Favorite Game(s) of Last Gen

[leveskikesko]

Around the Dreamcast - Ps2 age for those that are confused.

As for me mine would definitely be Shadow of the Colossus.

This game is gorgeous and the game play is pure genius. Who would've thought that only having huge boss battles would be enough for a game, and it's amazing how they make the boss battles become a worthy level of themselves. It's one of those few games that is so epic and natural feeling that you tend to forget you're playing a game.

http://www.virginmedia.com/microsites/games/slideshow/game-art/img_4.jpg<----This = EPIC

[Dyson]

Marvel vs Capcom 2
Star Wars KOTOR
Zelda Wind Waker
GTA 3, VC

[MarkMan]

Dreamcast
Shenmue
Shenmue II
Soul Calibur

PS2
Tekken Tag Tournament
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

Xbox
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

GameCube
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker

[SL4IN]

PS2
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Kindom Hearts 1&2

Gamecube
Pikmin
Residen Evil 4
Super Mario Sunshine
Killer 7

Xbox
Indigo Prophecy (fav. game of last gen!)
Ninja Gaiden
Fable

[Puffa469]

Re4

Gta Vc, Sa

[mrchainsaw]

Kingdom Hearts
Final Fantasy X
Ratchet and Clank
Metal Gear Solid 2 & 3
Animal Crossing
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 & 4
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and San Andreas

Probably a few I'm forgetting.

[daroga]

GC:
Resident Evil 4*
Zelda: Wind Waker
Zelda: TP (though played on Wii)
Pac-Man Vs.
Super Mario Sunshine

Xbox:
Ninja Gaiden (Black)*
Splinter Cell 1

PS2:
Shadow of the Colossus

DC:
Power Stone 1 & 2
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Sonic Adventure 1 & 2 (at the time... ;) )

GBA:
Drill Dozer
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Wario Ware Twisted

*=the best game(s) of the generation hands down I think

[Frogurt.man]

KOTOR and Freedom Fighters both on the Xbox. I've went back and replayed both of those games in like the last month and they surprisingly hold up well. Man Freedom Fighters was REALLY good. Such a shame that the creators didn't do a follow up but instead make the craptacular Kane and Lynch. What were they thinking?

[coolz481]

Overall Top Ten

1. Resident Evil 4 (GC)
2. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Xbox)
3. Dragon Quest VIII (PS2)
4. Skies of Arcadia (DC)
5. God of War (PS2)
6. Shenmue (DC)
7. Eternal Darkness (GC)
8. Final Fantasy XII (PS2)
9. Ratchet & Clank: UYA (PS2)
10. Jak & Daxter (PS2)

[darthbudge]

KOTOR and Psychonauts.

[Kaijufan]

Resident Evil 4 (though the Wii version is the best version)
Star Wars: KotOR
Skies of Arcadia: Legends
Kingdom Hearts 1 & 2
Katamari Damacy and We Love Katamari
The Castlevania GBA games
Metroid Fusion/Metroid Zero Mission
Indigo Prophecy
Neverwinter Nights Hoards of the Underdark
Psychonauts
Star Wars Rogue Squadron 2: Rogue Leader
Super Smash Brothers Melee
Super Mario Sunshine
Timesplitters Future Perfect
Unreal Tournament 2004
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

[schuerm26]

Resident Evil 4 (no competition in my book) though the Wii version is better now that it is out.

A couple posts above someone mentioned Freedom Fighters. That is probably top 6 on my list (along with WindWaker, God of War II, Sly Cooper the 1st one, and Jak II). That game truly was amazing when I played it through the first time. Very underappreciated and I think it has something to do with being an EA game.

[Ryukahn]

I'd have to say Phantasy Star Online for DC, and then later on GC/Xbox. Between the 4 versions (2 on DC and one each on GC/Xbox) I logged over a thousand hours of gameplay. It was a day one purchase when it came out on Dreamcast (also day one purchase on Xbox) and I couldn't believe how amazing it was. I only played the Gamecube version for a few months to tide me over until the Xbox version came out.

[Liquid 2]

Eternal Darkness

[willardhaven]

There were too many.

DC
EDIT: Power Stone

PS2
Onimusha 1-3
ZOE 2
Disgaea
Breath of Fire V
Radiata Stories
Persona 3
Ratchet and Clank 3
Sly Cooper
Kingdom Hearts
Silent Hill 2
Metal Gear Solid 2-3
Jak 2
EDIT: Tales of the Abyss

Gamecube
RE 1
RE 4
MGS Twin Snakes
Pikmin 2
Zelda Wind Waker
Smash Bros. Melee

[lunatic_pandora]

KotOR, RE4, Halo, Ninja Gaiden, FFX, SotC, KHII.

[Lieutenant Dan]

Shadow of the Colossus was the first game that came to mind.

Halo 2 and Disgaea are honorable mentions.

[schuerm26]

I salute you, Lieutenant Dan.

As for my honorable mention, I will have to say it's an early last gen title. It's one of the funkiest games ever made, and one of the characters is in my avatar....

Any guesses?

Jet Grind Radio for the DC unless that is some guy from Jet Set Radio Future for the Xbox.

[doraemonkerpal]

GTA:SA, FFX and a few more that I can't think of at the moment hehe.

[leveskikesko]

Jet Grind Radio for the DC unless that is some guy from Jet Set Radio Future for the Xbox.

BINGO!

I'm this close to hooking up my dreamcast right now....

[Calamityuponthee]

Playstation 2:
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater*
Okami
Shadow Hearts
Shadow Hearts: Covenant*
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3
Suikoden 5

Dreamcast:
Skies of Arcadia*
Shenmue

Xbox:
Knights of the Old Republic*
Ninja Gaiden
Burnout 3

Gamecube:
REmake
Resident Evil 4*

* = Cream of the crop, the absolute best

[Trakan]

Final Fantasy X/X-2
God of War 1/2
Katamari Damacy
Shadow of the Colossus
Vice City

Resident Evil 4
Prince of Persia Series

Halo
Halo 2

[ighosty]

:xbox:
Halo (1)
Ninja Gaiden
KOTOR
Rainbow Six & Rainbow Six Black Arrow
Ghost Recon
GTA

Dreamcast:
Power stone 1 & 2
Sonic
Dynamite Cop
Marvel vs. Capcom 2

:gc:
Super Smash
Resident Evil 4

[KingBroly]

:gc:
Super Smash Bros. Melee
The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
Metroid Prime
Tales of Symphonia
Resident Evil 4

:ps2:
Kingdom Hearts
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater AMAZING ENDING
God of War

[darkcecil32]

Glad to see skies of arcadia and shenmue getting some love here.

DQ8 gets my vote for last gen...it was the first time I felt like I was truly playing a classic 2d snes rpg in 3d. While some may take issue with that fact (ie simplicity, lack of ingenuity, etc), I for one absolutely loved it!

[f1nalhour]

Persona 3
Okami
KOTOR

and...Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 1 and 2. I really loved those games.

[dmaul1114]

Soul Calibur 1 and 2
Metroid Prime
Eternal Darkness
Stars Wars Knights of the Old Republic
Okami
Final Fantasy X
Halo 1 and 2
Ratchet and Clank
Sly Cooper
Guitar Hero 1 and 2

I couldn't get into Shadow of the Collosus, but not surprising since I generally hate boss fights and it's a game full of them.

[Dr Mario Kart]

Last Gen isnt nearly done with yet.

Between Chaos Wars, Persona 4, P3:FES which are yet to come, and the recent Mana Khemia and Baroque, the PS2 currently has the best JRPG lineup of 2008.

[InuFaye]

Last Gen isnt nearly done with yet.

Between Chaos Wars, Persona 4, P3:FES which are yet to come, and the recent Mana Khemia and Baroque, the PS2 currently has the best JRPG lineup of 2008.

I know, Nintendo Extended the life of last gen by at least 4 more years.

[Codemaster]

Multi: Beyond Good and Evil, Mercenaries, Soul Calibur II
PC: Half-Life 2, Warcraft III
GCN: Tales of Symphonia, RE4, LOZ:WW
Dreamcast: Rez, Soul Calibur
GBA: Golden Sun 1 & 2, Castlevanias
PS2: Hard to pick, I'll just go with the DMC series
Xbox: Ninja Gaiden Black

[Swift900]

Dreamcast
Shenmue

Playstation 2
Shadow of the Colossus
Metal Gear Solid: Sons of Liberty
Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater

Xbox
Shenmue II
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Halo
Halo 2
Mechassault

I will talk a little bit about Mechassault because I do not remember seeing it mentioned by anyone else. Mechassault was released roughly a year after the launch of the xbox; only days before the introduction of Xbox Live. The game featured controls that were incredibly easy learn which made it very accessible to pick up and play. The single player game was fairly short, but the online modes provided seemingly endless replay value.

I think the main reason why the game struck such a chord with me was Xbox Live. Coming from PC gaming, I had a lot of experience with multiplayer games. It was a complex process. Even today, when PC gaming, it can be a difficult and time consuming to link up with your friends, establish a form of unified communication, and find a room to meet up in. Xbox Live just worked.

Mechassault was nothing more than the right game at the right time. It was fun, simple, and competitive. Xbox Live ensured there was always someone to play against.
http://xboxmedia.ign.com/xbox/image/article/528/528828/mechassault-20040707032437213_640w.jpg

[munch]

Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath, I think. Maybe Zelda. They were both damn good.

[insertcleverthing]

My personal top ten (off the top of my head):

1) Grand Theft Auto 3 (PS2) - Revolutionary.
2) Skies of Arcadia (DC) - Personally special.
3) Knights of the Old Republic (XBOX) - Best videogame story ever.
4) Wind Waker (GC) - Perfect game design.
5) Halo (XBOX) - Was at one time the most polished FPS out there.
6) Resident Evil 4 (GC) - Best action/survival horror to date.
7) Shadow of the Colossus (PS2) - Minimalist game design perfected.
8) Bangai-O (DC) - My favorite arcade style game...still.
9) Power Stone 2 (DC) - Mulitplayer bliss.
10) Halo 2 (XBOX) - Great multi experience until the cheaters showed up.

[The Mana Knight]

Dreamcast:
1. Tech Romancer
2. Samba De Amigo
3. Jet Grind Radio
4. Sonic Adventure 2
5. Grandia II

PS2:
1. Xenosaga Episode III
2. Kingdom Hearts II
3. Xenosaga Episode I
4. Final Fantasy X
5. Star Ocean: Till The End of Time
6. Zone of the Enders
7. Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
8. DDR Extreme 2
9. Mega Man X8
10. Tekken 5

GC:
1. Tales of Symphonia
2. Mega Man: Network Transmission
3. Baten Kaitos
4. F-Zero GX
5. Puyo Pop Fever (It's too addicting)

Xbox:
1. Rallisport Challenge 2
2. Project Gotham Racing 2
3. Gun Valkyrie
4. DDR Ultramix 3
5. Blinx: The Timesweeper

[leveskikesko]

Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath, I think. Maybe Zelda. They were both damn good.

Is that game BC with 360?

I always wanted to check it out....

[CriscoKidd]

DC:

- bunch of capcom fighters that I still have yet to really master
- Grandia 2

PS2:

- FF12
- Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
- Dragon Quest 8
- Kingdom Hearts
- Dark Cloud 2

GC:

- Baten Kaitos Origins
- Tales of Symphonia
- Paper Mario the thousand year door
- Fire Emblem
- Metroid Prime
- RE4

Who woulda thunk it? I enjoyed the GC games more than my 2 other systems. There's still some games I have yet to play, but not a ton that are to my usual tastes.

[The Crotch]

DC|
Skies of Arcadia

PS2|
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

Gamecube|
Super Smash Brothers Melee

Xbox|
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. The first one. None of that Sith Lords bullshit.

All|
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time

But Best of All|
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GC). And fuck anyone who says otherwise, because you, my friends, are god damn wrong.

[CriscoKidd]

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I woulda thought you'd say Fire Emblem somewhere on there.

[bardockkun]

Dreamcast:
Typing of the Dead
Power Stone 2
Jet Grind Radio

Gamecube:
Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker (arguably the best Zelda game in my opinion)
Paper Mario: The 1000 Year Door
Soul Calibur II, me and my friends did best with GC controllers for some reason. Plus back in the day my high school would hold tournies and when facing off against people I would hear their idiotic strategies against me. "Dude, just keep blocking and he won't get you." So I just kept attacking them low and beat majority of them at a landslide.

PS2:
Bully
Guitar Hero II
God of War
*There's more but PS2 backlog is ridiculous*

XBox:
Ninja Gaiden: Black

[The Crotch]

I woulda thought you'd say Fire Emblem somewhere on there.I only did one game per console (save for multiplatform and best game), and no handhelds, as handheld generations are not synchronized with console generations. If we want to include GBA, then put Fire Emblem 8 on there, with an honourable mention to Advance Wars.

[FlamingMoogles]

Favorite by far is SHADOW HEARTS. Such a great great game. So underrated. I dunno why no one knows/plays it. Its my 2nd fav gme of all time.

Also: Suikoden 5. And i actually liked ffx and ffx-2. Unlike most people. Wind Waker. Starwars games in general

[bmachine]

My Top Ten:
1. Second Sight
2. Psychonauts
3. Mercenaries
4. the Max Payne games
5. Beyond Good and Evil
6. Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
7. Psi-Ops
8. Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
9. Half Life 2
10. Deus Ex Invisible War