Still strongly disagree on FF7 being the best, but w/e
Point is, my list is made up of games that have given me the most joy, and I enjoyed them far more than I did FF7. To me, there is no distinction between favorite and best. Trying to make an "objectively" best game is just silly.
I think there is distinction between the two.
But it's hard to put games into lists anyway, as there are many different genres. How can we compare SMB3 (my favourite platformer) to FF7? Or Sonic 3 (your favourite) to MGS? It's just impossible.
Although this might sound a bit wierd, being a gamer and all; I don't necessarily play games for fun.
If you don't play games to have fun, why do you play video games?
I guess it's the same with movies. I like a deep storyline, I like games that are artistic and often serious. But of course, I enjoy fun games as much as anyone else. A combination of the 2 is what defines a great playing experience.
Take Silent Hill 2 for example. It's not a very fun game. But the overall experience is what defines it. The atmosphere and addictive feeling of fear. I love games like that.
SH2 is a fun game. I enjoy playing it. The atmosphere does add to it, and that's part of what makes it fun.
And for what its worth, in my opinion, 1 out of every 1 trillion games has a deep storyline. Hell, I love the story in Xenogears but I would never call it deep or anything. Most things that people think are deep, typically aren't. Same with movies. I don't really think I can think of a movie I'd call "deep" but I've seen many that are very enjoyable nonetheless.
Deep was probably the wrong word to use. I think you know what I was getting at.
I mean something that has a good context, and good development. Something original and engaging.
Silent Hill 2 is actually pretty deep though. There is much more to that game than meets the eye. Almost everything that you encounter is the manifestation from the warped mind of James Sunderland. It's a very intelligent game when you try and break it down. But i'd hardly call it fun. There is nothing fun about running from Pyramid Head, even the combat isn't fun. It's a psychological horror game, where the main character isn't supposed to be some hotshot with a gun. It's suprisingly one of only a few games where the combat system isn't designed to work in your favour.
That's one of the reasons why I love SH. It's just a shame the series has been whored out and passed on to a group of guys who have no business tarnishing the SH name.
But enough of that. Addictive, yes. But not so much fun. Not for me anyway. I can see we're not going to agree on this particular subject so let's just agree to disagree.I think it's an experience more than anything else. A deeply disturbing one.
My idea of fun would be a game like Uncharted 2. Now if you haven't played that game, take my word for it - it's a fucking blast.
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