Best Games of the Generation

Originally posted by Nephthys
Innovation is not the sole marker for brilliance.

Pretty much.

Originally posted by Nephthys
Innovation is not the sole marker for brilliance. Also true for story. ME2 does a lot of things fantastically even if you don't think those aspects were great.

Agreed.

ME is a great franchise in general, imo.

His argument against it doesn't phase me much, since I visited a website called RPG Codec.. Their stance in a nutshell: "There are no good modern RPG games, and Infinity Engine games like Planescape Torment the greatest RPG's ever made. Also, System Shock 2 is awesome, and Bioshock is shit. Also, cover mechanics are lame because being able to sprint backwards while snapping off shots with pinpoint accuracy at impossible angles is somehow more realistic then an enemy randomly popping their head out from behind cover for no good reason."

Originally posted by Ben "cA" Risa
The games also typically feature a number of innovative gameplay elements with each installment that people typically ignore when criticizing the games.

Let's try and stay on topic guys. If you wish to discuss Zelda there are plenty of existing threads for that very purpose.

Who promoted you to mod status?

Let's stay on topic guys. If you want to talk about Zelda this is the games forum and what the heck am I saying.

Also, I did a surface scan of the last couple pages and didn't see any Zelda discussion. So... ermm

Originally posted by Ben "cA" Risa
Let's try and stay on topic guys. If you wish to discuss Zelda there are plenty of existing threads for that very purpose.

Nope. If you want to claim other games lack innovation but make statements like that, then back them up.

To prevent this from straying even further away from the topic as others (looking at you, Peach) would have it, I will be posting my response within my sig. Of course, I will likely be changing my sig to a picture at some point, so if you wish to see it there will be a limited window of opportunity to do so. That will be all.

Originally posted by Kazenji
Farcry 3 & Blood Dragon
Bioshock
Arkham City
New Tomb Raider
God Of War 3
Metal Gear Solid 4
Assassins Creed 2 & Brotherhood
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Limbo
Half-Life 2 + the two episodes

Well that's some...

from 2005 to 2013 Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon tops your list as the best game of the generation? Or even one of the best? wow.

I have this game and I don't see what you see. To each his own, I guess.

Originally posted by FistOfThe North

I have this game and I don't see what you see. To each his own, I guess.

Yeah each to their own.....considering your getting pumped up for another CoD game glare

Originally posted by Ben "cA" Risa
To prevent this from straying even further away from the topic as others (looking at you, Peach) would have it, I will be posting my response within my sig. Of course, I will likely be changing my sig to a picture at some point, so if you wish to see it there will be a limited window of opportunity to do so. That will be all.

I gave you all the opportunity in the world to respond NemeBro; you had your opportunity and you didn't take it. You can't have expected me to keep the response in my sig forever.

Back on topic now please.

Originally posted by Ben "cA" Risa
I gave you all the opportunity in the world to respond NemeBro; you had your opportunity and you didn't take it. You can't have expected me to keep the response in my sig forever.

Back on topic now please.

lol. "Here is your window in which to respond. Scurry, underlings, scurry!" ...is how you come across. Just saying'

Also, how much do you know of the internet? Obviously not a ton, or you wouldn't try to curb off-topic-ness by telling other to get back on topic. All threads - sorry, most threads - work their way back. But they need room for tangents...this is life and real people and junk. Not robots responding to a query. Worry less, debate more.

Originally posted by Ben "cA" Risa
(looking at you, Peach)

Can't blame you.

*looks at Peach*
😍

Hey now, Digi 😛

Peach, get back on topic. Listen to the new self appointed moderator.

PS2 is a last gen console, but had a lot of crossover with current gen games.

Basically, I want to put Persona 4 on the list, and am wondering if being on a last gen console disqualifies it, even though it was squarely going head to head with the 360 and ps3 games at the time.. (Thus, you can argue it, along with many PS2 games, were games "of" this generation based on when they were released...)

After having played 2/3s of Max Payne 3 I definitely have to add this to my earlier list, also add Just Cause 2 as I had forgotten that one as well.

Was going to get Max Payne 3 after buying 1/2 on a Steam sale, but apparently they won't work with modern OS's.

The fact Rockstar and Steam KNOW this, yet still sell them to suckers like me anyways without offering any kind of support for the problem, kind of sours me on Steam sales, at least for "abandonware" type stuff.

Originally posted by cdtm
Was going to get Max Payne 3 after buying 1/2 on a Steam sale, but apparently they won't work with modern OS's.

The fact Rockstar and Steam KNOW this, yet still sell them to suckers like me anyways without offering any kind of support for the problem, kind of sours me on Steam sales, at least for "abandonware" type stuff.

I just checked the steam community forum for Max Payne 1 & 2 as I thought that sounded weird, and it seems that about 50% of the people have trouble getting it to work, so I think you should still try to get it to work, most of the people who say it doesn't work initially return later to say that it eventually worked. Of course, I agree with your sentiment about personal tweaking should not be needed to make a game playable.

Originally posted by cdtm

The fact Rockstar and Steam KNOW this, yet still sell them to suckers like me anyways without offering any kind of support for the problem, kind of sours me on Steam sales, at least for "abandonware" type stuff.

If you want old games try out GOG.com