Muramasa: The Demon Blade -seriously go play this game on VITA or Wii
Witcher 2
Dragon Age: Origins
Eve Online
FF14
Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Mention to Kerbal Space Program. I'd give it 5 stars but I need more time spent in it. Crusader Kings 2 as well but I play with all the DLC so maybe that changes it.
@devil240z: Earth Defense Force seems to be a very enjoyable franchise.
Even though its pretty much the same game I am super excited for EDF 4.1 or 2025.1 or whatever they call it outside japan. I'm pretty in the dark about it but from the screenshots I saw it seems like there's some kind of RAD style giant robots in it.
@devil240z: Earth Defense Force seems to be a very enjoyable franchise.
Even though its pretty much the same game I am super excited for EDF 4.1 or 2025.1 or whatever they call it outside japan. I'm pretty in the dark about it but from the screenshots I saw it seems like there's some kind of RAD style giant robots in it.
Sounds good! Never played any of the games, but from what I've seen, it seems to be pretty hectic and fun. I was tempted to buy one of them some time ago...
@devil240z: Earth Defense Force seems to be a very enjoyable franchise.
Even though its pretty much the same game I am super excited for EDF 4.1 or 2025.1 or whatever they call it outside japan. I'm pretty in the dark about it but from the screenshots I saw it seems like there's some kind of RAD style giant robots in it.
Sounds good! Never played any of the games, but from what I've seen, it seems to be pretty hectic and fun. I was tempted to buy one of the some time ago...
If you have a PS4 I suggest waiting for EDF 4.1 to come out. There is also 2017 on Vita which I don't have and really want too.
@devil240z: Earth Defense Force seems to be a very enjoyable franchise.
Even though its pretty much the same game I am super excited for EDF 4.1 or 2025.1 or whatever they call it outside japan. I'm pretty in the dark about it but from the screenshots I saw it seems like there's some kind of RAD style giant robots in it.
Sounds good! Never played any of the games, but from what I've seen, it seems to be pretty hectic and fun. I was tempted to buy one of the some time ago...
If you have a PS4 I suggest waiting for EDF 4.1 to come out. There is also 2017 on Vita which I don't have and really want too.
I haven't got a PS4 yet. What about the PS3 titles, which ones do you recommend?
@devil240z: Earth Defense Force seems to be a very enjoyable franchise.
Even though its pretty much the same game I am super excited for EDF 4.1 or 2025.1 or whatever they call it outside japan. I'm pretty in the dark about it but from the screenshots I saw it seems like there's some kind of RAD style giant robots in it.
Sounds good! Never played any of the games, but from what I've seen, it seems to be pretty hectic and fun. I was tempted to buy one of the some time ago...
If you have a PS4 I suggest waiting for EDF 4.1 to come out. There is also 2017 on Vita which I don't have and really want too.
I haven't got a PS4 yet. What about the PS3 titles, which ones do you recommend?
Well on PS3 there is only Insect Armageddon and 2025. IA was developed by a western studio(the people who made the Matt Hazard games) and isn't much like the real games at all. Its cool in some ways but never really did it for me. So I would have to go with 2025 in your case. Though if you have a 360 you could find 2017 for pennies and that game rules too.
For example IA has like 15 stages and 3 difficulties and 2025 has like 80 stages and 5 difficulties plus 40-50 more stages in paid DLC.
I forgot a game for my list. Metroid Prime, particularly the Metroid Prime Trilogy version and its Wii controls. That is one of the greatest games of all time.
So this has pretty much become another way of asking for our favorite games? Okay then...
Beyond Good & Evil
Braid
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Grim Fandango
Hotline Miami
ICO
Journey
Killer7
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (lol Jeff)
Mother 3
Ōkami
Out of This World
Persona 2: Innocent Sin/Eternal Punishment
Persona 4
Portal
Portal 2
Psychonauts
Red Dead Redemption
Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space
Shadow of the Colossus
Shenmue 2
Silent Hill 2
Viewtiful Joe
The Walking Dead
The World Ends With You
If 10/10 or 5/5 is interpreted to mean "flawless," then I'd say only Shadow of the Colossus, Red Dead Redemption, Journey, and the Portal games approach that level. The other games on my list have some obvious flaws, but I'd still consider them 10/10 experiences overall.
My full list of favorites is here, for those curious:
Using the Giant Bomb 5 point scale I'd award quite a few games a 5 - doesn't mean they are perfect, I just really enjoyed them. Off the top of my head...
Tenkaichi 3 had more characters and also night/day variations for the stages, but the way the tournaments were handled was clunky. I can't imagine who thought that making the tournaments only available at certain hours was a good idea. Of course tampering with the PS2 clock made it possible to access any tournament at any time. Tenkaichi 2 had none of this nonsense, and has the most important characters. The additions to the rooster in Tenkaichi 3 were superfluous for the most part.
This list are games that would be a 10/10 when I first played them:
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic
Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion
Fallout 3
Mass Effect 2
Shadow of the Colossus
Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
Rome: Total War
Demon's Souls and Dark Souls
Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
Red Dead Redemption
Halo 3
The Last of Us
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
Forza Motorsport 4
The Witcher
Bayonetta
World of Warcraft (Vanilla)
I have greatly enjoyed certain JRPG's, but they are usually too damn long and repetitive and lose my interest. Also, I've really got to get around to playing KOTOR 2.
I can think of a few 10/10 games, but only one 12/10 game, and that game is Super Mario 64. There has never been a better game, nor will there ever be a better game.
Ikaruga, Sonic 2 and Persona 4 are the only ones I'd feel confident giving 5/5 or 10/10. Putting numbers next to things is dumb though, imo. Leads to too many nonsensical comparisons.
A 10/10 for me would be a game that not only is nigh-flawlessly designed but also elicits a powerful emotional reaction out of me. That emotion can be anything from pure joy to sorrow to shock to laughter and everything else in between.
The Last of Us (personal GOAT)
Batman: Arkham City
Resident Evil 4
Suikoden II
Journey
Final Fantasy X
Mass Effect 2
Red Dead Redemption
Hotline Miami
Braid
Portal
Dragon Age: Origins
Cave Story
Super Mario 3D World
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
I've got some games that I actually enjoy more that aren't on that list. Some of them are flawlessly designed but don't pack an emotional punch for me like Super Mario Bros. 1 and 3, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Civ IV, Starcraft, and Okami. Some of them hit hard emotionally but have obvious design flaws like MGS 1-3, Shadow of the Colossus, Saints Row IV, and The Walking Dead: S1.
Those 15 games I listed manage the incredibly difficult feat of marrying both the technical and the artistic merits of video games in perfect harmony.
A 5/5 game isn't necessarily perfect. I know that's not what this topic is asking but I think the Game Boy version of Tetris (or any iterations on previous platforms) is literally perfect.
Also gonna echo what Dan has said previously and vote for A Link to the Past as being pretty much a perfect game.
By 5/5 (or 10/10) I mean that I cannot think of a meaningful way to improve the game during the time they were released. There are plenty of games that I think deserve a perfect score that I'm not including.
Dark Souls almost makes it since its problems are part of what makes it so good, but fixing the camera--and good cameras were standard at time of release--would have made it so much better.
@paulmako: Are you sure? I've played over 100 hours of the Game Boy Tetris and a bunch of the DOS releases, and I really don't think you mean what you say.
The Game Boy version is far from perfect. There are a heap of issues: particularly some glitches and the absence of features that other versions have (hard drops, holding pieces, ghosting). The piece generation algorithm is also pretty crummy - it's admirable that they tried to make a pseudo-random number generator for the Game Boy, but it's pretty woeful in the scheme of things. You'll notice that a lot of the top Tetris players don't really bother with Game Boy version.
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