Sam and I are quite literally two different types of gamers. I got into gaming later in life, so my experience with games is quite different and unique than Sam's which makes us a great team. Here are my 5games:
1. Mario Brothers 3
This game is a classic for anyone who has ever played games. It's simple graphics yet challenging game was a building block for Nintendo. This method worked so well that there has been a game like it ever since most notably Super Mario Brothers Wii. It also was the building block for Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Galaxy which take the Mario world into 3 Dimensions. So most any top 5 list should not leave this piece vacant, if it wasn't for Mario I am not sure gaming would be the same. Mario is to games as Mickey Mouse is to Cartoons!!!
2. Halo 2
In my opinion, and in many others Halo has created the best multi player experience ever. It took it's ideas and made Halo 2 the best online multi player experience. It can not be matched. The ranking system, the updates, the new maps, bungie.net, most anyone (except PS Fanboys) can deny its influence on the market. No matter what hard core system be it 360, PS3, or PC, many developers are taking notes from bungie. It continued and deepened the experience with Halo 3 and Halo: ODST which brought on Firefight. The only downfall is that most of my friends have moved on from Halo online making it harder to play these days, but with Reach on the horizon I will be ready for more.
3. Sim City
This is a game I delved deep time of my life as a child. This is the standard to all rts of the world. This sparked many new games including The Sims, another time waister. I remember watching a 30 Rock episode where Tracy Jordan created a game and had Frank play it. A few scenes later you see Frank give the game back to Tracy, Frank is obviously not taken care of himself saying the game was alright. Tracy then tells Frank he has been playing it for 3 months.
This really badly described scene is how I felt. I would play and make small accomplishments and after I was done what felt like 10 mins was close to 6 hours. It was addictive fun and could be played over and over with different results. It also was the start of what we know as RTS today
4. Age of Empires
One of the most famous RTS of all time. This is another game that has sucked my life away. But this game is even more precious to me because of what is spawned... Halo Wars. Probably the best RTS on a console to date. They made it fun and easy to use. You don't lack on this game. The only problem is again the online matches are people you want to know as you play against them. If you lack people who play than you are lacking in this game as well. The same holds true with Age of Empires, part of the fun is the multi player experience, without it you are left with a base game that is fun but doesn't hold the test of time.
5. Fallout 3
The game that really got me into RPG. Bethesda did a wonderful job with the components of the game that made it easy to play. This game created hours upon hours of great story telling. I invested so much into this game that I lost track of time, I would get home and play, put my son to bed and play, make passiona.... well you get the idea and play. It was fun addictive and I just could not get over the story. There was so much in the game, that I didn't complete it all. I didn't even know there was a dog to be your companion until one of the DCL came out. And that's another thing, the DCL stayed true to the game. Oh how I wish I didn't sell this game recently, I would love to play again.
The missing piece was multi player, it would have been fun to discover this world with someone. It was dark, it was lonely and to talk about its world as I played would have been a great bonus, but it was meant to feel lonely, it was meant to drift into the unknown alone, it would have lost its brilliance with the multi player.
So there you have it, great games for a great person. Each one of these games started me in some way into the world of gaming, and I have seen their styles and methods repeated in other games. This might not be a mind blowing list but it's what I remember, it was what influenced me, for example if WoW were like Fallout 3 I would be addicted, if Gears of War multi player was like Halo I would still own a copy. These games made a difference and keep making a difference for the new generation of games coming out. Here are some that didn't quite make the cut.
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Elder Scrolls III and IV were simply amazing, I didn't put them into my list, but their maps went on forever. You could very nearly literally travel the entire world. There were no houses you couldn't get into, everything existed, not just scenery. That game was awesome, until I figured out, or was told the cheats. Then it lost its fervor. I remember killing everyone in one of the houses, so I could make it my own house. All the super cool gear that was too pricey to sell I used to decorate my house. I had armor laid out elaborately and weapons making different designs. I probably spend as much time decorating my house as I did playing the game. Wasn't until I entered the house and most of my stuff was gone, in its place was a bag on the floor which held all my loot. I guess the game couldn't handle that much loot just laying around. Sad!!
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