Favourite game of all time - Page 3

Muban · 20-10-2008, 22:22

Ultima Online (before they spoiled it). I have played many MMORPGS since but nothing came close to Ultima, I don't care how pretty they are. Pretty doesn't make up for the fact that Ultima had in my opinion by far the best rule set so beat all the others hands down.

I lost all my 'old' screenies.......

Wossi · 20-10-2008, 22:32

Possibly the first Call Of Duty. I remember having a few days off work and was wandering round a game store in town and decided to buy a game, the first for the for a long time. It was a choice between COD and Jedi Academy. Went with COD in the end and never looked back. It was the first game I'd bought on the PC since Bladerunner

and was also the first game that got me into playing online. Ended up joining my first clan and I've never had as much fun as playing game.

The only other choice is Oblivion. I love it so much that I bought a copy for the pc even though I have it for the 360. Next to COD, probably the only game where I've spent close 400 hours playing

Thanks to the community mods for the pc there is now so much more to do and makes it feel it new again.

NokkonWud · 20-10-2008, 23:23

I don't have a clue why I bought CoD, someone must have recommended it for me, so I bought it and just remember playing it in MP and thinking 'wow'. Recommended a friend come around immediately (and he did bless him) and he then bought it the next day.

Fantastic experience both in SP and MP.

Haly · 20-10-2008, 23:25

I remember sitting down to play CoD for 30mins before I went to cook dinner, about 5hrs later I'd completed it and completely forgot I was hungry and now dark outside

Classic game

I also can't remember why I bought it!

Darrin · 20-10-2008, 23:47

For online, there will never be another game like Jumpgate for me. I quite literally became addicted. I had almost 1,200 hours invested in it before I finally put down the joystick and stepped away from the cockpit.

For single player it would have to be the entire Command & Conquer series.

Psymonkee · 21-10-2008, 00:02

Gonna have to fight myself

Deus Ex vs. Half Life (AGMod DM!)

I'll let you know which one won if I'm still conscious at the end

loki · 21-10-2008, 08:50

Wow such a tough question. I been playing games since I was about 7 on the old Atari 2600 & Speccy so thats (Counts on fingers, thumbs & toes) 25 years of gaming.

Pretty difficult to have a favourite in all of that but there have been some real stand out games I have enjoyed and would no doubt play again for many many more hours. So some honarary mentions go out to

Kick Off 2. Football games have developed so much over the last few years but the one game that really started it off was Dino Dini's Kick Off 2. Superb realism on the Amiga. (Amiga vs ST is for another debate in another thread that commodore will win

) Immensley fun and even for a top down game it was still great. Best bit was putting the swerve on with the QuickShot 2 Joystick. Broken many of them in the past as well.

Battlefield 1942 - Desert Combat. DC is was a mod developed on the BF1942 game engine/ Graphically not the best game in the world but in terms of pure fun and game play it was way ahead of it's time. I still think there are some hardcore servers still going as we speak. This was my first experience of massive on line game play as the servers were anything between 32 man to 128 man, although the latter size needed a whopping Athlon XP2000 with at least 512mb RAM to run it lag free

What made it for me was the size of the maps, the crude tactical play and most importantly the fun element of it that is yet to be beaten imho.

Half Life SeriesIt's unusual for a shooter to have such a well developed storyline, game world and lore all in one big hit. Again, it's another game that is showing it's age nowadays but the beauty of HL1 & HL2 was never about been rememberd for the eye candy. It really took single player action shooters into a whole new direction. HL2 especially, I can play over and over.

NokkonWud · 21-10-2008, 11:16

I loved Kick Off 2, it was amazing - amazed you put it ahead of SWOS though! I also broke several Quickshots, I believe it was 3.

So glad you put Desert Combat in there, it's the most under appreciated (and best) mod of all time. I remember playing it and thinking 'wow', and I've never, EVER had more of a laugh than playing a game with a mate in the same room. Urban Siege is still my favourite ever multiplayer map, I used to love holding the market place with a friend, having choppers litterally 10 feet above you without seeing you was intense, or having trucks fly in through the alleys, gunners running out and you're sat there with a sniper rifle - scary.

Shame you said HL2, it was all going so well for you

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Haly · 21-10-2008, 11:26

I never seem to find it difficult to name my favourite game

My top 10 would be very difficult though, I'd have no chance of it being in order and I'd probably want to name 20 games in that

Think I've been gaming nearly 20 years now, I can't actually remember the age I started because I was so young

But think it was 5-6.

NokkonWud · 21-10-2008, 11:29

I've always said that about movies or games. Naming a top 1 is easy, naming a top 5 is almost impossible.

I know in my top 5 I have: Half Life, Max Payne, Max Payne 2 but after that I don't know what I'd have!

20-10-2008, 23:23	#23
NokkonWud BD Recruitment Officer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Smogville Posts: 3,880	I don't have a clue why I bought CoD, someone must have recommended it for me, so I bought it and just remember playing it in MP and thinking 'wow'. Recommended a friend come around immediately (and he did bless him) and he then bought it the next day. Fantastic experience both in SP and MP. __________________

20-10-2008, 23:25	#24
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	I remember sitting down to play CoD for 30mins before I went to cook dinner, about 5hrs later I'd completed it and completely forgot I was hungry and now dark outside Classic game I also can't remember why I bought it! __________________ Halycopter

20-10-2008, 23:47	#25
Darrin Dirteh Kitteh Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hiding out in Mormon Country Posts: 1,629	For online, there will never be another game like Jumpgate for me. I quite literally became addicted. I had almost 1,200 hours invested in it before I finally put down the joystick and stepped away from the cockpit. For single player it would have to be the entire Command & Conquer series. __________________ A bullet may have your name on it, but shrapnel is addressed "to whom it may concern".

21-10-2008, 00:02	#26
Psymonkee A cat wearing a wet suit Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: St.Andrews Posts: 2,023	Gonna have to fight myself Deus Ex vs. Half Life (AGMod DM!) I'll let you know which one won if I'm still conscious at the end __________________ Sonisphere FMC Code: 1k949178

21-10-2008, 08:50	#27
loki Vodka Martini Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 871	Wow such a tough question. I been playing games since I was about 7 on the old Atari 2600 & Speccy so thats (Counts on fingers, thumbs & toes) 25 years of gaming. Pretty difficult to have a favourite in all of that but there have been some real stand out games I have enjoyed and would no doubt play again for many many more hours. So some honarary mentions go out to Kick Off 2. Football games have developed so much over the last few years but the one game that really started it off was Dino Dini's Kick Off 2. Superb realism on the Amiga. (Amiga vs ST is for another debate in another thread that commodore will win ) Immensley fun and even for a top down game it was still great. Best bit was putting the swerve on with the QuickShot 2 Joystick. Broken many of them in the past as well. Battlefield 1942 - Desert Combat. DC is was a mod developed on the BF1942 game engine/ Graphically not the best game in the world but in terms of pure fun and game play it was way ahead of it's time. I still think there are some hardcore servers still going as we speak. This was my first experience of massive on line game play as the servers were anything between 32 man to 128 man, although the latter size needed a whopping Athlon XP2000 with at least 512mb RAM to run it lag free What made it for me was the size of the maps, the crude tactical play and most importantly the fun element of it that is yet to be beaten imho. Half Life SeriesIt's unusual for a shooter to have such a well developed storyline, game world and lore all in one big hit. Again, it's another game that is showing it's age nowadays but the beauty of HL1 & HL2 was never about been rememberd for the eye candy. It really took single player action shooters into a whole new direction. HL2 especially, I can play over and over. __________________ PC & Console LAN 9th-11th July

20-10-2008, 22:22	#21
Muban Shoes, Boobs & Corsets Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The fastest town in Scotland Posts: 1,882	Ultima Online (before they spoiled it). I have played many MMORPGS since but nothing came close to Ultima, I don't care how pretty they are. Pretty doesn't make up for the fact that Ultima had in my opinion by far the best rule set so beat all the others hands down. I lost all my 'old' screenies.......

20-10-2008, 22:32	#22
Wossi Absinthe Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In the middle Posts: 1,385	Possibly the first Call Of Duty. I remember having a few days off work and was wandering round a game store in town and decided to buy a game, the first for the for a long time. It was a choice between COD and Jedi Academy. Went with COD in the end and never looked back. It was the first game I'd bought on the PC since Bladerunner and was also the first game that got me into playing online. Ended up joining my first clan and I've never had as much fun as playing game. The only other choice is Oblivion. I love it so much that I bought a copy for the pc even though I have it for the 360. Next to COD, probably the only game where I've spent close 400 hours playing Thanks to the community mods for the pc there is now so much more to do and makes it feel it new again.

21-10-2008, 11:16	#28
NokkonWud BD Recruitment Officer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Smogville Posts: 3,880	I loved Kick Off 2, it was amazing - amazed you put it ahead of SWOS though! I also broke several Quickshots, I believe it was 3. So glad you put Desert Combat in there, it's the most under appreciated (and best) mod of all time. I remember playing it and thinking 'wow', and I've never, EVER had more of a laugh than playing a game with a mate in the same room. Urban Siege is still my favourite ever multiplayer map, I used to love holding the market place with a friend, having choppers litterally 10 feet above you without seeing you was intense, or having trucks fly in through the alleys, gunners running out and you're sat there with a sniper rifle - scary. Shame you said HL2, it was all going so well for you . __________________

21-10-2008, 11:26	#29
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	I never seem to find it difficult to name my favourite game My top 10 would be very difficult though, I'd have no chance of it being in order and I'd probably want to name 20 games in that Think I've been gaming nearly 20 years now, I can't actually remember the age I started because I was so young But think it was 5-6. __________________ Halycopter

21-10-2008, 11:29	#30
NokkonWud BD Recruitment Officer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Smogville Posts: 3,880	I've always said that about movies or games. Naming a top 1 is easy, naming a top 5 is almost impossible. I know in my top 5 I have: Half Life, Max Payne, Max Payne 2 but after that I don't know what I'd have! __________________