Some might think this is stupid to ask, but I’m curious to know how this community responds to this question. As this place represents a somewhat unique niche of gamers.
What is your forever favorite fallback game that just sort of… brings you home, makes you feel warm and fuzzy. Everything satisfied, that nothing else can seem to quite top. That you go back and replay the same way you’d go back and relisten to an old favorite song.
For me, Sonic 3 and Knuckles. I don’t think any game has ever topped it’s brilliance. The gameplay design, the metaphor about life it presented, the flow of the game, the music, the visual stimulation it provided, the whole thing… perfect from a design point of view, aesthetic point of view and a philosophical point of view.
Hmmm for me this is tough. I have about three total games that I love.
Burnout 2: Point of Impact on the Gamecube. Last time I checked the time counter in the game I have logged over 182 hours in it. However, I can’t say I have played it much lately.
Megaman 6 is my all time favorite classic game. I don’t think I ever beat it but the combination of power ups and classic side scrolling action make it one of the games I revisit every now and again. Speaking of which, I haven’t in a while might be time to fire that back up.
-On a Megaman note, anyone get Megaman 9 and 10 on the Live/PSN/Virtual Console? Why don’t they have Rush able to turn into Jet and Power Megaman! Those are my favorite powerups in the series! Also, there is no charge ability for the buster, which was in every game since Megaman 2.
Lastly, I guess the other game I hold dear to me is Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Do I really need to explain why? It’s massive, its detailed. It’s the best Action/Adventure game to date.
Another underappreciated masterpeice is Metal Arms: Glitch in the System. Best third person shooter hands down in my book. On Gamecube, Xbox and PS2. It had so much humor packed into its story and the action was so well planned out by the level designers I would have to add this as the fourth title that is my all time favorite. If anyone gets a chance, I recommend playing it!
Portal is probably my favorite game, I’ve played through it so many times now, it just never gets old, even though I know every puzzle by heart.
Uncharted 2 is right up there though. Even though I haven’t replayed it even once yet, it just floored me the entire time with its amazing art, gameplay, and writing.
