That seems fair.

Does that mean RDR featured in fewer people's top tens than SMG2?

It's in Adkm, just deal with it.

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Mine votes for Peggle, Zack & Wiki, Bejeweled, Heavy Rain and the one with Ellen Page in that isn't the zombie one.

Out of the top 10, only about 3 of them I find any enjoyment from (Portal, SMG, TLOU, although the latter isn't the transcendental experience some would have you believe).

I haven't played Dark/Demons Souls so I have no opinion on them.

Fallout 3 doesn't belong in my opinion; it was one of only a handful of games I returned to the shops almost immediately because of how buggy it was. The only other two games in that category I recall were The Lost World on PS1 by EA, and Need For Speed 2, also on PS1.

Halo 3 I have no love for. It killed my interest in the series because of the unreasonable difficulty spikes and the single shittest chapter in any FPS game I have ever played. It hurt even more because the narrative pay-off was absent. This was a learning exercise for me for how not to get hyped up ever again. Part of it is my fault for getting so excited; but more blame rests on the developers in my opinion. However I should add, this only takes into account campaign and not multi. I had a falling out with most of my regular online friends around that time too, so only played a handful of online matches with it.

Other games: Uncharted 2 was best in its series. RDR I don't care for because its an open world Rockstar game (not my thing). Arkham City was inferior to Asylum. Left4Dead was 2hot4Australia.

Cortana and the Crows Nest bottleneck stand out as spikes to me. Halo 1, 2 and Reach were pretty consistent in comparison; though my memory of Reach is less clear.

It's a good list and I've played 7 of the 10.

While logically SMG is top it doesn't feel like a generation defining game. Or Halo 3 for that matter. They are both good, very good, though my memories of H3 are fairly hazy. It's not really until you get to Dark Souls that you got something that really defined the last generation of gaming. And I would say, looking at the popularity of the DS thread, also resonated with a lot of B&B members.

The other two games were just a refinement of previous generational classics.

stonechalice wrote:

I don't really understand why people have problems with difficulty spikes? They are the sections in the game that are there to test you. It would be fairly mundane otherwise. Either you're skills weren't up to scratch or your heart wasn't in it.

I disagree. If it's the game that is plain sailing and you're beating it without losing much health, and then bam! There's a section where you die a thousand times, mainly cos you weren't expecting it and the game wasn't preparing you for challenge, then even if it is a genuine test it would feel completely out of place and off pace. Gradual increase in challenge as you progress is what is needed and I admit is probably not easy for devs to accomplish.

By its very definition, a difficulty spike is a problem.

I think the top 3 is just as it should be. Skyward Sword is just my personal Zelda fanboy pick and I do love it more than anything, but if it were possible to be objective, our top 3 is on the spot.

Nah, I like a challenge, just not frustration. Agree Halo 3 Cortana wasnt a spike. It was fine. You just had to take it a bit slower.

It's not bad at all. Did it the other day. You need to play it right is all.

TheDJR wrote:

Halo is for casuals anyway, nerd boys played Counter-Strike.

FTFY.

Please stahp.

Halo 3 is more than just refinement. I mean, Forge ffs. Theatre. It's another level.

Mario Galaxy is the zenith of 3D platformers, although I thought Tools of Destruction ran it close.