Top five favourite games of all time, And WHY Options

[Dr Strum]

Simple. Post your top five favourite games of all time (Riviera is implied since you're here, so avoid listing it), and WHY they are your favorite games.

Mine (unordered):

• Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (GEN)
  I loved the first Sonic, and then this one came along and blew it away. Faster Sonic, larger, more diverse levels, bigger bosses and multiplayer. One of the earliest games I remember playing as well.
• Frequency (PS2)
  A music game, although Frequency is really indescribable. But any game that can put me into a trance with fast, rhythmic button mashing, beautiful visuals and great sound is a good game (and the multiplayer was insane).
• Advance Wars (GBA)
  My first Turn Based Stratey game, and probably one of the most balanced strategy games I've ever played. Great animation, likeable characters, some really difficult gameplay, and fun music makes for a game I keep playing, years after its release, and the release of the not-as-good sequels.
• Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages/Seasons (GBC)
  Not my first Zelda, but the first one(s) I beat. I collected every ring, every weapon, every heartpiece and beat EVERY mini-game in Seasons and Ages. The bosses were fun, the puzzles were great (and many of the Ages puzzles involving lots of time travelling were downright maddening), and if you beat one game, you can link it up to the other to continue and get a different final boss. To COMPLETELY beat it, you had to play through each game four times (eg, eight times total). Hmm, maybe I oughta' go play through again...
• Feel the Magic: XY/XX (DS)
  A recent game, sure, but I spent months on this game. I beat normal mode the night I got it, but it took me a few months to finish hard mode, and I only finished hell mode a few weeks ago (more than a year after its release). Still haven't filled up all the games in Maniac... But, I can't wait for the sequel (coming out on Valentine's Day <3).

[aerozero]

1. Megaman Legends- Great voice acting, beautiful graphics, a good storyline, I loved MML. It was one of the few games of its time where you were able to go where you want and do what you want as you ran around the island (explore ruins, jump on the roofs, mini games etc.). I was blown away by the gigantic bosses and 3D world, it was epic. Why the hell it didn't catch on, I'll never know.

2. Persona 3- My first Shin Megami Tensei game, everything was done with style (the music, graphics, battle system, art) and I enjoyed the fast pace of the battles, lack of random battles and the dungeon crawling. I had some problems with the AI (I need you to use Dis-charm dammit, don't heal me!), but it didn't really ruin things. The High School aspect and S. Links were interesting as well, though I wish there were more of it.

3. Dystopia- I got tired of downloading a whole bunch of crap whenever I joined a server in CS:S, so I decided to give this Cyberpunk Source Mod a try, and I got hooked. This was the first FPS, I've ever played that required teamwork to complete certain objectives (different in every map), with "deckers" hacking Cyberspace to open locked doors, capture enemy turrets, gas a tunnel, and assist their teammates in "Meat Space". With 3 different classes, 4 exclusive weapons for each class, and various implants to customize your load-out with (my favorite is the Stealth implant for lights), and a Global Player Stats Tracking System, I'm still playing this mod, even though games like TF2 are out.

4. Final Fantasy Tactics- I rented this when I was in Middle School, and I didn't understand what the hell was going on, so I didn't touch until I was a Senior in High School. It replaced IX as my most favorite FF of all time due to Akihiko Yoshida's beautiful art and the well-done story filled with betrayals, stabbings, and awesomeness. The new localization makes it even better.

5. Harvest Moon Back to Nature- There's nothing like going from rags to riches in this farming simulation game.

This post has been edited by aerozero: Jan 22 2008, 01:23 AM