[jifar]

We all got that special game that makes wanna forget the world around us and just focus on either annihalating the other playing beside you or destroying npcs, from racing to flying we all have our own type of game. Im intersted in finding out which game did you enjoy the most and why.

My game is no doubt Zelda Ocarina Of Time for n64. Gameplay, graphics(for its time plz keep that in mind) and storyline was mesmerizing not to mention it ws the best selling game of the year. It makes me wanna buy a Wii(which I dont, just not my thing but im sure the console is fine) just so I can play twilight princess! ZELDA FO LIFE

[bedake]

It makes me wanna buy a Wii(which I dont, just not my thing but im sure the console is fine) just so I can play twilight princess! ZELDA FO LIFE

You can get it for gamecube too, and whats funny is that I've read some reviews and comparisons of the Wii/gamecube versions that prefers the gamecube version over the Wii.

[Daisakura]

Raiden 2!!! is the greatest game evar!!! (Totally IMO) Most ppl can't even handle that much stuff going on at one time... I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT THE RUSH OF ADRENALINE!! I need more SKILLZ!! you can never be good enough for that game.

[Mystique]

easy, that would be final fantasy series.
i say series cause different ones have been my escapism but i don't consider the best game of all.
ff7- being a first of its kind on psx would be the first all consuming game in which sleep, food and outside life outside of the bedroom was very little, lol.
ff10 for me personally was my escapism during first year at uni.

other games that have included mass consumption of time have been sonic megadrive series (more specifically sonic 3+ sonic and knuckles combo) or definitely streets of rage 2 on cheat mode (that being mania level with 99 lives) XD

those were the good ol days *sigh~*

[bedake]

It's near impossible for me to narrow it down to a single game, but I know for sure one of the top contenders would be Diablo, the original game. This was the first game I ever played online also one of the first games I ever sat and played for hours upon hours from waking until sleep. I still have this game installed on my PC and have no plans to remove it any time soon.

I even went so far as to buy a Diablo shirt off ebay from Mike Huang the Technical Producer for second Diablo game when he left Blizzard North. The shirt was given to him when he first joined Blizzard in 97' and is exclusive to Blizzard North, it's somewhat of a prized gaming possession for me.


Muhaha im a nerd

[shiam]

Ascendancy, by the Logic Factory
probably one of the best and most time consuming strategy games out there, great art and music, especially for it's time, and a lot of variety in game play. Probably also one of the first games i played, it's old about 11 years old.
after that dungeon keeper (also strategy) and a varity of RPG's all 'bout equally good

[Zoena]

I'd have to say a very old, basic and replayable one... Tetris.

[Sheila]

Raiden 2!!! is the greatest game evar!!! (Totally IMO) Most ppl can't even handle that much stuff going on at one time... I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT THE RUSH OF ADRENALINE!! I need more SKILLZ!! you can never be good enough for that game.

You should try Touhou out then.

Torrent here http://www.blackcats...ils.php?id=1299

Gotta register first though.

English patches are all somewhere here http://www.pooshlmer...php/Touhou_Wiki

It's crazy as hell XD

[loplop]

Being a big fan of flight sims, I would have to say EA's Fighters Anthology. It's graphics today are weak compared to what's out there today, But I still play it from time to time with an install of Windows 98 using Virtual PC.

Since it's me, I must mention a eroge, Ringetsu

[OsoMarron]

Space Sim : FreeSpace 2! :teddy:
Online FPS : Quake 3 :teddy:

[Mystique]

Being a big fan of flight sims, I would have to say EA's Fighters Anthology. It's graphics today are weak compaired to what's out there today, But I still play it from time to time with an install of Windows 98 using Virtual PC.

Since it's me, I must mention a eroge, I still enjoy H na Bunny-san wa Kirai? (Do You Like Horny Bunnies?)

kirai toka suki?

tetris, i didn't have a gameboy back in the day so no time consumption for me, but even then most i'd get was like 200 ish lines, i can understand it keep zoe's attention for ages with the scores she gets >_<

[Timeless]

easy, that would be final fantasy series.
i say series cause different ones have been my escapism but i don't consider the best game of all.
ff7- being a first of its kind on psx would be the first all consuming game in which sleep, food and outside life outside of the bedroom was very little, lol.
ff10 for me personally was my escapism during first year at uni.

ditto only series of games lve ever really got into was final fantasy.. lve enjoyed everyone since ff8 altho l recently played some of the lower ones

[MestHoop]

kirai toka suki?

my thoughts exactly (well, not exactly.. but you get the point )

mine:
starcraft

best RTS out there and the best balanced game ever! (well, best balanced game where you can choose from different things that is )
Close runner up has to be warcraft 3, seeing as I kind of like it more then starcraft, but thats mainly because blizzard learned allot from making starcraft and implemented something better in warcraft 3

[loplop]

You all are no fun . . . .

[garion321]

Shining Force II for the genesis PWNS YOU ALL!!!!

[Mystique]

no no, i see your shining force 2 and raise you shining force 3 on the saturn, my Lord do you know how damn hard it is to get that game and that's just senario 1 (the only one they released in europe) senario 2 and 3 is in japanese and going for near $100 on ebay just cause its freaking goldust.
even senario 1 is really expensive (and i can't beleive we traded that along with saturn for the DC)
it was an upgrade but didn't realise how much of a gem of a game we had in our hands :cry:
- dunno what you've got till its gone
but that game is amazing, top 5 for fav games, but not as time consuming tho ^^

[Ichigo_Kurosaki]

whoa..nice question to ask..I can't narrow it down to a series yet..FF series is pretty high up there..but i'll stick to the Genre of rpg games..my definate fav type of all time..followed by fighting games.

but if i had no choice..at the moment FF series, since it's early and i can't think of anything else that can compete in that genre :heh:

[garion321]

no no, i see your shining force 2 and raise you shining force 3 on the saturn, my Lord do you know how damn hard it is to get that game and that's just senario 1 (the only one they released in europe) senario 2 and 3 is in japanese and going for near $100 on ebay just cause its freaking goldust.
even senario 1 is really expensive (and i can't beleive we traded that along with saturn for the DC)
it was an upgrade but didn't realise how much of a gem of a game we had in our hands :cry:
- dunno what you've got till its gone
but that game is amazing, top 5 for fav games, but not as time consuming tho ^^

F'ING A!!!! I HAD NO IDEA!!! Praise be to the gods, my wish has come true! Although, from the sound of it, it's so freaking expensive and hard to get that I'll never get it it.. Oh well. Not time consuming? I can spend all day playing that...

[hono]

What else..?

<==== This of coz (points to ava) XD

[Daisakura]

F'ING A!!!! I HAD NO IDEA!!! Praise be to the gods, my wish has come true! Although, from the sound of it, it's so freaking expensive and hard to get that I'll never get it it.. Oh well. Not time consuming? I can spend all day playing that...

SF1 was my first RPG of any kind but the best was easily SFCD... that game took me months to find and it was worth it! WOW :braindead: ... but IMO: Saturn had one REAL game on it... we played for hours and hours, days and day, months and months!! Shiznittles we STILL play it! Guardian Heroes! Superior Gaming!

EDIT: I preordered SF3... It was as difficult as I wanted it but it wasn't very good IMO, it needed the other 2 parts XD

[Mystique]

SF1 was my first RPG of any kind but the best was easily SFCD... that game took me months to find and it was worth it! WOW :braindead: ... but IMO: Saturn had one REAL game on it... we played for hours and hours, days and day, months and months!! Shiznittles we STILL play it! Guardian Heroes! Superior Gaming!

EDIT: I preordered SF3... It was as difficult as I wanted it but it wasn't very good IMO, it needed the other 2 parts XD

:woot: KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! :hyper:
i had that, i had that!!!! along with shining force 3, guardian hereos :worship:
like the awesomest game, soo cool :sohappy:
all those multiple endings (yes we did every single one) and the 20pple fights, and magic and attacks everywhere (yes i was the girl as usual)
and i love the storylines and choosing ur own path and when the soldiers at the start do their lame ass arm salute and go 'WAR!' and then we kick their asses XD *nostalgia*
ah man, i wanna buy a saturn and get those two games back now :sniffle:
(is tempted...)

as for shining force 3 senario one, most likely they'll be copies floating around US, would be a lil expensive maybe but sooooooo worth it.
it takes a while to complete its like...same format as number 2, move your characters like on a chess board, but this time there's special attriubutes you can get from other allies within your attack range, man i just gotta pm u garion if u want more info

dai's right in the fact that the last 2 senarios were only in japanese, totally sucked, we clocked sf3 like 6 times, did aaaaall the hidden taskes and got all secret characters and we didn't understand at the time why the story had a 'to be continued' at the end, we were gutted.
but its still an awesome game

[hono]

I preordered SF3... It was as difficult as I wanted it but it wasn't very good IMO, it needed the other 2 parts XD

Talk about the shining series!! I managed to complete all 3, and yes, I had them all in English version!! :hyper:

Aaah.. If you wan Dai, I can burn and send them to you

[Daisakura]

Talk about the shining series!! I managed to complete all 3, and yes, I had them all in English version!! :hyper:

Aaah.. If you wan Dai, I can burn and send them to you

O.. M ... G!!!!! HONO PLZ I LOVE YOU PLZ OMG PLZ HONO <3<3<3 HONO!!!!

[Mystique]

Talk about the shining series!! I managed to complete all 3, and yes, I had them all in English version!! :hyper:

Aaah.. If you wan Dai, I can burn and send them to you

uhhh..english version of sf3 senario 2 and 3 doesn't exist, least not for the last 2 senarios.
Shining force 1,2 and 3 as the games themselves do...
but burn them, dai play them and make me a beleiver, prove me wrong and i will buy a saturn this instant

[Ravyncat]

The only games I have ever liked are Zelda games. ^^

My favorite of all time is the Ocarina of Time for the N64.
I have played that game sooo many times...and it is fun every time. ^^
I would like to try the Gamecube version of it eventually too.

[hono]

Shining force 1,2 and 3 as the games themselves do...

Yes yes, this is want I mean, I had the games. Dun quite understand what you guys mean by scenario 2&3 though. Anyway, let me go dig out my disc first. I am pretty sure i still had them but can't remember where i put them

[garion321]

:woot: KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! :hyper:
i had that, i had that!!!! along with shining force 3, guardian hereos :worship:
like the awesomest game, soo cool :sohappy:
all those multiple endings (yes we did every single one) and the 20pple fights, and magic and attacks everywhere (yes i was the girl as usual)
and i love the storylines and choosing ur own path and when the soldiers at the start do their lame ass arm salute and go 'WAR!' and then we kick their asses XD *nostalgia*
ah man, i wanna buy a saturn and get those two games back now :sniffle:
(is tempted...)

as for shining force 3 senario one, most likely they'll be copies floating around US, would be a lil expensive maybe but sooooooo worth it.
it takes a while to complete its like...same format as number 2, move your characters like on a chess board, but this time there's special attriubutes you can get from other allies within your attack range, man i just gotta pm u garion if u want more info

dai's right in the fact that the last 2 senarios were only in japanese, totally sucked, we clocked sf3 like 6 times, did aaaaall the hidden taskes and got all secret characters and we didn't understand at the time why the story had a 'to be continued' at the end, we were gutted.
but its still an awesome game

Of course I want more info... Heheh, it's funny that you compare it to a chess board, in SF2 a demi-demon shrinks you and you fight on one, of course you knew that, but I wasn't sure about everyone else.... :heh:

[Daisakura]

Yes yes, this is want I mean, I had the games. Dun quite understand what you guys mean by scenario 2&3 though. Anyway, let me go dig out my disc first. I am pretty sure i still had them but can't remember where i put them

this is what we mean hono

http://en.wikipedia....Shining_Force_3

[Gerrymon]

Since it's me, I must mention a eroge, I still enjoy H na Bunny-san wa Kirai? (Do You Like Horny Bunnies?)

I hafta agree to that one XD

4 me Action is Sonic (SEGA was my first and last console game :heh: )

And RPG Megaman Battle Network series (I havent played the first series but I already finished the other series)

[hono]

this is what we mean hono

http://en.wikipedia....Shining_Force_3

Aaah, I see. You guys are right, my mistake then. I completed all but in Jap version

[Daisakura]

Aaah, I see. You guys are right, my mistake then. I completed all but in Jap version

<3 you anyway hono!! :cheekkiss:

[Sachi_Mizugumo]

genisis
Toe Jam and Earl
Captian America and the Avengers

psx
ffVII
ffVIII
metal gear solid snake

xbox
Knights of the old republic 1 and 2

ps2
summoner
onimusha

xbox 360
nothing yet but i'm getting there!

[Mystique]

Aaah, I see. You guys are right, my mistake then. I completed all but in Jap version

does that look like a problem for me?
(okay it still is) but i know how to get around it.
if you have SF3 senario 2 and 3 in japanese, please PM me info on how i can get a copy, even that i'll play :beg:

[hono]

does that look like a problem for me?
(okay it still is) but i know how to get around it.
if you have SF3 senario 2 and 3 in japanese, please PM me info on how i can get a copy, even that i'll play :beg:

I supposed I can burn and send you copies, my lady.

[Mysharona]

I sold my soul to WOW for two years. So i guess it has my vote even though i burned it's CDs when i quit.
But i must have loved it to have 130days played right?

[Sepheric]

I loved Zelda Ocarina of Time and Zelda Majora's Mask for the N64...

Also mulitple games for the SNES back then such as the underrated Uniracers for the SNES http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniracers

God I loved that game, although now I haven't touched a console in a long time due to me playing a enormous time on WoW and playing Tekken 5 Dark Resurrection for the Aracde against other people everyday.

I liked it back then when everyone was just playing their console, instead of flaming over what console is better than which, but now it's just a common thing out there to flame on what is better and what isn't in the gaming community. ; ;

[anthonygamer]

My favorite game is God of War 2. Kratos is hardcore! The presentation and the gameplay is top notch.

[Rydia]

Ocarina of time- Man, that was classic and I beat this over 30 times. I'm still playing and never get bored of this game.

Metroid Prime- Classic 3D first person shooter. Interesting storyline and impressive graphics from year 2002.

Resident Evil (remake for gamecube version)- Creepy and sh*t the graphics surpasses everything compared to PS2, GC, and Xbox games.

[Clueless]

KoTOR 1-2 was by far the best game[s] I've played, you can have a romance >that leads somewhere< or you can be a cruel killing Sith that kills all who stands in your way. Lots of options + Plot + A LOT of little things = A pretty good RPG.

[hono]

All RPG are my favorites XD

I love playing games, like Zariuq says, we hold the game controller on our death bed XD

[jifar]

Final Fantasy 10 hands down. down down and belowww.

[caliga]

thats a difficult choice. I'd prolly have to say Final Fantasy Tactics.. i've put crazy hours into that game, even going so far as to master Ramza, and 4 others in all the classes in chapter 1 :x . Only narrowly beating out Chrono Trigger.

[hono]

thats a difficult choice. I'd prolly have to say Final Fantasy Tactics.. i've put crazy hours into that game, even going so far as to master Ramza, and 4 others in all the classes in chapter 1 :x . Only narrowly beating out Chrono Trigger.

Bah! Final Fantasy Tactics is pretty frustrating, the battles are difficult

[caliga]

Bah! Final Fantasy Tactics is pretty frustrating, the battles are difficult

The only difficult battles are when you face 5-6 chocobos all at once. Choco Cure, Choco Ball, and Choco Meteor (i think was the 3rd one), will tear you apart.

Or if you are trying something crazy like 5 oracles/time magi/wizards/priests/calculator/mime..

[kameroshiso]

Ummm god of wars series

[Rui]

Tough call between Shenmue and Tales of Symphonia... but I'd have to go with Shenmue.


I miss these types of games... Shenmue was the best thing that happened to me gaming-wise...

I played it in Japanese ofcourse - hells yeah hardcore.

But anyway, it was great! I loved; the mysterious side of it (especially since I didn't understand a word they were saying); the detail (back then, characters with expressions was a WTFawesome thing); and the freedom (you can go play frickin' QTE Boxing and Hang On in the arcade... and collect little toys! Or arm wrestling... OR GET A JOB... *faints*)...

I want to replay it... but it would just ruin it - I'll keep it as a memory... although I was disappointed to hear the third of the series probably won't see daylight due to lack of interest... I hate how such a good game has not been acknowledged .

[jifar]

Tough call between Shenmue and Tales of Symphonia... but I'd have to go with Shenmue.


I miss these types of games... Shenmue was the best thing that happened to me gaming-wise...

I played it in Japanese ofcourse - hells yeah hardcore.

But anyway, it was great! I loved; the mysterious side of it (especially since I didn't understand a word they were saying); the detail (back then, characters with expressions was a WTFawesome thing); and the freedom (you can go play frickin' QTE Boxing and Hang On in the arcade... and collect little toys! Or arm wrestling... OR GET A JOB... *faints*)...

I want to replay it... but it would just ruin it - I'll keep it as a memory... although I was disappointed to hear the third of the series probably won't see daylight due to lack of interest... I hate how such a good game has not been acknowledged .

Agreeeeed.

[Gropestha]

Fighter: KoF in general (but 95 will always be my personal favorite)
SRPG: Vandal Hearts 1 & 2
RPG: Suikoden 1-3 (i would still play them at least once a year)
MMO: ummm...Ragnarok Online...
Shooter: Raiden
Side Scroller: Metal Slug (the one where you can get fat)
Arcade: Dungeons & Dragons 2

Favorite game of all time is KoF 95.

[tolol]

Winning Eleven & Football Manager

they're awesome

[hono]

What else?? The ultimate FF7 of coz!!

Wait, now or before?