Apparently, I slaughtered several of the dates. I apologize for that. Some are typos (Paper Mario was in 2001, not 2010). I got all my dates from VideoGameGeek, which I assume are correct, or very close to it. There's also different versions, console releases, etc. In any case - my bad!
The more of these videos you guys do,the funnier you get. I think the chemistry between you is really working,you're like the Top Gear of Boardgames. Keep up the good work.
I'm guilty of getting to a point in a game when I don't want it to end so I stop playing so it never does end. It's so stupid, but it's what I do. I really need to stop though, Borderlands 2 I'm looking at you.
10.- Legacy of Kain: Defiance 9.- Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia 8.- Fable 2 7.- Megaman 2 6.- Ninja Gaiden 2: The Dark Sword of Chaos 5.- Monster Hunter Tri 4.- Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2 3.- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 2.- Final Fantasy 12 1.- Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines
I'm really delighted to see so much love for The Elder Scrolls here. Personally Morrowind is by far my favourite, but they all have the same sandboxy feeling of ultimate freedom.
It's actually amazing to hear all of your favourite games, who aren't necessarily up to date with the latest triple a titles, definitely brought back some nostalgia.
1. Rocket League 2. Star Wars Knights of the old Republic 3. Need for Speed (Series) 4. Heroes of the Storm 5. Dragon Age Origins 6. Alekhines Gun 7. Consortium 8. Sunrider 9. Everlasting Summer 10. Age of Empires 3
From an RPG point of view: 10) Arc Rise Fantasia; Wii 9) Final Fantasy VIII; PC 8) Dragon Warrior IV: SNES 7) Final Fantasy VII; PC 6) Mass Effect 3; PC 5) Dragon Age: Origins; PC 4) Kingdoms of Amalur; PC 3) Mass Effect 2; PC 2) Wizardry VIII; PC 1) Mass Effect 1; PC
My list: 1. XCOM (2012, especially with Long War mod) 2. Dark Souls (Haven't played 2 yet) 3. Mass Effect (series) 4. The Elder Scrolls (3 through 5) 5. Fallout (3 and NV, haven't played others yet) 6. Star Wars KOTOR 7. Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs 8. Pokemon Blue 9. EndWar (Could have been better, but it's unique and awesome) 10. Red Dead Redemption XCOM is on a whole other level though. Once the list gets past 5 I have a hard time deciding. I don't play games often, but XCOM always brings me back.
Yay for Civ IV! One question for you Tom, have you played the Civ IV mod Fall from Heaven II? Its the same game, but with fantasy heroes, wizards, and an impending apocalypse. Well worth checking out if you like Civ IV.
1. The Last of Us - PS4 2. XCOM: Enemy Unknown - PC 3. Final Fantasy 6 - SNES 4. Freespace 1 & 2 - PC 5. Quest for Glory series - PC 6. ChronoTrigger - SNES 7. Wing Commander - PC 8. Command & Conquer: Generals - PC 9. Samurai Showdown II - SNES 10. Tekken 3 - PS1 Fun video, thanks for making!
Thanks Zee, now I have to play Kingdoms of Amalur again... Great to see this game get some love. Sam, you have to play Knights of the Old Republic, great game with amazing story!
My top 10 would have to be something like: #10 - Final Fantasy 2 (American) 4 (Japanese) #9 - Duke Nukem 64 #8 - Super Mario World #7 - Mario 64 #6 - Elder Scrolls: Oblivion / Skyrim #5 - Mega Man X #4 - Resident Evil 1 #3 - CS 1.6 / CS:GO #2 - Warcraft 3 #1 - Zelda - Ocarina of Time
I enjoyed this top 10 immensely, it's now my second favorite top 10 after Top 10 anger inducing games. I loved the fact that there were so many golden classics on here. You guys should talk about video games more often, especially Sam and Tom.
As someone who has been active in the video game industry for the past ten years, I have to say: this was a pretty solid top ten! Make sure you guys also check The Last of Us (on PS3/PS4) and BioShock (either the first one or BioShock: Infinite). Those two deserve to have been played by anyone, ever. @ Tom: Might wanna change Sam's #4, he's talking about Medal of Honor: Allied Assault from 2002, the one which took place in WW2 (still the best Medal of Honor ever made, period). The one from 2008 was the modern one which took place in the Middle East, wasn't that great. And special shoutout to Zee for mentioning Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic! What a fantastic RPG that game was. Sam, take note. That is one game you HAVE to play.
New Vegas came out in 2010 actually. Dark Alliance was 2001. Kingdoms of Amalur in 2012. Not sure where you were getting your release dates. I also highly recommend you guys all try Dragon's Dogma if you really want the feeling of truly battling dragons and other fantasy monsters in a much more "realistic" way than Skyrim. Sad to see no mention of Okami in anyone's list as well.
I took a major trip to Typoville! Sorry about that. I have played Dragon's Dogma (both the first release and the Dark Arisen re-release) and found the game solid, but a little annoying. Those sidekicks never shut up, the game can be punishing, the play felt a little directionless (to me)...
#10 Magic The Gathering Shandalar #9 Assassin's Creed (I, II, Brotherhood) #8 Diablo II #7 Dawn of War I all expansions #6 Splinter Cell (all of them) #5 Street Fighter II (arcade, SNES) #4 The Elder Scrolls (Oblivion + Skyrim) #3 Final Fight (arcade) #2 Super Mario 64 #1 Football Manager (any year, still playing them)
Was not expecting a top ten list like this on the dice tower. Tom's taste really follows mine when I was a kid, which makes sense because he and I are only a couple years apart. His pole position impression ringed R.C. Pro-AM for the original NES in my head. I still play that game today. Then, when Tom said Zelda: A Link to the Past, I was so relieved to hear that. I would be curious if he ever pushed himself to try to beat the game without the moon pearl. Very difficult to do, but it is possible! Of course you cannot leave out Super Metroid and very glad to hear that. Although, I have to say, during what they meant to put on the screen was Final Fantasy III, not VI. FFVI was only released in Japan and Final Fantasy III was the exact same game but was the title that was released in North America. This was because the original Final Fantasy II & III (for Japan) were released on the NES, never actually released in the US on the NES. It was Final Fantasy II & III that were only released on the SNES for North America. Final Fantasy Anthology was later released in America in 1999 for the PS1 which was Final Fantasy V & VI. It caused confusion for a while, but it makes total sense when you think about why it happened the way it did. Given Tom's list, I was a little shocked to not see Chrono Trigger on his top ten, but I'm guessing he still likes it. It was a great RPG back in the day on the SNES. Good top ten though.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but great video guys!! Brought back some great memories... I am with Zee .. I think Call of Duty games are the only ones I've finished.... made me want to hook the old systems back up and complete Fallout and Elders!!! Sam's starwars game were great... man if only I had the time to go back and finish these :)
I played the heck out of DoD since the beta versions and loved it. The steam version ruined it for me. The successor was basically ForgottenHope, a mod for Battlefield, that was the same plus vehicles.
Tom i love this video as I was and still am a video gamer before boardgamer. Knowing how much you love Super Metroid you need need NEED to at least give Metroid Prime a try. It is one of the best games Nintendo has ever made. It stays incredibly true to the 2D scrolling even though it is in 3D. If you love metroid you owe yourself to try Metroid Prime! And Sam, I know you like WWII and Medal of Honor and I know you have heard of Call of Duty but have you played the very first one? Was only on PC for a while but i believe you can now download it on the 360 as well. By far the best WWII FPS. My personal favorite shooter.
Definitely agree with Sam on number 1, I recently picked up Skyrim again for PC in a Steam Sale and after loading something like 60 mods onto the game it easily I fell in love with it all over again. It easily surpasses anything that next gen consoles have to offer and this is a game from 2011. Every bit of the world is so detailed you feel like you're living in it. Especially when you have immersion mods like Frostfall. My favourite game and I just hope Bethesda is working even harder on the next one because it'll take a lot of work.
As primarily a video gamer who enjoys your channel, may I take this opportunity to shoot you some suggestions? Did you say yes? This is good. *Tom*: Ori and The Blind Forest is a super gorgeous and well done metroidvania you might enjoy. The Vasel ladies too, very possibly; has an immediately attractive Miyazaki vibe to it. *Sam*: Company of Heroes? It's ww2 *and* RTS, well done, and quite innovative in many ways. Also gonna echo Zee's Kotor recommendation - crazy good, one of my top 10, and a must for anyone even remotely a SW fan. *Zee*: Hand of Fate? It's kind of an RPG/roguelike/action-adventure/card thing with Arkham-y combat all put together in a very unique way. No batmans, sadly. Tends toward short encapsulated play sessions.
I remember you mentioning a top 10 list for games with little or no downtime, was the skipped for the blender episode on down time? Also would like a top 10 "fun little card game" list! Haha
Awwwww YISS Zee gets bonus points for Crimson Skies. Amazingly fun game in singleplayer AND with friends. Fly a fortress-plane and just survive everything, or take a light speed fast miniplane and dodge EVERYTHING.
I suggest Company of Heroes for Sam for sure which is a WWII RTS on PC that starts each mission with a really good cut-scene that seamlessly goes into game play. Psychonauts for Zee just because it's hilarious and xbox era which seemed to be prevalent on his end and maybe dragon age: origins (PC version not console) for Tom because it's an excellent RPG and the battles really make you think (it's technically hack n slash but it turns into basically a tbs on PC just because of the difficulty, you can let your guys do stuff on their own for like 2 seconds without maybe them dying.)
Zee, I guess you play PC games because you mentioned the original Crysis. I think there's a good chance you'll like the STALKER series. It's like Fallout 3, with a very post apocalyptic feel, but MUCH darker and considered by many to be the some of the most immersive games ever. The first game, Shadow of Chernobyl, was the most immersive but a little tough to get into; the latest, Call of Pripyat, was the most polished and beautiful. You should pick one of them up and give it a try. The middle game is called Clear Sky and is largely considered the worst of the series so ignore it, especially if you'll probably only play one.
Didn't expect this list at all, but it was awesome! Thought at least one of you guys would like a game from the Heroes Of Might And Magic series; it's very much like a huge expansive board game of mythical army building. Glad to see you guys are fans of XCOM and Elder Scrolls though! Keep it up, love these top ten lists!
I used to think I was a total nerd growing up. I did not care about girls or sports because I was buried in video games and comics. After listening to this review I realized how awesome I was. Sam Heeley and I are so similar with board games and surprisingly video games. I loved Xcom and Tie Fighter. Terror from the deep was superior to the original. I played the crap out of dark forces and was also freaked out by that eyeball monster. Now I know I am at least as cool as my favorite dice tower reviewer (Sam).
Awesome list, guys! I really expected more strategy games and RTS games. Glad to be surprised. Games you all should check out and see if you like them: Knights of the Old Republic (PC, XBox), The Last of Us (PS 3, 4), Smash Bros. Wii U (Wii U), Monster Hunter 4 (Nintendo 3DS), any Tell Tale adventure game or classic LucasArts adventure game (PC), and one of my favorite classics, Mega Man 3!
good selection by Tom who seemed to try and spread the genres and systems - It did not cover a broad enough base tbh - oh anothe FPs, and another... Anyways heres my top 10 - no real order and may not even reach 10 games! Final Fantasy 3 (or 6) - although I played 7 first and have played most...6 just is more interesting despite it being on a more primitive system Broken Sword - excellent point and click adventure - the music, the voice acting, the humour No One Lives Forever - very well themed cutesy/camp Austin Powers-ish FPS The Misadventures Of Tron Bonne - very cutesy mish mash of genres which somehow works Zelda: A Link To The Past - good simple fun Freedom Force - superhero rpg real time tactical fighter thing Deus Ex - largely excelelnt fps, rpg thing Tomb Raider - almost perfect blend of story, shooting, exploring and simple puzzles Minecraft - THE definitive sandbox game Captain Blood - fairly unique but fatally flawed game involving talking to aliens and teleportation ...honourary mentions Spore - yes you can be God (almost) evolving a cell creature through stages to dominate the universe Road Rash/Carmageddon - in general I detest racing games but these 2 with the added nastiness are good fun
Great episode guys! My favorite 3 games are: 1: Half Life 2 2: Thief 2 The Metal Age 3: Dungeons and Dragons The Treasure of Tarmin #3 was an old Intellivision game. Loved it.
Mine are: Starflight II: Trade Routes of the Cloud Nebula The Space Quest Series Sim City 2000 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Super Metroid Final Fantasy II Command and Conquer WarCraft III King's Quest 6
Zee, are you a Lord of the Rings fan? There was a game on the PS2 called LotR: the Third Age. It was a turn based fighting game, you control a band of heroes on a quest which runs parallel to the main story. It was a fantastic game.
Glad you mentioned Mass Effect. That's one of my favorite games. Other than that: Dragon Age, Fallout(3 & New Vegas) and Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic
Zaki KOTR and KOTR2 were very engrossing. I liked the first one best, but both were terrific. I still think about some of the plot lines from both, and it's been years since I've played them. I think Sam will have big problems if he starts on either one. Food? Sleep? Nah! Dragon Age was also very good.
I've tried Jedi Knight II demo on PC and i was also fascinated to do stuff with a lightsaber and i've completed this demo like 20 times. Then i've got a game from my university friend and played it a bit and then got a strange nausea issue with it (same with HL2 and some other games). So, sadly, but hasn't finished it. Kingdom of Amalur demo was fun and Steam is often tempting me with -75% for this, but seeing how huge its world was i'm afraid to start it :)
You guys have mentioned stuff that brings back so many memories! Tom, you mentioned Final Fantasy 3/6... to this day Ff3 is one of my most favs. I am very surprised you didnt mention Crono Trigger. It was first released on snes by sqauresoft, and it was later adaptes to NDS and it might also be available for ipad. PLAY THIS GAME! Based on your list i feel you will love it. Its so similar to ff3 in every way, but the story... wow! You will grow to love the characters and you will become emotionally invested in the game. Play one of the newer ports because they cleaned up the script as opposed to the original snes version. You wont regret playing Crono Trigger :)
1- DooM (even better now with the Brutal DooM mod) - My first game ever (i was 3 yo) love till this day 2- Warcraft 2 - Hated WC3, liked more when was dark and had ships 3- Diablo 2 - Loved the theme, the character building (Diablo3 you can change any time), tons of itens 4 - Fallout 3 - Same as Zee said (and a plus that my gf loves to play it with me as well) 5 - Shadow of the Colosus - This game... Without words... And my gf also plays with me 6 - Need for Speed Underground 1/2 - Awsome game, so much memories when playing with friends 7 - Portal 2 - I wish I could forget everything about this game, so I would be able to have that hard time solving the rooms 8 - Donkey Kong Country 3 - L, R, R, L, R , R, L, R, L, R... TUFST 9 - Ragnarok Online (pre-renewal) - Cool game, but got in the here because of this is the only online game that I played and made REALLY incredible friends (2 time, 2 different groups, awsome anyway) 10 - Dinasty Warriors 5: Extreme Legends - Sometime I just wanna kill a bunch of guys with a huge weapon...
I'm the same age as you guy's (Tom and Sam) and every game you have mentioned i have played aswel. You guy's ever played on the amigo ? So many games on those big floppy's haha.
Wow Day of Defeat brought back so much good memories. I just started getting into FPS which I started with CS but I sucked at CS and I didn't like getting killed and waiting for the game to restart then soon DoD came out and it was so much fun! I was a kar master. I also used to play a now defunct PC CCG called Star Chamber. Those where my best video gaming times! I would play both games switching between one and the other and the fun lasted for so many years. Maybe it was because I was a PC game virgin back then but whatever those where the most time I had fun gaming. I wonder if those fun times can be had again.
My top 10 as of today's standards, limited to one game per series: 10. Planescape: Torment (has aged a lot but is still so great) 9. Divinity: Original Sin (amazing new title despite a few flaws) 8. Trine 2 (stunning in every aspect, improves a bit on its predecessor) 7. Fallout 2 (also improves a bit on its predecessor, easily beats its successors) 6. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (if I have to choose just one Super Mario game) 5. Heroes of Might and Magic 3 (still the best strategy game IMO) 4. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (if I have to choose just one Zelda game) 3. The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim (epic game, I prefer it over Morrowind and Oblivion) 2. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (such a great adventure!) 1. Chrono Trigger (uncontested really. Timeless, flawless, perfect.)
Great list! My top 10 10. The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo) 9. Super Mario Bros 3 (Super Nintendo) 8. Daytona (Arcade Game) 7. Doom (PC) 6. Star Craft (PC) 5. Dota (PC) 4. Call of Duty (PC) 3. Golden Eye (Nintendo 64) 2. X-Wing (PC) 1. TIE Fighter (PC)
I don't know how I missed this list, but thank you so much for making this - and I'm glad you didn't differentiate between PC games and console games. Of course this list, like any, does suffer a bit from "Cult of the New" syndrome. Thankfully, it only had a little of that.
28:20 - Zee, I'm with you on _Paper Mario_ for the N64, but you really should finish it. The story is worth it. Additionally, the next one, _Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door_ (GameCube) is amazing, to the point where I think it blows the first one out of the water. After that, the series begins to decline, but the first and especially the second are very solid games well worth your time to play through.
Tom, 2 games for you to check out in all your free time: Tactics Ogre, the inspiration for FFT, was remastered for the PSP, and I liked it more than FFT, which I didn't think would happen. Also, if you like Civ4, there's a mod for it called Fall from Heaven 2 which turns in into a Fantasy game. 21 unique civs, 7 unique religions, all with extremely different effects, and a magic system and creative scenarios.
Sam, you really missed out on Warcraft 2... It was my first entry into warcraft, the first wasn't nearly as good, and the third is also good, but WC2 is where it's at! I have lots of fond memories playing that and Doom 2 in high school over direct modem connection.
Just get WC2 or 3 and play it, they're great! WC2 is about 20 years old by now though, so maybe i'm just nostalgic. I'm going to play it when i get home tonight!
For me it's: 10 - Duke Nukem 3D 9 - Starcraft 8 - Resident Evil (The REmake for GameCube) 7 - Diablo 2 6 - Eternal Darkness 5 - Civilization IV 4 - Persona 3 3 - Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance 2 - Deus Ex 1 - Planescape Torment
Interested to see what the Dice Tower guys would make of the Witcher series. Might it be too 'dark' fantasy for them? I hope not, as they're wonderful.
I think its fantastic that you guys finally did something n video games because there are many things in video games that go right along with lots of the game rules and such that you show and talk about with board game.
Some great games listed by you all. I do have a couple of recommendations for you if you haven't played them: Fire Emblem (turn-based RPG where your companions can die with a great story), Wasteland 2 (spiritual successor to the Fallout series), and Mass Effect series (great 3rd person RPG in the same vein as Knights of the Old Republic that has a deep morality/choice system)
I'm the opposite, some may consider me an expert on video games, but board gaming is a second hobby. To me, this was really enjoyable, to see the joy you have for these favorite video games of yours, some of which were a little off-the-beaten-path. I found myself just shouting "YES!" as you each mentioned great games that I remember loving as well! I know you've got a lot of work to do, but if you're interested, I made a series of videos going over my top 100 favorite video games and you can view any ten you'd like over at my channel. Tom would especially like it because we're both huge Super Nintendo fans ;) P.S. Zee, when you mentioned Crimson Skies: HRtR, I exploded with glee. I'm glad somebody else remembers this fantastic game!
Zee G. Awesome to see the love for Fallout 3. =) It is one of the first games that comes to mind for me when thinking of my top games ever. How much of the DLC/expansions did you play?
Apparently, I slaughtered several of the dates. I apologize for that. Some are typos (Paper Mario was in 2001, not 2010). I got all my dates from VideoGameGeek, which I assume are correct, or very close to it. There's also different versions, console releases, etc. In any case - my bad!
The more of these videos you guys do,the funnier you get. I think the chemistry between you is really working,you're like the Top Gear of Boardgames. Keep up the good work.
Somewhere out there, there are probably three video game reviewers who just did a top ten board games list, and ranked Monopoly highly.
More like catan or ticket to ride
A little tid-bit of info: Richard Ham (Radho Runs Through) was part of the design group of Fable: The Lost Chapters.
I'm guilty of getting to a point in a game when I don't want it to end so I stop playing so it never does end. It's so stupid, but it's what I do. I really need to stop though, Borderlands 2 I'm looking at you.
The X-wing/Tie fighter series of games were EPIC good times. Great Choice.
GREAT lists. Elder Scrolls, XCOM, old Zelda, Super Metroid....... All among the greatest games ever. Very well done lists.
10.- Legacy of Kain: Defiance
9.- Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
8.- Fable 2
7.- Megaman 2
6.- Ninja Gaiden 2: The Dark Sword of Chaos
5.- Monster Hunter Tri
4.- Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2
3.- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
2.- Final Fantasy 12
1.- Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines
Sam blew my mind when he said he never played Knights of the Old Republic. Kotor was such a great game, and Kotor 2 had it's moments :P
I think it is criminal that there hasn't been another Crimson Skies. Seriously cool and very tight controls. LOVED IT!!!
Great top ten guys. I'm a video gamer that only recently got into board gaming so it's cool to hear your guys top ten for video games
I'm really delighted to see so much love for The Elder Scrolls here. Personally Morrowind is by far my favourite, but they all have the same sandboxy feeling of ultimate freedom.
It's actually amazing to hear all of your favourite games, who aren't necessarily up to date with the latest triple a titles, definitely brought back some nostalgia.
1. Rocket League
2. Star Wars Knights of the old Republic
3. Need for Speed (Series)
4. Heroes of the Storm
5. Dragon Age Origins
6. Alekhines Gun
7. Consortium
8. Sunrider
9. Everlasting Summer
10. Age of Empires 3
1. Dragon Age Origins
2. EverQuest
3. Age of Empires 2
4. Heroes of Might & Magic 3
5. Unreal
6. Diablo
7. Stronghold Crusaders
8. RC Pro-Am 2
9. Dragon's Lair
10. Space Ace
From an RPG point of view:
10) Arc Rise Fantasia; Wii
9) Final Fantasy VIII; PC
8) Dragon Warrior IV: SNES
7) Final Fantasy VII; PC
6) Mass Effect 3; PC
5) Dragon Age: Origins; PC
4) Kingdoms of Amalur; PC
3) Mass Effect 2; PC
2) Wizardry VIII; PC
1) Mass Effect 1; PC
My list:
1. XCOM (2012, especially with Long War mod)
2. Dark Souls (Haven't played 2 yet)
3. Mass Effect (series)
4. The Elder Scrolls (3 through 5)
5. Fallout (3 and NV, haven't played others yet)
6. Star Wars KOTOR
7. Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
8. Pokemon Blue
9. EndWar (Could have been better, but it's unique and awesome)
10. Red Dead Redemption
XCOM is on a whole other level though. Once the list gets past 5 I have a hard time deciding. I don't play games often, but XCOM always brings me back.
+Stephen Fulford Don'T bother with Dark Souls 2, it's nothing like Dark and Demon's Souls. Play Bloodborne.
hmm I totally agree with your number 1. X-Com rocks!
Yay for Civ IV! One question for you Tom, have you played the Civ IV mod Fall from Heaven II? Its the same game, but with fantasy heroes, wizards, and an impending apocalypse. Well worth checking out if you like Civ IV.
I've played... I think it was "age of ice". The one that came with beyond the sword.
Owlblocks David
The full mod is much more than that; but the age of ice scenario gives a decent "taste" of the fuller mod.
Jonathan McAnulty Yes, I've played that mod and it's fun.
1. The Last of Us - PS4
2. XCOM: Enemy Unknown - PC
3. Final Fantasy 6 - SNES
4. Freespace 1 & 2 - PC
5. Quest for Glory series - PC
6. ChronoTrigger - SNES
7. Wing Commander - PC
8. Command & Conquer: Generals - PC
9. Samurai Showdown II - SNES
10. Tekken 3 - PS1
Fun video, thanks for making!
You guys put together a heck of a list. Love seeing the shout out to Crimson Skies.
Thanks Zee, now I have to play Kingdoms of Amalur again... Great to see this game get some love. Sam, you have to play Knights of the Old Republic, great game with amazing story!
My top 10 would have to be something like:
#10 - Final Fantasy 2 (American) 4 (Japanese)
#9 - Duke Nukem 64
#8 - Super Mario World
#7 - Mario 64
#6 - Elder Scrolls: Oblivion / Skyrim
#5 - Mega Man X
#4 - Resident Evil 1
#3 - CS 1.6 / CS:GO
#2 - Warcraft 3
#1 - Zelda - Ocarina of Time
I enjoyed this top 10 immensely, it's now my second favorite top 10 after Top 10 anger inducing games. I loved the fact that there were so many golden classics on here. You guys should talk about video games more often, especially Sam and Tom.
As someone who has been active in the video game industry for the past ten years, I have to say: this was a pretty solid top ten! Make sure you guys also check The Last of Us (on PS3/PS4) and BioShock (either the first one or BioShock: Infinite). Those two deserve to have been played by anyone, ever.
@ Tom: Might wanna change Sam's #4, he's talking about Medal of Honor: Allied Assault from 2002, the one which took place in WW2 (still the best Medal of Honor ever made, period). The one from 2008 was the modern one which took place in the Middle East, wasn't that great.
And special shoutout to Zee for mentioning Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic! What a fantastic RPG that game was. Sam, take note. That is one game you HAVE to play.
Cool top 10!! :)
So no one played Master of Orion, huh? That was so much fun!
Demetrios B +1 on Master of Orion!
Demetrios B I played _Master of Orion 3_ for all of an hour before giving up. I couldn't figure out a dang thing in that game. XD
Demetrios B Master of Orion is still good game. I use dosbox to still play it from time to time.
Twentydragon go back and pick up moo 2. you won't be disappointed.
"I shot a chicken, it laid an egg and I ate the egg. It was awesome!" I want that on a t-shirt haha, I was in stitches.
New Vegas came out in 2010 actually. Dark Alliance was 2001. Kingdoms of Amalur in 2012. Not sure where you were getting your release dates.
I also highly recommend you guys all try Dragon's Dogma if you really want the feeling of truly battling dragons and other fantasy monsters in a much more "realistic" way than Skyrim. Sad to see no mention of Okami in anyone's list as well.
I took a major trip to Typoville! Sorry about that.
I have played Dragon's Dogma (both the first release and the Dark Arisen re-release) and found the game solid, but a little annoying. Those sidekicks never shut up, the game can be punishing, the play felt a little directionless (to me)...
Thanks for the bonus vid. Nice one! Agree with lots of these, I love XCOM, final fantasy (old ones), Elder Scrolls and Fallout too
#10 Magic The Gathering Shandalar
#9 Assassin's Creed (I, II, Brotherhood)
#8 Diablo II
#7 Dawn of War I all expansions
#6 Splinter Cell (all of them)
#5 Street Fighter II (arcade, SNES)
#4 The Elder Scrolls (Oblivion + Skyrim)
#3 Final Fight (arcade)
#2 Super Mario 64
#1 Football Manager (any year, still playing them)
Was not expecting a top ten list like this on the dice tower. Tom's taste really follows mine when I was a kid, which makes sense because he and I are only a couple years apart. His pole position impression ringed R.C. Pro-AM for the original NES in my head. I still play that game today. Then, when Tom said Zelda: A Link to the Past, I was so relieved to hear that. I would be curious if he ever pushed himself to try to beat the game without the moon pearl. Very difficult to do, but it is possible! Of course you cannot leave out Super Metroid and very glad to hear that.
Although, I have to say, during what they meant to put on the screen was Final Fantasy III, not VI. FFVI was only released in Japan and Final Fantasy III was the exact same game but was the title that was released in North America. This was because the original Final Fantasy II & III (for Japan) were released on the NES, never actually released in the US on the NES. It was Final Fantasy II & III that were only released on the SNES for North America. Final Fantasy Anthology was later released in America in 1999 for the PS1 which was Final Fantasy V & VI. It caused confusion for a while, but it makes total sense when you think about why it happened the way it did. Given Tom's list, I was a little shocked to not see Chrono Trigger on his top ten, but I'm guessing he still likes it. It was a great RPG back in the day on the SNES. Good top ten though.
Entertaining as always dudes. What's next, top ten movies? You know you want to.
Good job guys!! I played a lot of those games. I play so many videogames it would be really long for me to make a top ten list all time.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but great video guys!! Brought back some great memories... I am with Zee .. I think Call of Duty games are the only ones I've finished.... made me want to hook the old systems back up and complete Fallout and Elders!!! Sam's starwars game were great... man if only I had the time to go back and finish these :)
Yes! Finally! Someone remembers Day of Defeat. That was an extremely underrated game and it's sad that Valve hasn't done anything with it.
I played the heck out of DoD since the beta versions and loved it. The steam version ruined it for me. The successor was basically ForgottenHope, a mod for Battlefield, that was the same plus vehicles.
Tom i love this video as I was and still am a video gamer before boardgamer. Knowing how much you love Super Metroid you need need NEED to at least give Metroid Prime a try. It is one of the best games Nintendo has ever made. It stays incredibly true to the 2D scrolling even though it is in 3D. If you love metroid you owe yourself to try Metroid Prime!
And Sam, I know you like WWII and Medal of Honor and I know you have heard of Call of Duty but have you played the very first one? Was only on PC for a while but i believe you can now download it on the 360 as well. By far the best WWII FPS. My personal favorite shooter.
KCAS Metroidvanias are awesome. Unepic and Valdis Story on PC are dope.
***** I have not, sadly I have never owned an SNES just played them at my buddies house after school.
KCAS I second you sir on Metroid prime part. It's a master piece.
Played and enjoyed all the games mentioned great lists!
Definitely agree with Sam on number 1, I recently picked up Skyrim again for PC in a Steam Sale and after loading something like 60 mods onto the game it easily I fell in love with it all over again. It easily surpasses anything that next gen consoles have to offer and this is a game from 2011. Every bit of the world is so detailed you feel like you're living in it. Especially when you have immersion mods like Frostfall. My favourite game and I just hope Bethesda is working even harder on the next one because it'll take a lot of work.
As primarily a video gamer who enjoys your channel, may I take this opportunity to shoot you some suggestions? Did you say yes? This is good.
*Tom*: Ori and The Blind Forest is a super gorgeous and well done metroidvania you might enjoy. The Vasel ladies too, very possibly; has an immediately attractive Miyazaki vibe to it.
*Sam*: Company of Heroes? It's ww2 *and* RTS, well done, and quite innovative in many ways. Also gonna echo Zee's Kotor recommendation - crazy good, one of my top 10, and a must for anyone even remotely a SW fan.
*Zee*: Hand of Fate? It's kind of an RPG/roguelike/action-adventure/card thing with Arkham-y combat all put together in a very unique way. No batmans, sadly. Tends toward short encapsulated play sessions.
I remember you mentioning a top 10 list for games with little or no downtime, was the skipped for the blender episode on down time? Also would like a top 10 "fun little card game" list! Haha
Tom, what was your reaction to the ending in FF Tactics the first time you finished it?
Civ, that great time suck... I've stayed up until 4-5 am with my buddies playing that game. Good times.
crimson skies was a Fasa boardgame. It went to Microprose along with the battletech games. whizzkids picked up the boardgame license from them
Interesting list guys, some good stuff all around. Awesome #1 Tom.
I think I need Carcassonne coasters.
Awwwww YISS
Zee gets bonus points for Crimson Skies. Amazingly fun game in singleplayer AND with friends. Fly a fortress-plane and just survive everything, or take a light speed fast miniplane and dodge EVERYTHING.
Very cool lists guys!
You guys are so adorable talking about games like that. But overall, some respectable picks!
This was such a cool list! :) Although I would have named the vid Top Ten 'Favorite' Videogames just to clarify.
I suggest Company of Heroes for Sam for sure which is a WWII RTS on PC that starts each mission with a really good cut-scene that seamlessly goes into game play. Psychonauts for Zee just because it's hilarious and xbox era which seemed to be prevalent on his end and maybe dragon age: origins (PC version not console) for Tom because it's an excellent RPG and the battles really make you think (it's technically hack n slash but it turns into basically a tbs on PC just because of the difficulty, you can let your guys do stuff on their own for like 2 seconds without maybe them dying.)
Zee, I guess you play PC games because you mentioned the original Crysis. I think there's a good chance you'll like the STALKER series. It's like Fallout 3, with a very post apocalyptic feel, but MUCH darker and considered by many to be the some of the most immersive games ever. The first game, Shadow of Chernobyl, was the most immersive but a little tough to get into; the latest, Call of Pripyat, was the most polished and beautiful. You should pick one of them up and give it a try.
The middle game is called Clear Sky and is largely considered the worst of the series so ignore it, especially if you'll probably only play one.
Didn't expect this list at all, but it was awesome! Thought at least one of you guys would like a game from the Heroes Of Might And Magic series; it's very much like a huge expansive board game of mythical army building. Glad to see you guys are fans of XCOM and Elder Scrolls though! Keep it up, love these top ten lists!
The Sunpouncer Gaming Channel Heroes of Might and Magic was on my shortlist...just didn't' make the cut.
+Sam Healey very cool, i freaking loved the Might and Magic series, as well as Age of Wonders.
I used to think I was a total nerd growing up. I did not care about girls or sports because I was buried in video games and comics. After listening to this review I realized how awesome I was. Sam Heeley and I are so similar with board games and surprisingly video games. I loved Xcom and Tie Fighter. Terror from the deep was superior to the original. I played the crap out of dark forces and was also freaked out by that eyeball monster. Now I know I am at least as cool as my favorite dice tower reviewer (Sam).
Awesome list, guys! I really expected more strategy games and RTS games. Glad to be surprised. Games you all should check out and see if you like them: Knights of the Old Republic (PC, XBox), The Last of Us (PS 3, 4), Smash Bros. Wii U (Wii U), Monster Hunter 4 (Nintendo 3DS), any Tell Tale adventure game or classic LucasArts adventure game (PC), and one of my favorite classics, Mega Man 3!
Wow lots of my favorites on Tom's list! FF Tactics, FF series, Civilization, Elder Scrolls...great times!
good selection by Tom who seemed to try and spread the genres and systems - It did not cover a broad enough base tbh - oh anothe FPs, and another...
Anyways heres my top 10 - no real order and may not even reach 10 games!
Final Fantasy 3 (or 6) - although I played 7 first and have played most...6 just is more interesting despite it being on a more primitive system
Broken Sword - excellent point and click adventure - the music, the voice acting, the humour
No One Lives Forever - very well themed cutesy/camp Austin Powers-ish FPS
The Misadventures Of Tron Bonne - very cutesy mish mash of genres which somehow works
Zelda: A Link To The Past - good simple fun
Freedom Force - superhero rpg real time tactical fighter thing
Deus Ex - largely excelelnt fps, rpg thing
Tomb Raider - almost perfect blend of story, shooting, exploring and simple puzzles
Minecraft - THE definitive sandbox game
Captain Blood - fairly unique but fatally flawed game involving talking to aliens and teleportation
...honourary mentions
Spore - yes you can be God (almost) evolving a cell creature through stages to dominate the universe
Road Rash/Carmageddon - in general I detest racing games but these 2 with the added nastiness are good fun
Great episode guys! My favorite 3 games are:
1: Half Life 2
2: Thief 2 The Metal Age
3: Dungeons and Dragons The Treasure of Tarmin
#3 was an old Intellivision game. Loved it.
Hey Zee, are you aware that ol' Rahdo was one of the designers on Fable: The Lost Chapters?
Crimson Skies was cool. Such a stylish world too.
great lists guys. I was surprised by some of them. Sam's gotta get some Knights of the Old Republic play in :D
Mine are:
Starflight II: Trade Routes of the Cloud Nebula
The Space Quest Series
Sim City 2000
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Super Metroid
Final Fantasy II
Command and Conquer
WarCraft III
King's Quest 6
Zee, are you a Lord of the Rings fan? There was a game on the PS2 called LotR: the Third Age. It was a turn based fighting game, you control a band of heroes on a quest which runs parallel to the main story. It was a fantastic game.
Crimson Skies and X-Wing vs TIE Fighter are fantastic - great picks!
Top Ten Video Game adaptations of Boardgames !
Glad you mentioned Mass Effect. That's one of my favorite games. Other than that: Dragon Age, Fallout(3 & New Vegas) and Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic
Zaki KOTR and KOTR2 were very engrossing. I liked the first one best, but both were terrific. I still think about some of the plot lines from both, and it's been years since I've played them. I think Sam will have big problems if he starts on either one. Food? Sleep? Nah! Dragon Age was also very good.
Michael Melen KoTOR 2 suffereed badly from a rushed release date.
Sam and Tom: You need to look up Xenonauts. An updated version of the old X-Com. A real treat.
Only surprise for me was that Sam didn't have KOTOR on his list. Perhaps he never played it?
Screen playa When Zee mentions it, Sam actually says he hasn't played it yet.
I've tried Jedi Knight II demo on PC and i was also fascinated to do stuff with a lightsaber and i've completed this demo like 20 times. Then i've got a game from my university friend and played it a bit and then got a strange nausea issue with it (same with HL2 and some other games). So, sadly, but hasn't finished it.
Kingdom of Amalur demo was fun and Steam is often tempting me with -75% for this, but seeing how huge its world was i'm afraid to start it :)
Final Fantasy Tactics is also my favourite video game. Came as suprise to see this top Tom's list. Solid list(s).
You guys have mentioned stuff that brings back so many memories!
Tom, you mentioned Final Fantasy 3/6... to this day Ff3 is one of my most favs. I am very surprised you didnt mention Crono Trigger. It was first released on snes by sqauresoft, and it was later adaptes to NDS and it might also be available for ipad. PLAY THIS GAME! Based on your list i feel you will love it. Its so similar to ff3 in every way, but the story... wow! You will grow to love the characters and you will become emotionally invested in the game. Play one of the newer ports because they cleaned up the script as opposed to the original snes version. You wont regret playing Crono Trigger :)
You selected the best FF Tom, good choice!
The painting quest in Oblivion is classic. You just have to use thinner on the harder trolls to weaken them...
1- DooM (even better now with the Brutal DooM mod) - My first game ever (i was 3 yo) love till this day
2- Warcraft 2 - Hated WC3, liked more when was dark and had ships
3- Diablo 2 - Loved the theme, the character building (Diablo3 you can change any time), tons of itens
4 - Fallout 3 - Same as Zee said (and a plus that my gf loves to play it with me as well)
5 - Shadow of the Colosus - This game... Without words... And my gf also plays with me
6 - Need for Speed Underground 1/2 - Awsome game, so much memories when playing with friends
7 - Portal 2 - I wish I could forget everything about this game, so I would be able to have that hard time solving the rooms
8 - Donkey Kong Country 3 - L, R, R, L, R , R, L, R, L, R... TUFST
9 - Ragnarok Online (pre-renewal) - Cool game, but got in the here because of this is the only online game that I played and made REALLY incredible friends (2 time, 2 different groups, awsome anyway)
10 - Dinasty Warriors 5: Extreme Legends - Sometime I just wanna kill a bunch of guys with a huge weapon...
I'm the same age as you guy's (Tom and Sam) and every game you have mentioned i have played aswel. You guy's ever played on the amigo ? So many games on those big floppy's haha.
Great video! Though I do wish a game like MYST or something similar would have gotten some love. Those were also awesome.
Wow Day of Defeat brought back so much good memories. I just started getting into FPS which I started with CS but I sucked at CS and I didn't like getting killed and waiting for the game to restart then soon DoD came out and it was so much fun! I was a kar master. I also used to play a now defunct PC CCG called Star Chamber. Those where my best video gaming times! I would play both games switching between one and the other and the fun lasted for so many years. Maybe it was because I was a PC game virgin back then but whatever those where the most time I had fun gaming. I wonder if those fun times can be had again.
My top 10 as of today's standards, limited to one game per series:
10. Planescape: Torment (has aged a lot but is still so great)
9. Divinity: Original Sin (amazing new title despite a few flaws)
8. Trine 2 (stunning in every aspect, improves a bit on its predecessor)
7. Fallout 2 (also improves a bit on its predecessor, easily beats its successors)
6. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (if I have to choose just one Super Mario game)
5. Heroes of Might and Magic 3 (still the best strategy game IMO)
4. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (if I have to choose just one Zelda game)
3. The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim (epic game, I prefer it over Morrowind and Oblivion)
2. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (such a great adventure!)
1. Chrono Trigger (uncontested really. Timeless, flawless, perfect.)
i want a video of sam doing the wc3 voiceovers. his impression was pretty good.
Funny enough, the Force Unleashed games are on sale today for the 360. May the 4th... :-)
Great list!
My top 10
10. The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo)
9. Super Mario Bros 3 (Super Nintendo)
8. Daytona (Arcade Game)
7. Doom (PC)
6. Star Craft (PC)
5. Dota (PC)
4. Call of Duty (PC)
3. Golden Eye (Nintendo 64)
2. X-Wing (PC)
1. TIE Fighter (PC)
Zee! Kingdom's of Amalur - awesome pick!
Great list guys. I'm just a little bit younger than you guys so seeing where your list is compared to mine is interesting.
I don't know how I missed this list, but thank you so much for making this - and I'm glad you didn't differentiate between PC games and console games.
Of course this list, like any, does suffer a bit from "Cult of the New" syndrome. Thankfully, it only had a little of that.
28:20 - Zee, I'm with you on _Paper Mario_ for the N64, but you really should finish it. The story is worth it. Additionally, the next one, _Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door_ (GameCube) is amazing, to the point where I think it blows the first one out of the water. After that, the series begins to decline, but the first and especially the second are very solid games well worth your time to play through.
Tom, 2 games for you to check out in all your free time:
Tactics Ogre, the inspiration for FFT, was remastered for the PSP, and I liked it more than FFT, which I didn't think would happen.
Also, if you like Civ4, there's a mod for it called Fall from Heaven 2 which turns in into a Fantasy game. 21 unique civs, 7 unique religions, all with extremely different effects, and a magic system and creative scenarios.
Sam, you really missed out on Warcraft 2... It was my first entry into warcraft, the first wasn't nearly as good, and the third is also good, but WC2 is where it's at! I have lots of fond memories playing that and Doom 2 in high school over direct modem connection.
Aaron Williams I played all versions of WarCraft, and liked them all...never got into WoW, though.
I haven't played any Warcraft games. I really like RTS, though, and have practically all my experience from Age of Empires.
Just get WC2 or 3 and play it, they're great! WC2 is about 20 years old by now though, so maybe i'm just nostalgic. I'm going to play it when i get home tonight!
Good one, but I would like a "Board Games that turned to video games" list. But Ok I got the bonus list vibe.
For me it's:
10 - Duke Nukem 3D
9 - Starcraft
8 - Resident Evil (The REmake for GameCube)
7 - Diablo 2
6 - Eternal Darkness
5 - Civilization IV
4 - Persona 3
3 - Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
2 - Deus Ex
1 - Planescape Torment
Interested to see what the Dice Tower guys would make of the Witcher series. Might it be too 'dark' fantasy for them? I hope not, as they're wonderful.
Fun list. Interesting to hear your opinion on something different.
Nice lists. My top3: Thief 2: the Metal Age, Dark Souls & Legend of Grimrock 2.
I think its fantastic that you guys finally did something n video games because there are many things in video games that go right along with lots of the game rules and such that you show and talk about with board game.
Some great games listed by you all. I do have a couple of recommendations for you if you haven't played them: Fire Emblem (turn-based RPG where your companions can die with a great story), Wasteland 2 (spiritual successor to the Fallout series), and Mass Effect series (great 3rd person RPG in the same vein as Knights of the Old Republic that has a deep morality/choice system)
I'm the opposite, some may consider me an expert on video games, but board gaming is a second hobby. To me, this was really enjoyable, to see the joy you have for these favorite video games of yours, some of which were a little off-the-beaten-path. I found myself just shouting "YES!" as you each mentioned great games that I remember loving as well!
I know you've got a lot of work to do, but if you're interested, I made a series of videos going over my top 100 favorite video games and you can view any ten you'd like over at my channel. Tom would especially like it because we're both huge Super Nintendo fans ;)
P.S. Zee, when you mentioned Crimson Skies: HRtR, I exploded with glee. I'm glad somebody else remembers this fantastic game!
"Have we hijacked you yet?" - Sam. Haha!
Sam, bro you need to play KOTAR, it's AWESOME
The "Civilization" series is really the best that ever existed... Special reference to "Commandos: Behind the enemy lines".
You actually have a good selection... I was expecting less... glad to be proven wrong.
ATTENTION SAM: Star wars Knights of the old republic is by far, the best Star wars game ever. It is a must play. MUST!! It is on ios, give it a try.
Zee G. Awesome to see the love for Fallout 3. =) It is one of the first games that comes to mind for me when thinking of my top games ever. How much of the DLC/expansions did you play?
Everything :-)
Have a favorite?
Holy crap, I can't believe how many release dates are screwed up in this video.
Star Wars Force Unleashed series is on Steam for PC.