Whats your top 5 fav games of ALL TIME?

1. Banjo Tooie

2. Shining Force

3. Jet Set Radio Future

4. Persona 4

5. Pokemon Silver

honorable mentions: Halo CE, ES IV Oblivion, Donkey Kong Country

1. Warcraft 3

2. Elderscrolls morrowind goty edition

3. RE4

4. Mass Effect 2

5. Red Dead Redemption

2. Elderscrolls morrowind goty editionBallroompirate

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Outside the combat being auto lock on I just flat out love it. The puzzles are good. They aren't difficult, but they are varied, interesting, and elaborate enough to feel satisfying, the atmosphere is ****ing ace, the boss battles are just *drool* status, although Prime 2 has better bosses, the variety is there, and the entire design of the experience is built in game. You feel isolated in that game, the world feels like an environment instead of a level(unlike say Mass Effect 2s missions), and while the story isn't exactly good(ugh videogame stories) I like how it's told.

If I judged the game entirely on its combat. mmm I could see myself calling it a bit weak. That said the shooting itself is fine as there is enough of a variety in enemies to make some segments a lot of fun(Pirates), and the environments in that game were just drool worthy. Few games make me want to explore like Metroid Prime does. Few franchises do all that while providing me with satisfying boss fights quite like Metroid in generally(except for Prime 3, that **** was legit weak).

Basically Metroid Prime is the FPS, that does just enough to make it feel completely different from the other FPS games and it's freakin Metroid. I have a soft spot for that series and game. Though now I am interested on what you didn't enjoy about Metroid Prime(actually I was going to ask in the trilogy thread, but went and got something to eat instead).

Guppy507

I only have 3 problems with Prime that keep it from being top 10 material.

1. Combat - The combat is just not very good. There's plenty of variety in weapons and enemies, but the lock on and general clunkiness of the controls kinda ruin it. Which brings me to my next issue:
2. Controls - The gamepad has 2 joysticks. Use them. For the platforming, being able to look around while jumping is essential. If you're jumping down, you have to hold the right trigger and look down, and when you're done, it centers. There's a lot of leap of faith stuff going on because of it. They controls are usually fine for combat, but if you have to turn fast, it can be an issue. The Ridley fight is a good example. You just simply can't turn fast enough at times. Also, if enemies are above or below you, it can get almost as annoying as leaps of faith.
3. Respawning enemies - Possibly my biggest issue. As I said earlier, I don't think the combat is very good, so the enemies respawning as often as they do got really tedious. I would make a lot more sense to have them respawn when you left a zone rather than when you leave a room and come back.

It's quite frustrating actually because of how close to perfection it is. If the controls were better, and enemies didn't respawn until you left a zone, the game would easily be top 5 material.

Everything you said is spot on though. Atmosphere, exploration, and storytelling are fantastic, and second only to Morrowind.

Only got into gaming last gen

1. Mass Effect 2 - Xbox 360

2. Castlevania Lords of Shadow - Xbox 360

3. The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion - Xbox 360

4.Star Wars Battlefront II - PS2

5. Darksiders - Xbox 360

Chronicles of Riddick. Now that's a badass SP(although so are Chaos Theory, Max Payne, and Crysis) game. Dark Athena was so meh. Starbreeze needs to make a new game since they aren't making me Darkness 2 ;(jg4xchamp

Hmm... limiting it to five is kind of unfair to most of them. But I can try.



1. Super Metroid

No other game throughout my gaming career has seen as much devotion to it as this one. Some may have had higher play-times, but I devoted a large portion of my life and being to this game. I spent weeks perfecting my speed runs, ending up with a 0:52 minute any% run. No other game has as great a soundtrack or atmosphere. This is a godly game that transcends almost every possible standard anyone could ever apply to it.



2. Shadow of the Colossus

An etheral experience that defined the previous generation for me. Amazing soundtracks, stupendous world and absolutely perfect story. So subtle and so emotive, yet with hardly any dialogue. It sums up how I think artistic expression should be approached in gaming... not this "make it like a movie" garbage others feel is what is necessary to make games "into art."



3. Prince of Persia 2008

A fastly growing favourite of mine. It introduced me to Zoroastrianism (a religious tradition I am starting to think I will ascribe to) and provided an incredibly moving and visually stunning experience. Some areas in the world are so vastly beautiful, it makes me appreciate the natural world so much more.



4. Age of Empires II: Age of Kings + The Conquerors

My favourite RTS of all time. I probably put several thousand hours into this game (it is impossible to really know). I normally don't mention this game that often, but it was an essential part of my gaming career, and every moment was exceptionally enjoyable.



5. Doom II: Hell on Earth

My first real PC game and one I have been playing almost yearly since its release. My first "shooter" and a game that basically laid the entire foundation for my future gaming career (another would be Super Mario World, but I don't remember it as fondly). With the addition of modern FPS elements with the Skulltag launcher makes this game a timeless masterpiece of the shooter genre.

1. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

2. Super Mario Galaxy 2

3. Super Metroid/Metroid Prime (could never decide which one was better)

4. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

5. Skies of Arcadia

That's actually 6, but oh well.

I'm bad at these sorts of lists, but I'll go with:

Silent Hill 2

Ico

Super Mario World

Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past

Uncharted 2

I think if God himself came down and said I could only play 5 games for the rest of my life...I would be alright with those.

Agreed on the combat, I guess the respawning thing is fair game(didn't bother me, but I see why it would get annoying). Not agreeing on controls though. I thought platforming was very easy. I mean I guess the 2nd stick should have been used, but whatever. Technically that complaint is fixed in the Wii version. As the wii controls are superb(they also make the game even easier lol). Except those games don't have sequence breaking which to a lot of the Metroid fanbase is just pure blasphemy. Not to mess with the flow of the brolationship here, but um......I think Elder Scrolls as a series is coma inducing =D

*runs for dear life*

jg4xchamp

It's okay, I've long since forgiven you for your (wrong) opinions of the Elder Scrolls games, Dragon Age, and Half Life 2. :P

The platforming was really easy, but it was harder than it should have been because of the controls. If it had standard console FPS controls, my only complaint would the the respawning enemies. I just recently played it for the first time (played MP2 years ago, but never got around to the first one), but if I had played it when it came out, I'm sure I wouldn't have nearly as much to complain about.

The first two are interchangeable depending on how I feel that day. 8)

Halo CE

KOTOR

Ghost Recon

Forza / PGR

PSO / Shenmue

Yeah, I cheated and I'm still not satisfied with my answer - too hard !!! :P

Agree with your first TC.

1. Metal Gear Solid 4

2. Final Fantasy X

3. Diablo 2

4. Devil May Cry

5. Tekken 3

;)

Agreed on the combat, I guess the respawning thing is fair game(didn't bother me, but I see why it would get annoying). Not agreeing on controls though. I thought platforming was very easy. I mean I guess the 2nd stick should have been used, but whatever. Technically that complaint is fixed in the Wii version. As the wii controls are superb(they also make the game even easier lol). Except those games don't have sequence breaking which to a lot of the Metroid fanbase is just pure blasphemy. Not to mess with the flow of the brolationship here, but um......I think Elder Scrolls as a series is coma inducing =D *runs for dear life*jg4xchamp

5. Counter-Strike 1.6
4.Doom II
3.Metal Gear Solid 1
2. The Legend of Zelda: Windwaker
1. Final Fantasy Tactics (PS1)

Honorable mentions (because I love these games too)
Legend of Dragoon
OoT
LttP
Halo CE
Super Metroid
Metroid Prime
Pokemon Red/Blue
Balloon Kid
SM64
Crash Badindicoot 2
Zombies at My Nieghbors
Saga Frontier
...I'll stop there because this list could go on forever...:P

Deus Ex
Fallout
System Shock 2
Half-Life 2
Planescape: Torment

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"]Agreed on the combat, I guess the respawning thing is fair game(didn't bother me, but I see why it would get annoying). Not agreeing on controls though. I thought platforming was very easy. I mean I guess the 2nd stick should have been used, but whatever. Technically that complaint is fixed in the Wii version. As the wii controls are superb(they also make the game even easier lol). Except those games don't have sequence breaking which to a lot of the Metroid fanbase is just pure blasphemy. Not to mess with the flow of the brolationship here, but um......I think Elder Scrolls as a series is coma inducing =D *runs for dear life*LoG-Sacrament

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"]

Agreed on the combat, I guess the respawning thing is fair game(didn't bother me, but I see why it would get annoying). Not agreeing on controls though. I thought platforming was very easy. I mean I guess the 2nd stick should have been used, but whatever. Technically that complaint is fixed in the Wii version. As the wii controls are superb(they also make the game even easier lol). Except those games don't have sequence breaking which to a lot of the Metroid fanbase is just pure blasphemy. Not to mess with the flow of the brolationship here, but um......I think Elder Scrolls as a series is coma inducing =D

*runs for dear life*

Guppy507

It's okay, I've long since forgiven you for your (wrong) opinions of the Elder Scrolls games, Dragon Age, and Half Life 2. :P

The platforming was really easy, but it was harder than it should have been because of the controls. If it had standard console FPS controls, my only complaint would the the respawning enemies. I just recently played it for the first time (played MP2 years ago, but never got around to the first one), but if I had played it when it came out, I'm sure I wouldn't have nearly as much to complain about.

5. Pokemon Crystal

4. Kingdom Hearts 2

3. Super Mario Bros. / Mario Galaxy / Mario Galaxy 2

2. Zelda Ocarina of Time / Zelda Wind Waker

1. Okami

1. RTCW (pc)

2. Quake 3 Arena (pc)

3. COD (1) (pc)

4. Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (ps1)

5. GTA Sanandreas (ps1)