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ZM90

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3. ZM90's Top 10 Games of All Time.
Fri Feb 22, 2013, 04:55 PM
Feb 2013

#10

Kingdom Hearts II - Featuring all of your favorite Disney worlds, Kingdom Hearts' sequel is better than the original and is deserving of #10 spot in this list.

#9

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. - Oh boy we have a tie for #9 but a well deserved one at that, take yourself on a journey through the old republic as your decisions influence the outcome of how it all plays out, whether it is rediscovering your identity as the dark lord, saving the galaxy, or in The Sith Lords influencing the path your companions take.

#8

Super Mario World - My favorite Mario game and one of the best Super Mario games of all time. This game did so much right from the secret exits, shortcuts, secret worlds, and the introduction of the Yoshis, this is a game I recommend everyone check out.

#7

Dragon Age: Origins - From the creators of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic comes the dark fantasy epic and what I argue to be the greatest WRPG of all time. The game is very similar to Knights of the Old Republic in gameplay but taking on a much darker tone, and your companions are some of the deepest they've ever been in a Bioware RPG (especially a certain "Witch of the Wilds&quot and as always your decisions will influence the outcome but this time the scale of that is greater than Knights of the Old Republic.

#6

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - This is the game which solidified the Legend of Zelda formula for nearly a decade to come. This game features some of the toughest dungeons in the series' history, a very good overall difficulty, a lot to do, and the best 2D Zelda overworld. Simply put A Link to the Past is the best 2D Zelda of all time.

#5

Chrono Trigger - This game is the arguably the greatest story of time traveling ever told in a RPG featuring multiple endings at 13+ endings which was a huge deal back in the 90s, and featuring a very unique and interesting battle system. This is a must own for all RPG fans.

#4

Xenoblade Chronicles - Monolith Soft's most recent RPG is simply put amazing. It features 60 - 120+ hours of gameplay (depending on if you are 100%ing the game or just going for the bare minimum), loads of sidequests, a amazing soundtrack, a pretty open world, likable characters, and a story that will keep you on the edge of your seat with all of it's twists.

#3

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - The successor to Ocarina of Time. You must stop the world from ending in 3 days but here's the twist you have a lot to do in those 3 days. Aided by the Ocarina of Time, the hero Link journeys to Termina to stop the doomsday and along the way Link does a lot of sidequests for people to make Clock Town a very happy place, featuring a system where the NPCs actually live day to day lives instead of just standing around, Majora's Mask was way ahead of it's time and I recommend anyone check it out.

#2

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - The Legend of Zelda's first foray into 3D and it changed gaming forever. Featuring a targeting system which many games would go on to adapt later you can explore the land of Hyrule in 3D. This game also featured several new races to the series, and proved that The Legend of Zelda could not only be a success in 3D but indeed "Legendary".

AND THE MOMENT WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR.

#1

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - 13 years after The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time revolutionized gaming along came the next revolution in the Zelda franchise right in time for it's 25th anniversary. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is what I would simply call the greatest video game of all time. The motion controls simply feel right for this game and the combat is better than ever, it actually requires that you pay attention to the movements of your enemies. The characters are likable (even the main villain), the world below is full of intricate puzzles while the world above nets you a ton of sidequests, and Skyward Sword is arguably the toughest of the 3D Zelda entries. If that wasn't enough once you beat the game you unlock a even tougher version of the game called Hero Mode where you take double the damage. Simply put Skyward Sword is a masterpiece and what I would argue is that it's near perfect (there is no such thing as a truly perfect game) and is in my opinion the greatest video game ever made.

Thank you for taking the time to read my list, I hope you enjoyed it.

All Time Top Ten [View all] Ohio Joe Feb 2013 OP
This is going to be hard, and I will have a lot of run on sentences here.... Broken_Hero Feb 2013 #1
heh, awesome... Ohio Joe Feb 2013 #4
I've been thinking a lot on this.... Broken_Hero Feb 2013 #17
There's no way I can pin it down to ten... uriel1972 Feb 2013 #2
There were some great SSI gold box games... Ohio Joe Feb 2013 #5
Eye of the Beholder was great Aerows Feb 2013 #13
ZM90's Top 10 Games of All Time. ZM90 Feb 2013 #3
My first Zelda was the snes Link to the Past... Ohio Joe Feb 2013 #6
So this Xenoblade thing... uriel1972 Feb 2013 #7
Emulator? Evoman Feb 2013 #10
Too hard, but I'll give it a try. Ask me on a different day, and the list might be different: Evoman Feb 2013 #8
This was really hard to cut down, but here is an alphabetical list... ZombieHorde Feb 2013 #9
I got dead nation for free after the psn fuckup. Evoman Feb 2013 #11
My favorites Aerows Feb 2013 #12
I just started playing Sacred Gold on Steam because of your suggestion. Evoman Mar 2013 #19
I'm so glad you are liking it Aerows Mar 2013 #22
Im playing as a Gladiator. Evoman Mar 2013 #23
The original was the best Aerows Mar 2013 #24
Hmmmm. I think level 5 or 6. Evoman Mar 2013 #25
My sort of top ten. bluedigger Feb 2013 #14
Hmmm... Lets See bvar22 Feb 2013 #15
My list is better than all of yours (no it's not) Hong Kong Cavalier Feb 2013 #16
My kids would agree with you. RiffRandell Mar 2013 #18
Hmm, I might have to refine this, but just off the top of my head: Mayberry Machiavelli Mar 2013 #20
You can still play the classics Evoman Mar 2013 #26
Most of mine are going to be from the olden days. Whisp Mar 2013 #21
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