by Adol The Red » Fri Mar 23, 2012 8:38 am
Favorite games. Such a difficult list to compile.
1. Xenogears- As a I stated in my introduction thread, this is my favorite game of all time. I love everything about this game.
2. Ar Tonelico- I love this series, with a notable mention for AT2. The music especially stands out for me.
3. Mass Effect- Another series that's hard not to love. Mass Effect 3 was the perfect capper to an epic run.
4. Final Fantasy- It's hard to love RPGs without at least having played one of these. I've played most of them, and I've played 7 way more often than anyone should. Final Fantasy 7 was my first game a serious gamer, and will always have a certain specail nostalgia for me. Of the series, 4 is my favorite. I don't know exactly what it is about 4, but I just love this game.
5. Uncharted- Fun and funny. I give special praise to Uncharted 2. Lived up to the hype better than any game I've played, except maybe Mass Effect 3.
6. Assassin's Creed- When I played the first one I got up to the battle with Robert de Sable and couldn't beat him. By the time brotherhood came out I caved and had a friend tell me the ending. Then I went back and beat it for myself, and got caught up. Revelations had some great sequences to it, and the series as a whole is just a lot of fun.
7. F.E.A.R.- Not a horror fan in general, and I'm a fairly limited FPS fan, but I love this series. I've eaten up every iteration. Of them, I'd have to say that 2 is my favorite. Certainly one of the more interesting endings to a game. They also do a good job at making you empathize with your enemy. When will scientists learn that doing horrific experiments on psychicly powerful little girls is NEVER a good idea?
8. Final Fantasy Tactics- I know I mentioned the series as a whole earlier, but tactics stands on its own for me. I rarely have the patience for strategy RPGs, and back when it first came out, I didn't have the skill to play it. I originally beat it with a gameshark, but when the PSP release came out, I finally legit beat this game. I guess I'll be a minority here for liking the PSP version, but I thought the retranslation fit the game's setting, and I enjoyed the new characters and classes. That said, what they did to some people's names in this remake boggles my mind. Either way, a great game with a great story.
9. Colony Wars- Shooter sim goodness that I can pop in and play whenever I feel the need to fight the power. I was terrible at this game when I first got it, but kept at it. The first and third are my favorites. Never got into vengance much. Maybe I just wasn't good at it, but I always got the feeling they were trying some things that just didn't work out too wel. Red Sun vindicated them, though. And the final battle against the Red Sun is still one of my favorite fights in a game.
10. Ys- I bought Ys 7 on the PSP not knowing what I'd be getting myself into. Before finishing it, I had bought the PSP version of every Ys game released stateside. 1,2, and Oath in Felghana were both challenging and great fun. I rarely have the patience to retry bosses over and over, but Ys makes it engaging. I still haven't finished Ark of the Nepishtim or 7, but I'm getting there. Just pure fun, with great music that really gets you pumped to fight whatever they throw at you. I would recommend that anyone who hasn't played an Ys game give it a shot.
I have many more favorites and loves, but this list is long enough already. Still, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention Metal Saga, Guilty Gear, Suikoden, Mana Khemia, and the Gundam vs games.
Epic , brah!
