Top 10 Favorite Games of the Last Decade

Koku Gamer writes: "As 2009 comes to a close and 2010 is just days away, I decided to look back on the last decade (2000-2009). It was through this period of reflection that I realize that this is the decade when I really defined myself as a gamer. Sure, I played video games before then, but these last ten years are when I became a hardcore gamer that saw video gaming as more than a hobby. Thus, I'd just like to take this article to talk about the ten games that got me to this point. These aren't the games I think are the best created (although I'm sure some of them are among that elite group); these are just my personal favorite games that came out in the first decade of the 21st century."

[WengYong]

Disagree with a lot of the choices, no mention of some of the classic PS2 titles is a little suspicious, but hey to each their own I guess.

Fallout 3 was awesome, but I enjoyed MGS4 far more. My game of the decade.

[Ziriux]

These are great choices, I love the Knights of the Old Republic titles. Fallout 3 though, is like Elder Scrolls.

[WengYong]

Yeah, but no mention of GTA San Andreas, God Of War or even to a lesser degree Jak And Daxter seems like the author never owned a PS2. But yes agree on KOTOR, great games indeed.

Yeah Fallout 3 was a great game, one of my faves for sure. But MGS4 blew it clean out of the water IMHO.

Good on the author for doing his list though, kudos for being honest.

[ReservoirDog316]

If I had to make a list, I'd say...

1 MGS3
2 MGS4
3 HL2
4 GTA IV
5 Uncharted 2
6 Kingdom Hearts
7 LittleBigPlanet
8 Shadow of the Colossus
9 Prince of Persia SoT
10 FFX

Honorable mention: R6 Vegas, CoD4, Oblivion

That looks about right. Probably missing some important ones but that's good enough.

[Valay]

There are some nice choices on there, and I like that Spider-Man 2 was mentioned on there. I remember having such a blast with that game.

[PS360PCROCKS]

Game came outta nowhere and I just happened to play it one day at my friends house and I could play it for hours on end it was so much fun swinging around. Spiderman 3 sucked hardcore

[Carnage1290]

Definitely an original list with not just a bunch of super obvious choices.

[nogolis]

There are bad choices in life. He's made a lot of them for us.

[danielle007]

That made me literally laugh out loud. A short laugh, but a laugh nonetheless. Adorable!

[deadlyliquidxxx]

i couldent stand the game after a while
plus the physics and character animation were laughable
ud think theyed spend time on that if they spent all that time on the dialouge and story.
I was disgusted playing that game and sold it as soon as i beat it and most of the side missions.
maybe i just cannot stand rpgs to be honest.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

Pretty good list, man.

Mine:

1. Indigo Prophecy / Shadow of the Colossus - Sorry, I couldn't decide on this one. Lol. They're both just SO good!

2. Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Still the best action game in my eyes.

3. Kingdom Hearts I & II

Everything else...

[swiftshot93]

A top ten for me:

Shadow of the Colossus
RE4
God of War 2
Halo
Uncharted 2
Bioshock
Metroid Prime
GTA (pick any one)
MGS3/4 (cant choose)
CoD4

[ryano23277]

1. Uncharted 2
2. MGS series (4,3,2)
3. Fallout 3
4. GTA Series (SA, VC, III)
5. Ghost Recon
6. Civilization IV
7. Madden (annual buy)
8. Fight Night Rd 3
9. WWE Smackdown 2 Know Your Role
10. GH Metallica

Honorable: Batman, inFamous, Operation Flashpoint DR, GTA4, Rise of Nations, Motorstorm PR, MUA

[PS360PCROCKS]

I didn't have a PS2 for a long time after mine was stolen so I never got to play some of those games. so mine would be pretty close...
God Of War 1
God of War 2
Resident Evil 2
Uncharted 2
Bioshock
Mass Effect
GTA (pick any one)
Gears Of War
CoD4
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

[blue7xx7]

Really Dead Rising I mean I thought it was a good game but to be in the top 10 games of the decade I don't think so there are so many great games out there that deserve that spot.

[darkequitus]

Games I just had fun playing regardless and in no particular order.

Halo:CE, SC:CT, Hitman: BM, GeoW, UC2, R6: Vegas, ICO, HL2, Deus ex (PC), Crackdown, Shenmue (as released in 200 in UK)

[Freak of Nature]

5.MGS4
4.Uncharted 2
3.Oddworlds Strangers wrath
2.ICO
1.LBP

[villevalorox]

1.Gta Vice City & Gta San Andreas
2.Demon's Soul's
3.Resident Evil4
4.Metal Gear solid 4
5.God of war 1-2
6.Uncharted 1-2
7.Splinter Cell CT-DA
8.Oblivion or Metroid Prime 1-2-3
9.Fallout 3
10.cod4 or Midnight Club DE

so many more I love but these are my top 10, and to be honest it so hard for me to put a place on the games I play, kinda like songs, never have a fav song, well not I

I must admit I've never played ICO or Shadow of the Colossus :( I really want to though.

[robotnik]

1. Final Fantasy IX
2. Majora's Mask
3. MGS3 Subsistence
4. Silent Hill 2
5. Final Fantasy XI (first year)

There are other many games that I like that I would, without a doubt, put them up with that list.

[Picnic]

Although the N4G headline is, as usual, clumsily broad, the article is about their personal choices for this decade. They are not saying that they are what everyone else should regard as the best games of the decade.

Of this decade's games, I've played a few Dreamcast games (not Shenmue though sadly), quite a few Xbox games, many Gamecube games, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune on the PS3 and a few Xbox360 games. So no PS2 exclusive games as I haven't played them. My personal choices, of what I've played, in no particular order are:

1 Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast)
2 Crazy Taxi (Dreamcast version)
3 Alone in the dark: the new nightmare (I played the PS1 version but Dreamcast or PS2 probably looks the best)
4 Resident Evil (Gamecube remake - I can't put RE4 on here as it has elements to it that make it nothing like the Resident Evil that I like)
5 1080 Avalanche (Gamecube - very under-rated game. A well designed arcade type racing game rather than an open world tricks game)
6 Metroid Prime (Gamecube)
7 The Wind Waker (Gamecube - too many hearts and sailing though. Some dungeons aren't brilliantly designed. Despite its great looks and some nice music, I felt like leaving it off to be honest.)
8 The Orange Box (especially for Half Life 2 and Episode 2)
9 Bioshock
10 Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

I haven't played Uncharted 2, Little Big Planet or Fallout 3. I am not a GTA or Halo fan.

Quantum of Solace really is a very good Bond game by the way. I'm also a Rare lover so, for its 'flaws' (i.e. a story that isn't like War and Peace) I wouldn't have felt bad about putting Perfect Dark Zero there because I still love those shiny graphics! It's just an unashamed arcade shooter to me- nothing wrong with that. Outrun 2 was also a lovely sequel from Sega. I nearly put Max Payne or Max Payne 2 on here but it's difficult to say that either was much better than the other.

[Pidgeridoo]

A truly horrendous list promoting mediocre games over true classics that have been released in the last ten years, To make matters worse the owner of the site won't let anyone have a negative opinion on the article as he has closed the comments section.

By the way the sites broken on IE ... pictures won't show

[wanderofys]

People really have no respect. He said outright that this list wasn't a "best of" list and instead a "favorite of" list. I'm sure he'd have been fine with people expressing what games they enjoyed as well, but "fail list" isn't just an opinion, it's baiting. Your opinion isn't any better than his, that's why it's an opinion and not a fact.

Really, the poor guy didn't deserve to have his completely innocent article posted on n4g. People here take this hobby WAY too seriously.

[Relientk77]

Das fail list

[THE_BEATLES]

10.BioShock
09.Super Smash Bros Melee
08.The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
07.The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion
06.Dead Space
05.Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
04.Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
03.The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
02.Shadow of the Colossus
01.Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

[MrBuffalo]

10. GTA San Andreas PS2
9. POP Sands of Time PS2
8. Mario Galaxy WII
7. Mass Effect 360
6. ICO PS2
5. Resident Evil 4 GC
4. Pen Pen Tri-icelon DC
3. Soul Calibur DC
2. MGS 3 PS2
1. Halo XBOX

I know number four came out in late 98 but I include it because I didn't really play it until this century when I began Uni. For those that don't know Pen Pen was a japanese Launch game for the dreamcast. Pretty cartoony graphics for the time, pretty unremarkable on first boot up and I only got it because the importer bundled it with my imported dreamcast. However, whilst staying in Halls at uni it proved to be one of the best multiplayer games that i've ever played. You didn't have to be a good gamer to play it. With four pads and enough friends around it still is one of my best gaming memories I have. I still have the game and will probably play it again someday If I'm feeling nostalgic. I know it came out in 98 but it is one of this decades best gaming memories for me. MGS3 is the high point of the series for me. Soul Calibur is probably the most universally liked fighter amongst my friends and I since SF2 and Halo CE had the best campaign of the lot. If only Bungie would remember what it was that made Halo so great in the first place. A totally amazing campaign mode.