2015 "BEST GAME EVER!!!" Nomination Thread

[kitroplious]

Pokémon Gold/Silver (1999; GBC)

The post game elements in this line are still the best in the series, practically because there's two games in one (as it includes traveling to places in the original).

Final Fantasy IV (1991; SNES)

One of my favorite RPG's in terms of the story... even though leveling up was a bit of a chore than it should be.

Kid Icarus Uprising (2012; 3DS)

Although this was kind of more of a celebration and throwback of the series, I really liked the experience (especially with the full voice acting)

[Jordan]

These aren't nominations (yet), but it interests me that I haven't seen anyone mention Faxanadu or Duck Tales yet.

I liked Darkwing Duck better, both in terms of the cartoon and in terms of the Capcom game.

[link64]

1) Thief The Dark Project (PC)- Monumental stealth game way ahead of it's time.

2) Mark Of The Ninja (PC, xbox360) - one of the best indie games in years.

3) Half Life (PC) - one of my favorite games, actually prefer this game over its sequel.

4) Donkey Kong (94)- this Gameboy remake of the arcade classic contains 97 new levels.

5) Track And Field (Arcade) one of my favorite arcade games.

[pdSlooper]

4) Donkey Kong (94)- this Gameboy remake of the arcade classic contains 97 new levels.

It has the same name, but it's not a remake. It's a completely new game that borrows a few levels for nostalgia's sake.

[link64]

4) Donkey Kong (94)- this Gameboy remake of the arcade classic contains 97 new levels.

It has the same name, but it's not a remake. It's a completely new game that borrows a few levels for nostalgia's sake.

Well the first 4 levels follow the same story, from then on it's a different game.

[Yasume]

Due to a lack of time, I'll quicky list the last games that I wanted to nominate:

40. Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (NDS)
41. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (PSVita)
42. Pokémon Gold Version (GBC)
43. Pokémon Emerald Version (GBA)
44. Pokémon Pearl Version (NDS)
45. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES)
46. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble (SNES)
47. Donkey Kong 64 (N64)
48. Super Smash Bros. Melee (GCN)
49. Animal Crossing (GCN)
50. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (GCN)
51. Sonic Adventure 2 Battle (GCN)
52. Ninjatown (NDS)
53. Little Big Adventure 2 (PC)
54. Ape Escape (PS1)
55. Mark of the Ninja (PC)
56. Rogue Legacy (PC)
57. Mario Golf (N64)
58. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)
59. VVVVVV (3DS)
60. Plants vs. Zombies (NDS)
61. Wario Land 4 (GBA)
62. Resident Evil (GCN)
63. Higurashi - When They Cry (iPad)
64. Corpse Party (PSP)
65. Saints Row: The Third (PC)
66. Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe (PC)
67. To the Moon (PC)
68. Mega Man 9 (Wii)
69. Punch-Out!! (NES)
70. Wario Land: The Shake Dimension (Wii)
71. Bit.Trip Runner (Wii)
72. Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure (Wii)

[squishy]

Been busy with a move so I'm a bit late to the show, but here are my nominations:

Atari 2600:
Yar's Revenge
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Jr.
Pac-Man
Frogger
Q*Bert
Pitfall!

NES:
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 3
Castlevania
Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest
Tetris
Final Fantasy
Kirby's Adventure
The Legend Of Zelda
Metroid

Genesis:
Sonic The Hedgehog
Sonic The Hedgehog 2
Sonic The Hedgehog 3

SNES:
Final Fantasy II (IV)
Final Fantasy III (VI)
Chrono Trigger
Donkey Kong Country
Super Mario World
Super Mario RPG: Legend Of The Seven Stars
Super Castlevania IV
The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past
Super Metroid

TG-16:
Legendary Axe

N64:
The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time
The Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Super Mario 64
Super Smash Bros.
Star Wars: Shadows Of The Empire
Goldeneye
Star Fox 64
Paper Mario

PSOne:
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy IX
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider II
Chrono Cross
Resident Evil
Resident Evil 2

PS2:
Final Fantasy X
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey Of The Cursed King
Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time
Splinter Cell
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts II

PC:
Warcraft II
Diablo
Baldur's Gate
Undying
Icewind Dale
Dark Sun: Shattered Lands
Dark Sun: Wake Of The Ravager

GameCube:
Super Smash Bros Melee
The Legend Of Zelda: Wind Waker
Super Mario Sunshine
Luigi's Mansion
Resident Evil 4
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
Pikmin
Pikmin 2
Fire Emblem: Path Of Radiance

Wii:
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess
The legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Xenoblade Chronicles
Last Story
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Mario Kart Wii
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Wii U:
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Super Smash Bros. For Wii U
Mario Kart 8
The Legend Of Zelda: Wind Waker HD
Hyrule Warriors
Bayonetta 2
Rayman Legends
Pikmin 3
Splatoon


Game Boy:
The Legend Of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Super Mario Land
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Metroid II: The Return Of Samus
Pokemon Red/ Blue
Kirby's Dream Land
Kirby's Dream Land 2

Game Boy Color:
The Legend Of Zelda: Oracle Of Ages/Seasons
Pokemon Gold/ Silver

Game Boy Advance:
Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire
The Legend Of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Metroid Fusion
Golden Sun
Golden Sun: The Lost Age
Fire Emblem
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

DS:
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters Of Zthe Chosen
Dragon Quest V: Hand Of The Heavenly Bride
Dragon Quest VI: Realms Of Revelation
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels Of The Starry Skies
Final Fantasy IV
Pokemon Pearl/Diamond
Pokemon Black/White
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
The Legend Of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass
The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

3DS:
The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time 3D
The Legend Of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
The Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D
Mario Kart 7
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
Super Smash Bros. For 3DS
Resident Evil: Revelations
Super Mario 3D Land
Rayman Origins
Pokemon X/Y
Heroes Of Ruin
Kid Icarus: Uprising
Fire Emblem: Awakening
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D

[Sharecrow]

Previously nominated:
Berzerk! (Atari 2600)
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (NES)
Phantasy Star IV (Genesis)
Shining Force (Genesis)
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (PS2)
Fatal Frame (PS2)
Dead Space 3 (PS3)
Red Dead Redemption (PS3)
Shinobi (PS2)
Shadowhearts Covenant (PS2)

I tried to be done, but found I really wanted to give props and advocacy to a few more.

Metal Gear Solid 2: The Sons of Liberty (PS2) - I generally have pretty mixed feelings about games in this series, but I think this one is incredible from beginning to end. The story and environments work really well and it is just fun to do all of that special agent stuff, steal dog tags, and etc. I beat it on the second hardest mode and got all tags (European Extreme mode was too tough for me). I enjoyed this game immensely and am proud of Kojima for having the courage to let Snake take a back seat for much of the game. I liked Raiden a lot but it was also neat to get to see Snake from someone else's perspective.

Final Fantasy X (PS2) - what can I say? I love the characters, the story, and Spira. What more could one want from their JRPG? It's also worth noting I have over 300 hours in it and I'm still playing it. I recently discovered that I'll have to play much of the game again if I want to platinum it and I'm totally okay with that. I may even grab the PS4 version...

Ico (PS2) - This game is beautiful and engaging. It does an outstanding job of telling a story without words and you find yourself genuinely caring about the characters. It's subtle but effective in delivery. I find myself missing it even though I've scrubbed it through and through already.

Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (PC] - This is a dungeon crawler and first-person action RPG that's quite old but that I have fond memories of. As you dig deeper and deeper, your understanding of your surroundings and how everything is put together grows. Discovering new paths and items is awesomely fun and the game rewards your efforts with increasingly larger access to dungeon to explore.

[Jelly]

1. Splatoon
2. Hearthstone
3. Team Fortress 2
4. Diablo 3
5. Diablo 2
6. Batsugun (ARCADE/SAT)
7. Battle Garegga (ARCADE/SAT)
8. Super Smash Bros. Wii U
9. The Binding of Isaac
10. Persona 3 (PS2)
11. Persona 4 (PS2)
12. World of Warcraft
13. Heroes of Might and Magic III (PC)
14. Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne (PS2)
15. Sin and Punishment: Successor of the Skies (Wii)
16. Half-Life 2 (PC)
17. Pokemon SoulSilver (DS)
18. Threes (iOS)

These are the games that popped up in my mind when I tried of think of games that I enjoyed playing.

[Kong Wen]

Hi everyone! Here's an interesting question for us to clear up as a team.

I'm looking at a few examples of ports & remakes and considering how to group them.

On one end of the spectrum, we have nominations for Xenoblade Chronicles for Wii and Xenoblade Chronicles 3D for 3DS. My understanding is that this is pretty much a straight port, so they should be grouped together. Easy.

Somewhere in the middle, we have Wind Waker and Wind Waker HD, and Link's Awakening and Link's Awakening DX. We've already decided to group both of these together on the grounds that they're remasters, not quite different enough to warrant completely new entries.

On the other end of the spectrum, we have Ocarina of Time for N64 and Ocarina of Time 3D for 3DS. This is pretty much a remake from the ground up. As I mentioned earlier, I think it probably makes the most sense to have these games considered separately, but I'm open to discussion even on that point. It kind of depends on our philosophy of grouping games. Would someone vote for the N64 version over the 3DS version if they ended up in the same bracket? Would someone nominate one and not the other? As it turns out, yes, and some people deliberately nominated both. This seems to confirm my sense that they should compete separately.