What is your favorite game?

JMEaT · Post by **JMEaT** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 4:34 pm

Okie, time for the lame time honored thread on your favorite game. It can be any genre, and no it doesn't have to be Descent!

My favorite game would be Chrono Trigger. Out of all the games I play I always come back to this one because it has so many endings and combinations of characters to create some unique game play. And it is short enough to not drag on like some games do.

Top Gun · Post by **Top Gun** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 4:44 pm

For singleplayer, the Freespace series. Intense, pulse-pounding gameplay, a great and twisting storyline, and, in my opinion, the singularly most frightening enemy of humanity in all of sci-fi. For multiplayer...well, I'm sure you can guess.

For the non-action type of game, I'd have to say the Myst series; mind-bending puzzles, stunningly beautiful scenery, and intriguing plots all combine to make these games some of the best ever made. Plus, it's the only game series I've seen where the novels are actually good literature in their own right.

P.S. For something on the funnier side, I'd highly recommend Starship Titanic by the late, great Douglas Adams. It's chock-full of Hitchhiker's-type humor. The best part about this game, though, is the robots; you can chat with them by typing in messages, and they'll respond accordingly. Don't think it's all scripted, though; the game featured 16 hours of dialogue, amounting to about 10,000 lines. This thing doesn't get boring.

Jon the Great · Post by **Jon the Great** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 4:48 pm

You post this on a Descent site?

Heh, well besides the obvious, Zork the Grand Inquisitor is very funny.

"I am the boss of you, I am the boss of you..."

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 4:52 pm

Single player game : Descent 1 & 2
Tied for 1st place is Half Life.

Multiplayer game: Descent 3 tied with Grand Prix 4

Overall game: Descent 3

Vindicator · Post by **Vindicator** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 5:15 pm

Single player: Deus Ex (the original). An amazing game.
Multi player: Depends. If I'm just looking for a pickup game then probably Halo or CS. If its at a LAN party and we can get decent teams with some teamwork goin, then Desert Combat or BF: Vietnam is hella fun.

Sirius · Post by **Sirius** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 6:50 pm

Hmm... even after however many years, it still has to be Descent 2... I still haven't found anything that you can do so much cool stuff with and really plays pretty nicely as well.

I mean yes, you can do a little more with modern hyper-moddable FPS games, but they still aren't so good at pulling off the rather unique freeform flying-object gameplay.

Half-Life 2 may change that, if it's all it's cracked up to be. Awaiting that one with interest...

Descent 3 -would- steal version 2's crown, except for a couple little problems; its dynamic didn't seem to work quite as smoothly, and it's also very, very tiring to do anything substantial for. It was capable of some pretty nice things, after all that.

Phoenix Red · Post by **Phoenix Red** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 7:18 pm

for a long long time it was D3

...but World of Warcraft has dethroned it rather casually

kurupt · Post by **kurupt** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 7:36 pm

hard one, i'd have to go with final fantasy 7 though.

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 7:52 pm

Single player: Freespace2
Multiplayer: Descent2

Vertigo 99 · Post by **Vertigo 99** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 8:29 pm

1Halflife
2KOTOR
3WarcraftIII
4Freespace2
5DescentII

although san andreas, halflife2, halo2, and vampire: the masquerade look like they might change that list up very soon...

Kyouryuu · Post by **Kyouryuu** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 9:24 pm

Unreal Tournament, which dethroned the reigning champ Descent 2.

DCrazy · Post by **DCrazy** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 9:34 pm

Quite seriously, Max Payne 2, which I just beat. The editor for that game is amazing...

Samuel Dravis · Post by **Samuel Dravis** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 9:49 pm

I had a lot of fun with The Longest Journey. Excellent game. Multiplay, probably Descent 3.

Sickone · Post by **Sickone** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 10:26 pm

currently, if I get any free time at all...

I go to the casino, and play Poker. Lot's of fun, and generally I do pretty well.

With a casino about 12 miles away, it is a nice way to take my mind off work, etc.

SolidAir · Post by **SolidAir** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 10:38 pm

Deus Ex is a serious contender for Descent 3. In fact I think I had more fun in Deus Ex than I did in D3. However my hats off to D1x, D2 and D3 for the multiplayer aspect. Nothing comes close.

Beowulf · Post by **Beowulf** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 10:53 pm

beer pong...

oh wait

madden games, gta games, halo.

*Javed* · Post by ***Javed*** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 12:36 am

kurupt wrote:hard one, i'd have to go with final fantasy 7 though.

Was gonna say the same before I even read your post

Tyranny · Post by **Tyranny** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 12:41 am

Singleplayer: Probably the Grand Theft Auto series from 3 to San Andreas. Just so much you can do and so many ways to create havoc. There are some other games I'd probably list in with this catagory such as Need for Speed Underground and perhaps the Silent Hill series (all 4 games) but...*shrug*.

Multiplayer: Descent 1 & 2. Starcraft. Diablo II: LOD pre1.10. BF1942 & then perhaps Descent 3.

KtheC' · Post by **KtheC'** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 4:33 am

For a long time it was D3, now UT2004 and Battlefield Vietnam

roid · Post by **roid** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 4:54 am

i uh... uh.. i don't know what my favourite game is, i play so little these days.
(perhaps the same old? Triptych, Gish, Die by the Sword, Lander)

do i need to re-evaluate my life?

Pandora · Post by **Pandora** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 6:38 am

single player; D1, Alien vs. Predator, and - in the older days - Elite.
multi: D3

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 8:12 am

Oh, I forgot the classic gem

DOCTOR

Sage · Post by **Sage** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 8:33 am

I'm going to have to go with Sonic 3 & Knuckles, for the SEGA Genesis. I absolutely love that game. First videogame I ever played too.

For Multiplayer I'm going to have to say the Battlefield games. All of them. They are just so awesome. Easy to play too.
I've been playing alot of Battlefield Vietnam with the Point of Existence mod.

But good ole' Descent will always be in my Top 10 list. The first 3D game I ever played.

Zer0Cool · Post by **Zer0Cool** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 9:25 am

MultiPlayer: D3
Single Player: FF7, DukeNukem 3d and Doom.

Phoenix Red · Post by **Phoenix Red** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 9:39 am

Vertigo 99 wrote:1Halflife
2KOTOR
3WarcraftIII
4Freespace2
5DescentII

although san andreas, halflife2, halo2, and vampire: the masquerade look like they might change that list up very soon...

If you mean live-action V:TM I will hit you with something heavy.

Vertigo 99 · Post by **Vertigo 99** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 10:44 am

phoenix, i have no idea what the ★■◆● youre talking about.

vampire the masquerade is a cool new RPG game thats coming out soon that uses the HL2 engine

Vertigo · Post by **Vertigo** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 3:08 pm

Hmmm...

UT2004, by far, at the moment.

For single player, nothing beats Descent 1/2 or Morrowind.

Phoenix Red · Post by **Phoenix Red** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 7:33 pm

Vertigo 99 wrote:phoenix, i have no idea what the **** youre talking about.

vampire the masquerade is a cool new RPG game thats coming out soon that uses the HL2 engine

V:TM is a 25 year old pen-and-paper RPG. Think dungeons and dragons.

Except, it was live action. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at the grocery store, at work, in the bar, you were supposed to be in deep play ALWAYS.

This new computer version may or may ont be good in its own right, but my slavering hatred for White Wolf (the company/guy behind the atrocity) prevents me from unbiased opinion.

roid · Post by **roid** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 9:55 pm

wasn't vampire the masquerade an rpg pc game from a few years back (ie: it doesn't use the HL2 engine)? i'm probabaly mixed up

MehYam · Post by **MehYam** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 10:46 pm

Sickone wrote:currently, if I get any free time at all...

I go to the casino, and play Poker. Lot's of fun, and generally I do pretty well.

With a casino about 12 miles away, it is a nice way to take my mind off work, etc.

Hold 'Em, Kev? I've taken up poker lately too. Fun. My strategy: bet conservatively for the first three hours, and wait until everyone gets tired and makes mistakes.

Defender · Post by **Defender** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 6:25 pm

Favoite RPGS:

FFX
FFX-2 (for the ending only.. Man I loved that ending)
FF7
FFXI
Xenogears
Xenosaga

FPS (Single):

Half-Life
System Shock 2
Descent (1-3)

FPS (Multi):

Counter-Strike
UT2004
Halo

Favorite single player overall:

FFX

Favorite multi player overall:

FFXI

And there you have it!

Arbitar · Post by **Arbitar** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 7:07 pm

Hmm my favorite is UT2004. For singleplayer, Multiplayer, Omniplayer, Ceiling player, and ____(Object)____player.

UT2004 is awesome. The editor is a pain in the ass but hey, i can work it ^_^ its much simpler becasue I got familiar with BSP based editing in Valve Hammer Editor (Halflife editor).

UT2004 pwns all y'all.

Tetrad · Post by **Tetrad** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 8:02 pm

Arbitar wrote:The editor is a pain in the *** but hey, i can work it

Am I the only person who prefers UnrealEd over radiant and its clones?

Asrale · Post by **Asrale** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 12:44 am

Tough one. I have a soft spot for pretty much every good sci-fi shooter.

It's a contest between AvP 2, D3, HL1, and Unreal 1.

Sickone · Post by **Sickone** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 5:50 am

Hey ya Kai

yep, Hold'em is the game.
I prefer no limit, but the place near me only does one tourney a week like that. Playing live it is all limit 6-4, 4-8, or 6-12.

I have a lot of fun. When I play serious, I do very well. At least most of the time, since some days the cards are just dead... such is life.

I may be up in the Bay Area in 3 or 4 weeks. If so I will try and let you know ahead of time maybe we can get together.

Take care

Sapphire Wolf · Post by **Sapphire Wolf** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 11:26 pm

here's mine

(GBA)
Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire(don't laugh)
Pokemon LeafGreen(don't laugh)
Mario Kart Super Circuit
Super Mario Advance
Fire Emblem
Pokemon Pinball Ruby & Sapphire

(GCN)
Pokemon Colosseum
Super Smash Bros Melee
Luigi's Mansion
Mario Kart: Double Dash
Star Wars: Rogue Leader
Soul Calibur 2
StarFox Adventures

(PC)
Mechwarrior 2+GBL+Merc
Mechwarrior 3+the expansion
Mechwarrior 4+Mercenaries(can't find disc 1)
Descent 1
Descent 2
Worms Armageddon
StarCraft+Brood War
MechCommander 1 and 2

Vertigo 99 · Post by **Vertigo 99** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 12:03 am

i wouldnt be laughing if you didn't have every single pokemon game listed as a seperate favorite.

isn't it enough to just put "pokemon"?

Tyranny · Post by **Tyranny** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 12:10 am

No, because hes gotta catch them all!!!

Duper · Post by **Duper** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 12:18 am

piIIIKa!

Defender · Post by **Defender** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 9:12 am

Why does GF's choice of consoles and games not suprise me in the least?