peteloud Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 (edited) I have seen a few comments in the forum in which contributors have mentioned other games which they greatly like. I think this is interesting because I have a feeling that we players of TLD are similar in many ways. I always have a little smile when I realise that many players are IT professionals. So what have been your favourite games over the past many years? My favourites have been Skyrim Assassin's Creed Black Flag. Far Cry 3 S.T.A.L.K.E.R, Shadow of Chernobyl, and an old DOS game, Transport Tycoon, that was updated to Transport Tycoon DeLuxe for Windows. I was also very impressed by the environments and graphics of Assassins Creed, Unity and Syndicate, but by about 75% of the way through them I lost interest. I have been impressed with and enjoyed many other games, but they are my favourites. Edited October 18, 2019 by peteloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmo Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 The only other game i play consistently is Astroneer. The two are quite similar in many respects. You're pretty much on your own. No other people around to bother you. I'm a complete misery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegentRelic Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 The long dark, Minecraft, the elder scrolls series, Ark survival evolved, the StarCraft series and fire watch. These are the games I play as regularly as I can. I was really into The forest but then I mastered it quickly after betting it for the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManicManiac Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 (edited) Wow... if we are talking about all our favorites from over the years, this will be a long list! (There is a ton, but I will try to limit it to just my top favorites off the cuff and I'll group them) *NES Super Mario Brothers 3 The Legend of Zelda Final Fantasy (the very first one) *Genesis Sonic the Hedgehog (1&2) Cyborg Justice X-Men Mortal Kombat *SNES Super Mario World Final Fantasy VI (known as FF3 in my day) F-Zero *N64 Super Mario 64 Goldeneye & Perfect Dark (these two cannot be separated in my mind) Turok - Dinosaur Hunter Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time *PlayStation Metal Gear Solid Resident Evil 2 Final Fantasy Tactics *Old School PC Wolfenstein 3D Quake (The soundtrack by Trent Reznor was the stuff of legends) Duke Nukem 3D Commander Keen 4 - The Secret of the Oracle Stellar 7 Mean Streets (the original Tex Murphy game) Myst Uplink Republic Commando Battlefront I & II (the originals not the recent E.A. garbage) Dark Forces series - specifically Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy *Modern Era PC The Long Dark (naturally) Subnautica ARK Survival Evolved Stranded Deep Fire Watch Antichamber There are so many more... but I'm cutting it off to just the ones I can remember off the top of my head. Edited October 18, 2019 by ManicManiac ...just couldn't... stop... myself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratvox Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 (edited) The main games I'm playing these days are TLD, KSP, and CS. Old games? Descent was a serious fave. I have Overload, but I need a better joystick than the one I've got; the one I have is not fun to play with. I'm planning to upgrade my machine sometime over the fall, so after that I may look at getting a better one. Doom and Quake, of course; Quake in particular is one of the funnest deathmatches going. Quad Damage + Invuln = Gibbing Heaven. The OG Syndicate was a lot of fun, trying to figure out how to get the missions done with maximum collateral damage. ETA: How could I forget the Half-Life series! Some excellent gameplay there. I was sorely disappointed when they finally got around to announcing that there will never be HL2: Ep 3. I still think they should make it; if they actually did it I'm sure they'd make a TON of money. I've never played consoles, so there's a pile of games there that I know nothing about, but I did play Pong on the original hardware in my friend's basement when I was in grade six in 1978. I've also played some C64 and Amiga stuff, but what they were actually called... well, it was a long time ago Edited October 19, 2019 by stratvox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegentRelic Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 I practically memorized prince of Persia for the commodore 64. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb1978 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 I've probably sunk more hours into Doom and DoomII than any others. Especially if you consider all of the source ports and total conversions. Some allow you to play the original as an entirely different character, like the Guncaster, Trailblazer, or Metroid Dreadnaught mods. Others are entirely different games altogether, like Castlevania Simon's Destiny. Under the hood though, it's still Doom. Skyrim is also pretty good for exploration and adventure, but what really took it to an 11 was the VR port. It is a WORLD of difference between seeing it on a flat screen, and being IN the world. And then of course, The Long Dark, where I've sunk over 2500 hours into it. I don't think I really need to explain this one since we're all here for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePancakeLady Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Besides The Long Dark? Okay, as old as I am, the list would be too long if I listed every game I ever enjoyed. So, more recently: Dark Souls Bloodborne Shadow of The Colossus Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Titan Quest/Titan Quest Immortal Throne (not a huge fan of the newer TQ:AE and DLCs... I loved the original TQ Gold) Don't Starve (brutal but kitschy) Subnautica (I really need to get back and replay it now that I have a rig that can run it at over 10 fps...) Torchlight I & Torchlight II The Room (1, 2 , & 3) Book of Demons Firewatch Slime Rancher (don't judge! It's cute and fun! But I did like the Early Access game better than I like the finished game... got too grindy and too much extra dooflitchies added...) And my current second favorite game (second only to TLD): Grim Dawn Too many others to list. I just like gaming, on PC or console. But I am a huge aRPG fan, puzzle game fan, RPG fan, Point & Click fan, ect., but TLD is the first "real" survival game I ever got really hooked on. Shadow of The Colossus was the game that got me really into gaming, even though I have gamed since I was a teen in the 80's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManicManiac Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, ThePancakeLady said: Slime Rancher (don't judge! Not to worry, I admit I have this in my library as well... and let me just say, it's more fun and addictive than it has any right to be. (kind of like Lego Star Wars in that regard) Edited October 19, 2019 by ManicManiac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomic Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Top 10 of Games that I liked the most in the last 25 years - TES3: Morrowind (TES5 Skyrim was cool too,but TES3 is better for me ), Operation Flashpoint (prequel of Armed Assault), Out of the park Baseball management series, The Long Dark, Everybody's gone to the rapture (short, but very intense experience), Americas Army 2 , WoW, Motorsport Manager, Farming Sim 17, American & European Truck Sim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManicManiac Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 (edited) @DerpyLemon115 For a question like this, it can be tough to narrow it down to like a top 5 or top 10... I know my list is ridiculously long, but honestly I doubt I could have made it any shorter It was all I could do to just list my to favorites per platform/era. Gaming's probably been my biggest pastime since I was 6 or 7. Edited October 20, 2019 by ManicManiac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegentRelic Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 I was going for current but is we want all the games I ever feel in love with I am in the same boat as pancakes. I love gaming my life can be brutal people die, but in video games they comeback. You can take back your mistakes and try again. I suppose that is why I love the long dark. It plays with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odizzido Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Currently I am generally playing darkest dungeon, misery mod for stalker COP, space engineers, and path of exile. I am looking forward to xenonauts 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTreader Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 @ManicManiac, I feel like you and I can be good friends. Not only did you include the best of the Final Fantasy games, but SOMEONE ELSE REMEMBERS MEAN STREETS! Favorite OG PC Games: Basically all of the Sierra parser adventures, like the Space Quest and Hero's Quest/Quest for Glory series. Wolfenstein 3D Doom 1 & 2 Archon Mail Order Monsters Neuromancer Tunnels of Armageddon Battletech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception / Revenge Wasteland Mines of Titan Favorite NES Games: Final Fantasy (1) Dragon Warrior River City Ransom Castlevania 1-3 Super Mario 3 Favorite Genesis Games: Shadowrun Streets of Rage Gunstar Heroes Phantasy Star Series Sonic 2 Favorite SNES Games: Final Fantasy 6 (3 US) Secret of Mana / Secret of Evermore Chrono Trigger Megaman X/2/3 Super Mario RPG Star Ocean Favorite 90s/2000s PC Games: Deus Ex Fallout 1/2 Myst / Riven Command & Conquer series Castles 1 & 2 Baldur's Gate 1/2, Icewind Dale Elder Scrolls: Morrowind City of Heroes Mechwarrior 3/4 XCOM Favorite Playstation (1-4) Games: Metal Gear Solid series Xenogears Vagrant Story Yakuza series Saint's Row series Star Ocean series Assassin's Creed 2 trilogy & Black Flag Rune Factory Favorite Current Era games: Mount & Blade Deus Ex: Human Revolution & Mankind Divided Battletech Shadowrun Returns / Dragonfall / Hong Kong (if you can't tell, I love me some cyberpunk...) Freelancer Descent: Freespace 1 / 2 Fallout New Vegas Kerbal Space Program The Long Dark Nexus: The Jupiter Incident Stardew Valley Rebel Galaxy / Rebel Galaxy Outlaw Rimworld Total War series The Witcher series Aaaand I think that's long enough. Probably another 200 games that I could add to this list. Sheesh. And this is why I went into games as a career... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManicManiac Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 (edited) @DarkTreader Superb list. I regret that Fallout New Vegas slipped my mind when I was compiling my list... it definitely rated a place. Of the franchise: The original Fallout is the bona fide classic... Fallout 2 is a great sequel... Fallout Tactics was a wonderful call back... But Fallout New Vegas is the Gold Standard! (and of course they all owe everything to Wasteland ) Edited October 20, 2019 by ManicManiac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yavind Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 (edited) The Long Dark Red dead redemption 2 World Of Tanks Baba Is You Counter-Strike Edited October 20, 2019 by Yavind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty 1944 Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 (edited) Fallout 4 Fallout 3 Fallout new vagas Subnautica The Long Dark STEEP CS:GO Watchdogs Watchdogs 2 Battlefield 1 Battlefield V Battlefield HL MW MW2 MW3 Roblox Bomber Crew DayZ Vurdun Hitman 2 Kerbal Space Program Call of Duty Black ops Call of Duty Black ops II Call of Duty Black ops III (I did not enjoy playing it that much) Minecraft And the game that started it all, Battlefield 1943 Edited October 20, 2019 by Ghosty 1944 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilayla Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Okay, I am going to age myself but I'm going to go in order of the games I most remember since childhood. The timeline of my favorite games is sort of my personal history. Games have always played a major part in my life and family. My mother worked at Texas Instruments and even in the 70's I knew what computers were and had seen real working robots. They delivered mail in my mom's workplace. My first game was Pong. My brothers and I played this almost constantly. The next game I remember being really popular in my house was Space Invaders. I remember my mom had the game cartridge before we even had the Atari. Night Driver was really popular with us as well. My mom and her sisters played a lot Circus Atari too. Once we had video games my brothers and I were immediately consumed by them. Atari also had Donkey Kong, the Pac Man franchise and Asteroids. Oh, and Defender! Defender was awesome. This was also when I first started learning DOS. My mom was able to buy a computer from the TI company store, so we have always had those too. While we've had every single gaming console to come out, Nintendo ruled them all after it appeared. Contra was popular in my house along with the Mario Bros and Zelda games. We spent hours playing Frogger and Tetris too. I am sure I am mixing up consoles and game timelines here but you get the picture. There was Perfect Dark which is the FPS I remember playing. I also played and wrote content for MUDS and I loved the improvised RP that would happen. I haven't even gotten to modern games and I feel I've written too much. Today, I mostly play PC games. I love the Elder Scroll series and Morrowind is my favorite. Before TLD I would load it up and head to the wilderness to watch the night sky and listen to the betty netches sing. Now TLD gives me a similar experience. I also like the fallout series, and the Civ Series. I liked Heroes of Might and Magic too. Myst was awesome. I left so many out, but OMG the memories that have come back as a result of this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yavind Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Disco Elysium 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Grylls Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction Singleplayer + Plugy (by far!) The Long Dark The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Rocket League Magic the Gathering (started in Paper but Arena is also nice) Total War: Medieval 2 and Attila (can't wait for Medieval 3, but i am careful about their DLC practice) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMK Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Tyrann (ORIC) Dungeon Master (ATARI) Secret Weapons Of The Luftwaffe (ATARI) Civilization (s) Half Life Day of Defeat Natural Selection Sub Nautica The long Dark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NardoLoopa Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Nethack - ASCII roguelike (but really like Rogue -- not just a 'roguelike'). It brutally punishes impatience. Invariably you die and immediately realize there were 4 ways to solve your problem, had you just taken a moment. The Long Dark - 'nuff said 7 Days to Die (A15) - like Minecraft, but deadly. Specifically the "Starvation Mod" made it one of the few games that stays interesting through the power-curve. The Last of Us - only narrative game that really penetrated emotionally. Closest a game has come to "literature". Mass Effect 3 - one of the few games where you really feel your choices have consequences to morality in the narrative, rather than just being a matter of finding the optimal mechanical choice. Elite Dangerous - Became a "FuelRat" and had a blast running real rescue operations with the team. Also, Newtonian flight model! X-COM 2 - "The Long War" mod. Things are going to go poorly. Your team is going to die. Just deal with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jeffpeng Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 My modern-day favorites (besides TLD which has become my staple go-to) Minecraft (several mods, some of my own) Factorio Subnautica Cities: Skylines Frostpunk Surviving Mars LoL (yes, I still play that, although not competitively) CIV 5 Satisfactory Simutrans If we would go all-time the list would get too long, and I'd forget a whole lot anyways. You can't expect me to go all the way back to 1987 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 My all time favorites would have to be, concluding TLD: Dark Souls 3 Skyrim Fallout 3 FTL: Faster Than Light Human: Fall Flat Life is Strange Stardew Valley War Thunder There's more than likely more games that I'm blanking on right now, plus the list would get too long. Also I like the comment on the community having high consistency of IT professionals!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cr41g Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 (edited) in no particular order... and mostly for the story, graphics etc.. The Order: 1886 (on no one's list) Life is Strange Skyrim Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice RDR2 No Man's Sky (now) Last of Us Edited November 1, 2019 by Cr41g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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