That one game...

Snowball2695 · Mar 9, 2012

Remember that one game that you just couldn't put down? That one that gripped you and just wouldn't let go? The one game you could classify as, dare I say it, your absolute favorite?

Because mine's Pikmin.
Best. Game. Ever.

5398cane · Mar 9, 2012

Yep, for me it was Dark Age of Camelot. That game was lightning in a bottle. I hope someone can come close one day soon.

kasper · Mar 9, 2012

I don't remember one specific game that sucked me in, but I remember playing Super Nintendo for a few hours a day as a child.

Prince Vega · Mar 9, 2012

I think the game was wrestle mania 2000 for nintendo 64! ^.^ I use to play that game so much next to the christmas tree with my brother.

John Petersen · Aug 10, 2012

Still needs to be made. So many of these games have the potential but none actually satisfy the thirst.

Here are some of my favorites

Pro Fishing Challenge
Elder Scrolls Series
TimeSplitters Series
Farcry Series
Fallen Earth
Test Drive Unlimited
Mech Warrior Series

BigWords · Aug 10, 2012

For me it is always The First - the first sandbox I played (Operation Flashpoint), the first time I needed to use massive amounts of strategy (Hostile Waters), the first story which I needed to find out how it concluded (Deus Ex), the first stupidly annoying boss I couldn't work out how to defeat (Doom)... Those are the ones I go back to time and again to recapture a little of that excitement.

Justin Bossert · Aug 10, 2012

There are a couple that come to mind; Age of Empires II and techmo bowl.

scarletpeaches · Aug 10, 2012

The Dizzy-the-egg games. Come on, man. He was an egg!

Wiskel · Aug 10, 2012

Muppet Racemania on PS1. I played that game to death. Every unlock, every course. I deleted my save games twice so I could do it all over again.

Elite sucked me in for ages too.

In recent years, Arkham Asylum and Mass Effect come very close.

Craig

Shadow Dragon · Aug 10, 2012

For me it was Final Fantasy 6. Loved that game when I was a kid.

pandaponies · Aug 10, 2012

This is almost embarrassing to admit, hahaha, because so many other hardcore FF fans hated it. I know it may not be the best, but I think Final Fantasy X will always be my favorite deep down. I played it when it first came out and I was just old enough to really start to grasp the deeper themes and have meaningful emotional reactions. I'd been playing games all my life and got into RPGs via the older ones like Shining Force/original FFs, but FFX got me hooked.

lastlittlebird · Aug 11, 2012

Civ 3. Yeah I know, I know, 2 was better.

Pinguicha · Aug 11, 2012

Planescape: Torment, hands down. Greatest RPG ever.

ArachnePhobia · Aug 11, 2012

On some level, I feel like I owe Final Fantasies IV and VI something.

Also, the first two Legacy of Kain installments, Blood Omen and Soul Reaver. If later entries didn't live up to them, it's only because they set the bar so high.

scarletpeaches · Aug 11, 2012

Silent Hill, anyone?

c.m.n. · Aug 11, 2012

Sonic Pinball on Sega. Serious. Played for days on end.

Also some WWF game on Playstation 1 (can't remember the title now) where you can make your own wrestlers and form tag teams. Played for months. Had wrote down my entire roster of my created wrestlers/teams.

Oh, and Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1.

Crash11 · Aug 11, 2012

Earthbound.

druid12000 · Aug 12, 2012

Crash Bandicoot. Hours and hours and hours and hours and....yeah, lots of time spent and loved every minute of it

J.W. Alden · Aug 12, 2012

Pinguicha said:
Planescape: Torment, hands down. Greatest RPG ever.

Dear lord, this.

KOTOR came pretty close for me, though. I think that's the only other RPG I've ever played through like 4 times.

Shuemais · Aug 12, 2012

How about games that you own way too many copies of as well?

I might have up to a half-dozen different copies of Final Fantasy II/IV between downloadable copies, carts and even copies on CD. I love me the everloving crap out of that game, and always end up going back to it again and again.

ArachnePhobia · Aug 12, 2012

Shuemais said:
How about games that you own way too many copies of as well?

I might have up to a half-dozen different copies of Final Fantasy II/IV between downloadable copies, carts and even copies on CD. I love me the everloving crap out of that game, and always end up going back to it again and again.

Guilty as charged! I've still got the original SNES cartridge. I've got the PS1 port. I've got the GBA port. I've got the DS remake. I've got the PSP port with The After Years included. I've been trying to get my hands on the Wonderswan version. For such a knight in shining armor, Cecil sure does shake me down often enough. I feel positively Mysidian. =p

Shuemais · Aug 12, 2012

ArachnePhobia said:
Guilty as charged! I've still got the original SNES cartridge. I've got the PS1 port. I've got the GBA port. I've got the DS remake. I've got the PSP port with The After Years included. I've been trying to get my hands on the Wonderswan version. For such a knight in shining armor, Cecil sure does shake me down often enough. I feel positively Mysidian. =p

One day, such a cartridge shall be MINE.

One day...!

Sophia · Aug 13, 2012

The Baldur's Gate series and Dragon Age: Origins are my all-time favourites.

I also get immersed regularly in Medieval Total War II and Rome Total War. Civilisation IV is my go-to game when I just want to be completely distracted without having to expend much mental effort.

I have extra copies of the BG series box set, DA: Origins and Final Fantasy XII, all still in their shrink-wrapped state. The precious must be looked after!

amrose · Aug 13, 2012

::sigh:: Rhapsody: A musical adventure.

Loved Pancake attack.

I played the hell out of that game when I was a sophomore in high school. They came out with a version for the DS which I bought cause I lost my PS1 disc, but they changed some stuff around. Didn't care for it as much. Maybe it was a childhood thing.

J.W. Alden · Aug 13, 2012

amrose said:
::sigh:: Rhapsody: A musical adventure.

Bless your heart. I forgot all about that game. It came out during my "will play anything even remotely resembling a JRPG" phase.

That one game...

Snowball2695

5398cane

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kasper

Prince Vega

John Petersen

BigWords

Geekzilla

Justin Bossert

scarletpeaches

Wiskel

practical experience, FTW

Shadow Dragon

pandaponies

in ur boardz, correctin ur grammar

lastlittlebird

avem narrans

Pinguicha

Has the cutest cat in the world!

ArachnePhobia

scarletpeaches

c.m.n.

Beary cute ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Crash11

Lost

druid12000

You're out of your tree...

J.W. Alden

The King Who Bore the Sword

Shuemais

We can't always be the Batman

ArachnePhobia

Shuemais

We can't always be the Batman

Sophia

amrose

is Envy Augustine

J.W. Alden

The King Who Bore the Sword