Spec me some must have games please :)

[Streeteh]

OK this is a spec me a game thread of epic proportions, any must have game can be suggested as long as it's for either the PS2,3, xbox 360 or PC. Keep in mind i'm after must have games! Ideally i'd also like to avoid games i don't already have expensive peripherals for (so for example, guitar hero 2 is out of the question as i've already got two guitars for the PS3)

What i have so far:

PS2:
God of war 1, 2
Ico
Shadow of the Colossus
Final Fantasy X, X-2, XII
Metal Gear Solid 2,3
Zone of the Enders 1,2
Odin Sphere
Okami
Resident Evil 4

PS3:
Rock Band
Guitar Hero 3
Little Big Planet
Warhawk
Resistance 1,2
Killzone 2
Motorstorm 2
Ninja Gaiden Sigma
Valkyria Chronicles
Dead Space
Metal Gear Solid 4
Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction
Buzz
Infamous
Street Fighter 4
Mirrors Edge

Xbox 360:
Halo 3
Lost Odyssey
Gears of War
Fable 2
Kameo
Castle Crashers

PC:
Call of Duty 4
Supreme Commander
Half Life 1,2
Team Fortress 2
Day of Defeat: Source
Counter Strike: Source
Braid
Mass Effect
Fallout 3
The Elder Scrolls Morrowind, Oblivion
Bioshock

What i will be getting as soon as i can:
Gears of War 2
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
Tales of Vesperia
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
Dead Rising
Forza 2
Resident Evil 5
The Darkness
Crackdown

[leowyatt]

360:

Dead Rising

[Streeteh]

360:

Dead Rising

Excellent call! Completely forgot about it!

[NokkonWud]

Hitman: Blood Money. Not everyones cup of tea, but I think it's brilliant.
Mass Effect. Superb story, soundtrack and universe.
Fallout 3. Best game in recent years.

Have you tried the kingdom hearts games?

[Streeteh]

Hitman: Blood Money. Not everyones cup of tea, but I think it's brilliant.
Mass Effect. Superb story, soundtrack and universe.
Fallout 3. Best game in recent years.

Have you tried the kingdom hearts games?

I've never actually played a Kingdom Hearts game before i'm ashamed to admit. I forgot i've got Mass Effect and Fallout 3 on the PC, i hated Fallout 3 though :(. I've played a Hitman game and i just found it stupidly hard to be stealthy, i just always ended up going on a shooting spree which felt like i was ruining the game :(

[leowyatt]

Excellent call! Completely forgot about it!

:D it's awesome

[NokkonWud]

I've never actually played a Kingdom Hearts game before i'm ashamed to admit. I forgot i've got Mass Effect and Fallout 3 on the PC, i hated Fallout 3 though :(. I've played a Hitman game and i just found it stupidly hard to be stealthy, i just always ended up going on a shooting spree which felt like i was ruining the game :(

So the guy who is patient enough to play RPG after RPG isn't patient enough to be stealthy? :p.

[Streeteh]

So the guy who is patient enough to play RPG after RPG isn't patient enough to be stealthy? :p.

Stealth and gaming heaven aren't at all comparable :p

[leowyatt]

crackdown I'd say is one

[NokkonWud]

Oooh, Burnout Revenge. It's amazing.
Paradise was such a disappointment in comparison.

[NokkonWud]

Bioshock
GRAW
GRAW2
Rainbow Six Vegas
Rainbow Six Vegas 2
The Darkness (Xbox360)
Ghostbusters
Skate
Skate 2

[Davey_Pitch]

The fact you don't have Bioshock is making Baby Jesus cry. Buy it now!

Other recommendations....

Xbox 360

Resident Evil 5
Crackdown
GTA IV
Skate 2
Forza 2
Left 4 Dead

[leowyatt]

forgot bioshock :o

[Haly]

So the guy who is patient enough to play RPG after RPG isn't patient enough to be stealthy? :p.

I'm the same :D


Oh and.....BUY BIOSHOCK NOW :p

[Streeteh]

Tell the baby jesus to stop crying as i do actually own bioshock on the PC

He can start crying again though as i thought it was a bit pap :evil:

/runs

[Streeteh]

GRAW
GRAW2
Rainbow Six Vegas
Rainbow Six Vegas 2
Ghostbusters
Skate
Skate 2

Are these really what you would call 'must own'? I've only heard mixed reviews for all of them, especially Ghostbusters.

[NokkonWud]

If you're a fan of Ghostbusters I'd say it was. I think all the others are brilliant (though Skate > Skate 2).
In terms of tactical shooters GRAW and Vegas are awesome. Skate is great too.

Oh, and bar Vegas 2, you can borrow the others from me. (Though Creature is getting Ghostbusters first).

[Streeteh]

Cool, will certainly take a better look at them then.

Anyone played the Persona series? More specifically Persona 4? If so, thoughts?

[leowyatt]

I could be tempted to suggest mirrors edge

[Belmit]

Have you ordered the new Monkey Island? Not the revamped version, the new one for PC.

Also, if you can stomach the graphics now, Thief and Thief II are the best games I've played on PC along with Half-life. I'd also recommend getting the freeware version of Beneath A Steel Sky.

(We're really going back now - I might as well recommend Toejam & Earl for Megadrive while I'm at it!)

[Streeteh]

Have you ordered the new Monkey Island? Not the revamped version, the new one for PC.

I haven't, no, but the last 3-d monkey island was rubbish imo so i've been put off completely. Is this one an improvement or does no one know yet?

Played and completed both Thief and Thief II, they are indeed two of the best games i've played.

I've never actually played Toejam and Earl D:

[Haly]

Cool, will certainly take a better look at them then.

Anyone played the Persona series? More specifically Persona 4? If so, thoughts?

Persona 2 is brilliant :) Weird but great. Not played the others though.

[Pumpkinstew]

Company of Heroes on PC.
Grand Theft Auto, well there's a whole bunch on various platforms but III on PS2 and IV on XBOX to get you started.
Okami on PS2.
Gran Tourismo III on PS2.
And then there's the Will Wright phenomena - Sims3 and Spore.

[Aboobie]

Despite finishing Rainbow Six Vegas on Veteran the second is one of the very few games I've played that bored me so much not only didn't I finish it, I didn't even get half way.

My list of must haves:

360:
Dead Rising
Crackdown
The Darkness
Bioshock
Mass Effect
Blue Dragon
Tales of Vesperia
Lost Odyssey
Test Drive Unlimited
Resident Evil 5
Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
Viva Pinata
Fable 2
Gears of War 1 & 2
Mirrors Edge
Bully: Scholarship Edition
Assassins Creed
GTA IV
Amped 3
PGR4 <<<<< Can't believe no one else has mentioned this!

on XBLA:

Geometry Wars 2
Pac Man CE
Braid

Wii:
Super Mario Galaxy

Also not relevent to this list don't forget you can pick up Dash of Destruction (XBLA) for free... It's good for a couple of hours, honest!

[Justsomebloke]

360 = UFC & Forza 2.

PC = Battlefield 2.

I wouldn't even bother gaming any more these days if it wasn't for these 3 games.

[loki]

PC
Company of Heroes - Opposing Fronts
Portal
Audiosurf
Homeworld 2 - Old but Gold
Unreal Tournament 3 - Black Edition (Steam Weekend Special Only)

Depends if you want mods included in the PC Section or not but I would argue that there are a fine selection of mods and conversions that breath life into old game engines.

Desert Combat - (BF1942)
Hidden: Source
Desert Conflict - (BF2)

Can't really add much to the console section as a lot of great games have been added

[NokkonWud]

Despite finishing Rainbow Six Vegas on Veteran the second is one of the very few games I've played that bored me so much not only didn't I finish it, I didn't even get half way.

I played it through in co-op and it was awesome.

[Belmit]

I haven't, no, but the last 3-d monkey island was rubbish imo so i've been put off completely. Is this one an improvement or does no one know yet?

It has a similar control system to the last one - you can either use the cursor keys to walk around (and hold shift to run), or you can hold down the mouse button and move the mouse in the direction of travel. Alternatively, you can click or double-click on an object and Guybrush will walk or run to that object.

Only the first chapter has been released so far but I enjoyed it immensely. The graphics are hugely improved and the way the 3D environments move about as you walk is quite impressive. My only criticisms are that it's possibly a touch easy, and there's not enough useless random objects to click on for lols. I especially liked one of the puzzles which required you to listen out for noises rather than just making it visual.

[Dunketh]

Don't forget Flower and PixelJunk: Eden

I know they are PSN games but two of my favourite games ever made.