Best and Worst Video Games of Today

pancakemix · Post by **pancakemix** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 5:01 pm

unriggable wrote:Best game ever? Logical Journey of the Zoombinis.

YES! Zoombinis are awesome!

Neutrino · Post by **Neutrino** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 5:13 pm

unriggable wrote:Best game ever? Logical Journey of the Zoombinis.

God, I havent played that game since I was six. All I can remember is that bit where you have to make pizzas for people for some reason.

Anyway:

Best -
Homeworld 1 & 2
Total War (Rome was the best; havent played Medieval 2)
Civ 4
Gal Civ 1&2 (2 was better)
Morrowind & Oblivion
Dawn of War and all the expansions
Freelancer

Worst -
any of those misc Sim games

static_ice · Post by **static_ice** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 5:19 pm

DirtyDishSoap wrote:Best-
...etc...

Worst-
...etc...
and any type of movie that was made into a game is total crap

have you ever heard of Pete Wanat? He is the master of making licensed games.

Best:
of course CC
Halo 1+2
Resident Evil 4 (Gamecube)
Fusion Frenzy
Super Smash Bros Melee
Zelda Series
Metroid Series
Animal Crossing
Pikman
DDR Ultramix (1)
Warcraft 3 (original)
Prince of Persia series
Skies of Arcadia
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles
All Pete Wanat games, which include:
Chronicles of Riddick
Alien
The Thing
Scarface

Worst:
Resident Evil 4 (PS2)
can't think of much else...I don't buy crappy games because I read the game informer reviews first...those guys always know what going on...

RobinJ · Post by **RobinJ** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 5:31 pm

I like most games that involve sport (FIFA, Pro Evo, etc.), killing - Call of Duty absolutely kicks ass - greatest war game ever and I've only got CoD 2! So does GTA - I love the mindless killing of the police especially and occassionally the organised killing of a few Haitians, Triads, etc. I like racing games too, and probably a few others I can't think of.

Don't really know about worst games cos I don't really buy any. lol

Chad22342 · Post by **Chad22342** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 6:44 pm

I really have to say i cant ever find any good games any more. They have become waaaaaaay too similar. Like take Gears of War. Hugely popular game partially because its gameplay is the closest to Halo. There are also many war games out but there are sooooo many war games they could have a seperate section for them. It's rare to find a new, unique, GOOD game any more. All there is now is SIMILAR games.

static_ice · Post by **static_ice** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 6:49 pm

Chad22342 wrote:I really have to say i cant ever find any good games any more. They have become waaaaaaay too similar. Like take Gears of War. Hugely popular game partially because its gameplay is the closest to Halo. There are also many war games out but there are sooooo many war games they could have a seperate section for them. It's rare to find a new, unique, GOOD game any more. All there is now is SIMILAR games.

ya that's true...and all the games these days that are labeled "groudbreaking" only have like 1 or 2 gimmicks that make them stand out from the rest of the genre...but there are some indie developers making creative games, they just aren't in the spotlight yet or haven't executed their ideas properly...

Chad22342 · Post by **Chad22342** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 8:14 pm

It's hard to make a game now that actually entertains people without using other used ideas but it's still possible. The WII is doing pretty well because it brought videogames to a new level that everyone (including parents) love. Instead of sitting on the couch with all the light bulbs burnt out but your too lazy and "involved" in it. WII has introduced a new "involved" that gets you up and going. Though i think it's funny somepeople still find it lacking. I personally can't wait until we get into virtual reality kinda stuff.

DirtyDishSoap · Post by **DirtyDishSoap** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 9:18 pm

have you ever heard of Pete Wanat? He is the master of making licensed games.

Does he work for some specific company (Microsoft, Atarari, etc)

unriggable · Post by **unriggable** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 9:23 pm

Chad22342 wrote:I really have to say i cant ever find any good games any more. They have become waaaaaaay too similar. Like take Gears of War. Hugely popular game partially because its gameplay is the closest to Halo. There are also many war games out but there are sooooo many war games they could have a seperate section for them. It's rare to find a new, unique, GOOD game any more. All there is now is SIMILAR games.

Not really, the reason its so good is because of the feature where you can take cover.

pancakemix · Post by **pancakemix** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 9:24 pm

AND CHAINSAWS!

UCAbears · Post by **UCAbears** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 9:31 pm

Sammy gags wrote:I pretty much just play Halo & Madden

Neutrino · Post by **Neutrino** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:35 am

Chad22342 wrote:I really have to say i cant ever find any good games any more. They have become waaaaaaay too similar. Like take Gears of War. Hugely popular game partially because its gameplay is the closest to Halo. There are also many war games out but there are sooooo many war games they could have a seperate section for them. It's rare to find a new, unique, GOOD game any more. All there is now is SIMILAR games.

I admit that most games are fairly similar now, but thats because developers have found a successful formula for games, but there are still good, original games out there.

Homeworld
Total War series
Freedom Force
Dawn of War
Civ's
probably a few others that I cant think of right now.

Numia Kereru · Post by **Numia Kereru** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:39 am

LOL!!!

Got an email reply from an arcade vending company today.
I'm putting a Killer Instinct 25" cabinet on layaway this week! $\:D/$
I've never owned one before and I always thought if I bought one, it would probably be a Street Fighter (I, II or Hyperfighter).

It's gonna cost NZ$1,300 which I guess is around US$800 or something. Can't wait till I own that isht and start pulling off Ultra Combooooos again

edit: some may ask "Why Killer Instinct?"
Apart from the fact that it is my all-time favourite game, it is rare as hen's teeth in NZ arcades. I haven't seen a KI cabinet in over 10 years, not even KI2 is around any more. I've got to have one... even if just for old time's sake. I may get sick of it after a while, but... nah, I won't

Plus I can teach my kids how to play so they see just how much of a gun I was back in the day lmao!

Great Pretender · Post by **Great Pretender** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:40 am

-Best
--Halo

-Worst
--GTA

Balsiefen · Post by **Balsiefen** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:27 am

Medieval II total war
rome total war & expansions
Medieval total war & expansions
Civilisation II
Call of duty 3
Star wars battlefront II

Newcastle · Post by **Newcastle** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:30 am

best;
Rome total war (not expansions)
Medieval total war 2 and 1
Command and Conquer red alert 2
star wars battlefront 2
Super Smash Bros Melee
Zelda Series

wrost;
Animal Crossing

static_ice · Post by **static_ice** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:59 pm

animal crossing isn't a bad game, its just from a genre that you either love or hate.

and dirtydishsoap Pete Wanat works for Vivendi Games.

guuz · Post by **guuz** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:19 pm

the best: halo of course... and people who say they dont like it probably aren't good at it

CBlake · Post by **CBlake** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:21 pm

Sammy gags wrote:I pretty much just play Halo & Madden

same here dude

hourman · Post by **hourman** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:56 pm

UCAbears wrote:
Sammy gags wrote:I pretty much just play Halo & Madden

[/quote

me too

Colaalone · Post by **Colaalone** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:58 pm

Super Mario RPG,
Better than Jesus.

<3 SNES

thirdplanet · Post by **thirdplanet** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:16 pm

Oh god SMRPG was so good.

I was a bit disappointed by FF12, but it was still above par.

I still play Smash Brothers almost every day.

unriggable · Post by **unriggable** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:54 pm

Goldeneye for the N64 was pretty sweet. I remember the bass in the soundtrack was off the heezy fo' sheezy (somebody kill me now).

Numia Kereru · Post by **Numia Kereru** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:58 pm

unriggable wrote:Goldeneye for the N64 was pretty sweet. I remember the bass in the soundtrack was off the heezy fo' sheezy (somebody kill me now).

Great game!

*secretly riddles you full of lead from his stealthy P90* :lol:

Hologram · Post by **Hologram** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:01 pm

I don't know about worst, but by far Katamari Damacy is one of the greats. Just it's soundtrack is enough to buy the game and play it. I mean seriously, rolling around a ball and picking up random things. How much better could it get?

/edit-Oh, and for those who like TBS, you should, you play RISK, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri is the best example I have ever played of that genre. If I had regular access to a Windows, I would play it nonstop.

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