09-19-2005, 03:39 PM
Planescape: Torment
Chrono Trigger
Honorable Mentions: Baldur's Gate with Tales of the Sword Coast and Grand Theft Auto 3.
I spent a lot of time playing Sim City, Diablo, and StarCraft in past years, but PS:T and CT were just so far above any other game that I have ever played that it's difficult to put anything else on their level. Baldur's Gate pretty much singlehandedly resparked my interest in PC gaming after Doom and Wolfenstein had grown stale. It's kinda weird, now that I think about it, that it's been 12 years since Doom and 7 since BG. I was 8 or 9 the last time I played Doom and I *still* remember the level layouts with exceptional clarity. Heh. The things you remember, eh?
I've played Dark Age of Camelot on and off for 4 years now, but I don't know... there's just something about a MMOG that doesn't seem to lend itself to being on a "best games ever" list to me for some reason.
Neverwinter Nights deserves to be mentioned - I still play this game every now and then because the support from Bioware and content released by the community has been excellent. I want to eventually buckle down and finish off *all* of the great fan-created content out there eventually. Hopefully before NWN2 is released :) It's mostly the community that keeps this game alive for me though, since the Bioware campaigns weren't anything ridiculously awesome (especially the original campaign).
I'm kinda embarassed to admit it, but I only played the Deux Ex demo and played only a smidgen of FF7.
Chrono Trigger
Honorable Mentions: Baldur's Gate with Tales of the Sword Coast and Grand Theft Auto 3.
I spent a lot of time playing Sim City, Diablo, and StarCraft in past years, but PS:T and CT were just so far above any other game that I have ever played that it's difficult to put anything else on their level. Baldur's Gate pretty much singlehandedly resparked my interest in PC gaming after Doom and Wolfenstein had grown stale. It's kinda weird, now that I think about it, that it's been 12 years since Doom and 7 since BG. I was 8 or 9 the last time I played Doom and I *still* remember the level layouts with exceptional clarity. Heh. The things you remember, eh?
I've played Dark Age of Camelot on and off for 4 years now, but I don't know... there's just something about a MMOG that doesn't seem to lend itself to being on a "best games ever" list to me for some reason.
Neverwinter Nights deserves to be mentioned - I still play this game every now and then because the support from Bioware and content released by the community has been excellent. I want to eventually buckle down and finish off *all* of the great fan-created content out there eventually. Hopefully before NWN2 is released :) It's mostly the community that keeps this game alive for me though, since the Bioware campaigns weren't anything ridiculously awesome (especially the original campaign).
I'm kinda embarassed to admit it, but I only played the Deux Ex demo and played only a smidgen of FF7.
--Mith
I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
Jack London
I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
Jack London