Strife.
I was going to add more, but people have already suggested some of them at least
Strife.
I was going to add more, but people have already suggested some of them at least
As much as I dislike WoW after 3.2, I still have to say it was pretty epic before that and deserves a mention.
Dragon age: Origins (hated the telepathic protagonist though:P For some reason it gave off a really bad vibe.)
Runescape
And from older games
Sacrifice deserves a mention. It was the first game I played more than a few hours.
Black and White and B&W 2
Sims (havent played the newer ones though)
Remember remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder, treason
Should ever be forgot...
Warcraft 2
World of Warcraft
Civilization series (Civ3 the best imo)
Zelda - Link to The Past
Madden series (a few years stick out)
MVP Baseball 2005
Ninja Gaiden
Those stick out for me as I look back. Never have been a "gamer"...so there are a lot of titles I've never touched.
Not sure if they're already in the thread but TIE Fighter and Civ 2 should definitely be there.
Quest for Glory (all the Sierra classics really).
The Lost Vikings!!!
I could be here literally all day so I'll just keep it to those few that I didn't already see.
Darkside of XEEN! Totally agree.
If we're talking about PC games as in ones that were ONLY released on the PC, then that's a bloody hard list and pretty much means it'll be 90% Blizzard Titles :S
However if we can include games that were released on PC as well as other formats, my list becomes easy as pie.
Witcher 2
KOTOR
WoW
JK2JO
Mass Effect 1
Morrowind
If I was to do a "PC Exclusive" List... Then it would be very boring and probably look like this:
WoW
Diablo 2
Warcraft 3
Age of Empires 2
MOO 1/2
MOM
GalCiv1
BG1/2
NWN
WC2/3
WoW
Homeworld
XCOM (the old one not the new one)
Forgot:
KOTOR
Civilization
Red Alert
Each of these was ground-breaking somehow. XCOM was an usual combination of base building, strategy, research (RPG feel) and turn based game, highly unusual. Civ was superbly well balanced and had an authentic feel. RA was just a great, fun game, continuing a long line of resource gather/build base/build unit type games. (The original of the series incidently is dune2, a good game too). KOTOR was an amazingly well done RPG game set to SW. Homeworld was the first real 3D tactical game of any kind that was decent (that i knew about) - another game that really took advantage of 3D was descent and the WC series. MOO was one of the best 4x games ever created, superbly balanced, quick and with depth.
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Pokemans
WoW
CS 1.6
GTA
- The Elder Scrolls III Morrowind. The most immersive Elder Scrolls game ever, so many things to do, so much variety. Fantastic game.
- Conkers Bad Fur Day. Hilarious, and super fun. Multiplayer was incredible.
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. Awesome story-line, epic character development. The only letdown was that it was unfinished and rushed. Still a great game though.
- Star Wars: Dark Forces. One of my first games, and my first FPS. Quite difficult, but super fun.
Fallout 2
Homeworld: Cataclysm. (The expansion, inspite of its name, was actually way better than the original, and devs of the original didn't learn anything at all from it and they released Homeworld 2 which was an annoying clusterfuck of a strategy game, which had a faster gameplay than most FPSs on the market, making it enjoyable only for people with twitch reflexes and really fast thinking).
Planescape: Torment
Gothic 1 (Gothic 2 was meh and Gothic 3 was crap as well as all the horrors that followed from Piranha Bytes)
...and then...fucking ponies everywhere.
Of course Half Life 1 & 2, Oblivion and Skyrim are among the top, honourable mentions to WoW and I'm biased to say Dark Souls: Prepare to Die even though it was a shoddy port, with a gamepad and graphics fix it's amazing.
Lesuire Suit Larry. WTF no mention of that yet?....Blasphemy.
1. system shock1 (I wish warren spector would stop making epic mickeys and return to us)
2. fallout1+2
3. mass effect series (I consider 3 only to be flawed by origin)
4. baldurs gate2
5. diablo1+2
Master of Magic
Might & Magic VI : The Mandate of Heaven
Heroes of might and magic 3
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
World of Warcraft
Warcraft 3
Starcraft
Super Mario 3 and 64
Goldeneye
Unreal Tournament
Diablo 1 'n' 2
Halo Series
WoW
Assassins Creed Series
Skyrim
Warcraft III
Baldur's Gate 1+2
Planescape Torment
Diablo 2
World of Warcraft
I base a "good game" on how it provokes different emotions, that’s my measuring stick at least
1. Baldur’s Gate 1 (For its sense of adventure and overall story)
2. Spec Ops: The line (The only game I’ve played that isn’t fun but provokes feelings such as regret, guilt and sadness)
3. Mass Effect Series (For its epic storyline and epic feel)
4. Dragon Age 1 (Same as above)
5. Skyrim (Gives me the feel of adventure)
I don’t count games that are simply addictive (WoW) because that is not a good game mechanic in my opinion. (good for making the dev money)