Top 10 games
Hey I'm limited on time, and had enough of playing crappy games which make me waste 20-30 hours. Recently played Uncharted 3 and it was like a semi-decent movie... so in the time I played Uncharted 3, I could have watched 10 action films.My top 10 which I feel are WORTH your time:
Dark Souls
Bloodborne
Super Mario Galaxy
Tomb Raider
Fire Emblem Awakening Conquest
Bioshock Infinite (whole series in general)
Dragon Age Origins
Trails in the Sky 1 2
Batman Arkham Asylum
Portal
I feel those titles were probably worth every single minute. I have other games in my mind which ended up taking the mick but had quality oozing from it.
Any suggestions for games which respect your time?
I don't mind pumping 100h into Dark Souls as its incredible in terms of engagement, storytelling and from a gameplay perspective. However when something like the Uncharted trilogy (where only number 2 was any good) require me to invest time into a paper thin storyline and interactive cut scenes, it makes me so annoyed in hindsight and I wish reviewers would judge games as GAMES first. I mean compare the jumping mechanics of these wannabe platformers to something tight and controlled as Mario. Horses for courses I think, I loved the uncharted trilogy and those type of games. I play a wide variety of games as they all offer different experiences, it's difficult to compare watching a movie to playing a game, totally different past times I found number 3 such a waste of time, I was constantly thinking "what does the developer want me to do to progress through this cut scene" I found UC4 a bit underwhelming, having previously thoroughly enjoyed the series. 4 just seemed to be going through the motions and offered nothing fresh or interesting (10/10 for graphics mind you).
Back OT, just quickly off the top of my head, some of my all time favourite games from various platforms include:
Knight Lore (Spectrum)
Mario 64 (N64)
Rome: Total War (PC)
Stunt Car Racer (Amiga)
Last of Us (PS3)
Hitman Go (iPad) These come to mind:
PS3 - The Last Of Us
PS3 - Heavy Rain
PC - Rome Total War
PS4 - Until Dawn
PS4 VR - Resident Evil 7
PC - Operation Flashpoint
Amiga - F/A-18 Interceptor
Spectrum - Highway Encounter
Spectrum - Tau Ceti
PC - Far Cry 3
I'd also add I love the Fallout series as well. Total War, Far Cry and Fallout I have spent a lot of time on. batman AC,
uncharted 2,
AC Black flag- i really liked it.
GTA 5
TLOU
fable 2
zelda breath of the wild?
monkey island
SF2 (SNES ed)
battlefield 2 (MP) Goldeneye N64
BF3 PS3 MP
TLOU
Halo
Gears of War MP
Tekken Battletoads for the nes..... you'll waste a few hours/days/years trying to complete that. Resident Evil (the original) nuff said
Silent Hill (the original) nuff said
Alan Wake (flashlight as a weapon, original)
Medal of Honour (the original) top soundtrack/score/background noises etc
Oblivion - first MASSIVE game
Sniper Elite (the original) bleak, patience required if you're going proper stealth
Hogs of War - just loads of fun/funny voice acting
Gran Turismo (it might have been 2?) After the hours I spent on it could beat anybodydata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
GTA San Andreas - just brilliant nuff said
Fallout 3 - blown away and honestly didn't waste about a year of my life data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
These are top 10 choices from relatively recently, so to speak, i.e from ps1era onwards.
Some of the sequels (where applicable) are great and absolutely loved (poured fudge knows how many hours into) them too and no doubt I'll remember more every day if i think back but from the point of top 10 these are definitely 'up theres' Slightly different take, these are some of the highlights I recall from 10 different systems I've owned..
Speccy: Anything from Ultimate play the Game (Sabre Wulf, Knight Lore, etc)
Amiga: Dynablaster, Sensible Soccer, Cannon Fodder
Megadrive: Road Rash, Shining in the Darkness, Sonic
PS1: Crash Team Racing, Cool Borders, Final Fantasy VII, Alundra, Wild Arms
PC: Doom 2, Ultima Underworld, Outlaws, Monkey Island, Day of tentacle, WIP..
Gamecube: Wind Waker, Skies of Arcadia
Xbox: Halo, Baldurs Gate 2, Hunter the Reckoning, Project Gotham Racing
Wii: Tiger Woods, Mario Kart, Zack & Wiki
PS3: Assassins Creed 2, Mass Effect, Skyrim, Uncharted, Guitar Hero
PS4:Until Dawn, Mad Max, Witcher, Resogun, WIP..