My Favorite Games Ever (FLUX)
This list is in a constant state of flux because I'm always playing new games and hoping to add them to the tally.
Starting with 20, to add to 's thread.
List items
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1. Super Mario Bros.
I thought about including SMB2 and 3, but I honestly never loved those games as much as the original. If I spent a summer with a NES now, maybe I'd turn towards SMB3, but as of my current standings, it'll probably remain the original forever.
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2. Spot Goes to Hollywood
When I really think about the Genesis, the only game I loved as much as Spot Goes to Hollywood is Sonic the Hedgehog 2. But that game was never mine; Spot was unequivocally my game, and it'll always have a spot in my heart.
I think this game might've been like Toejam and Earl, where you walked around a given level trying not to die and collecting things. It wasn't structured exactly the same way, and the levels were all themed to different movie tropes (a pirate level, a haunted house level, etc.)
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3. Donkey Kong Country
I played this game through a broken wrist and a cast. I adore DKC.
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4. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
On top of the brilliant gameplay, writing, and visual design, just listen to THAT MUSIC.
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5. Pokémon Red/Blue
Pokemon Blue for life. I still adore this game, despite not being able to play modern Pokemon.
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6. Super Mario 64
The first 3D game I ever played. And what a place to start.
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7. Paper Mario
Honestly, I feel weird about having this game on the same list as SM RPG, but this is the game that taught me that games could have a more complicated story. Paper Mario has waaaaay more going on than Super Mario RPG (well, until the end of SM RPG) and is just as funny, engaging, and weird. I wish I'd ever liked the Mario & Luigi games as well as Paper Mario and SM RPG.
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8. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
My personal pick for "best Zelda game." Fantastic dungeons, a great story, and, again, THAT MUSIC.
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9. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
My GTA of choice. I always played it with cheats back in the day, though.
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10. Resident Evil 4
Played through RE4 roughly seven or eight times, and will continue to do so for the rest of my life. An absolute favorite. Ramon Salazar is an excellent Wesker weirdo proxy.
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11. Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
Played through it roughly five or six times, though it's been a while now. Agreed with many that it's the best work Kojima ever managed.
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12. Guitar Hero II
The best note tracks Guitar Hero ever managed. I've five-starred all but Psychobilly Freakout and Misirlou on Expert.
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13. BioShock
Honestly? I need to replay this one and make sure it deserves its place. The first game that made me ever actually think intellectually about a game.
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14. Halo 3
Just so, so many hours poured into this game. Love at first sight, and still love today.
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15. Portal
Three hours of tightly-handled perfection. Impossible to follow up.
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16. Rock Band 2
Just as many hours as Halo 3 and Guitar Hero II. The full-band experience can't be topped, nor can this game's killer soundtrack.
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17. Fallout 3
I will wander the Capital Wastes for a long, long time, even after I've seen every nook and cranny.
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18. Super Meat Boy
MINE. 100% GOLDEN GOD. THE PLATFORMER OF CHOICE.
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19. Deadly Premonition
One of my favorite stories in video games. Might become my pet game.
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20. Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4
Yeah, okay, we're on Giant Bomb, you already know.
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