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So much young blood in here. Ill just list a few that I can remember that were game changers.

Agreed on that, but do you really consider Pacman to be better than say Deus Ex nowadays?
 

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Any genre... I mostly play shooters, but FFVII and FFVIII are truly great games in the RPG genre.
 

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Agreed on that, but do you really consider Pacman to be better than say Deus Ex nowadays?

Ask anyone in the world who Pac Man is and they will tell you. Mention Deus Ex and most will be "Wait wut?". Is Pac Man a better game? Pound for pound yes. However I cant play more than 10 minutes of it anymore. :laugh:
 
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1. Metroid Prime (GC)
2. Counterstrike series
3. Guild wars
4. BF2
5. COD: MW1
 

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Lol I was like 4 when pacman came to the ps1:D
 
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1-Team Fortress 2
2-Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
3-World of Warcraft
4-Left 4 Dead
5-Counter-Strike: Source

I honestly don't usually play more than 2 games at a time but right now that's my order of favorites.
 

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1. Knights of the Old Republic
2. Half Life 2
3. Uncharted 1 and 2
4. Bioshock
5. Zelda series.
 

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1. Unreal Series
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HMMMM my picks are
5: Lemmings-by far the best game of the pre windows 98 era
Lemmings was epic played it quite alot as a kid,
1. Pokemon (Ah, sweet ol childhood days)
2. Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne (still playing it after all these years)
Pokemon omg so many hours went into it, lol.
Warcraft 3 was actually the only RTS i played a shit load dont really play them much
Goldeneye (N64)
Good old big head mode lol
So much young blood in here. Ill just list a few that I can remember that were game changers.

Pac-Man
Pit Fall
Jungle Hunt

After Burner
Wolf 3D
Wolf RTCW

Final Fight
Dig Dug
Moon Patrol
Shinobi
Stunt Driver
Daytona USA
Outrun
Golden Axe
Quake 1, 3
Doom 1, 3
Bionic Commando (NES)
Final Fantasy 3
Lunar
Shinning in the Darkness
Zelda
Super Mario 1,2,3

Fallout Series
Titans Quest (Yeah its Diablo but still damn good)
Battlefield 2
MK2 and 3
Xmen COTA
Marvel Superheros
Killer Instinct 1
Tecmo Bowl

Man I could go on for hours but these may spark some memories for you guys :)

lol ya i remember playing them actually when i was younger the ones that i bolded atleast.
 
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Of all time?

Tomb Raider (original)
Resident Evil (original)
Clive Barker's Undying
Knights of the Old Republic
Medal of Honor Allied Assault
 
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Quake 1 CTF (don't laugh, it's actually rather fun when you have nothing else to do..)
BF1942: Desert Combat
MotoGP 3 (it's still the best one, if you ask me..)
EDIT: Forgot the classic one.. Hybris - old Amiga game, emulated. I can play for hours and just forget myself..
 
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I can't whittle it down to just five, so in no particular order:
  • Titan Quest (and Immortal Throne expansion)
  • Supreme Commander (and Forged Alliance expansion)
  • Descent 1 and 2
  • Super Mario Bros. 3
  • Mario Kart 64
  • Perfect Dark
  • Emperor: Battle for Dune
  • Borderlands
  • Champions of Norrath: Return to Arms
  • Freelancer
I'm playing Fallout 3 right now but it's too early to form an informed opinion. I wish I could add Supreme Commander 2 to the list, but I just can't quite do it. :(
 
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Final Fantasy Series (2,3,5,7, Tactics)
TES IV: Oblivion
Starcraft
COD: MW (1/2)
Halo 2

All of these have stolen countless hours of my life away.
 

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Half Life series
Thief series
STALKER SHOC
No One Lives Forever.....Excellent but underrated..
FEAR series ..
Anyone remember the modder Neil Manke....
 
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This thread has gone from current titles to classics included!! Bringing back some memories.

1. Oblivion
2. FIFA 10 World Cup
3. Tiger Woods 2010
4. C&C Tiberian Sun
5. Mario Cart 64
 
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Top 5 ever!

1. Donkey Kong 2 (SNES)
2. Super Mario World (SNES)
3. Bioshock
4. TF2
5. Resident Evil 4
 
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FF7
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Unreal 1 + Tournament 2k4
Quake 1,2,3,4
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So many favorite games... Someone noticed Homeworld and Battle Realms- also my favorite ones.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2
MechWarrior series, but I pick MW3
Dawn Of War series- Dark Crusade
Fallout 1&2 and tactics
Half Life series.

I can't not admit such great games as: Crysis & Crysis Warhead (MechWarrior Living Legends also incredible game), Mashines, Joint Operations, Dark Reign, Tiberian Sun, Soldier Of Fortune
1&2, Crusader: No Regret/Remorse, Killing Floor, Ghost Recon Series GRAW 1&2 (still playing), Rainbow Six series (Vegas 2 still play), Splinter Cell, and of cource Gears Of War (Aghh, Common! :D), Hellgate:London, Chronicles Of Riddick.
I think this list in infinite :laugh:.
 
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Tough one ... hmm

1) Prince of Persia - Sands of time trilogy
2) Dawn of War
3) God of war
4) Need for Speed : Most Wanted
5) Dragon Age : Origins
 

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1. Fallout 1 and 2
2. Diablo series
3. Arcanum
4. Vagrant Story

5. GTA 4
 

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1. World of Warcraft - the only game that I can keep myself playing
2. Gran Turismo series
3. Uncharted 2
4. Grand Theft Auto IV
5. Grand Theft Auto Vice City
 

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games

Half Life 2
Counter Strike 1.6 + Source
Day of Defeat + Source
Company of Heroes (best RTS ever!)
Battlefield 1942

Left 4 Dead & L4D2 are okey...gets repetitive after a while

Battlefield BC2 for PC is really fun...but the game's annoying bugs and poor support from EA/Dice are frustrating. I woudn't recommend it unless EA fixes all the bugs and releases new maps regularly.
 
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