Favorite Video Games from all ERAs
Games I grew up with, that really stayed in my mind like no other.
Too hard to be ranked, though all-time favorites are near the top.
Mostly oldschool, indies and classics.
Main genres: Strategy, rpg, adventure & puzzle/platform.
Major Omissions not in IMDB:
10:
Supaplex
9s:
Figment, Sheep Dog 'n Wolf, Defender's Quest, Dream Quest
8s:
Defenders of Oasis (Game Gear), Castle of the Winds, Geneforge, Beer: The Last Eichhof, Digger
---This List is always under Construction---
Too hard to be ranked, though all-time favorites are near the top.
Mostly oldschool, indies and classics.
Main genres: Strategy, rpg, adventure & puzzle/platform.
Major Omissions not in IMDB:
10:
Supaplex
9s:
Figment, Sheep Dog 'n Wolf, Defender's Quest, Dream Quest
8s:
Defenders of Oasis (Game Gear), Castle of the Winds, Geneforge, Beer: The Last Eichhof, Digger
---This List is always under Construction---
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- DirectorJon Van CaneghamStarsDonald ArthurAndreas BorcherdingHans-Joerg PulsA fantasy turn-based strategy game that takes place in the land of Enroth, a place of magic. There is a multitude of creature types, from griffins to rocs, golems to pikemen, unicorns to hydras, and four different dragons. Each castle type has six different creatures, from the weak to the strong. There are six castle types, each corresponding to a hero class: Knight, Sorceress, Wizard (Good side), Barbarian, Necromancer, and Warlock (Evil side). There are also six different types of neutral creatures you can recruit in special structures scattered about the maps.Best game in the Franchise by far. Along with Price of Loyalty Expansion.
--Tactical Fantasy Strategy with RPG Elements-- - DirectorFeargus UrquhartStarsDavid WarnerCharlie AdlerDee Bradley BakerJon Irenicus, a sadistic secretive powerful mage bent on revenge, captures Gorion's ward and his/her party for a diabolical experiment.Along with Throne of Bhaal Expansion.
---Isometric Party RPG--- - StarsMichael T. WeissRob PaulsenJennifer HaleIn the city of Sigil, the only place from which all realities of the Planescape universe can be reached, an immortal amnesiac, the Nameless One, must uncover his past, the mystery of his immortality as well as who's trying to kill him.Best Story and dialogue ever in an rpg.
---Isometric Party RPG--- - DirectorTim SchaferStarsTony PlanaMaria Canals-BarreraAlan BlumenfeldManuel Calavera is a travel agent in The Land of the Dead who has stumbled across a ring of corruption.Favorite Lucasarts story. You are the herald of death. Enjoy.
---LucasArts Adventure--- - DirectorJon Van CaneghamBest game in the franchise. Amazing music.
---1st person Party RPG--- - DirectorHal BarwoodStarsDenny DelkDavid GitinJane JacobsIndiana Jones must fight the nazis again in search for Atlantis and a newly discovered mineral of unbelievable power, the Orichalcum.Amazing indiana jones adventure, with multiple path lines.
---LucasArts Adventure--- - DirectorYoshinori KitaseAkihiko MatsuiTakashi TokitaCrono, a young boy, is thrust to adventure by destiny to destroy an oncoming threat that will destroy the world in 1999.Quite possibly the best JRPG package ever. For good reasons.
---SNES Party J-RPG--- - DirectorTim SchaferStarsRoy ConradMark HamillHamilton CampFramed for murdering a motorcycle magnate, a biker gang leader tries to clear his name and take revenge on the scheming businessman responsible.---LucasArts Adventure---
- StarsLogan CunninghamDarren KorbAvalon PenroseHades is a rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion and Transistor, in which you defy the god of death as you hack and slash your way out of the Underworld of Greek myth.---Solo Action/Roguelike with Greek Mythology and great narrative---
- DirectorJoseph D. KucanStarsEric MartinJoseph D. KucanLes CollinsWhen a new and powerful mineral, the Tiberium, is discovered, two organizations start a war for its control: the criminal Brotherhood of NOD and the UN derived GDI forces.---Real-time Strategy---
- DirectorHiroyuki ItôYoshinori KitaseA mysterious woman joins a group of mercenaries in order to find out about her destiny and means of saving the world from an evil madman.Most Wholesome, well-made and emotional final fantasy title, full of twists. Timeless story.
---SNES Party J-RPG--- - DirectorTim StamperWaking to find his banana hoard clean gone, Donkey Kong sets out with his nephew Diddy Kong through jungle and cavern, past temples and reef, across pine forests, factories, and mountains to rid the island of the wicked Kremlings and reclaim his bananas.The peak of co-op in platforming.
---SNES Platform--- - DirectorRon GilbertStarsDominic ArmatoEarl BoenAlexandra BoydHaving vanquished the ghost pirate LeChuck with a soft drink, Guybrush Threepwood now seeks the treasure of Big Whoop. During his quest he discovers LeChuck is back from the dead. Once again.Lucasarts Peak in puzzles.
---LucasArts Adventure--- - DirectorAnthony GiovannettiStarsTamara RyanMichael SchwalbeIt's a combination of roguelike-like gameplay with a deck-building card game. It requires players to develop a strategy for their deck on the fly based on the cards they can obtain from loot.Best in the genre.
---Tactical Deckbuilding roguelike--- - In a world of insects, a diminutive knight descends into an ancient and crazed kingdom to restore its fallen king's order.Best modern metroidvania package.
---Metroidvania with platform & rpg elements--- - DirectorJonathan BlowA man, Tim, goes on a quest to save a princess from an evil monster.---Puzzle with Platform Elements---
- DirectorMaddy ThorsonWhile scaling a supernatural mountain in an attempt to salvage her self-respect, a depressed young woman is confronted by a doppelganger manifesting her doubts and fears.Pure platforming at its finest.
---Solo Platform--- - StarsBill RoperTomás RubioGlenn StaffordReal-time strategy game that follows the Humans who, after the Fall of Azeroth, join with Elves and Dwarves in an Alliance. In the Second War in the land of Lordaeron, the battle continues to the Dark Portal itself.First big real time strategy Hit of the 90s that defined the genre.
---Real-time Strategy--- - DirectorJakub DvorskýA humble robot must free his friend from the clutches of the nefarious Black Cap Brotherhood and save the control tower of the Steampunk-like city of Machinarium from being blown up.Amanita's peak in design.
---Puzzle/Adventure--- - DirectorMark SchwarzStarsMichael HaleyGlynnis TalkenMichael GoughIt is a horrible era for the formerly peaceful town of Tristram. Prince Albrect is missing, King Leoric is dead, and demonic raids are now commonplace. You are one of the heroes, who visits Tristram to slay whatever is causing this horror.Along with Hellfire Expansion. The hack n slash action-rpg that defined the genre in the west.
---Solo Isometric Dungeon-Crawl Action/RPG--- - DirectorTim StamperKaptain K. Rool kidnaps Donkey Kong and imprisons him high atop Crocodile Isle. Diddy Kong and his friend Dixie Kong must brave pirate ships, volcanoes, swamps, demented theme parks and deep, dark forests to rescue the gormless gorilla.Nintendo's peak in game level design in this franchise.
---SNES Platform--- - DirectorDidrik TollefsenRagnar TørnquistStarsSarah HamiltonRegina LundLouis AguirreApril Ryan is a young visual-arts student in Venice, Newport. She's been having some strange dreams lately, but little does she know about the important role she'll have in changing the future.---Adventure---
- DirectorJonathan AckleyLarry AhernStarsDominic ArmatoAlexandra BoydEarl BoenAfter unwittingly turning his true love Elaine into solid gold with a cursed engagement ring, Guybrush Threepwood must find a map, a ship and a crew, sail to Blood Island and track down an uncursed diamond ring to reverse the curse.Favorite lucasarts title. Hilarious. Combination of humor with cartoony style is really one a kind.
---LucasArts Adventure--- - DirectorBruce ShelleyLead an ancient culture from the Stone Age to the Iron Age, forge a civilisation, and destroy your enemies.---Real-time Strategy---
- StarsFrank GorshinLiana YoungJames HarperEvil has survived. Diablo, the Lord of Terror, now seeks to free his demonic brothers. The armies of the High Heavens are forbidden to interfere with Diablo's plan.Along with Lord of Destruction Expansion.
---Solo Isometric Dungeon-Crawl Action/RPG---