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There are thousands of games released every year, and I’m pretty sure we’ve all got backlogs of games that we keep meaning to start playing but never actually get around to. Instead, there are games we keep coming back to instead.

For me? It’s Super Mario Bros 3. I just can’t stop. At least once a year, I load the game up – whether through emulation, or on a real functional Famicom – and tackle as many of the game’s 8 worlds in a single playthrough as I can manage.  The other one? A bit shameful I suppose, but it’s Peggle. When I can’t decide what to play, there’s always Popcap’s addictive ball-dropper to keep me company.

Darryn tells me he can’t stop playing Final Fantasy 8 – and now owns the game on 4 different platforms. What games have you held in an abusive relationship? Which ones do you keep coming back to?

Last Updated: April 4, 2014

263 Comments

  1. Jonah Cash

    April 4, 2014 at 10:33

    Resident Evil 2…. I play through it at least once a year!!! I can’t not play that game, a HD remake could cost R1000 and I would pre order it!! Love Resident Evil 2!!

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  2. GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness

    April 4, 2014 at 10:33

    Pokemon Red/ Crystal

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  3. HvR

    April 4, 2014 at 10:36

    Conquest of the New World

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  4. Alien Emperor Trevor

    April 4, 2014 at 10:36

    I used to go back to Oblivion on a regular basis. I haven’t replayed anything for a long time now though – nothing I really feel that keen for, especially since I’m trying to clear out the old backlog a bit. Mafia 2 done!

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    • MakeItLegal

      April 4, 2014 at 10:37

      And how was mafia 2 ? Witch platform u play on ? My only concern with the game is a “dead world ” compared to gta v

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      • Alien Emperor Trevor

        April 4, 2014 at 10:53

        PC. I found it a bit dull to be honest. The actual parts where you’re really playing the game aren’t bad, but not that good either. Driving around to get to the game play becomes tedious & there’s not much else to do in the world besides follow the story missions. The characters & story itself I really enjoyed – that’s what kept me playing, otherwise I would have quit.

        DLC was even less interesting because the mission briefings were just a paragraph of text telling you what to do.

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        • MakeItLegal

          April 4, 2014 at 11:00

          Mmm u see , I am not so sure if I wana invest what little time I do have into a game that’s got a bland ” sandbox ” if I could say it like that

          How Eva I have very fond memories of mafia 1 , until I ran into the glitch by the part where u had to race

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          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            April 4, 2014 at 11:04

            It’s not bad, it’s worth it for the story if you enjoy that kind of thing, but as a sandbox it’s not very interesting. I think I only spent around 8/9 hours in total on it.

        • Skyblue

          April 4, 2014 at 11:43

          I was horribly disappointed with Mafia 2 having loved the first game.

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    • VampyreSquirrel

      April 4, 2014 at 14:40

      You keep going back to Loadout 😛

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      • Alien Emperor Trevor

        April 4, 2014 at 15:00

        No, I’m still playing it. Although I am starting to get a bit bored of it, will probably stop soon & I doubt I’ll replay it at some point.

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  5. Half-Minute Hero [Umar]

    April 4, 2014 at 10:36

    Why is Peggle shameful? I love it to death…

    For me it has to be Silent Hill (Finished 8 times already) . Final Fantsy 8,9 and 7 used to be a yearly thing for me till I got married. Starting my 4th playthrough of Vagrant Story on Vita. Funnily enough, Chrono Trigger, one of my favorite games of all time, I’ve only finished twice really. Please don’t judge me, I don’t know why but I keep playing 3rd Birthday every so often….I have no idea why I really really really really love that game. That said I wana start a 3rd playthrough of Valkyrie Profile and Parasite Eve 2…Also Binding of Isaac and Super Meat Boy almost always has me coming back for more

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  6. Rock789

    April 4, 2014 at 10:37

    Mass Effect series for me… Always keep coming back to them and starting up another playthrough. And the original Mafia – can’t seem to get enough of it’s open world awesomeness!

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    • GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness

      April 4, 2014 at 10:50

      Dude ME 2 Completely,

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    • Jedi JJ

      April 4, 2014 at 10:58

      I STILL have to start that sometime

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      • Rince

        April 4, 2014 at 11:06

        ME or mafia? Careful how you answer…

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        • Jedi JJ

          April 4, 2014 at 11:07

          ME
          Have the first one on disc. But have a huge Steam backlog and removing a dvd from a case is a lot of effort.

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          • Rince

            April 4, 2014 at 11:10

            Missing out man. Worth not playing 5 games in your backlog. Story is amazeballs.

          • Jedi JJ

            April 4, 2014 at 11:11

            Will play it for the story, first time I tried it the game felt epically slow. But FEAR2 (which I know is crappy) is my weekend game to knock off my backlog.

          • Kromas

            April 4, 2014 at 11:22

            And behold the creation of steam.

    • Rince

      April 4, 2014 at 11:02

      I think Jas has finished that about 10 times. EACH 0-O

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    • Skyblue

      April 4, 2014 at 11:12

      Just finished ME1 again yesterday and ME2 just finished downloading from Steam. Playing the series through as I never got around to ME3 on release even though I’ve had it installed since then.

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      • Rock789

        April 4, 2014 at 11:25

        You are in for a treat. 🙂

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        • Rince

          April 4, 2014 at 11:28

          Indeed! Did you get the DLC for it?

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          • Rock789

            April 4, 2014 at 11:53

            Of course! Who do you think I am?! 😉 :p

      • Rince

        April 4, 2014 at 11:27

        Ohhh man. I think ME2 is by far the best of the trilogy. You are SO lucky. I want to take something to make me forget the game, so I can play it new again. Did you get the DLC for it? Makes a difference.

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        • Skyblue

          April 4, 2014 at 11:32

          Yeah I think it’s called the Digital Deluxe version but not sure? I originally had it on disk but just never got around to it then picked up the first two on a Steam sale and the 3rd from Satan’s Playpen (Origin). I actually finished the first one on X360 originally and now again on PC.

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      • Rags

        April 4, 2014 at 20:06

        Get ALL the Mass Effect 2 DLC, you will thank me later! 😀

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  7. MakeItLegal

    April 4, 2014 at 10:38

    Wow … I like this article already

    For me , Mgs as a series , I absoulty love the over the top story and crazy video game characters it had , wouldn’t mind picking up a old ps2 just to play snake eater again

    AC 1 and maybe mass effect if I had the time

    God of war also gets a mention , 4 play throughout on 1 and 2 , and only played god 3 once , didn need to go back to be honest

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    • Norm the Horrible

      April 4, 2014 at 10:38

      MGS = Awesomeness!

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    • GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness

      April 4, 2014 at 10:38

      why not just get the MGS HD collection then?

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      • Half-Minute Hero [Umar]

        April 4, 2014 at 10:39

        Oh just asked the same thing lol

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        • GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness

          April 4, 2014 at 10:40

          tooo

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          • Norm the Horrible

            April 4, 2014 at 10:57

            Haha!

      • MakeItLegal

        April 4, 2014 at 10:45

        Um , my ps3 was scammed off of me ( note to all , cash dollar is only way to go , no transfers no nothing besides cash dollar in your hand ) along with my ps vita that I liked so much

        And to be honest I don’t have the funds to repurchase anything now , it’s a fond memeory for me , hoping that I can play msg pain or what ever on pc some time

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    • Half-Minute Hero [Umar]

      April 4, 2014 at 10:39

      Why not HD collection?

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      • MakeItLegal

        April 4, 2014 at 10:49

        Ha ha , yea I moved on to ” always gen ” or master race now

        I needed more oomph and functionality than a 7 year old machine , or a machine my pc is already beating in terms of raw power and functionality …

        Did I mention backwards compatibility ? And cheaper games lol

        But yes , I can see myself getting a ps4 in about 4 years when the consule is selling for 3000 to 4000 , not paying more than $400 x r11 = r4400 for a consule , fuck the markups and duty and import taxes , if that’s how much it costs over seas that’s how much I will pay not a penny more

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  8. Norm the Horrible

    April 4, 2014 at 10:38

    Original Command & Conquer, Red Alert 1, Unreal Tournament.

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    • Half-Minute Hero [Umar]

      April 4, 2014 at 10:40

      DUUUUDE….UT is still a staple LAN game

      Reply

      • Unavengedavo

        April 4, 2014 at 10:44

        INSTAGIB!!!

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        • Half-Minute Hero [Umar]

          April 4, 2014 at 10:46

          Giblets! I loved seeing them explode!

          Reply

          • Norm the Horrible

            April 4, 2014 at 10:56

            M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-MOOONNNSSTTTEEERRR KILL!

      • Skyblue

        April 4, 2014 at 11:15

        Just not UT3. Tried to play it recently after a LAN Quake session and it got stale fast. I was a huge fan of UT2k3.

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    • Hammersteyn

      April 4, 2014 at 10:40

      I miss Westwood 🙁

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  9. Hammersteyn

    April 4, 2014 at 10:39

    Any thing that doesn’t require clients or DRM in the background really. Already own a shit ton of GOG.com games that was on special. Next I’m playing Gabriel Knight.

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    • MakeItLegal

      April 4, 2014 at 10:51

      I feel your drm pain , I had to connect to internet last night to confirm my purchase of AC 3 and what what … And then I couldn’t play dota cause steam don’t like have anything else from related open at the same time …. It’s a bit of an effort sometimes pc gaming

      Reply

      • Hammersteyn

        April 4, 2014 at 10:55

        But worth it, I just can’t live without Planetside 2 at the moment

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        • MakeItLegal

          April 4, 2014 at 11:02

          I hear ur comments of plant side 2 all the time and I am so amped for it … I would really like to not have to download the whole thing and rather copy and paste the base game and then do updates

          Man O man I need a fiber optic in my life

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          • Admiral Chief Railjack

            April 4, 2014 at 11:05

            You can copy a friend’s game, so much fun!

          • GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness

            April 4, 2014 at 11:06

            you need friends for that…

          • Admiral Chief Railjack

            April 4, 2014 at 11:06

            Where do you stay? I might tolerate your presence in my house if you bring beer

          • GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness

            April 4, 2014 at 11:09

            You mean travel with mah Kegs ?

          • MakeItLegal

            April 4, 2014 at 11:11

            My friends are all in the ” dota 2 faith ” so um needless to say they don’t have it …. Double click double click double click

          • GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness

            April 4, 2014 at 11:12

            where abouts you stay?

          • MakeItLegal

            April 4, 2014 at 11:27

            I stay Jhb north , near Cresta hey ? U close by ?

          • GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness

            April 4, 2014 at 11:32

            Yup, Fourways.. (monte)

            Getting back on Sunday afternoon from tah overseas. You are always welcome to come and grab a copy of the Files in teh week

          • MakeItLegal

            April 4, 2014 at 11:51

            Oh yes pls would be great help ! How’s the first world treating u ha ha !

            Shot man thanks so much, hook up next week !!!

            Fucking love lazygamer , and the community here

            Now I just wish I could write some in depth articles for the site ( and spell )

          • Admiral Chief Railjack

            April 4, 2014 at 11:14

            I prefer applying the headshot from 500m than clickety click click

          • MakeItLegal

            April 4, 2014 at 11:29

            Yes , but without a range finder ( bf4 )

            My fav , is sniper a sniper , when u both down the sights and u under pressure and have incoming fire , yea that’s what tickles me at night when I sleep

            Also , jumping out a helo and landing next to tank and blowing that shit up …. I have to say I hate ea but love bf when it works , still the most insane game for me ( when it works )

            Notice I said ” when it works ” ….

        • GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness

          April 4, 2014 at 11:03

          mmmh, may have to log in and join you’se peoples

          Reply

          • Admiral Chief Railjack

            April 4, 2014 at 11:06

            Saved up for ages (few days) and unlocked my new sniper rifle this week, so much of epicness!

  10. Unavengedavo

    April 4, 2014 at 10:40

    Fallout 1/2 and Quest for Glory 1…. I usually start the 1st Quest for Glory with the idea of playing one character right through the series, but I have actually never done that O_o

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  11. Tarisma

    April 4, 2014 at 10:41

    Bulletstorm, I don’t know why but I always find myself replaying it.

    Completed the campaign like 8 times already

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    • GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness

      April 4, 2014 at 10:43

      It is for the EPIC sliding feature… that Game was Fun

      Reply

  12. oVg Errorist

    April 4, 2014 at 10:41

    THIS… as I do tend to visit the throne daily.

    My good old trusty 1988 Gameboy works like it was bought yesterday.

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    • HvR

      April 4, 2014 at 11:05

      That might be counter productive. A person tends to “clench up” when a Tetris game gets hectic.

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      • oVg Errorist

        April 4, 2014 at 11:13

        If Tetris Has Taught Me Anything, It’s That Errors Pile Up and Accomplishments Disappear

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        • Jedi JJ

          April 4, 2014 at 11:15

          And the things you wait for the longest and pray for the hardest never come.

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          • oVg Errorist

            April 4, 2014 at 11:16

            That old Chinese proverb… Good things come to those who wait…
            should just be “go to bed with itchy bum, wake up with smelly finger”
            😛

          • Jedi JJ

            April 4, 2014 at 11:17

            LOL

          • HvR

            April 4, 2014 at 11:18

            You have to deal with loads of short, chubby and crooked ones before the long one arrives….. no wait.

    • Skyblue

      April 4, 2014 at 11:18

      That is EPIC! I’ve resorted to watching Friends now coz my comics are all read up.

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      • Jedi JJ

        April 4, 2014 at 11:19

        I’m also trying to substitute my void with series now, but it’s not working so well.

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      • oVg Errorist

        April 4, 2014 at 11:21

        NOOOOOOooooooooo stay away from the light.
        The canned laughter in Friends is on par with a flock of cackling Seagulls during mating season.

        Try watching a few episodes in a row before you automatically start etching REDRUM on your wall.

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        • Skyblue

          April 4, 2014 at 11:38

          Hehe “Try watching a few episodes in a row” – how much time do you think I spend in there?

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      • Spathi

        April 4, 2014 at 11:23

        Not cool.

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        • Skyblue

          April 4, 2014 at 11:23

          Okay so I also play Grabatron but I only have one ship left to unlock.

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  13. Hammersteyn

    April 4, 2014 at 10:41

    MK 1 – 3,Street fighter 2 and Night Warriors. Still playing it on my PS3.

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  14. Half-Minute Hero [Umar]

    April 4, 2014 at 10:43

    With Virtual Consoles and PSN classics, it’s really easy to get into all these old games again, what I love about digital…To be honest, I’m slowly being won over by digital….

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  15. Rags

    April 4, 2014 at 10:44

    Quake 3, AOE2, Red Alert 95, Tony Hawk 2 and Rollercoaster Tycoon 1.

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    • Skyblue

      April 4, 2014 at 11:41

      THPS2 – so… much… win… Spent too many hours of my life on that game and it was the pinnacle in the series. Much respect for Red Alert as well coz the last one was kak and Quake is genetically ingrained in my old bones.

      Reply

  16. Kromas

    April 4, 2014 at 10:44

    Mass Effect 1-3
    Dragon Age
    Witcher
    Half Life series.
    Portal

    Edit: Pokemon

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  17. Boontjie

    April 4, 2014 at 10:45

    Civilization V every now and then I get drawn back and Simutrans

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  18. Jaded_Reprobate

    April 4, 2014 at 10:46

    Freelancer… i don’t think i will ever get over this game

    Reply

    • Hammersteyn

      April 4, 2014 at 10:49

      Needed a squeal so bad

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      • GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness

        April 4, 2014 at 10:49

        that’s what she said

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        • Hammersteyn

          April 4, 2014 at 10:55

          XD

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      • Jaded_Reprobate

        April 4, 2014 at 10:49

        star citizen will be the closest thing to a sequel* we will ever get…

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        • GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness

          April 4, 2014 at 10:53

          I really hope the game is worth it though

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          • Jaded_Reprobate

            April 4, 2014 at 12:44

            As do I… the hype might kill it though… too much hype always leaves space for disappointment

        • Hammersteyn

          April 4, 2014 at 10:55

          Probably wont continue the storyline

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    • MakeItLegal

      April 4, 2014 at 10:54

      Sounds so familiar … Is that the space game ? Um or is that free space ?

      Damit freelancer , box art is blue and all with a distant space ship ?

      Reply

    • HvR

      April 4, 2014 at 11:07

      Game confession time, never played Freelancer. Played the crap out of Privateer 1/2 though.

      Reply

    • Skyblue

      April 4, 2014 at 11:18

      Awesome game but it screwed with my aim big time as I’m an invert player.

      Reply

      • Admiral Chief Railjack

        April 4, 2014 at 11:19

        The ONLY way to play

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        • Jedi JJ

          April 4, 2014 at 11:22

          You’re an invert player? O_O

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          • HvR

            April 4, 2014 at 11:23

            Explains a lot doesn’t it

          • Jedi JJ

            April 4, 2014 at 11:25

            It does.

          • Admiral Chief Railjack

            April 4, 2014 at 11:23

            Indeed, the CORRECT way to play, like piloting

          • HvR

            April 4, 2014 at 11:24

            Invert players are the hipsters of the gaming world.

          • Admiral Chief Railjack

            April 4, 2014 at 11:27

            Doing something originally and continuously for 20 years does NOT make you a hipster

          • Jedi JJ

            April 4, 2014 at 11:29

            That makes you special

          • Jedi JJ

            April 4, 2014 at 11:24

            I play invert with my controller, but that’s because I don’t play FPS games with it.

          • Kromas

            April 4, 2014 at 11:26

            The real correct way. (Star Citizen Seal of approval as well.)

          • Skyblue

            April 4, 2014 at 11:46

            Oh the days of my old Saitek controller,TIE Fighter and Starlancer.

          • Kromas

            April 4, 2014 at 11:54

            I used to be a demonstrator for them 16 odd years back. Those were the days.

          • Jedi JJ

            April 4, 2014 at 11:57

            TIE fighter and X-Wing memories are coming up now.

  19. Rince

    April 4, 2014 at 10:47

    Recently I haven’t been going back as I have a bit of a backlog, but I also used to love playing FF8. Think I finished it about 5 times. Otherwise Brutal Legend is a load of fun to revisit 🙂

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  20. Purple_Dragon

    April 4, 2014 at 10:50

    For me it’s Borderlands 2. I’ve played it so many times. Love that game so much.

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    • Norm the Horrible

      April 4, 2014 at 10:50

      My current game….so much fun!

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      • Mossel

        April 4, 2014 at 11:23

        Mine as well! Flippin awesome game! I really need to stop accepting random side quests. At the rate I’m going, I will never finish the game.

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        • Norm the Horrible

          April 4, 2014 at 11:25

          Had the game a week and have only got to Level 15, playing as the siren.

          Reply

          • Mossel

            April 4, 2014 at 11:52

            Sweet! I’m playing as the Gunzerker. Not even sure what level I am. But it’s definitely below 20.

          • Norm the Horrible

            April 4, 2014 at 11:58

            Playing on PC or console?

          • Mossel

            April 4, 2014 at 12:00

            PC! Invite me on steam, if you are pc as well. Nickname is Mossel. With a pic of two actual mussels.
            EDIT: http://steamcommunity.com/id/reinhardtp89

          • Norm the Horrible

            April 4, 2014 at 12:01

            Sorry bud, I am playing on Xbox
            =[

          • Mossel

            April 4, 2014 at 12:03

            Ah man. Just when I thought you were in fact not so horrible. xD

    • Rince

      April 4, 2014 at 10:51

      Oh yes, good call. Love it so much!

      Reply

    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      April 4, 2014 at 10:54

      I played that to death. Have no real interest in going back to it.

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    • Hammersteyn

      April 4, 2014 at 10:54

      Pooped my pants when it became free on PS+ Finished it with two characters thus far and I’m not stopping there

      Reply

    • oVg Errorist

      April 4, 2014 at 11:26

      BUT BUT BUT… you must spend R8999 on your XBOX ONE to play NEXT GEN cell shaded games like South Park end up looking just the same. 😛 but now in super dooooper 4k

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  21. FoxOneZA

    April 4, 2014 at 10:55

    The Crysis games as I tend to use them more action and eye candy value than actual deep storytelling. Before this it was UT 2003. I can see Donkey Kong TF becoming my next go to time waster.

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    • Jedi JJ

      April 4, 2014 at 11:26

      Only the first Crysis. The rest were quite crappy imo. And more times than I’ll admit to.

      Reply

  22. Spyda

    April 4, 2014 at 10:55

    Sid Meyer’s Pirates

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  23. Jedi JJ

    April 4, 2014 at 10:57

    FTL
    Most Elder Scrolls
    Fallout series
    Total Annihilation

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    • HvR

      April 4, 2014 at 11:20

      ooo yes to TA with Core Contingency. Still have the original disc in working condition, although the twin disc holder have seen better days.

      Reply

      • Jedi JJ

        April 4, 2014 at 11:21

        I’ve got that four disc holder version with battle tactics in too. And the complete strategy guide with unit stats and all. My pride and joy that. My original TA disc one cracked though and is useless, but got the Commanders Pack on GOG for free a while back. So it’s all good.

        Reply

  24. Admiral Chief Railjack

    April 4, 2014 at 10:57

    Faster than Light

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    • Jedi JJ

      April 4, 2014 at 10:58

      Yesss

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      • Admiral Chief Railjack

        April 4, 2014 at 10:58

        GET MOAR SHIPS

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        • Jedi JJ

          April 4, 2014 at 10:59

          Getting getting!
          Have you checked since the update???? New races. New enemies. Just beware, the new race doesn’t need oxygen. I made the mistake of teleporting my people there. It was sad to watch.

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          • Admiral Chief Railjack

            April 4, 2014 at 11:00

            LOL

          • Jedi JJ

            April 4, 2014 at 11:02

            It’s no laughing matter man. This is war! I really felt guilty last night.

    • GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness

      April 4, 2014 at 10:58

      what is this FTL game?

      Reply

      • Admiral Chief Railjack

        April 4, 2014 at 10:59

        The most awesome, rewarding, punishing game ever made

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        • GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness

          April 4, 2014 at 10:59

          Thought that was the Dark Souls Series?

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          • Admiral Chief Railjack

            April 4, 2014 at 11:00

            Its more punishing

      • Jedi JJ

        April 4, 2014 at 10:59

        The bestest

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  25. Admiral Chief Railjack

    April 4, 2014 at 10:57

    Planetside 2

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    • Hammersteyn

      April 4, 2014 at 10:58

      Addicted and I’m not stopping!

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  26. Norm the Horrible

    April 4, 2014 at 10:58

    Heroes of Might & Magic

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  27. Admiral Chief Railjack

    April 4, 2014 at 10:59

    Your mom

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    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      April 4, 2014 at 10:59

      bwhahahahaha well played.

      Reply

      • Admiral Chief Railjack

        April 4, 2014 at 11:01

        I….don’t know how to quit that….dat ass

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    • Norm the Horrible

      April 4, 2014 at 11:02

      Not the Katy Perry Sims game?

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      • Jedi JJ

        April 4, 2014 at 11:02

        Urghghg

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      • Admiral Chief Railjack

        April 4, 2014 at 11:05

        I’ll play with her any day, but in the flesh, not some silly game

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    • Dutch Matrix

      April 4, 2014 at 11:03

      Careful. Your COD side is coming out here… 🙂

      Reply

  28. El Capitan del Blade

    April 4, 2014 at 10:59

    I often Come Back to a Franchise: Prince Of Persia – Sands of Time Trilogy.

    (and obviously Elder Scrolls 3 – 5, Fallout 3 & NV are always installed)

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  29. Melasco

    April 4, 2014 at 11:01

    Mass Effect Trilogy…

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    • Dutch Matrix

      April 4, 2014 at 11:09

      How do you defeat Saren at the end of ME1 on normal difficulty? He seems to be made out of adamantium’s mean cousin!

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      • Rince

        April 4, 2014 at 11:09

        Ya, he is hard. I just used biotic powers on him. Like warp, then hit him with some shredder rounds.

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        • Dutch Matrix

          April 4, 2014 at 11:12

          In the end, I sicked my mom on him!

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          • Rince

            April 4, 2014 at 11:16

            Overkill? Tehehe

          • Dutch Matrix

            April 4, 2014 at 11:22

            Saren’s last words before jumping into the sun was “Reg, Tannie. Jammer Tannie.”

        • Kromas

          April 4, 2014 at 11:18

          I have found that Tungsten rounds work best.

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          • Rince

            April 4, 2014 at 11:23

            Yeah, shredder is good once you get his shields down, and as I was a biotic I had warp to do that. Depends who you are using.

          • Kromas

            April 4, 2014 at 11:24

            Got 16 different characters soooooo Tungsten rounds FTW! 😛

          • Rince

            April 4, 2014 at 11:24

            I meant for the end boss, can’t use 16 against Saren 😛

          • Kromas

            April 4, 2014 at 11:30

            yeah but 16+ fights on the end boss (Cyber Saren Aka the Avatar of Sovereign Aka Sir Jumps A Lot) with various Tungsten rounds FTW! 😛

          • Rince

            April 4, 2014 at 11:31

            Warp!

          • Kromas

            April 4, 2014 at 11:45

            Yeah Ill give you warp.

  30. Ottokie

    April 4, 2014 at 11:05

    Final Fantasy 8 and 10… no matter what platform they pop up on, I will play them again 😛

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  31. Dutch Matrix

    April 4, 2014 at 11:06

    I keep coming to that Playboy game. Coming BACK to that Playboy game. Coming BACK!

    Reply

  32. Jedi JJ

    April 4, 2014 at 11:07

    Tropico

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  33. Milesh Bhana

    April 4, 2014 at 11:07

    i generally don’t replay games because the backlog is just too big.
    I do occasionally find myself picking up GH/RB games, plastic instruments are still fun sometimes.
    and now that Tony Hawk Pro Skater got ported to 360, I fire that up sometimes for nostalgia’s sake.

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  34. Skyblue

    April 4, 2014 at 11:08

    Legend of Zelda, F-Zero – SNES
    Streets of Rage 2, Earthworm Jim – Sega Megadrive
    Oblivion, Skyrim, C&C 3 – PC
    CABAL, Rygar, Robocop – Arcade (MAME)

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  35. Estian Hough

    April 4, 2014 at 11:09

    Oh World of Warcraft without a doubt…
    That and Dungeon Keeper 2 😛

    Reply

  36. Jedi JJ

    April 4, 2014 at 11:16

    UNREAL

    Reply

  37. Spathi

    April 4, 2014 at 11:17

    Jones in the Fast Lane!! Best game ever!!

    Reply

    • Spathi

      April 4, 2014 at 11:19

      Yeah, I’m replying to myself. That’s just how I roll…

      Reply

      • Jedi JJ

        April 4, 2014 at 11:20

        Bad
        Ass

        Reply

  38. Jedi JJ

    April 4, 2014 at 11:18

    doctor doctor

    Reply

  39. Sk3tz0

    April 4, 2014 at 11:23

    Red Alert 2.. Simcity and Civilazation. Minesweeper and Freecell..

    Reply

    • Jedi JJ

      April 4, 2014 at 11:24

      Tiberiun Sun also a winner.

      Reply

    • Spyda

      April 4, 2014 at 11:44

      Yuri’s Revenge. Give me your lunch money!

      Reply

  40. KingKappie

    April 4, 2014 at 11:26

    Skyrim i can go like 2 months with out skyrim but it always get a way to pop it self in to my Xbox

    Reply

  41. Spathi

    April 4, 2014 at 11:27

    I don’t replay games a lot. What I can’t however get enough of is Seinfeld. Watched it when it originally aired, and still watching it regularly. Best sitcom ever and if your opinion differs, your opinion is WRONG!

    Reply

  42. Mossel

    April 4, 2014 at 11:28

    Mine would probably be CoD: Ghosts MP. However much I hate it, I keep going back. Hoping that after THIS update the game will be as good as the previous ones. I really liked BO2 MP and I just want it to be the same.

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  43. Axon1988

    April 4, 2014 at 11:28

    The S.T.A.L.K.E.R trilogy / universe. I keep going back to it, and always have at least one of the games installed. I’ve done some small mods for them, loads of artwork. And have helped test some of the more ambitious projects. I think it’s the community that keeps pulling me back to help out and the atmosphere of the game that keeps me playing it.

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    • Jedi JJ

      April 4, 2014 at 11:29

      Oh man. Could not agree more. Doing STALKER COP fourth playthrough now with MISERY.

      Reply

      • Axon1988

        April 4, 2014 at 11:30

        I have misery. Played it about 10 minutes. And then went back to my own mod. While it looks promising, I’m not quite digging it yet… YET.

        Reply

        • Jedi JJ

          April 4, 2014 at 11:32

          It’s flippen difficult. The nights are crap scary too. Took me a good hour before I got into it. Saving often and having two saves is the only way to keep from pulling your hair out.

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          • Skyblue

            April 4, 2014 at 11:35

            What is this MISERY you keep speaking of? STALKER is one of my all time favourites so you had my curiosity but now you have my attention.

          • Axon1988

            April 4, 2014 at 11:35

          • Skyblue

            April 4, 2014 at 11:36

            Shot!

          • Jedi JJ

            April 4, 2014 at 11:38

            Very much worth it. Just be patient with it. Takes a while to get used to how difficult it is. If you don’t eat, you die. If you get radiation poisoning, you die. If you run into a Chimera, you die.
            You’ll get used to dying a lot.

          • Axon1988

            April 4, 2014 at 11:42

            Like dark souls! Also, you sort of described vanilla stalker there as well… Back when SHOC came out. Boy I hated the game at first. And then I couldn’t stop playing it.

          • Jedi JJ

            April 4, 2014 at 11:44

            All the STALKERS have been quite great.

          • Axon1988

            April 4, 2014 at 11:51

            Yebo very true.

          • Skyblue

            April 4, 2014 at 11:50

            I remember raging at the first encounter with bad guys and I had a pistol that didn’t do dick. Got much better after that.

          • Axon1988

            April 4, 2014 at 11:51

            Yeah in the beginning stalker is really meant not to be easy at all.

          • Skyblue

            April 4, 2014 at 11:49

            Lol, sounds like Dark STALKER…

          • Axon1988

            April 4, 2014 at 11:51

            Mmm ideas! Stalker with swords… and flasks.

          • Jedi JJ

            April 4, 2014 at 11:53

            Flasks in Misery 🙂 No swords

          • Axon1988

            April 4, 2014 at 11:55

            Haha true! Okay next we need souls… giant skeletons and one massive crow as the only means to quick travel.

          • Jedi JJ

            April 4, 2014 at 11:56

            I really should get Dark Souls.

          • Axon1988

            April 4, 2014 at 12:22

            Yessir! It is totally worth it. What I need again is adsl :'(

          • Axon1988

            April 4, 2014 at 11:35

            Yeah I saw that. I want to grab some of the assets from the mod though and add it to mine. Will have to try it out before lost alpha is released…

    • Skyblue

      April 4, 2014 at 11:35

      Nail on the head there bud. One of the most atmospheric games ever made.

      Reply

  44. ToshZA

    April 4, 2014 at 11:35

    Dota 2. Guild Wars 2.

    Reply

  45. Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

    April 4, 2014 at 11:41

    Black and White

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  46. Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

    April 4, 2014 at 11:41

    Also Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow

    Reply

  47. Sir Captain Senior the First

    April 4, 2014 at 11:43

    Definitely max payne 1 and 2. Also vampire bloodlines: the masquerade is a once a year affair at least

    Reply

    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      April 4, 2014 at 13:35

      Oh good call on Bloodlines. That’s my favourite RPG of all time.

      Reply

      • Sir Captain Senior the First

        April 4, 2014 at 14:25

        I still can’t believe it didn’t turn into a franchise. But there are rumours of an independent successor…

        Reply

        • Alien Emperor Trevor

          April 4, 2014 at 15:01

          Troika went boom after releasing that. They released such good RPGs too 🙁

          Reply

  48. Matthew Holliday

    April 4, 2014 at 11:44

    Dota, it wont let me leave.
    also Mass Effect

    Reply

  49. Kromas

    April 4, 2014 at 11:48

    Magic:The gathering. Oh wait … we talking PC games? 😛

    Reply

    • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

      April 4, 2014 at 11:49

      Ahem. magic has an Online PC version…

      Reply

      • GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness

        April 4, 2014 at 11:50

        Showing your inner virgin

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        • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

          April 4, 2014 at 11:50

          Heh. Except I’m married. Would have been an epic burn otherwise 😉

          Reply

          • GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness

            April 4, 2014 at 11:54

            So was Michael jackson

          • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

            April 4, 2014 at 11:59

            Well played [refresh for image]

        • Kromas

          April 4, 2014 at 11:51

          Sometimes I wonder.

          Reply

          • GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness

            April 4, 2014 at 11:52

            about @Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!:disqus ?

          • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

            April 4, 2014 at 11:55

            Either 3 separate games going there or 3 headed dragon format….

          • Kromas

            April 4, 2014 at 11:58

            Or Emperor Format.

          • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

            April 4, 2014 at 12:00

            Emperor was fun 🙂

          • Kromas

            April 4, 2014 at 12:01

            I prefer good old 30 player chaos with a spell range of 10. Makes for a hell of a confusing 4 hours.

          • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

            April 4, 2014 at 12:01

            I’ve never had that large a chaos match I must say. That must be intense

          • Kromas

            April 4, 2014 at 12:02

            Counting 10 players constantly to see who your WoG is going to affect is quite funny. 😛

          • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

            April 4, 2014 at 12:04

            Eish… that’s unusually cruel man

      • Kromas

        April 4, 2014 at 11:50

        As does D&D but I would call it MTG online or something. 🙂

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    • Skyblue

      April 4, 2014 at 11:53

      Those evil fucking cards ;-p

      Reply

    • Matthew Holliday

      April 4, 2014 at 13:43

      If we talking about non-digital, he only answer is Tabletop Warhammer 40k

      Reply

  50. elNielio

    April 4, 2014 at 11:59

    METROID PRIME! I’ve played this game over and over so many damn times and it NEVER get old. If they had to make an HD version or a remake I’d die a happy man 🙂

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    • Jedi JJ

      April 4, 2014 at 12:02

      I’ll be honest. I’ve never heard of that before.
      *googles

      Reply

      • Kromas

        April 4, 2014 at 12:03

        WTF? Seriously? Metroid is almost as famous as Mario,Tetris,Sonic and Rockman.

        Reply

        • GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness

          April 4, 2014 at 12:08

          Rockman?

          Reply

          • Kromas

            April 4, 2014 at 12:11

            Megaman sorry!

          • GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness

            April 4, 2014 at 12:18

            Shit dude, didn’t know that was the original game name..

          • Kromas

            April 4, 2014 at 12:29

            Yep … not many do.

          • Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

            April 4, 2014 at 12:39

            Rockman is the Japanese name of the little blue bomber. Because the NES was only officially released here at the end of its life cycle, most of our NES gaming was done on the Japanese Famicom and its bootlegged clones (like the golden china). so here, he was largely known as Rockman,,right up until Mega Man: Dr. Wily’s Revenge was released on the gameboy in 1991, as the first mega man game to be officially released in the country.

        • Jedi JJ

          April 4, 2014 at 12:13

          I grew up with a pc.

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          • Kromas

            April 4, 2014 at 12:25

            But you know Mario Tetris and Sonic right?

          • Jedi JJ

            April 4, 2014 at 12:30

            I do. Only through friends though. And have the Mario’s and Sonics on my pc.

      • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

        April 4, 2014 at 12:05

        Please tell me you are joking?

        Reply

      • elNielio

        April 4, 2014 at 12:10

        Wow dude! Metroid is one of and in my opinion Nintendo’s best franchise. You should really check it out if you can.

        Reply

  51. McGafter

    April 4, 2014 at 12:00

    Heroes of Might and Magic 3 , every couple of months i get a craving for this and then re-install

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    • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

      April 4, 2014 at 12:02

      Oh man! Feels! Yeah! Love that game 🙂

      Reply

  52. Aussious

    April 4, 2014 at 12:04

    Mass Effect series, currently my stats are as follows: 33 playthroughs combined 924 if converted to hours which is 38.5 days. Is there nothing else out there just as gripping so I can quite this game?

    Reply

    • Kromas

      April 4, 2014 at 12:05

      I hear you brother.

      Reply

    • GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness

      April 4, 2014 at 12:10

      Civilization V, Final Fantasy 10

      Reply

    • Matthew Holliday

      April 4, 2014 at 13:36

      In total, I may be around a similar time, think Ive done 6 playthroughs of ME1, 9 of ME2 and 4 of ME3.
      my longest playthrough was 42 hours, my shortest complete playthrough(not getting all the matriarch writings and salarian things etc) was 18.
      so if we take an average of 30 hours per playthrough im up to +-570 hours.

      got a similar amount of time on Borderlands 2, but that was difficult and nowhere near as much fun as mass effect.

      if you looking at somethign to sink more than 1000 hours into, i suggest dota 2.
      Im up to 1800, which doesnt include the 1000+ hours i had on warcraft dota.

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  53. Draco Lusus

    April 4, 2014 at 12:31

    XCOM1 and Terror from the Deep…aways great to play.

    Reply

  54. Spyda

    April 4, 2014 at 12:35

    Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth series and Command and Conquer: Generals, my friends and I tend to play them every time we have a lan.

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    • Matthew Holliday

      April 4, 2014 at 13:26

      i miss battle for middle earth, havent played that in years

      Reply

  55. Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

    April 4, 2014 at 12:50

    Terraria! Gosh I love it so much. I recently bought Starbound, but it hasn’t captured my imagination like Terraria! Do you know I have Terraria on almost all my gaming devices….?

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  56. DBL_ZA

    April 4, 2014 at 12:59

    The Mass Effect series and the Pokemon games. The latter just to “catch em all”

    Reply

  57. SmurFyZA

    April 4, 2014 at 13:45

    World of Warcraft. I have quit the game 5 times in the past 8 years of playing it and just started playing it AGAIN last month. I just can’t quit this addiction!

    Reply

  58. elysium

    April 4, 2014 at 13:51

    Pretty much anything graphical adventure, but especially The Curse of Monkey Island and Grim Fandango. CMI was the first adventure game I ever played, and it turned me into a huge nerd for the genre. So, being my first game, it’ll always be right near the top. I reckon I’ve probably played it at least 7 times. GF, I’ve also played it a number of times, and it truly is one of the best ever made.
    I can also see myself re-playing the very obscure Inherit the Earth: Quest for the Orb a number of times in the future after playing it for the first time last year. Maybe not the best of the genre, but it just had a certain charm to it that completely blew me away, so anyone into the genre, definitely look into it; at the very least, it’s easy enough to be a gateway drug for anyone new to the genre. Also plan to replay The Dig, Full Throttle, Loom… the list goes on and on and on, so I’ll shut up now. XD
    On a COMPLETELY different note, every so often, I get bitten by the UT2004 bug and have to gets me some instagib CTF nuttery.

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  59. flushtwice

    April 4, 2014 at 13:55

    Clive Barker’s Undying and Resident Evil 2… Can’t choose…

    Reply

    • Sir Captain Senior the First

      April 4, 2014 at 14:24

      Undying by far

      Reply

  60. Chris Browne

    April 4, 2014 at 16:04

    Recently started playing Motorstorm again – possibly the best arcade racer on PS3? MGS2 (now as part of the HD collection) I have maybe played 50/60 times through. I keep never quite finishing and going back to Peace Walker. I pulled out the box for Resistance: Fall of Man the other day, haven’t had the time to start it.

    On PC, GTR2, Portal, the original 3 Tomb Raiders (courtesy of GOG).

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  61. Vulcha

    April 4, 2014 at 16:42

    CKII – because it’s intellectually stimulating and has the awesomest patch notes.

    Reply

  62. Name

    April 4, 2014 at 17:13

    Assassin’s Creed 2, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, Mass Effect 2, The Last Of Us (all of these completed at least three times now with some being completed probably around ten times).

    Honourable mentions:
    – From Dust (finished three times now – I know many didn’t like it but I LOVE it)
    – SSX Tricky and SSX 3 (my favourite two of the SSX series).
    – Diablo II and it’s expansion (so many good memories). Pity it doesn’t look quite as nice as it used to these days (there is however an HD mod that will pump up the resolution and make it not look so crappy)
    – Dishonored (well I enjoy going back every now and again but not for complete playthroughs)
    – Far Cry 3 (will probably be going in for my fifth or so playthrough again soon followed by a Blood Dragon run)
    – Manhunt. Don’t play this as often as I used to however I am busy with another go at the moment, it just gets to be so much fun in the later levels).

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  63. Brian Murphy

    April 4, 2014 at 18:25

    Capcom vs SNK 2: The Mark of the Millenium. I play that a few times a week, more if I have company.

    Reply

  64. robweeve

    April 4, 2014 at 23:21

    riven, half life, myst

    Reply

  65. Pieter Smal

    April 7, 2014 at 13:54

    Tropico. Lego Star Wars (I + II). Bully Scholarship Edition. Fable III.

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