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What is the best game you have ever played?
mine? The Legend of Zelda series. Who doesn't love it after they have played it? (that was a rhetorical question )

Nothing really comes to mind that has really eaten into my time a whole lot. Well, there's Dawn of War 2, but that wasn't as much a time sink as Fallout 3 for me, with all the DLC that came out this year.

Judged by the hours spend playing them it's either Europa Universalis 2 or Dragon Quest: Journey of the Cursed King. Yes I know they're old games.

last Axis and allies game. Just sticks out as a good game.
3 companies Battletech fight (yes 53 mechs a side). lasted a whole day and i lost, but i took out the assult and scout conmpanies.
A few BB games withthe newly finished teams.
Spacehulk with the wife was great fun. (shes visious.)

I've spent most hours this year playing Nazi Zombies. I played it at least once every day for roughly six months.

Best game I played for the first time this year was Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. But that's not a 2009 game.

I feel like 2009 has lacked in the way of video games this year. There have been a lot of good ones but none I would call great. Killzone 2 was well designed but didn't break new ground. Modern Warfare 2 has a well told single player but again didn't really offer anything new. Dark Athena was amazing but lacked polish.

It's odd but for me the best game of 2009 has to be Need for Speed: Shift. As a gearhead, the sounds alone make my gentleman bits go all tingly.

Hmmm, quite a few to choose from......

Fallout 3 (xbox 360), waited years for this, not disappointed

DoW 2 (PC), can't see what people have complained about, I have ran through the campaign twice now.

Blood Bowl (PC), only just started this one but am loving it. Probably not the best game that 2009 will see but definitely one of the most enjoyable.

Blood Bowl for me was a pleasant surprise and an interesting diversion.

Also, I love MW2 but the solo storyline was just too short to justify the hype IMO

Fallout 3, followed shortly by MW2.

for all you people that listed old games as your favorite, let me change the title to "Best Game EVER: What's Yours?"
that opens up new choices

Best game ever has to go to Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. I loved that game so much. damn thieves.

Hmm, change of subject? Okay, for the time being the best game for me has to be Fallout 3 then, along with all five DLC packs.

After all these years I still gotta go with the very first Tomb Raider game. Total greatness if you ask me.

Hmm i know alot of you would think i would choose halo cause well thats me. but for me it would have to be kingdom hearts. I loved that game.

I can't decide between Devil May Cry 3 or 4, probibly 3 because Dante played better in 3

Toss up between Kingdom Hearts and the entire Suikoden series.

X-Com: UFO Defense

(I must sound like a broken record now)

Fallout 3. Followed shortly by "Most anything that Bioware makes..." Followed by Beyond Good and Evil, followed by the orginal reboot of Prince of Persia.

BAWTRM wrote:Judged by the hours spend playing them it's either Europa Universalis 2 or Dragon Quest: Journey of the Cursed King. Yes I know they're old games.

That is your idea of 'old'? That is one gen ago.

The only games I find that I go back to consistently are Super Metriod, Zelda: A Link to the Past, and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.

malfred wrote:X-Com: UFO Defense

(I must sound like a broken record now)

Oh, man that brought back memories! I think Terror From the Deep [X-COM2] was the first game that demanded I go over 24 hours without sleep whilst playing!

they just don't make 'em like they used to?

to add, I love many games, but to declare a ''best game ever'' would require me to vote for Diablo 2. There aren't many games that are 10+ years old that the developers are still releasing patches for, where the patches actually add new play mechanics & reasons to carry on...of course, I pretty much don't like Blizzard these days if for no other reason than their alliance with the Devil of all Gaming, Activision. still D2 holds a special a place in my heart.

Ahtman wrote:

BAWTRM wrote:Judged by the hours spend playing them it's either Europa Universalis 2 or Dragon Quest: Journey of the Cursed King. Yes I know they're old games.

That is your idea of 'old'? That is one gen ago.

The original question was about which games you played the most in 2009, most people answering with games that actually came out that year. In that regards they are indeed old.
As my first gaming console actually played Pong and a few derivatives I can go all 'back in the days' on things like this but I won't.

The best game ever?? I suppose that game would be Icewind Dale 1 with the expansion pack heart of winter, or perhaps Torchligth that has suprised me VERY much in the past few days

Super Mario for NES - pure genius and groundbreaking in its own way

The original Castlevania for the NES.

Star Wing.

malfred wrote:X-Com: UFO Defense

(I must sound like a broken record now)

Seconded.

C&C Tiberian Sun and Warcraft 2

Mass Effect.

Oooooo ever, then I shall revise!

3] X-Com: Apocalypse
2] Anything Fallout
1] Close Combat 2: A Bridge too Far

Nothing has ever come close to CC2 for the combination og campaign and gameplay for me. The graphics were awesome [for the time, not bad now], attention to detail was also great, replay value as well was good.

If any game can come close to the feeling of springing an ambush on a Tiger in the middle of a dutch town with a Para Piat Team and that sweet Dakka noise as the Vickers Team starts to mop up the accompanying Panzer Grenadiers then I've not played it. Also tons of great Mod for it as well!

Curiously enough all of the games listed by me were from when I bought my first PC in 1999, anyone else finding that the originals are the best?

Man,

there have been many great games that I have played over the years, but a couple that stand out for me

1) Metal Gear Solid for the PS. Fantastic Story, great voice acting, moody and involving...awesome.

2) Xenogears...excellent RPG from square...great epic story, music and a BIG ROBOTS!

3) Baldurs Gate series....so many hours played in college when I should have been working on homework!

4) World of Warcraft...yeah, its totally commercial now, however, it is still an easy fun game to play, and it is beautiful to look at...still brilliant in almost all respects.

Out of all of them, I played WoW the longest, but I think I enjoyed MGS the best

Pac-Man.

Serously.

They even made a song about it.