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Best game ever?
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I guess if you like monotony, then sure video games are better now than they were in the past. Everything is either a First Person Shooter or a 3D platform game these days. Where are the side scrollers? Where are the vertical space shooters? Just because graphics are 3D these days doesn't mean that they can't be played on a 2 dimensional plane. Take Castlevania: Symphony of the Night for example. The game was incredible, and widely acknowledged as the best Castlevania game to date. And it was a 2D game on PlayStation, well after 3D graphics became mainstream.
I'm not saying 3D graphics don't have their place, but I am saying that they aren't necessary for a great game. The once-awesome Mega Man series took a drastic plunge when it went 3D. On the flip-side, Capcom's fighting games have remained 2D and continued to prove both enjoyable and successful. Their one attempt at 3D (Street Fighter EX) was a train wreck, and they haven't tried since.
Why do we play games? Well, I guess the answers will vary on that question. But I know that I play them for fun. Regardless of how good a game LOOKS, if there's a game that has worse graphics but is more fun to play, I'm going to play that one.
Oh, and sales don't mean squat. Just because so many people bought it doesn't mean its not trash. I have bought a lot of games in the past that turned out to be terrible, yet my purchase would be added into sales numbers.
I'm simply saying that gamers these days rarely get to see what a GOOD game is all about. You want a good game? Go find yourself a copy of the original Punch Out for NES. Final Fantasy III and Chrono Trigger for SNES. Mega Man 2 for NES. The original Legend of Zelda on NES. Zelda 3 on SNES. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night on PlayStation. There are many more, but these are prime examples of games that are tons of fun yet aren't graphically amazing (they were back when they were released, but not anymore of course).
Again, I'm not saying that good games don't exist today. I've been playing a lot of Knights of the Old Republic II lately, I love every Final Fantasy, I love the Metroid Prime series, I can't wait for the next Metal Gear Solid, and I paused Halo 2 to type this. But this thread is entitled the "Best Game Ever," and I don't feel that any of the games from the current generation can claim that titled (though some come close).
Oh, and by the way, this is all my opinion. Never said you had to agree.
I'm not saying 3D graphics don't have their place, but I am saying that they aren't necessary for a great game. The once-awesome Mega Man series took a drastic plunge when it went 3D. On the flip-side, Capcom's fighting games have remained 2D and continued to prove both enjoyable and successful. Their one attempt at 3D (Street Fighter EX) was a train wreck, and they haven't tried since.
Why do we play games? Well, I guess the answers will vary on that question. But I know that I play them for fun. Regardless of how good a game LOOKS, if there's a game that has worse graphics but is more fun to play, I'm going to play that one.
Oh, and sales don't mean squat. Just because so many people bought it doesn't mean its not trash. I have bought a lot of games in the past that turned out to be terrible, yet my purchase would be added into sales numbers.
I'm simply saying that gamers these days rarely get to see what a GOOD game is all about. You want a good game? Go find yourself a copy of the original Punch Out for NES. Final Fantasy III and Chrono Trigger for SNES. Mega Man 2 for NES. The original Legend of Zelda on NES. Zelda 3 on SNES. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night on PlayStation. There are many more, but these are prime examples of games that are tons of fun yet aren't graphically amazing (they were back when they were released, but not anymore of course).
Again, I'm not saying that good games don't exist today. I've been playing a lot of Knights of the Old Republic II lately, I love every Final Fantasy, I love the Metroid Prime series, I can't wait for the next Metal Gear Solid, and I paused Halo 2 to type this. But this thread is entitled the "Best Game Ever," and I don't feel that any of the games from the current generation can claim that titled (though some come close).
Oh, and by the way, this is all my opinion. Never said you had to agree.
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what's her face
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Tie between: Thief 2, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, the more recent Half Life 2, and Riven. Sorry! I can't just pick one!
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Or perhaps it is pac-man, another classes! I would have included it in my other post, but I forgot about it somehow!!
Although Miss Pac-man was better IMHO
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Although Miss Pac-man was better IMHO
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Da_Funkey_Gibbon
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Half Life 2 in my humblest of opinions, every moment is just.. perfection even on the second play through, and ravenhom is far scarier that the whole of Doom 3 combined.
Though starcraft is very good.
Though starcraft is very good.
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My top 3 of all time:
1. Baldurs Gate 2: Shadows of Amn
So deep and emotional, imo best game ever.
2. Starcraft
Still best rts out there, such and engaging story, involving on an rpg level, almost cried when one of main characters died.
3. Zelde: The ocarina of time
Just a GREAT game, though I must say it's a close tie between that and Links Awakening on the old gameboy, my entire family was addicted to that game
1. Baldurs Gate 2: Shadows of Amn
So deep and emotional, imo best game ever.
2. Starcraft
Still best rts out there, such and engaging story, involving on an rpg level, almost cried when one of main characters died.
3. Zelde: The ocarina of time
Just a GREAT game, though I must say it's a close tie between that and Links Awakening on the old gameboy, my entire family was addicted to that game
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SNES had the best RPG's in my opinion. I vaguely enjoyed the others, but graphics do NOT make a game. cases in point: Chrono Trigger, FFIII (US), Secret of Mana, Seiken Densestsu 3, etc.
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nstinson2004 said:
The Baldurs gate games are very good, Throne of Bhaal become powerplay, but BGII:SoA had one of deapest and involving stories ever. The KOTOR series is very involving as well. I don't really care of gfx myself, it's the gameplay that makes the game, but there are still games with great gameplay, and sometimes even combined with great gfx
gfx does not have to mean bad gameplay, though it often is the case sadly.
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Dust and Ashes
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I'd have to say System Shock 2. That game kept me scared, freaked out and stressed for almost a month. I was in a bank cashing my paycheck once and almost panicked when I saw a security camera. Just glad I didn't have a gun on me at the time.
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