The most perfect game in every genre

Action Adventure: Ninja Gaiden

Fighting: Soul Calibur 2, if we're not counting Smash Brothers Melee. SFA3 otherwise.

Racing: I never have liked racing, why race when you can drive and shoot at the same time (GTA style games)

RPGs: Very tough call, there were so many good ones on the SNES and PS1...FF4-7, hard to pick between them. Other than the obvious choices, I'd rank Suikoden 2 very high, and Star Ocean 2.

FPS: Halflife2, period. All other games are just borrowing from it.

RTSs i hate, just a personal thing.

Adventures...Metroid Prime, then LoZ Wind Waker.

Flight is one of my personal favorite genres, and no game I enjoyed more than Wing Commander: Prophecy.

Action: I'm not sure this qualifies, Action is kinda a broad concept...but I have to mention Tomba for PS1.

Will add more as posts build.

Turn based Strategy: FFT, hands down.

Sandbox: GTA3, for the groundbreaking.

WRPG: Diablo 2.

Baseball: MVP Baseball 2005, mine was for GC.

Racing: Tough call because of the variety, but I'm going with Forza 2.

Shooter (arcade): Again a tough call, but I'd say Half Life 2.

Shooter (tactical): Operation: Flashpoint.

RTS: Starcraft

TBS (turn based strategy): Civilization 3

Sandbox/free-roam:Sid MeiersPirates!

WRPG: Very tough choice between Fallout, Baldurs Gate 2, Diablo, and KOTOR, but I'll say KOTOR.

JRPG: FFVII.

Stealth: Thief.

Sports: NHL 94.

Action: Zelda: OoT

Flight: Crimson Skies.

Fighting: Soul Calibur 2

Racing: GT4

RPGs: Final fantasy X

FPS: Doom

RTSs: Starcraft

Adventures: Zelda Ocariana of tiem (Sp?)

Action: Devil May Cry

Sandbox: SanAndreas

2D Fighter: Street Fighter Alpha 3
3D Fighter: Soul Calibur
JRPG: Final Fantasy VI
WRPG: Fallout 2
SRPG: Ogrebattle 64
RTS: Age of Empires 2
FPS: Half Life 2
Survival Horror: Silent Hill 3
Sandbox: Crackdown
Action Adventure: Metal Gear Solid 2

Tired of editing...

Action RPG~ Tie, between Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and Secret of Mana.

FPS: Half-Life
TPS: Max Payne 2
RTS: Rise of Nations
TBS: Civilization 4
RPG: Fallout
Advanture: Grim Fandango
Action Advanture: Majoras Mask

nothings perfect, but i have my favorites.

FPS - HL

RTS - Starcraft

RPG - FFX

Action - Ninja Gaiden

Action/Adventure - Zelda OOT

Racing - Forza 2

I think Star Wars based games should have their own genre, in which case, KOTOR would win.

Also, the perfect RPG is definitely Starcraft.

Tetris is, of course, the perfect puzzle game.

Action/Adventure is definitely Zelda: OoT and God of War

I think Star Wars based games should have their own genre, in which case, KOTOR would win.

Also, the perfect RPG is definitely Starcraft.

Tetris is, of course, the perfect puzzle game.

topcatyo

XER DISAGREE!

I prefer Shadows of the Empire for n64, or Rogue Leader for GC. Or jedi knight 2 for pc. >_>

FPS/Shooter : System Shock 2

RPG: The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

Survival Horror/Action Adventure: Resident Evil 4

Adventure: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Shoot 'em ups: Radiant Silvergun

Beat 'em ups: Guardian Heroes

2D Action side-scroller: Gunstar Heroes

Fighters: Samurai Spirits IV

RPG: Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn

Japanese Adventure: Policenauts

Western Adventure: Grim Fandango

Vs. Puzzle: Tetris Attack

Japanese Strategy: Giren's Greed: Blood of Zeon

RTS: StarCraft
TBS: Civilization III
WRPG: Fallout
JRPG: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
FPS: Doom
TACS: Delta Force
2DAA: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
3DAA: Shadow of the Colossus
PUZ: Tetris
2DFGT: Street Fighter II
3DFGT: Soul Calibur
PLAT: Super Mario Bros. 3
RACE (sim): Gran Turismo 2
RACE (arc): F-Zero
STLH: Thief: The Dark Project*

Honourable mentions: Super Metroid and Metroid Prime. They don't fall into one genre. They take the best of many and combine them into their own unique genre.

* I hear that The Metal Age is superior to The Dark Project but have not played it.foxhound_fox

Am I the ONLY gamer who played this game and absolutely hated it? Hell I played it when I was a kid and hated it, and grew up and hated it even more. Seriously and I'm a Nintendo fan what gives? Not flaming but really how come I'm the only person who played this game and absolutly hated it?

[QUOTE="topcatyo"]

I think Star Wars based games should have their own genre, in which case, KOTOR would win.

Also, the perfect RPG is definitely Starcraft.

Tetris is, of course, the perfect puzzle game.

Xerlaoth

XER DISAGREE!

I prefer Shadows of the Empire for n64, or Rogue Leader for GC. Or jedi knight 2 for pc. >_>

Oh God, how could I forget Shadows of the Empire! That game was also perfect in every way.

Am I the ONLY gamer who played this game and absolutely hated it? Hell I played it when I was a kid and hated it, and grew up and hated it even more. Seriously and I'm a Nintendo fan what gives? Not flaming but really how come I'm the only person who played this game and absolutly hated it?

Think you are, lol. >_>

3rd person action adventure - Ninja Gaiden.

Survival Horror - Resident Evil 4

JRPG - Xenosaga: Episode I

First Person Adventure - Metroid Prime: Echoes

3D fighter - Soul Cailbur(DC)

Arcade Sports - NHL HITZ 2003

Side Scroller Adventure - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

The rest are too hard.:P

Shoot 'em ups: Radiant Silvergun

Beat 'em ups: Guardian Heroes

2D Action side-scroller: Gunstar Heroes

Fighters: Samurai Spirits IV

RPG: Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn

Japanese Adventure: Policenauts

Western Adventure: Grim Fandango

Vs. Puzzle: Tetris Attack

Panzer_Zwei

I thought you thought that JRPG's and WRPG's should be seprate?

And I'm sorry I just HAD to say this. I got this quote from the General Game Discussions Board, I wanna see your reaction.

"The Warriors was better then Double Dragon and all other 2D beat-em-ups in every way, shape, and form. The only thing Double Dragon and all those other beat-em-ups have over it is nostalgia. It's the survival of the fittest and 2D games just don't make the cut." *The user was refering to that 2D is completly inferior to 3D*

:|

Am I the ONLY gamer who played this game and absolutely hated it? Hell I played it when I was a kid and hated it, and grew up and hated it even more. Seriously and I'm a Nintendo fan what gives? Not flaming but really how come I'm the only person who played this game and absolutly hated it?Dencore

Beat 'em ups: Guardian Heroes

Panzer_Zwei

*salivates*....*drools*.....*goes to play Guardian Heroes*

I thought of another one:

Movie Based Adaptation: The Warriors (runner-up is King Kong, and we're not counting Star Wars games since we already established that as its own genre).

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]RTS: StarCraft
TBS: Civilization III
WRPG: Fallout
JRPG: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
FPS: Doom
TACS: Delta Force
2DAA: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
3DAA: Shadow of the Colossus
PUZ: Tetris
2DFGT: Street Fighter II
3DFGT: Soul Calibur
PLAT: Super Mario Bros. 3
RACE (sim): Gran Turismo 2
RACE (arc): F-Zero
STLH: Thief: The Dark Project*

Honourable mentions: Super Metroid and Metroid Prime. They don't fall into one genre. They take the best of many and combine them into their own unique genre.

* I hear that The Metal Age is superior to The Dark Project but have not played it.Dencore

Am I the ONLY gamer who played this game and absolutely hated it? Hell I played it when I was a kid and hated it, and grew up and hated it even more. Seriously and I'm a Nintendo fan what gives? Not flaming but really how come I'm the only person who played this game and absolutly hated it?

JRPG- Skies of Arcadia

MMORPG- Final Fantasy XI

Action Adventure- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Sports- Madden 04

2D Fighter- Street Fighter Alpha 3

3D Fighter- Virtua Fighter 5

Tactical Shooter- Socom 2

First Person Shooter- Goldeneye 007

WRPG- Knights of The Old Republic

Beat Em Up- Streets of Rage 2

Platformer- Super Mario World

Puzzle- Dr. Mario

Anyway here are mine.

JRPG - Odin Sphere/Dragon Quest VIII

WRPG - Deus Ex *the ONLY WRPG I've ever liked*

Sports - Wii Sports/ESPN 2K5

2D Fighting - Street Fighter III: Third Strike

3D Fighting - Soul Caliber III: Arcade Edition

Music - Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova

Adventure Platformer - Banjo Kazooie

Platformer - Donkey Kong Country

Side-Scrolling Adventure - Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow

Multiplayer FPS - CounterStrike

FPS - Half-Life 2

Action-Adventure - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Shoot-em-ups: Touhou Project 9: Impreishible Night *No Panzer I haven't played too many :(*

3D Action - Shinobi

Side-Scrolling Shooter - Gunstar Heroes

Adventure - Snatcher

I thought of another one:

Movie Based Adaptation: The Warriors (runner-up is King Kong, and we're not counting Star Wars games since we already established that as its own genre).

topcatyo

I'd have to say Goldeneye is up there.

I thought of another one:

Movie Based Adaptation: The Warriors (runner-up is King Kong, and we're not counting Star Wars games since we already established that as its own genre).

topcatyo

Gotta go with Goldeneye

[QUOTE="Dencore"]Am I the ONLY gamer who played this game and absolutely hated it? Hell I played it when I was a kid and hated it, and grew up and hated it even more. Seriously and I'm a Nintendo fan what gives? Not flaming but really how come I'm the only person who played this game and absolutly hated it?foxhound_fox

No in these best game threads it's usually in the JRPG slot *from what I've came across*

I'm not gonna flame but really I don't see what makes it so good :(

Oh well like I posted I put Odin Sphere as the best JRPG ever and I'm sure many will have disagreement. :)

Oblivion would be the best RPG I have ever played. It really is a RPG. You don't play some other character, you play whoever you want, you do what you want. On top of that the game has an excellent story and fantastic gameplay that really puts you in the shoes of your character. Isn't that was a RPG is really all about?Wasdie

Morrowind > Oblivion. Seriously.

How Ironic, I stopped being a Nintendo fan since the cube. But I absolutely loved Mario RPG. Teaming up with Bowser to fight smithy was awesome.4_Horsemen

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]Oblivion would be the best RPG I have ever played. It really is a RPG. You don't play some other character, you play whoever you want, you do what you want. On top of that the game has an excellent story and fantastic gameplay that really puts you in the shoes of your character. Isn't that was a RPG is really all about?jetthrovegas

Morrowind > Oblivion. Seriously.

Oblivion had more hack-n-slash then Kingdom Hearts......do you even know what that's saying?

Maja, My Weskit looked way cooler on me. v_v Xerlaoth

Nah..Majoraru is the sexiest Taru in Vanadiel...you couldn't come close to his sexiness if you're not a Taru.

[QUOTE="Panzer_Zwei"]

Shoot 'em ups: Radiant Silvergun

Beat 'em ups: Guardian Heroes

2D Action side-scroller: Gunstar Heroes

Fighters: Samurai Spirits IV

RPG: Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn

Japanese Adventure: Policenauts

Western Adventure: Grim Fandango

Vs. Puzzle: Tetris Attack

Dencore

I thought you thought that JRPG's and WRPG's should be seprate?

And I'm sorry I just HAD to say this. I got this quote from the General Game Discussions Board, I wanna see your reaction.

"The Warriors was better then Double Dragon and all other 2D beat-em-ups in every way, shape, and form. The only thing Double Dragon and all those other beat-em-ups have over it is nostalgia. It's the survival of the fittest and 2D games just don't make the cut." *The user was refering to that 2D is completly inferior to 2D*

:|

I never played The Warriors, so I don't know what is like. But I highly doubt there's a beat 'em up out there with more depth than Guardian Heroes.

I do agree somewhat in the nostalgic remark in a way, I mean it's not that difficult to be better than Double Dragon, since it's probably the best regarded beat 'em up with the worst collision detection out there, but since it's a classic, it became part of it's charm.

[QUOTE="Xerlaoth"]Maja, My Weskit looked way cooler on me. v_v majadamus

Nah..Majoraru is the sexiest Taru in Vanadiel...you couldn't come close to his sexiness if you're not a Taru.

Native American-faced hume looks very natural in the tribal lookin igqira stuff, i thought...lol

[QUOTE="jetthrovegas"]

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]Oblivion would be the best RPG I have ever played. It really is a RPG. You don't play some other character, you play whoever you want, you do what you want. On top of that the game has an excellent story and fantastic gameplay that really puts you in the shoes of your character. Isn't that was a RPG is really all about?Dencore

Morrowind > Oblivion. Seriously.

Oblivion had more hack-n-slash then Kingdom Hearts......do you even know what that's saying?

Yeah I know. Let me lay it out for you:

Oblivion Graphics > Morrowind Graphics

Oblivion Combat > Morrowind Combat

Dark Brotherhood > Morag Tong

Oblivion Journal > Morrowind Journal

That is all Oblivion has on Morrowind. That is it. To be honest, I am a hardcore Elder Scrolls fan, and Oblivion's main quest felt like an expansion pack to my favorite game of all time. At least the Dark Brotherhood and The Shivering Isles rescued that game from the abyss of "meh".

Morrowind >>>> Oblivion

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]Oblivion would be the best RPG I have ever played. It really is a RPG. You don't play some other character, you play whoever you want, you do what you want. On top of that the game has an excellent story and fantastic gameplay that really puts you in the shoes of your character. Isn't that was a RPG is really all about?jetthrovegas

Morrowind > Oblivion. Seriously.

I'm not really an Elder Scrolls fan, so as an outsider I'd like to add...I got Morrowind free with a video card I bought a while back and never got into it, after trying a couple times. After 6 months of having my friend's (ex friend..) copy of oblivion, I finally found some interest, and played it for about 25 hours. got all the way thru thieves guild stuff, and got to lvl 80 marksman...

Yeah I know. Let me lay it out for you:

Oblivion Graphics > Morrowind Graphics

Oblivion Combat > Morrowind Combat

Dark Brotherhood > Morag Tong

Oblivion Journal > Morrowind Journal

That is all Oblivion has on Morrowind. That is it. To be honest, I am a hardcore Elder Scrolls fan, and Oblivion's main quest felt like an expansion pack to my favorite game of all time. At least the Dark Brotherhood and The Shivering Isles rescued that game from the abyss of "meh".

Morrowind >>>> Oblivion

jetthrovegas

[QUOTE="Dencore"][QUOTE="Panzer_Zwei"]

Shoot 'em ups: Radiant Silvergun

Beat 'em ups: Guardian Heroes

2D Action side-scroller: Gunstar Heroes

Fighters: Samurai Spirits IV

RPG: Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn

Japanese Adventure: Policenauts

Western Adventure: Grim Fandango

Vs. Puzzle: Tetris Attack

Panzer_Zwei

I thought you thought that JRPG's and WRPG's should be seprate?

And I'm sorry I just HAD to say this. I got this quote from the General Game Discussions Board, I wanna see your reaction.

"The Warriors was better then Double Dragon and all other 2D beat-em-ups in every way, shape, and form. The only thing Double Dragon and all those other beat-em-ups have over it is nostalgia. It's the survival of the fittest and 2D games just don't make the cut." *The user was refering to that 2D is completly inferior to 2D*

:|

I never played The Warriors, so I don't know what is like. But I highly doubt there's a beat 'em up out there with more depth than Guardian Heroes.

I do agree somewhat in the nostalgic remark in a way, I mean it's not that difficult to be better than Double Dragon, since it's probably the best regarded beat 'em up with the worst collision detection out there, but since it's a classic, it became part of it's charm.

Splatterhouse is better then The Warriors......and I played Splatterhouse for the first time AFTER I played The Warriors.

I mean don't get me wrong it's an okay title, but seriously...

But oh well I guess I shouldn't take someone who claimed that Halo 1 didn't have multiplayer seriously

[QUOTE="jetthrovegas"]Yeah I know. Let me lay it out for you:

Oblivion Graphics > Morrowind Graphics

Oblivion Combat > Morrowind Combat

Dark Brotherhood > Morag Tong

Oblivion Journal > Morrowind Journal

That is all Oblivion has on Morrowind. That is it. To be honest, I am a hardcore Elder Scrolls fan, and Oblivion's main quest felt like an expansion pack to my favorite game of all time. At least the Dark Brotherhood and The Shivering Isles rescued that game from the abyss of "meh".

Morrowind >>>> Oblivion

foxhound_fox

****Spoilers****

It wasn't the morality behind the killings that fascinated me with the Dark Brotherhood, it was the amazing storyline and incredibly fun quests that made me fall in love with it. I thought that the "purging" in particular was very compelling.

Also, the scene in which it is revealed that your past few targets were in fact high ranking DB members... well, it was beautifully done.

[spoiler] It wasn't the morality behind the killings that fascinated me with the Dark Brotherhood, it was the amazing storyline and incredibly fun quests that made me fall in love with it. I thought that the "purging" in particular was very compelling.

Also, the scene in which it is revealed that your past few targets were in fact high ranking DB members... well, it was beautifully done. [/spoiler] jetthrovegas

[QUOTE="4_Horsemen"]How Ironic, I stopped being a Nintendo fan since the cube. But I absolutely loved Mario RPG. Teaming up with Bowser to fight smithy was awesome.foxhound_fox

[QUOTE="jetthrovegas"][spoiler] It wasn't the morality behind the killings that fascinated me with the Dark Brotherhood, it was the amazing storyline and incredibly fun quests that made me fall in love with it. I thought that the "purging" in particular was very compelling.

Also, the scene in which it is revealed that your past few targets were in fact high ranking DB members... well, it was beautifully done. [/spoiler] foxhound_fox

Well, I still have not finished the entire Morag Tong quest line yet... heck, I have yet to delve into the Morrowind world to any depth whatsoever, I only started playing it several months ago and never got back into it. One of these days I might, problem is, I don't have near enough time to play a game like Morrowind... >_>

That is unfortunate, but understandable. Morrowind requires full devotion in order for the player to truly find out what makes it so great.