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GOW:Ghost of Sparta…. Good story, awesome artwork , and a hell of a gameplay….

Shenmue (Dreamcast) and Shenmue II (Dreamcast, Xbox). Epic. F.R.E.E.

Metal Gear Solid is on my top 3 too. WITHOUT ANY DOUBT.
And I add Tibia in the third place (MMORPG).

I don’t have a favourite game, as I’m not really able to compare games from different genres, but Super Mario 64, Theme Hospital, GTA:Vice City, Call of Duty and Metal Gear Solid are on the top of my list.

But if I had to choose I would say Oddworld: Abe’s Odyssey and Exodus, they just mix great dark humor, excellent puzzles and great 2D art in two fantastic games! I just wished I had a Xbox to try Oddworld: Munch’s Odyssey, but I’ve never seen the game on sale again :|

@mark harding: The main story is definitely worth it. You’ll probably need to use the UESP Wiki to look up some of the obscure locations on a map.

I also highly recommend printing out these two maps in color and keeping them on your desk at all times. They totally help you plan efficient trips using the public travel routes.

As for Starcraft – I believe that Koreans actually televise StarCraft matches sometimes. It’s huge over there it seems. @Leo: is right – it is probably the most balanced RTS’ of all times.

@mark harding: If I had to choose one single statement to describe the game I would have to go with: The stability and balance that exists between all three races is unprecedented.
From that fact on, all the advantages that derive are just awesome.
Once you complete the basic learning curve and begin with the more complex-cross-race-multiplayer-mapAndBuildingsPositionAndMessurement learning curve the game becomes so addictive and excellent compared to others that you just want to play it over and over again and send Warcraft and AOE to hell so they will never get out of there again.

Cheers.

I’m re-installing Morrowind! I’m going to take my time and actually finish the game for once.

@ Leo: I’m a closet fan of RTS, so what made StarCraft so good? Does it still stand up against more contemporary RTS? If so I might look for it to try.

StarCraft. Definetely.
Those who’ve played it will know why I don’t display my reasons.

@Rigel: Duke Nukem deathmatch mode was indeed fun. I especially liked that shrink gun that allowed you to step on your opponent.

@copperfish: Dude, Doom 2 FTW. We used to play it on old 486’s over a COM cable. It was intense!

Bioshock is on my list of games to play. Does it still have Securom when you buy it from Steam? Last time I checked it still did. :(

@Matt`: Yeah, I keep hearing good things about Psychonauts. I sort of ignored that game cause it looked like a console platformer for kids but everyone keeps raving about it.