What your favourite game EVER

Marsden

Like the post says, state your favourite game on any of the Playstation's and the reasons why it was the best.

For me it was Arkham Asylum.

It had everything that I love in games. A great linear story, none of this open world that's getting squeezed into every game regardless of whether it suits it or not. The voice acting was superb, Mark Hamill was exceptional as the Joker. The storyline was amazing and the music and dark setting backed it up to create a eerie atmosphere.

The fighting was fluid and easy to control, being able to string together a multi hit combo with ease has since been copied in other games. Detective mode mastered what other games have been trying to do since Tenchu and MGS started the stealth gameplay trend. The puzzles were a great addition and this is probably the only game I've ever bothered to get 100% playthrough in.

The graphics still look amazing despite AA being 4 years old now, and the little details such as Batman's cape getting torn show how much effort went in to making this the best playstation game EVER.

Jay Pentatonic

Good question!
I change my mind a lot but right now, it's definitely Red Dead Redemption, absolutely loved it.

I think it has one of the coolest protagonists ever and there was so much to do!
Beautiful setting, gameplay was simple and great fun. Also, the story was so intriguing, after I finished a mission it just made me want to go straight on to the next one

But tomorrow I'll probably look at this and be like "wtf? Metal Gear Solid 3 all the way!" :pac:

Marsden

Jay1989 wrote: »

Good question!
I change my mind a lot but right now, it's definitely Red Dead Redemption, absolutely loved it.

I think it has one of the coolest protagonists ever and there was so much to do!
Beautiful setting, gameplay was simple and great fun. Also, the story was so intriguing, after I finished a mission it just made me want to go straight on to the next one

But tomorrow I'll probably look at this and be like "wtf? Metal Gear Solid 3 all the way!" :pac:

Both great games, I've done RDR to death meself. I thought the Undead Nightmare was brilliant too, although it did trail off at the end. Years since I played MGS 3. Loved it as much as the first.

Sparks43

Boulder Dash

Daemos

Has to be Uncharted 2 for me

Some of my all-time favourite gaming moments happened in this game. Trying to figure out how to fight your way past a group of bad guys, it became like a choreographed dance. Knowing where they'll be, where you have to be, and timing everything to perfection. I'm not usually a fan of shooting games, but this was brilliant, and really drew me in

Taltos

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For me it's Uncharted, followed by Batman and Oblivion

Game | Vote
Arkham Asylum | 1
Boulder Dash | 1
Red Dead Redemption | 2
RDR - Undead Nightmare | 1
Uncharted | 1
Uncharted 2 | 1

Migworks

Game | Vote
Arkham Asylum | 1
Boulder Dash | 1
Colin McRae | 1
Dirt | 1
GTA San Andreas | 1
Red Dead Redemption | 2
RDR - Undead Nightmare | 1
Uncharted | 1
Uncharted 2 | 1


GTA San Andreas was just brilliant and consumed more man hours than anything else, and Colin McRae and Dirt were simply breathtaking in their day. I now only play Blops2 online as it works for me most times and is ever changing with the good, bad and ugly players you get to fight! ( but then I'm an original PC counter strike guy) lol

Marsden

Migworks wrote: »

GTA San Andreas was just brilliant and consumed more man hours than anything else

I never got into San Andreas and I'm a big GTA fan. It started off with too much customisation of character and making sure your turf is protected. All I wanted to do was the missions. I tried to give it another go last year but too much time has passed and the controls sucked compared 4.

SouthTippBass

Theres a lot of variables to consider, but my go-to favorite game of all time is Sonic the hedgehog 2. Played with an original megadrive pad, on a CRT tele, gaming heaven

Marsden

SouthTippBass wrote: »

Theres a lot of variables to consider, but my go-to favorite game of all time is Sonic the hedgehog 2. Played with an original megadrive pad, on a CRT tele, gaming heaven

Not a playstation game but I suppose the header could be construed as misleading. The original wins hands down IMO. If your into sonic you should try the fan remake. Its only 3 levels long but the graphics are fantastic.

Taltos

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For me it's Uncharted, followed by Batman and Oblivion

Game | Vote
Arkham Asylum | 1
Boulder Dash | 1
Colin McRae | 1
DIRT | 1
GTA San Andreas | 1
Red Dead Redemption | 2
RDR - Undead Nightmare | 1
Uncharted | 1
Uncharted 2 | 1

Retr0gamer

I'll go with Castlevania Symphony on the Night. Have to say it's a far better game than some of the picks already for best PS1 game.

pleasant Co.

Metal gear solid.

Played it again last month, still epic.

budgemook

Probably one of the pro evo games but special mentions to crash team racing and the first two smackdown games.

The game I've been best at in my life has to be smackdown 2. Was ridiculously good at that.

LuckyFinigan

+1 on Metal Gear Solid, have so many good memories of that game, don't think I'll ever forget it. I think the last time I played through it was just before mgs4 came out. Its been too long, must give it a run through again.

Orizio

Final Fantasy 8.

A game hated by many many FF purists - for good reasons tbf, lots of corniness and the game could be easily broken to the point that it was made very easy from very early on - but to me the soundtrack, world and sense of immersion was unparalleled.

Marsden

LuckyFinigan wrote: »

+1 on Metal Gear Solid, have so many good memories of that game, don't think I'll ever forget it. I think the last time I played through it was just before mgs4 came out. Its been too long, must give it a run through again.

I played this again last year and couldn't believe the dialogue to gameplay ratio, it was definitely original in that respect. I was playing on an emulator and I got stuck on Psycho Mantis, I could only configure one controller port for some reason so couldn't swap over. It's definitely on my to do list for the summer.

Marsden

Orizio wrote: »

Final Fantasy 8.

A game hated by many many FF purists - for good reasons tbf, lots of corniness and the game could be easily broken to the point that it was made very easy from very early on - but to me the soundtrack, world and sense of immersion was unparalleled.

Great game alright, I liked the full sized characters and the summon/guardian forces were an improvement on 7. I gave up on the series after they went back to using miniature characters in 9.

dupeters

For me it would have to be G-POLICE on the original playstation.

I can still remember it starting up , the game play and graphics were unreal for the time.

Happy times

SouthTippBass

Marsden wrote: »

No a playstation game but I suppose the header could be construed as misleading. The original wins hands down IMO. If your into sonic you should try the fan remake. Its only 3 levels long but the graphics are fantastic.

Ah, I didnt see that it was playstation only. In that case, I had a metric ton of fun with Micro Machines V3 back in the day. So thats my pick

Marsden

Update

Game | Vote
Arkham Asylum | 1
Boulder Dash | 1
Castlevania | 1
Colin McRae | 1
DIRT | 1
G-Police | 1
GTA San Andreas | 1
Metal Gear Solid | 2
Pro Evolution Soccer | 1
Red Dead Redemption | 1
Uncharted | 1
Uncharted 2 | 1

ahnowbrowncow

This is tough, could pick any of the metal gears, or the final fantasies. FF VIII was my first ff and I think my first rpg so it will always be at the top of my lists.

But I'm going to pick Syphon Filter, I loved that game and even though I've played many better games now I haven't enjoyed them any more than I did playing syphon filter back in the day.

Game | Vote
Arkham Asylum | 1
Boulder Dash | 1
Castlevania | 1
Colin McRae | 1
DIRT | 1
Final Fantasy VIII | 1
G-Police | 1
GTA San Andreas | 1
Metal Gear Solid | 2
Pro Evolution Soccer | 1
Red Dead Redemption | 1
Syphon Filter | 1
Uncharted | 1
Uncharted 2 | 1

Klair88

Final Fantasy IX or MGS:Snake Eater.

Tipsy McSwagger

Deus Ex on PS2 (probably miles better on PC but I didn't have one).

istaunton

I really enjoyed the whole Legacy of Kain series. Not sure which one I got the most out of. Plus Kain was a horrible bas***d which was brilliant.

But i think i might have to go for the First God of War or maybe MGS3 or 4 or maybe syphon filter or maybe infamous or DMC3.


AAAAAHHHHHHH this is too hard

Stone Deaf 4evr

Grand Theft Auto :Vice City,

it came off the back of the incredible GTA3, brought a hollywood cast of voice actors,& some of the best songs ever heard in a game ever. Maybe its cause I grew up in the 80's but I just related to so much in that game (apart from the whole small time criminal rises to power bit).

If they updated that games graphics and gave it the combat system from GTA4, I'd pay top dollar for that game!

chopperbyrne

Don't know about favourite, but Playstation games I've put the most time into have been Gran Turismo and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2.

MarkY91

added fary cry 3 to the table. havent enjoyed a game that much in a long time.




Game | Vote
Arkham Asylum | 1
Boulder Dash | 1
Castlevania | 1
Colin McRae | 1
DIRT | 1
Far Cry 3 | 1
Final Fantasy VIII | 1
G-Police | 1
GTA San Andreas | 1
Metal Gear Solid | 2
Pro Evolution Soccer | 1
Red Dead Redemption | 1
Syphon Filter | 1
Uncharted | 1
Uncharted 2 | 1

Plumpynutt

I think it would probably have to be Mass Effect 2

7ofBrian

Destruction Derby gets my vote. Had so much fun with that game as a kid

Taltos

Updated
Also trying to choose between the many Legacy of Kain games, Jak & Daxter series and quite a few more.

Game | Vote
Arkham Asylum | 1
Boulder Dash | 1
Castlevania | 1
Colin McRae | 1
Destruction Derby | 1
Deus Ex | 1
DIRT | 1
Far Cry 3 | 1
Final Fantasy VIII | 1
Fina Fantasy IX | 1
G-Police | 1
GTA San Andreas | 1
GTA Vice City | 1
Mass Effect 2 | 1
Metal Gear Solid | 2
MGS Snake Eater | 1
Pro Evolution Soccer | 1
Red Dead Redemption | 1
Syphon Filter | 1
Uncharted | 1
Uncharted 2 | 1

CastorTroy

As I didn't play much of Playstation before PS3, apart from the GoW games, I would have to say Infamous. If talking multiplatform as well, would be really tight between Infamous and the Arkham games, but I'll stick with Infamous.

7ofBrian

7ofBrian wrote: »

Destruction Derby gets my vote. Had so much fun with that game as a kid

Although my favourite of all time is the GoW Trilogy.

Marsden

I'm surprised no-one mentioned Resident Evil. I've made my decision and I'm sticking by it but if hours were calculated, this would be tops.

Unearthly

Final fantasy 7. Which is weird as I've discovered that I hate Japanese rpg's but this one I just love

Dr. Bre

Vice City!

unblvlblkult

Micro machines V3 on ps1 was thee best party game ever. 8 players with a multitap and controller sharing just made it!

Retr0gamer

Unearthly wrote: »

Final fantasy 7. Which is weird as I've discovered that I hate Japanese rpg's but this one I just love

You're just not playing the right ones. Get a DS all the best ones are on that. Stuff like FFXIII and it's ilk are horribly paced. For all it's flaws FFVII is wonderfully paced which makes it fun.

Otacon

Metal Gear Solid is my pick. It was the game that turned this mere pastime of mine into a full-on hobby.

Also, with a username like mine, what else was it going to be!?

Unearthly

@Retro, Interesting, I was going to pick up one of them soon. Good price and a large library of games.

GarH

Game | Vote
Arkham Asylum | 1
Boulder Dash | 1
Castlevania | 1
Colin McRae | 1
Destruction Derby | 1
Deus Ex | 1
DIRT | 1
Elite | 1
Far Cry 3 | 1
Final Fantasy VIII | 1
Fina Fantasy IX | 1
G-Police | 1
GTA San Andreas | 1
GTA Vice City | 1
Mass Effect 2 | 1
Metal Gear Solid | 2
MGS Snake Eater | 1
Pro Evolution Soccer | 1
Red Dead Redemption | 1
Syphon Filter | 1
Uncharted | 2
Uncharted 2 | 1

I spent hours every day playing Elite on the Amiga.
In fact I wish I was playing it right now instead of typing this.
But on PS3 it has to be Uncharted 1.

Beefy78

Each of the three PlayStations have had one game which has made me re-assess everything I understood that games were capable of. Those games were Metal Gear Solid, Grand Theft Auto III and Journey.

I'd be tempted to choose one of those for how they all seemed to rip up the rule book (at least to me). However I'm going to go for a game which built on one of those games and somehow managed to be even better. Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence is my favourite PlayStation game ever.

tonydude

Otacon wrote: »

Metal Gear Solid is my pick. It was the game that turned this mere pastime of mine into a full-on hobby.

Also, with a username like mine, what else was it going to be!?

Same here , has to be mgs .

Taltos

Updated

Game | Vote
Arkham Asylum | 1
Boulder Dash | 1
Castlevania | 1
Colin McRae | 1
Destruction Derby | 1
Deus Ex | 1
DIRT | 1
Elite | 1
Far Cry 3 | 1
Final Fantasy VII | 1
Final Fantasy VIII | 1
Final Fantasy IX | 1
God of War (Trilogy) | 1
G-Police | 1
GTA San Andreas | 1
GTA Vice City | 2
Infamous | 1
Mass Effect 2 | 1
Metal Gear Solid | 4
MGS Snake Eater | 1
MGS 3 Subsistence | 1
Micro Machines V3 | 1
Pro Evolution Soccer | 1
Red Dead Redemption | 1
Syphon Filter | 1
Uncharted | 2
Uncharted 2 | 1

SouthTippBass

Dont mean to be that guy, but theres two votes for Micro Machines V3. Posts #20 and #37

Chazz Michael Michaels

Red Dead Redemption - A simply beautiful game.

Geomy

Ghost n Goblins was a great game, I wonder if I can get it for my Samsung 3

Crimson King

Micro Machines was just about perfect for me.

I LOVED the old Tomb Raider games, been a fan of them all since.

Taltos

Updated, updated

Game | Vote
Arkham Asylum | 1
Boulder Dash | 1
Castlevania | 1
Colin McRae | 1
Destruction Derby | 1
Deus Ex | 1
DIRT | 1
Elite | 1
Far Cry 3 | 1
Final Fantasy VII | 1
Final Fantasy VIII | 1
Final Fantasy IX | 1
Ghost 'n Goblins | 1
God of War (Trilogy) | 1
G-Police | 1
GTA San Andreas | 1
GTA Vice City | 2
Infamous | 1
Mass Effect 2 | 1
Metal Gear Solid | 4
MGS Snake Eater | 1
MGS 3 Subsistence | 1
Micro Machines V3 | 3
Pro Evolution Soccer | 1
Red Dead Redemption | 3
Syphon Filter | 1
Uncharted | 2
Uncharted 2 | 1

Beefy78

Should Snake Eater and Subsistence not be classed as one game? It's just a tweaked version of the original.

Marsden

Beefy78 wrote: »

Should Snake Eater and Subsistence not be classed as one game? It's just a tweaked version of the original.

Dead right beefy, taltos, your relived of your command. Turn in your moderator badge and gun.