Curse

rook818 · May 25, 2005, 03:12 AM // 03:12

Yes there is a million threads just like this, yes I know, now get over it

Pick your top 3 in these 3 categories: Story, Graphics, Fun Factor

My Choices

STORY:
Freespace 2
Holy cow that was an epic of epic proporations, and a jaw dropping cliff hanger. I just have to mention one scene from a mission. You jump (folding space), into a system and the first thing you hear is your wingman screaming "DIVE! DIVE! DIVE!" because you just jumped on top of a capital ship. The game also conveyed the epic size of capital ships MUCH more than ever had been done before, or even since. Such a crime no sequel was ever made...

Planescape Torment
Hey, your great game got in my gripping novel, hey your gripping novel got in my great game!

Divine Divinity
Great example of how a game doesn't have to have eye exploding graphics to be fun.

GRAPHICS:
Half-Life 2
Wow...just plain wow.

Guildwars
Yes, GW. Very easy on the eyes

Jupiter Incident
Purrrrdy space ships and planets...note: game is also purrrdy frustrating...

FUN FACTOR
Civilization 3
What time is it? 11pm, ok one more turn then bed....2 hours later....

Freedom Force
It's got the 3 S's. Superheroes, strategy and story (oh my!)

Master of Orion 2
Note the 2! Note the 2! It was great! I could fill a bucket with the all the drool I lost over personally designing an emipire destroying starship and then building a gazillion of them. Did I mention to note the 2?

dbodenheim · May 25, 2005, 03:23 AM // 03:23

Whenver I think Of Computer Game nostolgia I can only think of the top ten moments that were just absoutley great for me. Some of the moments may not be that old. Some of them pretty much are. Here they are in no particular order, dates may be a little wrong.

1985-- ARCHON. Any game of Archon with my friend Matt. I remember fondly that we would load the disk up on his Commodore 64. Go outside and play about an hour of basketball. Come in, eat dinner with the family. Watch some 7 oclock TV, and then maybe some A-team, check the computer...almost loaded! Finish watching A-team, do our homework, Hey its DonE!! Let the chess match begin.

1994-- FULL THROTTLE. After busting my brain to figure out this puzzlebreaker of a LucasArts game ( dammit??? why cant I get that junkyard door to stay open???) for HOURS, the satisfaction at the end when you let the guy fall off the cliff holding the liscence plate ( Nothing beats a Corley!) was pure gold. As a bonus, all the windup rabbits headed off into the sunset to "Ride of the Valkeries." Genius.

1994-- WING COMMANDER 3. I went into that last mission with only 3 wingmen left alive. It was 4 stages long including the raid on Kilrah's planet surface itself. At every single stage I lost a wingman and the last to die was Biff from back to the future. Did he ever go out in a blaze too, it was spectacular. Anyhow, when I finally dropped the bomb on Kilrah's fissure and blew the planet to shit I jumped out of my chair with both hands raised in 3 weeks of hard earned glory! Plus, I got Mark Hamill to screw that ex-porn queen.

2004-- CALL OF DUTY. Nothing stands out more recently as a Computer Game moment then this bad Boy. You want to live Saving Private Ryan? Play the very last British mission where you have to defend the bridge. My knuckles were bone white, 10 million Germans lay dead at your feet after a 20 minute all out attack, and maybe 1 or 2 of your guys are left alive after you personally destroyed about 20 panzers. As the Heroic music slowly filters in during the last 90 seconds and you are throwing your shoes at the Germans you know you've truly accomplished something great. This mission, like no other in the game, truly stands out.

2002-- THE SIMS. The first time I got two girls to make out repeatedly. Nough said.

1998-- BALDUR'S GATE. It is very very tough late in the game to let party members go after you've played 40+ hours with them. When I ran across Coran and his 20 Dexterity it was pretty much a no-brainer. Bye bye Minsc, and take your ratty space hampster with you. The moment Coran fired 3 dead aim arrows in 1 round, was at least for me, a top ten computer gaming moment. He was Orlando Bloom before Orlando Bloom.

1996-- STARCRAFT. Multiplayer wise, there was a map that was set up in space for 4 people. I cant remember the name of it today, but everyone would build up massive defenses and the game could be a stalemate for a long time because the resources were limited. That was the first time Id ever used a "ghost" unit, and I still remember the other 3 players typing " what the fu........." as their bases were oblirated by a one-man nuclear fallout. The kicker was, it was all friends from work. I was truly, the King of the Watercooler.

2000?--SERIOUS SAM. I have never seen a boss as big as the one at the end of that game. Taking him out was truly a top ten gaming moment. Undeniable bigger then huge.

2003--KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC. There was a serious drought of good games that really caught my interest before this came along. The end was a top ten gaming moment. Was there really? I mean REALLY any doubt that Darth Jeff was going to take over the universe? I think not.
Call me dumb too, but I never saw the twist in the story coming, and it was almost as good to me as "Luke, I am your father." As far as Im concerned LucasArts, you made the naive very happy that day.

1998-- COMMANDOS: BEHIND ENEMY LINES-- This WW2 strategy game is the only game that has remained on my hard drive for like 7 years. There were 3 games in this series, but it was the first that was truly incredible. It is hard to describe the puzzle solving in this game and the very very well laid out levels. There was nothing like it when it was released and not really anything like it now. The thrill of crawling up behind some guard and knifing him as he smokes a cigarette never gets old. Or the chaotic knuckle biting timing of trying to get a commando to crawl between two guards line of sight. All 20 levels of this game were dynamite which made for some 40 plus hours of a "top ten moment." It is a complete mystery to me why this game isnt on more peoples top ten list.

Anyways, I limited this to computers only and I really should throw an Honarable mention to:

a) Counterstrike WIH crowd, easily a top-tenner.

b) That time in Everquest when I bought a Jade Reaver for 5 platinum cause the guy selling it had no clue it was worth 20000. Also, finishing my epic quest ( ranger).

Jackell · May 25, 2005, 05:16 AM // 05:16

Classic good stuff:

Archon
Battle Chess
NInja Gaiden
Shining Force 1, 2, and 3
Tie Fighter
Doom 1 & 2

Somewhat recent to Current:
Half-Life 1 & 2
Baldurs Gate 1 & 2
Unreal Tournament, and UT2k3
Morrowind

Slade xTekno · May 25, 2005, 05:39 AM // 05:39

Final Fantasy VII - Best Storyline, Villian, and RPG Magic System

Divinus · May 25, 2005, 05:46 AM // 05:46

I would have to say my absolute favorite game was Chrono Trigger on the old SNES. Something about that game just sucked me in.

I also loved The Legend of Zelda : Ocarina of Time. Thought it was one of the best games ever made.

HL and HL2 were amazing.

KOTOR would probably be my #1 pick for storyline.

Omega_2005 · May 25, 2005, 07:38 AM // 07:38

Gameplay and Lifespan
Guild Wars
Final Fantasy VII and X
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Worms (Lifespan dependant on Quick Matches or Campaign, great gameplay though!)

Graphics
Sudeki
Guild Wars
Sacred Plus & Underworld
Final Fantasy X
Morrowind (Elder Scrolls III)

Storyline
Secret of Mana
Guild Wars
Zelda: Ocarina Of Time
Final Fantasy X
Star Wars KOTOR II

Difficulty
Final Fantasy VIII and X (Only if Sphere Grid isn't fully tuned!

)
Star Wars KOTOR
Devil May Cry (First game)
Guild Wars

Overall bestness
Guild Wars ofcourse!

(PC)
Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
Final Fantasy X (PS2)

EDIT~ I have put a few more in that shouldn't be needed, but what the heck!!

Shamblemonkee · May 25, 2005, 10:26 AM // 10:26

These are just ones I can think of form over the years, I'm sure I've left out some vital ones

Story / Immersion
-----------------
Halflife
I-War
Blade Runner

Graphics
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Guild Wars - every turn is like an epic fantasy painting

Half Life 2
Morrowind Oblivion (not out I know but wow)

Longevity
---------
Diablo II
Half Life (Multiplayer)

Fun
----
Burnout 3
Half Life (Multiplayer)
Sonic the Hedgehog
Super BomberMan

Honourary Mentions
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Black & White
Quake
Chase HQ / Outrun
Warcraft

DraieGardo · May 25, 2005, 11:01 AM // 11:01

For fun and story line id have to go with Monkey Islands 1-4.

For jus plain fun with your mates, id proberly go for GTA

And for some serious 1on1 gaming with some mates id have to go with Soul Calibur 1-2. Its got some nice graphics aswell.

Id also have to say the Legacy of Kain series is great for story and graphics.

Shamblemonkee · May 25, 2005, 11:28 AM // 11:28

ooh Soul Calibre (1&2) - That is brilliant to play with friends, especially if you all know what you are doing. alternatively invite any relative under the age of 12 over and cry when they beat you with their crazy button bashes which randomly pull off that move you've been trying to get for a few months

Mr. Matt · May 25, 2005, 01:02 PM // 13:02

Story

Half-Life 2.
KOTOR.

Graphics

Half-Life 2.
Doom 3 (sucky game, nice engine).

Fun Factor

KOTOR.
Serious Sam.
Giants: Citizen Kabuto.

Games should have more humour in them!

Rbp-7-(Ooz) · May 25, 2005, 03:08 PM // 15:08

System Shock
&
System Shock II

need to be on this list. (Phenomenal depth for sci-fi RPGs)

The IOU · May 25, 2005, 03:26 PM // 15:26

Quote:

2002-- THE SIMS. The first time I got two girls to make out repeatedly. Nough said.

I'm glad I'm not the only one that did that

ArgentLupe · May 25, 2005, 03:39 PM // 15:39

The game I played into the ground was Master of Magic. I must have tried every race and every magic combination out there.

Impossible mode? No such thing as impossible.

Dreamsmith · May 25, 2005, 10:42 PM // 22:42

What? No one's mentioned Adventure?

I bet, however, of all the games I've ever played, the one I sank the most number of hours into was Master of Orion II. Too bad III sucked...

Ramus · May 25, 2005, 10:51 PM // 22:51

Anyone ever play the old star trek the next generation game on Dos? It was an adventure/space combat game. Its was the best thing since sliced bread at that time.

In recent time though, KOTR and KOTR 2 have rocked my socks hard.

Tur713 · May 25, 2005, 10:59 PM // 22:59

I haven't played Guild Wars in a few days because I was having so much fun playing Katamari Damacy!.That game's so fun! I've already beaten it now, so I'm back guys. Gotta try that game though.

CatLady · May 26, 2005, 12:27 AM // 00:27

Story: Since most of the time I barely notice the 'story' as being more than having to pick choice A or choice B to continue playing, the only one I can list is Kotor2. That one actually made me pay attention to the story and backgrounds of all characters.

Graphics: Guild Wars. Don't play many graphic-heavy games so even something like the sequel to Stronghold can still 'wow' me.

Fun factor/re-play value based on hours spent playing: DungeonKeeper1/2. CaeasrIII. Diablo2.
If I'm still playing GW a few months or more a year, three years from now, it'll be added as well.

Phauran · May 26, 2005, 01:43 AM // 01:43

i see no halo 1, makes me sad............ i spent over 175 hours on halo 1 LAN :C

Graphics: Half-Life2
Fun:Tetris
Storyline:Blade-runner, i dont know who said it above, but i thought i was the only one who played that game

Overall: Halo(not 2, not H:CE, just the xbox version) Diablo II

Thats my honest opinion

Jackell · May 26, 2005, 02:22 AM // 02:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramus

Anyone ever play the old star trek the next generation game on Dos? It was an adventure/space combat game. Its was the best thing since sliced bread at that time.

In recent time though, KOTR and KOTR 2 have rocked my socks hard.

Was that set up kind of like the old Kings Quest games?Cuz, I think I played that.

Shamblemonkee · May 26, 2005, 06:46 AM // 06:46

The pc Blade Runner was fantastic - it perfectly captured the feel and style of the film - I thought i was the only one who'd played it