Favourite Game ever?

JM28Cardiff · 08-23-2004, 09:00 AM

Whats everyones favourite game ever? I'll let you have 2 choices - 1 newer game, and one old skool game (as its not really a fair to compare old and new).

My favourite newer game has to be Ico on the PS2. It had bags of atmosphere, and was just a beautiful game alround. The fact that you had to protect Yorda, rather than just go through the game on your own, raised it to another level and was emotionally engaging.

My favourite older game is 3d Deathchase on the ZX Spectrum from about 1984. You had to ride a motorbike through woods and shoot at the bad guys-each time you went up a level, the woods became thicker and thicker, it was like the speeder bike chase in Return of the Jedi-amazing game! It was a quick game. and sometimes you would just be "in the zone" and would be weaving in and out of the trees like you just knew where the next one would be.

**d rod** · 08-23-2004, 09:34 AM

Old school: Atari Space Invaders
Intellivision: Baseball
Colecovision: Donkey Kong

(Since I'm going really old, thought I'd add this category)

Midschool: Command & Conquer
Newer one: Halo

Zurbaran1 · 08-23-2004, 09:36 AM

The first game I got hooked on and played endlessly was Dune by Westwood Studios. Man that was a great game at the time.

grendelscott · 08-23-2004, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Zurbaran1

The first game I got hooked on and played endlessly was Dune by Westwood Studios. Man that was a great game at the time.

I believe Dune was the First RTS wasn't it?

My picks are Pitfall on the Atari and Ghost Recon on PC/X-Box.

Zurbaran1 · 08-23-2004, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by grendelscott

I believe Dune was the First RTS wasn't it?

My picks are Pitfall on the Atari and Ghost Recon on PC/X-Box.

I think you are correct about Dune. It put Westwood on the map.

EXITAR007 · 08-23-2004, 12:01 PM

I love rpg games old school final fantasy 7 can`t think of any new game

**MONSTER** · 08-23-2004, 08:38 PM

The first game I ever got obsessed with was the original Final Fantasy for Nintendo. I played this game for 8-10 hour periods every day over Christmas vacation and could not get enough. I guess that will be my favorite old school game even though I was also hooked on Tron Deadly Discs for Intellivision II.

My favorite newer game over the last few years would have to be Devil May Cry.

JR2 · 08-23-2004, 09:55 PM

It's not the greatest game, as the engine was somewhat dated when it was released, but my favorite is Icewind Dale 2 from Bioware/Black Isle Studios.

grendelscott · 08-23-2004, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by MONSTER

...though I was also hooked on Tron Deadly Discs for Intellivision II.

oh man, I forgot about that one...What a great game! Simple, but a total blast to play...

phrmcst · 08-23-2004, 10:26 PM

Old: Wing Commander (PC)

Kinda old: Fallout (PC)

New: Halo (Xbox) ....someone finally got grenade physics correct