Favorite Games Ever (Besides Ninja Gaiden, Obviously)

[gunswordfist]

Did you read my post at all. I haven't played Hard Corps since I was a teen. In my heart, it's still my favorite shoot em up but it's been too long to justify it's always super high spot.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Did you read my post at all. I haven't played Hard Corps since I was a teen. In my heart, it's still my favorite shoot em up but it's been too long to justify it's always super high spot.

Well, I meant in the top ten, but I see your point.

[gunswordfist]

I meant I can't rank it at all because it's been so long.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

I just got an awesome idea from the other thread, but I want to rank my favorite games for each generation since the SNES (only because I was barely just born when the NES generation was coming to a close).

Here are my favorites from each one:

SNES/Genesis:
10. DOOM
9. Super Castlevania IV
8. Chrono Trigger
7. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
6. Super Mario World
5. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles
4. Mega Man X
3. Rocket Knight Adventures
2. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
1. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

N64/PS1/Saturn/DC/GBC:
10. Sonic Adventure
9. The Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
8. Half-Life
7. Banjo-Kazooie
6. Pokemon Gold/Silver
5. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
4. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
3. Star Fox 64
2. WWF: No Mercy
1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

XBOX/PS2/GC/DC/GBC/GBA (extended to 25 entries because it's just too much awesome):
25. NBA Street Vol. 2
24. Sonic Adventure 2
23. Garou: Mark of the Wolves/Fatal Fury 9
22. Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
21. Jet Set Radio Future
20. Sega Soccer Slam
19. Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
18. SSX Tricky
17. Shinobi
16. Half-Life 2
15. Power Stone 2
14. Soul Calibur II
12. Devil May Cry
11. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
10. TimeSplitters 2
9. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
8. Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast
7. Halo: Combat Evolved
6. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages/Seasons
5. F.E.A.R.
4. Max Payne
3. Resident Evil 4
2. Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening (Special Edition)
1. Ninja Gaiden Black

[Foggle]

Oh god, I forgot to include F.E.A.R. in my list of top games from last gen! Good thing we're counting it as part of the gen the PC version released during.

I'll probably post some lists later. There's gonna' be a lot of overlap with yours, though.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

It's really iffy with games that are releases so close to transitional periods, but in my mind, the original F.E.A.R. releases on the PC in October of 2005 missed being counted as a last gen title by about a month, since the XBOX360 came out in November, and IMO, that's the official start of last gen.

It's the same with the Dreamcast, which I've never been sure if it ranks as a 5th or 6th generation console, so I ultimately decided that the PS2 marked the beginning of the 6th gen, and decided to include DC games released before that period of time as 5th gen games, and anything released after that point to be 6th gen, hence why SA 1 and 2 are split up between generations for me.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Extended the list by another 5 entries because I just remembered some more awesome games that I forgot. Christ! I can't believe how insanely loaded last generation was when it came to high quality games, both high and low-profile. The funny thing is that I STILL have room for more entries, and have to restrain myself from extending the lie out further. And, mind you, I really do love all of these games. I'm not just including them on the list for the sake of it. To me, they are all highly replayable and really worth just about anyone's time.

Desensitized, I know that the 6th gen wasn't your thing when it came to the severe lack of great 2D platformers, and I can certainly understand that, but looking back on how you used to say that the whole generation blew, surely even you can't deny that it had arguably the best offering of 3D action games of all time. It really is my personal favorite generation in that regard, though I'd say that I like the 4th gen just as much, and would probably like it even more if I played more of the lesser known, but still high quality titles from that generation, which to me was the definitive best generation for 2D gaming in general.

[Foggle]

Sixth generation is the best of all time IMO. I can name more amazing games on the PS2 alone than I can for other gens across all consoles. And that's not even getting into the awesome exclusives for GC, Xbox, DC, GBA, and PC...

[Spark Of Spirit]

You asked for it. I'll avoid portables and PC to make it less messy. Neo Geo and arcade would further complicate it, so I'm not listing them either.

NES / Master System

20. Alex Kidd in Miracle World
19. Tiny Toon Adventures
18. Alex Kidd in Shinobi World
17. Sonic the Hedgehog
16. Journey to Silius
15. Super Mario Bros.
14. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
13. Ninja Gaiden II
12. Blaster Master
11. Gimmick!
10. StarTropics
9. Double Dragon II
8. Adventure Island II
7. Mega Man II
6. Super Mario Bros. 2
5. Bubble Bobble
4. River City Ransom
3. Mega Man III
2. Contra
1. Super Mario Bros. 3


SNES / Sega Genesis / Turbografx-16

20. Ys Book I & II
19. Bonk's Revenge
18. Blazing Lasers
17. Rocket Knight Adventures
16. Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
15. Sonic The Hedgehog
14. Streets of Rage 2
13. Earthbound
12. Monster World IV
11. Sonic the Hedgehog CD
10. Ristar
9. Chrono Trigger
8. Gunstar Heroes
7. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
6. Shinobi III
5. Kirby Superstar
4. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
3. Mega Man X
2. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
1. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles


Nintendo 64 / PlayStation / Saturn

20. NiGHTS
19. Mega Man X4
18. Bomberman Hero
17. Final Fantasy IX
16. Silent Bomber
15. Radiant Silvergun
14. Tomba!
13. Parappa the Rapper
12. Crash Bandicoot: Warped
11. Brave Fencer Musashi
10. Star Fox 64
9. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
8. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
7. Banjo Kazooie
6. Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
5. Klonoa: Door to Phantomile
4. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
3. WWF: No Mercy
2. Crash Team Racing
1. Super Smash Bros.


Gamecube / PlayStation 2 / Dreamcast / XBOX

20. Contra: Shattered Soldier
19. Jak II
18. Sonic Adventure
17. The Red Star
16. Super Monkey Ball 2
15. Power Stone 2
14. Timesplitters: Future Perfect
13. Garou: Mark of the Wolves
12. Jet Grind Radio
11. Maximo: Ghosts to Glory
10. Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
9. Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
8. Halo: Combat Evolved
7. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
6. Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
5. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
4. Viewtiful Joe
3. Super Monkey Ball
2. Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door
1. Mario Kart: Double Dash!!


That was difficult.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Desensitized, I know that the 6th gen wasn't your thing when it came to the severe lack of great 2D platformers, and I can certainly understand that, but looking back on how you used to say that the whole generation blew, surely even you can't deny that it had arguably the best offering of 3D action games of all time. It really is my personal favorite generation in that regard, though I'd say that I like the 4th gen just as much, and would probably like it even more if I played more of the lesser known, but still high quality titles from that generation, which to me was the definitive best generation for 2D gaming in general.

If we're talking 3D, there's some excellent stuff. I just didn't like how lopsided the gen was. And before you mention I'm lacking NGB and Devil May Cry, they were on there until I remembered a few other games. It was hard pairing them down to 20.

The 16-bit generation will probably always be my favorite, but I can't deny there's been a lot of great stuff since.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Awesome list! And I can't believe that I forgot about Crash Bandicoot: Warped. I used to play the shit out of that game when I was a kid.

[Foggle]

Fourth generation is easily my second favorite. The SNES and Genesis are nearly unrivaled to this day.

I'm honestly surprised you included Jak 2 over NGB and DMC, though. I thought you didn't like the Jak sequels.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

If we're talking 3D, there's some excellent stuff. I just didn't like how lopsided the gen was. And before you mention I'm lacking NGB and Devil May Cry, they were on there until I remembered a few other games. It was hard pairing them down to 20.

The 16-bit generation will probably always be my favorite, but I can't deny there's been a lot of great stuff since.

I actually always assumed that you just never played that much of NGB since you said that the 3D games are too hard to get into (and you never really talked about any of it, before that).

To be fair, I can't blame you, either way. The game is punishing at first and has a learning curve, but I've always found it to be the perfect balance between simple design and nuanced gameplay mechanics, myself, which is probably why it resonated so well with me from the get-go.

Well, the way that I see it, 4th gen was indisputably the best for 2D games, and the 6th gen basically did the same for 3D games. To me they are both qualified to be the best for what they excel at, so it all comes down to which kinds of games that you prefer. Your 4th gen list does make me realize how many gems I need to go back and play, though. Actually, the same applies to you 5th gen list as well. I actually remember playing Tomba!, but it was so long ago. I also need to experience more games from your 3rd gen list.

[Spark Of Spirit]

I'm honestly surprised you included Jak 2 over NGB and DMC, though. I thought you didn't like the Jak sequels.

I liked everything about Jak II other than the story and the overworld mssions. If we're talking pure action/platforming gameplay, it was awesome and was so, so close to topping the original. I probably shouldn't rate it in the top 20, but those platforming missions were some of my all-time favorites.

[Foggle]

I actually liked the story, but I agree that the overworld missions got old before long. If it was just straight platforming/shooting like Ratchet & Clank, it'd be all time top 10 material for me, easy.