[ALL] SethMode's Top 50 Favorite Games of All Time

[SethMode]

Super Metriod...can I play that on my 3ds? I should be able to right?

Yeah, you, like myself, would think that. But you would be wrong, because Nintendo is the worst. I do not want to buy a Wii U to play Earthbound, or Super Metroid, or ANY SNES game. I really don't know what those assholes are thinking sometimes.

 

[calgaryballer]

All right, lets do this.

20 - Starcraft. I ran with a bunch of Koreans in high school. You know what that means. STARCRAFT. It was epic. Lan parties, setting up epic team based games on B.net, etc. I was never the best at the game, but the feeling you got when you made a great play and out thought your opponent with a sneaky attack was great. I played Terran mostly, and setting up a killing field of tanks was AMAZING. (I actually never paid for this game :irked: I still have the burned discs, labelled in Korean, at home)

19 - no thoughts

18 - HL2 - TRAVESTY. This is by far my favourite game of all time. Games may have come by that have better mechanics, better cast, better story, but this is the first time when everything clicked. I had played a ton of HL1 and it's mods, but from the first moments going through the cattle process at the start of HL2, I was hooked. Pumping techno while running away from a stalker, creeping through Ravenwood, talking to G-Man, everything was so polished. Bonus points for all the mods that have come out from this

16 - D2 - the most epic time suck of all time (outside FM). I would play this for hours on end, click clicking my way through the lands, doing every side quest and slaying every demon. In fact, I was probably so OCD about this game that I only ever beat it once. Usually around mid Act 4 I get bored of my character and want to go back and start again

SS2 - a game I appreciate while never actually beating. I came to this party late (even though I'd bought a copy when I was like 14 from a going out of business CompuSmart). And by the time I did, the controls were too cumbersome that it made it difficult for me to really get the full immersion that I'd had playing other games. I've probably made it a quarter of the way through the game before abandoning it

14 MK - not much to say about Mario Kart that hasn't been said. Best couch coop EVER

Baldur's Gate - I had a friend who I fell out pretty hard with. However, one of my best memories was of playing BG until the wee hours of the morning. Taking turns controlling the character while the other one just watched and enjoyed the story, helping with character decisions and such. Really good time

 

[Buzzman]

Taking turns controlling the character while the other one just watched and enjoyed the story, helping with character decisions and such. Really good time

The best part of gaming growing up. With the amount of people having systems and games nowadays being online, this is a dying way of gaming .

 

[Buzzman]

#11 better be good.

 

[SethMode]

It's all already written, I've just been pressed for free time. I'm hoping to knock some out on Sunday. It's way easier at home because the computer at my office is such garbage.

 

[SethMode]

Also Buzz, you douche, are you ever going to respond to my response in the Gaming Achievement thread? I'm super curious.

 

[Buzzman]

Also Buzz, you douche, are you ever going to respond to my response in the Gaming Achievement thread? I'm super curious.

About the Demons?

 

[SethMode]

About the Demons?

The Gargoyles? Yes. And the Drake sword. ANd the Capra Demon.

 

[SethMode]

Alright, so finally, after some dead time at the office, I decided to brave the formating nightmare that is trying to do these posts at work. It was a bit of a delay, but better late than never, right?

#11

Super Mario Bros. 3​

So, similar to other classic NES games that appear on about 15,000 “top whatever” lists out there, my write up for this game will be short, and sweet. Why? Because it’s fucking Super Mario Bros. 3. While the original put the series on the map, this game perfected it, and showed not only how bananas Nintendo was (Raccoon tails, you say? Or perhaps you would enjoy being an actual hammer brother? Or a frog? Or you know, jump around in a borderline invincible GIANT GREEN BOOT!? Miyamoto was on the good shit for this game), but just how fucking genius they were, even at those early stages in the video game life cycle, at world building, respectable challenge, sound design and just mother fucking immaculate mechanics. Super tight controls made the sometimes staggering difficult at the time, something that games like Super Meat Boy clearly conceptually found inspiration: this is going to be hard, but you can do it. And if you don’t, it’s your fault, not ours. Some challenges are almost comically bad (to this day I still haven’t gotten the special greeting from a rescued king for completing the airship as Frog Mario. Why? BECAUSE FUCKING FROG MARIO IS INSANE AND DOING THAT BORDERS ON MADNESS), but it’s wrapped in such great design choices, you rarely find yourself too frustrated. Again, I don’t really think this is one that needs too much praise, as its had it heaped on it basically since it was birthed into the world “Wizard” style. If you’re some kind of heathen that hasn’t played it, I don’t know what to tell you. Go get a copy, steal a copy, something. Also, please watch The Wizard because it really is amazingly awful.

Just Missed the Cut:
Icewind Dale 2

 

[Buzzman]

Pffffffffffffffft

 

[SethMode]

Pffffffffffffffft

 

[Leftwich]

I agree. Smb3 is a top 10 at least. List is garbage... would not fuck.

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[SethMode]

I agree. Smb3 is a top 10 at least. List is garbage... would not fuck.

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It's number 11....if I moved it up 1 more (which I wouldn't do, because for me the jump from 11 to 10 is HUGE), would you fuck my list then?

 

[Leftwich]

It's number 11....if I moved it up 1 more (which I wouldn't do, because for me the jump from 11 to 10 is HUGE), would you fuck my list then?

Only if it was 9

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[killgod]

Yes we do need to play BG:EE sometime soon. Totally forgot about that. lol.


Also, IWD2 just missed the cut? :domestic:

 

[SethMode]

Yes we do need to play BG:EE sometime soon. Totally forgot about that. lol.


Also, IWD2 just missed the cut? :domestic:

Mechanically I adore that game, and the 3rd edition rules are a welcome change from the 2nd edition I had overdosed on. But it just didn't bring it in the story department in comparison to their other stuff. I know that that wasn't their intention, but I just always found myself kind of losing interest in the story as it went on, and eventually I was just so powerful the challenge starts to fizzle out too.

I was thinking about the overall 100, and I think almost every recognizable D&D game is on there, outside of Neverwinter Nights 1. I have owned that game for years, beaten 2, and still have yet to play it outside of the first hour or so. Anyway, the short version is: I'm a huge nerd.

 

[jms493]

http://www.gamersgate.com/DDB-DBAMC/dungeons-and-dragons-anthology-the-master-collection

Supposed to be $6.00

 

[SethMode]

http://www.gamersgate.com/DDB-DBAMC/dungeons-and-dragons-anthology-the-master-collection

Supposed to be $6.00

Hate to ask, but I can't access that site at work. Could you copy and paste what's included, jms?

 

[jms493]

The Dungeons & Dragons Anthology: The Master Collection packages 6 of the most beloved classic RPG video games of the Dungeons & Dragons franchise and their expansions into a single edition – the ultimate RPG package for the ultimate D&D fan.

Features:
1. The Richest Collection Ever: Some of the greatest D&D titles ever published in a single package.
2. Phenomenal Value: 6 GOTY winners and average metacritic score of 90%, all for a low price.
3. What’s Old is New: A collector’s item for RPG fans old and young.

Bundle Includes:

Baldur’s Gate 1 & 2 + Expansions [Average Metacritic: 91%] “…reigns supreme over every RPG currently available, and sets new standards for those to come“ – PC Gamer Developer: Bioware

Icewind Dale 1 & 2 + Expansions [Average Metacritic 85%] “Once in a while, a game comes along that completely takes over your life. “ – IGN

Planescape: Torment [Metacritic 91%] “Is it possible for a computer game to have the intellectual heft and emotional impact of a good book while remaining as captivating as a well-paced film? If so, the first candidate may well be Planescape: Torment. . “ – New York Times

The Temple of Elemental Evil [Metacritic 71%] “A rock-solid RPG that faithfully re-creates a classic adventure.“ – Gamespy