My All-Time Favourite Video Games
I have spent many, many hours playing video-games, from the time my parents bought me a Sega Mega Drive II when I was around 10 years old, all the way to my mid-twenties. Nostalgia has compelled me to create this list.
You may look at my list and think "is this the peak of this man's gaming taste?" However, you have to keep in mind that I am not the most avid video-games player these days, since movies and life in general have occupied most of my time. I have a huge back-log of games for my Xbox 360 (and some for my GameCube) that I have not completed but I hope to do so one day. I think I will never buy another games console as a result, at least not for myself.
I hope you enjoy perusing this list. Please feel free to comment and share your thoughts.
Note: list is in really rough order; generally, the ones nearer the top are the ones I like more, however, it's all kinda flexible.
You may look at my list and think "is this the peak of this man's gaming taste?" However, you have to keep in mind that I am not the most avid video-games player these days, since movies and life in general have occupied most of my time. I have a huge back-log of games for my Xbox 360 (and some for my GameCube) that I have not completed but I hope to do so one day. I think I will never buy another games console as a result, at least not for myself.
I hope you enjoy perusing this list. Please feel free to comment and share your thoughts.
Note: list is in really rough order; generally, the ones nearer the top are the ones I like more, however, it's all kinda flexible.
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- DirectorHiroyuki ItôWhen bandits try to kidnap the princess, they discover that it's the princess who wants to be kidnapped. But they are chased by an evil queen and an even more powerful entity.The only FF game I have played. So many hours spent on this game during my teenage years; I think I completed it at least twice, possibly more. The story, the gameplay, the cut-scenes, the music, the frustration (Ozma, plus only receiving a stupid card after beating it), the emotions; this game is a big part of my life even though I do not own it anymore.
I just listened to the opening music, "The Place I`ll Return to Someday," on Youtube, and all the memories came flooding back. Such good times; I truly wish I could go back to those days. - DirectorJason JonesStarsJen TaylorPete StackerTim DadaboSuper-soldier John-117, Master Chief of the United Nations Space Command, must battle a genocidal alien race known as the Covenant following his violent crash-landing on Halo, an ancient and mysterious ring-world.My favourite in the series, and the one with the best shotgun. No contest. I completed this game many times. I became so proficient that even the Legendary difficulty started to become less difficult.
I still remember my first play-through, and my first encounter with the Flood in the level "343: A Guilty Spark." Here I am, just exploring the level, wondering where the hell everybody is and why everything is so silent. Suddenly, I'm attacked from behind. I frantically shoot and manage to kill my assailants. From that point onward, I complete the level sweating and with my heart was thudding in my chest. The only respite I receive comes in the form of a shotgun, which is the ideal Flood-killer.
The escape from the Pillar of Autumn and the final cut-scenes were unlike anything I'd seen before and impacted me greatly. Coupled with the fantastic score, I was floored. Amazing. - StarsJames McCaffreyHaviland MorrisChris PhillipsA troubled NYPD cop is framed for murder and finds himself being hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation.
- StarsEllen McLainMike PattonAlesia GlidewellA test subject wakes up in a scientific facility controlled by a sadistic artificial intelligence and must escape with the help of the only instrument she has--a gun that makes portals.The most original and innovative game I have played in my life. I have yet to complete Portal 2; I'll get there.
- DirectorShinji MikamiKuniomi MatsushitaStarsPaul MercierCarolyn LawrenceRino RomanoSix years after the events in Raccoon City, Leon Kennedy, now a federal agent, is sent to a rural part of Spain to rescue the U.S. President's kidnapped daughter, Ashley Graham from a sinister cult.I've read a review or two where this game is described as not being scary. This is one of the most false things I have read in my life. I was defecating bricks all through this game; I was scared out of my wits!
- A traditional side-scrolling platform game where the player controls Joe Musashi and must defeat enemies from eight districts before the final confrontation with the head of Neo Zeed.
- DirectorHiroaki ChinoHiroshi MomotaA horizontal side-scrolling beat-em-up. You fight your way through hordes of enemies, collecting weapons along the way.
- DirectorNorio OokuboThis is the one: [link]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c7/Mega_Bomberman.jpg[/link]
- DirectorRichard M DumontFlorent-Emilio SiriStarsMichael IronsideAdrian KnightAlain GoulemStealth-mission expert Sam Fisher searches for two US agents in Georgia and soon uncovers a plot involving a nuclear device.I really wish another Splinter Cell game would be made like these early ones, where the sole emphasis is on stealth and "action-man mode" is not available as an option. I spent countless hours playing this game and Chaos Theory. Masterpieces.
Also, Michael Ironside truly makes Sam Fisher sound like a bad-ass. - DirectorMario GalardoStarsMichael IronsideClaudia BessoDon JordanProving you can't keep a good agent down, Sam Fisher returns for this third undercover outing, which takes him deep inside North Korea on an information warfare mission.
- StarsMichael HollickJason ZumwaltTimothy AdamsNiko Bellic comes to Liberty City, America to live the good life, but ends up having to assist his dangerously indebted cousin Roman with his financial troubles, by any (mostly illegal) means necessary.
- DirectorTomonobu ItagakiHiroaki MatsuiStarsJustin GrossTara StrongJanice KawayeMaster ninja Ryu Hayabusa goes on a quest to recover a stolen sword and avenge the slaughter of his clan.A challenging game but not as tough as so many made out. At least I managed to complete it more than once (unlike Midnight Club 2; I was not good at that game!).
- DirectorDavor HunskiAlen LadavacDavor TomicicStarsJohn J. DickSam "Serious" Stone is up to save humanity from total extinction. He must journey through ancient Egypt and traverse vast open desert levels where massive pyramids dot the landscapes, concealing deadly crypts and perilous passages beneath.Original Xbox version.
A crazy and hilarious game! - DirectorDavor HunskiAlen LadavacNikola MosettigStarsAimée LeighDavid HewlettSarah BrownSam "Serious" Stone, the last surviving member of the Human race, must make his way across time and several continents to defeat Mental, the overlord of the aliens invading Earth.Original Xbox version.
- StarsMassimo AgostinelliAnilla AkbarUsman AkbarJust when Agent 47, a former high-target hitman for an international contractor, has decided to reform himself and retire, he becomes engulfed in an elaborate conspiracy as an anonymous organization kidnaps his friend, the resident priest.Hitman 2, and Contracts and Blood Money, have stellar scores. There's a reason they have a place in my CD collection, along with those for FF9 and all the Halo soundtracks.
- StarsDavid BatesonUlle Bjørn BengtssonJoost Alexander Van Der BergAfter a failed job, 47 hides in a dark room and while delusional, he dreams about past assignments.
- DirectorRasmus HøjengaardStarsDavid AndrioleDavid BatesonBarbara BernádA larger, more powerful agency is systematically eliminating assassins in a series of hits, who are all from Agent 47's contract killing firm, The International Contract Agency (ICA).
- DirectorJason WestStarsBilly MurrayCraig FairbrassDavid SobolovThe Call of Duty series returns this time into a modern day setting. The player takes control of a character nicknamed "Soap," for the majority of the campaign and will need to progress through many modern warfare scenarios.
- DirectorJason WestStarsLance HenriksenKeith DavidBarry PepperA massacre at a Russian airport leads to a war between Russia and the United States. Meanwhile, a Task Force is sent to find the perpetrators and bring the bloodshed to an end.The "Sniper Fi" mission in "Special-Ops" is my favourite part of this game. Never gets old.
- StarsStephen DorffSarah CarlsenMark CamachoJack Carver, a former U.S. Navy sailor, is trapped on an island after his boat was destroyed. With the odds against him, Jack must adapt to the island and fight through an army of mercenaries, rescue a reporter, and get off the island alive.
- StarsRichard DivizioSal DiVitaKerri HoskinsMortal Kombat Trilogy has over 30 characters for some one-on-one martial arts fighting, while also introducing the "Aggressor" bar, and a new finishing move called Brutality.
- A blue hedgehog with supersonic speed must rescue animals from being turned into robots by a mad scientist.
- StarsLee TockarFred NorthupMidtown Madness 2 delivers even more mad-cap racing excitement with all the wild and hair-raising racing challenges you've come to expect. Features two all locations (London and San Francisco) and 9 hip urban roadsters.Back when I was in my mid-teens, and we had a desktop PC with a tower CPU and CRT monitor. Another game I played countless times. Good memories; I feel kinda choked-up.