Howard the Duck

Bubble Bobble
Shadow of the Colossus
Final Fantasy VIII
Paradroid
Defender

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Howard the Duck

top 10?

plus:-

Starfox (SNES)
Harpoon (ancient PC simulation)
Deadstorm Pirates (pretty new Blu-Ray arcade game from Namco)
Outrun (old arcade racing game)
Starglider (Commodore Amiga version)

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Vertigo

Oh, that brings back memories. I got it as a copy and remember it took me ages to work out how to do this:



That and chasing down a 999, thinking I'd got the boss hog droid and it turned out to be a real turkey.

Ah, memories....

Howard the Duck

you must be younger than me then - i had no problems figuring it out

999 is a pile of crap

i didn't manage to complete it, though

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LoathsomePete

I'm going to break mine up into Newer and Older games lists because otherwise my list would be almost entirely old games.

Older Games (1980-2004)

5) Pandora's Directive

The second of the newer Tex Murphy adventure/detective games that are probably responsible for my career path. Pandora's Directive really upped the ante from 1994's Under a Killing Moon by adding a bunch of new toys to play with, and a money system that I think let you bribe characters to reveal information you otherwise had to get out of them by picking the right dialog options. I was also really big into The X-Files at the time and the game made a lot of references to alien mythology so I was pretty engrossed. I really hope the Project Fedora kickstarter works out for them because I'd like to play a new Tex Murphy game.

4) Battlefield 1942

While I was never that big into online multiplayer games, there was something unique about Battlefield 1942 that has really stayed with me. I think it was the vehicles, there was just something so cool about sitting next to my friend at an Internet cafe as he piloted the bomber plane with me in a gunner seat taking on armored vehicles below, or in the air. I really liked the expansive maps too that allowed for some exploration and tactics if you were on a server with enough players. The Desert Combat mod was also really awesome.

3) Silent Hill 2

I've always enjoyed survival-horror, ever since watching my friend's older cousin play through Resident Evil 2 on my Playstation. While I was never particularly good at the Resident Evil games, I did get into Silent Hill 2 around the time it was released because I had just gotten my PS2 at around that time. There was something so surreal about the experience, and there was A LOT of stuff I didn't understand at the time, but playing it through on PC and PS2 at later times in my life really helped the game cement itself in my permanent gaming library, where I will always have a copy no matter what.

2) Half-Life 2

This was a tough choice, I mean I played the first one back when the gaming industry was still feeling the effects of its release. At the end of the day though I had to go with its sequel, whose effects are still felt to this day... 8 years later. It's really easy to just praise everything Valve does and run the risk of sounding like a fanboy, but I really do think they are the epitome of what a video game developer should be. To me they hit everything I expect from a video game, a good narrative, pretty visuals, great voice acting, standout audio sections, and just a feeling of total immersion. It's a game I replay about once a year and am still constantly wowed by set pieces in the game I already know, like turning the corner in City 17 and seeing that Strider walk by. The episodes have been great and have really made me fall in love with Alyx Vance as a character, and has actually influenced some of the attributes I now look for in a companion. I don't care how long Valve takes for making the sequel, I will happily wait.

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

Now I just want to clear this up first, OoT was my first Zelda game and indeed one of the first real fantasy/adventure games I ever played. I have so many memories and emotions tied up to that game it's ridiculous. So why is Majora's Mask here instead of it? Honestly it's because I think MM is the better game. I loved the darker narrative and themes of sorrow, death, and acceptance, and I really like how well developed a lot of the NPC's are. I love how the story feels more personal to the character of Link, who is doing everything because he's the hero, not because a tree called him over and said he was going to save the kingdom. The character of Tatl is so much better than Navi because she actually has a personality. The time limit element was really cool too because there was always this sense of constant dread and hopelessness as your progress is constantly removed as you go back in time.

So that's my older games list, I'll do a newer one later on today when I have some free time.

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