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What are your top 10 greatest games of all time?

Bankai

Member
  1. Bioshock
  2. Deus EX
  3. Shinobi III
  4. Streets of Rage II
  5. Astro Bot Rescue Mission
  6. Resident Evil 7
  7. Fallout 3
  8. The Stanley Parable
  9. Oblivion
  10. Mortal Kombat 2
Honorable mentions: Skyrim, Rocket Knight Adventures, Toejam & Earl II and Tetris.

No overthinking it, just spitting it out here in the moment :)
 

BossLackey

Gold Member
I'm gonna have to only do one entry per series. Otherwise, it's just gonna be a list of Miyazaki and Kojima games.
  1. Metal Gear Solid 3
  2. Bloodborne
  3. Street Fighter III: Third Strike
  4. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
  5. Ninja Gaiden Black
  6. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
  7. Super Metroid
  8. REmake 2
  9. Dead Rising
  10. Rainbow Six Siege
I just realized that 9 out of my top 10 are Japanese developed and the only one that isn't is in last place.

Why are Japanese games just better? lol
 

SSfox

Member
No specific order (because it's fucking hard) except for MGS being Number 1:

MGS
Resident Evil 2
Tekken 3
Tomb Raider 2
Shadow of The Colossus
God Of War
Demon Souls
Final Fantasy 7
Dragon Quest 5
Red dead Redemption

Can add few more, Persona 5 R must be there too for example, as well as Re Rebirth and God Of War 2, plus Dark Souls, Bloodorne and Sekiro too (i just didn't want to spam too much FS but it's there), realistically you can't make a top just 10 tbh
 
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MagnesD3

Member
No repeats for franchises because it's more fun that way. And these are just my personal top 10.

1. Banjo Kazooie
2. Bioshock
3. Mass Effect
4. Zelda Twilight Princess
5. Metal Gear Solid 3
6. Super Mario 64
7. Starfox 64
8. Paper Mario
9. Halo Combat Evolved
10. Elden Ring
 
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Magik85

Member
From top of my head (in no particular order)
Shenmue
The Witcher 3
Red Dead Redemption 2
Mass Effect 1/2/3
Tekken 3
Gran Turismo 3
Forza Motorsport 4
Quake 3 Arena
Half life 2
GTA5
+ sims like rF, RBR, AC, GSC etc.
 

UltimaKilo

Gold Member
1. Metal Gear Solid
2. Socom 2
3. Pokémon HG
4. Oblivion
5. Fallout 3
6. Resi 4
7. Witcher 3
8. God of War 2018
9. Elden Ring
10. GTA 3
Wow, SOCOM made your list, eh? It's probably the best multiplayer game I can think of. Making a top 10 is too difficult for me.

I'd have Chrono Cross, Chrono Trigger, Xenoblade, OoT, Radiant Historia, TLOU, SOCOM, BotW, Xenogears, Mark of Kri, Eternal Darkness, so many more to mention!
 
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Jennings

Member
1. EverQuest (PC)
2. Street Fighter 2 (Arcades)
3. DOOM 2016 (Xbox One)
4. Diablo 3 (PC & Xbox One)
5. Age of Wonders 3 (PC)
6. Puzzle Quest (PC)
7. Excite Truck (Wii)
8. Middle-Earth Shadow of Mordor (Xbox One)
9. Fallout 1 (PC)
10. Hearthstone (PC & Android)

Some of these are my favorites because of who I was able to play them with (best friend for some, wife for others), as it greatly enhanced my experiences.
 
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Imtjnotu

Member
this shit is not in any order..

1- FF7
2- Super mario world
3- Mario RPG
4- Gran turismo 3
5- Gow 2018
6- Halo 1
7- Uncharted 2
8- MGS2
9- Resident Evil 3
10- Ghost of Tsushima
 

MacReady13

Member
1. Resident Evil 4.
2. Super Mario World.
3. Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night.
4. Silent Hill 2.
5. Resident Evil.
6. Mega Man 3.
7. Metroid Prime.
8. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.
9. Super Mario Bros. 3.
10. Super Metroid.
 

SpiceRacz

Member
Shinobi III
Streets of Rage II
Astro Bot Rescue Mission

Jack Nicholson Yes GIF
 

Cyberpunkd

Gold Member
1. Planescape Torment
2. Witcher 3
3. Witcher 1
4. Morrowind
5. Thief 2
6. Final Fantasy VII
7. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
8. Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines
9. Persona 3 FES
10. Blade Runner
 

RAIDEN1

Member
In no particular order:

Full Throttle
Mass Effect 2 & 3
Need for Speed (original release on PC from waaaaay back)
Day of the Tentacle
Wave Race
Burnout series
Top Spin Tennis 4
GoldenEye
Monkey Island 3
Turtles Shredder's Revenge
 

GHG

Gold Member
Some of those answers...

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I'm seeing some lists containing games from only the last decade. I feel old.

Anyway, my top 10 off the top of my head (I might miss some things but whatever, it will be the games that come to mind). In no particular order:

  • Deus Ex
  • Prey (2017)
  • Half Life 2
  • Elden Ring
  • Gran Turismo 2 (there have been better racing games and sims since but this one cemented my love for racing)
  • Metal Gear Solid
  • Final Fantasy VIII
  • Morrowind (oblivion a close behind for this place)
  • Arcanum (if you don't know what this is, it's time to find out)
  • Divinity Original Sin 2
Bonus spots because I have to mention them:
  • Resident Evil 2 (the original)
  • Silent Hill
  • PGR4 (best arcade racer of all time IMO)
  • Lost Odyssey (narrowly missed out to FF VIII on the main list)
  • Diablo 2/Grim Dawn (best 2 arpgs of their respective eras, can't pick them apart for different reasons).
  • Hitman trilogy (the recent one)
  • Pathologic 2
 
This was a lot harder then I thought it would be, I don't know, I'm sticking to it!

1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
2. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
3. Elden Ring
4. Rockband (Series)
5. Skate 3
6. Battlefield 3
7. Super Mario Bros. 3
8. The Legend of the Mystical Ninja
9. Pooyan
10. Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2
 

ShadowNate

Member
This list is a mess but they are all great games (for me):
System Shock 2
Assassins' Creed 2 + Brotherhood
Siren
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Max Payne
Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
Return of the Obra Dinn
XCOM Enemy Unknown/Within
Aquaria
Half Life 2
 
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Shadow of the Colossus
Skies of Arcadia
Xenogears
Final Fantasy XII
Metal Gear Solid
The King of Fighters 98
Pokémon Emerald
Super Robot Wars Z2 Saisei-Hen
Persona 5 / NieR Automata / Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (can't choose from these 3)
 

radewagon

Member
In no particular order:
  • Bioshock 2
  • DmC: Devil May Cry
  • Resident Evil: Code Veronica
  • Marvel Vs. Capcom Infinite
  • Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild
  • Watch Dogs
  • Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
  • Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Kinect Star Wars
 

samoilaaa

Member
1. Witcher series
2. Elder scrolls series
3. Fable
4. Divinity original sin 2
5. Deus ex series
6. Thief
7. Bioshock series
8. Dishonored series
9. Wasteland 3
10. Batman arkham series
 

TintoConCasera

I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
That ending was insane, one of the greatest moments ever.

Denzel Washington GIF
Is that one the game in which you can convince the final boss to kill himself?

Should probably give it a go some day. Heard it's quite the jank fest tho, but I bet there's tons of community patches for it.
 
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sachos

Member
In no particular order here are some of my favourites

Dark Souls
Doom Eternal
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 2 Remake
Diablo 2 Lord of Destruction
Heroes of Might and Magic III
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2
Need for Speed Underground 2
Quake 2
Star Wars Jedi Knight Dark Forces 2
 

TwiztidElf

Member
Space Harrier
World of Warcraft
Asheron's Call
Super Mario 64
Zelda Ocarina of Time
Dead Rising
Wreckfest
Project Gotham Racing 2
Bayonetta
Starcraft
 

ReBurn

Gold Member
Not in any order, and off the top of my head:

Tempest 2000
Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast
Missile Command
Robotron 2084
Donkey Kong
Mass Effect Trilogy
Jet Set Radio Future
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Smash TV
 

AndrewRyan

Member
This gets asked all the time and I never get tired of it.

Nex Machina
Dishonored 1/2
Deus Ex: Human Revolution/ Mankind Divided
Starcraft 2
Super Stardust HD
Doom Eternal/ 2016
Bayonetta 1/2/3
Ratchet & Clank: Crack in Time/ Rift Apart
Bioshock 1/2
Zelda: Ocarina of Time
 
I'll try to give a diverse list, that doesn't necessarily reflect games that I love/like or even play, so I'll try to be as objective as possible, and cover different genres.

And trying to list just 10 greatest games of all time is incredibly difficult and unfair, as there are many games that arguably deserve such mention. I'll be focusing more on games that truly revolutionized genres and/or were immensely popular and became cultural phenomenons in pop culture, and even then, limiting this to just 10 is still pretty hard/unfair. But, here goes...

Super Mario
Street Fighter 2
Halo
Gears of War
Metal Gear Solid
Outrun
Minecraft
DOOM (the original)
Tetris
Pac-Man

Many Honorable mentions:
Virtua Fighter / Tekken
Mortal Kombat
Need For Speed
Megaman / Contra
Assassin's Creed
Max Payne
Final Fantasy
Pong
Call of Duty
Temple Run
Solar Winds (huge influence on space exploration RPGs, and most of you wouldn't have heard of it)
Gran Turismo
Splinter Cell
Sonic
Grand Theft Auto (specifically 3)
The Elder Scrolls
Half-Life
World of Warcraft
Silent Hill
Mass Effect
Donley Kong
Zelda
Peggle
Bejeweled / Candy Crush
Solitaire
 
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I'll try to give a diverse list, that doesn't necessarily reflect games that I love/like or even play, so I'll try to be as objective as possible, and cover different genres.

And trying to list just 10 greatest games of all time is incredibly difficult and unfair, as there are many games that arguably deserve such mention. I'll be focusing more on games that truly revolutionized genres and/or were immensely popular and became cultural phenomenons in pop culture, and even then, limiting this to just 10 is still pretty hard/unfair. But, here goes...

Super Mario
Street Fighter 2
Halo
Gears of War
Metal Gear Solid
Outrun
Minecraft
DOOM (the original)
Tetris
Pac-Man

Many Honorable mentions:
Virtua Fighter / Tekken
Mortal Kombat
Need For Speed
Megaman / Contra
Assassin's Creed
Max Payne
Final Fantasy
Pong
Call of Duty
Temple Run
Solar Winds (huge influence on space exploration RPGs, and most of you wouldn't have heard of it)
Gran Turismo
Splinter Cell
Sonic
Grand Theft Auto (specifically 3)
The Elder Scrolls
Half-Life
World of Warcraft
Silent Hill
Mass Effect
Donley Kong
Zelda
Peggle
Bejeweled / Candy Crush
Solitaire
I nearly forgot one amazing Honorable Mention; Raiden
 

gow3isben

Member
I will only pick one game per series.

1. Mass Effect 3
2. God of War Ragnarok
3. Witcher 3
4. Uncharted 2
5. Kingdom Hearts 2
6. Monster Hunter World/Iceborne
7. Castlevania Lords of Shadow
8. Resident Evil 4
9. Vanquish
10. Jak 2

Honorable mentions:

- Last of Us 2 (I still hate what Cuckman did in the story though but quality can't be denied)
- Max Payne 3
- San Andreas
- Gears of War 3
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake
- Assassins Creed Brotherhood
- Red Dead Redemption 2
 
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Happosai

Hold onto your panties
In no ranked order...

1. Ganbare Goemon / Mystical Ninja (SNES)
2. Luigi's Mansion (GC)
3. Halo 3 (XBOX 360)
4. Luigi's Mansion 3 (Switch)
5. Metal Gear Solid (Playstation 1)
6. Quake 1 (P.C.)
7. Toe Jammin' Earl (MD)
8. Suikoden 3 (PS2)
9. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64/Masterquest on GC)
10. Castlevania (NES)
 

Cyberpunkd

Gold Member
1. Witcher series
2. Elder scrolls series
3. Fable
4. Divinity original sin 2
5. Deus ex series
6. Thief
7. Bioshock series
8. Dishonored series
9. Wasteland 3
10. Batman arkham series
Switch 4 with 6, throw away 9 and 10. Other than that solid.

Beer Ok GIF by Busch
 
The worst thing about these threads is when people end up dumping more than 10 games in. Have some fucking discipline. How messy are your guys’ rooms?!

1. Super Mario World 1
2. Super Mario World 2
3. The Witcher 3
4. Dark Souls 1
5. Dark Souls 3
6. Final Fantasy VII
7. Ico
8. Zelda: Link’s Awakening
9. Super Mario Galaxy 1
10. GTA: SA
 
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