Wow, this decade came and went in a big hurry. It was almost so quick that I didn't have time to play as many video games as I would have liked. But I played enough to make a list... (okay, to be honest, this post is due mainly to the fact that I love making lists and playing video games, so this is the perfect marriage). Without further delay, here's my top ten list of the video games for this decade...
1.) Fallout 3 - Who knew post-nuclear war could be so fun? I could never get into the original Fallout games (though I've tried on numerous occasions), but Fallout 3 is a fantastic work of art. It's nice when you can log over 65 hours of game play and still not accomplish all there is to do in a game. I recently started over with a brand new character, and I'm going rediscover the Capital Wasteland all over again. I'm (pretty) sure I've never played a better game.
2.) Super Mario Galaxy - I wasn't a big fan of Super Mario Sunshine. The game was limited to a singular vision of beach time fun, and the lack of different environments truly hurt the game's overall quality. However, Super Mario Galaxy takes the few things Sunshine did right and expands on them, while discarding the rest. Two years after it's release, I still don't think Galaxy gets the credit it deserves. It might be the very best game to ever feature everyone's favorite Italian plumber.
3.) Knights of the Old Republic - Here's the reason I bought an Xbox. It wasn't for Halo or Halo 2 or Xbox Live, it was for BioWare's masterpiece RPG. Being a lifelong Star Wars buff, playing in a world where you could jump from planet to planet while leveling up my very own Jedi was too much to pass up, even if it meant buying a new system just to play it. The sequel was good too, but the story wasn't anywhere near as captivating as the original. If it wasn't for the insane load screens, I'd probably play it again.
4.) The Legend of Zelda: The Twilight Princess - The Wind Waker was fun, but no where near as good as Ocarina of Time or Majora's Mask either one. The cell shading was unique, as was the open water world, but after a while, both lost their fun factor... at least they did for me. However, the Twilight Princess recaptured the seriousness and epic story of the better games in the series and reintroduced a new generation of fans to the exciting land of Hyrule. It wasn't perfect, but it was another fine game in the long line of Zelda adventures.
5.) Gears of War - Epic introduced Xbox gamers to the war between the Cog and Locusts in November of 2006, and the long awaiting game did not disappoint. Sporting some of the best graphics ever seen on a console, Gears of War became a big hit on Xbox Live as well, but mainly in private matches. Gears of War 2 finally introduced a better, more sophisticated match making system, that should have been in place during the first go around, but no one really cared. The campaign, cooperative play, private online contests, and the addictive quest to find all the "Cog Tags" kept gamers coming back over and over. And really, who doesn't like chainsawing aliens in half?
1.) Fallout 3 - Who knew post-nuclear war could be so fun? I could never get into the original Fallout games (though I've tried on numerous occasions), but Fallout 3 is a fantastic work of art. It's nice when you can log over 65 hours of game play and still not accomplish all there is to do in a game. I recently started over with a brand new character, and I'm going rediscover the Capital Wasteland all over again. I'm (pretty) sure I've never played a better game.
2.) Super Mario Galaxy - I wasn't a big fan of Super Mario Sunshine. The game was limited to a singular vision of beach time fun, and the lack of different environments truly hurt the game's overall quality. However, Super Mario Galaxy takes the few things Sunshine did right and expands on them, while discarding the rest. Two years after it's release, I still don't think Galaxy gets the credit it deserves. It might be the very best game to ever feature everyone's favorite Italian plumber.
3.) Knights of the Old Republic - Here's the reason I bought an Xbox. It wasn't for Halo or Halo 2 or Xbox Live, it was for BioWare's masterpiece RPG. Being a lifelong Star Wars buff, playing in a world where you could jump from planet to planet while leveling up my very own Jedi was too much to pass up, even if it meant buying a new system just to play it. The sequel was good too, but the story wasn't anywhere near as captivating as the original. If it wasn't for the insane load screens, I'd probably play it again.
4.) The Legend of Zelda: The Twilight Princess - The Wind Waker was fun, but no where near as good as Ocarina of Time or Majora's Mask either one. The cell shading was unique, as was the open water world, but after a while, both lost their fun factor... at least they did for me. However, the Twilight Princess recaptured the seriousness and epic story of the better games in the series and reintroduced a new generation of fans to the exciting land of Hyrule. It wasn't perfect, but it was another fine game in the long line of Zelda adventures.
5.) Gears of War - Epic introduced Xbox gamers to the war between the Cog and Locusts in November of 2006, and the long awaiting game did not disappoint. Sporting some of the best graphics ever seen on a console, Gears of War became a big hit on Xbox Live as well, but mainly in private matches. Gears of War 2 finally introduced a better, more sophisticated match making system, that should have been in place during the first go around, but no one really cared. The campaign, cooperative play, private online contests, and the addictive quest to find all the "Cog Tags" kept gamers coming back over and over. And really, who doesn't like chainsawing aliens in half?
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