What are the most memorable games you have played?

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In all likelihood, you’ve probably played quite a few video games in your life. There have been some incredible, genre-defining titles, and some games so bad they should come with a health warning. But, regardless of their quality, which ones stick in your memory?

Personally, the two games I’ll never forget are Final Fantasy 7 on the original PlayStation and, strangely, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines on the PC. Before I got my hands on FF7 I’d never played a JRPG before (having missed out on Chrono Trigger), and couldn’t believe how amazing it was. The game got burned into my memory as I played it, but once that death happened, I knew I’d always remember Square's masterpiece.

Vampire: the Masquerade – Bloodlines is a less conventional choice, yet despite all its faults I adored the game. One reason it sticks in my mind so vividly is because playing the game was an escape from the things that were going on in my life at the time. And I used to like Lacuna Coil.

For this week’s open forum we want to know what are the most memorable games you have played. They could be etched into your mind because they were so good, so bad, had moments you’ll never forget, or perhaps they helped you through difficult times.

Or maybe you’ll just never forget how angry the PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight made you.

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Historically:

- Arkanoid, Tetris
- Bruce Lee, Le-Mans
- Metal Mutant
- Aladdin
- Wolfstain 3D, Warcraft, Diablo
- Doom, Day of the Tentacle
- Goblins
- Heretic, Hexen
- Quake
- Descent, Mortal Kombat
- Half-Life, StarCraft, Counter-Strike
- Unreal Tournament
 
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For me the one and only is Doom. I didn't game for 10 years between 2000 and 2010, so by choice I missed out on many titles.
 
1. Life
2. Witcher 3
3. Gran Turismo 3
4. Empire Earth
5. Bayonetta
 
Zelda Snes
FF1 Nes
Secret of Mana
FF7
Super Mario World
Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness
Starcraft
Half Life 2
Quake 3
World of Warcraft
 
I got started with Zelda NES and Super Mario Bros. 2. I would have to say those were memorable, but I would like to say Silicon Valley and Zelda OOT/Majora got me back into gaming. Xbox 360 caused me to get into PC gaming, though.
 
Elder Scrolls: Arena (my first RPG)

Golden Axe (my love for dark fantasy begins)

Witcher II

Fighting Force (best brawler ever)

Dragon Age: Origins ( the reason I got into pc gaming)

Dragon Age Inquisition (Unemployed at the time, my whole day revolved around slaying dragons)

Road Rash

Baldur's Gate 2 - This game is very dear to my heart because when I played it, I was still on the process of grasping the intricacies of English, not being a native speaker myself.

Dark Souls (the greatest masterpiece of the game industry)

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

Diablo II: Carpal tunnel syndrome sets in, to never leave...
 
Unreal

I will definitely will never forget my first time playing Unreal. I grew up using Macs and so I played it on the Mac back in 1999. It was the first 3D accelerated first person shooter that I ever played and it just drew me in like nothing before!
 
Elder Scrolls: Arena (my first RPG)

Golden Axe (my love for dark fantasy begins)

Witcher II

Fighting Force (best brawler ever)

Dragon Age: Origins ( the reason I got into pc gaming)

Dragon Age Inquisition (Unemployed at the time, my whole day revolved around slaying dragons)

Road Rash

Baldur's Gate 2 - This game is very dear to my heart because when I played it, I was still on the process of grasping the intricacies of English, not being a native speaker myself.

Dark Souls (the greatest masterpiece of the game industry)

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

Diablo II: Carpal tunnel syndrome sets in, to never leave...


Road Rash made me laugh...good game
 
Most memorable

1) The Bugs Bunny Hare-Brained Adventure - DOS

I was barely able to read or write, but my grandfather was able to teach me to get around a DOS machine and play this incredibly bad game that I loved dearly.

2) Doom - DOS

We finally got a floppy A drive and my dads buddy brought over Doom. We only had 32mb of RAM and it requires 64mb. This resulted in my first ever PC upgrade and what also sparked my interest for computers and technology.

3) Super Mario Bros / Duck Hunt - NES

I got an NES with Mario for my 5th birthday and used to play together with my dad. He would always fall asleep when it was my turn cause it took forever for me to die. Eventually it turned into me playing both turns and not waking him that way I could extend my allowed game time.
 
Mission Impossible on Commodore 64
Castle Wolfenstein
Doom
Duke Nukem 3D
Quake
Quake 2
Half-Life
Half-Life 2
FEAR
Counter-Strike - Pre 1.6
Battlefield 1942
Desert Combat
Unreal Tournament
Tomb Raider (2013)
 
Manhunt - They couldn't even make this game these days.

Burnout Paradise - So. Many. Hours. Wasted.

Blitz Football - Playing football as a guy in a hotdog suit stoned with friends was about as good as life got back in the day.

Broforce - Funnest game I've played in a long time.

Left 4 Dead - One of the best co-op multiplayer games of all time.

Creeper Word 1, 2, 3 - Weird game with addictive and really fun gameplay.

The Suffering - Great early horror game.
 
Fallout 3 - being an American history buff, the storyline and location blew my mind like no other game.

Zork Triology - many, many hours sitting with a pencil and graph paper mapping out the Zork worlds.

Ultima IV - the first real RPG that hooked me.

Silent Hunter 3 - submarine warfare at its best. Approaching a convoy and dodging destroyers and destroyer escorts to get a perfect torpedo shot at a huge transport ship was absolutely nerve wracking.

Bioshock 1 & 2 - the most troubled but beautiful games ever made.
 
The ones that come to mind right now: Diablo 2, Wolf3d, Duke 3d, Far Cry, Quake 2 multiplayer. To a lesser extent Motoracer, Need for Speed, Unreal Tournament, Mortal Kombat (Arcade), Sega Tennis, Fifa/PES. I'm sure I'm missing a few others.
 
1.Diablo
2.Planescape Torment
3.Unreal Tournament
4.Quake 2
3.Doom 3
4. World of Warcraft
5.Diablo 3

Other notables, System Shock 2, Home World, Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Never Winter Nights, Wolfenstein 3D, Streets of Rage, Tomb Raider, F.E.A.R, Bioshock and a few others.
 
I've enjoyed many games over the years but these ones stand out for me.
1. Resident Evil 1 (ps1)
2. Gran turismo (ps1)
3. Metal Gear solid: sons of liberty (ps2)
4. Crysis 2 (pc)
5. Bioshock Infinite (pc)
 
Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Rome Total War (Got me into PC Gaming)
Half Life 2
Doom 3
F.E.A.R (1)
Dragon Age Origins
Any Witcher Game (Love them, they are de best ones)
 
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