The BEST PC games of all time

[Sulphonic]

It was Elite that got me into PC games so its my all time favourite.

I yearn for the day when Elite 3? comes out and destroys my social life yet again.

 

[a|one]

Wow I havent seen Starcraft once, truly amazing.

Counter-Strike
Warcraft 1 - 3 RoC / FT
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura (Best single player game EVER)
Heroes of Might and Magic 1-3 (Yes the new one is sh!t)
Neverwinter Nights
Soul Reaver: Legacy of Kain (Ok so the gameplay wasnt that great, but its SO COOL!!!)
Tetris (You heard me )

 

[a|one]

+ Simcity 2000

 

[Tsujigiri]

It was Elite that got me into PC games so its my all time favourite.

I yearn for the day when Elite 3? comes out and destroys my social life yet again.

Go out and buy Freelancer, it destroyed my social life. It is very like Elite

I even ran 2 servers

 

[Rahl Windsong]

Ok well I must be more...hummn dated then most of you.

I will take you back to the days of the IBM PC running at 4.5Mhz and no hard drive just two 5.25" floppy drives, and I do mean floppy! The game was called Starflight and it was without a doubt the very first computer game that got me totally hooked. You can look it up in Computer Gaming World's Hall of fame.

My list:

Kings Quest series up until about Kings quest 6
Ultima 6, 7, 7.5
Diablo--First Online game experiience
Ultima Online--The best concepts in an online RPG ever
Quake--did not like the game so much as I liked making my own levels
Unreal--same reason as Quake
Dark Age of Camelot--though for some reason I never liked the realm war
World of Warcraft--extreme fun

 

[fallenstar]

Heroes of Might and Magic III is my favorite, just brought the complete version with all three packs of the HMMIII
Age of Empires is an epic
Stronghold is not that famous, but it is also a wonderful game.
Red Alert: I personally liked it
I know a lot of other good games, but they are all Chinese, like there is one game called Monopoly (similar to the boardgame, but far more interesting). There are a lot of Chinese Wuxia based RPG games which are pretty cool.

 

[Drachir]

Yes to Caladanbrood and Hypes for Age of Empires and Rome Total War. There are many others, but the first game i played extensively - And I mean hour after hour - was a very simple two-dimensional strategy game called Empire. It came out in the 80s and had the quality of all good games in that it was completly addictive. Another great game, Mechwarrior - almost all of them, but especailly the first three. There are many others, but for addictive play those two were right up there.

 

[Darken Rahl]

Back to the monochrome days for these: F19 Stealth Fighter and Pirates. F19 had dogfights and whoa... stealth missions. Pirates was a great RPG and history lesson roled into one. IIRC both were by the same guy who was responsible for Civilization, Sid Meier (sp?)

 

[Neon]

I am most fond of Rogue Spear, as it was the game which brought me into the world of online gaming. I also think Battlefield 1942 is absolutely awesome. But unfortunately I have an outdated computer, poor internet, and very little time for gaming nowadays. Hopefully that will change by this summer! ::crosses fingers::

 

[ravenus]

Heroes of Might and Magic III is my favorite, just brought the complete version with all three packs of the HMMIII

Uh-oh, I hope you're not married/have children because they'd desert you for complete negligence once you started on this baby.

 

[fallenstar]

lol...nope I am still in highschool. oh yeah I loved it, a wonderful game it is!

 

[SDNess]

StarCraft.

 

[Andyhug]

Anyone who said Baldur's Gate and it's Ilk I totally agree. Though of all those games PlaneScape: Torment was my absolute favorite. I also agree with X-Com. And whoever said they were let down by NVN single player campaign yes I totally agree

No more games with the Baldurs Gate engine though =( My glory days...gone!

 

[Hypes]

I am most fond of Rogue Spear, as it was the game which brought me into the world of online gaming.

Ah, the Rainbow Six series. I remember the original game getting me into online gaming as well, and also causing me to smash my first 28.8k into little bits (I later learned about netcode, and Red Storm's, ah, inept application of it).

 

[Bladecutter]

Doom - Self Explanitory

Halo - FPS

Warcraft - RTS

Diablo - RPG

Unreal Tournament - FPS/TPS

Morrowind - FP/TPRPG ( First Person/Third Person Role Playing Game)

Command & Conquer - RTS, FPS ( C&C Renegade was FPS, the rest were RTS)

And crapload more.

 

[igneouscarl]

Urm...

Rome: Total War
Homeworld
Civilisation III
Final Fantasy VIII
Halo - but only if your with eight mates playing in teams of four, you've had an equal amount of pints and ave lots of snacks! BRILLIANT.

 

[PrimalPear]

Hmmm...
Command and Conquer, mentioned already
Halo, of course. gotta love sticky grenades
Half-Life 2, possibly one of the most beautiful fps games ever
Ringworld, by Tsunami, a game hated by critics, but one that I loved
Zork...you are standing next to a white house
X-Wing, great space sim. Tie Fighter may have been more polished, but this one was the most fun

 

[Neon]

Ah, the Rainbow Six series. I remember the original game getting me into online gaming as well, and also causing me to smash my first 28.8k into little bits (I later learned about netcode, and Red Storm's, ah, inept application of it).

While I love Red Storm/UBI games, they have quite a bit of problems with coding. I played Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield for quite a while online and it was continually hampered by problems. New patches would come out, only to further add complications and reduced gameplay.

 

[Buddhajeb]

My big 4 are:

1- Freedom Force - 60's superhero action, hilarious in its own corny way
2- City of Heroes
3- Civ III
4- Medieval Total War

 

[Safeinacell]

1) Warzone 2100.
2) Blitzkreig.
A couple of lesser known titles, but two of the best RTS games ever released, knocking the Comand and Conquer games into a cocked hat.
3) Battlefeild Vietnam. When played on a LAN, this is the most fun a group can have while remaining clothed.
4) Dawn Of War. Another RTS, based on the Warhmmer 40k wargame. Very well put together.
5) Hell yeah, I'll stick another vote in for DiabloII. Damn good fun.
6) Call of Duty. Top notch FPS, packed with atmosphere.