If You Could Play A Game Again For The Very First Time, What Would It Be?

If you could pick one game to play again from scratch, as if you'd never played it before, which game would you pick?

"The way I looked at it was to consider all of my gaming experiences and which ones really stood out. It wasn’t easy, I’ll say that. What could possibly be so good, so unforgettable that I would be willing to undergo a Men in Black style flash to the retinas in order to witness the pleasure all over again?"

[ArchangelMike]

I wish I could go back to the first ever time I played a games... so that's like 1986. And then have a first time experience of playing The Last of Us. :)

Can you imagine such an experiene for an 8 year old kid back in the day. 0.o

[miyamoto]

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune ... cause I played Uncharted 2 first.

[madworld]

GOOD choice GUYs for me I will choose from 7th generation
1-Red Dead Redemption
2-The Last Of Us
3-God Of War 3
4-Heavy Rain
5-Call Of Duty Black Ops 1
6-GEARS OF WAR 3
7-METAL GEAR 4

From 6th generation
1-Shadow of the Colossus
2-Ico
3-Onimush 3
4-Legacy Of Kain Defiance
5-God Of War 2
6-Medal Of Honor Frontline.
7-DEVIL MAY CRY

[itBourne]

That does suck, because all the Uncharted games are fantastic, I would not want to have played them out of order.

Last of Us by far tho, I wish I could forget it so much.

But a less obvious answer. Dark Cloud 2, because there is never going to be a new one = /

[steven83r]

Uncharted would be great to experience all over again for the first time. The one thing i didn't enjoy about Uncharted series was the crazy monsters. The Yeti were cool but the Ghost Rider Teleporters were annoying. But i would have to say Shenmue is at the top of my list.

[Dee_91]

vice city
007 nightfire/ agent under fire
jet motto
crazy taxi
splinter cell
BUSHIDO BLADE!
nfs III/porsche unleashed
those are mainly for nostalgia but story
7th gen

tlou
yakuza 3/4
beyond 2 souls ( i freakin loved that game, doesn't get enough cred)
heavy rain
Heavenly sword.

6th gen
driver 3
the getaway

wasn't much into story driven games much before then, I was too young.

[pivotplease]

Definitely FF6&9, Pokemon red/blue and Gold/silver, Ocarina, Mario Party 1(still the best in the crappy series lol), Journey, DC2, Kh 1 and 2, Jade Cocoon 2, Halo 2, MGS3 and 4, R&C, Diddy Kong Racing, CoD 4, shadow of the colossus, U2, and perhaps unusual but persona 4. The flow and length of that story just felt perfect to me and it's one of those games that is the best the first time and more of a grind on subsequent plays. There's probably so many others. I'm getting all nostalgic.

It's hard to mention really old games unless there's some kind of time traveling aspect involved here. Like N64 games looked like real life when they came out and now...

[jwatt]

MGS 1,3
Gears of war 1
GOW 1,2
GTA 1, VC
Halo 2
TWisted metal black, 2
Infamous 1
Socom Confrontaion
Modern Warfare 2
Golden eye 64

[UltraNova]

Super Mario 64,
Ocarina of time,
007 Golden Eye(64),
FF7,
RE 1,
Shenmue,
MGS 1 & 3,
SoC,
TloU

[ChrisW]

Sure as hell not WOW.

Back when it came out I got a week free account and only played it for 3 days... Then promptly uninstalled it.

[darren_poolies]

No question about it for me, has to be Dark Souls. Best game I've ever played, I would give a lot to be able to experience that again.

[Why o why]

Shadow of the colossus

Future wars

[BenRage3]

Without a doubt Super Mario 64. It was the first true 3D experience I ever had, and I have yet to experience that kind of magic since.

[XboxOneX]

Shenmue on Dreamcast bring me back pls

[Flewid638]

lol I was 4. I remember being around that age and horror shit my older sister would watch scared me for weeks.

TLOU would've made me afraid of the dark permanently.

[Magicite]

they perfectly guessed mine with article picture, it would be world of warcraft (although not undead, I hate them, my fav is draenei female)

[UnHoly_One]

I'm shocked I don't see a single mention of it here yet, but the obvious choice is Shadow of the Colossus.

Fantastic game, but once you know how to kill the colossi, it is never the same again.

[breakpad]

Sonic2,Shadow of the Clossus ,Resident Evil 1->1996 version

[Kailios]

It may seem a shock because I never had a chance to play it. I'm guessing I should by the amount I hear of it? That or wait until the Last Guardian ;)

[GribbleGrunger]

This is the easiest question I've answered in a long time:

The Last Of Us.

[nX]

Can't go wrong with TLOU :)
Although I would probably choose either Demon's Souls or Gothic 2... both are incredibly awesome experiences the first time you play through them.

[Kailios]

The Last Of Us definitely opened up a massive hole when I had finished it. And is also a very high rated game for me. When writing the article I was thinking more along the lines of the young kid experiencing a massive world that you could get lost in.

[The_Devil_Hunter]

I agree 100% thats my game....

[ZombieKiller]

I would love to re-live the Metal Gear series again. That experience to this day was second to none for me hands down.

From Hayters acting, to the port switch from Psycho Mantis.....

man...

[saywat247]

The Last of Us and Grand Theft Auto San Andreas

[thisismyaccount]

NOTHING BEATS

"RIDGGGGGGGGE RACERRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!" for the first time on the PlayStation 1. Yeah, you´re probably thinking what an ass, nothin spectacular about it, i say YOU´RE wrong :

Playing 8/16bit+AMiGA games for 5 years or so then do the SWITCH/JUMP and play RR on the PS1 ´95 with 3D sick phat GFX! Sounds and gameplay.... that sensation of playing something NEW like that can not be repeated anymore.

That jump from terrific good 2D games and suddenly be racing at 150mph with 3D gfx and hart-echno beats.... best of the best.... tears of joy!

That has to be the moment, everything else did add their grain of salt, but never have really managed to impress me at all since 95 in terms of gamemechanics, gameplay, graphics like that industry-changer/jump from 2D to 3D.

Project Morpheus better be good Sony.

[newflesh]

Definitely Shenmue

[Qrphe]

I hope not since it's a rated M game

[Kingdomcome247]

Bioshock 1 for me.

[BenRage3]

Good choice! That was very memorable for me as well.

[LexHazard79]

I cant imagine an 8 yr playing The Last of Us for first time and liking it. The Last of Us is a great game but the story is to much for even an 8yr old to comprehend.

[Tapewurm]

Favorite game of all time?... tough.....a lot of solid titles out over the years....but, Panzer Dragoon Saga (The Panzer Dragoon Saturn Series all together actually) was one of my favorites.... that and Sega's "Shining" series ("Shining the Holy Ark and Shining Force III to be more specific)...Virtua Fighter series....Sega Rally...Daytona CCE...Virtual On... Burning Rangers...Dragon Force..all were amazing back in the day.. The Saturn is by far my favorite console from the past..... Shenmue and Skies of Arcadia from the Dreamcast would be worthy too... Final Fantasy 7...Shadow of Colossus... God of War Series.. Socom... the Last of Us.... Uncharted... EQ... The List could go on forever if I sat here and thought on it long enough...

[Tapewurm]

Even played Resident Evil and Tomb Raider for the first time on the Sega Saturn... my mind was blown lol..... similar experience the first time I walked into local arcade and saw Dragon's Lair for the 1st time.... good times 8)

[HammadTheBeast]

Legend of Dragoon for me.

[JsonHenry]

Command and Conquer. Total Annihilation. Doom 2.

[infinitewords]

Final Fantasy X, Kingdom Hearts, Bioshock, God of War, The Last of Us, and The Legend of Dragoon. Those are just the ones I can think of right now, there's probably more, though.

[joab777]

Bioshock...definitely. FF7 and Chronological Trigger, The Legend of Zelda 2, Dark Souls, and Fallout 3.

[Gardenia]

Final Fantasy VII, VIII and IX
Suikoden II
Vagrant Story
Syphon Filter 2
Driver 1 and 2
Fear Effect
Metal Gear Solid 1 and 3
Crash Team Racing
Shadow of the Colossus
GTA III
Silent Hill 2 and 3
Jak and Daxter The Precursor Legacy
Fallout 3
COD 4
Killzone 2

[Retroman]

is Gradius,Contra,Metroid,Castlev ania, Metal Slug , Battle Arena Toshiden, Jax and Daxter to old for you guys??

[PoSTedUP]

GTAIII. its one of the only games where from the moment i took control it was an explosion of unfathomably joy and happiness in my brain. GTAIII was my brain on drugs. id pay the premium $ + a leg to experience that all over again for the first time.

[stavrami]

Hahaha although I don't agree games wise your expression of your enjoyment deserves a thumbs up. I think the game that best describes that sort of enjoyment for me would be double dragon (arcade version) and the hitman series accept the last one

[PoSTedUP]

=D thanks. and i can relate to hitman, that was an epic first couple of games they had, made me really feel like a hitman and the wall of guns was the coolest thing to play with bc i loved guns That Much as a kid.

[Sketchy_Galore]

Good choice, I remember the very first time I got my hands on GTA3. The concept of the game was exactly the kind of thing I'd dreamt of while playing the original GTA.'wow, imagine a game like this but a totally 3d world' and it always seemed like some crazy pipedream that would be cool but would never actually be technologically possible.

I remember the first time my brother handed me the controller and I got to play. My brain wasn't used to that kind of 3d game yet so I could barely even tell what was going on. I swerved the car all over the place, crashed in little Italy and was shot dead by a mobster, all in literally about twenty seconds. Still, I felt like I had just seen paradise, I think my heart is still beating fast from that moment.

[PoSTedUP]

agree 100%!! always wanting something so great because i liked the 3D and free-roam of Driver 1 (1or 2 you could get out and run around). GTAIII exceeded all expectations and beliefs about the possibilities of video games for me.

like: "you mean to tell me i can do what ever i want, run around, shoot people, run people over, crash my car get out and steal another one, all in 3D?"..Bulll$#&%, youre ****ing lying to me, gtfo of my house.

*plays game* "jdbvxjsjbfbchdjjsjsjd :DD!!!"

[bloop]

GTA III for me too. Just experiencing everything in that game the first time absolutely blew my mind. I remember finishing up work in the evening, popping it in to the PS2 and next thing I know I'm still sitting in the armchair absolutely glued to it at about 7 or 8 the next morning thinking "sh*t, I really need to go to bed now!!" Every 5 minutes I was asking myself "did that just actually happen??" Even to this day no other game has topped that experience of my first night in Liberty City.

[mmcglasson]

I remember the day this game came out and I put it in my PS2 the first time. That was literally the best thing that's ever happened to the GTA series.

GTAIII
MGS1
Tomb Raider
Uncharted
EQOA (EverQuest Online Adventures)
Champions of Norrath
World of Warcraft

[DarkOcelet]

Thats a tough question but i can definitely say every great game i have ever played with a beautiful story or a great gameplay.

Deadly Premonition
The Last Of Us
Rule Of Rose
Resident Evil Quarology
Dead Space 1 and 2
Silent Hill Series

[bnoyes]

Yeah, horror games in particular would be great to replay with amnesia. I've gone back and replayed RE, SH, and DS games a ton, but it's never quite the same when you know what's around every corner.

[DarkOcelet]

Ah well, Amnesia still scare the crap out of me. Also Clock Tower had its moments.

[Heyxyz]

To play deadly premonition again for the first time would be amazing! That game has defiantly one of the best stories ever.

[DarkOcelet]

True... The ending made me abit sad though. Hey, at least its a better ending than Twin Peaks hehe.

[georgenancy]

the last of us,god of war 3,mgs 4,mgs3,uncharted 2,gta sanandreas and halo 2

[JetP0619]

Final Fantasy 8/ Persona 4 Golden/Demons Souls and The Last of Us

[Hellsvacancy]

Good Choices, i'll add Fallout 3

[tanukisuit]

Tough choice... between:
- A Link to the Past
- Secret of Mana
- The Last of Us

[Acadius]

Oh man. I loved Secret Of Mana. Such a classic.

[Mulletino]

So if I'm thinking the last of us is "meh" and I've completed what I think is half of the story should I even finish?

[tanukisuit]

The beginning is a little slow, but that's because there needs to be that necessary build-up. It actually works out, once you reach the mid-point.

After for continuing on, I can only say "Winter". :)

[joab777]

Loved A Link to the Past and Secret of Mana.

[Majin-vegeta]

Legend Of Dragoon.

[xabmol]

ICO <3

Demon's Souls

Jak & Daxter

[Scrivlar]

Oblivion/Skyrim/Fallout
Star Wars Knights Of The Old Republic
Mass Effect
GTA 3, Vice City, SA, 5
Dark Souls
Final Fantasy 7/8
I better stop I could go on and on

[peshkavusCA]

I like your list. It's very close to mine. Just replace Dark Souls with Demon Souls and add Dragon Age and the Last of US.

[Genuine-User]

Metal Gear Solid.

[XXXL]

Chrono Trigger or The Legend of Zelda on NES.

[BloodAddiction]

Final Fantasy VII,VIII,IX,X,XII
Persona 3,4
Resident Evil 1,2,3,4
Skyrim
Dark Souls 1,2
Legend Of The Dragoon
Chrono Cross
Deadly Premonition

[VJGenova]

Good list. Why no Chrono Trigger though?

[BloodAddiction]

Well i havent played chrono trigger untill recently so i didnt enjoy it as much as chrono cross

[parentsbasement]

BioShock or God of War....

[Kailios]

Man, playing Bioshock again... "Would you kindly?"
Just sends shivers.

It's a tough question with just one answer to give.

[bnoyes]

Man, there are a lot of games I wish I could experience with fresh eyes. But for me, the major ones would be:

Bioshock
Metroid Prime
Dark Souls

Those games are pretty much my idea of gaming perfection. Luckily, Bloodborne is just around the corner, and I'm going to appreciate the hell out of getting to play it for the first time.

[joab777]

Bioshock and Dark Soul's are 2 of my choices for sure. Bioshock is number 1...no doubt.

The funny think too is that I bought it on PS3 a yr after release , then it sat on my shelf while I played Fallout 3 (which is also on my list), Dead Space I believe. I didn't get to it til 6 months later...and then...damn.

[Kingdomcome247]

I'll never forget my first moments after descending into Rapture and stepping foot out of the bathysphere not knowing what the heck that splicer was. The entire descent is seared in my memory along with Andrew Ryan's voice. Heck even my ascent into Columbia. My favorite franchise man.

[Orbertron]

Panzer Dragoon Saga,
Breath of Fire 3/4,
legend of Mana,
Burning Rangers,
Grandia 2,
Nights into Dreams,
Saturn Bombmer Man,
Guardian Heroes,
Billy Hatcher,
Blast Corps,

[Acadius]

Castlevania III
Zelda Link To The Past
Zelda Orcarnia Of Time
Batman Arkham Asylum
Bioshock

[CaptainSheep]

Definitely The Last of Us. The first thing I said when I beat the game was "Okay. I wish I could erase my memory and play the game again"

Also Persona 3 and 4. Amazing experiences.

[Ravenheartzero]

Final fantasy 9, Dark souls, Fallout 3

[IrisHeart]

You alright.

[FrostedFire]

Last Of us,Ratchet and Clank series,Infamous series,God Of War series,Uncharted series,Assassins Creed two and Assassins Creed 4 Black Flag,Skyrim,Transistor etc.But if I only got to play one then deff The Last Of Us

[DanielEndurance]

Heavy Rain & Murdered: Soul Suspect... or any other game where there's a good mystery to solve.

[Relientk77]

Final Fantasy IX
Brave Fencer Musashi
Grandia 2
Diablo 2
BioShock 1/Infinite
Uncharted 2

just so many good ones

[Hoffmann]

Pong.....

[Double_O_Revan]

The Last of Us
Star Wars KOTOR
Metroid Prime
MGS
Half Life 2
Goldeneye 64

[PrinceOfAllSaiyans]

Uncharted 2 ! Naughty Dog's best work IMO. Everything was so breathtaking in that game.

[kingahmad90]

pretty much this , Uncharted 2 is the greatest game EVER

[Sketchy_Galore]

Grim Fandango.(Just to live that beautiful story again for the first time)

Fallout 3 (though I'd settle for having just one thing in the wasteland still undiscovered that wasn't the most basic of Easter eggs)

Journey. (The night I played through this entire thing for the first time was possibly as close as gaming has brought me to a life changing experience)

[Spotie]

Journey. That game was a spiritual experience. I would certainly love to play through it again for the first time. I could come up with other games that would be decent second choices, but they'd still all fall far short of being mentioned in the same breath as Journey.

I don't know if I could call it my FAVORITE game ever, but it deserves some sort of recognition for being the game that moved me like nothing else ever has, game or otherwise.

[MohammadAdam]

Metal Gear Solid. It was such an awesome experience the first time, nothing will ever beat that.

[psforward]

Shadow of the Colossus
God of War
Final Fantasy 7
Resident Evil
Deadspace
Final Fantasy 3

[MrSwankSinatra]

Final Fantasy III (Final Fantasy VI)
Star Fox 64
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Onimusha: Warlords
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Pokemon Red
Grand Theft Auto III
Terranigma
Chrono Trigger
Shadow of the Colossus
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Metal Gear Solid

[Man_Marmalade]

Legend of Dragoon for me :P

[nevin1]

A lot of Sports/Wrestling games will make my list.

[Eonjay]

The Last of Us.

[TXIDarkAvenger]

MGS4

[Tontus]

God of War 3, 2 & GoS
The Last of Us
Mass Effect 1, 2 & 3
Red Dead Redemption
Bioshock
Casltevania: Lords of Shadow
Gears of War
Alan Wake
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

[Yui_Suzumiya]

The Last of Us, BioShock and Metal Gear Solid 4

[funeralflames]

Kingdom Hearts 2, Metal Gear Solid 3, Uncharted 2, Arkham Asylum, Final Fantasy X, and Twilight Princess.

[Codewow]

Bioshock or World of Warcraft. Preferably Bioshock though.

[MasterCornholio]

Half Life

Game blew my mind when it came out.

[George711]

Demon's Souls. for sure

[ashen122]

Dragon's crown

Gravity rush

[PiNkFaIrYbOi]

Too many to name really, but pretty much anything from the 4th-6th generation.

[Logak]

World of Warcraft
Daggerfall/Morrowind/Oblivion
System Shock 2
Thief 1,2,3
Snake Eater
Mass Effect 1 and 2.

If I could only choose one, I'd go with either World of Warcraft of Oblivion.

[ScorpiusX]

Halo 2 w/ online feature just to feel that am playing someone from timbucktoo and it fun as hell and no extra controller damage ...

[LAWSON72]

Skyrim and Fallout 3

[Logak]

Nah, sure, Skyrim is good, but I'd prefer to re-live Morrowind and Oblivion to be honest, they were much better written and had more interesting locations.

[Paytaa]

I think for me Halo 1-3, Sonic Adventure 1, Sonic The Hedgehog 2, The Last of Us, Mass Effect, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Call of Duty 4, San Andreas, Tony Hawk's Underground,Fallout 3, Skyrim and Gears of War would probably be the games I'd kill to re-live first time around again. So many memories associated with those games.

[Imalwaysright]

FF9, Vagrant Story and MGS3.

[DaGR8JIBRALTAR]

Ninja Gaiden on the xbox.

[yanko]

killzone 2

[BellePelouse]

discovering the Elder Scrolls serie again or Resident Evil 4

[Helios86]

Demon's Souls and Dark Souls.

[TripC50]

Fire emblem awakening.

[Scatpants]

Have you tried Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and the sequel on DS? I probably played those more than just about any SRPG. All the different jobs were awesome.

[TripC50]

No I havent. I'll check it out. Thanks!

[MasterofMagnetism]

Final Fantasy VII, VIII, IX, X
The Last of Us
Uncharted trilogy
Zelda: A Link to the Past
Dead Space 1 & 2
God of War trilogy
Red Dead Redemption
Heavy Rain

[xtheblackparade]

None because that's a trap. If you have no recollection of playing the greatest game you have ever played and start playing it all over again then you will end up with the very same feeling you had before you did it all over again without the memories of the real first time.

[WeAreLegion]

Shadow of the Colossus. :)

Devil May Cry 3 is up there though.

[L0wlifeGamer]

Skyrim
Red Dead Redemption
Assassins Creed 2

[Nwah]

Of course the obvious pleb choice would be TLoU or Uncharted, but I would personally choose either The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind or Red Dead Redemption. Both have such amazing atmospheres and I would love to re-experience that soul crushing moment when John Marston gets killed. And to play through the amazing world and deep lore of Morrowind again for the first time would send chills down my spine.

[Yaay4me]

The Last of Us,
Zelda Ocarina of Time/Majora's Mask, pretty much all Zelda games.
Journey,
Uncharted 2,
Gears of War,
Skyrim,
Assassin's Creed 2,
Jak and Daxter,
Shadow of Colossus,
God of War (all of them)
Resident Evil,
Starcraft (all of them)
Warcraft (all of them, especially the third one wow what a story)
SHenmue (oh my god I almost forgot about it ):
(as long as we are back in their respective times) Looking back I feel like gamers were better people back then. Nobody hated like they do these days when some of these games came out. Nowadays all they wanna do is rain on your parade just to make sure the game they can't play isn't perceived well (even if it deserves it) Oh well, you reap what you sow.

[Cid33]

chrono trigger or lunar silver star story

[shockwave4life]

ONLY A BUNCH OF 12 YR OLDS WOULD PICK A GAME FROM THE PAST 3 YRS OR SO! JESUS OUT OF THE PAST 30 YRS YOU GUYS ARE GONNA PICK SOMETHING LIKE THE LAST OF US??? ITS A GOOD GAME AND ALL BUT JESUS CHRIST OUT OF THE TOP 100 GAMES OF ALL TIME THAT WOULDNT MAKE THE TOP 50....

A LINK TO THE PAST
OCARINA OF TIME
SUPER METROID
SUPER MARIO 64
FINAL FANTASY 7
FINAL FANTASY TACTICS
HALO
GTA VICE CITY
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA
GOLDENEYE 64

[mshope10]

super mario 64!
super metriod
the legend of zelda
ocarina of time 64
grand theft auto 3 ps2

[Me-Time]

Doctor...

:D

[Scatpants]

Final Fantasy 7. I played that game 12 hours a day for like 4 days straight and was never bored for a second.

[Paul85]

The entire Metal Gear Solid series!!!

[Dizzydrifter1]

would be 2 games first Legend Of Zelda ocarina Of time
Dark cloud

[madworld]

for me I will choose from 7th generation
1-Red Dead Redemption
2-The Last Of Us
3-God Of War 3
4-Heavy Rain
5-Call Of Duty Black Ops 1

From 6th generation
1-Shadow of the Colossus
2-Ico
3-Onimush 3
4-Legacy Of Kain Defiance
5-God Of War 2
6-Medal Of Honor Frontline.

[TheOnlyMastrx]

The obvious answer would be the game that you had to most fun with, but for me thats hard to narrow down, i've enjoyed many of the games i've played throughout my life, it would almost be easier to play them all again for the first time, but maintaining a list of the games I despised so I could avoid those entirely.

[shmeedy24685]

Metal Gear Solid & Heavy Rain :)

[Dark_matter]

For me, The Elders Scrolls IV: Oblivion. That moment you step outside of the sewers into the lush, green world. It was beauty to the eyes, especially when this song came on:

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[zidane1341]

Darksiders and metal gear solid!

[leahcim]

Brave
Fencer
Musashi

[LightDiego]

Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask
Super Mario 64
The Last of Us
Demon's Souls
Metal Gear Solid 3

[urwifeminder]

Ace of Aces c64 and battlestations pacific .

[Guwapo77]

FFVII - Playstation
Zelda - Nes
SSFII Turbo - Arcade
Metal Gear Solid - Playstation 1
Persona - Playstation
TLOU - PS4
Tecmo Ball - NES
Bonk Revenge - TG16
Streets of Rage I/II - Sega Gensis
Kenseiden - Sega Master System
Rygar - NES
Way of the Warrior - Panasonic 3DO
SplatterHouse - TG16
The Legendary Axe I/II - TG16
Order of the Griffion - TG16

So so so many games but I'll stop there.

[EvilWay]

Dark Souls
Gears of War 1

[MetroidFREAK21]

Metroid Prime 1 and Fusion... Back in 2002... That was gaming heaven for me

[Shinuz]

Hmm its a really tough choice, but I guess for me it would have to be a tie between Morrowind and Deus Ex.

[BABY-JEDI]

The very first Tombraider. At the time it was groundbreaking with amazing level design. Great atmospheric sounds & an adventure that would take you on a fantastic journey.

[kingahmad90]

Resident evil 4
Uncharted 2
Prince of persia the sands of time
Crash 3 warped
GTA SA
God of war I
MGS 3
......

If I had to choose one it's Uncharted 2

[madara0sama]

Resident Evil 4, DMC 3, Red Dead Redemption, Dragon Quest 8, GTA SA, any of the Zelda games, any of the pokemon games on the handhelds, any mario game, and Dragon's Dogma. Many others too.

[TheLastColossus]

The Last of Us and Uncharted 2

[BLKxSEPTEMBER]

Halo 1. That game made love FPS.ill ne er forget the 1st time i got to the beginning area where the game opens up. I had never seen anything like it on a console at the time. The openness and the warthog running down grunts. Man those were the days on pure fun in a video game. No silly fanboy wars no day one patches no micro transactions and best of all NO SOCIAL MEADIA!!!

[Alicornium]

shadow of the colossus, easily. imagining experiencing the colossi and the landscape for the first time was amazing.

[andrewer]

Shadow of The Colossus
Psychonauts
Sly Cooper(All of them)
Ocarina of Time

[thexmanone]

Super Mario bros, now that was fun the first time.

[andibandit]

Baldurs Gate 1 and 2

[addictedtochaos]

Star Ocean: The Second Story
Grandia
Lunar: Silver Star Story and Eternal Blue
Final Fantasy X
Tales of Symphonia
Skies of Arcadia
Uncharted 2
Halo 3

[cell989]

Metal gear solid, for psx

[dafegamer]

super mario 64
ratchet and clank
Zelda Twilight princess
LBP
Super mario galaxy
Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow/Gold/Silver
Dragon Quest 8
TLOU
Super Mario World
Bioshock
Prince of Persia Warrior Within
God of War II
Super Smash Bros Melee

[OhMyGandhi]

Goldeneye
Donkey Kong 64
Mario 64
Ocarina of Time

Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
Silent Hill 2
Wind Waker
Metroid Prime 1
Shadow of the Colossus
Ico
Grand Theft Auto 3

Bioshock
Assassin's Creed 2
Uncharted 2
Prince of Persia (2008)
The Last of Us

[kingbain90]

Halo CE
Halo 3 MP
GTA SA
Resident evil 2 & Vx
Max Payne
Hitman BM

The ps2/xbox era had the most exciting sp games. More effort were put into them cause online MP wasn't big yet. Plus it was a time of first tries

[GuruStarr78]

Symphony of the night and Fallout 3....

[ginsunuva]

Uncharted 2.
By far.

[JAMurida]

Panzer Dragoon Orta

[spanner]

zelda link to the past.
Project zero.
Conflict desert storm.
Darkwatch.
Grandia 2.
Summoner 2.
Turok evolution.
Mgs3.
San andreas.
Uncharted 2.
Tlou.

[reaper602]

So many games come to mind but the one that stands out the most for me is Shenmue

[InTheZoneAC]

Legend of Legaia

Yes mario, zelda, pokemon, uncharted, god of war, and all those other great games had a great start, but legend of legaia was one of my first and favorite rpgs. I just wish they could remake that original on the ps4 and completely forget about the horrible sequel that was made.

[twiggytree12]

Metal gear solid PS1

[madcowz64]

Really any Zelda game,OoT or MM are top two. Metal Gear Solid and Resident Evil are close seconds.

[SillyBastid]

GTA III

My mind was blown! I couldn't believe I was freely driving around a three dimensional city and could do anything I wanted! I could barely play missions because I just kept driving around causing havoc, using every unlock code to see what new weapons and destruction I could do.

[iliimaster]

espn nfl 2k5 man o man i was king.. final fantasy 7, super mario 64, zelda link to the past resistance fall of man so many lol

[FreakyFox]

Adventure Games:

The Secret of Monkey Island
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Broken Sword
Discworld

Birth of 3D open worlds :

Tomb Raider
Resident Evil
Wipeout

Online Multiplayer Shooter:

Unreal Tournament

MMO:

Darkage of Camelot

The games i list defined the genre they come from, dont get me wrong the later generations as seen some fantastic games like Red Dead Redemption, Assassins Creed, Uncharted , Call of Duty etc, but they dont come close to folks of my age group what we have experienced through gaming evolution. A wheel changes its colour and size, but unless you was there when it was first invented, you wont fully appreciate the wheel, i think that should sum it up.

[Chapulin]

zelda NES

[Subaruwrx]

Blast Corps (because it got me hooked on video games,) Diddy Kong Racing, Jet Force Gemini, Grandia 2, Skies of Arcadia, Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne and Uncharted 1 (not because it was the best Uncharted game but because it was the first in the series and was the reason why I played the other 2.)

[Eejanaika]

Half life
007
pokemon
halo
crash bandicoot
final fantasy
star craft
metal gear
kingdom hearts
shadow of the collosus
doom
crono trigger
starfox
legend of zelda
left 4 dead
gears
star wars games (any)
uncharted
tomb raider
gta 3

Really any game I got good memories with and had fun with.

[Cartman55125]

Bioshock, easily.

[PersonMan]

I'd like to go back and play Silent Hill 3 for the first time ever.

It would be nice to wipe my entire memory so I could go back and play all of the classics as if I've never touched a game before. Imagine how exciting even the most boring games would be if I've never played a video game.

Sometimes I think we get a little desensitized to modern games and we only see them as "been there done that", but if we were brand new to gaming and had only just picked up a controller without knowing what to expect, some of these games would be mind-blowing if you think about it.

[Soy]

Mass Effect 2

The first 15 minutes....meeting Archangel....the suicide mission....perfection.

[B_Rian89]

Grand Theft Auto 3
LittleBigPlanet
The Last of Us

[Jivesh]

Wow...this one's a tough one. Can't decide between MGS3 and TLOU.

[Segata]

Shenmue and to top it off I want to play it for the first time in 1999/2000.
I first played it when DC was dead in 2002. Tho I knew of the hype from 98. It's still the only game when I first played it was so immersed I forgot I was playing a game and just having a true experience of this living world. I still pop it in every so often.

[jznrpg]

Everquest for me, it was hard , really hard , forced you to work with others and was like nothing I played before. It was a perfect storm for me, had money and time to get sucked in. I would love to go back but life now is so different for me now it wouldn't work (kids and a wife)

[mamotte]

The world ends with you.
Pokemon Soulsilver (As my first pokemon ever)
Mario 3D world.
Chrno Trigger.
Shadow of the colossus.
Disgaea.
Flower.

[chaosx]

Road Rash and echo the dolphin

[Donnywho]

Sex, all my other picks were listed above.

[Tzuno]

Diablo 2

[Bogan]

Pong.

[TWB]

Is it like "forget all the games" or "forget selected few games" ?

Then I must ask, do I also forget the huge chunk of english language I have learned by playing games ?

If I had to forget all games, I would start by playing pretty much all the games I played when I was a kid. (Crash 3, Spyro 2 and Tombi 2 being the first three I ever owned on my own console)

I can still kinda dig the same feels up when I start Crash 3 from the begining or play some Spyro 2. Cant do that with Tombi 2 because I have played that game like... At least once a year, more than any other game I own.

If I could select which to forget and replay:
- Ratchet and Clank series
- Jak series
- Sly series
(^because they were/felt much more awesome when I was young^)
- Shadow of the Colossus
- Original Ape Escape

I value the experiences I have gained from all the games I have played and only handfull of those experiences are ones that I would dare to forget and re-live.

Or if I could just magicaly play them and make it feel like the first time = all the games.

Games just to forget: Uncharted 1 and FEAR 3.

[SuperJay182]

Mass Effect for me (well the whole trilogy!)

[_FantasmA_]

Deus Ex 1 and Human Revolution, Metal Gear Solid 1 and 3, Counter Strike, Donkey Kong Country 1 and 2, Doom 3, Tony Hawks Pro Skater 1 and 2, Syphon Filter, Cool Boarders, Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX, Super Mario World, Resident Evil 1, 3 and CV, Bioshock 1, Half Life 1, Midnight Club 2 and Dub Edition, Gears of War 1, GTA Vice City, Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver, Tomb Raider II, Mortal Kombat 3, Area 51, Marvel vs Capcom, Diddy Kong Racing, Super Street Fighter 2, Borderlands, and Deus Ex again!

[Clumpy]

Metroid Prime
Final Fantasy VII

[sander9702]

Mafia 2

[bloodybutcher]

Zork,Monkey Island, RE2(never played the first one), Baldur's Gate, The Longest Journey, GTA 3 and Vice City, GOW, Fallout 3, Demon's Souls.

[Clown_Syndr0me]

I'm not sure because alot of older games are only as good as they are due to the nostalgia.

[ThePain1]

Freedom Fighters(PS2)
That game was so much fun, the 4 player split screen vs was so fun,

[chris13gt]

System Shock 2
Deus Ex 1 and HR
Half-Life 1-2
Alan Wake
Max Payne 1-2
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Halo 1-3
Gothic 1-2
Fallout 2
Star Wars KOTOR
Diablo 2
Starcraft
Red Alert 2
Commandos 1-2
Thief 1-2
MGS
Soul Reaver
Bioshock
Red Dead Redemption
Tomb Raider 1-4
Splinter Cell:Chaos Theory
Far Cry

[goldwyncq]

First choice would be Metal Gear Solid. Then Heavy Rain, since I got spoiled who the killer was halfway through the game.

[LexHazard79]

Contra

[Yardragon]

MGS
RE
King's Field

[IrisHeart]

Morrowind
Dark Souls
Pokemon Gold
Metroid
Hatsune Miku Project Diva F
Fire Emblem Awakening
FF6
Wasteland
Fallout New Vegas
Tekken 3

[frelyler]

This is without a doubt the best comment section I have ever read on N4G. My faith in humanity has moved up one notch today. I'd like to replay lord of shadows again, amazing story.

[Tapani]

Shenmue I-II
FFVII
Xenogears
Chrono Cross
Metal Gear Solid
FFVI
Chrono Trigger
Ico / Shadow of the Colossus
Diablo II
The Last Of Us Remastered
All Souls' games
System Shock 2
Deus Ex (PC original)
Unreal Tournament 1999

[u-bEttA-rUn]

Bloody Roar
FF7
TLOU
MGS4
WarHawk
BF2

Edit I'm sorry how could I forget Kingdom Hearts 1-2
GoW-1-2-(3)
Uncharted 1-2-3

[escott013]

Probably The Last of Us...or World of Warcraft, or Elder Scrolls, or Halo.

[escott013]

Probably The Last of Us...or World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, or The Elder Scrolls, or Halo: Combat Evolved.

[escott013]

Sorry! Didn't realize I posted that first comment. :P

[NeoTribe]

Diablo2 in its prime and than the last of us.

[fiveby9]

For multiplayer I'd have to say Vanilla WoW.
For single play, I really enjoyed TLOU.

[upallnightgamer]

Star Ocean: Til the End of Time

or

The Last of Us on PS4. That damn game is worth it.

[Ikonic]

I would give up a lot to be able to experience the entirety of the Halo games for the first time again. When I was a kid playing, my mind was blown away, and it has led me to my love of everything sci-fi.

[stragomccloud]

I would want to go back in time too. The first time I played Ocarina of Time; I can't compare the feeling I felt then of being whisked away into a totally 3D land.

[JacketsNest101]

That's easy, Xenoblade chronicles.

[TRS_Gear]

Super Mario World, Mario 64 and Yoshi's Island are great for nostalgia purposes, I get all warm and fuzzy when I think of the first time I played those games.

However when it comes to being able to experience a game full of emotions for the first time again, I would have to go with Bioshock. I remember the first time I got into that bathosphere, in that lighthouse, then to be presented with the sepia toned film with Andrew Ryan's chilling voice playing in the background. Upon my arrival in rapture I am greeted by a splicer jumping atop the pod, slicing through the hull, then the door opens... I was terrified to walk out... then suddenly a voice comes through the radio, telling... (well asking me ;) ) to walk out of the pod. From that moment, I was hooked on the game. Engaged in every moment of it.

I WISH I could go back to that for the first time.

[StrawberryDiesel420]

DEMON'S SOULS (For me personally, this game came out of nowhere. Closest game I every played to something like this was old Zelda games for the NES/SNES so it was quite challenging. Once I became addicted to the world and the online it was 1000 hours of gameplay later)

THE ORDER: 1886(I really loved this game, I waited for it since the E3 announcement and man did it deliver. It exceeded my expectations and kept me hooked until the very end. Once I finished I immediately began my second playthrough. The story, characters, setting & gameplay are phenomenal and polished like something I have never seen, plus the graphics, my god did R@D deliver.)

BIOSHOCK (I never thought I would see a game that would define the medium as an art form like Bioshock did. Sheer brilliance, a unique world so well constructed with characters that were twisted and perfectly crafted to fit in the undersea utopia gone awry. This game's story from beginning to the end blew me away and further cemented gaming as my go-to form of entertainment.)

CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE (I had never been an online death match gamer before this. Mainly played SP games, the closest I ever game to PvP like this was Golden Eye for N64 and Timesplitters for Gamecube. Once I played COD4 online, I was addicted to the fast-paced twitchy gameplay. It was so much fun to spend countless hours competing against others on the contemporary battlefield, the guns were amazing as were the maps. Also, the single player was an amazing experience that set you up for the MP perfectly)

GEARS OF WAR (I had lost interest in gaming a bit prior to the launch of PS3 and XBOX 360. When I first popped in Gears of War and played it for the first time, I was blown away by the experience. I knew right then and there I needed that system and game. The gunplay, the movement, graphics, enemy A.I., and overall look and feel of the game, It was so well done and I absolutely love the franchise.)

[Slayer_xXx]

Wow so much to choose over all my gaming years gonna nm a few from each generation i've played

Top gear 2, Donkey Kong 1 & 2, MK 2 & 3 killer instinct
007 golden eye, star fox 64, zelda ocarina of time, syphoon filter, MGS1 & 4 (really liked all MGS gms bt those
2 were my standouts in d series) paper mario, RE1, onimusha 2, SOTC, ninja gaiden, demon souls, unc2, GOW2 & 3, TLOU...idk if is just me but i had more fun wit older generation gms than of late especially pass 3 years o so only TLOU really stoodout 4 me

[underwaves75]

HALO 1

[victorMaje]

Consoles:
Mortal Kombat II
World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck
Panzer Dragoon
God of War
Dragon Quest VIII
Okami
Deathspank
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
God of War 3
Darksiders 2
Skyrim
Uncharted 2
TLoU

PC:
Outlaws
Final Fantasy VII
Call of Duty
Command & Conquer Generals + Zero Hour
Warcraft 3
World of Warcraft!

[zep]

Ragnarok Online its my 1st mmo i wissh i can erase my memory about the game and start all over again lols

[SliceOfTruth888]

FF6

[souldestroyer14]

Kotor
Dark souls

[curtis92]

God of war. And MGS 2.

[josephayal]

fallout 3

[tigertron]

Pokémon Red
Crash Bandicoot
GTA Vice City
Uncharted
Resistance: Fall of Man
Killzone 2
Halo CE
Mass Effect

[BigBlackGunz]

If I had to choose one.....it would be Skyrim......Hands down the most epic game I have ever played

[deester]

the last of us it was the best game I have ever played!!!!!!!