https://www.topsters.orgPost 'em, rank 'em, discuss 'em
>>734514441>tribal hunter
>>734514584it's a neat little metroidvania
>>734514441I can't pick 25. But here's my 3x3. Metal Gear Rising would be #10. Honorable mentions to Bangai-O, Katamari Damacy, and Gradius V.
>>734515093Based shmupfag
>>734514441>No More Heroes 2 over 1Interesting.>Contra 4Based
>>734514441>Lilith's Lair
>>734514441Couldn't manage to fill out a full 5x5, don't think there's enough games out there I can really say I like enough to warrant.This did make me realize just how many shooters I play though.>>734514584>getting over itis it actually that difficult or is it just mind numbing? I never know if those types of games are just troll games or actually something worth looking into.>>734515093Been meaning to play Catherine, been on my list forever but I just never got around to it.
>>73451458412/13Great taste man>>7345150931/3I just can't with Automata unfortunately >>7345165466/7Need to check out the others later
>>734514441I don't know if I could make a 5x5, so have a 4x4 instead.
>>734517443>1/3Which one did you actually like, and which other one did you dislike?>Bayo, ZeroRanger, JourneyWe'd get along.>Vagrant StoryI liked the first 1/3 of the game before I realized it was spreadsheet software. Still, good game, just not for me. I loved everything else about it-- comic book style presentation, atmosphere, graphics, battle system, amazing Hitoshi Sakimoto soundtrack, story from what I gathered... It really needed>faster Risk cooldown>much faster Risk cooldown>real-time weapon swappingVS frustrated me because I WANTED to like it, but the spreadsheet element got in the way.
>>734517514>Star Fox 64You would probably like the Sin & Punishment games.
>>734517939Nevermind I'm retarded and was actually a 2/3 I thought you put in 2 versions of Automata, liked replicant a lot tho, the other one I played and liked was Catherine, is full body worth it or if I've just played classic I'm fine?
>>734514441
This would probably change around a fair bit if I spent more time thinking about it.>>734514441I really enjoyed Killer 7 and the Castlevania series in general. I like Rondo, 3, and maybe X68k more than the original, but the first one is still a solid entry.>>734515093Vanillaware is one of the few developers that I still have a lot of faith in these days; I've enjoyed just about all of their games.>>734516546E.Y.E. Divine Cybermancy is one of the games I learned about from /v/ and ended up having a lot of fun with. I really like the weapon choices in it, though I wish the two armor piercing ones weren't so overwhelmingly strong.
>>734518331>is full body worth it or if I've just played classic I'm fine?Depends. Aside from the new character (which seems to be a "love or hate" thing on here), there are new stages, new cutscenes, new endings, and if you care about the versus mode (i.e. have any local bros to play it against since online was busted day one and never fixed) there are new items as well as preexisting items that are now balanced, and certain broken meta tactics are also addressed. It's also unlocked from the start, rather than needing to beat the game first.This will sound gay but I mostly got it for the refined versus mode, though I honestly liked the new story additions. You can also skip the puzzle stages you've already got gold on, making replays for the other endings less monotonous.
>>734518729 here, forgot to mention, it's also at #6 in my 3x3 because of the versus mode. If we were talking single-player only, it'd be a bit lower.
>>734514441school shooter core>>734517514Genuinely curious when/how you played P3 because every other game here is on a nintendo console>>734518342Play Astlibra
>>734518923>Genuinely curious when/how you played P3on a PS2
>>734518923Sonic 3 is a Mega Drive game though
>>734514441Bonus points for Manhunt 2. Also lemme help your ass out if you dig any PC titles.Quake 1-3, Fallout 1-3 GOTY, Gothic 1-3, Planetscape Torment, Blood, Duke Nukem, Doom 1-3, Outlast, Baldur’s Gate 2, Morrowind, Harvester, Painkiller Black, Far Cry 2, Crysis, Cuphead, Bioshock 1-Infinite, The Escapists, Far Cry 1, System Shock 1-2, Undertale, Total Overdose, Serious Sam TFE-TSE-4, Red Faction, Papers Please, FEAR 2, Flatout 1-2, Dishonored, Ray Man, Cave Story, Oblivion, Deus Ex, Metro 2033, Saints Row 2-3, Heretic: Beyond Hexen, Bloodrayne, and Carmegaddeon.(btw, anyone know where I can safely install Max Payne 2?)https://myrient.erista.me/files/No-Intro/IBM%20-%20PC%20and%20Compatibles%20%28Digital%29%20%28GOG%29/
I feel like there are games that are dear to my current heart and then there are games that undoubtedly shaped my taste in gaming and media. And right now I feel like filling my favorites list (mostly) with ones from the first category.
>>734521827Are you saying the second category has games you no longer care for? Personally I used to no-life Elder Scrolls games when I was a teenager but I can't stand them now.
>>734521883I guess it's more like respecting my personal history with the game and how it shaped my tastes even though I don't have the same enthusiasm for it and I'm far, far detached from the first playthrough/hours I had with said game that impacted me to begin with
>>734521827Your taste where shaped by the collective hive mind
>>734522346they where? where what? please to redeem you're bad taste SARRRR
I know I've flat taste, but I just don't care saying my fav MG it's Rising.Also I'm currently into Parasite Eve, not finish tho,and planning to play manhunt.
>>734522346>Dark souls >A bunch more souls like >SplatroonYep I'm thinking low iq midwit taste
>>734522556which one is a soulslike? kirby?
>>734522620Yes
>>734514441FFVIII doesnt deserve to be displayed with all of that slop
>>734522346>>734522708>>734522556you sound weirdly upset
>>734522716I wouldn't be on 4chan if I wasn't
>>73451892314/15Great list. I still need to finish Tobiden>>7345225483/4
these threads suck hard now. look at 3x3 threads from years back in the archive and there's way more effort put in look at the three idiots above me just dropping their charts one after the other with no attempt to even engage with anyone or say or do anything remotely interesting
>>7345144413x3 is fun because it's basically a top 10. nobody gives a fuck about a 25 list
I rated all of your charts, but le system thought my post is spam, so fuck you.
>>734527720These are parts of the reason why.>>734527776>>73452799225 is too many games, and you can't come in and rate everyone at once.
Why are all your lists filled with obscure but not too obscure games? Its so performative.
>>734529206>Halo and BLOPS>Undertale>Two Sonic games>FOUR Pokemon gamesYou're in no position to talk shit about anyone else's list.
>>734529339>Halo 3 is awesome>Black ops zombies was peak>Pokemon is something i grew up with and I got autistically attached to the creatures>undertale is a well renowned good game>Sonic is fucking cool and epic if you dont like shadow you are gaySorry i dont have indie shit that sold 200 copies on my list or obscure 2002 top down isometric bullshit on there either.
>>734529206>>734529478You have to be 18 or older to post on this website.
>>734529562lmao im 26 chimp, most of those games came out 2015 or sooner, minimum 10 years old, sorry your lifes passing you by unc.
>>7345145847/7 (Danganronpa, Blue Rescue, WoW, Great AA, Obra Din, Persona 4 G, FF V) I still need to get around to playing Outer Wilds. Pretty good taste. I see a lot of Pokemon. What's your opinion on Shin Megami Tensei? I think you'd enjoy it. >>7345174433/3 (Baba is You, Darkest Dungeon, Obra Din)>>7345253264/4 (Max Payne 2, DAO, 999, P4G)>>7345225482/2 (Alan Wake, Witcher 2)
>>734514441Made this a couple years ago
>>734514584>Warcraft 3 in middlebased>>734523228jarpigmaxxer/10Shadow Hearts when?
>>734531036>pvz based
>>7345292060/105x5 are usually for favourite games, not whatever garbage you have currently installed.
Made a while ago, limited myself to 1 per series as it would have been monotonous otherwiseI rated all your lists but the system thinks it's spum, just fuck off hiromoot
>>734531036too much mario garbage
>>734514441What I played from there is good>>734514584Based list>>734515093Based, although you should probably try branch out a bit more>>734516546Heh>>734517443Heh
>>734517514Based>>734518342Okay I guess>>734518451Based>>734518923Half the list is cool but the other half being soulshit triggers me quite a bit>>734521728Found the WET spammerIs Scarface good or should I just play Vice City instead?
>>734522548You like moviegames but you know what? I can respect it because you at least seem to have good taste in moviegames department>>734523113Japanese Unc>>734523228Weeb Unc, possibly Sarah from the FF7 house saga>>734525326Cringe>>734527992Westoid Cringe
>>734529206BRUH(Respect for Pokemon Ranger tho)>>734530493Based Visualnovelpilled>>734531036Looks to me like half the list is just games you played as a zoomie and the other half is you getting pilled on all the popular games before your era. I can get behind that
These threads have been nothing but thr most boring games ever for ages. I feel like it's gotten to the point where it's not even anons on /v/, but a very small clique of repulsive shit eaters in an echo chamber. Like I think it's so bad and repetitive that people no longer wish to participate.
>>734536921You should play Scarface. Has way better gameplay, story, and you get to play as Tony Montana. I'd suggest you'd emulate it.
It's nice to see the love FF VIII gets in these threads.>>734523228>Dew Prism aka Threads of FateI don't like the game that much, but its OST is fucking nice.
>>734537278>>734521728True. It's the same picks over and over again, but I do wish we had more people discussing why they consider their favorite games to be, well their favorite games instead of just posting their 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, and not participating further. Mine is because I prefer games, (mostly on the older side) that have a distinct style, fun gameplay, and overall a unique experience to them. (Ex. WET, MadWorld, Killing Floor 1, Scarface, Twisted Metal: Black, etc.)
>>734537668>more people discussing why they consider their favorite games to be, well their favorite gamesThere's nothing to discuss, even if they did the reason wouldn't be interesting because it's all crap and people never move on or grow
>>734537668I'm>>734536819I have different reasons for games to be there. Obviously I like mostly japanese games, and have a soft spot for a certain kind of soundreack and archetypical storytelling. I actually have a high tolerance for slow games, but my favourite tend to trim all the fat and have good density and pacing, which is why I like ALttP or SMW for example way more than any of their successors, or why I feel I like Zero Mission way more than Super Metroid.
>>734537934>trim all the fat and have good density and pacingDude this is literally just buzzwords lol, you're like a real life npc
>>734538025You are literally retarded, you can literally take FF7 Remake right now and compare how much less dense it is compared to the original if you really can't conceptualize it
>>734537934That's understandable honestly, having a game that gets to the point nowadays is a lost art amongst people these days, I'd go as far to say it happens with the majority of indie devs, focusing on narrative, atmosphere, any other factor rather than gameplay. While I do think those are important, it's always important to remind yourself that you're playing a Video GAME. Another game that is one of my favorites does this quite well, being Payday: The Heist, in which you immediately can jump into a heist in less than ten seconds after booting up the game for the first time, and in any order. It's quite challenging at first, but if you don't play at least to challenge yourself and have fun, then IMO, you're better off doing something else.
>>734538259Bro you got shit like Rayman 2 on there, you don't care one single bit about anything you said. It's like you're wearing a skinsuit and pretending to be human. It's just fucking odd that people like this can really exist. You faggots really are the absolute worst morons alive. It's clear you're attracted to very shallow superficial aesthetic qualities and blind nostalgia, and play games for narratives because you got lost on the way to a hobby that would far better suit you. That much is REALLY obvious to me.
>>734537813Yeah, that's honestly one of the more reasons I see people bitching about these threads, nothing is really all of that standout, but I did get a few great games from these threads, like Burnout 3, Painkiller: Black, Blood and Gothic 2. Who knows, maybe if we push for discussion like that other thread from a few days ago, this'll actually be fun again.
>>734538471>I have different reasons for games to be there>my favourite tend to Autistic and retarded
>>734538703>like Burnout 3, Painkiller: Black, Blood and Gothic 2.Anon, those are like 6/10 games I liked 20 years ago. There are so many far better games than this lol
>734529206Personal favorites are different from a "these are the greatest of all time" list. Im not trying to establish the literary canon of video games I'm trying to tell you Emergency Call Ambulance kicks ass. >CoD>Pokemon fucking X>Fable 2>XVTHIS is who thinks liking good games is performative.>734527992Personally signed the Dark Souls on PC petition>734530493Seems respectable enough but outside of Demon Souls I have zero personal familiarity with these games. Feels like the worst Vanillaware game to rank best I guess. And I didn't like Witcher 3, but IIRC Witcher 1 is far less sanded down.>734531036Some goofy but not bad selection like PvZ, Toontown, Spore but I like it>734536819IMO if you're getting to the point that Astral Chain and Beseria are in your top 25 it might be time to explore other genres or devs and broaden your horizons but its a great list otherwise>734537297Based list overall, AOE3 though???? I still like it, but its the weakest of the Age games even counting 4 imo.Had to remove links to posts in an attempt to get around the spam filter. I must have gotten worse
>>734539372Any recs?
>>734537668>instead of just posting their 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, and not participating furtherYeah, I agree. Most of the time you get people who just post their list and don't rate others which just leads to a crappy low post thread with no input, a soft rule of "rate the 3x3 above yours and the games" could go very far in discussion for these threads at the very least. I don't really participate in these threads that much (hell, I don't even have a 5x5) but when I did I used to hit the character limit trying to rate as many people as I could while asking questions. Ultimately a waste of time but it was nice when you got in early, had people respond to you and genuine discussion over 400 posts.It's also a shame there's realistically around 1000~ games that are actually good enough to make a 3x3/4x4/5x5 for the an average /v/irgin. So you get a lot of the same games. I doubt people are out here playing some untranslated NES rpg that's actually secretly kino, best you can get are licensed movie tie in games that they played for hundreds of hours as a kid because they didn't know better and had nothing else.
ITT the same 100 games being circlejerked like in every other thread
>>734541295look at you not adding anything to the picture. shut the fuck up loser.
>>734541295phil fish back from the grave
>>734542582>>734542693suck my cock, choke on it
>>734543023seethe more tastelet
>>734541295This anon is right. You anons should play gacha and GaaS and change your lists every month or two. Like he does.
Seeking input. I've been thinking what a perfect 3X3 litmus test would look like. The ideal set would get the most people to have the highest denominator for the rating, and the rating would give the best single insight into what kind of taste that person has on the basis of what they did like, didn't like, and didn't play. What should change here? What would get the most X/9 ratings out of the most people here?>/v/ doesn't play games anon kill yourselfRight, just curious about the non-bots who still do.
>>734514441>25I dont think that's going to happen, I had to think about it, but here's a 4x4. This isnt a complete list of favorites, I had to fill out the roster with games which impacted even if I dont consider them among my favorites.For example y only experience with Broken Bond is the time I spent playing against my brother on his 360.>>734518451you're a man of culture and refined taste.>>734523113>GrandiaI really need to emulate the saturn version and finish the game. Mullens theme will always occupy a space in my mind.>dq11,star ocean second story, rocket knight, gunstar heroes, klonoagot all these on my backlog to get around to one day, playing klonoa rn.what do you like about Final Fantasy V?
>>734544037Fortnite is too zoomer coded and I think Kingdom Hearts is way too divisive. TF2 and Dark Souls should probably take their places
>>734544037>What would get the most X/9can someone explain this, what is x meant to denote
>>734544037IMO if you wanna achieve 9/9s with great frequency you have to select all for one ecosystem. Great many anons who have only played Nintendo games or only PC games
>>734545082Noted. I did contemplate TF2 or Garry's Mod. Wondering about Roblox and Genshin Impact too.>>734545231A variable. One person's rating could be 9/9, and another could be 0/9.>>734545243Nah, not looking for 9/9s necessarily, but something that the most people would have something out of 9.
>>734531036>Dream TeamPatrician taste
>>734545323unc>>734546057too much tendie shit and fallout 4>>734546917not 5x5 and F.E.A.R. 2 sucks
I always look at this and feel like I should redo it even though I did change it up a few months back. Been doing a lot more emulation lately.>>7345144416/6 (K7, GTA4, CV, VC, SA2, BamHam)>Tribal Hunter & Lilith's LairI know what you are (and I can't judge because the demo for Bellagarth's Quest was great)>>734514584PMD Rescue Team is great, nice pick.>>7345150932/2 (Espgaluda, Odin Sphere)Need to sit down with the S&P games eventually, huge gap for me despite loving rail shooters.>>7345165462/2 (HL1, Titanfall 2)>>7345174436/6 (MHW, Bayo, ZeroRanger, DRG, Sekiro, Laika)>>734517514Seems a bit small in scope but I can't say anything I'm familiar with here isn't really great, especially SF64, MMX, S3&K or Forgotten Land.>>7345183428/12 (+MvC2, SMW, BB, Gauntlet, HGSS, TTYD, Viewtiful, SA1 -Scott, Skyrim, Simpsons, FFXIV)I love beat-em-ups but Scott Pilgrim just never grabbed me (EX is somewhat better but has the same issues Tribute's other games do) and most of Konami's classic output was style over substance.>>734523113Why Zero 1 over the rest of the series? Is it the format trying to do something different from other Mega Man games? Either way Kero Blaster is based.>>734540527Very nice taste (especially SoR2, Racing Transformed, and Uprising). Tell me about that Ambulance game; never heard of it but it seems neat. I assume it's like Crazy Taxi or Outrun?>>734545323Based & SEGApilled.I never liked the Golden Axe series much.
>>734547321>F.E.A.R. 2 sucksI like all three fear games, 2 and 3 are more fun to replay though.
>>734547917>I assume it's like Crazy Taxi or Outrun?Not quite, its 4 set courses of increasing difficulty in a row. >How does it workYou have a timer which is health of the injured person in the back of the ambulance. You have to try to get to the hospital before their health ticks down to zero, but any bumps or collisions knock the timer back quicker than normal. Starts off pretty easy, second level is kinda hard but easy once you figure out a pattern, third level is brutal and the fourth level requires a basically perfect run. The game is also ridiculously cheesy and over the top but played completely straight which makes it even funnier.Called Emergency Call Ambulance
>>734514441Fuck Elden Ring and Nioh 3, dogshit games
>>734548746cursed>>734548854too much soulslop. there are other games bro
>>734549062>too much soulslop. there are other games broI don't enjoy other genres, I might be autistic.
>>734548746Lewis Carroll is the original UOOOOH ToT poster
>>734548630Interesting. Funny that I was able to clock that it was a SEGA game without having heard of it before.>First home port was this year>Only as part of the apparently shitty Yakuza 3 remakeDamn.
>>734549918You can use the model 2 emulator for itModel 2 emulator + Model 2 fullset off of internet archive is fun for weeks
>>734536867>Based, although you should probably try branch out a bit moreThanks. I try to. I'm currently going through Souls burnout and Yakuza burnout, so my main go-to's are shmups, fighting games, and non-Souls-like action RPGs, with some exceptions. I just finished (well, first ending) Silent Hill f. Not perfect but much better than what most of /v/ says. Really looking forward to Fatal Frame II Remake, Pragmata, and Saros.
>>734547917>Need to sit down with the S&P games eventuallyS&P1 on the N64 shouldn't take more than 2-3 hours (it's a 50-60 minute game without many deaths factored in), S&P2 maybe around 5 hours with some deaths. (no-death run maybe 3-4 hours) Just set aside an afternoon for #2.
>>734550094>much better than what most of /v/ saysI think they made a patch later on to make combat less tedious. complaints about feminism were just shitposting.
>>734550323>complaints about feminism were just shitpostingHaven't played the game yet, does that mean Synthetic Man takes /v/ jokes seriously and is retarded?
>>734550503everyone who takes /v/ seriously is fucking retarded.
>>734532504I actually just started covenant a few days ago and Im enjoying it so far. very different for sure. and yeah I skipped to 2 cause I wanted to try the supposedly better game first.
>>734537534yeah its not everyone, the gameplay is very simple but the music, graphics, characters, dialogue are just oozing charm, none of the game feels like padding or annoying and I also have a humongous dose of nostalgia for it.
>>734550167I should probably play grandia 1. I did play 2 and 3. didn't really like story but the battle system is god tier.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jONfsUCAARE
>>734536867>you should probably try branch out a bit moreAlso, for what it's worth, this is what I've been playing lately, over the course of the last two weeks.
>>734543023missed u bby
>>734551762Is the migu game good?Better than the ring switch game or wii fit?
>>734551959I haven't played Ring Fit (though it's on my list of things to get eventually) or Wii Fit, but I'm still enjoying it. Wish it had more songs (w/o DLC), though. I have about 80 hours in it, so the song list is a bit repetitive, but I've lost several pounds within the first few weeks of playing it. (there's a calorie burning tracker, too) If you really like vocaloid and can get it for $40 or less I'd say go for it.
>went from 3x3 to 5x5we /mu/ now?
>>734552750I can't even name 9 albums I like without including vidya music.
>>734553185Find out what the composers of your favorite OSTs were influenced by and listen to that, guarantee you'll find something great if you branch out.
>>734553338I know Sakuzyo has a bunch of albums (he composed Crystar's OST, which I really liked) so maybe I should check those out.
>>734553185Listen to Malmsteen and Rhapsody of Fire. They are pretty much vidya music
>>734553557Duly noted, thanks.
>>734552750here, I made 3x3 for you
>>734551762Just responding to TF5 again. Thumbs up.>>734553418Sakuzyo has several songs in IIDX that are all at least very good if not excellent.
>>734553609Unc is an ancient gamer *skull emoji*
>>734550167What is it with sor4 that struck a cord with the severely mentally retarded, it's like some weird algorithm phenomena
>>734553557>>734553589Seconded. A TON of game music from Japan got derived from melodic power metal (Malmsteen specifically) and jazz fusion.
I feel like /v/ does not ever play new games. Like the same stuff has been posted for the last 10 years now and it's not even good.
>>734553783>Sakuzyo has several songs in IIDX that are all at least very good if not excellent.Nice, thanks. I know his discography is extensive. btw, if you haven't played Crystar, here are a few bangers:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjXBDiEwbpchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVYsOqP4HMQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBE7CfhKJsU
>>734554241I would play new games, but my 3070ti can't even run Rise of the Ronin or RE8 at a decent performance, so I'm stuck with going only up to half the PS4 library
>>734554241>20 000 games were added to steam last year>not a single one was good enough to be considered in a 5x5 threadthat's fucking grim.
>>734515093 and >>734551762 here, may as well post my 3x3s of favorite multiplayer games.
>>734554241We've had up to 28 years to play the games released in 1998.We've had 1 year to play the games released in 2025.Newer games rarely actually solve design issues of older games or expand on the vision.Franchises can coast on their name, people are gonna buy civ7 even if people broadly hate it.
>>734554241I play plenty of new games every year but it's rare that they make it onto my list of absolute favorites, which just makes sense. Even then the 2020s have had some excellent releases, it's just that like most years the majority of good games are in that 6-8/10 range.
>>734554404No one is playing old games either. Like the old games they are playing are like the most superficial crap ever. Like if your favorite game is kingdom hearts or pokemon or some shit then thank god nothing is appealing to you any more. I feel the way /v/ looks at games is this>oh I played x, y, and z super casual and easy games that get reposted all the time, guess I'm done with video games forever and can just circle jerk and discuss e-celebsLike those "/v/-core" games aren't the end all be all of games, they are entry level games from a list of stuff 15 year olds made 20 years ago. You should have moved on from that but instead all you did was stick your foot in the door and stand there for 2 decades. It's fucking odd dude
>>734554675>Like those "/v/-core" games aren't the end all be all of games, they are entry level games from a list of stuff 15 year olds made 20 years ago.lmao, you kids shouldn't be allowed to post here if you didn't play at least 20 of these, but here you are.
>>734554675>Like those "/v/-core" games aren't the end all be all of games, they are entry level games from a list of stuff 15 year olds made 20 years ago.Maybe you just don't know enough about video games and should play these games instead.
>>734554982I played them... 20 years ago. I just 1-all'd ketsui and I'm playing gunbird 2 and chaos heat now.https://youtu.be/xbpj6oCYapQ
>>734514441>not a single Fromsoft gameyou /v niggers have the most abysmal shit taste I tell ya man
>>734555383>Punch out with extra steps and input lagI think Reddit is the place for you
>>734555226but we do almost nothing other than cover modern releases like concord and shit. there are barely any retro threads on /v/ and new indie shit also gets tons of cover. indie devs literally shill their stuff in them. I'm not complaining, I've put some stuff from these threads on the wishlist. why anons rarely put recent games in 3x3 threads? probably because these are never as good or memorable as old games.
>>734556009>concordmeant to write marathon
>>734554241>>734554675I don't make time for new stuff just for the sake of it being new. I'd rather develop skill in one game that I know that I like and allows me to develop the skill, rather than have the novel experience of playing another game just because I haven't played it. Furthermore, as >>734554668 states, you're likely not going to see new novel games supplant someone's all time favorites, which is what this type of thread implicitly requests. Also, there are many, many games that are not one and done experiences like a movie. There are many games that warrant and reward continuous replay. Naturally, those types of games aren't going to be upended by novel experiences for people who like playing them.
>>734556145>There are many games that warrant and reward continuous replay.Where is that in this thread bro, lmao
>>734556009>there are barely any retro threads on /v/wtf do you mean "retro", games do not age and the period they release in is irrelevant. I see these threads as evidence that /v/ just wants a series of super casual "experiences" they can hammer through for the "atmosphere". Why does it matter if a game is "original" or not. If a game is good why would you not want copies of it, especially if it is replayable. This shit is fucking retarded bro
>>734556672Basically any arcade based game, for starters. Several have been mentioned previously. Most RPGs, VN, platformers, side scroller, FPS, and character action games don't make the cut. For me, I like FFT enough for its calculator class and how it affects the battles to give it consideration here, even if it doesn't justify being continuously replayed.
>>734557676Dude it takes like a weekend to 1cc espgaluda and the scoring system sucks ass. And the level design is just a straight up worse version of other CAVE games. And the characters control like shit. I've seen it a bunch in here, are people even playing this game lol
>>734556672Arcade games and arcade-style games. Shmups, fighting games, on-rails shooters.Also, Metal Gear Rising, Zone of the Enders 2, Vanquish, very short but sweet games that are fun to replay.
>>734557869I am. It's funny, I've managed 1CCs of Mushi Futari Original and Pink Sweets Arrange, but not Espgaluda yet.
>>734557969IMO Espgaluda is one of CAVE's easiest games until the final boss' last form. (the cube) Then the game cheats. (Don't bomb him, you will heal him; stay out of kakusei mode)Favorite shmup, though even after 22 years of on-and-off play, I still can't 1CC it. Only able to reach that final form on a good day.(Had the 2nd-highest House Score at Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield for a while until I got knocked down to 4th place by a couple of douchebags*)*perfectly fine fellows that just happen to be better than me.
>>734557969Also, go for a 1-life clear in Mushi Futari Arrange mode (assuming you can play the 360 version).
>>734556987>games do not age and the period they release in is irrelevantthat's nonsense, they absolutely do age or better said, they represent the sensibilities of the times they were made in, which includes story, music, art and gameplay. they do not age in the sense that old == bad, but in how modern titles (which are in most cases attempts at bringing old games back reimagined for modern audiences). if you've really been playing for decades, you might have noticed how current gen games always kept modernizing the gameplay experience by removing "jank" and friction from older generations, which we call "soul," making them less appealing to older gamers. this is obvious if you compare something like final fantasy 7 remake with the original game.
>>734558342FF7R is a sequel and not a remake.That being said, the original-- despite ALL its jank, and experimental sections that don't hold up today-- is still the better game. Aeris' death scene was BUTCHERED in Rebirth. C'mon, Square, afraid to actually show her being run through by the sword?
>>734558342>but in how modern titles approach game design. I accidentally deleted that part.
>>734558254>Favorite shmup, though even after 22 years of on-and-off play, I still can't 1CC it. Only able to reach that final form on a good day.https://youtu.be/kwASRYR5H1ACome on dude. And you can bomb him, just like every other bomb immune cave boss. You just can't hit him with the bomb. But since you carry 4 bombs per life, plus kakusei, you can kind of just cycle through every hard part of the pattern. How can a game be your favorite game but you haven't beaten it even once after 2 decades. I feel like this is something I would read on reddit. Like maybe this is mean but sometimes you gotta call people out on this shit, this is absolutely crazy
>>734558567I (can't speak for everyone but) got the gist, you're good.
>>734558254I recently checked out Cave games for the first time and while a couple weeks of playing Espgaluda had me at best keep a 1cc into the start of Stage 5 once with that final boss eating a few more credits, I got Mushihimesama down to that point in a weekend and only lost one credit to the final boss (granted I didn't do it on Ultra, I tried that True fight on Arranged and wow).
>>734558616I know you can bomb and just move off to the side, but it's still bullshit. Anyway, I love everything about the game, which cements it as my #1 shmup.>gameplay mechanics/ scoring system>music>distinct boss patterns, in the era before purple spam>aesthetic/ mechanical designs>cohesive stage layoutsIf nothing else, I find enjoyment in playing for score. Same with Ibara, for that matter.
>>734558668>I tried that True fight on Arranged and wow).Yeaaaaah, Mushi Arrange is piss easy until they throw Ultra TLB Aki at you.
>>734558008is that geralt in the middle? lmao
>>734559138Papa Nier
>>734558796>I know you can bomb and just move off to the side, but it's still bullshitHow is it bullshit? It gives you more resources than any other cave game ever made. Espgaluda is just like "CAVE game tutorial mode" and the stage 5 boss is "tutorial mode TLB" and everything in the game is just like what you'd find in other cave games but... watered down.
>>734559138it's donte
>>734559210I guess. I wish he just went invincible like Hibachi / Doom / TLB Aki.
>>734559213Nah, it's >>734559168
5x5 is too many
>>734560058Even 3x3 might be too tall an order for you if you can't list off 9 games without mentioning halo
>>734560161Do you want to know my actual favorites? Or do you think this thread should be about anonymous assholes posing for each other?
>>734558008it's not even true
>>734560324I don't want your input at all lol, what am I getting out of this lol. It's just garbage data obscuring anything of value.
>>734560343Well it was relevant almost two decades ago when Japanese games were cool and niche
>>734560385And did I ask for YOUR bratty input?
>>734540527>Bastion, Transistor, Pyre>no Hades, Hades 2Supergiant really switched from making art to making products huh?
>>734560385>>734560526Now now boys, kiss and make up
>>734561180NO! 3x3 threads should be full of ANGRY RETARDS shiting on each other for playing the WRONG VIDEOGAMES!!!!
i am trying to make a top 100 here but I am legit having trouble remembering all the games I played, i am also trying to no place too many from the series
>>734560886They stumbled into making one of the landmark titles in a massive subgenre instead of niche games that get good reviews but don't set the world on fire (Pyre in particular got the least buzz or reception of anything they've made) so I can't blame them. If their next game is just Hades 3 or Hades in a new setting though I don't think even the roguelite-loving populace will go as crazy as they have.
>>734561593>i am trying to make a top 100I have a top 50 from a few years back that I'm trying to add build up to a top 100 also.Maybe rearrange some games too, I feel like the only games set in stone for me, is my #1 and my #2, but then there's a lot of nostalgia that can be hard to look past for certain games.
>>734561593>>734561874I tried a Top 100 4-5 years back but realized that I was just putting any game I could remember liking enough to play after finishing once down around the 50th game. I could probably do a better job with it now but I think I'll wait until the end of the year when I'm 30
>>734562005yeah that is what I am doing. however Ill save it so I can add and update it later
Tough choices.
>>734560058Automata AND Sin & PunishmentCould a nigga possibly be any more BASED?
>>734561593>>734561874>>734562005I got up to 49. at least these are the ones i remember I will soon play more nintendo games. Got myself a gamecube collection for cheap from a guy and fixed it. also got a few good games for cheap as well. Just need a good crt tv for the ultimate experience. Gonna play some eternal darkness, metroid and waveracer, which i found a cheap copy today too
>>734561593Idk how you could make a top 100. I made a list of about 300 games a while back, knowing I was forgetting some, and, being generous I only actually really liked about 50 of them. At some point you're just listing off games you've played whether or not you actually like them.
>>734562307well i do actually LIKE a shitload of games, I have been playing vidya for probably 25 years now. it is just that top top 15 or 20 are probably the absolute best while the others are probably games I had a good experience with.
>>7345145841/1>>7345174431/1>>7345183422/2>>7345440371/1>>7345501672/2
>>734562405>DoC>no 4 Heroes of LightYou might as well put All the Braves on the list as well.
>>734562307I feel like this shouldn't be true, but I haven't gone up to a top 100 yet.I liked all the top 50 games in my list, and knew there were more games I liked that didn't make the cut.Maybe after I get to 70 I'd run out though.
>>734562405FF11 is really fun on 75 max level priv servers.
Not a 5x5 but I've made this retarded thing a few weeks ago:https://youtu.be/zt2y0Ru16l4?is=HLLs1Bxk5M_raxig
>>734562803>griftlandsstarted out strong. that game had so much fucking potential. too bad the abandoned the project too early, wish they would go back to it.
>>734560058>Halo>The worst Final Fantasy >Fuckin' MarathonAre you nigga for real or just fishing for (you)s?
I am almost there boys
>>734562397Idk. I think there's something to choosing limitations and being selective. If you imagine yourself existing for eternity and playing every game (an infinite amount, given an eternity of games), you'd lose your personality and go insane if you didn't choose to be extremely selective as to what you'd actually call a favorite. Maybe you'd eventually start saying things like "I like videogames from the Earth late 20th/early 21st century period, and the [videogame equivalent from the Atlantean pre-collapse singularity] era, and the games they played on Neptune in what Earth would call the year 3000, and the games from Beeblebrox 4 after their purple agriculture wars" and so on, you'd start thinking of things in eras (by this point you've reached the form of a lesser god). But after an eternity of "eras" and an indefinite ever-increasing number of games you've played, even the "eras" start to blend together. At this point, you're nearing godhood, and you look back on your experience, and if all you can say is "Yea I guess I like videogames" instead of picking specific favorites, are you an interesting god?
>>734563239Which answer would be funnier?
>>734563239I think that's the original Mac FPS and not the new extraction thing.
>>734562803Some of these were pretty funny, could've benefitted from a pass to cut all the ones that aren't great.
>>734563463saving this because wtf lmao
>>734558008>>734560161the duality of man
this is as far as i can go today.some of those might be cheating because they are collections of multiple games from the same franchise but they all count as one.>>734563463guess I would have to pick one game from each era. and then one game for each collection of eras or whatever those are called.
>>734550276>S&P1 on the N64 shouldn't take more than 2-3 hours (it's a 50-60 minute game without many deaths factored incredit feeding retard
>>734563463this anon is from the future, don't ask me how i know
>>734537534It's because Triple Triad is so good that it carries the fact you have to actually play through FFVIII to get all the cards.
>>734514441>5x5are you faggots really that indecisive
>>734565851I would say 25 favorites isn't much in any medium if it's a primary hobby but I guess a bunch of this thread proves that wrong.
>>734566034NTA, but you can't possibly actually care about any anon's grid with 25 games on it.
>>734564540I only credit-fed back when I was learning the game. I eventually turned it into a single-credit, 40-something minute game. Fucking retard. I was saying it only takes longer when LEARNING the game.
>>734566979I think it's interesting. 3x3s are easier to read and reply to but a 5x5 allows for both a greater picture of one's taste and interesting personal outliers that aren't Top 10-level favorites.
>>734514441Why is Dispatch or Coffin of Andy and LeyLey never on anyone's list from how much they are shilled on here?
yeah I know im cheating with the megaman collections, but I dont care. I probably need to put more thought in this but for now I think this is good
>>734569932I think most people here are of the mentality that liking a game only for its plot isn't Favorite-worthy (that or people who believe that aren't enough into games to have favorites like that).
>>734568263This sounds good in theory.
>>734566979I think 25 is a great sweet spot, 3x3s are usually taken up by usual suspects so 5x5 allows more niche or weirder things to show up and its not so many game that its hard to parse any information
>>734570712Not him but I entered the thread and just saw a massive wall of games in every post. I can't discern individual taste at all. But to be fair that happens to me when looking at 3x3 threads too because the picks just seem arbitrary. I don't really know how to engage with these threads. Seeking validation and rating is just boring.
>>734517514>so have a 4x4 instead.is it really that hard? heck looking at your list most of the games are apart of a series, im sure you like another persona,fe,sonic ect.
>>734570712>3x3s are usually taken up by usual suspectsI don't even think that's especially true, but I think a good compromise is just to place your top 9 in the middle of a 5x5.Still interesting to see someone's #1-9 and then their #10-25
>>734571017>I don't really know how to engage with these threads.do what ever you want, I usually ask people about games that look interesting, especially if the rest of the games on their list are ones that I like
>>734571017>Not him but I entered the thread and just saw a massive wall of games in every post. I can't discern individual taste at all.Yea, that's how I feel about it. Why should I be interested when every grid is over a dozen normalfag tier picks and then a handful of niche picks?
I love vanillaware so fucking much it's unreal
>>734571514I never really thought about octo expansion as its own game, I did like it a lot. whats moon like? i feel like ive seen it a lot but I have no clue what it is
hm. i see. im late.who knows if ill ever play videogames again desu
>>734514441I had an N-Gage in high school.
Need to rework it at some point.Actraiser and Secret of Mana have neat gimmicks for their time, but I really shouldn't have them as my #3 and #7
>>734571798Y Axis: where the games rank 1-50X Axis: year of releasewhen I update it there'll be a couple of more recent releases from the last 5 years
Only play Japanese games
>>734571760this list is genuinely kind of insane, I hope you arent just shit posting
>>734514441Opposing Force? MGS4? Peace Walker? Deadpool? Fucking Arkham City ARMORED EDITION? You are a weird guy
>>734571514vanillaware is based aside from the fact we will only ever get their games on pc when the main guy there dies.still need to play grim grimmoire, odinsphere and 13 sentinels and unicorn overlord.
>>734546917hell yeah/10
>>734572098I was gonna ask him why FF13, and at least not 13-2 or Lightning Returns, but then glancing over the rest I figured I was getting trolled.
>>734571760>both DOA XtremesVery nice.
>>734572207sucks I actually do like quite a few games on that list, but seeing all that together does seem purposely contrarian
>>734572207There is an image that has XIII+XIII-2+XIII-3 all in 1, but I just assumed people would figure I liked the whole trilogy and not just part 1, guess not.
>>734571760FINALLY! SOMEONE THAT LIKES WET OTHER THAN ME!
>>734572404If genuine I think you should use 1-3 slots, 1 slot for each game.Bumping up to 2 other games off from your top 25.
>>734571760Absolute bait
>>734559371You just gotta lab it dude. Just got another 1cc. Even /v/ can do this one.https://youtu.be/wRnw8BAhZd0
>>734571604I’s a bit hard to describe and any explanation probably makes it sound less interesting than it actually is. Bu the best way I can put it is that it feels like a strange midpoint between point and click and life sim, It's somewhat similar to chibi robo if you’ve played it.You play as a boy who ends up trapped inside an RPG world. Your goal is to save the souls of monsters that have been killed by a JRPG hero. and doing that you get to gradually explore more of the world and run into all sorts of weird thingsOne thing that really stands out is how much sovlful the game is. It’s devs first game and it’s definitely clunky in some places with some obscure shit, but it genuinely feels like they poured their heart into it and I really mean thatAlso the ost is amazing, really creative stuff in therehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H0BijzQHSg
>>734572724I'll get it someday. For now, I'm just happy with playing for score and seeing how far I can make it. For fun.
>>734518451>Even has DT2Pretty fucknig based, aside from P3 that is>>734518923Very good list, aside from LoR that is>>734537534>Alpha protocol>TwiceBased/10
>>734537534almost based but crossing out dawn of the new world makes it cringe
>>734571798>BG + IWDbased
>>734572463>>734572539No, these are genuinely the games I enjoy to play alongside Runescape. >>734572512Perhaps If I combine XIII into trilogy form, and Remove Sequels Godzilla Save The Earth and DOA Xtreme 2, I could squeeze in Control and Invisible War.
