Your Favorite Games of This Generation

[bingsoo]

Before even considering the purchase of a next-gen console, I intend to scavenge for the many great games of this generation that I missed as I came into the PS3/360 era rather late (bought a PS3 for DOA 5). That said, I've tried quite a few titles since then, and have been rather disappointed in some of the more popular releases (MGS4, Borderlands, God of War, Uncharted series, Assassin's Creed, etc). I wanted to ask FSD members what your personal favorite titles of this generation are with no regard to genre. A list of five to ten titles would be greatly appreciated, and a few sentences on why you enjoyed them would be even better. Thanks.

I've included my own favorite (in no particular order) for those interested:

-Batman Arkham City
I am a huge DC Comics fan, and this game was a dream come true for me.

-Tomb Raider
Personally, I found this to be much more enjoyable than the Uncharted games (no offense to those who enjoyed them). It just felt a lot less linear and the combat was a lot more fun.

-Dragon Age Origins

-TTT2, P4A, DOA5, BlazBlue, SkullGirls

-Ninja Gaiden 3 Razor's Edge

-Catherine

-Bayonetta, Vanquish, DmC

-Dishonored & Bioshock Infinite

Games that I am considering buying in the future are Fallout 3, Mass Effect trilogy, and Dark Souls. Any feedback on these titles would be awesome.

 

[Matt Ponton]

Batman AA/AC, Mini Ninjas, Mirror's Edge, Mass Effect trilogy, Rock Band 3, Journey, Tomb Radier, The Walking Dead, and Dead or Alive 5.

Probably will come back some other time to flesh those out.

As for your considerations. I can't legit talk about FallOut 3 because I worked on the DLC, you might enjoy it and if you do I recommend trying out Point Lookout and the Pitt - both are my favorite DLCs that I worked on.

 

[bingsoo]

Batman AA/AC, Mini Ninjas, Mirror's Edge, Mass Effect trilogy, Rock Band 3, Journey, Tomb Radier, The Walking Dead, and Dead or Alive 5.

Probably will come back some other time to flesh those out.

As for your considerations. I can't legit talk about FallOut 3 because I worked on the DLC, you might enjoy it and if you do I recommend trying out Point Lookout and the Pitt - both are my favorite DLCs that I worked on.

You worked on Fallout DLC? Damn, you're a game designer? Thanks for your input!

 

[Matt Ponton]

I wasn't a game designer for FO3 DLC. I was merely a tester at the time.

 

[Bushido]

DoA5, FF 13 and 13-2, Mirror's Edge, Gta 4, and Midnight Club LA

 

[Mesharey]

Mass Effect 2.

Dead or Alive

FF XIII / XIII-2

Ninja Gaiden 2

Uncharted 2

Gears of war

Halo

Assassin's Creed 2

MGS4

These are my top games for this generation, I loved other games like Demons Souls, and SCV but these are my favorite games for this generation.

 

[grap3fruitman]

Alan Wake
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Dance Central 2 & 3
Dead Rising
Geometry Wars Evolved 2
Hexic HD
N+
Portal 2
Rockband 2 & 3
Soulcalibur V
Uncharted 2
Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown

 

[Prince Adon]

Dead or alive 5
Soul calibur v
Battlefield 3
Saints row series
Dance central series
Mortal komat 9
Gears 3
Ghost recon futute soldier
Resident evil 5
Resident evil revelations
Gravity rush
Mirrors edge
Fight night champions
Wwe 13
Assassins creed 3 liberation
Heavy rain
Virtua fighter 5fs
Ssf4
dead island
Left 4 dead series
Halo reach
Fear 2
Sim 3 games
Alice madness returns
Tomb Raider
Ng3re
Skull girls

I am sure there is much more.

 

[X51]

BlazBlue CS II
Bayonetta
Dead Rising
Bioshock
Dead Space
Mortal Kombat reboot
Ninja Gaiden S2
Batman AA/AC
DoA back to Sony

But I have a few unplayed games so far that I'd like to: DmC, Tom Raider, NG3 RE, Injustice GAU (PAL demo is out tomorrow).

 

[Awesmic]

Dead or Alive 5
Dead or Alive 4
Dead or Alive Dimensions
Sonic Generations (PS3, 360, 3DS)
Darkstalkers Resurrection
Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown
Streets of Rage Remake: Ver. 5
Double Dragon Neon
Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo HD
EVE Online
Dragon Quest IX
Dissidia 012: Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy IV: Complete Collection
Ys III: The Oath in Felghana
Ys Seven
Vanguard Princess
Touhou Hisotensoku
Queen's Blade: Spiral Chaos
Queen's Gate: Spiral Chaos
Lost Odyssey
Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk. 2
Tomb Raider
Bayonetta
Doom 3: BFG Edition
Gravity Rush
Burnout Paradise
Burnout Revenge (360)
NBA Jam: On Fire Edition
NBA 2K13

 

[Gruff757]

Dead Space
Tomb Raider
Left 4 Dead
Mortal Kombat
Resident Evil 5
Skull Girls
Dead or Alive 5
Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Virtua FIghter 5: Final Showdown
Street Fighter 4
Monster Hunter Tri
Super Smash Bros Brawl
Sin and Punishment
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Sonic Generations
Double Dragon Neon
The Walking Dead(Tell Tale)
Pokemon White

 

[shunwong]

VF5 and VF5FS
DOA5
Not a big fan of but they are great games: SC5 and TTT2

Non fighting games: ninja gaiden 2

 

[RhythmikDesigns]

Lost Planet: Extreme Conditions
Lost Planet: Colonies
Lost Planet 2

Why? Its a shooter with fighting game mechanics. Its a shame what Capcom is doing with Lost Planet 3 .

 

[Forlorn Penguin]

Mass Effect - The first one was absolutely amazing, as one would expect from pre-2010 BioWare. The story was fantastic and set up for what should have been an amazing trilogy. EA had their hands in the sequels, unfortunately and they became crap. The first one is still a must play title though.

Dragon Age: Origins - BioWare's final gem before EA ruined them. So much character development in this game and a lot of lore to absorb. The combat system was pretty cool too and very reminiscent to that of the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic games. Stay away from the sequel.

Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga - An overlooked gem of a RPG, developed by the largely unknown Larian Studios. Though I still haven't finished it yet myself, I'd easily say that it's one of the best games of this generation. Everyone who loves RPGs really needs to look into this title. Plus, if more people play it, we can get a Divinity III someday.

Gears of War - The original game's competitive multiplayer was a lot of fun back in late 2006 and throughout 2007. Sadly, the series got progressively worse over time with all the needless changes made to it and the fact that Epic Games refused to fix any of the problems the games had, while continuing to add new ones. I wouldn't recommend playing any title in the series at this point, but I give the first game an honorary mention for how great it was back in it's prime.

Borderlands and Borderlands 2 - I'm not one for shooters anymore, but these two shooter/RPG hybrids are great fun for co-op play with friends. There's a lot of humor in them as well.

Mortal Kombat 9 - This was the fighting game that made me want to start playing fighting games more competitively. Though my time with it was short lived, it was a lot of fun and I miss playing it. Hopefully Injustice: GAU will fill the gap.

I know there are others that I'm forgetting. I'll post more later if I remember any.

 

[FakeSypha]

These are some of the games I enjoyed the most from this gen (excluding FGs):
Bayonetta
Dark Souls
Mirror's Edge
Mass Effect
Red Dead Redemption
Monster Hunter Tri (and now MH3 Ultimate, fuck year)
TLoZ Skyward Sword
Tomb Raider Anniversary
Tomb Raider Legend
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Resident Evil Revelaitons
Risen
Muramasa
Jeanne d'Arc (PSP)
Punch-Out
Project Zero 2 (the remake for the Wii)
Project Zero 4
Pandora's Tower

And probably many, many more.

Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga - An overlooked gem of a RPG, developed by the largely unknown Larian Studios. Though I still haven't finished it yet myself, I'd easily say that it's one of the best games of this generation. Everyone who loves RPGs really needs to look into this title. Plus, if more people play it, we can get a Divinity III someday.

Played Divinity II DKS on 360, and actually finished it. I still have to finish the expansion, though. Anyway, great RPG. I loved the humor in the whole story, narration, dialogs, quests, easter eggs and all the stuff. It gets that Monkey Island vibe, you know? the humor is like that.

 

[Vanity Assassin]

Dead or alive 5
Soul calibur v
Lost Odyssey
Alice madness returns
Dust: An Elysian Tail

 

[Forlorn Penguin]

Played Divinity II DKS on 360, and actually finished it. I still have to finish the expansion, though. Anyway, great RPG. I loved the humor in the whole story, narration, dialogs, quests, easter eggs and all the stuff. It gets that Monkey Island vibe, you know? the humor is like that.

Yeah, the humor in the game is great. I really need to jump back in and finish it.

 

[Ghosty-J]

The Kings:
Asura's Wrath | Jak and Daxter HD Collection | No More Heroes (1, 2, and Heroes Paradise) | Sonic Generations | Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown | Yakuza 4

Everything else:
Anarchy Reigns | Shadows of the Damned | Yakuza 3 | Dead or Alive 5 | Tekken Tag Tournament 2 | Darkstalkers Resurrection | Ninja Gaiden (2, Sigma 2 and 3 Razor's Edge) | Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage (1 and 2) | MadWorld | Sonic Colors | Bayonetta | Devil May Cry (1 HD, 3 HD, and 4) | Uncharted 2 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Too many current gen games to list...

Last-Gen Honorable Mention just for being epic beyond words:

Best beat-em up ever made~ <3

 

[Jaguar360]

The Pokemon Black/White/B2/W2/Diamond/Pearl/Platinum/HeartGold/SoulSilver, Sonic Generations, DOA5, Phantasy Star 0, Phantasy Star Online 2, Mario Kart Wii/DS, Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2, Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks, Virtua Fighter 5, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Sonic Rush, Sonic Colors...I could go on, but I guess my favorites are:
Pokemon Black/White
Mario Kart DS
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Phantasy Star Online 2
Pokemon Black 2/White 2
...and 4 of those are Nintendo-exclusive...I should hide.

EDIT: I couldn't resist adding more honorable mentions
Final Fantasy III (DS/iOS), Final Fantasy IV (DS/iOS), Bomberman Live, Okamiden, Soulcalibur IV

 

[Chaos]

Batman Arkham City & Arkham Asylum
Uncharted 2
Gears of War
Saints Row 2& 3 (Saints Row bitches! lol)
Dead or Alive 5
UFC 2010
Halo
Killzone 3 (demo)
Mortal Kombat 9
VF5
God of War 3
InFAMOUS 2
NG 3: Razor's Edge (demo)
NBA 2k11 & 2k13
DMC
Bioshock (demo)
Metal Gear Solid Revengeance (demo)
Resident Evil Revelations 3DS
Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
Sonic Generations
Dead Space 3 (demo)
Heavy Rain (I forgot to add this game on the list)
Mass Effect 2 (forgot this one too)