It always struck me as more of an extra-long tech demo, rather than just a short game. If it had been a mod for Half Life 2 it would have been amazing, but from a company its just very good.
I'm not disputing the quality of it, nor the entertainment value. I had a great time playing it.
But does it REALLY belong above Team Fortress 2? Or above Deus Ex, Counterstrike, or Halo?
Yeah, it does get some god-like reverence around these parts. I personally loved the hell out of Portal, but I'm not a big TF2 fan, which may also be blasphemy.
I certainly don't agree with the top 10 completely either, but I do understand the ranking methodology and find it to be the best scoring method.
Portal was a good chunk of fun and very innovative, but there's no way it belonged on a top 25 list let alone top 10.
Ah, geez. You may be torn apart for such a statement, maybe even banned.
It always struck me as more of an extra-long tech demo, rather than just a short game. If it had been a mod for Half Life 2 it would have been amazing, but from a company its just very good.
I'm not disputing the quality of it, nor the entertainment value. I had a great time playing it.
But does it REALLY belong above Team Fortress 2? Or above Deus Ex, Counterstrike, or Halo?
Or GTA 3, Vice, Andreas, 4.
Metal Gears
Monster Hunters
BG2
Devil May Cry(s)
God of War(s)
Fallout 3
ect ect omg is it possible to get the voting app after the fact just so I can make a proper list?
Or GTA 3, Vice, Andreas, 4.
Metal Gears
Monster Hunters
BG2 Devil May Cry(s)
God of War(s)
Fallout 3
ect ect omg is it possible to get the voting app after the fact just so I can make a proper list?
Devil May Cry, really? Really?
Also, the abbreviation is "etc," short for "et cetera."
Or GTA 3, Vice, Andreas, 4.
Metal Gears
Monster Hunters
BG2 Devil May Cry(s)
God of War(s)
Fallout 3
ect ect omg is it possible to get the voting app after the fact just so I can make a proper list?
Devil May Cry, really? Really?
Also, the abbreviation is "etc," short for "et cetera."
Devil May Cry 3 maybe. I was just trying to run off a list of top tier full length games.
Sorry for the etc/ect mistake. How gooselike of me.
I guess I did have a good bit of fun with some of those DMC games. I would never consider them in my top 10 or 25, but they weren't bad. 'Cept maybe the second game.
I guess I did have a good bit of fun with some of those DMC games. I would never consider them in my top 10 or 25, but they weren't bad. 'Cept maybe the second game.
I respect DMC alot because of it's precise gameplay and apparent effect on the industry. I mean, GoW, Ninja Gaiden and all of the action sub genre owe alot to the game.
Well, there are a couple more than 2... And almost all of those games below were released at one time or another. [IMG][/img]
MDK and Sonic are PC classics, eh?
And you realise that Mass Effect is about as much a "PC game" as Halo, Gears, or FF7. Those are all perfectly fine games, but people would laugh if you called them PC classics.
They were also involved in IWD and PST.
They programmed the engine they ran on, yes.
What Bioware does have a long tradition of is porting consolized RPGs to the PC.
Since you took my comments literally, I"ll plainly state what my original point was: NWN sucked balls and Kotor is mediocre
Oh come on, if we're going to say Mass Effect and kotor are console games (both of which I actually agree with you on this), then you have to give them Dragon Age as a PC game. Which I guess might agree with the original accusation that this poll skewed signifcantly more towards PC since it was able to beat Batman despite loosing in the last poll that was only weeks ago
Portal was a good chunk of fun and very innovative, but there's no way it belonged on a top 25 list let alone top 10.
Ah, geez. You may be torn apart for such a statement, maybe even banned.
It always struck me as more of an extra-long tech demo, rather than just a short game. If it had been a mod for Half Life 2 it would have been amazing, but from a company its just very good.
I'm not disputing the quality of it, nor the entertainment value. I had a great time playing it.
But does it REALLY belong above Team Fortress 2? Or above Deus Ex, Counterstrike, or Halo?
That's kind of the idea, though! It's Tutorial: the game.
I sort of agree with you, I wouldn't put it into my top five, but top ten, sure. I could see it there.
Definitely above Deus Ex because, while cool, Metal Gear had been out for two years!
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Oh come on, if we're going to say Mass Effect and kotor are console games (both of which I actually agree with you on this), then you have to give them Dragon Age as a PC game. Which I guess might agree with the original accusation that this poll skewed signifcantly more towards PC since it was able to beat Batman despite loosing in the last poll that was only weeks ago
Dragon Age is basically a PC game, yes, its console version is just inferior. And a great one, too. The original discussion was about Mass Effect though, so before DA came out.
I wouldn't be terribly surprised if Gordon was G-Man. After all
Vortigaunts can travel through time, why not Gordon?
Holy shit I think you're right!
How original, Valve.
It would work and be awesome if handled like the novel "The Stars My Destination".
Spoiler for ending of said book/idea how they could use it:
After seeing visions of himself on fire throughout the book, the protagonist actually is set on fire and accidentally travels through time at the end of the book. To use this ending in Half Life, that last thing you do should be to change clothes, pick up a briefcase, walk through a mysterious door, and witness a tram car pass by. As the tram car fades into the distant tunnels, you utter a single word.
Yesss....
Advanced version is to walk through a series of doors that transport you through all the locations you saw the G-Man, before finally confronting yourself in the mysterious space-traveling tram car. But that would be a lot more work, and might not be very interesting.
I think the low placing of the Devil May Cry games is a clear sign that not enough people have played them therefore I shall spread the word of their quality (with the exception of 2)
I shall be the one to fill your dark souls with LIGHT!... light... light...
HL 2 gave us Halflife: Full Life Consequences. So, on second thought, perhaps it is the greatest game.
Alright, fine, you've won me over. Is it too late to change my vote?
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Yeah, it does get some god-like reverence around these parts. I personally loved the hell out of Portal, but I'm not a big TF2 fan, which may also be blasphemy.
I certainly don't agree with the top 10 completely either, but I do understand the ranking methodology and find it to be the best scoring method.
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Or GTA 3, Vice, Andreas, 4.
Metal Gears
Monster Hunters
BG2
Devil May Cry(s)
God of War(s)
Fallout 3
ect ect omg is it possible to get the voting app after the fact just so I can make a proper list?
Devil May Cry, really? Really?
Also, the abbreviation is "etc," short for "et cetera."
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Devil May Cry 3 maybe. I was just trying to run off a list of top tier full length games.
Sorry for the etc/ect mistake. How gooselike of me.
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I respect DMC alot because of it's precise gameplay and apparent effect on the industry. I mean, GoW, Ninja Gaiden and all of the action sub genre owe alot to the game.
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Oh come on, if we're going to say Mass Effect and kotor are console games (both of which I actually agree with you on this), then you have to give them Dragon Age as a PC game. Which I guess might agree with the original accusation that this poll skewed signifcantly more towards PC since it was able to beat Batman despite loosing in the last poll that was only weeks ago
Maybe in Half-life 3 we learn that Gordon doesn't talk because he has a SPEECH IMPEDIMENT.
And then BAM! Gordon is G-man.
That's kind of the idea, though! It's Tutorial: the game.
I sort of agree with you, I wouldn't put it into my top five, but top ten, sure. I could see it there.
Definitely above Deus Ex because, while cool, Metal Gear had been out for two years!
Dragon Age is basically a PC game, yes, its console version is just inferior. And a great one, too. The original discussion was about Mass Effect though, so before DA came out.
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It would work and be awesome if handled like the novel "The Stars My Destination".
Spoiler for ending of said book/idea how they could use it:
Yesss....
Well, being so silent for most of the time probably does funny things to your vocal cords. Would explain the raspy voice of G-man!
Truly, it wouldn't be a surprise at all. Gordon Freeman, oh woo I got that all - by - my - self. I'm SMRT!
And so it was that Haf Life 2 waz teh greatist gaem eva
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