Top 50 Games

My all time favorite game. Enough said.

Classic. Although I consider myself a big fan of the Metal Gear franchise, none of the games have even come close to the original "solid".

Ultima Online at it's best, the Age of Shadows expansion. If only modern MMOs would learn from their roots...

You know it's a great game when, so many years after release, other games are still referred to as being "Diablo-style RPGs".

My all-time-favorite Fallout game. While the new Fallout games did a great job in recreating the fallout experience in First-Person, they really didn't capture the atmosphere that was present in the original games.

My all-time favorite shooter. Very fond memories of playing this through over and over and over. I can't wait for a worthy remake (www.blackmesasource.com)

A first-person platformer that works. Very clever story teamed up with brilliant portal based puzzles. I've been meaning to try out the game that lead to portal, the team's original game/project Narbacular Drop
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narbacular_Drop)

A great game, highly influenced by many classics that I loved. The unique gameplay was a blast and the game had me hooked until the end.

Awesome multiplayer. Perfect Dark added a lot of good ideas to the already great Goldeneye multiplayer formula. With cool weapons, game modes, bots, awards and stat tracking, this game had a ton of replay value for me. Single player was not the game's strong point, though entertaining, it was still my favorite N64 game.

Valve did a great job turning Half-Life into something more. With a great backstory, revolutionary source engine and episodic content, this is easy favorite for any shooter fan.

Borderlands was a great game and the sequel was an improvement in every way. I have put many hours into Borderlands 2 and plan on spending many many more.

Just one more block...

Two final fantasy games in one package. FFV and FFVI, both great games. FFV is more of the traditional Final Fantasy game only with a deep job system and FFVI trying something different with the steam punk setting and enthralling story - paving the way for Final Fantasy VII.

The console shooter that changed it all.

Survival Horror set in Space, it works too well. Space is probably my favorite place to be scared in.

My favorite PS2 game. I think it is especially cool how the game shifts between the quiet rides between colossi and epic battles and music.

The only thing bad about this game was that it lead to an over-population of knockoffs.

A awesome post-apocalyptic title in a really cool world that I hope I have not seen that last of.

Part FPS; part RPG. Thank you Deus Ex!

A great variant to the original series. Revolution allows you to get the Civ experience in 30-60 minute game sessions. Too bad the console version didn't include local multiplayer/hotseat mode. Shame on you Sid Meier.

The best rogue-like experience I have found so far, teamed with a very disturbing and sometimes distasteful theme. I feel guilty liking this game so much.

I've always liked Team Fortress but it wasn't until recently I really gave the sequal a real chance. With the addition of random loot the game brought itself on par with modern multiplayer shooters.

Worms only with tanks and rpg elements. A great F2P game.

I don't think that Bethesda got it right until now. Skyrim addresses a ton of issues that I had with past titles. The combat (especially magic) is fun, the animations are less painful and the game is feels balanced.

Scifi FPS tower defense. The atmosphere reminds me of playing Phantasy Star Online. Great game!

The ability to simulate everyday life. I don't think I'll ever know why it's so fun.

The greatest Zelda game, in my eyes. It was exciting, looked great and had a fresh feel to it. I haven't been able to have as much fun in the newer titles.

Harvest Moon at it's best. Other titles seem to struggle, and I await the day for a new one to dethrone "Back to Nature".

Didn't scare or freak me out really, but defiantly has a creepy atmosphere, bullet time and coolish story that had me coming back for a [fourth] playthrough.

Almost didn't want to put WOW on this list, but I did have a lot of fun playing it [through BC]. I think that it overstayed it's welcome.

This struck me as a really great addition to the fallout universe. The hardcore mode really stuck out as a great feature that really made me feel like I was stuck in post apocalyptic America. Where I thought that Fallout 3 failed, this totally succeeded in enhancing the franchise.

I'm a sucker for random loot and post apocalyptic adventures, so this caught my eye right away. Clap Traps and easter eggs made it great.

I miss the days of playing Anarchy Online. Maybe one day we will see a sequel...

I HATE westerns. If Rockstar can make a "Western" game that I like, they must be doing something right...

I actually welcome this into the fallout universe. I thought it was a Very fun [tactical] game and didn't disapoint.

While the original StarCraft had a really cool story, StarCraft II got me actually apply myself to improving my strategy game skills, as well as broaden my scope of strategy games that I played.

The original Modern Warfare had a great story and awesome multiplayer. The newer games have a lacking story and serve as more of a multiplayer update, in my opinion. Why create a game with such high replay ability and then release a new game each year with the same formula?

A great action RPG with a cool story. It looked great and was fun to play. Quicktime events were frustrating and minigames were lame.

GTA with a darker feel to it. Visuals were great and moving around the city had a more real feel to it. I'm glad that Rockstar is moving in this direction with the GTA franchise as I was never really a fan of the (almost) cartoony feel the previous games had.

Mario in 3D with addictive star-collecting in an open world. Genius.

Great ending to the original Starcraft. Pretty crazy campaign levels and story plus the addition of a few new expansion units.

Bethesda did a great job bringing Fallout to 3D. It was a very touchy project having fans of the series being extra critical, but I was not let down.

I've always liked collectibles, so basing an rpg around collectible animals to do battle with was a winning combination and the primary use of my gameboy.

Fast, fun racing with highly customizable cars. NOS boosts and blurring effects were really intense.

A big game with a ton of areas to explore and unlock. Riding around on the multiple types of Yoshi was a highlight of my gaming youth.

Bejeweled RPG. A fun spin on classic gem matching.

Hard to return to the original Fallout after all of the improvements in Fallout 2 but I still have fond memories of playing it.

My favorite (original) Half-Life mod. 2fort 24/7

Originally I viewed this as a letdown after FFVII but the series took a turn in the wrong direction after this game. FFVIII was a good game in own rights and I hope we see more games like VI VII & VIII.

Part rogue-like, part MMO, part bullet hell. Crazy combo, but it works!