The Perpetual Games-You-Need-To-Play Thread

[Mecha-Kisame]

I see a lot of "Oh noes I'm teh bored and needs teh games to play" threads, and it annoys me. So I've decided to burn all of those and make a single, central thread where you can make suggestions as to games everyone needs to play, should someone have a case of teh boredom they can just grab something out of here and run with it. Try not to keep it too obvious, I'd rather not see a bunch of "Play teh HL2's because Gordon is god (which he is)" type of posts. If they're mods or conversions for a particular game, it's perfectly acceptable, though.

Of course if you've already played everything you'll find in this thread you can make a request, but I'd prefer if you added [REQ] to the beginning of the title, and it will be trashed once you've been honoured.

As for your suggestions, leave a short description if you want, I suck at describing things so don't expect any essays from me, just give a basic idea of what the game is.

Ninja Gaiden (Action) XBOX - Best ninja game EVAR. Wonderful combat and great graphics, probably has the best combo system I've ever used (I've not played DMC3 yet, so don't bust my chops you bastards)

Ratchet and Clank 1,2,3 (Platformer) PS2 - Has taken throne from Mario, in my opinion, as the top platformer around. You've got a lovable cat-thing guy, his charming robot buddy, and weapons of mass destruction.

Armored Core 2 (Mech-sim Thingy) PS2 - A Mech-simulation game similar to the MechWarrior series, you can customize your mech with hundreds of options, and go from having something similar to an Eva to Metal Gear Rex.

My list is rather paltry, but I'm lazy so that's to be expected. It takes two (or more) to tango or so they say, so keep 'em coming!

[Kucheeky Badkuya]

GTA III - GTA: Vice City - GTA: San Andreas - Realistic, guns, car explosions, pimpin' and all of that good stuff.

Jak 1, 2, 3 - From the cretors of Ratchet and Clank you get Jak. Jak and Dexter, you fight baddies guys, pblast your way out of city do anything you want.

Mario Series(Super Mario 1/2/3 - Mario Sunshine) - Zelda series(Ocarina of Time - Majori's Mask - Wind Waker) - I don't have to explain teh greatness of the these games jsu tgo play them.

Halo 2- A must have Xbox game. Best mulit-player to this date, frag your firend, play teams, meet new friedns and enemies easily. If you haven't heard of this game, here have a quarter go outside :laugh

World of Warcraft - Guild Wars World Warcraft is one of the biggests M.M.O.R.P.G's out there, raise your zombie, elf, onk, etc to up level 75+. This game comes with a $13.95 a month.

Don't feel like playing a monthly fee? Than you should try Guild Wars, its free monthly fee, PVP and PVE action, up to level 20, able to create guilds and battle against other clans to figure out who's number one.

[Ah B]

Mario Kart Series - It's a fun, addictive driving game for the whole family. It's not too serious, and it has bright colours (most stages) so your baby cousin or little siblings can enjoy them.

Can't think of any off the top of my head. Will be back with more later!

[Jones]

for the uber-bored people who need somethign to do desperately

Any of the old-school Pokemon games

[TexiKen]

Ratchet and Clank series-As much as Banko Kazooie and the N64 ruined platform games for me, these games brought me back.

Skies of Arcadia-A positive, upbeat game with a great story. And customizing your base, recruiting members for your ship as well was very cool. A better RPG than even Final Fantasy VII.

Ace Combat 4 & 5-One had a great story (4), the other had a better fighting engine and greater jets(5). I can play the game on Ace difficulty for hours just to beat my old time/score.

Virtua Tennis- Best sports game ever. And a great title for the Dreamcast. Can't wait for the PSP version in October.

Front Mission 3- I liked it a lot better than 4, even though the grpahics now aren't that great to look at. But man, you want to kill 30 minutes just upgrading your team, this is the game for you. And two different quests and endings, each running at around 40 hours. The only downside is that one of them has you allied with communists. Boo!

[Kami-Sama]

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - I cannot rant enough about this game. Just think Super metroid, with Rpg elements, addictive item collection, and a cooler character (yea imo Alucard >>> Samus). the game is inmense and filled with 2d goodness, has a awsome soundtrack, and the cooness factor. the only drawback is that since this is an Ps1 game, it will be dificult to find, now...if you manage to find a store that has it, even used, grab the game even thou you may not be worthy to play it LOL.

[Giant Enemy Crab]

Custom Robo for GC people VERY ADDICTIVE

[CrazyMoronX]

Must Play Games:

Valkyrie Profile - Made by Tri-Ace the gods of RPGs. Insanely fun gameplay, nice story based on Norse mythology, has a semi-traditional RPG fighting style. You can recruit a lot of various characters, and it has different endings.

Tacitcs Ogre - If you like Final Fantasy Tactics, play the game it was based off of, it's much better in my opinion. Same gameplay as FFT SRPG, graphics are SNES quality, but it is a PSX game, the reason for this... IT WAS RELEASED ON SNES or Super Famicom, it is NOT a FFT clone, FFT is a Tactics Ogre Clone, in fact the same guys helped make FFT that worked on the game, but I digress. Great story, gameplay, class system.

With permission, I will edit this, and add in various emulated games you have to play, with a grey-area of legality, but are not avaible to buy in the USA or in english.

-Fire away.

Emulated fantranslations you must play:

Seiken Densetsu III - If you liked Secret of Mana, or RPGs in general, you have to play this. It's the same basic gameplay as SoM, action RPG, but with various characters, you pick three to make your team. The entire story, path, and ending revolves around who you pick to be the leader. And it has a class system, you can pick good or evil and it goes down a tree to your highest rank, depending on how you navigate the tree, you get different ending classes. The pinnacle of graphics for an SNES game, and the music is some of the best to date.

Star Ocean - I probably don't need to say anything about this game. It's awesome, and it follows the same basic Star Ocean II and III game mechanics. Great story, graphics, and system.

Dragon Quest VI - if you don't play part V, you at least have to play this. It's basically one of the best SNES games. Great graphics, story, the old familiar DQ class system and monsters, and the update in graphics compared to part V is enormous.

Romancing Saga III - Probably the 4th greatest game on the SNES, well RPG anyway. It is a non-linear game, with different endings, and you can pick your main character. Depending on who you pick you have different paths and stories you encounter. Also the skill system I really like. Use the sword, gain sword skills. Use fists, gain martial arts skills. Etc.

I'll keep it short, and stop there. :tem

[stormbreak]

Final Fantasy
Each one in the series is completly different from the last (minus X-2 but that had a different battle system) The stories are great, involving characters, great music. Mindblowing CGI sequences in the PS versions.

Naruto Games
I have only played the GC ones, and they are addictive! Your mates might not like it, but if they watch the series they will think it is the best game ever!

Jump Superstars
The best game on DS! Like super smash bros, but better :) Only thing i don't like is the single cart play, it is extremly limited.

Socom 1&2 Loads of people play online on 2, quite addicitive, free online, like ever PS2 online game.

[Nerf Herder]

Streets of Rage 1, 2, & 3

Now there's a good series to waste a few hours on

[Donkey Show]

If you're an RPG fan play these, period.

Chrono Trigger
Xenogears
Final Fantasy Tactics
Super Mario RPG - extreme fun! :bgai

Those are some of the best non Final Fantasy (well, FFT wasn't really the standard FF game) games Squaresoft ever made. All engaging and definately worth wasting your life on. ^^

[Mongoloid Gnome]

Xenogears
Probably the best plot ever created to a RPG. Period.

[Nerf Herder]

A really good time waster is almost any Contra game, though I would Recommend Contra III: The Alien Wars and Contra: Hard Corps (or whatever the name of the one for Genesis was)

[Wing-Zero]

you need to play the half-life series

[spinstate]

Mount&Blade (http://taleworlds.com/) -
One of the most innovative RPGs I have seen in some time, Mount&Blade is a superb "medieval life simulation" being developed by Tale Worlds. Bill Harris wrote a thorough review (http://dubiousquality.blogspot.com/2005/05/mount-blade.html) of this underdog that is already addictive in its beta status, and well worth financial support from every RPG and action fan.

[Hermie]

Knights of the Old Republic I & II (RPG) XBOX & PC - Great Star Wars RPG.
combat is smooth and effective despise a turnbased system. Incredible plot that keeps surprising you. A must for all Star Wars and/or RPG fans.

[Kucheeky Badkuya]

Diablo- Made by the creators of Starcraft and Warcraft, brings you Diablo. Diablo is probably one of the most addictive PC games I play. Pick up Diablo I & II or jsut pick the m up both. $10-$15 can't steer you wrong.

[Insipidipity]

Starcraft of course, its a balance of not too simple like WC2, but not too complex like WC3. Its well balanced, has 3 to pick from allowing up to 9 combination of 1v1s. And its a classic thats still popular.

One that kept my dorm suite busy last year was Mario Kart 64. I prefer battles but they prefer races. I know the series was brought up, but like Starcraft, its not too simple, not too complex, its just right.

And finally, Tetris, I don't know why but this can keep me busy for weeks on end.

[Nybarius]

Ogre Battle
Tetrinet
Chess
Command and Conquer 2: Red Alert
Warcraft 2

[Umeliten-kun]

The metal gear solid series: Fun, full of action, and very realistic!

Battlefield 2: Realistic, and an extremely nice detailed game of the modern battlefield! With: planes, boats, cars, trucks, "choppers, and a lot more!!

[Ah B]

Counter-Strike (Classic/Source) - The classic FPS game that has started small, and grown into a big community. Whether it's Source, or Normal CS, its just your average, yet addicting, FPS. You choose from a range of weapons to buy (with money as you play the map). The community is still growing, too, so there will always be new people playing.

Team Fortress Classic - Another game by Valve. Though it's a little old now, in it's days of glory, it was a game enjoyed by all. Choosing from a wide variety of classes (Engineers, Heavy Weapons Guy, Sniper, etc.), you could battle it all out against the opposing team. Joining servers with various modes such as Capture the Flag, etc..

Deathmatch (Classic/Source) - Another game by Valve. In this game, you get to play an unrealistic battle between people. Whether it be FFA, or Team, its UTTER CHAOS! From the gravity gun, to machine gun, it's a game to enjoy.

[theoneandonly]

Arc The Lad 1, 2 & 3 (PSX)
*not the PS2 Arc The Lad*

[Keramachi]

I'd like to step in and mention the Advance Wars series. (2 games on GBA, 1 on DS) Excellent strategy, storyline, and especially, replay value. Very fun to play, even if it looks a bit childish at first.

[Sakashi]

Dynasty Warriors 1,2,3,4
Best game out there for hours of non-stop fun. It is definitly an addictive game. But probably gets boring after 30 hours. lol

[Jedi Mind Tricks]

Tales of Symphonia. - Great game.
The Tekken series. (You only need Tekken 5 :P)

[podsandgods]

Resident evil 0,1,2,3,4, code veronica: these games are scary as hell and damned entertaining. if you own a gamecube you must get the remake of the classic re 1 realistic graphics bring the re 1 to an all new level of shitting my pants scaryness.

Sonic the hedghog series: with the sonic mega collection and sonic gems you can get all the old school goodness of this great series and a few new 3d games are out as well. this series gives mario a run for its money

metroid series: for the nes and snes games they were some of the best platformers ever created. for the gamecube prime 1and 2 are the best fps for the system.

dragonball z budokai 3: the first 2 werent anything special but budokai 3 is an addictive and badass fighting game. grab a friend, order a pizza, smoke some pot and play this game all night

god of war: one of the best platformers of all time. amazing story line and kick ass gameplay. its one of those games that will keep you up all night playing.

devil may cry series 1,3(2 was ok at best): dmc 1&3 are badass gunslinging swordslashing demon slaying fests that are original, fun, and challenging. while number 2 was still good it was over simplified and made no improvements to the series.

[Seany]

Zelda!!! must play it

[Jef88]

suikoden 2 (psx) try collecting every character you will be buzzy for some time :D
red dead revolver (ps2) the best cowboy game i have ever played and i'm not in to western games the multiplayer is cool too
and ofcourse go retro and play some good oldies like donkey kong, mario, zelda, etc....
the rest i like are all in here so why post them again :amuse

[Kiba-kun]

Custer's Revenge on the Amiga 2600. Has to be played to be believed.

[Nerf Herder]

Power Stone 1 and 2

The four player fighting in Power Stone 2 was every bit as enjoyable as SSBM if ya ask me...

[ShenLong]

Fire Emblem series
u love strategy game, u played advance wars?? well there is 2 fire emblems games in gba and an upcoming one on gc this fall! and plenty of japanese version never got released here if u can read japanese

Nippon Ichi games!!
another great rpg/strategy games on ps2 from nippon ichi: La Pucelle Tactics, Disgaea, Phantom Brave and Makai Kingdom! u will pour at least 200+hours on each of these games! and other similar game, Atelier Iris on ps2 too and Riviera on gba on the go!

Panel de pon aka Tetris Attack aka Puzzle League quite simply one of the best and addictive puzzle classic out there since tetris, nintendo never released the Nintendo Puzzle Collection over here with 4 players in panel de pon, dr mario and yoshi cookies, but at least they have announced a december released for the gba: dr mario/puzzle league, 2 in 1 games, puzzle on the go! been playing it on snes, n64 and gc and awaiting to import the japanese gba games coming this september 13th!

[Darko]

Sega: Shining Force (1 & 2), Streets of rage (whole series) Sonic series (1,2,3, & knuckles), Phantasy Star series (esp. #4)
PC: Grim Fandango, Curse of Monkey Island, Age of Empires series, Heroes of might and magic series, anachronox, fallout series,Rome Total War, Rise of Nations
SNES: Final Fantasy 4 & 6, chrono trigger, there are some other really good ones but i cant remember them now
GBA: Final Fantasy Tactics, Legend of Zelda Minish Cap
PSX: FF7,9, Final Fantasy Tactics, i personally liked chrono cross, probably because of the awesome music

[Cyberwaste]

I'd like to echo everyone else with:

Xenogears This game is simply amazing. The best story of any RPG, great gameplay, 70+hrs long. Any one who even thinks about picking up an RPG but doesn't have this one yet, needs to get it.

Guilty Gear As far as fighting games go, its fast, fun, and unique. Not so much the system is unique, but the art style is most definately all it's own. A very fun game, and the newest version, Isuka, has plenty of gameplay to waste your time on.

I'm working on Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana and Culdecept right now, both are entertaining.

[Uchiha Inkatomi]

Super Smash Brothers Melee This game is one of the best games ever made i think. I can play this game over and over again.

Shinobi for ps2. I think this is the best ninja game made yet for the ps2.

[Raineth]

FFVII, MGS3, DMC3... Ugh, so far those are the only ones I can name... But those are specific. Go ahead and play the whole series if you want, they're pretty good games. Those are just the more "dominant" of the rest, or the ones that stand out a lot.

[Shikamaruks]

Super Smash Brothers for 64,God of War for everything I think..Prince of Persia for everything also, Final Fantasy 7 and 8 for the PS1, Socom 2 for the PS2, Halo 2 and Ninja Gaiden for the XBOX, Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask and Wind Waker for Gamecube and Katamari Damacy for the PS2
I realize it is out of order but I was just trying to think of the games and they came to me at different times, all well.

[SeruraRenge]

If you're an RPG fan play these, period.

Chrono Trigger
Xenogears
Final Fantasy Tactics
Super Mario RPG - extreme fun! :bgai

Those are some of the best non Final Fantasy (well, FFT wasn't really the standard FF game) games Squaresoft ever made. All engaging and definately worth wasting your life on. ^^
Crono Cross was better.

[Mancha]

Shenmue I & 2. The Mark of Kri. TopSpin.

[Rice Ball]

Must plays-

RPGS- Chronotrigger, Xenogears, Planescape Torment
MMORPG- WoW (bye bye life)
FPS- Counter Strike Source
RTS- Warcraft 3:TFT, Starcraft
SIM- Championship Manager 03/04 (Football Manager game)

Also recommend-

RPG- Chronocross, Final Fantasy Series, Lufia series, Baldurs gate series, System Shock 2, Devine Divinity, NWN:hotu.
MMORPG- Dark Age of Camelot (This ruined my life for 4 years)
FPS- Halo
RTS- Red Alert2, Spellforce (i liked it even with the dodgy voices :p), Total War Rome


These are just my oppinions :p

But if you claim your a RPG fan, PLAY Planescape Torment. Probley the best rpg around(ever).

[Blue_Sky_Protagonist]

Definetly Lost in Blue.

[Neon]

I'd like to step in and mention the Advance Wars series. (2 games on GBA, 1 on DS) Excellent strategy, storyline, and especially, replay value. Very fun to play, even if it looks a bit childish at first.

Strongly agree with that

I would like to add

Resident Evil 4 for GC- YOU DO NOT HAVE TO LIKE OTHER RE GAMES!

and

Call Of Duty for PC- Stalingrad level is to amazing for words

[raginasian]

Romance of the Three Kingdoms- Strategy game about a chinese civil war i think 100 AD or so. Its really fun, build armies command your generals destroy your enemies and Unify China. I recomend RoTK 7 and 10. 7 is my favorite and is multiplayer up to 8 people and you only need 1 controller. 10 is single player but its incredibly fun. (PS2)

Call of Duty- its the best WWII shooter ever and with the expansion United Offense its even more amazing. (PC)

Naruto RPG: Uketsugareshi Hi no Ishi- Naruto Rpg that follows the storyline of the anime. Its in Japanese so if you understand it great if you don't its not hard to follow if you watched the anime and theres always guides to help you when you get stuck. (GBA)

[Cthulhu-versailles]

well You know what let me lay down two classic on your asses. MArio Rpg- easily withing the 5 greatest rpg of all time. I actually got every single secret that exist in the game... only to to go over to my friends and find out we each had 2 items the other couldn't get!

Ok next game is on the PC- I don't remember the title, but in it you play as this king who needs to go through kindoms and stuff.

LAST IS SAM AND MAX- this is the most retardedly wicked game you will ever play.

As of now though I don't play videogames anymore(going on 7 months) but in the past the above was my um, addiction.

Wait one more, errr SONIC PINBALL

[theoneandonly]

Fighting for One Piece (PS2)
-this one is hell a lot better then One Piece-Grand Battle, in it's graphics, gameplay and style!

[Lord Yu]

Shadow hearts 1 and 2
Xenogears(Even if you have to pay 100 bucks on ebay to get it do it its worth it)
Chrono cross
Chrono Trigger
Star ocean 1,2,3(1 you'll have to get on emulator)
Xenosaga
Katamarii Damacy
Silent Bomber(quite possibly impossible to find because it sold like crap)
Tales series of games(Phantasia,Destiny,Symphonia,etc)
Growlanser series
Klonoa 1 and 2(also sold like crap outside of japan)
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness(better yet anything by Nippon Ichi)
Star wars:KOTOR 1 and 2(especially 2, the story really makes you think)
Devil may cry 1 and 3 (Avoid 2 like the plague)
Deus Ex:the conspiracy
Lufia 2
Lunar 1 and 2
Grandia 1 and 2(xtreme you can skip, oh and can't wait for 3 )
Resident Evil 4 (Gamecube version, even if you own only a ps2 buy a gc and get it.)
Guilty Gear X and XX
Beyond good and evil
Prince of Persia
any Shin Megami Tensei game.
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment and Genso Suikoden II and III
Ape escape 1 and 2
Skies of Arcadia:Legends
Phantasy star 1-4

[GeniusShikamaru]

Puzzle and strategy games will keep you entertained for a long time without you noticing it:

Tetris, PacMan, Meteos, Advance Wars, Rubik's Cube...


Good Action/Adventure:

Devil May Cry 1 or 3, Megaman games, Prince of Persia, God of War, Mario games, Sonic games, Castlevania, Viewtiful Joe, Contra...

RPG:

Final Fantasy, Golden Sun, Dragon Quest/Warrior, Chrono Cross/trigger...

Fighting games:

Street Figher Alpha 3, Street Figher 3rd strike, Capcom vs Snk2, King of Fighters, Capcom Vs. Marvel2, Guilty Gears, Soul Calibur, Tekken, Bloody Roar, Smash Bros...


Not sure what it fits under:

Samurai warriors, Dynasty warriors, grand theft auto.

[Powerman]

2 RPGS :

Legend of Legaia (Amazing Battle System)
Legend of Dragoon (Great Battle System and cool story)

[CJ32X]

prince of persia: warrior within

[Nerf Herder]

The Warriors
No explanation necessary, it just rocks.

[Rockreaper]

Shadow of the Colossus, Xenogears, and the Xenosaga series.
I have been hooked on these games recently, these games are amazing.

OH, and one more gamae series of games ZONE OF THE ENDERS.

[pakku]

prince of persia: Sands of Time

Fixed.

Anyway, I'm pretty sure being a Sonic fan without playing Sonic CD is a meaningless existence.

[shibigoku]

Marvel vs Capcom 1 and 2: I have the prequel for psone and the sequel for ps2 and you can't get bored of these games. Wanna see Zangief wrestle the incredible Hulk? That's a good choice of game. It's also good to have these games if you have lots of friends at home.

Zone of the enders 1 and 2 are good too, but replaying them with the unlocked armor is too e-z.

grand theft auto vice city and san andreas are also good too.

[Yue Ryong]

The Legacy of Kain series.

[Kaki]

Nartimatte hero 3! hands down.

[exmorte]

The Katamari games!- its one of those things its best to try not describe.
Advance war games, like stated earlier.
Gundam Federation Vs. Zaft, this is sweet giant robot violence and gundams.

[Dark Deity]

Silent Hill series - awesome if you want your nerves racked. the games have great stories. play at night with the lights off and alone.

Xenosaga - definitely one of the best recent RPGs i've played.

Guilty Gear XX - fun insane fighting game, and in old school 2-D, nonetheless.

cant think of anything else in particular.....

[Peppy Hare]

Shadow Hearts 1 & 2
Star Ocean: The Second Story
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VI (III in North America)
Xenogears
Advance Wars: Dual Strike
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Mario Kart DS
Trauma Center: Under the Knife
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Katamari Damacy & We Love Katamari
Tales of Symphonia
Tales of Phantasia
Earthbound
Kirby Super Star
Skies of Arcadia
Lunar Silver Star Story
Riviera The Promised Land
Banjo-Kazooie & Banjo-Tooie
Age of Empires II
Age of Mythology
Paper Mario & Paper Mario Thousand-Year Door
Suikoden I & II
Star Fox 64
Legend of Legaia
Rudra's Treasure

[OtacontheOtaku]

Games you HAVE to play

Final Fantasy VII, Chrono Trigger, and Kingdom Hearts - Easily the three best RPGs ever made. No RPGs really come close to these three. The concepts in these games have defined the RPG genre and redefined it.

Metal Gear Solid Series - The only game (besides Indigo Prophecy...maybe) that actually makes you feel like you're playing a movie. Though, Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3 are much closer to Japanese cinema and anime than Metal Gear Solid was (and twin snakes, while very pretty, kinda robbed MGS of it's charm...so MGS still wins (^_^) ).

Fatal Frame (at 2:00 AM, by yourself, in the dark) - I've never played a game that scared me so shitless I actually wanted to turn it off because of how terrified I was of this game. My friends and myself all threw the controller in the air screaming a minimum of one time playing this freakin' scary ass game. Winner of most terrifying game ever. You won't have an experience like this in any other game.

Super Mario Bros. - If you don't play this series at least once in your life (and let's face it, who hasn't) you're missing a part of what gaming actually is.

Sonic the Hedgehog - The character who is synonymous with SEGA, Sonic the Hedgehog's spinoffs have been going downhill since Robotnik was changed to Eggman, but that doesn't mean the originals weren't some of the best side-scrolling action ever put to a gaming console.

Tetris - Cause Tetris made puzzle games cool for the first time since the rubik's cube, kinda. With catchy music that's hard to forget you gotta play it at least once.

The Legend of Zelda (starting at A Link to the Past) - One of the most silent video game characters of all time, we've always been left to thinking, " Does Link really love Ganon?". Just one of those mysteries that's made this series so unforgettable...that and the innovative graphics, fighting engine, and storyline. That works too.

Metroid (any of them, they're all good) - A huge contender for the title of best sci-fi series ever invented. From Mother Brain to Ridley, this series introduced some the best boss battles ever. The weapons, the gameplay, everything made this series electrifying to play.

Mortal Kombat - The series that said "It's okay for video games to be violent". The fighter that set a sincere precedent for future video games, this is the only fighter I've ever played that I've really thought, " Wow, video games wouldn't have been that fun if I'd never gotten to play this" a thought that only the other titles on this list have managed to generate.

After playing those:

Super Smash Brothers - The only thing better than seeing all your favorite Nintendo characters all together in a game is you and your friends getting to beat the hell out of each other with them.


Most series outside of these were either heavily inspired or were completely born from the innovation that these series brought forth. These games have been the ones I've always considered the ones worth playing against all others that just lack the appeal these do.

[EgoGone]

Hands down THE best game i have ever played in the world... i mean i fell in love with it at first sight. NO game has ever done this to me. I fell in love with the game just WATCHING my friend play. It was even better when i played it. Of course that game is

Shadow of the Colossus

I love SSB, GNT, zelda etc etc yada yada, but those took TIME for me to enjoy. I loved everyone single nanosecond of SotC. Hands down THE best game every created by humans, ever.

[9Tail-Hokage]

Go play Mario Tennis for GameCube. Two button Heaven.

[Liung]

I won't name all my favorite rpg since Secret of Mana (they have all been named at least once) but here is some recent games that havn't been named:

DRAGON QUEST VIII : It's definitly a surprise for me, it was the only serie I couldn't really enjoy (at least 6 and 7) but this one is simply addictive: If you want a simple but yet entertaining story line while having the impression you are PLAYING in a Toryama anime go for it. It' defintly the best RPG of the year for me.

Narutimate Hero 3: Well it's my first Naruto game and I'm enjoying it, it has everything a game on part 1 can have, really.

[RockLee]

Mario Kart DS.

Enjoyable by all.

[n8dogg]

The Jak and Daxter series as well as the Ratchet and Clank series. Any PS2 owner who hasn't experienced these great games might as well deprive themselves of oxygen for a good period of time.

[Byakuyä Kuchiki]

Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner: One of the best game I played. And probably the last of its kind. Simply a tour de force.

[sharingan_clan213]

Counter Strike- who hasn't played this game? It just owns..

[Tanthalos]

Resident Evil 4

if you don't mind getting scared it's a great game for people who like shooters, adventure games, or survival horror and yes it has seperate elements of all three IMO

[~ Masamune ~]

Shin Megami Tensei Lucifer's Call!!

[MangaManipulater]

For some reason I dont get this but if its about video games World of warcraft rules!!!

[~ Masamune ~]

FAHRENHEIT AKA INDIGO PROPHECIES!!

[MangaManipulater]

Mario Kart DS.

Enjoyable by all.

Wow there who you are. I really dont want to know why you want to be them and yes anime girls are good enough to likey.

[Nerf Herder]

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

pwns

[GeniusShikamaru]

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, DS
Prince of Persia series

[slimscane]

Okay, he is one that almost nobody has played, but it is my favorite game of all time, and you all need to check it out and play it!
EVO: The Search For Eden it is for SNES. It is an action/rpg/evolution game. Go play, and then talk to me about it and all of it's greatness! =D

[Yulo]

dunno if ne1 said thos yet... ff7, ffx, ssbm, fire emblem PoR and sc2

[FEFFRock]

MegaMan, all of them
Secret of Mana
Metroid Series

[LOLZILLA]

MegaMan, all of them
oh god -_- once you've played one of them you've played all of them. Or playing the old ones after playing a new one just feels dated. Megaman is decent, but they need something new.

I say FarCry should be a must play game. It isn't GOTY material, but it is an amazingly beautiful game and the Single Player aspects of it are wonderful.

[Facade]

Shadow of the Colossus




I thought the graphics were beautiful and the gameplay itself was superb. The soundtrack they made for the game was really breathtaking as well.

[cygnus]

Metal Gear Solid series
Final fantasy x
pokemon series up to gold/silver
one of the gta's >2
starcraft
any fishing game, fishing games kick ass (tip: use a beat up old controller cuz they fuck up the joysticks something severe)

[Level 70 Orc Ninja]

Super Smash Bros. Melee: Who DOESN'T play this these days? I've seen people, who are not that big of a gamer, play this like a religion.

Warcraft III (+ Frozen Throne): Great game as long as new maps are popping up.

World of Warcraft: Although I recently quit, this is a great game even for those new to MMORPGs (like me). I exhausted all the fun out of WoW, but for those who never tried it, it's a great game.

Golden Sun 2 Lost Age: It's one of the best RPGs on Gameboy Advance. Hell, I usually play emulators, but I *HAD* to buy a Gameboy SP and play GS2 on it. It was worth the money.

[exmorte]

Okay, he is one that almost nobody has played, but it is my favorite game of all time, and you all need to check it out and play it!
EVO: The Search For Eden it is for SNES. It is an action/rpg/evolution game. Go play, and then talk to me about it and all of it's greatness! =D
Ahh I second that! it is awsome!

anyways as for more games, ummm hrmm well Mario and Luigi (both games)

[Son Goku]

super smash bros. melee and halo 1&2

[Kazerin Kyodai]

Shadow of Colossus (talk about HUGE enemies and do'nt wait fot Megazord or EVA-01 to save ya... Gamabunta, either :P)
Katamari Damacy series (na, nananananana, na, katamari damacy...)
Super Mario series (^^)
Jump Superstars (Genki-dama+Rasengan = ???)
Soul Calibur 3 (Wha-? Street-wtf?)
Nintendogs (so cuutey! EMO EMO EMO!!!)

[Espada Grimmjaw]

Mega Man Collection- Old School fun
Mega Man X Collection- Awesome
Metal Gear Solid Series- Awesome storylines, characters, simply fun
to play
Devil May Cry Series- DMC 2 isn't as good as 1 and 3, but you should
give it a shot anyway
Ninja Gaiden- For the XBOX
Prince of Persia Series
Metal Slug Series- Super Fun!
GTA: III, Vice City, San Andreas
Viewtiful Joe 1 and 2- Too much fun!!:thumbs
Resident Evil 4
God of War

I'd say Halo 1 and 2, but I'm sure everyone has it already :jir_thumb

[Raptor]

I'd go with the oldies:

Act Raiser
Final Fantasy (anyone)
Axelay. (this game rocks!!)
Lunar
Metroid (any of it)

[Kojiro Ganryu Sasaki]

System Shock 2
After three years of military service, you are transferred to the Rickenbacker, a military escort space ship built to follow the Von Braun, an enormous science and research cruiser. For some reason however, you wake up on the Von Braun a few months later in the cryo recovery room with no memories of what happened after your transfer. Immidiately you are contacted by a woman, Dr Polito, who claims to know what happened. Someone has hacked into Xerxes, the security computer, and changed it's agenda from protecting the personell of the ship to protecting "something else"...

This is imo the best survival horror game ever made. It's in first person too, which is so much better :D

Thief 2
Garret, master thief, is in even deeper trouble than last time. His hunt for money leads him into trouble and back into the hands of the Keepers, an old and mysterious organization, who want him to find out information for them about a newly created sect known as the Mechanists. The Mechanists, lead by their rather eccentric leader Karras, might have something to do with the prophecy of the Keepers' oracle.

Like it's predecessor, Thief 2 is a first person sneaker. Close combat is lethal (to you) and is to be avoided. Shadows are your best friends.

Planescape: Torment
For some reason, The Nameless One has been dying and ressurecting countless of times. Each time losing all his memories. The memory loss effect however seems to be weakening. In an attempt to figure out what exactly happened to make him immortal, he travels the planes in search of his memories.

Planescape: Torment is an RPG based on Infinity Engine used for many other games such as Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale. It is, however, a superior game to all these titles. The writing is amazing, as is the atmosphere and the storyline.

These are all PC games.

[FreakShow!]

Half-Life 2
Deus Ex

Very Good Games. Plenty of choices to how you go.

[Jotun]

Here comes my long list...

Castlevania SotN- Even though its a PS1 game it will make you question the quality of many new games that have been released...
Megaman Series- 2D Slice n Dice Heaven is all I have to say...
FF Tactics(PS1)-FF4-FF7-Chrono Trigger-Chrono Cross- These games will turn you into a Square-Enix game whore...
Legend of Legaia- One of my favorite games and also happens to be my first PS game, great RPG. Fighting style is one of the most enjoyable I have ever played. Also the fact that your gear is displayed when you fight is just fucking awsome.
Star Ocean series- Out of the 3 released part 2 has to be my favorite. Item Creation, free roaming battle system, shit loads of skills and endings...these games have yet to let me down.
Worms- They have several of these for the PC and also the PS + GC. One of the funnest multiplayer game's I have ever played, hands down.
Super Mario Bros. SNES- If you haven't played this game just kill yourself.

Also for you online gamer's who have no life and have countless hours of freetime, check out FFXI for PC/PS2. I played that game on PS2 when it came out as a Dark Knight and got to the max lvl of 75. This game is so time consuming and requires alot...ALOT of teamwork to progress. Has to be one of the easiest and funnest games to just chat on. Its graphics are very bad ass also...however when you compare gameplay from FFXI to WoW thats where you see the differences. I ended up just quitting because I couldn't do shit in the game without 5 other people helping me plus the time I was taking to play was ridiculous...

[Shampoo]

Okay here are the games you ABSOLUTELY need to play:

- Resident Evil 4 (must!)
- Half-Life/Half-Life 2/Counter-strike/Counter-strike Source
- GTA San Andreas
- Star Wars:Knights of the Old Republic
- Ninja Gaiden
- Goldeneye
- Perfect Dark (the original, not 360 version)
- Unreal Tournament
- Soul Calibur 2
- Mario Kart 64/ Double Dash (havent played DS yet)
- Sam 'n Max Hit the Road/ Day of the Tentacle/ Monkey Island series
- Deus Ex (the original)

[Hell Fire]

ICO!!!!

its got a soal

[Kaki]

The Berserk Game for PS2.......

[Blitzkrieg]

-Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 1&2
-Advance Wars 1&2
-Civilization IV for PC

[Kaki]

Ruble roses.....lol

[Lazzie]

Total Annihilation
Starcraft (which everyone and their mother has played, I know)
X-COM: UFO Defense
Every single Mega Man game ever made, other than X7 and MM Soccer
Every single Zelda game from A Link to the Past onward
The 2D Castlevania games, especially 3: DC, Symphony, Circle, Rondo, and the Sorrow duo
Chrono Trigger (see my Starcraft comment)
Skies of Arcadia
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
Seiken Densetsu III
Tales of Symphonia and Tales of the Abyss
Every single game covered by Caves of Narshe, the best FF site on the net (check my sig)

[Robotkiller]

Here's one that I've bet most have never heard of.

Gitarooman for PS2.

[AbaraiRenji]

Shadow of the Colossus
Ico
Super Mario Brothers 3
Suikoden II & Suikoden V
Valkyrie Profile
Zelda series
Castlevania series
Mega man series
Ninja Gaiden series(yes even the nes ones)
prince of persia series
Mark of Kri & Rise of the Kasai
Shenmue I&II
Knights of the Old Republic I&II
Jade Empire
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorny
Tomb Raider I, II, & Legend
Resident Evil series
Fatal Frame II

[Chemistry]

Gradius V and Ikaruga. Only for the shooter fans ^_^

[Heavy Arms]

FF Tactics(PS1)-FF4-FF7-Chrono Trigger-Chrono Cross- These games will turn you into a Square-Enix game whore...

It just took FFVII and Tactics for me...:P
4 was cool and I played Chrono Cross for a while but I haven't beat it
(i think I still have it somewhere)

[Nerf Herder]

EarthBound I mean, c'mon...who has played this game and not loved it in all of it's quirky glory?

[Sazaka]

NINJA GAIDEN is a definite for the xbox. they must make one for the 360
HALO 2 for its awesome online play
WORLD OF WARCRAFT

[Sazaka]

NINJA GAIDEN is a definite for the xbox. they must make one for the 360
HALO 2 for its awesome online play
WORLD OF WARCRAFT u cant even describe that game

[nightwing12]

kingdom hearts 2

nice

[Sazaka]

kingdom hearts 2

nice



awwwww i wanna try that game. but im obsessed with oblivion rite now

[MYK]

TES IV: Oblivion for PC, sweet graphics, great rp
Lost Kingdoms for GC, great if you've got like 40 hours to waste, pretty good rp plot
SIMS2: Nightlife if only to turn your sims into vamps...its so fun to watch the transformation....smile-big

[Champloon]

Resident Evil series (esp RE4 :kthumb)

Ninja Gaiden for Xbox (Ryu Hayabusa = Hokage lvl Jounin)

Ocarina of Time for N64 or GC (actually any of the Zelda series is good)

FF (any final fantasy (FF7 preferred))

Shenmue (2nd one is disapointing but play it if u wanna follow up the first)

Chrono Trigger (AWESOME RPG)

Shadow of the Colossus (LOVED it, hella innovative)

[Astronaut]

Digital Devil Saga 1&2
and Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne.
ps2 games. beautiful graphics. intresting story.

[plebian182]

Resident Evil series especially Resi 4 since it improves on all of the other resident evils flaws like good gun system, the knife is actually useful, no need to find ink ribbons for the typewriters, good camera and a random guy that can die extremely easily but manages to survive the hordes of monsters etc

[Yoshitsune]

RE0 then RE1 then RE4
Shadow of the Colossus
Half Life 2
Deus X
Katamari Damacy :)

[Railith]

CURRENT GAMES:
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
World of Warcraft
Katamari Damacy
Guitar Hero
Dragon Quest VIII
The Legend of Zelda, WW
Resident Evil 4

OF ALL TIME:
Super Mario 64
Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Pokemon Red or Blue
Doom 2
any Zork game
Legend of Zelda, OoT
Earthbound
Mortal Kombat 2
Street Fighter 2
Nights, Into Dreams

[Sprech4]

Guitar Hero: A must-have for any rythem game fans. Uses Red Octane's special guitar controller for the full experiance.
Also, there's a Guitar Hero 2 (http://www.redoctanegames.com/2_press/viewer.asp?screen=2006-04-17_gh2announce.html) coming out this fall.
Champions: Return to Arms: A basic hack-n-slash RPG. Good if you're just getting into the genre.
Mario Kart ((All)): Tired of all the racing games where you just drive a car around the track? Mario Kart has more. A whole cast of familliar characters, loads of fun stages, and all the power-ups and weapons you could want.
Goldeneye N64: A personal favourite of mine. You just can't beat a classic FPS. *swoon*
Pokemon ((All gameboy-based RPGs)): Self-explanitory. ;D
Super Smash Bros. ((All)): See above.

Aaand that's it for now. I'll be sure to update my list as think of things to put down. ((Because I'm an obsessive twit. =D ))

[Sasuke X]

:: Breath of Fire III -- Classic RPG. It recently got re-released on the PSP, meaning you can find it easily.

:: Front Mission 3 -- My favourite SRPG. Do yourself a favour and get this, you won't regret it.

:: Grandia -- One of my favourite games. The characters are excellent, the story is both touching and at times very funny, the gameplay is fantastic, the music is amazing, the voice acting is well done... You get the idea.

:: Skies of Arcadia: Legends -- Sadly, this game never received the respect it deserved. Need one of the best RPGs ever? Buy it.

[All Things Evil]

I am sure I have posted this before but

Far Cry Instincts: Predator/Evolution(one I have for original xbox)
Don't get me wrong this may not be the best game ever but it ranks very high on my list.This game makes me hate other games that don't have map makers.The ability to make your own map and play other people's custom maps online on your xbox is just awesome.I love playing new maps and with a game like this new maps come everyday.For the most part it is your run of the mill FPS but it does have aspects that set it apart.It has a mode called predator which is like assault on halo except one team of up to four are predators,people who look like monsters and can run fast, jump high, hear your heartbeat as they get close to you, kill you with a few hits, regenerate health, and track you by a visible scent.The other team consists of mercenaries (which you can customize) who are normal but depending on the map they may have blow darts which kill the preds in one shot, or they may just have a shit load of guns and armor and health by them and a recall place to spawn people who have died.The objective of this game mode is to power up a generator to emmit a hich frequency sound to win the game.The game has some other details that may set it apart but I don't feel like going into detail about them all,just look it up if you're interested.Also this games comes from the people who are doing Crysis for Windows Vista which looks beautiful.

[Sk8ur_mac]

Sk8ur_mac's Top 10!
1.Socom 3
2.Time Crisis 3
3.Metal Gear Solid Series
4.Super Smash Brothers
5.Nba Live '06
6.Phantasy Star Online Series
7.Naruto:Clash of Ninjas
8.Dance Dance Revolution Series
9.Luigi's Mansion
10.Lord of the Rings:The Third Age

[organizedcrime]

Garry's Mod (or Gmod, for short) - this game has no storyline, or any actual additions to the single player aspect of the game (Half Life 2), but that hardly matters, because this is a sandbox mod. You can essentially go crayjee with Half Life 2. You can spawn and pose ragdolls so you can laugh your ass off, have live-spawns you can shoot like a dog, or even download mods for this mod to get extra stuff (extra guns, flying dinosaur skins)

The Kingdom of Loathing - MMORPGS just got better (even thoughg this game's been around for a while). Not that this one has scantily clad hawt chix or mind-bending graphics; it's almost the opposite. The pictures are all hand-drawn, and it's a turn based game. Doesn't stop it from kicking ass, though. This game basically has you running around in humorous situations, like (for example) when one gets too drunk (which is a way to get ridiculously strong), you may find yourself fighting pink elephants. And losing miserably. It's strangely addictive.

[Nerf Herder]

Guitar Hero

All you need to enjoy the game is a love for rock and roll and a willingness to hear some crappy covers of classic songs. They're good for the most part...but some of them just plain suck

[EXhack]

Morrowind, Oblivion, Any MMO and Halo 2

[Sapwood2]

The Mech Assault series!

[mrpresidenthehe]

Super Smash Bros. Melee
Pokemon
Earthbound
Chrono Trigger
LoZ: The Ocarina of Time
Mario (they're all essentially the same game ;) )
Baseball (NES, very very old)

Meh, I'm a Nintendo fan

[SunOfAlubarna]

Kingdom Hearts, Super Mario 64, Final Fantasy VII, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Metal Gear Solid: Sons of Liberty and.. Fifa 2006.

[Ketchup]

If u want a free rhythm game go to www.flashflashrevolution.com and click on FFR the game. Good luck beating highscores :wink

[Death]

FF7, Halo...

[Mugendai-Shi]

ZONE OF THE ENDERS 2: THE SECOND RUNNER!!!!!!!!!!

god*****, everyone in the world MUST play this game and make Kojima make ZOE3!! :D :D :D

[IIIPBZ]

Katamari Damacy, most definitely. my first though, when i started playing this game, was, "what the hell?". but who DOESN'T want to roll around, picking up people and then burning them to a crisp?

if you're incredibly bored, and want some old ps1 games? the Crash Bandicoot series and Spyro.

oh, and the Kingdom Hearts games are okay, too.

[Biohazard]

Valve FPS FTW!

Counterstrike 1.6 : It's the all time classic FPS game. Full of hackers but just play on private or your own server. Big community, and it's just very addicting. Even though its a big community, its partly bad. On public games, theres the casual screaming of people on their mics, playing bad muffled music that lags the server, hackers, and ignorant people. Great game.

Counter Strike Source: The newer version of Counter Strike using the Source graphic engine. Really good graphics, might wanna upgrade your graphic card if you have an old computer or onboard graphics. Less hackers, and lots of cool mods. But the hitboxes are laggy, and some of th emodels look kindive cartoony, but its good.

Half Life: The legendary FPS. It has a great storyline, but since its a 90's game, the graphic wont be that great. And if your done with the storyline, you can play half life deathmatch that comes with it usually.

Half Life 2: One of the greatest game right now. Great graphics, and continues the story of Gordan Freeman from half life 1. There is a cool capture the flag mod, and like in hl1 there is a hl deathmatch. This game also won about 35 game awards.

Also other good FPS.

Quake: Nothing much to say but is an awesome series.

Halo: Good game, but not a crazy fanboy over it. Nice little storyline.

RPG/MMORPG

Final Fantasy Series : Grew up playing this series. Always loved. Always will. Every game has a different storyline besides X-2. There is also an online version i heard was really good but is really pricey.

WoW : Just like the name, just wow...

Guild Wars: My favorite MMO right now, since its ONE TIME PAY only. No monthly fees. Great graphics. And if you dont want an mmorpg that consumes and your time, this is the game for ya. Since the max LV is 20.

[Silver_knight]

WOW.... I have to say it agn.. best Online game ever...
Roman Total wars if u like stratgy...

[Tuanie-sama]

ZONE OF THE ENDERS 2: THE SECOND RUNNER!!!!!!!!!!

god*****, everyone in the world MUST play this game and make Kojima make ZOE3!! :D :D :D

hey that game was prety good..^^ i love how the battle system works and the mec are awsome..i wish guandam game was like that..

you need to play
G.R.A.W
Halo2

thats all^^

[Level 70 Orc Ninja]

Civilization IV

You HAVE to get this game unless you are strictly against strategy games. This is, by far, the most developed strategy game you'll ever see. It got me hooked on like a fish.

[Hoon ♥]

for ps1, FF7. everybody should know that it is one of the best RPG games ever.
for ps2, KH2. doesnt matter if mickey mouse is in the game, its incredibly fun!!!
for PCs, WC3 :redface

[Silver_knight]

for ps1, FF7. everybody should know that it is one of the best RPG games ever.
for ps2, KH2. doesnt matter if mickey mouse is in the game, its incredibly fun!!!
for PCs, WC3 :redface


Im not into any sony... the only reason i even own a PS2 is for KH1 AND 2 THEY ARE AWESOME......
For PC CS-V. Oblivion... that games is awesome have the best graphic ever....
and the best stratgy game is Roman total wars... no doubt about it.. is just war after war after war.. no need worry about building supplies (well not that much) and ect...


Heard War Hammer MOC is gana be a super cool game so gana get it......

[Kirsten]

Ico, Beyond Good and Evil, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, and Final Fantasy X.

[Jack Bauer]

Any Legend of Zelda game. Try it out! My recommendation would be Ocarina of Time for the N64.

[AshDragon]

I'll just list the games that not everyone is always aware of but are excellent.
Skies of Arcadia, Tales of Symphonia, Super Mario RPG, Secret of Mana, Super Metroid. Its all I can think of at the moment.

[Jaxel]

Tales of Destiny 2... so much better than Tales of Symphonia...

Way of the Samurai 2... a chose your own adventure game. 16 different endings, will only take 3 hours to beat. But because every choice you make in the game leads you to a different ending, you will play this game dozens of times.

Bushido Blade 2... they made a third one called Kengo, but it sucked.

Intelligent Cube... awesome

Einhander... super awesome

Incredible Crisis... incredibly hilarious

There are also many great games that never get played simply because they don't have multiplayer aspect. Ha-Chan mentioned one of the greatest... BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL... let me also add in PSYCHONAUTS.

[IIIPBZ]

sims 2

why?

because men can be pregnent and give birth.

Gotta luv the sims.

[Chamcham Trigger]

Besides the regular recomendation of Chrono Trigger, and SF3: 3rd strike. I have to say:
ESPgaluda.
Why? Because it's an arcade shooter fan's heaven.

[Ssj3_Goku]

I have to Say True Love or any good hentai game that envoles you going to school and trying to pick up chicks.



*yea beat that!*

[Nihongofreak]

Earthbound- imo the single most best rpg ever made

[pajamas]

Shooters FTW

Far Cry (PC) - my GPU isn't very good and I run everything on medium with no antialiasing and it's still beautiful. And the gameplay is just great, and fucking hard! The AI is amazing.

Resident Evil 4 (GCN, fuck the PS2 version) - If you don't play this game you need to stab yourself repeatedly in the stomach and then blow off your head after an hour of intense pain. The gameplay is a huge step up from previous Resi games (all of which pwn as well). And Leon is just fuckin' sexy. The graphics are beautiful, and it's fun as hell, and can be pretty creepy at times.

Metroid Prime (GCN) - No one is a true FPS person unless they've played this game. This game is fucking amazing. From the graphics to the gameplay. It's amazing how they made an FPS out of the 2D sidescroller, and how fucking WELL it was done. You need this game. The sequel it good too, but the first one is a MUST play.

Other games:

Castlevania games - 'Nough said. Play them.

Big Brain Academy/Brain Age (DS) - Buy a DS lite, and buy these. If you regret it then you are legally insane. Together they're 40 bucks, cheaper than new PSP games (all of which suck by the way)! So buy them, they're addicting and AWESOME!

[demonhunter007]

i am also a huge fan of resident evil 4. my favorite weapon is the riot gun, what's yours?

[Champloon]

FF7
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Resident Evil 4
Half Life 2
and Halo

All are bomb ass games!

[demonhunter007]

awesome! another resident evil 4 fan. i also love ocarina of time, but then who doesn't?

[destroy_musick]

wow, this thread is seriously lacking the classics/godfathers/ass kickers

UFO Enemy Unknown (or X-Com UFO Defence for the yanks)
Doom (original and Doom 2)
Balders Gate
Fallout
Loom
The Secret Of Monkey Island
Sam & Max Hit The Road
Day Of The Tentacle
Command & Conquer
Red Alert
Super Metroid

[nepthalion]

Maniac Mansion
Psychonauts
Goemon the Mystical Ninja (N64)

[sensei_andrew]

Naruto Gekitou Ninja Taisen 4:naru2
Red Steel:bang
Super Smash Bros Brawl:clap
Dead or Alive Extreme 2 (I LOVE Hitomi :love:drool )

[crazymtf]

Naruto Gekitou Ninja Taisen 4
Red Steel:bang
Super Smash Bros Brawl:clap
Dead or Alive Extreme 2 (I LOVE Hitomi :love:drool )
Niether are out :oh
Hummm Games that are out that should be rented atleast -
Super Dragonball Z
Prey

Must Buys -
VP for PSP, the first good RPG for it.

I haven't been playing as many games as usually so blah :P

[GaaraZanta]

Wierd the fact that i joined the main narutofan site in Apr 2004 yet joined here in Dec 2004 and have only 4 post so then I'm a noob? *laughs*

Axe Raiser It is a great and fun game for the snes, very original. God sim/side scrolling action type game, find it, you'll love it.

Medal of Honor Allied Assault Best medal of honor game by far, multiplayer is great, the campaign is a blast to play through.

Unreal Tournament 2004 One of the best FPSs on the PC, best multiplayer by far and has a boat load of mods that have been made for it.

Fire Emblem(series) From the snes to the gba almost all the games in this series are great, addictive and a blast to play.

X-Com: UFO Defense Play it, without a doubt one of the best PC games ever made and probably the best turn based strategy game ever made.

Descent: Freespace - The Great War Fun and exciting this game, the space flight is great and the combat is fun.

Panzer General Greatest hexagonal strategy game ever made, one of the best strategy games ever made. WWII based battles with a wide range of units, very deep and the maps are rather large.

[DBZthenNaruto2]

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

[Uchiha Itachi 170987]

The king of fighters series: because is the best game ever

Zelda series(ocarine of the time, minish cap, and my favorite a link to the past): is a goos game, well if you have a lot of time for playing it

twisted metal: for beating the fiends in a battle with cars an armors

[[Kurapika]]

If you have a DS, and are looking for a great action game on the go, look no further than Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble. Not only is it even better than the console versions, but it also uses the touch screen capabilities to the fullest, especially in boss battles. A very good game.

For fighting fans, I recommend Street Fighter 3: Third Strike for anyone who likes deep fighting games and also likes to have some freedom over their combos and strategies.

Rockman ZX (coming to the US next month as Megaman ZX) should be a fun game for those who enjoyed Mega Man Zero and the handheld Castlevania games. Why? Because it basically mixes the gameplay of MMZ with the wide-scale exploration normally found in the handheld Castlevania games.

[Perverted_Jiraiya]

Monkey Island 3

Grim fandango

old classics if u dont want some big games that take up all ur space and needs super graphics ^_^

[Zhongda]

Romance of the three kingdoms X
i have played wow, i have played FFX, i have played MGS series and all the big games ou there. Still, i always come back to the Romance series.
If you like 'risk', you might enjoy this game. The more you become familiar withe charecters, the more you will enjoy the game.
Can kill 2 days in preparation and establishment of you force, another three days for expansion, and one day finish of every enemy on the map.
Of course, there are around 300-400 charecters, meaning it would take you around 2-3 years to finish the game in each charecter.
Amazing game for any one who plans to start a revoltion in his neighborhood and then take over his state.

[10tailedphoenix]

Star Wars: Battlefront I and II
So many things to do in this game

And the Grand Theft games cause I never get tired of stealing cars and running from cops.

[The Internet]

Quake 3
Doom
Starcraft
Loz:LttP
Loz:OoT
LoZ: MM
donkey kong games in general
banjo kazooi and its sequel
goldeneye
SSB/SSBM
VIRTUAL FIGHTER SERIES = best fighting game ever made
Shenmue
Elder Scrolls
Diablo
Super mario bros 1,2,3, world, world 2, rpg,
perfect dark
burnout
twisted metal

still a dozen games that i could list but ill stop there.

[Astronaut]

Dead Rising. period.

[EXhack]

Morrowind and Oblivion, and if you get bored... MOD the F@#^ out of it!

[BladeofTheChad]

to be honest i dont think Morrowind and oblivion were that good...Oblivion being a bit better than morrowind

Knights of The Old Republic is a must for anyone, its like 3 bucks nowadays...

and

Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2...

[EXhack]

^ KOTOR was a great game...

[The Venom]

Enemy Territory (Wolfenstien)
Free war shooter. Multiplayer only but amazing gfx and gameplay also many mods and clans ^_^

[Shunsuii]

Ninja Gaiden Black:For the Xbox, This game is set in Feudal Era Japan,Ninja Gaiden Black is the advanced to Ninja Gaiden,it was more characters,more weapons,more enemies,more levels, and more features.

Outrun 2 Special Edition:For Arcade, Go to an Arcade in your city and play this game, Outrun 2 Special Edition is an amazing racing game, you must drift to conquer surve corner or even round-a-bouts, 4 players at once, the all-time racing game.

Otogi 2 Immortal Warriors: For the Xbox. This is another Feudal Era based action game.You take control over several characters,each with different interesting stories,personalities and weapons.

Ninja Gaiden 3 is coming out for 360 :spaz

[nessa17]

Vagrant Story-psone. One of thee best videogame stories EVER!! the only hassle is the fighting system can be a pain.
but the story and characters are amazing!!!
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within-ps2. this series is amazing this one is the second out of three and by far the best. the graphic and the fighting engine is amazing.

[Mukuro]

Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters: World Championship Tournament 2006 (http://forums.narutofan.com/showthread.php?t=95272)

[The End]

Anyone have an idea of what I should trade DOC final fantasy VII with??

Im waiting for FFXII so im looking for a not to long game.

[Moses]

Proly already said, but seriously, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time! Play it!!!!! It's commenly accepted as the greatest game of all time for a reason!!!!!

[Porygon]

The Legend of Zelda: A link to the past.... no more, If you haven't played this... well, do it :P

[botoman]

Dunno if anyone posted this one, but try playing Cooking Mama for the NDS. It sounds silly, but it is so much fun and it utilizes the touch screen so well.

Also try out Elite Beat Agents for the DS too. If you can find the Japanese version though, (Ossu! Tatakae Ouendan) and if you like J-pop/rock/etc, try to get that instead as the English one will have different songs. Or, get both! (^^)

[JinKaarosu]

-Bully
-Guitar Hero 2
-DOA Xtreme 2
-Elite Beat Agents

[omg laser pew pew!]

The Megaman Battle Network series

They r0x0r my b0x0r

[Goofy Titan]

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

Not even out yet, but will almost effortlessly, be one of the top 3 handheld games of 2006. That alone says play it the fuck when it comes the fuck out.

Fuck :P

[Tazmo²]

No one can stop Mr Domino.

[bhdsfjvclzxkfcpdskfp]

Final Fantasy 6-10, Dragonquest 8, Star Ocean 3, Kingdom Hearts 1 & 2, Yakuza, God Of War, Devil May Cry 1-3, Zelda(All).smile-big :) :P

[Narutonewb]

Fire Emblem Path of Radience on the Gamecube and Timesplitters 2.

[Kaki]

Narutimate hero 3

Latest FF game....this time XII

[Cel3stial]

excellent!!

Mario cart double dashIts fun,addictive and very challenging at times.

Super Mario sunshineCrazy nice.Its graphics are cool and its fun to play.

MVP Baseball 2005Its graphics are well done and the movment is real looking.Plus if your defense is hit by a ball,slides,runs into something,he might actually get injured.Not in other baseball games.

MLB slugfest 2004If your tired of realistic games,try this on for size.It has amazing batters and its players are supernatural.You can catch fire literally and your stats increase.The jumps are nonreal,so are the hits,speed,throws and punches.(yes,you can throw punches!)

Super Mario smash bros.meleea unique blend of characters are fun to play with.

Thats all for now!

[Cel3stial]

excellent!!

Mario cart double dashIts fun,addictive and very challenging at times.

Super Mario sunshineCrazy nice.Its graphics are cool and its fun to play.

MVP Baseball 2005Its graphics are well done and the movment is real looking.Plus if your defense is hit by a ball,slides,runs into something,he might actually get injured.Not in other baseball games.

MLB slugfest 2004If your tired of realistic games,try this on for size.It has amazing batters and its players are supernatural.You can catch fire literally and your stats increase.The jumps are nonreal,so are the hits,speed,throws and punches.(yes,you can throw punches!)

Super Mario smash bros.meleea unique blend of characters are fun to play with.

Thats all for now!

[Cel3stial]

Play:

mario party 4,5,6,7

[Okami Inuzuka]

ALL THE ZELDAS

[Okami Inuzuka]

AND ALL THE METAL GEAR AND METAL GEAR SOLID AND METAL GEAR ACID

[Neon]

DEFCON!!!11

[DreamingGod]

Call of Cthulhu: Drak Corners of the Earth - Execlent game! A review a read gave it a bad review because the Atmosphere was dirty (as in Dark, lots of dirt and grime everywhere), well duh! it's supposed to be. The game play was awsome, there are moments where you truly feel kinda freaked. And fits for Holloween. :laugh

Graphics were awsome for an X-Box game, and the story was good.

[Razza]

Lets see.
Half-Life 1 and 2
Myst (why has no one mentioned this one)
Age of empires II
Starcraft
Warcraft II and III
Elderscrolls III and IV

Zelda: OoT And Majoras mask (I loved it) and Wind Waker
Metroid... every metroid game. Especially Prime and Echos
SSB and SSBM

Chrono Trigger and Cross
Some of the Crash Bandicoot games
The Summoner
Shadow of the colossus (My all time favorite PS2 Game)
Can't think of any others really.

[Cel3stial]

to bring some life to this thread,play Halo.

[Cel3stial]

also play Mvp baseball '06

[Cel3stial]

also,Hacked and ssbm

[King Bookah]

Games to play:
ET on Atari
Superman 64
Aquaman Battle for Atlantis
That Zelda CDI game
Bubsy 3d
Shaq Fu
Dragonball Final Bout

[runeknightx]

not sure if anyone mentioned this yet but:
The Summon Night: Swordcraft Story series is really good and unique. I like the first one's style more than the second, but second is still really good.

[Cel3stial]

All of you need to play Dragon Ball z budakai tenkaichi 2.

[HOOfan_1]

wow not alot of love for PC games beyond the first few pages of this thread....I sense a strong console fanbase on these boards, but it is also more difficult to find older PC games...anyway, trying not to repeat anything that has already been said.

I see alot of people listing Halo 2 as a great game (mostly for mulitplay, because I have heard the single player is not so great)...well I have only played a little Halo online, but I would have to say that it got alot of its ideas from a game called Tribes 2 for the PC...big maps and vehicle combat...

Tribes 2 was an awsome multi-player game...one of the first to use a classbased system and vehicle combat...the maps although rather simple were HUGE...the jetpack feature just made this game so fun...there were so many aspects to the game other than just killing your opponent...choosing your class, setting auto defense turrets, manning turets manually, repariing vehicles, your base and your fellow players...destroying the vehicle station, power generator and turrest of the opposing team...going on bombing runs...the game was just so great for multi-play.

speaking of Halo and Bungie, Bungie got their start making Macintosh/PC games and I think their best games were
Myth: The Fallen Lords
Myth II: Soulblighter
they both had the trademark Bungie storytelling and music. They are to me some of the greatest RTS games ever made. Actually if you want to stick to the military terminology it was more of a Real Time Tactics game than a Strategy game. No base building, no resource gathering, and no unit building or unit upgrading...you are simply given a set number of units each with their own strengths..the game was all about choosing your terrain and position carefully, setting traps and ambushes, forming up your units to compliment each other based on their strengths and knowing when to fight and when to run and how your units stack up against the enemy's units. To me the story alone is worth playing the games.

I have seen some votes for Civilization IV, I haven't gotten to play it yet but
Civilization and Civilization II are some great and addictive games, Civ 3 was a bit of a let down for me

I'll also add my vote to the original Call of Duty and Deus Ex, I really would love to see Deus Ex with some updated graphics

I love the Splinter Cell series too, graphics and gameplay are just great

I've seen votes for Diablo and I have played Diablo 2...but possibly making me biased I played Dugeon Siege first. Diablo probably has more depth as far as upgrading and story and the types of loot you can find, but I really liked Dungeon Siege's simpler gameplay a little better, upgrades came a little faster and sort of made it more addictive for me..plus you could create a party and either have each member specialize, or you could go through the entire game with one character and give them diverse specialties (hard however if you have no one to ressurrect you). Plus the graphics were 100% better and I thought the world map and enemies were much more interesting...Diablo bascially used the same enemies over and over again, but made them different colors and made them stronger, Dungeon Siege had different and more interesting enemies throughout the game.

the Jedi Knight series may not be a paragon of gaming or FPS gaming, but it sure is fun to chop off limbs with a lightsabre and forcechoke or forcepush enemies off a cliff.

The Operative: No One Lives Forever and No One Lives Forever 2 were some great game by one of the best FPS making studios' Monolith..the games were hilarious, they blended fast paced action with sneaking so well, the gadgets were not so usefull, but they were fun...the level design and enemy AI were all so great.
also by Monolith I have only played the very long demo of Blood, and wasn't able to play the demo of Blood 2, but what I played of Blood was funny and a little blend of HP Lovecraft and Dark Tower...Monolith seems to be very interested in coming up with new series and that is commendable(Blood, Alien vs. Predator, No One Lives Forever, F.E.A.R., Condemned), but I would love to see a modern graphic update of Blood.

EDIT to avoid double post
I am just curious as to why several of you said that you must avoid the ps2 version of Resident Evil 4? I found the game to be excellent on the ps2. Of all the reviews I have read, most of them claimed that the extra content for the ps2 made it a small bit better. They said that the only thing the Gamecube had over the ps2 was a tiny bit better graphics...and I thought the ps2 graphics were good enough.

also I would like to endorse Max Payne and Max Payne 2 on this list

[† Raigoh †]

Well one game I just bought, and is clearly the best shooting game I've ever played (Yes, even a little better then Halo)

Gears of War (Unbelievable)

It's truly a masterpiece, I recommend you play it if you haven't yet.

[SaintSeiya]

Well as far as I'm Concerned, any and all games that come out for Wii!!!!!


~Wii would like to play~

aside from the Wii Games there's two in particular:

a.Viva Piñata!!!: Xbox 360

b.Spore: PC

[B009]

You guys need to play

Mame:

Fight Fever .....Crap
Time Killers ......Crappier
Survival Arts. .......Crappiest

I never said they were good,but all gamers need to see these 3 games.

[arklogic]

I need to play all the final fantasies xD

And half life 2

[blueradio]

Zombies Ate My Neighbors It's seriously one of the best games on the SNES. A must have for any gamer.

Toe Jam & Earl I&IIBoth are for the Sega Genesis Both are truly the most entertaining games ever. Mini-Games and story line are so fun. The second Panic In Funkotron is better in my opinion.

Beyond Good And EvilThis game came out a couple of years ago for GC XBOX AND PS2 Seriously. This game has to be the most overlooked and underachieved game to come out in the past 5 years. It's incredible. The gameplay, storyline and just everything in general is fantastic. It's probly $10 to $20 at any local GameStop. Go NOW.

Golden Sun This is a RPG for the GBA It came out in 2001 or so. It is really the only RPG I've ever enjoyed. It was really a enjoyable game. The story was really cool for a GBA game. The graphics are 3D for the most part which is incredible for the GBA. FUN.

Samba de AmigoThis game was for the DreamCast If you can find it and a pair of the Maraca controllers for it. You'll have a blast. Seriously this was before Guitar Hero and DDR and Donkey Konga for that matter. All good respectively. But wow this game was just so enjoyable. I'd still be playing it if I had a Dreamcast. :[

LAST BUT NOT LEAST

Jet Grind Radio & Jet Set Radio Future So incredibly awesome games.
Jet Grind is for DreamCast and Jet Set Future is for XBOX You go around skating on roller blades making grattifi on anything you make a trick on. Walls, ramps, benches. The graphics were incredible. The first show of major cell shading and all around fun to play on both systems.

[Beachan18]

Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2

Final Fantasy series

Shadow hearts 1 and 2

Star Ocean

[Lord Prime]

well i was on YouTube and i came a cross this game clip called Mugen it doesnt look half bad.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLSnFBY3TX8&search=capcom%20snk%20cvs%20street%20fighter%20mor tal%20kombat%20dbz%20samurai%20showdown%20transfor mers%20monsters%20mugen%20character%20the%20nightm are



http://youtube.com/watch?v=Np8sG6ki9PM


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtpSt6yBxpA&mode=related&search=

["Shion"]

I would like to add one...

Osu Tatake Ouendan Great music I have ever heard for the DS.

Fun gameplay style,, and may possibly be the craziest game you will ever play.

[sasuke741]

ok a couple of games
the GTA series all of them
The legend of zelda:the wind waker
Halo 1&2
THe madden games 04 to 07
kingdom hearts 1&2
gears of war
The rachet and clank series
and the Jak series

[Toffeeman]

Half-Life 2 IGN gave it 9.7, PC Zone gave it 97% and called it "the best first-person shooter ever", and for a 2-3 year old game it still competes with current titles visually. Not only that, but it is the sequal to perhaps one of the most innovative and enthralling games of our generation.

If you don't own it yet... do yourself a favour.

[Icf3]

Counter strike source is a freaking sweet game. If u like Half-Life ull like this game.

[Saosin]

Chrono Trigger - SNES and Playstation One
One of the greatest RPGs. It's old, so the graphics are crap, but everything else about this game is amazing. I suggest playing the SNES version if you don't like lags, but while the Playstation One does lag, it also has cutscenes.

10/10

Final Fantasy III / VI - SNES or Playstation One
This game can be referred to as FFIII or VI. The version for SNES is number III and the version for Playstation is VI. Again, it's an old game so the graphics are pretty awful, but it's still one of the best RPGs out there. Like Chrono Trigger, the Playstation One version lags but has cutscenes while the SNES doesn't.

11/10

[Altron]

Onimusha Demon Siege and Dynasty warriors 3-5

[KrazyNaruto]

Counter strike source is a freaking sweet game. If u like Half-Life ull like this game.

It's if you like fun then you'll like CS.

[hahathatsfunny13]

Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball for sure. Guys love the big boobed chicks, and it's quite addicting.

[Vic Vinegar]

Kingdome hearts 2

Gears of War

Guitar hero 2

[organizedcrime]

I know I've posted this before: Garry's Mod (10?). Going crazy with the mountains of material in Half Life 2, Counter-Strike, etc.

[Rock-Lee]

Metal Gear Solid Series-- anticipated to play portable ops and MGS 4: guns of the patriots... even though raiden looks like a drug addict and solid snake is an old gasbag....

God Of War Series-- Not yet considered a series because its successor hasn't arrived... or has it?

Splinter Cell Series-- Heard from a friend if u are caught... u are screwed.. especially in Double Agent! but overall its a very fun series

Okami.... beautiful game... beautiful artwork... not so beatiful is the fact u play as a goddess.... but overall its a fun and challenging title... i can assure u that u won't beat it in a day!

Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess: Must I say more?

Resistance Fall Of Man: Played the two-level demo.... its freaking fun... but I can assure u that the storyline.... never gonna happen...... and it never did.... u kno since its an alternate reality of WWII... aww nevr mind play the game yourself...!

Final Fantasy XII: Played some of it.... it was an extravagant game... it had gorgeous graphics.... well-done cinematics.... and great gameplay.... although it strikes me.... that the main character is androgynous... dontcha think?

[Love Mitarashi Anko]

Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2.. just wonderful <3
Chrono Cross.. the best story EVER *tears*
Final Fantasy VII.. Needs to be played.
Fantastic Dizzy.. a classic to Sega Genesis (Mega drive in japan and europe)

[woohoomaster]

Panzer Dragoon Orta
Those 5 of you who played the original for the Genisis and havent played this on its awesome:for X-box

[Traveler]

Kingdom Hearts 1 Kindom hearts 1 was so much better than number 2 in every thing but combat and number one is so addicting that you will try to get 100% in the game.

Morrowind Just too addicting. Every charecter ends up different taking you in a completely new story for example one charecter could be a rich noble in a guild and another could be a poor watchman in some island provence.

[johnwl]

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of The Cursed King-A VERY long & addictive game. Has a great story, lively music track (played by the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, Conducted by Koichi Sugiyama), and awesome character designs created by Akira Toriyama (creator of Dragon Ball). It has a fine, easy-to-pick-up battle system, that is challenging to master. Published by Square Enix.

A mysterious jester A forbidden sceptre. A fiendish curse. A once idyllic kingdom lies entangled in a web of enchanted vines, its king & princess hideously transformed, it's castle and subjects frozen in time. Only one person survived this horror unscathed: YOU!

Only you can save your king & country by lifting this evil jester's curse. But it won't be easy. An epic tale of friendship, bravery, and adventure awaits you on the grassy fields, snow-capped mountains, and restless seas of Dragon Quest VIII!

[Shadow Blade]

Blood Will Tell
It's one of those games that does something very well on one part, but ruins it on another.

For those who ever heard about Osamu Tezuka's Dororo, you are gonna feel right at home as the game's narrative follows the tale of Hyakkimaru journeys. The story of the game is a reason alone to keep play.

If the rest of the aspects were as good as the story, it would've been a GOTY material (Game of the year). The environments are dull and drab most of the time, the voice acting can be annoying (especially Dororo, even though he suppose to sound annoying) and the worse offender is the bad camera. But then again, it's hard for me to remember a Sega game where the camera is fine...
Billy Hatc... nope.

[shadowrocks17]

Sonic Adventure 2 or Sonic Adventure 2:Battle: Greatest 3d speed experiance ever from Sega. The Gameplay is Unique consisting of Speed, Mechs, and Treasure hunting, The New Characters are teh win in all of videovideo game history, Shadow the Hedgehog, The King of All Darkness and Badassary in this game and the DreamCast Era(One of the most badass video game characters of all time), Old Favs such as Knuckles, Tails, Amy, and Metal will bring a touch of nostogia to you, Raise and grow your own chao with ease and love, Sonic's never been cooler, and grinding and the complex story will move you to tears. This game is truly a godsend from Sega, one of my favorite games of all time, I'll never stop playing it.. It's cheap to and a best seller.

Sonic Adventure: This game is very fun and on par with SA2, you start as five characters each with their own stories unlocked by sonic, the sonic's gamplay is so fucking fun and unique, He brings new abilites and upgrades to the stage, Eggman has a diabolical plan to conquer the world with a god that was trapped in the Master Emerald for ages, Sonic must gather all seven chaos emeraldfrom eggman to stop this from happening, The Music Soundtrack is very well devolped and the gameplay for the others isn't very fast but still fun, Sonic Adventure is a garanteed hit among old schoolers like SA2 is, I recommend it to any new Sonic Fan.

Sonic Mega Colllection:A Game that features Sonic's Old School Adventure and brings back the old school feeling that we enjoyed from the old school titles that made Sonic a God in the Gaming Industry. It has ever Sonic Game from the Past from Sonic 3 and Knuckles to Sonic Drift, it's a must buy for any Sonic Fan new or old.

Shadow The Hedgehog: Sonic's Rival has a game of his own and must take the responsibilty as hero or villlian in this spin off title featuring one of the most popular Sonic Characters in over 15 years, Shadow The Hedgehog, This game is poorly recived by the fans and critics and has alot of neg reps because of Shadow's use of Guns and Vehicles, and the camera sucks, and the game mechanic's are slippery but Shadow at least has some great music and verity to what wepons you can choose, Shadow can Team up with Any of the Characters from the previous Sonic games including Sonic himself to help Shadow clean house and give orders to him in order to complete any Dark or Hero story, There Are certain paths you can take that can get you throught the story as a hero or a villian, the stroy is simple and epic to a cliche extent, and the enimes are pretty damn hard to beat weaponless, but like all sonic games it has the same elements from the Adventure series and the 2d era, like rings, Speed, Loops, and Starposts. You also need to colect all seven chaos emeralds to get to the final ending. Shadow's a dencent game to a hardcore Sonic Fan or a fan who likes guns games, but rent it first if you consider buying this game, I think it's cheap now.

Devil May Cry Series: This game and franchise are rockin cool. Dante's the Godfather of all Badass Video Game Character on the PS2, next to Snake and Nightmare. The Gameplay is fun and the story is very unique, kinda like castlevania meets the Devil. Like Dante says..........Lets Rock Baby.

Jak 2: Most additing Naughty Dog Game since Crash, Jaks back with a Badass new look, and Daxter is as funny as ever. The Gameplay is like the first game, with a little GTA, Tony Hawk, and devil May Cry. It's very fun to play in the dark.

Resident Evil 4:Gretest Horror Game ever, grest Resi Evil Title Ever. Leon went from pussy to badass in one major age change, he ranks on shadow as my 2nd fav videogam character. And the Graphics, Camera, Enimes, Las Plagas, and Boss Figts are so damn orgasmic and scary you need a pair shades to blind yourself from the awesomeness that is Resident Evil 4. And Chicago Tyewriter>>>>>>>Everything.

God of War:I love Spartans, I love Violence, I love Kratos, and I love that goddamn blade of artimis, major pwn. Gameplay you press square and yourdoing a sweetass dance of death with the coolest weapons ever, The Blades of Chaos, It's story is about a ex spartan warrior who suffered ten years of mental angusish from the images in his head, killing everyone and everything in the way. He looks for a solution to this by athena, who tells him to kill the god of war aries and stop his reign of terror, you get new moves for the amount of red souls you absorb and new weapons from the greek gods of olimpus to wtf pwn even more dudes. Overall, This Game is Devil May Cry gone Greek, you will love it.

Pokemon:In it's prime, I loved training my pokemon. Then I got over it later on. Pokemon Red and Blue were like Sonic games I couldn't get enough, This is a true rpg to anyone young or old, it's a universal classic, you havent't lived until you tried Pokemon.

Ratchet and Clank Series: I love it more than Jak, and I love the characters as well, The Guns, and The Gadgets will amaze you. The Story is an intergalactic adventure of epic paportions, and clank is the coolest robot next to Megaman.

Megaman:I love this game, harder and more complex than any game. Blue Bomber forever.

Kingdom Hearts Series: I used to hate Sora, to faggot like, but I saw what he did in kh2 and boy did he sky rocket my respect back, slashing buildings and going ninja on the chandilers. Plus It's Final Fantasy meets Disney, whats not to like about this game. Recommend it from the bottom of my heart.

Madden 2007: I love football, this game blows all football games out of the water.

Mortal Combat Series: Blood, Blood, and More Blood. This game and franchise changed my view in violent sensless games forever. Truly a Classic.

[DaveXFS]

Parasite Eve 2 - I thought i'd give this game another run through after about 5 years or so of not playing on it. Recommended for anyone who likes action/rpg's although it is a little too short for my liking.

Warioware smoothmoves - Get your mates round, get a couple of beers and ya can't go wrong. Playing this drunk with ya friends is unbelievably funny :laugh

[natwel]

I like ninja gaiden but i stopped because it became too hard, anyone got a level skip cheat. Half life has had a good reputation but i've never tried it, but i'll recommend

tomb raider series
doa series
crash series
spyro series

I don't like anything better.

[Niko Bellic]

WORLD OF WARCRAFT-simply amazing

[k-k-Kyle]

Pokemon Diamond/Pearl - When these games come out they are a must have. Who doesnt love the pokemon games now. The other two that they came out with on DS are pretty much retarded, but these two will be AMAZING!!!!

[Dhaos]

I really think this is a game everyone should have tried.

Lufia 2.

I seriously love this game, it is a truly amazing experience. Each and every character of the game have their own unique personality. Which makes you get really attached to them.

The story may be a bit original, but who cares? Because as you progress further the story will only get better and better and more interesting and before you know it, you've already fallen in love with the game. I don't feel like getting into details right now. The music in the boss fights are really epic. Actually the music overall is very good for being a snes game.

It's a pretty challeging game, as most of the dungeons have puzzle's, some easy and some really really hard. Some of the boss fights can be very challeging too.

Once you start playing this game; you can't stop. Atleast that's how it was for me. I got really attached to the game, the character's, the story, everything. This is a game I've played over and over and over again, yet I still enjoy it just as much as I did my first time.

If you haven't tried this game out already, you really should. One of the best RPG games for Super Nintendo ever.

[mister_napolean]

Diablo Series
Daiblo I and II
Most Mmorpgs
Ragnarok Online
9 dragons
WoW
Star Ocean Series
Star Ocean I,II,and III
Ogre Series
Ogre Battles
Tactic Ogre
Vangaurd Bandits
Final Fantasy Series
Chrono Trigger
Counter Strike
Shin Megami Tensei Series
Legend of Mana
Suikoden Series
and lastly most NFL Maddens and NFL Blitz games

[Dreikoo]

The Legend of Dragoon

Breath of fire series

Mana series

Tekken

Silent hill

Okami

DMC 1 and 3 (2 is ok but kinda meh lol)

SaGa series

Xenogears and Xenosaga 1-3

Zelda ocarina of time (if you like it all the rest too :P )

[Altron]

God Of War - One of the best PS2 games. Awesome actions, puzzles, and very challenging

Genji Dawn of the samurai - Fun, addicting, pretty easy, only downside is it is short.

[staradderdragoon]

Forza Motorsport -the best racing game i have ever played in my life. Gamespot gave it a higher rating than GT4 as well. i've played every single mainstream racing game for the last generation and Forza was definitely the best.

Prince of Persia series/Ninja Gaiden - these two are kinda the same type of adventure games. both are extremely fun. Ninja Gaiden is kinda hard at first, but then you get iused to it, and it's extremely fun. best adventure game i've ever played

Sonic Adventure - only the first one for dreamcast. this is definitely my favorie Sonic game. dunno why. just, play it.

Soul Calibur 1 - another dreamcast game. best fighting game ive ever played. totally overshadows the sequels in my opinion.

there are other games like devil may cry, gears of war, god of war,and blah blah blah, but yeah.

[Znith]

Devil may Cry

[Zhongda]

...i am dissapointed that i havn't seen the latest Romance instalment in anyones list...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI (Fuck Yeah~!!1one)

[cindersphere]

Lunar 1 and 2 plus the megaman adventure series all ruled.

[MegamanXZero]

Lunar 1 and 2 plus the megaman adventure series all ruled.

Which Megaman Adventure game do you actually mean ?

[Hiroshi]

i say starcraft!

[The Wanderer]

Namco X Capcom.

(I just beat the game today. I had a blast playing it, and I hope they make a sequel for a next gen console)

[dervast]

Ikaruga. Get this game and watch as it makes you cry.

[nedaime mizukage]

Tales of Symphonia. A very long game that has over 60+ hours of fun. Great storyline too.

Skies of Arcadia. My friend loves this game. It is similar to Tales of Symphonia.

Both are gamecube games and they should be very cheap to buy at your local gamestop or the internet.

[Vixey]

I know someone, somewhere has probably mentionned these games, but I'll name them anyways.

Legend of Zelda: Twillight Princess - LoZ? 'Nuff said XD

Gears of War - at least I hope this one has been mentionned! Best. Game. For. Xbox. 360. Seriously, I've never been able to stand shooters on consoles but this one took a completely unique way to do it. It's more of a third person shooter really... anyways, the graphics/gameplay/story etc are all fabulous. <3

Banjo Kazooie - N64 FTW! I love Banjo <3

Viva Pinata - rofl. I think everyone should try VP. Even the big burly men.

FEAR - Great FPS... teh scary ._.

Burnout 3 - Great fun if you just feel like letting loose. I actually find it to be quite successful at relieving stress...

All over the map... XD Shooters, Mature, Cartoony, Family, Driving.

Have fun!

[Lunar88]

Probably already mentioned, but the Fire Emblem Series from 6-10, great games, strategy games for those who didn't know.

[Batman]

Tales of Symphonia. A very long game that has over 60+ hours of fun. Great storyline too.

Skies of Arcadia. My friend loves this game. It is similar to Tales of Symphonia.

Both are gamecube games and they should be very cheap to buy at your local gamestop or the internet.

I remember watching my cousin play Skies of Arcadia for the Dreamcast. I never knew they ported it over.:amuse

[A2ZOMG]

Everyone, play The Legend of the Mystical Ninja. It is a lot like Legend of Zelda, except funny as hell, with more platformer elements, and made by Konami, and it is severely underrated. AND....it's about NINJAS! SHANNARO!!! :yell

If you are an RPG fan, definitely play Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door. Storyline is on a much more humorous level as to be expected. Gameplay is among the best of the best, in my opinion. Ever get tired of the typical pattern in RPGs where every character always learns a final move that is OMG TOTAL OWNAGE!!!!one111!!! The move list for every character is by no means redundant. Each move in the game has a very specific purpose. Every party member has a unique set of four moves that has to be considered very carefully. The puzzle elements and the need to use party members to solve them was done no better in any other game but this one. The game physics are just freaking awesome. This is in my opinion the best RPG ever. Combining cool physics, party members that are most significantly unique in their own way, and Action commands instead of shitty RNGs, this game I'll opt to say is likely better than Final Fantasy 7, at least in its own way. Truthfully, it does lack in battle difficulty to an extent, but I believe it does the best job of all RPGs in being a fully interactive and unique experience.

RPG fans also need to play Earthbound (Known as Mother 2 in Japan) for the sake of completing their library of otherwise pimpin' awesome games that simply did not get the ratings they deserved. Seriously, it breaks the rules of every RPG that existed in its time, yet managed to be nonetheless a good RPG overall. That in itself is quite an accomplishment. The story is very humorous, and the enemies among the wackiest I have ever seen. The whole game is very wacky, yet quite well put together.

If you like strategy, Fire Emblem is an awesome RPG series. It has a rigid stat system, and random level ups (yes, your gains in a level up are determined at random), map based combat (no random battles), not to mention multiple classes that wield different weapons or magic. One of its best features is the rock paper scissors formula which is a hierarchy of weapons and magic types. The emphasis on strategy was rather well done in my opinion.

Oh, and popular games you should play because they also are awesome include Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, FF6 (seriously, Kefka is a way better villain than Sephiroth), Super Mario Bros 3, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, and Super Smash Bros Melee.

[Hitsugaya_Toushirou]

Counter-Stike (All Series are good)

Maple Story
A MUST PLAY MMORPG. Make friends. Join guilds. create parties. go hunting. fight deadly monsters. upgrade armor. buy weapons. Its Your story.

[Hitsugaya_Toushirou]

also its anime style! Heres a video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv2IiehxctQ

[Centuryslayer]

dunno if these have been said:
-Die by the sword. even if it's old it has a really cool combat system where you swing your sword by moving the mouse (kinda like how you play tennis etc on the Wii)

-System shock 2. scary pretty open-ended fps/rpg

-some cool rts games: red alert (from 1995), empire earth (1 & 2), close combat (my favorite in this series is the Battle of the Bulge).

-Hidden&dangerous 1 & 2. teambased tactical shooter during ww2 ^___^

-Deathrow. a very voilent sportsgame ;D

...i am dissapointed that i havn't seen the latest Romance instalment in anyones list...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI (Fuck Yeah~!!1one)
I was gonna say ROTK11, seems you beat me to it though :amuse
a new english patch including the dialouge is coming soon (for Pc)

anyways, that was some I came up with right now (I tried to pick some underdogs instead of namedropping games like halo etc)

[Dem0n5]

Said yet, dunno ok: KotOR(2 is optional =p), God of War(2 is fun also ^^), Guitar Hero ^^, just a few off the top of my head.

[Batman]

I'm just getting around to playing Jade Empire :cry it's pure greatness. NExt on the list is san andreas.

[CrimsonSoulz]

Ahem...

Final fantasy VII
Final fantasy X
Final fantasy X-2
Final fantasy XII

Kingdom hearts I & II

Chrono trigger

old school pokemon

Dragon Quest VIII

Naruto narutimate hero 3 or narutimate hero accel

metroid prime ( all )

All zelda games expect that gay one ( with the magic wand, that was based on the cartoon )

Mario for snes and nes

All the old skool sonic games, and also sonic adventure 1 and 2.

god of war I & II

halo I & II

digimon world 1,2,3. (PSone)

[Kingrazor]

Paper Mario, the first one for N64. (thousand year door sucked) It's a very fun turn-based rpg.

I think WoW was one of the most addicting games I've ever played.

Phantasy Star Online heald my attention for 3 straight years, and I only played offline single player (which is probably the most boring way to play).

Halo 2 is a game I go back to over and over again and I always have fun when I play with my friends. (Halo 1 didn't suit me but it was a good game)

[Fuhrer Worm]

I'm going to recommend:

Space Quest III
Space Quest IV


It wouldn't hurt to play the first two games in the Space Quest series for more background and all that, but as I recall you can play those games by themselves without feeling "lost" and all that.

Also:

Dark Forces
Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight (and the Mysteries of the Sith expansion, etc.)

Kyle Katarn is one of the coolest characters in the "expanded" Star Wars universe.. and god knows he's a helluva lot cooler than certain characters that appear in the actual movies.

Finally:

The Commander Keen series

Pardon me if they have been mentioned already..

[Zillidan-leba]

Hopefully nobody has said it already Final Fantasy 7
Great storyline Not the best top notch animation
but the game play and storyline make up for it
You'll forever be a fan of it if you play it!

[ender]

I like Final Fantasy 6's storyline more >.>

[Kagemizu]

PSP: Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles will also have Symphony of the Night

[HellKarasu]

If they haven't been added to this list already, Jade Empire and Fable rock. Deep
engrossing RPG action it is.

[Umbre]

Im addicted to Atelier Iris- Eternal Mana.

There is so much too dooo 8D Shop Synthesis, and sidequests. They go on FOREVER SRSLY. <3
Harvest Moon is also amazingly fun, but not as addictive.

[BlackSmoke]

Did u guys mention Golden Sun 1 and 2 yet?

[Jaga]

Power Rangers for SNES owned...also Mario for NES, Super Mario for SNES, and SOnic 3 for Genesis

[leetlegit]

Final Fantasy VII -rpg
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night -adventure?
Ninja Gaiden or Devil May Cry 3 -frantic action
Warcraft 3+ expansion -strategy
HL2 - shooter
Metal Gear Solid (the PS1 one) or MGS3

and of course Gears of War!

[Kyubii Yoshi]

Legend Of Legaia (best battling system ever!!never played to though:cry )
Seiken Densetsu III(^^)

[RainyPhoenix]

Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo (Or Super Puzzle Fighter 2 X in Japan): Very fun puzzle game with superdeformed versions of Street Fighter/Darkstalkers characters. Very addicting.

[zidane01970]

Final Fantasy 9
Everybody seems to assume that 7 is the best. I have played both completely through, attained every secret, and so on. Legendaries, everything. Anyways, they are both VERY good. Just in my opinion, I like Zidane's character more. *Cough* He seems more heroic, and light spirited. He's a pervert too, and whats the world without perversion? Boring I say! Anyways, I think the storyline is amazing, the characters are fun, and the ending was just like 0.0.... Though, I'm still curious as to WHO the heck Necron is. -_-