storytelling have made me play this game over and over again
Also noteworthy is Skyrim
The hours of modding I've put into it.....Sigh.

Gamer ID - vipertarun
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azvnoit #5
Aug 31, 2016 at 9:32 PM
Gamer ID : 10448596

All-time Favourite game has to be, Recoil. Apart from being the first game that I had purchased, it was the game from where it all started.
It was like Quake but with tanks. No nonsense vehicular fps/tps, add to that cheats that give infinite ammo, all weapons and invulnerability and you've got maximum madness. Oh, and the tank was also equipped with nukes and guided nukes.
If you're having a bad day, shoot some tanks in Recoil. If you're having a good day, shoot some tanks in Recoil.
Oh, also it had a hidden nude beach in the first map :p
babumoshaaye
Aug 31, 2016 at 11:07 PM
The first four games from the Assassin's Creed franchise have been my absolute favourite.

And I guess we all know about Digit Team's favourite game. Hint: Rush B.
TheSloth
Sep 1, 2016 at 12:49 AM
^I didn't know until now

fav is FIFA, that is the only game i could play decently.
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SJS #8
Sep 1, 2016 at 11:12 AM
the half-life series. if you are asking for just 1 then it's half life 2.

gamer id 10444587
G
Sep 1, 2016 at 11:32 AM
And I guess we all know about Digit Team's favourite game. Hint: Rush B.

interesting. how to play a game against team digit on csgo? do you host matches?

my gamer id is 10436997. quite a few games are my all-time favorites. aoe in RTS, civilization in turn based strategy, openworld sandbox GTAV, FPS shooter is battlefield, horror game is amnesia dark descent, modern side-scroller is mark of the ninja, sports sim is fifa.

hope this answers the question
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IceFr0ggy #10
Sep 1, 2016 at 12:16 PM
id: 10100902
Well i Started my gaming education with Dave, Roadrash,Prince of Persia, Wolf.
Went to Primary education with Age of Empires: Rise of Rome, Command and conquers and red alert RTS games.
Then secondary school at Counterstrike condition zero, warcraft.
Then came my higher Education with DotA.(1)
i graduated to Call of Duty,Farcry,battlefield,
But i love DotA 2 most. Its half my life. :)
Also team digit Stop Awping at mid (***dies****)
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swap1991 #11
Sep 1, 2016 at 2:00 PM
Gamer ID: 10448376

I have played a lot of fifa 11 via gameranger struggling through frustrating network speeds, but those were fun times. I would like to keep fifa 11 on top of the list. Others to follow are - GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas, Super Mario Bros., Prince of persia: sands of time, Hitman contracts and Fifa 16 is my current go to game.
N
Sep 1, 2016 at 3:07 PM
Gamer Id : 10450992

My all time Favourites would be :
1. Roadrash (I distinctively remember the first time I rode that digital bike, beat the opponent bike with a stick and crash into a car)
2. Road Fighter (Remember those 8bit consoles, It was the first game i've ever played and excelled at - had nistalgic memories as my family and I used to play it together turn by turn)

3. Midtown Madness (By Microsoft) - Man o Man what a game it was. That Car engine noise, those speed, those cops chase (yea it was buggy, I tried following traffic rules but cops dint soare me)
4. NFS Franchise - Rivals is the last I played and I enjoyed every moment of it.
5.CS GO - For friends and valuable drops (sometimes though)

So this is my all time favourite.

Gamer id :10450992
chimera201
Sep 1, 2016 at 5:06 PM
GamerID: 10416346

Half-Life 2. No other game has ever beaten the quality of this game. Game is great in almost all aspects - gameplay, music, SFX, graphics tech & art, presentation, story & writing. The pacing is also consistently good. Also makes use of physics for actual gameplay. Most AAA games nowadays still use physics for visual stuff but not for gameplay. The game also never takes away control from the player. The player has full character control and camera control from start to end of game and still manages to tell a story which requires clever design. Other games just use cutscenes for storytelling which is actually an easy way. The design is also done from a psychological point of view(yes Valve hires psychologists). e.g. Early game there is an annoying chopper that keeps firing at the player and the player can't do anything but run. Later in the game his air-boat is upgraded with a gun and immediately you shoot down the chopper an encounter(with a music i might add) that feels very satisfying because of the lead up to it.
RCuber
RCuber #14
Sep 1, 2016 at 7:09 PM
Commandos 2: Men of Courage
sygeek
sygeek #15
Sep 1, 2016 at 9:44 PM
Gamer ID: 10415532

  • Star Wars: Jedi Knight (The combat mechanics were amazing. This game is still largely relevant)
  • Max Payne 1 & 2 (I loooved the noir style storytelling of this game. I still play it every few years)
  • Hitman - Silent Assassin and Blood Money (One of the most re-playable games. I think I've played every level at least 5 times. It's up there in my list of top 3 games)
  • Half Life series (This one is a no brainer)
  • Portal 1 & 2 (Another memorable series by Valve. The voice acting was top notch. Cave Johnson moments and Wheatley were delightful)
  • Mirrors Edge (One of its kind and it was done right. Yet to play the 2nd installment)
  • And the recent Witcher 3 (People may call this overrated but this game deserves it. While the game mechanics were lacking in some areas, the game made up for it with an AMAZING story. The side quests are as well developed and fleshed out as the main quests. The quests aren't outright generic and cliched instead are relatable and shows both sides of the conflict and the captures the human aspect. Moreover you have 2 free expansion packs. Whats not to love.)
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solstafir #16
Sep 2, 2016 at 12:29 AM
Hitman, Max Payne, Serious Sam 2 - Second Encounter, Unreal Tournament and Witcher 3 for PC.
Streets of Rage, Revenge of Shinobi, Gunstar Heroes, Contra in consoles.

I have been a gamer for a long time. In my college days, a PC that could run Max Payne was a great feat. I still remember the scare in all the prologue missions of Max Payne 1. As much as I loved Max Payne 1, I hated Max Payne 3. Rockstar games spoiled it for me. Max Payne 2 remains one of the favourites.

Hitman Silent Assassin is by the most value for money game I have played. 20 extremely rich missions with huge re-playability. Especially if you are aiming to be Silent Assassin, there is nothing more rewarding than this game. I have loved every bit of it.

Another fantastic stress buster was Serious Sam 2 Second Encounter. There are very pleasures in this world which match the ability mow down hordes of Kamikaze headless soldiers with your shotgun. Just beautiful.

I have always loved Unreal Tournament more than Quake and the likes. Unreal Tournament had that finesse which every other game lacked. I still listen to the game soundtrack while I work.

Gamer ID - 10442244
P
Sep 3, 2016 at 10:10 PM
Gamer ID: 10409449

I consider a game with great story and genuine logics to be the best.

And it is definitely Bioshock: Infinite.Its story-narration was amazing! The game logic and the difficulty seemed to be real. I would recommend this game to anyone.

Then I have the Max Payne 3 which I was busy playing for a while just because of its story transitions.

Unpopular opinion: Witcher, Fallout, NMS suck.
G
Sep 3, 2016 at 11:47 PM
I love my Nintendo games new super Mario, Mario kart 8, super smash bros wii u on pc I love cs go and gta v.
GamerID 10442343
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Sep 4, 2016 at 1:09 AM
Gamer id :10450992


Yea would like to add :
1. Sims (whole series) - Enjoyed it ery much. Real life simulator. :D
2.. Max Payne 1 - Best time pass ever. Used to play with brother to sail through as it was difficult to know how to proceed.
3.Age of Empires : Everyone's and all time best simulator.
4. Runescape : Online roleplaying simulator. I played many months when I was young.

Gamer id :10450992
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drag #20
Sep 4, 2016 at 1:53 AM
Gamer ID: 10447038

We'll, there are a lot of games that I favorited over the years but let me try segregating a few of them by generation :

1. Super Mario Bros. (a game that introduced me to the world of video games, a must on the list)
2. Sonic the hedgehog (another one similar to Mario, exciting times growing up)
3. Megaman X7 (maveric hunter X and Zero, nuff said)
4. Brave Fencer Musashi (one of my all time favorite RPGs, very very underrated game)
5. Chrono Cross (Square at its best)
6. Age of empires Conquerors (so much time dedicated to this strategic marvel as a kid)
7. Dota (then and now, the best)
8. Crysis 2 (beat that bloody ceph!)
9. God of War 2 (Athena!!)
10. Uncharted 3 (move over Mr. Jones)
11. The last of us (disturbingly awesome)
12. GTA 5 (breaking more than bad)

There are so so many others but I'll just leave it at this for now with some special mentions like Final Fantasy 12, Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask, Gears of War, Far cry 1 just to name a few...
Allu Azad
Allu Azad #21
Sep 4, 2016 at 7:11 PM
Gamer Id : 10446273

Max Payne 1 and 2 were my first favorite games. Of course I played it pirated. I had no idea about buying games back then.
Story of these games were awesome. And man the OST!! Every time I heard it, I felt the sadness and emptiness of Max.
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postwar #22
Sep 12, 2016 at 9:51 PM
Gamer ID: 10446138

1. Deus Ex - A cyberpunk FPS + RPG that's all about conspiracy theories & cool leather trenchcoats; Why: It wasn't the stealth or the biotech augs that first drew me in, it was the breadth of the world. From hundreds of lines of dialogue to hundreds of newspapers and news entries, Deus Ex was the first gameworld that completely drew me in.

2. Dragon Age: Origins - A classic D&D game with a refreshing modern touch; Why: I know 'accessibility' tends to be more of a curse than a boon for gamers but the Bioware D&D formula needed to be made more accessible and DA:O was the perfect way to do it. Plus, it was backed by lore and characters that would turn any veteran fantasy author green in envy.

3. Space Rangers 2: Rise of the Dominators - A top-down 4x4 space exploration game + a sci-fi RTS + a text adventure + a space economy simulator +.... ; Why: Think of any space exploration game that has achieved some sort of notoriety or popularity in recent times- Rebel Galaxy? No Man's Sky? Chances are they were all inspired in no small way by 1C games' SR2. A genre-bending game that everyone should play.

4. Fallout: New Vegas - A Bethesda open world game with more flavor than any before it; Why: F:NV proved that Bethesda's template for open-world madness could be significantly improved with a better story and a feel that borrowed more from Louis L'amour than from Robert Heinlein.

5. Mass Effect Trilogy - The best science fiction universe ever created irrespective of medium; Why: Read the previous ten words. That's why.
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saske9800 #23
Sep 17, 2016 at 4:45 PM
I was playing games from the time I got a pentium bundledwith strike commander, wing commander, syndicate and ultima.
But the most memorable game would be final fantasy 8, which I purchased after saving money for a year because it had such a beautiful box art.
It was the first high def 3d game is played in a 640x480 res because my computer didn't had the power to support it.
The game was good, but the memories of saving money and buying my first game makes menostalgic.
P.s I still think ff8 is best in series. I can spend hours playing triple triads



My gamer id: saske9800
10484959
MadScorp
MadScorp #24
Sep 18, 2016 at 8:49 PM
My all time favorites games are the ones in the Fallout Series :)

The Fallout series have in in my opinion the best post-apocalyptic role playing games ever ! I started out with Fallout 1 and 2 with their isometric view and turn-based combat and immediately fell in love with the beautiful open-world savage wasteland with the post-apocalyptic feel and retro-futuristic setting. I loved everything about 1 & 2 including the wonderful intro speech "war never changes", the unreal background music that gives you the chills, the eerie , scary and desolate ambience and the unique gameplay .

The best thing about Fallout was the incredible amount of choice that was given to you by the game .
You could either spend countless hours exploring, learning more about your environment slowly and interacting with the unique characters who provide different experiences or you could just do a quick run to meet the final boss. Hell, you even get to be a porn-star or a made-man if you like just for fun :)

As for your character , you could either be a complete goodie goodie or a badass mercenary or somewhere in the middle like most of us in real life but everything you did had consequences and affected the way the game's characters react to you when you are conversing and interacting with them to progress in the game, buy or sell things or just trying to explore.

I also spent hours on each replay playing around with S.P.E.C.I.A.L skills which has a huge influence in shaping your unique character and how you play the game. I absolutely loved how you could opt to sweet talk your way through difficult situations with enough skill on Charisma and Intelligence or how could go about massacring everything in your path with strength, endurance, agility and perception. The perks that you get to choose are just the cherry on top :)

I have replayed and enjoyed Fallout 1 , 2 , 3 and New Vegas a number of times. I have also tried the spin-off Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel which was just okay . I even played Fallout Shelter on Android and while being not nearly a complete game as the others , it allows you to reminisce and remember those beautiful memories for those of us that have played Fallout in the past .

I am yet to play Fallout 4 and really looking forward to it but from what I have heard , sadly a lot of things that made the former games in the series amazing are missing on the latest installment but regardless I don't think I can ever have enough of the Fallout universe :)

If you guys love RPG style game play and the idea of a post-apocalyptic world then this is not something to miss. Fallout 1 & 2 are unfortunately a bit dated now but if you can ignore the graphics and user interface problems then you would have an amazing gaming experience. But if you are reluctant then first try Fallout 3 which might be much more easier to accept.

My Gamer ID is 10479688
R
Sep 19, 2016 at 10:56 PM
Gamer ID: 10491415
(I love to categorize things)

Fav RTS: Age of Empires 2, StarCraft 2 -- Age of Empires 2 is the first RTS game I played. I remember when I was in 2nd grade me and my brother made a pact of when who gets to play the game. StarCraft 2 because its mechanics and gameplay, storytelling, graphics are just amazing. Its the most flawless rts made.

Fav FPS: Far Cry 3 (Hon. Mention to Crysis) -- Dont play a lot of open world FPS but the immersion in the world of FC3 is just phenomenal!

Fav Racing: Burnout Paradise, Race Driver: GRID -- Just like the steering mechanics of Burnout and the drifts are just soo smooth lol. As for GRID, I've mastered the game. Won 24 heurs du Le Mans on Ninja difficulty (Best circuit racing game).

Fav RPG -- Final Fantasy VII -- No need to explain; graphics suck but the story will bring a tear to anyone's eye.