My top twenty games of all time for 2009.


Over at TIG, the third installment of the TIGForums Twenty for 2009 is going on and I’ve been mulling it over ever since Derek posted it up. It’s a little strange coming up with such a comprehensive list of favorites but I feel I’ve got a good start on my top 20. I went the way of Tarantino selecting my top 20 games [though he didn't do all-time favorites].

So everyone on the forum gets 210 points to delegate however they’d like across as many as 210 games. I went with just the 20 as I’m not sure I have 210 favorite games to list. Initially it’s a bit overwhelming to find even 20 favorite games since there’s no real criteria. I could have gone with games that I love right now or I could of gone with even more nostalgia and leaned towards how I remember the games that I love. I think I have a mix of both as I tried to include the games that had a significant impact on me at the time that I was playing them. I haven’t played Halo in years, but I was so into that game that I started going to tournaments for it. That’s probably the only game I’ll ever do that with, and while there may be games in my future that I enjoy even more than Halo, I can’t ignore that historical context.

So here they are after the jump! If you have any suggestions/objections let me know, I’d love to start a nerdy discussion about favorite games.

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  1. [POINTS] Game Title

TIGForums Top Twenty 2009

  1. [50] Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn
  2. [16] Final Fantasy Tactics
  3. [8] Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
  4. [8] Final Fantasy VII
  5. [8] Final Fantasy IV [released as FFII in US]
  6. [8] Minecraft
  7. [8] Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire
  8. [8] Myst
  9. [8] Robin Hood: Conquest for the Longbow
  10. [8] Mega Man X
  11. [8] Castlevania: SotN
  12. [8] Counter Strike
  13. [8] Halo
  14. [8] Portal
  15. [8] Mario Galaxy
  16. [8] Street Fighter II
  17. [8] Spelunky
  18. [8] Driver
  19. [8] NHL Hits 2002
  20. [8] Starcraft

NOTE: we do have a month to continue revising this list, even just now I swapped out Mario Power Tennis for Starcraft, due to a lapse in judgement not remembering Starcraft. Expect this list to change, perhaps even based on your comments. :)

09/11

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09/14

Andydrum

That IS a hard question. Does Orange Box count as one game or five? I’ve probably played Halo more than any other game in my life, but it might not break my top ten. Also, is Halo counted as one trilogy, or 3 separate games? I thoroughly enjoyed Shadow Complex from beginning to end, but I probably wont ever play it again. I’ve played different versions of Pokemon, but they all felt like pretty much the same game.

Anyway, just thinking out loud. :)

09/17

DaveSchrodo

I’m glad to see hits made the list. But it’s too bad Mario Tennis got bumped, those doubles matches were dangerous!

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