The favourite games list thread.
Do I need to explain this? Just a thread that needs to exist. Try to keep it one per franchise.
10. Burnout Revenge- I don't particularly like racing games. I'm not particularly good at racing games. I fucking love Burnout. Well, specifically, I fucking love Takedown onward. (maybe not Dominator.) But Revenge is my personal favourite. Why? Traffic Checking. A mechanic that made someone not that good at racing games able to play it well. Being able to not only ram opponents to their death, and be rewarded, but hit the traffic and get boost?! It's the only racer I've 100%. (Though I'm close on Paradise.) And then of course, there's that one song from the game burned into my brain, <<www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABUA8xCqgwU|Red Flag.>>
9. Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction- There was quite a bit of a split when it came to choosing this over A Crack In Time, but when it came down to it, even though ACIT is undoubtedly the better game, and I visit it just as much, I have a lot more memories with ToD, and think of it more. Perhaps this is because I play them back to back (with Quest For Booty) and the first half is ingrained more? idk. Point is, I love this game. Personally, my favourite of Ratchet's arsenals, too. And it gave us the Groovitron and Mr. Zurkon.
8. INfamous- A game I love, and never wanted more than one sequel. (If you've played 2, you'll know why. Second Son was good, but I hated its existence.) Lightning has never been my favourite power, more of an ice guy, myself, but FUCK IS COLE COOL. The thing is, it's technically a 3rd person cover shooter. But it doesn't feel like it! You have pretty good melee capacity, high maneuverability, so many options on how to defeat your enemy, and there's the Karma system. It's pretty much black and white, but being a hero feels great, and being a dick is invigorating, each getting their own upgrades which help do each other's thing better, and make sense. (Also, at endgame, Evil Cole has BLACK AND RED LIGHTING.)
Side note: this game's climbing made it impossible for me to play Assassin's Creed.
7. Brütal Legend- You never forget your first Schafer game. It's hard to explain why I like this game so much, but it's really worth playing. It's not for everyone, for sure, but I would recommend picking it up. You might enjoy it. Jack Black is priceless, Ozzy Osbourne is hilarious, and the late Lemmy gets some great lines. Tim Curry is also there. There are a lot of questionable design choices, but it just sort of works? The licensed soundtrack is godlike, too. The strange thing is, the main gameplay that you're supposed to get invested in is a 3rd person hack and slash, that has heavy RTS elements! Now, I love RTS. If I had more list Kane's Wrath or Red Alert 2 would be on here. But it's not everyone's genre, and going in knowing that might be a good idea. It'll likely throw you off otherwise. Still gets a high recommendation from me though.
6. Tekken 5- I owe a lot to Tekken 5. Getting me into fighting games? Check. Introducing me to some of my favourite characters in gaming? Check. Sparking the creation of my name?! Check! Tekken 5 is a game I can always come back to, even with later games out. (Though it does confuse my head when I can't do some of Devil Jin's later, fancier moves.)
5. LittleBigPlanet 2- Ah, memories. I spent a good 4 years with LBP2 before it finally died, with the release of the [spoiler=sequel]GARBAGE[/spoiler] that was LBP3. I made many a friend with that game, yet sadly they've all moved on, and I've lost touch with them. Even still, I adore the craftsmanship that went into this game, and all the beautiful community levels. Even though I think the jump to 2 made a major mistake dropping the handmade aesthetic of the first game in the story levels, it had the music synthesizer, which led to some great tunes. Hell, BladEX's "Departure" remix from MMZ2 is my preferred version! You might not get as much out of it now, since the player base is much smaller now, but the story is still wonderful, and I'm down to playing with you if you ask.
4. Batman: Arkham City- Oh man, I love Arkham City. If this list was longer, there'd no doubt be a Spider-Man game on here, and even though I prefer Marvel and the ol' Web Slinger, I absolutely adore the Arkham games. Except Origins. Fuck Origins. Fuck WB Montreal. A game I have played to death, and always want to come back to. Hell, I'm buying the PS4 port, just for an excuse to play it again. Not that I need one, I just want one.
3. Metal Gear Solid 3- Do I need to explain this one? The epitome of tactical espionage action. Perfect story, perfect gameplay, and enough Kojima brand humour to stop it being way too serious for it's own good.
2. Sonic Adventure/Shadow the Hedgehog- Cheating here, but I CANNOT decide between these two. I enjoy the stories for different reasons, but on the same level. I think I prefer Adventure's ost more than Shadow, but Shadow has some of <<www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BDGp5hOCjk|my>> <<www.youtube.com/watch?v=neIKJufRgV4|favourite>> <<www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCXPbCN1tyk|tracks>> <<www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EXjZMdXFT8|in>> <<www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNzji6UhYJY|Sonic>> <<www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mYugbpYaco|history.>> I've also got a lot more memories of Shadow, and after the TRAVESTY that was Heroes (no, fuck you, Heroes is utter garbage) Shadow was a godsend. Neither games are perfect mind, Adventure has a bunch of little issues that do pile up, and Shadow's control could be a little better. Not as bad as people say though. On the genuinely bad side, Adventure has Big, and Shadow has FUCKING LOST IMPACT. But I really fucking love both games, and go back to them all the time.
1. Undertale- I tried to put this lower, but I really couldn't. I fucking love Undertale. Few games make me feel such genuine emotion, let alone every single one. A game that simply can't be put into words. For the two of you who still haven't played it, do so. (Also, thanks hub for making me play it.)
Looks like a good list to me. (Spent about two hours on it, damn.) There's a lot I wish I could have added, as I said, the Command & Conquer games are favourites, many Spider-Man games, Budokai 3, Dishonored, Lego Batman, Skyrim, and many a Kirby game should be there, but I left it at 10. I guess this is where you post yours.
10. Burnout Revenge- I don't particularly like racing games. I'm not particularly good at racing games. I fucking love Burnout. Well, specifically, I fucking love Takedown onward. (maybe not Dominator.) But Revenge is my personal favourite. Why? Traffic Checking. A mechanic that made someone not that good at racing games able to play it well. Being able to not only ram opponents to their death, and be rewarded, but hit the traffic and get boost?! It's the only racer I've 100%. (Though I'm close on Paradise.) And then of course, there's that one song from the game burned into my brain, <<www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABUA8xCqgwU|Red Flag.>>
9. Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction- There was quite a bit of a split when it came to choosing this over A Crack In Time, but when it came down to it, even though ACIT is undoubtedly the better game, and I visit it just as much, I have a lot more memories with ToD, and think of it more. Perhaps this is because I play them back to back (with Quest For Booty) and the first half is ingrained more? idk. Point is, I love this game. Personally, my favourite of Ratchet's arsenals, too. And it gave us the Groovitron and Mr. Zurkon.
8. INfamous- A game I love, and never wanted more than one sequel. (If you've played 2, you'll know why. Second Son was good, but I hated its existence.) Lightning has never been my favourite power, more of an ice guy, myself, but FUCK IS COLE COOL. The thing is, it's technically a 3rd person cover shooter. But it doesn't feel like it! You have pretty good melee capacity, high maneuverability, so many options on how to defeat your enemy, and there's the Karma system. It's pretty much black and white, but being a hero feels great, and being a dick is invigorating, each getting their own upgrades which help do each other's thing better, and make sense. (Also, at endgame, Evil Cole has BLACK AND RED LIGHTING.)
Side note: this game's climbing made it impossible for me to play Assassin's Creed.
7. Brütal Legend- You never forget your first Schafer game. It's hard to explain why I like this game so much, but it's really worth playing. It's not for everyone, for sure, but I would recommend picking it up. You might enjoy it. Jack Black is priceless, Ozzy Osbourne is hilarious, and the late Lemmy gets some great lines. Tim Curry is also there. There are a lot of questionable design choices, but it just sort of works? The licensed soundtrack is godlike, too. The strange thing is, the main gameplay that you're supposed to get invested in is a 3rd person hack and slash, that has heavy RTS elements! Now, I love RTS. If I had more list Kane's Wrath or Red Alert 2 would be on here. But it's not everyone's genre, and going in knowing that might be a good idea. It'll likely throw you off otherwise. Still gets a high recommendation from me though.
6. Tekken 5- I owe a lot to Tekken 5. Getting me into fighting games? Check. Introducing me to some of my favourite characters in gaming? Check. Sparking the creation of my name?! Check! Tekken 5 is a game I can always come back to, even with later games out. (Though it does confuse my head when I can't do some of Devil Jin's later, fancier moves.)
5. LittleBigPlanet 2- Ah, memories. I spent a good 4 years with LBP2 before it finally died, with the release of the [spoiler=sequel]GARBAGE[/spoiler] that was LBP3. I made many a friend with that game, yet sadly they've all moved on, and I've lost touch with them. Even still, I adore the craftsmanship that went into this game, and all the beautiful community levels. Even though I think the jump to 2 made a major mistake dropping the handmade aesthetic of the first game in the story levels, it had the music synthesizer, which led to some great tunes. Hell, BladEX's "Departure" remix from MMZ2 is my preferred version! You might not get as much out of it now, since the player base is much smaller now, but the story is still wonderful, and I'm down to playing with you if you ask.
4. Batman: Arkham City- Oh man, I love Arkham City. If this list was longer, there'd no doubt be a Spider-Man game on here, and even though I prefer Marvel and the ol' Web Slinger, I absolutely adore the Arkham games. Except Origins. Fuck Origins. Fuck WB Montreal. A game I have played to death, and always want to come back to. Hell, I'm buying the PS4 port, just for an excuse to play it again. Not that I need one, I just want one.
3. Metal Gear Solid 3- Do I need to explain this one? The epitome of tactical espionage action. Perfect story, perfect gameplay, and enough Kojima brand humour to stop it being way too serious for it's own good.
2. Sonic Adventure/Shadow the Hedgehog- Cheating here, but I CANNOT decide between these two. I enjoy the stories for different reasons, but on the same level. I think I prefer Adventure's ost more than Shadow, but Shadow has some of <<www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BDGp5hOCjk|my>> <<www.youtube.com/watch?v=neIKJufRgV4|favourite>> <<www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCXPbCN1tyk|tracks>> <<www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EXjZMdXFT8|in>> <<www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNzji6UhYJY|Sonic>> <<www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mYugbpYaco|history.>> I've also got a lot more memories of Shadow, and after the TRAVESTY that was Heroes (no, fuck you, Heroes is utter garbage) Shadow was a godsend. Neither games are perfect mind, Adventure has a bunch of little issues that do pile up, and Shadow's control could be a little better. Not as bad as people say though. On the genuinely bad side, Adventure has Big, and Shadow has FUCKING LOST IMPACT. But I really fucking love both games, and go back to them all the time.
1. Undertale- I tried to put this lower, but I really couldn't. I fucking love Undertale. Few games make me feel such genuine emotion, let alone every single one. A game that simply can't be put into words. For the two of you who still haven't played it, do so. (Also, thanks hub for making me play it.)
Looks like a good list to me. (Spent about two hours on it, damn.) There's a lot I wish I could have added, as I said, the Command & Conquer games are favourites, many Spider-Man games, Budokai 3, Dishonored, Lego Batman, Skyrim, and many a Kirby game should be there, but I left it at 10. I guess this is where you post yours.