Rationales:
Deus Ex’s plot was excellent, I loved the problem solving and ways to approach each mission. Hasn’t aged quite gracefully in a lot of respects but there aren’t many games even to this day quite like it, and that includes it’s sequels (as in while good in their own rights didn’t quite capture what made the original special).
Mass Effect has maybe my favorite sci fi universe, enjoyed the rpg aspects, cast of charming characters and a lot of the themes and flavor surrounding the galaxy and plot.
Super Mario 64 was one my childhood games and still as fun to play now as it was back then. Sunshine was fun, Galaxy was really cool and innovative, and 3D world and Odyssey are fun but I still think Super Mario 64 still remains my favorite even now. Sunshine might actually be my 2nd favorite followed by Galaxy. All 3 are very neck to neck though.
Warcraft 3 has the flimsiest spot. KOTOR, Jedi Academy, Fallout: New Vegas, GTA: SA, Final Fantasy (multiple), Chrono Trigger, World in Conflict, Saints Row 2, one of the total war titles, mount and blade, one of the zelda games, etc etc etc could have gone this list. Honestly I feel like there’s countless games i’m just not recalling at the moment, i’ve played a bunch over the last 25 years haha. But I have a lot of fond memories of Warcraft 3. Shame the remaster was such a disappointment, and that they stopped making Warcraft RTS’s
Two other games that could have been added are Everquest and World of Warcraft. I didn’t add them, because neither in their current state are anywhere close. I think Everquest circa 2001 and WoW circa 2006 or so are probably my favorites. Part of the charm is experiencing the world for the first time with everyone, in an era where the internet, twitch, etc didn’t spoil everything. I think both are among my favorite gaming experiences in their time, but hard to put in a top 5 list like this.
My top 5 games (no order):
Rationales: Deus Ex’s plot was excellent, I loved the problem solving and ways to approach each mission. Hasn’t aged quite gracefully in a lot of respects but there aren’t many games even to this day quite like it, and that includes it’s sequels (as in while good in their own rights didn’t quite capture what made the original special).
Mass Effect has maybe my favorite sci fi universe, enjoyed the rpg aspects, cast of charming characters and a lot of the themes and flavor surrounding the galaxy and plot.
Super Mario 64 was one my childhood games and still as fun to play now as it was back then. Sunshine was fun, Galaxy was really cool and innovative, and 3D world and Odyssey are fun but I still think Super Mario 64 still remains my favorite even now. Sunshine might actually be my 2nd favorite followed by Galaxy. All 3 are very neck to neck though.
Warcraft 3 has the flimsiest spot. KOTOR, Jedi Academy, Fallout: New Vegas, GTA: SA, Final Fantasy (multiple), Chrono Trigger, World in Conflict, Saints Row 2, one of the total war titles, mount and blade, one of the zelda games, etc etc etc could have gone this list. Honestly I feel like there’s countless games i’m just not recalling at the moment, i’ve played a bunch over the last 25 years haha. But I have a lot of fond memories of Warcraft 3. Shame the remaster was such a disappointment, and that they stopped making Warcraft RTS’s
Two other games that could have been added are Everquest and World of Warcraft. I didn’t add them, because neither in their current state are anywhere close. I think Everquest circa 2001 and WoW circa 2006 or so are probably my favorites. Part of the charm is experiencing the world for the first time with everyone, in an era where the internet, twitch, etc didn’t spoil everything. I think both are among my favorite gaming experiences in their time, but hard to put in a top 5 list like this.
Welp, somebody said the magic words, time to reinstall. I think I’ll go with the GEP gun this time.