Log in
Register
Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
Forums
New posts
Forum list
Search forums
Leaderboards
Games
Our Blog
Blogs
New entries
New comments
Blog list
Search blogs
Credits
Transactions
Shop
Blessings: ✟0.00
Tickets
Open new ticket
Watched
Donate
Log in
Register
Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
More options
Toggle width
Share this page
Share this page
Share
Reddit
Pinterest
Tumblr
WhatsApp
Email
Share
Link
Menu
Install the app
Install
Forums
Leisure and Society
Fellowship and Games
Gamers Zone
Your Top 5 (or 10) Games
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Tempura" data-source="post: 74929928" data-attributes="member: 261878"><p>In no particular order (platforms I played the games in parenthesis):</p><p></p><p>Times of Lore (C64) - it was the first game that blew my mind. Plenty of immersion, big world, no loading times at all after the game started, even a save feature!</p><p></p><p>Armalyte (C64) - best side-scrolling spaceship shoot-em-up I ever played. It looked great and I still remember the music. Great weapon system, you could switch "supers" in a fly too.</p><p></p><p>Fallout 1&2 (PC) - I count them as one game, they're so similar. Great RPG mechanics, plenty of meaningful freedom, interesting in so many ways.</p><p></p><p>Dark Souls (Xbox) - Very punishing to the point of almost turning me away from it, but once it clicked, it was great. The atmosphere is unparalleled, it's never boring, and the air of looming threat is almost anxiety-provoking. Very interesting multiplayer aspect as well. Dark Souls had so many amazing design choices. Easy to see why it is so treasured. Git gud!</p><p></p><p>Sekiro (Xbox) Great atmosphere, amazing combat system, intense battles. My game of the year for 2019. Very hard, but very rewarding. I almost had a heart attack playing it.</p><p></p><p>Civilization (Amiga, PC) - I count most of them as one here. If Civ 1, 4 and 5 were combined into a game where all the best parts were kept and bad parts dropped, there would be no reason to play anything else ever again.</p><p></p><p>Turrican 2 (Amiga) - if you survive the great opening sequence with one of the best pieces of game music you've ever heard, then it's time for the actual game which is pretty much pure quality. Very polished 2D shooter with neat mechanics, beats most Amiga action games by a mile.</p><p></p><p>Gabriel Knight 3 (PC) - best old-school(ish) adventure game I have ever played. Incredible story, imaginative and captivating in a way I hadn't experienced before this. Neat mixture of Christianity and mythology. If you don't count a few bad puzzles, most of them are great, especially one long one which drives home most of the story and its intrigue. Also, the opening title piano theme sounds amazing to this day. Seriously, go listen to Gabriel Knight 3 theme right now on Youtube. Right now, do it. Now.</p><p></p><p>System Shock 2 (PC) I never finished it, which is strange because I loved it. Atmosphere is amazing and the RPG touches mostly work. You really feel like you're wandering down dangerous hallways in some spaceship. This is one of those games where recordings and flashbacks actually drive the story forward in a good way, instead of being just a lazy solution or filler. Immersion goes through the roof, and the sound design is haunting.</p><p></p><p>Portal 1&2 (Xbox, PC) - pure joy, absolute blast. If some of you, for whatever reason hasn't played these, it's time to fix that problem. If you have a friend to play with, P2 has a co-op campaign as well, and it's a really good one. Easy to pick up, easy to learn, fun to come up with solutions.</p><p></p><p>Those that didn't make the list deserve a mention, so I'll list everything that comes to my mind as one bunch: Prince of Persia (original), Doom (original), The Darkness, Rainbow Six Siege, South Park: Fractured But Whole (forgive me), Paradroid 90, Dragon Age Origins, Mass Effect 1, Witcher 3, The Dig, Blade Runner, Deus Ex games, Metro Exodus, Bubble Bobble, Wings, Archimedean Dynasty, Freespace 2, I-War, X-com (original), Eye of Beholder 2, OH MAN THERE ARE TOO MANY</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tempura, post: 74929928, member: 261878"] In no particular order (platforms I played the games in parenthesis): Times of Lore (C64) - it was the first game that blew my mind. Plenty of immersion, big world, no loading times at all after the game started, even a save feature! Armalyte (C64) - best side-scrolling spaceship shoot-em-up I ever played. It looked great and I still remember the music. Great weapon system, you could switch "supers" in a fly too. Fallout 1&2 (PC) - I count them as one game, they're so similar. Great RPG mechanics, plenty of meaningful freedom, interesting in so many ways. Dark Souls (Xbox) - Very punishing to the point of almost turning me away from it, but once it clicked, it was great. The atmosphere is unparalleled, it's never boring, and the air of looming threat is almost anxiety-provoking. Very interesting multiplayer aspect as well. Dark Souls had so many amazing design choices. Easy to see why it is so treasured. Git gud! Sekiro (Xbox) Great atmosphere, amazing combat system, intense battles. My game of the year for 2019. Very hard, but very rewarding. I almost had a heart attack playing it. Civilization (Amiga, PC) - I count most of them as one here. If Civ 1, 4 and 5 were combined into a game where all the best parts were kept and bad parts dropped, there would be no reason to play anything else ever again. Turrican 2 (Amiga) - if you survive the great opening sequence with one of the best pieces of game music you've ever heard, then it's time for the actual game which is pretty much pure quality. Very polished 2D shooter with neat mechanics, beats most Amiga action games by a mile. Gabriel Knight 3 (PC) - best old-school(ish) adventure game I have ever played. Incredible story, imaginative and captivating in a way I hadn't experienced before this. Neat mixture of Christianity and mythology. If you don't count a few bad puzzles, most of them are great, especially one long one which drives home most of the story and its intrigue. Also, the opening title piano theme sounds amazing to this day. Seriously, go listen to Gabriel Knight 3 theme right now on Youtube. Right now, do it. Now. System Shock 2 (PC) I never finished it, which is strange because I loved it. Atmosphere is amazing and the RPG touches mostly work. You really feel like you're wandering down dangerous hallways in some spaceship. This is one of those games where recordings and flashbacks actually drive the story forward in a good way, instead of being just a lazy solution or filler. Immersion goes through the roof, and the sound design is haunting. Portal 1&2 (Xbox, PC) - pure joy, absolute blast. If some of you, for whatever reason hasn't played these, it's time to fix that problem. If you have a friend to play with, P2 has a co-op campaign as well, and it's a really good one. Easy to pick up, easy to learn, fun to come up with solutions. Those that didn't make the list deserve a mention, so I'll list everything that comes to my mind as one bunch: Prince of Persia (original), Doom (original), The Darkness, Rainbow Six Siege, South Park: Fractured But Whole (forgive me), Paradroid 90, Dragon Age Origins, Mass Effect 1, Witcher 3, The Dig, Blade Runner, Deus Ex games, Metro Exodus, Bubble Bobble, Wings, Archimedean Dynasty, Freespace 2, I-War, X-com (original), Eye of Beholder 2, OH MAN THERE ARE TOO MANY [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Leisure and Society
Fellowship and Games
Gamers Zone
Your Top 5 (or 10) Games
Top
Bottom