1. Metroid Prime Hunters (NDS, Wii U VC)
2. Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii, Switch)*
3. ARMS (Switch)*
4. Animal Crossing: Wild World (NDS)
5. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch)
6. Super Metroid (VC, SNES Classic)
7. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (GBA)
8. New Super Mario Bros. (NDS)
9. Super Mario 64 DS (NDS)
10. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
10. Super Mario Sunshine (GCN)
12. Meteos (NDS)
13. Mario Kart DS (NDS)
14. Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (NDS)
15. Pokemon Black (NDS)
*ARMS is a better Switch game than Xenoblade Chronicles, because the latter looks not that great in handheld mode. Xenoblade Chronicles though is still the most mind blowing game I've played due to how much it was able to get out of the Wii and maintain a high level of quality in all aspects.
@gcunit I guess Rory McIlroy, lots of courses, looks great, the physics is spot on, it's just enjoyable to play. The problem is, it doesn't keep track of your best scores, there are limited multiplayer options, and when playing vs a friend, it doesn't show your relative scores, etc.. Compared to something like Mario Golf on the N64, which nailed this sort of thing, it's miles behind.
Based purely on systems I've owned and may not even necessarily the best games I've even played on that system, but these ones stuck in my mind for whatever reason. Roughly chronological order:
1 Chuckie Egg (Dragon 32)
2 Leaderboard Golf (C64)
3 Sensible World Of Soccer (Amiga)
4 Double Dragon (Arcade)
5 Chase HQ (Arcade)
6 Championship Manager (Amiga)
7 Virtua Tennis (Dreamcast)
8 Metropolis Street Racer (Dreamcast)
9 Metal Gear Solid (PS1)
10 Pokemon Diamond (DS)
11 Mario Galaxy (Wii)
12 Arkham Asylum (PS3)
13 Red Dead Redemption (PS3)
14 Assassin's Creed II (PS3)
15 X-Com Enemy Unknown (PC)
Interesting that I owned a Megadrive, but couldn't think of a single standout game that I owned for it. In fact, the only games that I remember owning at the time were Sonic 2 and an NHL game. There were definitely others, but obviously not memorable enough that I actually remember owing them!
Nothing so far on Switch (that I've played) I would consider in my all-time greats yet. Mario + Rabbids comes closest though; it would probably make the top 30!
Honourable Mentions:
Star Wars, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Outrun, Final Fight (arcade)
Tetris (GB)
Turrican 2, Stunt Car Racer (Amiga)
Power Stone, Marvel vs Capcom 3 (Dreamcast)
Lego Batman (PS2)
@dmcc0 Double Dragon, SWoS, CM and Arkham Asylum - that’s a fair bit of overlap with my list. I was seriously weighing up Chase HQ too!
Also, kudos for Metal Gear Solid, Virtua Tennis, Lego Batman (great game!), and especially Chuckie Egg. Had that on Amstrad - great game. I am now going to have to look up what a Dragon 32 is...
@Krull the Dragon 32 is a classic! It's the only computer that I remember my whole family used to play: even my parents! I think my brother still has it in his loft along with the C64 and the Amiga!
I'm going to limit myself to one game per franchise to add more variety to the list. To be honest this list isn't really concrete, I think it would take a lot longer to really reflect on all the games I've played, but this is what comes to mind right now.
1. Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD(Wii U)
I think it's safe to say Wind Waker is my favorite game of all time. Zelda is my favorite game series in general, and if I didn't limit myself to one game per franchise I would have included a lot more Zelda games on the list. Breath of the Wild, A Link Between Worlds, and Majoras Mask would likely have made it.
2. Zero Escape: Virtues Last Reward (3DS)
Very interesting story combined with really fun escape room style puzzles. I'm a fan of Professor Layton, and I feel like the Zero Escape series is essentially like Professor Layton on steroids.
3. Super Mario Sunshine (Gamecube)
I play this game a lot, and if I were to ever pick a game to speed run I'd probably go with this one. Similar to Zelda, there are quite a few Mario games I could put on this list, Super Mario World and Mario Odyssey probably being the next likely contenders, but Sunshine comes out on top for me.
4. Nier Automata (PS4)
Weird but really interesting story, great voice acting, and extremely fun combat. Definitely my favorite Platinum game by far.
5. Baten Kaitos Origins (Gamecube)
Baten Kaitos is an extremely underrated series. It's one of the only games that does card combat well. Most people prefer the original but I think the prequel is better.
6. Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna the Golden Country (Switch)
Xenoblade Chronicles is a great series, so it was a tough choice, but I went with Torna. It's not as long as the main games but it easily has my favorite combat out of all of them, and the sidequests feel pretty rewarding to complete.
7. Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology (3DS)
Very solid JRPG with a unique combat system, interesting story, great voice acting, and good art style. Can't really ask for much more.
8. Danganronpa 2 (PS4)
Love the Danganronpa games, they're some of the most engaging visual novels I've played. Being a visual novel makes it not as fun to replay, but honestly I still love listening to the class trials.
9. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove (Switch)
The pinnacle of 2D platforming. To be honest, when Shovel Knight first came out I actually wasn't the biggest fan of it, but I went back to replay it on Switch last year along with the additional campaigns and I completely changed my mind. The Specter Knight and King Knight campaigns are just so good.
10. Hollow Knight (Switch)
I love metroidvania games, and Hollow Knight really hits that genre out of the park. Very polished experience combined with an amazing art style.
11. Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (3DS)
My favorite FE game by far. Out of all the FE games I've played I think it has the best art style, gameplay, and presentation.
12. Persona 5 Royal (PS4)
I think out of any game I've played this one probably does the best job at making you feel connected to its world and characters. Everything is so polished and stylized, and it also has a really good combat system.
13. Rune Factory 4 (3DS)
I wanted a farm sim game on my list because I'm a huge fan of them, and it was a tough choice between this, Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life, and Stardew Valley. While I have way more nostalgia for Harvest Moon: AWL, I went with Rune Factory 4.
14. Super Metroid (SNES)
To be honest I could put pretty much any mainline Metroid game here, but Super Metroid is the one I still go back to play the most.
15. The World Ends With You (DS)
Specifically the DS version here. I tried the Switch version but really couldn't get into it. The DS version did the combat system so well.
I'll also give some special shout outs to the Dragon Quest Series and Tales series, if I were to rank series as a whole they'd probably make the list. In addition to what I mentioned in my explanations I'll also give honorable mentions to Celeste, Undertale, Paper Mario TTYD, Chibi-Robo, Pikmin, Fallout 3, The Last Story, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
1. Super Mario 64 - First game I've ever played and still my favorite of all time!
2. Pokémon Yellow - Pokémon was just my childhood lol, sad part I didn't beat this game till I was adult lol I wasn't a smart kid
3. Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire - Gen 3 is best Gen lol
4. Kingdom Hearts 1/2 (Cheating and putting both together lol) These games are just so amazing!!! I could just go on and on with these games, but know one thing!!!! Simple and Clean is the JAM!!! haha
5. Injustice - Lame pick, but this game got me into my love for DC comics and comic books in general lol
6. Street Fighter 4/Super Street Fighter 4 - First game I took into a competitive way and many raging moments online...... >.>
7. Wind Waker - My first Zelda game that made me love with the franchise till this day, I always play this game each year
8. Overwatch - This game was a drug to me for the first two years it was out lol Support main btw lol
9. Crash Bandicoot 2 - First Playstation game i've ever owned! Pretty much my gateway into the Playstation brand at a young age
10. Smash Bros Melee - Put a stupid amount of hours into this game! Favorite part was unlocking Mewtwo because I had no idea Mewtwo was in the game lol Days of Magazines lol
11. Sonic Adventures - No Way I Can't Believe This!!!! lol Only two out of the dreamcast game i've owned next to Powerstone lol
12. Yoshi Island - Favorite SNES game of all time, the music is soooo amazing lol
13. Mario Galaxy - Just a masterpiece
14. Twilight Princess - I was hyped as hell when this game first game came out along with the Wii! I know not everyones favorite but I really love it.
15. Mario Kart 8 - Just the best Mario Kart lol
Sorry all Nostalgia picks
5 honorable mentions - Metroid Prime, Mortal Kombat Deception, Marvel vs Capcom 3, Animal Crossing New Horizons, Spyro 3 (PS1)
1. Devil May Cry 3
2. Persona 3
3. Devil Survivor
4. Final Fantasy X
5. Marvel vs. Capcom 2
6. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
7. Marvel's Spider-Man
8. Bloodborne
9. God of War
10. Devil May Cry 5
11. Xenoblade Chronicles
12. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
13. Digital Devil Saga
14. Final Fantasy VII
15. Persona 2 Innocent Sin
HONORABLE MENTIONS: REmake 1 & 2, MGS2, Silent Hill 2, Mega Man X, Mega Man X4, Persona 5/Royal, Final Fantasy IX, Kingdom Hearts II, NiER Automata, SMT IV, Street Fighter III 3rd Strike, Dragon Quest V, Darkstalkers, Yakuza 0, Catherine/Full Body, Divinity Original Sin 2, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Witcher 3, DOOM 2016, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, Dark Souls III, Portal 2
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1. EarthBound
2. Ace Attorney Trilogy
3. Mother 3
4. Fire Emblem: Three Houses
5. Danganronpa
6. Super Mario World
7. Donkey Kong Country 2
8. Rhythm Heaven Megamix
9. Super Smash Bro’s. Ultimate
10. Super Mario 3D World
11. Portal 2
12. The Stanley Parable
13. Hypnospace Outlaw
14. Undertale
15. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
I’ve become a much bigger fan of narrative-driven games over gameplay driven. But these are all timeless imo and I can always play them.
1. Final Fantasy VII + Remake
2. Metroid Prime Trilogy
3. Super Mario Galaxy
4. Bayonetta 2
5. Sin and Punishment 2
6. Mario Kart 8
7. Zelda a link to the Past
8. Fallout New Vegas
9. Mass Effect
10. Journey
11. Samurai Shodown
12. Yakuza Kiwami
13. Detroit
14. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
15. Enslaved Odyssey to the West.
Honourable Mentions - The Wolf Among Us, Goldeneye, No More Heroes, Killer7, Dead Rising, What Remains of Edith Finch, Power Stone 2, Resident Evil 4, Starwing, Dynasty Warriors 4, Kessen 2, Demon's Souls, What Remains of Edith Finch, Return of the Obra Dinn, Bioshock Infinite, Gauntlet Legends, Chrono Trigger, Super Bomberman 2, Grandia, Skies of Arcadia, Phoenix Wright, Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice.
in brackets the systems i played the games on, not where they were first released
1. Metal Gear Solid (PSX) 2. Metal Gear Solid V - The Phantom Pain (PC) 3. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
rest in no particular order:
-Jet Set Radio Future (Xbox)
-Mercenaries (Xbox)
-Halo (Xbox)
-Age of Empires II (PC)
-Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 (PC)
-GTA San Andreas (PC)
-Half Life (PC)
-Portal (PC)
-The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim (PC)
-Pokemon Red/Blue (GameBoy)
-Metroid Prime (Wii)
-Tony Hawk's Skateboarding (PSX)
-Minecraft (PC)
-Warcraft III (PC)
-Hunt Showdown (PC)
-Tetris (GameBoy)
-Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 (Wii and only the Wii version!)
1. Legend of Zelda BotW
2 . Legend of Zelda OoT
3. Legend of Zelda TP
4. Super Mario World
5. Super Mario Odyssey
6. Resident Evil 4
7. Silent Hill 2
8. Half Life 2
9. Pokemon Diamond
10. Persona 4 Golden
11. SMT IV
12. SMT IV Apocalypse
13. TES: Skyrim
14. Xenoblade Chronicles
15. Xenoblade Chronicles 2
@TheFrenchiestFry i never played the gamecube version of MGS, but i know that they changed some of the cutscenes and i really dont like the few i saw.
and i never understood the hype for MGS3. not saying its bad. it's awesome of course, but it might be my least favourite MGS game. i think it has the weakest story. some of the boss battles are amazing though.
the best gameplay by far has MGSV. like no other MGS game comes even close to the gameplay of MGSV. it is stealth gameplay perfection. i have no idea how anyone can argue with that.
@6ch6ris6 MGS3's story is lighter than either MGS1 or 2 but I think it helps make the game a lot more accessible to new players, especially since it positions itself as a prequel, and the game legitimately has some pretty powerfully emotional moments regarding Naked Snake and his dynamic with the Boss, as well as him coming to terms with the fact that she didn't "defect" for the sake of betrayal but servicing her country. MGS1 has my second favorite story in the series but there's some rough spots with it like having to leave Meryl behind while she's literally coping with multiple bullet wounds from a sniper rifle, only to come back from changing the temperature on the POW key and she's suddenly missing because you basically left her out in the open, as well as the game kind of treating Snake a bit like he's dumb or just unaware of the current situation given he tries to call out the Colonel on lying multiple times but literally never gets a straight answer and is just reluctantly ok with it.
I purposefully didn't mention MGSV because while it does have the best overall gameplay in the series, I can honestly get by in that game without much stealth because going in offensively is probably way more effective there than pretty much any of the Metal Gear games. MGS3 I feel is probably the one game where I feel the stealth portion is most effectively executed.
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thats the thing. i just dont feel anything between naked snake and the boss. just "meh, okay".
in MGSV you can adjust the difficulty to your style. i turned off the feature of slow motion when snake is detected for example. i thought that would make the game to easy and from reading your comment, i guess i was right. might have even changed more to make the game a bit more difficult. cant remember
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