Need a list of must-play games

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So I've never really played any of the games across the years that are considered to be 'must-plays', I've forgotten about the majority of the games I played on the PS1/2 since I was only a kid when I played them but ever since I got an Xbox it had always been Gears of War and then CoD, and I never really was able to get a hand of some of the best games, or even play any classics from older generations; so I've decided I need to make a list and I need your help as to what games I need to play on any previous platform.
So far I've got:
Mass Effect (all 3)
Zelda
Resident Evil
Deus Ex
Fallout
Elder Scrolls
Half Life
BioShock

and that's about it so far...
 
I think portal is worth a mention, also shadows of the colossus. What sort of games are you interested in? I can see this turning into a pretty big list.
 
Surely this list is gonna be huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge

Final Fantasy VII and VIII
Metal Gear Solid, 2, 3 and 4 (I've still yet to play 4 actually :()

Are the biggest 2 bunches of games I can think of right this second.
 
You can remove Mass Effect 3 from your list, save some time ;)
- Call of Duty (+ Expansion) + Call of Duty 2
- Diablo + Diablo 2 (+ Expansion)
- Titan Quest + Expansion
- Portal + 2
- Batman Arkham Asylum + City
- Pokémon (Red or Blue - I suppose you could play Fire Red (or whatever the other one is called) instead)
 
Personally I wouldn't bother with lists, or trying to buy loads of games. Pick a type of game your interested in, buy any of the top rated games for that type, play.... rinse repeat.
 
Imo many of these suggestions are too nostalgia struck and someone new to them just would not enjoy em.

That said to echo the ones already mentioned and add some myself without too much nostalgic bias I'd still suggest;

Zelda (Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, Twilight Princess (Wii version))
Final Fantasy X
Mass Effect 1 + 2
DotA 2
 
Previous platforms...

Bubble Bobble (C64)
Kick Off 2 (Amiga)
Sensible World of Soccer (Amiga)
Robin of the Wood (C64)
Turrican 2 (Amiga)
Dungeon Master (Amiga)
Speedball 2 (Amiga)
Elite (Amiga)
Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
Batman Arkham Asylum and Batman Arkham City (PC)

There are tons of games out there. The few above barely scratches the surface.



M.
 
Fred said:
Personally I wouldn't bother with lists, or trying to buy loads of games. Pick a type of game your interested in, buy any of the top rated games for that type, play.... rinse repeat.
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Afran said:
Imo many of these suggestions are too nostalgia struck and someone new to them just would not enjoy em.

That said to echo the ones already mentioned and add some myself without too much nostalgic bias I'd still suggest;

Zelda (Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, Twilight Princess (Wii version))
Final Fantasy X
Mass Effect 1 + 2
DotA 2
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Yeah I kinda thought that I wouldn't enjoy some of the older ones but I do really like RPG games and there's a really long list of those that I haven't even played. The only older ones I'm actually really bothered about playing is Zelda and a couple of the Final Fantasy games.
 
Condemned is a must play for me, so is borderlands 1/2 and the fear series (mainly the first two games and expansions, 3 is ok but not great)

Torchlight series is also incredible with mod support, especially 2.

Theres so many :D
 
The Mass Effect series is superb but not ideal for a new gamer or someone catching up, they could be quite tiresome to work through and you'd get bored. I played them between other games.

I would play Bioshock Infinite first, Dishonored, then possibly both Portals. If they don't get you hooked, nothing will.
 
Old games:
Wolfenstein 3D
Doom
Quake
NFS 1 (I still have my original cd and case :) )
Out of This World
Flashback
Maniac Mansion
Maniac Mansion II: The day of the tentacle (Actually Maniac Mansion 1 can be played inside this one if you go to the arcade inside the game)
 
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I enjoyed the new tomb raider a lot more than i thought i would, Even considering 1-3 where some of my favourite games on the PS1.

Really good looking game, with some decent puzzles and gameplay.

Still need to run through bioshock infinite though everyone raves about it.
 
We need a bit more info, like genres that you like etc? But to stab in the dark I'd recommend:

Crysis - fps
Left 4 dead 2 - multiplayer fps
Shift 2 unleashed - racing
Portal 1 and 2 - fps to make you think
Skyrim - RPG
GTA 4 - it's GTA, nuff said
BF4 - multiplayer warfare

The list goes on...lol
 
depending on your fix Id go for
Dues Ex human revolution
Crysis 3
Farcry 3
Skyrim
Xcom- Enemy unknown
Diablo 3
Mass effect 2 & 3
Tomb raider (new version)
..........................................
Avoid like the plague
Star Trek
Aliens colonial Marines
Deadpool
 
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