I didn't grow up with video games...here's my top 10

I think I might be the only one on this website, but it's not as if I've never played games as a kid it's just that they weren't my main thing like many others. And no don't be expecting a list packed with CoD because I don't know "real" video games. Every other list out there has the same Super Mario 3 and FFXII on it, so I like to think that mine is at least a bit original....or just shitty depending on your viewpoint. Probably just shitty.

10. NHL 99

9. Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

8. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon

7. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

6. Donkey Kong 64

5. The Simpsons Hit and Run

4. Brothers In Arms: Road to Hill 30

3. Splinter Cell Chaos Theory

2. Mass Effect 2

1. RED DEAD REDEMPTION

I think I might be the only one on this website, but it's not as if I've never played games as a kid it's just that they weren't my main thing like many others. And no don't be expecting a list packed with CoD because I don't know "real" video games. Every other list out there has the same Super Mario 3 and FFXII on it, so I like to think that mine is at least a bit original....or just shitty depending on your viewpoint. Probably just shitty.

10. NHL 99

9. Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

8. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon

7. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

6. Donkey Kong 64

5. The Simpsons Hit and Run

4. Brothers In Arms: Road to Hill 30

3. Splinter Cell Chaos Theory

2. Mass Effect 2

1. RED DEAD REDEMPTION

I was more of a Banjo guy than DK 64, but they were both awesome.  Your 1 and 2 made me grind my teeth a bit, but whatever.  You should really play SMB 3 though.  

that cool doe like.

Ghost Recon is a great game, I just wish it had a better way to issue orders.

I see The Simpsons Hit and Run for the Gamecube all the time at my local video game store. I should pick it up and play it on my Wii.

I have a severe dislike of Simpsons Hit And Run though that's more to do with how I ended up with it than anything. Playing like 5 minutes in a friends house and thinking that was a good basis for dropping full price dinero on it is one of the worst purchasing decisions I've ever had and I just bought a pair of Levis when I still owe rent.

Called  a noob for having Mass Effect 2 in your list? It was Game of the Year on this site, and also my game of the year. :)

*looks at your list*...Yea, it is pretty shitty :P.

" I have a severe dislike of Simpsons Hit And Run though that's more to do with how I ended up with it than anything. Playing like 5 minutes in a friends house and thinking that was a good basis for dropping full price dinero on it is one of the worst purchasing decisions I've ever had and I just bought a pair of Levis when I still owe rent. "

" I was more of a Banjo guy than DK 64, but they were both awesome. "

" @blacklabeldomm:  Anyone who would call you a noob for liking Mass Effect 2 is an idiot... It's one of the best games ever, and I'm pretty sure everybody agrees. "

" @LiquidPrince said:

" @blacklabeldomm:  Anyone who would call you a noob for liking Mass Effect 2 is an idiot... It's one of the best games ever, and I'm pretty sure everybody agrees. "

Are you kidding me?  I couldn't even stand the demo. "

Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

RDR's story was just a basic redemption story with a revenge substory at the very end. While the game was good and kept you immersed, if you distill the story its actually kind of bad.

Hell, you can summarize it by saying "You used to be in this gang, but now you are going straight, but the government took your family so you gotta go hunt down 2 dudes from your gang to get them back". Its been done many many times. I think the reason why so many people liked it is because they haven't seen any western movies.

Also, Marston, totally awesome dude who kicks ass, however, his character is terrible. He starts the game fully developed and never changes or evolves over the course of the story. He used to be bad but now he is a good guy who is just trying to right his wrongs and make his new life work, the character is completely static.

As a nitpicking aside, Its also incredibly annoying how Marston is trying to be a good guy and save his family, but is a total pushover to all the quest people. If you meet some crazy graverobber and he makes you go do 4 quests that involve killing lots of people, maybe you should just put a gun to his head and make him tell you what you need to know. Seriously, he can kill thousands of people, but he can't intimidate 5 people to get the answers or the help he needs? Don't bother arguing its a character trait because after doing all the quests he intimidates them into doing shit anyways. Should have just done it in the first place. I mean really, his family is being held hostage, who knows what kind of things people could be doing to his wife, they might even be dead. Crack a few skulls man. Truthfully this is less to do with the game and more to do with Rockstar's horrible pacing and storytelling ability.

Anywaysssssssss... RDR is a great game, but I think saying it has a great story kind of iffy.

DK64 was my first title for that platform, but I ended up selling it to a friend before I could finish it. One day when we were hanging out, I realized he got as far as I did and we decided to sit down and try to finish it that day. I was so happy to finally see the last battle after about 8 years since I first played it, almost brought a tear to my eye. 

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" @LiquidPrince said:

" @blacklabeldomm:  Anyone who would call you a noob for liking Mass Effect 2 is an idiot... It's one of the best games ever, and I'm pretty sure everybody agrees. "

Are you kidding me?  I couldn't even stand the demo. "

See, now what does that say about you...?  "

Dude. Go play any other Zelda game ever made (that's not on a portable). You're missing out!

I want to see some more favorites from people like you.

I'm not really sure what the purpose of this list is...is it to see if the older generation of gamers will sneer at it? Well, I don't really agree with your list but as you started gaming at a different time there's nothing wrong with that. That said, it is stupidly easy to go back and play the classics these days thanks to digital distribution, if that's of interest to you.

That is a good list, and I don't want to change the focus of this thread.. but RDR's story was pretty darn bad. I love it because of the setting, gameplay, and slightly because of Marston. ( Also I am sucker for westerns)
 I thought the story and characters were generally..... not good.

It might be due to the fact that from watching westerns I was expecting an epic and great story, maybe my expectations for the story were too high.



@LiquidPrince:
I would not chastise someone for liking Mass Effect 2 but honestly I would never call it one of the best games ever. I thought it was alright, but not anything too great.

... OK

Good choices considering you didn't grow up with them.  I would go back to play Donkey Kong Country 1 and 2.  I was sorely disappointed with DK64.

" @LiquidPrince said:

" @Hailinel said:

" @LiquidPrince said:

" @blacklabeldomm:  Anyone who would call you a noob for liking Mass Effect 2 is an idiot... It's one of the best games ever, and I'm pretty sure everybody agrees. "

Are you kidding me?  I couldn't even stand the demo. "

See, now what does that say about you...?  "

That he is not alone. ME 2 ruined all interest I had in the Mass Effect series after ME 1. I will still give ME 3 try to turn me around on it, but I'm really disliking the direction they are taking that game into in both story and game design. "

I like your list, duder. There are a lot of games we apparently agree on being pretty amazing.

pretty good list, a lot of those i played. they were great games. i remember getting donkey kong 64, that game was awesome. i wish they made more games like that. i don't really remember beating the game either but it was fun to play that.

Certainly the oddest list I've ever seen.

" @Hailinel said:

" @LiquidPrince said:

" @blacklabeldomm:  Anyone who would call you a noob for liking Mass Effect 2 is an idiot... It's one of the best games ever, and I'm pretty sure everybody agrees. "

Are you kidding me?  I couldn't even stand the demo. "

See, now what does that say about you...?  "

I really disagree on RDR... but, yeah, opinionssssss!!!111!one

I love The Simpsons Hit N Run. I was looking forward to The Simpsons Game and, well, yeah. Didn't turn out all that great.

" @LiquidPrince said:

" @blacklabeldomm:  Anyone who would call you a noob for liking Mass Effect 2 is an idiot... It's one of the best games ever, and I'm pretty sure everybody agrees. "

Are you kidding me?  I couldn't even stand the demo. "

" @crusader8463 said:

" @LiquidPrince said:

" @Hailinel said:

" @LiquidPrince said:

" @blacklabeldomm:  Anyone who would call you a noob for liking Mass Effect 2 is an idiot... It's one of the best games ever, and I'm pretty sure everybody agrees. "

Are you kidding me?  I couldn't even stand the demo. "

See, now what does that say about you...?  "

That he is not alone. ME 2 ruined all interest I had in the Mass Effect series after ME 1. I will still give ME 3 try to turn me around on it, but I'm really disliking the direction they are taking that game into in both story and game design. "

Man, I hate it when people take shitty games and actually make them fun to play! Because then they become mainsteam and that ain't hip! Damn streamers! "

I'm convinced that I'm the only person in the world who liked the Ocean Temple in Phantom Hourglass. It was unique! There'd always be new ways to get through the earlier floors faster with the items you got since your last visit if you thought outside the box! The time limit made you plan out your moves and take good notes!

I don't think there's any shame in having a battery of favorites comprised of recent-to-semi-recent titles. 

@crusader8463 said:

" @LiquidPrince said:

" @Hailinel said:

" @LiquidPrince said:

" @blacklabeldomm:  Anyone who would call you a noob for liking Mass Effect 2 is an idiot... It's one of the best games ever, and I'm pretty sure everybody agrees. "

Are you kidding me?  I couldn't even stand the demo. "

See, now what does that say about you...?  "

That he is not alone. ME 2 ruined all interest I had in the Mass Effect series after ME 1. I will still give ME 3 try to turn me around on it, but I'm really disliking the direction they are taking that game into in both story and game design. "

Man, I hate it when people take shitty games and actually make them fun to play! Because then they become mainsteam and that ain't hip! Damn streamers!

" @Hailinel: You are definitely in the minority on that one. I looked at your top 10 lists. It doesn't surprise me that you don't like it. "

" @crusader8463 said:

Man, I hate it when people take shitty games and actually make them fun to play!

Am I the only person in the world who didn't hate the Water Temple? I first played through OoT when I was like nine years old, I didn't use a guide and I don't recall having any problems with it at all.

Anyway, great list. It's been interesting to see what nostalgia (or a lack thereof) will do to your taste in gaming.

"Hell, you can summarize it by saying "You used to be in this gang, but now you are going straight, but the government took your family so you gotta go hunt down 2 dudes from your gang to get them back"."

My favorite game ever is Mass Effect 2 and I grew up with videogames

" @Hailinel said:

" @LiquidPrince said:

" @blacklabeldomm:  Anyone who would call you a noob for liking Mass Effect 2 is an idiot... It's one of the best games ever, and I'm pretty sure everybody agrees. "

Are you kidding me?  I couldn't even stand the demo. "

i'll fan the flames. I agree. Its 30 hours of tracking down and assembling the perfect team for a 15 minute mission. "

" @blacklabeldomm: uugggghhhhh I fucking *hated* Brothers in Arms! It had some cool stuff in (mainly any time it gave you a tank) but there was so much design bullshit in that game. The fact most sections were more like a puzzle game than anything resembling an action game, making me flank by not letting me shoot enemies in cover from the front was probably the worst though. I can remember some really egregious examples where I was maybe 5 meters away, could clearly see a guy in cover, yet my bullets didn't do anything other than fill up the ridiculous "suppression indicator"- it was almost like they had the cover system from Company of Heroes but made me play it like an FPS "