OT - Favorite games

[alhorro]

I also can't remember any top-shelf strategy game in about 5 years.

Cossacks I (and especially American Conquest) — still unbeatable RTS;
C&C:Generals ZH — "quickplay" RTS;
Myth I-II — "pure" tactics;
Mechcommander I — x-tactics;

[DonCorazon]

My bests:

Warlords Battlecry II (best RTS)
MOOII (best TBS)
Civ 4 (best game mechanics - I really like how tech advances uncovered strategic resources that alter the landscape, also the concept of culture was cool though similar to dominion in hindsight)
BG II (best rpg)
Diablo II (best turn off my mind and click game)
M&M 6 (most fun exploring a world game and you got love flying)

[Frozen Lama]

For me:

Battlefield 2142 (whole series really)
Guild Wars
Oblivion
Star Wars Empire at War
Caesar 3 (4 is no where near as good)

[Burnsaber]

My bests (note that I've never been a too die-hard computer player):

Stragedy*: Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn on Wii. (the plot is pretty poor, but the battles are extremely well-designed and awakened my puzzling bones in a way I've never experienced before)

RPG: Baldur's Gate 2 + Throne of Bhaal + some mods (Final Fantasies have absolutely nothing on this, the battles are better, the chatacters are less one-dimensional, dialogue is actually good, etc....)

Action: Zelda: Twilight Princess (It's just so god-damned perfectly set-up gaming experience, at some points nearing to an artistic experience.)

Board: Agricola (I mean just whoopidy whoopidy damn. This is pretty damn well designed game. It never plays out the same as the last time. Even the solitaire version is good and addictive!)

*since nominating dom3 would be pretty stupid, I'm going for the second best.

[sector24]

Originally Posted by Burnsaber

My bests (note that I've never been a too die-hard computer player):

Stragedy*: Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn on Wii.

Have you played any other Fire Emblem games, Burnsaber? I think Radiant Dawn is possibly the worst in the series. Not knocking your taste in games, I love Fire Emblem but that was the one title I couldn't finish. If you haven't played the others it only gets better and better.

I thought we already had a thread like this but I don't mind repeating. I'll try to pick some that haven't been mentioned yet.

X-COM: UFO Defense/Enemy Unknown
Star Control 2
Master of Magic
Stars!
Final Fantasy Tactics

[Burnsaber]

Originally Posted by sector24

Have you played any other Fire Emblem games, Burnsaber? I think Radiant Dawn is possibly the worst in the series. Not knocking your taste in games, I love Fire Emblem but that was the one title I couldn't finish. If you haven't played the others it only gets better and better.

Actually, I haven't played the other parts. I was thinking of playing the Gamecube (Path of Radiance?) one, once I manage to get my dirty hands on it and some appropiate controllers. Perhaps the "freshness" of the Fire Emblem experience was thedeciding factor? Is the plot/characters any better fleshed out in the prequels? IMHO, that was the only thing that really bothered me in Radiant Dawn (well that, and the existance of "junk" characters, you really should be able to see the growth percentages in-game)

[Humakty]

I'd give a Special Award to Chaos Control, loads of fun sending your weird gangs everywhere (Killer Clowns anyone ?), I still play it from time to time. It has everything a classical tbs must have, but packed in a very fun background and a special sense of humor.

[DakaSha]

Originally Posted by Humakty

I'd give a Special Award to Chaos Control, loads of fun sending your weird gangs everywhere (Killer Clowns anyone ?), I still play it from time to time. It has everything a classical tbs must have, but packed in a very fun background and a special sense of humor.

erm chaos overlords?

[Gregstrom]

I'm currently enjoying the new King's Bounty game. It's got a lot of what HOMMV should have had.

[GrudgeBringer]

Ahhhhhhhhhhh, I also forgot an obsure game that started a huge movement...

It was called Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat (around 94)

And the second one Warhammerark-Omen (around 97)

I took my online name Grudgebringer from that series From the GrudgeBringer Cavelry.

I also took my Pretender name on D3 from the same title Dark-Omen

Now Warhammer is a staple