List Your Top Favourite Games of ALL TIME!

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Okay, I'll start mine with jotting down my top 15 because there's just too much to mention!
Rules (Mandatory):
1. Only 1x game per franchise.
2. Try not to exceed 15 games (you can place 'honourable mentions' that didn't quite make the main list within a spoiler tag at the end).
Optional:
- A brief description of why it's special to you & (if applicable) why you picked it from the rest of the other installments.
- Aim for variety (so many a couple of titles per genre)
- Feel free to update/edit or to discuss these changes.
- No need to think too deeply on this, go with what you're feeling atm and reflect later, games can shift us & down at any moment.

My List of FLAGSHIP TITLES! (as of August 2nd, 2018) IN PROGRESS
1. Shenmue 2
2. Yakuza 5
3. Valkyria Chronicles 1
4. Broken Sword 1: The Shadow of the Templars
5. Phantom Dust
6. Lost Odyssey
7. Splinter Cell: Blacklist
8. Capcom vs. SNK 2
9. Mirror's Edge
10. Ninja Gaiden Black
11. Driver: San Francisco
12. Soul Calibur 2
13. Tekken Tag Tournament 2
14. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
15. Gears of War 2

Honourable Mentions
- Jet Set Radio
- Sonic Mania
- Panzer Dragoon Orta
- WarioWare
- Secret/Curse of Monkey Island
- SEGA Allstars Racing
- Skies of Arcadia
- Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice
- L.A. Noire
- Sleeping Dogs
- Monkey Ball Deluxe
- PURE
- Split/Second
- Journey
- Metal Gear rising: Revengeance
- Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb
 
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  1. Shenmue 1 & 2 (can't choose)
  2. Resident Evil: Code Veronica
  3. Batman Arkham Knight
  4. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic
  5. Mass Effect 1
  6. Uncharted 3
  7. Metal Gear Solid 1
  8. Assassin's Creed 3
  9. The Walking Dead Season 1
  10. Devil May Cry 1
  11. Onimusha 3
  12. Dino Crisis 1
  13. Gran Turismo 3
  14. Final Fantasy X
  15. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
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I was asked this a few years ago, lookign at it the list is still pretty much the same :)

Q: What are your favorite 10 games of all-time?
A:

Oh this I will have to be very selective about... I am going to try not fill them with Final Fantasy, to the best of my ability...

10. Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck’s World of Illusion:
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Platforming at it finest. The game is released for the Sega Megadrive/Genesis at a time where Disney games where really at the height of quality. The game features Mickey and Donald can be played single player or in co-op – each mode having a different experience in level design.

I have fond memories of playing this co-op as a kid, the art direction of this game is just stunning , so vibrant and imaginative. It is also really fun to play in offer a various about of puzzles and platforming stages. Everyone seems to remember Castle of Illusion more, but for me, this game was far superior in every way.

9. Xenoblade: Chronicles:
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A lot of people have been claiming the JRPG genre is dead, with Final Fantasy having an identity crisis and other JRPG’s being sparse, I was beginning to agree. Then this, THIS comes along for the Wii of all things. I admit I haven’t played Xenogears or Xenosaga (Something I hope to correct soon) But this is a standalone series so it was fine. This brought absolutely everything I love about the JRPG back to this generation. A new exciting world to explore, an engaging story, characters I care for, an action RPG combat system that works. It was just so perfect and better than any experience I have had on the PS3. I have a Wii-U already in hope for the sequel this year. Just never before have I seen a world that is so big and vast, it was such a pleasure to play this game and will stay with me for a long time.

8. Silent Hill 2:
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Now onto something not so pleasurable. Silent Hill 2 is the bench mark for all horror games. It is a game that doesn’t rely on cheap scare to shock you. This is a game that will really get under your skin, from the symbolism the monsters represent to the atmosphere of the sterile environments. I actually had to stop playing the game once as it was just so upsetting. It’s really that powerful. It has one of the greatest narratives in gaming and a lead character who is really unsettling to play as. When it comes to iconic imagery the Pyramid head is about as iconic as it gets, but all the monsters in Silent Hill 2 have humanistic qualities which makes it all the more uneasy. I hold this game in such high regard.

7. Tekken 3:
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Tekken was once an amazing series and I feel Tekken 3 is where it reached its peak. The characters, the move sets, the pacing of the animation is just all so fluid and perfect. The newer games hold so much baggage now, the characters are all on steroids and the focus on the combat is on juggling, which I cannot stand. But I can always go back to Tekken 3 with ease, Survival Mode being my favourite mode to go back to my best record being 103 wins J

6. Shenmue:
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The reason I still own a Dreamcast, even if this was the doom of Sega, I still appreciate the astonishing detail of this game. The basic premise being you are on the hunt for your father’s murderer and you explore the town and go through an leads possible to get further in the investigation.

The detail of this game is staggering, the town is just full of life and you cannot help just exploring it. The game even has a mini arcade and a combat system based off of Virtua Fighter. The game is also renown for introducing the QTE system we see in the majority of action games today. I just wish they would get back on track an make a Shenmue III, I would except it even if it was a download game and built in the same engine as the first two games.

5. Shadow of Memories/Shadow of Destiny:
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The first game in which I really felt my actions had consequence. Such a powerful feeling for a gamer. The game plays like a point and click adventure but it doesn’t have the set back of the mechanics – You control the character with the d-pad.

The premise for this game is amazing. You are murdered one day and arrive in a limbo state, where you meet a mysterious being who gives you the ability to travel back in time and evade your own death. Such a great concept and of course as you evade you’re death once, more problems arrive.

The gameplay takes a back seat in this one, it is mostly about the story. But what makes it so involving is that you can do so much to change the story. Most chapters have multiple ways to evade your death and each time you progress, you go down a different branch of the story depending on your choice. It’s a really fascinating concept and projected really well in this format.

4. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty:
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It was tough to choose out of the series but I had to choose this game. This game was amazing upon release. With the upgrade to the Playstation 2, it allowed the development team to open up to so much more. From first person shooting, to hanging, to hiding guards bodies, shooting their radio to avoid backup – It was just such a leap forward and is still the game I go back to most out of the franchise.

There is Raiden, which many people were put off by but I didn’t mind him, even if he was too effeminate. I love the theme of Meme’s and how Kojima explored it through the story and I still think this game has had the best cliff-hanger in any video game. It stumped everyone who had played it with such an amazing twist.

Oh Final Fantasy... i just cannot pick out of the 3 PS1 games... so they’re all no.1

1. Final Fantasy VII:
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The game that put the JRPG on the map. The problem is that this game was so big now you get many people disregarding it due to its success. Well, I still stand by saying this is a game that deserved the praise.

I won’t go into as much detail as I did with Final Fantasy XIII as this will be very long. But what I like about VII is just how accessible it is. The material system is genius in its simplicity and a lot of fun to experiment with. Like with all FF’s of that gen, it offered a huge scale, Midgar felt like the huge landmark it is presented with and when you finally leave... the sense of foreboding adventure is just so exciting.

1. Final Fantasy VIII:
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This is the game they brought in realistic proportioned characters I remember seeing the introduction FMV to Final Fantasy VIII, my jaw open the whole time. The detail of the FMV was just amazing mixed with the brilliant score. What I love about VIII is how they dared to focus more on the lead character then the diversity, normally I would be against that but the character development of Squall is just one of the best handled in the industry. The other key feature I love is the art direction, from towns to monsters the game is my favourite world to explore. I love how distinctive the regions are and the design of Odin is my favourite Final Fantasy summon.

1. Final Fantasy IX:
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So many positive things I can say, but most of all what makes this game so memorable to me is the sense of adventure. I love the way the party looks out for one another with such genuine affection. Vivi, who is my favourite character in gaming, goes through such torture but the team of friends are always there to support and guide him – I just haven’t ever seen the value of companionship expressed in a better way than in this game.
 
Not necessarily any particular order (* denotes an arbitrary, difficult choice within series):

Shenmue 2*
Ico
Metal Gear Solid 3*
Yakuza 2
Syberia
Resident Evil Code Veronica*
Trizeal
Rez
Omikron Nomad Soul
Phantasy Star Online
Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2
Evil Twin
D2
Jet Set Radio
Mega Man Legends 2 (EDIT: forgotten)

Expectant of some favorite gems from old, lengthy backlog: Grim Fandango, Psychonauts, Eternal Darkness, Beyond Good and Evil, Stubbs the Zombie.
 
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Shenmue
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Skies of Arcadia
Sega Rally Championship
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos
Resident Evil: Code Veronica
Virtua Cop 2
Radiant Silvergun
Sonic Adventure
Space Channel 5
Magna Carta 2
Valkyria Chronicles
Dead Rising
Lollipop Chainsaw
Nier Automata
 
8. Silent Hill 2:
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Now onto something not so pleasurable. Silent Hill 2 is the bench mark for all horror games. It is a game that doesn’t rely on cheap scare to shock you. This is a game that will really get under your skin, from the symbolism the monsters represent to the atmosphere of the sterile environments. I actually had to stop playing the game once as it was just so upsetting. It’s really that powerful. It has one of the greatest narratives in gaming and a lead character who is really unsettling to play as. When it comes to iconic imagery the Pyramid head is about as iconic as it gets, but all the monsters in Silent Hill 2 have humanistic qualities which makes it all the more uneasy. I hold this game in such high regard.
I've bought this game for 3 different consoles and can't bring myself to play, it's far too unsettling for me, like you said it really gets under your skin. There's a couple of Japanese horror films that have the same effect on me.
 
Great picks so far everyone :)

Shenmue 1
Sonic Adventure 1
Project Zero 2: Crimson Butterfly (Specifically the original on Xbox)
Space Channel 5: Part 2
Phantasy Star Online
Panzer Dragoon Saga
NiGHTS Into Dreams
Nier Automata
Sword of the Berserk Guts Rage
Morrowind
Assassin's Creed Unity (contraversial :p)
Virtua Cop 3
Yakuza 6
Heavy Rain
Jet Set Radio Future

Those are 15 off the top of my head, the most obvious ones to me, without re-dipping into the same series, otherwise i'd have listed about 10 Sonic games :D

I have more I want to say but will keep it at the 15 limit :)
 
I have more I want to say but will keep it at the 15 limit :)

Yeah, it was really hard just picking fifteen; especially with all the amazing titles the Saturn and Dreamcast have! I really wanted to include Sonic R but... Sonic Adventure just nudged it :p
 
Yeah, it was really hard just picking fifteen; especially with all the amazing titles the Saturn and Dreamcast have! I really wanted to include Sonic R but... Sonic Adventure just nudged it :p

Could easily make a 15 games list from each of the Saturn and Dreamcast alone :) - also very much agree with you on Sonic R, that game is my secret love :p
 
Top 10 is pretty much set for quite a lot of time, just copied this over. Filled it up to 15 with games that come to my mind right now.

Shenmue (II > I)
Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle
Mafia
Ninja Gaiden II
Ninja Gaiden Black
Mafia II
Resident Evil 4
Bioshock
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
L.A. Noire
Shinobi III
Sonic CD
Snatcher
Resident Evil Remake
Metropolis Street Racer
 
Ni No Kuni
TMNT in Time
Sonic and Knuckles
Shenmue
God of War 2
Resident Evil 4
Streets of Rage 2
Mario World
Ninja Gaiden(NES)
Doom 3
Jet Set Radio
Castlevania SOTN
Nights into Dreams
Uncharted 2
Metroid
 
Okay, top 15 huh.. Here we go

  1. Shenmue II (Dreamcast)
  2. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)
  3. Yoshi's Island (SNES)
  4. Mother 3 /Shenmue I (GBA) (Dreamcast)
  5. Super Mario Odyssey (Switch)
  6. Shenmue I (Dreamcast)
  7. Illusion of Time (SNES)
  8. Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64)
  9. Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
  10. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Switch)
  11. Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
  12. Super Mario World (SNES)
  13. Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch)
  14. Skies of Arcadia (Gamecube)
  15. Yakuza 4 (PS3)
 
My list will be mostly a series of First(Most memorable to me):

1.) Super Punch Outs(My first intro to gaming)
2.) Suikoden 2 (My first RPG)
3.) Devil Summoner(My first Hack&Slash)
4.) ActRaiser(First Simulation game)
5.) Legend of Goeman(Fav Platformer of all time)
6.) Metal Slug(First Run&Gunner game)
7.) Resident Evil 2(First Survival Horror game)
8.) Jade Cocoon(First Collect-athon game)
9.) Zone of the Enders(First Mech Runner Game)
10.) Soul Caliber 2(First Fighting Game)
11.) Final Fantasy X(First Modern era 3DRPG)
12.) Kessen III(First & Fav RTS of all time)
13.) WipeOut(First racing game)
14.) Root_Letters(First Adventure Novel game)
15.) Unlimited Saga(First Table-Top Game)
 
I will list just one per series so that my list isn't filled with repitition

1. Shenmue II
2. Jet set radio future
3. Yakuza 0
4. skies of arcadia
5. Final fantasy 8 (I know that objectively there are better final fantasies but it was always my favourite for its setting and taste is subjective)
6. Metal gear solid
7. Halo
8. Zelda DX
9. Pokemon Gold
10. Unreal championship

All but one of them are entirely based on nostalgia and the one that isn't probably indirectly is.
 
Hmmm...

1 - Panzer Dragoon
2 - Sonic The Hedgehog
3 - Ikaruga
4 - Samurai Spirits
5 - "The Last Blade"
6 - Batman: Arkham Asylum
7 - Shenmue
8 - Shining Force III
9 - Burning Rangers
10 - Guardian Heroes

Those are the games that come to my mind for now... ha,ha,ha,ha!
 
1. Mario 64
2. Shenmue
3. BOTW
4. Shenmue II
5. SOR2
 
1. Shenmue II
2. Deus Ex
3. Arma: Cold War Assault
4. System Shock 2
5. Snatcher
6. Policenauts
7. Panzer Dragoon Saga
8. SWAT 4
9. Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
10. Metal Gear Solid
11. Skies of Arcadia
12. Subnautica
13. Resident Evil 4
14. L.A. Noire
15. Half-Life 2
 
Top 15 eh? Welp... here it goes...

1. Uncharted 2 (PS3)
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Quickly became my favorite game of all time. I grew up on Indiana Jones and Ducktales so this game was right up my alley. It was the best single player experience plus an insanely fun multiplayer with co-op adventures and arena modes. I spent hundreds of hours in arena mode with friends. I now own it on PS4 in the Collection. Come to think of it... it's about time for a replay.

2. Resident Evil Remake (Gamecube)
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I really enjoyed the RE series since its inception having first read about it in a PSM magazine. I followed it and bought it. I played the heck out of it on PS1. I even got the directors cut which the N. American version was botched due to poor communication skills. Eventually, Capcom released the remake which was such a fan service. I bought my Gamecube specifically for it. Now I have it on my PS4.

3. Shenmue (Dreamcast)
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The game that started it all for me. So much can be said and has been said about this. We all know why it's on my list. Happy to finally see that it's going to be coming out to PS4 in HD with the second game. Less than a month to go! Woot!

The rest are in no particular order...
  • Jurassic Park (Sega Genesis)
  • Ninja Turtles Hyperstone Heist (Sega Genesis)
  • Sonic CD (Sega CD)
  • Dino Crisis 2 (PS1)
  • Streets of Rage 2 (Sega Game Gear) - the one I had
  • Battletoads (NES)
  • Mortal Kombat 2 (Sega 32X) - Best home version
  • Destruction Derby (PS1)
  • Twisted Metal 2 (PS1)
  • Zelda Twilight Princess (Gamecube)
  • Red Dead Redemption (PS3)
  • Amplitude (PS4)
  • Comix Zone (Sega Genesis)
  • Ecco the Dolphin (Sega Game Gear) - the one I had
  • Crash Dummies (Sega Game Gear) - nostalgia goggles
  • Double Dragon (NES)
  • Killer Instinct (Super Nintendo)
  • Mario World (Super Nintendo)
  • Dodge Ball (NES)
  • Assassin's Creed Brotherhood (PS3)
  • Tomb Raider 2013 Reboot (PS3)
  • The Last of Us (PS3)
  • ICO (PS2)
  • Soul Calibur 2 (Gamecube)
  • Smash Bros (Gamecube)
  • GTA Vice City (PS2)
  • Donkey Kong Country (Super Nintendo)
 
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