Greatest Game Series of All Time

Gazza3k11

Choose Your Favorite

Turtwig

Railworks.

Mr E

Boring as this thread is, it's not a game review. Moving to the main games forum.

krudler

whats with all the greatest/best threads this week?

Retr0gamer

And another terrible poll with so much wrong in it. Tekken but no SNK fighters? No Half Life?

danthefan

No Final Fantasy. There are loads of RPG series' that could be included but honestly, no Final Fantasy.

ShadowHearth

Maybe someone doing his homework for university with all these polls?

MitchKoobski

Awful awful poll choices

Magill

Doesn't really matter whats missing, Zelda/Mario are there... best 2 series "of all time".

Gazza3k11

Street Fighter is there

Gazza3k11

danthefan wrote: »

No Final Fantasy. There are loads of RPG series' that could be included but honestly, no Final Fantasy.

Yeah i admit I should have put Final Fantasy on there

Retr0gamer

Gazza3k11 wrote: »

Street Fighter is there

It's still an awful poll for a topic that doesn't need one.

Retr0gamer

I'd say my favourite series is Shin Megami Tensei. 30+ games and not a bad one unlike other series I can think of like FF or even Dragon Quest. Only other series that comes close is Zelda which has always maintained a high level of quality, even the much hated CDi games are actually quite good other than Zelda's Adventure.

Gazza3k11

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I'd say my favourite series is Shin Megami Tensei. 30+ games and not a bad one unlike other series I can think of like FF or even Dragon Quest. Only other series that comes close is Zelda which has always maintained a high level of quality, even the much hated CDi games are actually quite good other than Zelda's Adventure.

What about them glorious CDi cutscenes lol

Gazza3k11

Retr0gamer wrote: »

And another terrible poll with so much wrong in it. Tekken but no SNK fighters? No Half Life?

The reason that I didn't put the Half-Life series on here is because there is only 2 full games and I didn't really like the first one so when I made the list I didn't think to put it on here

tuxy

Gazza3k11 wrote: »

The reason that I didn't put the Half-Life series on here is because there is only 2 full games and I didn't really like the first one so when I made the list I didn't think to put it on here

So the poll is about the games you like and we pick which ones we like too?
Can we put a ban on stupid favourite polls please? It's worse than the retarded top 5/10 lists.

Gazza3k11

tuxy wrote: »

So the poll is about the games you like and we pick which ones we like too?
Can we put a ban on stupid favourite polls please? It's worse than the retarded top 5/10 lists.

Are you retarded? I clearly said that I didn't think to put the Half-Life series on there. I didn't say I don't like the series as a whole. I don't like Mortal Kombat or Guitar Hero but I still put them on there because I know they are very popular

Retr0gamer

Don't start throwing childish insults at people.

GavRedKing

Final Fantasy up until the latest installments IMO.

Retr0gamer

GavRedKing wrote: »

Final Fantasy up until the latest installments IMO.

I don't know how anyone can say that if they've play FF2. Woeful game.

Hercule

The common consensus is that your poll is stupid and ineffective - asking if people are retarded when they tell you this is not going to win you any supporters.

The reason for the negative backlash against your crap poll, is that this is the 2nd "best game ever" poll which I have seen recently which omits game series and is generally poorly designed - not to mention the fact this topic is done to death (both here and on other gaming related sites)

Your rationale for not including half life does not make any sense - but since this is one of the first things you have done on boards.ie I think people need to hold the knives and be a bit less candid in their criticism. I know when i first started I didnt understand how opinions on the internet work (however this was 12 years ago)

danthefan

GavRedKing wrote: »

Final Fantasy up until the latest installments IMO.

The middle of the main series + FFT is my favourite collection of games of all time easily. To be honest I've not played 1 or 2, and I think XII, XIII are nowhere near as good as the previous entries.

LiamKK1982

How could you leave out Final Fantasy?

Fibrescale

No Fallout or Elder Scrolls. Oh dear.

Gazza3k11

Hercule wrote: »

The common consensus is that your poll is stupid and ineffective - asking if people are retarded when they tell you this is not going to win you any supporters.

The reason for the negative backlash against your crap poll, is that this is the 2nd "best game ever" poll which I have seen recently which omits game series and is generally poorly designed - not to mention the fact this topic is done to death (both here and on other gaming related sites)

Your rationale for not including half life does not make any sense - but since this is one of the first things you have done on boards.ie I think people need to hold the knives and be a bit less candid in their criticism. I know when i first started I didnt understand how opinions on the internet work (however this was 12 years ago)

Ok ok I know what everyone is saying and thanks for the constructive criticism but all I wanted to do was post a poll purely for fun and the reason I asked the user Tuxy if he is retarded is because I was sick of "Why didn't you put this series on here" comments and when I saw that one I just had enough. Once again sorry for my backlash but I only posted these for fun

degrassinoel

Oh gods, an Other poll without fallout or mass effect in it

Turtwig

degrassinoel wrote: »

Oh gods, an Other poll without fallout or mass effect in it

Excuse me I don't see Civilisaiton either. Or Monkey Island. Or .. oh God. I'll stop now before I cry.:(

Grimebox

So much haters...!

Has to be Zelda for me. So many memories throughout my life with that game. Starting with A Link to the Past on the snes, then Link's awakening and Ocarina of Time only to be disappointed with Majora's Mask. And recently playing Wind Waker. I don't know why I enjoy these games. On paper they seem poor but I always addicted from start to finish

degrassinoel

So much to hate when one's favorite is neglected from the silly poll.

johnny_ultimate

The Army Men series makes a convincing argument to be labelled the greatest, and I mean objectively rather than subjectively. Basically the Battleship Potemkin of video gaming, its vivid realisation of warfare has consistently reflected the horrors and atrocities of war through accessible metaphorical storylines, while making experimental leaps that further the medium in profound, enlightening ways. It is a series that has single-handedly been responsible for establishing gaming's visual langauge, and has constantly negotiated the nature of the relationship between player and designer. Its inspired, groundbeaking transition into three-dimensions - a mere year after its isometric debut - is equivalent to the addition of sound to motion pictures: a move that instantly transformed the medium, opening up a plethora of opportunities that game developers are still struggling to get to grips with.

It's rare that a game series can still hold so much appeal after twenty-four distinctive, invigorating entries - Air Attack 2 remains one of the most astonishing artistic achievements in humanity's history, while I don't think I can say anything about the transcendent Major Malfunction that has not been said already - but Army Men has consistently proven to be a pioneering entry that has irrevocably shaped interactivity as we know it.

SeantheMan

Close thread ?

Sephiroth_dude

No fallout or elderscrolls :eek:

Turtwig

Hmm, I've noticed a distinct lack of PC based titles. OP, did you by any chance ever try PC gaming?

gizmo

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

The Army Men series makes a convincing argument to be labelled the greatest, and I mean objectively rather than subjectively. Basically the Battleship Potemkin of video gaming, its vivid realisation of warfare has consistently reflected the horrors and atrocities of war through accessible metaphorical storylines, while making experimental leaps that further the medium in profound, enlightening ways. It is a series that has single-handedly been responsible for establishing gaming's visual langauge, and has constantly negotiated the nature of the relationship between player and designer. Its inspired, groundbeaking transition into three-dimensions - a mere year after its isometric debut - is equivalent to the addition of sound to motion pictures: a move that instantly transformed the medium, opening up a plethora of opportunities that game developers are still struggling to get to grips with.

It's rare that a game series can still hold so much appeal after twenty-four distinctive, invigorating entries - Air Attack 2 remains one of the most astonishing artistic achievements in humanity's history, while I don't think I can say anything about the transcendent Major Malfunction that has not been said already - but Army Men has consistently proven to be a pioneering entry that has irrevocably shaped interactivity as we know it.

/thread

Retr0gamer

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

The Army Men series makes a convincing argument to be labelled the greatest, and I mean objectively rather than subjectively. Basically the Battleship Potemkin of video gaming, its vivid realisation of warfare has consistently reflected the horrors and atrocities of war through accessible metaphorical storylines, while making experimental leaps that further the medium in profound, enlightening ways. It is a series that has single-handedly been responsible for establishing gaming's visual langauge, and has constantly negotiated the nature of the relationship between player and designer. Its inspired, groundbeaking transition into three-dimensions - a mere year after its isometric debut - is equivalent to the addition of sound to motion pictures: a move that instantly transformed the medium, opening up a plethora of opportunities that game developers are still struggling to get to grips with.

It's rare that a game series can still hold so much appeal after twenty-four distinctive, invigorating entries - Air Attack 2 remains one of the most astonishing artistic achievements in humanity's history, while I don't think I can say anything about the transcendent Major Malfunction that has not been said already - but Army Men has consistently proven to be a pioneering entry that has irrevocably shaped interactivity as we know it.

Meh. It insists upon itself.