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Whats the best game ever?
Lord.Bachus
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CHESS... Playing that game for over 35 year and still getting better.. tough i am far from a pro, its still fun after all those years.
(find me on the IOS SocialChess app under the name of Lordbachus)
And D&D up to edition 3.5 if you want to play with more then 2 people...
(sadly my friends grew up and we are to few to play these days, does anyone know an online community where PnP D&D actually is played?)
I cant choose a single best computer game, as my perfect game is still not made... Well aside from MMo´s it must have been Daggerfall back in those days, but then i see MMO´s of an evolution of Daggerfall.
So what are your favourite games?
Best MMO experiences : EQ(PvE), DAoC(PvP), WoW(total package) LOTRO (worldfeel) GW2 (Artstyle and animations and worlddesign) SWTOR (Story immersion) TSW (story) ESO (character advancement)
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It's a tough choice between chess and Go. Go is more elegant, but chess has better graphics.
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2456/3718557657_48578c7b8e_z.jpg
Those elephants. That DOF. So awesome.
Planescape: Torment is my favorite video game of all time.
Best game ever ?
Probably the game of thrones: You win or die.
That one will keep you occupied until your death
Rogue
Nuff said.
Raquelis in various games
Played: Everything
Playing: Nioh 2, Civ6
Wants: The World
Anticipating: Everquest Next Crowfall, Pantheon, Elden Ring
Oh, you meant video games.
Single player is hard, but I'd say the Might and Magic series, including Heroes was my all time favorite.
MMOs, toss up between Eve and DAOC.
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Just trying to live long enough to play a new, released MMORPG, playing New Worlds atm
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I used to answer this question with an immediate and emphatic "Wizardry" but after recently really looking at that, I found my answer is really Dark Forest. It began my affinity for conquest games and it's actually one of the measuring sticks I use for everything from RISK-like games to sims like the Civilization series. Easy to play, quick games, mutliple maps, just enough random to keep it interesting, strategic zones that require extra management, and single or multiplayer. It's everything I want from a conquest game.
It doesn't suffer me through odd micromanagement for the sake of micromanagement like
Lordlings of Yore, Castles, Castles 2, The Civ series, Pirates! Gold, RISK, Axis and Allies... all games that I played the crap out of and all games that I find I've often weighed against Dark Forest so, for me, the best game ever was Dark Forest.
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I never really played physical games, so don't really have a favorite. As for computer games I can't possibly pick one favorite, but the game I've played more than anything else is Geoff Crammond's Grand Prix 2 from Microprose. Other favorites in no particular order:
MMO wise I would pick DAoC as my favorite.
Edit - The SCUMM engine games deserves a mention as well, played those a lot (Maniac Mansion, Zak McKracken, Loom, Indiana Jones).
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game? how about a tool -- a deck of cards
old PC game: Master of Magic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Magic
old Mac Game: Mission Thunderbolt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Thunderbolt
EQ2 fan sites
easily my favorite ARPG
EQ2 fan sites
Super Metroid
I actually agree .
Skyrim is probably best example of a perfect game.
As to the second part of your post, no idea.
As to the deck of cards, I have carried a deck with me most of my life.
I took a deck to war, all my non-combat deployments, hunting camp, hiking, biking, everywhere. Nothing has ever been so capable of eating up large amounts of down time as a deck of cards.
Good comment, +1 to you Nadia.
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Shouldn't the title be "whats the best game you have ever played" lol. I might think defender was the the best game ever but that's just my opinion.
It's impossible for everyone to be right.
For me it has to be Gothic 2 & Night Of The Raven expansion.
Ok, so I have a lot of "favorites", but I looked at the question from the standpoint of "what game would you never refuse to play if someone offered".
Chinese checkers is my only response.
I want a mmorpg where people have gone through misery, have gone through school stuff and actually have had sex even. -sagil
Very nice. A deck of cards comes in quite handy and is very versatile. For me though, a handful of D6s is just as handy.
I want a mmorpg where people have gone through misery, have gone through school stuff and actually have had sex even. -sagil
I dunno but it definitely wasn't Skyrim~.
For me it is generally games that offered a ton of re-playability which for the most part were strategy based games. RPG just don't offer that, not even the Elder Scrolls games. I did play their first game a ton, Arena.
Tetris
Rogue
Civ 2
Ultima IV
Age of Empires
XCom UFO Defense
Master of Magic
Master of Orion 2
Dragonrealms (MUD)
Dragon's Gate (MUD)
Once I started playing MMORPG then most other games fell by the wayside. Probably the most played of my MMORPG were.
EQ
WoW (early beta until lich king when it really went downhill)
As for non computer games
Risk
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Titan (best board game ever~)
AD&D, Champions and Rolemaster
Magic the Gathering in the earlier days, they expanded too fast to keep it fun. (made a boatload off of my black border cards though
AD&D second edition.
No mmo has ever come close to the worlds we created. No single player game has every been as good as the personal stories we used to experience. A living adventure where you had the freedom to do whatever you wanted, and where wasn't something you just respawned and came back from. It was often the end of your character.
Computer games have given us a lot as far as the visual experience goes but it's still a long ways from what our imaginations can create.
Although I agree that Go and Chess are serious contenders, I'd say Bridge is the best.
Don't have a "best" video game opinion; I've played lots of them and each brought something to the table at the time.
Best board-game:
Axis and Allies
Caused some of the most epic games between my brother and I (as well as arguments) that we've ever had.
Raquelis in various games
Played: Everything
Playing: Nioh 2, Civ6
Wants: The World
Anticipating: Everquest Next Crowfall, Pantheon, Elden Ring
Savage 2
One of the most underrated games imo ever made.
Absolutely EPIC battles where I felt part of something much bigger than myself.
Player skill, team skill, where each one of my actions made an incredible difference in how the game turned out.
Oh and did I mention the battles were EPIC!
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