12 Games To Play Before You Die

Christmas lists don’t have to be as jolly as the season usually dictates, and our latest is surely no exception – the ‘12 games to play before you die’. Just like the 12 days of Christmas, only much less cheerful...

[PimpHandHappy]

sorry

if i knew i was going to die i would not be playing any games but if i had 2choose i would choose

MGS4
Warhawk
Fallout Vegas
GT5
Infamous
Uncharted 2
God of War games
Dead Space
Fallout 3
Burnout
MW2 or OPS
Sports Champions

is that 12?

ok
but really... if i was about to die i would stop playing with the sticks and get it played with

[MaxOpower]

Sports Champions!!! What!

[JoySticksFTW]

Slap a Demon's Souls on that list!

All may not be able to finish it...
All may not like it...

But it really is one of those games that everyone should try. Even if it's to see what all the fuss (critical acclaim, notorious "difficulty") was about

On second thought if you were dying, I don't see DS' setting being that comforting - world three especially

[Beefstew4u]

Demon's Souls is probably the most awesome game this generation. Tough, but not cheap. Long,but not drawn out by a cheap story. And getting a friend to join your world to help you defeat a boss is just epic.

[jony_dols]

No Bioshock? No Deus Ex? No Metal Gear Solid? No Goldeneye (N64)? No Resident Evil 4?

[VenomProject]

Demon's Souls FTW.

I'd like to be buried with the following games:

BioShock (PS3)
Demon's Souls (PS3)
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PS2)
Sonic 2 (Genesis)
Silent Hill (PS1)
Shadow of the Colossus (PS2)

[AndrewRyan]

Mine would be:

Final Fantasy 7
Bioshock
Final Fantasy 6
Mass Effect 2
God of War III
Super Mario All Stars
Little Big Planet
Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
Legend of Zelda Link to the Past
Chrono Trigger
Super Mario Legend of the Seven Stars
Paper Mario

Yeah all those off the top of my head. And yeah I know what you are going to say "Where is Uncharted 2!?" Well to be honest I have not played it yet but I will eventually, so far these games would be on my top 12 before YOU die list from my experience lots of fun to be had here.

[nix]

most of us will probably die playing Demon's Souls... q:

[princejb134]

i would say demon soulds also
but i cant even finish it
its to difficult for me
i quit after the first month
i just dont have all that time to be reexploring dungeons to level up

[elpresador]

My Top 12 with reasons and in no Particular Order

I will say though I played and enjoyed it, Uncharted 2 will not be on this list cause to me I could only really play it once cause it was very linear and the replay value is not very high. Yes you have multi but it didnt do it for me.

Metal Gear Solid PS1 - Do I really need to give a reason? I think the GCN remake
was a bit better due to adding FPS ability to it but overall, an awesome game with great replay.

Zelda: Link to the Past SNES - I have played this game so many times it is unreal. I prefer this over Ocarina due to (for me at least) better story and the fact it is the classic 3/4 overhead which for me is better for Zelda than 3D.

Street Fighter 2 Arcade - THough not the first fighter, I was 11 when it came out in 1991 and unless you were there in the arcades when this beast came out, you will never know the aura that this game put out. Hell, I have a friend that could stay on a machine for up to 5 hours and he nearly got into many fights due to beating so many people. But considering it was the first near pitch perfect fighter with memorable characters and environments, how can this not be added?

Super Mario World SNES - Same reasons as the article

[elpresador]

Sonic (first 3) Genesis - Though it made the whole "Blast Processing" myth an arguing point for its fans, the game is simply awesome

Final Fantasy 6/3 SNES - Opera Scene, NUFF SAID

Final Fantasy 7 - Awesome overall game and maybe on here mainly due to it getting me into the RPG genre

Elder Scrolls Oblivion x360 - 120 hours in and barely scratched the surface though I did stop the side quests long enugh to beat the thing but beautiful landscapes, endless quests, great central story, awesome voice acting, and though only in it for a few minutes PATRICK FREAKIN STEWART, NUFF SAID

Killzone 2 PS3 - Now, this is not the best FPS game ever, the controls suck, the voice acting is over the top, the story is basic at bst, and the characters are cardboard cut outs but the multiplayer and the visuals alone is something to be seen to believe. I do think CRYSIS looks better but as far as a console game on a TV as opposed to a windows game on a dedicated monitor, you need to check this out

[elpresador]

Shadow of the Colosus PS1 - no explination needed

HALO CE: Though Goldeneye was the first true great FPS on a console, Halo took it and improved on everything. Better story, better graphics, better controls, and yes, with 2 sticks it makes a difference. I am not a Halo fanboy but conisdering all the things Halo CE does right it needs to be on here. Only bad thing about HCE is whenever ANY FPS game comes out,ESPECIALLY if it is one that is exclusive to another console, we have to hear HALO KILLER as a desriptor (see HAZE and KZ2)

SUPERMAN 64 N64 - Yes I know this is considered one of, if not THE worst game ever made but that is why it is on this list. It is the best example of how NOT to make a game and if you dont know what a bad game is or how bad a game can get then you wouldnt realize why a great game is great.

[-Alpha]

Your list is nice but there is only one game that everybody must play and I feel that that game is Shadow of the Colossus.

Lol @MW2 and Reach on the list.

Replace those with COD4 and Halo 1 at least.

I'd also add

Dark Cloud 2 & (J)RPGs in general-- they move me unlike any other genre
GTA San Andreas
FL0WER

[Capt-FuzzyPants]

Yes definitely DC2

[Rage_S90]

shadow of the colossus [phone]
Dark Cloud 2 [phone]

[Takoulya]

I think Reach should stay, but MW2 should definitely be out. MGS4 is a definite. That game surpassed all boundaries of games to this day and became a true artistic masterpiece.

[bananlol]

SOtC is the only game ive ever played that i think deserve a 10/10. Snake eater comes close though.

[NoOoB101]

FF7
Dark cloud 2
Counter strike
Halo 1
Gran turismo 4 or 5
GTA san andreas
Little big Planet
SotC
Metal gear solid..any of them
Elder scrolls oblivion or morriwind.
Super Mario bros 3
Sonic from Sega Genesis days.

There are others i want to add but i think that's a good list for 12 =]

[NeutralGamer]

More lol at World of Warcraft on the list...

[Shikoro]

Dark Cloud Collection coming, believe!

ToT

[BABY-JEDI]

That is a superb game & the original Resident Evil. Also Demons Souls & & wait a minute PAC Man LoL

[bananlol]

I love ico, but sotc is a upgrade in every part of the field. Thats why im so eager to get my hans on tlg, uedas games actually gets better.

[Ducky]

I'm pretty sure one can play only tetris and make it through all of life.

[T9X69]

TBH your list is pretty horrible. Sports Champions really? It may be a game to play, but if I was about to die, that would be the last game I'd want to play lol.

+bubbles for thesithfreak, he's the only person to put down Legend Of Zelda Link To The Past. I'm honestly surprised it's not on more people's list.

[Kleptic]

agreed...the original list having ocarina of time over a link to the past was ridiculous imo...

i know oot has a big following, but I usually summed that up to the N64 being a disaster of a console until that released...and then finally a great game released (along with goldeneye around the same time iirc)...a link to the past stood out on the SNES even among the greats like mariokart, and Super metroid...

which furthers my list...mario kart wii, get rid of it...don't even bother, the original is easily the only one that people should care about...you could replace a lot of games on that list with goledeneye, and especially Super Metroid, which was easily the first game to have a cinematic feel, also...

[PimpHandHappy]

i guess i was thinking more if i was stranded... Yes SC would be cool just to get off my butt

[KratosGIRL]

I believe the expression you're looking for is "hop off my nuts"

"Get of my butt" sounds like he just ass raped you thus making you look gay.

[Dr-ZOOM]

WTF?

[wildcat]

Haha good catch KratosGIRL!

[cochise313]

you need to add the Mass effect series, and Heavy Rain

[cochise313]

I guess the person who disagreed with me has played neither game.

[CptBach]

Mass effect sucks.. I don't understand why people play it

[cochise313]

what, are you crazy? mass effect is the shit, and mass effect 2 took it to a whole nother level

[bananlol]

Me1>Me2, just my oppinion though. The conversation with soverign is one of my most awsome gaming moments, his ridiculously low pitched voice literally made my flore shake:D

[visualb]

stopped reading at COD:MW2

*laughs out loud*

[DufferO8]

Its probably a typo. maybe they meant COD4:MW

[CptBach]

MGS4 For SURE!!!

[Bits-N-Kibbles]

it started out well, and then started adding games from this generation like COD:MW2, Halo Reach, and GT5...

I'm not saying these are bad games or that they don't belong on the list, but you don't know how the games will age and effect games to come, a little too soon for these games to be added to a gaming bucket list.

At least replace mario kart wii with the original mario kart, and replace MW2 with COD4. and I'm surprised Shadow of the Colossus, golden eye, Sonic, pong, CS, Age of Empires, and others a bunch of you are mentioning aren't there.

The list should be changed or renamed.

[Skizelli]

MW1 > MW2

[Emmettcelticfan]

did you only start gaming this gen?
A few games on my list would be

Hogs of war
dino crisis 2
metal gear solid 3
resident evil 2
devil may cry 3 (special edition were you can be vergil)
tekken tag tournament

12 is no were near enough to cover all the great games over the years

[JoySticksFTW]

I approve this list

I never played Hogs of War(?) but the rest are amazing - with MGS3 and RE2 reaching legendary status

TTT is still my favorite Tekken game and the one I still play.

While fans are most likely eyeing the StreetFighter v Tekken and Tekken v SF games, I've got TTT2 in my sights

[antz1104]

Did you even own a nintendo?

[HINDERIZATION]

no PS1 or PS2 games?
you haven't played many games apparently...

[AEtherbane]

Where's Tetris? :(

[maxcer]

lol is the ps3 your first console?

[tacosRcool]

There are so many games that should even be considered. I am sad to see that Halo and Modern Warfare 2 to makes it on the list. Half Life 2 is such a better game then both of them. Mario Kart Wii?!?!? Mario Kart on the N64 is so much better anyways Mario 64 beats any Mario Kart hands down. Why would they have WOW on the list?

[Brawler]

I guess I can die now. :P

[Ch1d0r1]

Why do i get a feeling the only console you own is a PS3.

[YoungKingDoran]

symphony of the night would be the game i would make an alien play to let it understand what video games are.

[YoungKingDoran]

sorry guys doubled up

[SMOK3xFFx]

I've played all of em, guess I can die peacefully now, goodbye world.

PS: Choose a damn picture already lol.

[CrzyFooL]

That means I can die now!!

List is pretty MEH btw.

[BigKev45]

I can make a better list.

[Neckbear]

Anybody can make a better list.

Well, excluding PimpHandHappy up there. Dare I say, that list is worse than the article's one.

[NotChrisHansen]

wow really? it's just his opinion

[Neckbear]

...Oh my.

I cannot express my inner rage for the stupidity between this list.

"GUISE LETZ PUT WOW ND MW2 WHIEL WE IGNORE DEUS EX OR PLANESCAPE TORMENT LOLZ EPIC FOR THE WIN".

...C'mon.

[gamerdude132]

Funniest comment I've seen all day. + Bubbles.

[Ducky]

I don't see what's wrong.
If I had to play those games, I'd contemplate death too.

[hoof123]

I bought Planescape Torment from a carboot sale the other day for 20p, still haven't started to play it yet though, is it that good?

[visualb]

exactly.

if you have not played deus ex or at least one of black isles games, as well as SoTC or Goldeneye, you haven't touched the early classics....

as well as Zelda Link to the past, sonic 2 and castelvania (any of the early ones!!)

@ hoof123 - I haven't played it, but its a black isle game (fallout creators)

so expect awesome and strange story and extremely atmospheric RPG =) its old school, but as good as it gets.

[hoof123]

Cool, I'l get around to installing it then! PdotS I wholeheartedly agree with ALTTP!

[ian72]

I agree about Deus EX been a great game. It's my favourite game of all time, had many hours lost due to it. I also loved GTA:San Andreas, another game that I lost many hours to.
I also agree with most people that MW is better than MW2. The first COD (WW2) was also brilliant.

[gamerdude132]

Anyone else notice the pic for MW2 is actually a pic from CoD 4? They'll play the game before they die? I'd much rather play the game pictured.

[christian hour]

Did nobody notice they said it was Treyarch's COD:MW2? It was infinity ward... treyarch made cod3, cod:waw and cod:bo. They had nothing to do with either of the modern warfare titles.

I was unimpressed and disappointed with COD3 and COD:WAW, and didnt think treyarch had it in them to beat infinity ward at their own game, I have to say Black ops online-wise beats them all. But that may be just because I'm a sucker for customisation :P

[Shackdaddy836]

Add these:

Medal of honor:allied assault and Frontlines

HL2

Battlefield: 1942 and BF 2

Sonic(I dont know which one, I just know you have to play a sonic game before death)

Counter Strike: Source

Super Mario 64

Super Mario Kart 64

Star Fox 64

Basically all old arcade games like Donkey Kong and Pacman

Pokemon: red/blue

And take MW2 out....morons....

[Matthew94]

umm where is half life 2??? or deus ex??? or...

star fox 64
counter strike
portal

[Shackdaddy836]

You have to know how to "do a barrel roll" before you die....

[zzirgrizz]

i would rather play:
ops
svr2011
gta iv
rsv 2 and 1
MW2
COD4
resistance 2
gta
svr10
smackdown shut yo mouth
raw
svr09
svr08

woh vote up if better zzirgrizz out

[rjdofu]

WTF?

[Bits-N-Kibbles]

lol, This kid (#9) lives in a different generation.

[Emmettcelticfan]

that list sucks

[SKUD]

Fail list is FAIL.

[sickbird]

dumb asses put a pic of COD4 for MW2

[wildcat]

It's actually a promotional image for COD4 maps remade for MW2 as dlc.

[sickbird]

actually the map in the picture is crossfire which didn't come out as DLC for MW2.

[wildcat]

Touché!

[BABY-JEDI]

Another game I really liked was the original Alien game on the Commodore 64, in which you issued instructions to the ships crew. It was tough as nails & scarey. All historians out there should check it out!

[madpuppy]

death in the Caribbean, temple of apshai and all those great infocom games. I loved the C64 back in the day, man.

[thesithfreak]

World of Warcraft
Starcraft
Diablo
Shadow of The Colossus
Knights of The Old Republic
Metal Gear Solid franchise
Uncharted 2
The legend of Zelda: a link to the past
LittleBigPlanet
Super Smash Bros. Melee/Brawl
Super Mario Galaxy/Super Mario World
Shenmue 1 & 2
Gears of War
Elder Scrolls 3&4
Demon's Souls

not necessarily a list of best games ever, just my version of games everyone should try at one point

[theEx1Le]

+1000000 for the Shenmue and KOTOR inclusions. also SOTC and Elder scrolls 3 :D. Epic games

[Simco876]

So many other great games this list missed!

Goldeneye
Mario Kart Double Dash
Uncharted 2
Suikoden II
Lunar: Eternal Blue
Third World War
Fallout: 3
Counter Strike
Age of Empires II
Quake III
Starcraft
Diablo II
Resident Evil II
Parasite Eve
Shadow of the Colossus

I could go on and on. These are classic games

[thesithfreak]

i love double dash, i hate that it got so much shit

[BABY-JEDI]

Sukioden 2 is a classic. I've been trying to chase this game down for a Loooonnng time now LoL

[theEx1Le]

I would also have Unreal tournament GOTY on there but maybe thats just me

[Dave1351]

Minecraft?

[SKUD]

battletoads?

[theEx1Le]

Hello kitty Island Adventure?

Edit: I couldn't resist :)

[Gamingbethyname]

Screw that game Hello Kitty Adventures in love land IS WHERE IT'S AT.

[AEtherbane]

How about ET? Probably one of the best games ever made....

of all time....

[ajay_solidsnake]

RESI 4 ????

[pr0digyZA]

Narrowing down all the games into a list of twelve is never going to please everyone, especially with everyones tastes being different. Props to author for trying though.I don't think I could if I tried, because there would always be quite a few that I would wish people could play but don't fit on.

[Laika]

another shitty list on n4g

[jashmister]

Needs COD 4 or COD 2 over MW2
Needs Half Life 2 or Team Fortress 2 or both
Needs a Bethesda RPG (fallout 3 / Oblivion)
Also probably should have Halo 1 or 2 over Reach

[Ponurasky]

wth? is this list a joke?

Shenmue
Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Ninja Gaiden (xbox)
Vagrant Story
Super Metroid
RE4

to list few...

[XRider]

Give me Pong and Pacman boop boop boop score boop boop boop score Pong and waca waca waca waca bewwewwew Pacman.

LOL I couldn't think of a better way to spell the sound effects :)

[Dark_Energy]

There's a lot of great games out there but choosing 12 is hard but it's nice seeing other people's lists :)

[TheOldOne]

Kinect Adventures?

[Relientk77]

Needs more RPGs/JRPGs

Diablo II
Assassins Creed II
Uncharted II
Metal Gear Solid
Final Fantasy VII, VII, IX, X all amazing
Brave Fencer Musashi
Tactics Ogre
Final Fantasy Tactics
Pokemon Red/Blue

and what is Modern Warfare 2 doing there, Modern Warfare 1 is better put that on the list, it's probably my most played shooter this generation

[PlayerX]

Tactics Ogre for the win.

[Kakuren]

I'm glad to see Brave Fencer Musashi on a list. I thought it was an amazing little gem. I would also personally throw on Legend of Dragoon

[Relientk77]

Brave Fencer Musashi is pretty much one of the most underrated games ever

[RXL]

12 games to play before i die?

*chooses longest video games ever*

[Coolmanrico]

8 out of 12

[Blaine]

MW2, Reach... lol what??

How about: Shadow of the Colossus.

[bananlol]

Yes...what is up with that? Ill tell you, ignorance! Still, bubble booble deserves its spot, the others not so much, some are debatable.

[Dsnyder]

Tomb Raider is just an awful game. That was the first game to put sex appeal over gameplay. Shitty games like bayonetta would not exist if it wasnt for that crap.

[WTFIGO]

The fact this list doesn't have Mass Effect 2, Uncharted 2, Okami is bad enough in my opinion. But to have COD:MW2 in there and no Shadow of The Colossus makes this a very silly list.

I know this comes down to preference but seriously. If your going to have an "XX games to play before you die" SoTC is a damn no brainier.

Also did any one else laugh at the article saying that COD:MW2 had a "properly compelling plot, great characterisation". made me lol a bit.

[writersblock]

Wow
They put MW2 on the list instead of 1, which was way better
and then they failed again because they put a COD4 picture up calling it MW2

[DarkFantasy]

lmao i probably wouldn't want to spend my last days playing games,tho if i had to pick i would play half-life 2.

[XeoZin]

If it should be 1 of genre, and the best of each genre ever made for that time and i should choose. I think ill choose:

Platform: Super mario 64 ( old school donkey kong country or smb 3
Fighting: Street fighter 2 or Killer instinct
Shooter: Doom or wolfenstein
J-Rpg: Final fantasy 7 or 8
Rpg: Diablo
RTS: Starcraft
Horror/survival: resident evil 1
Sport: Dont know i never played sport games realy
Racing: Gran turismo
Beat em up: Final fight
Adventure: Day of the tentacle
Mmo: World of warcraft
Rythm game: Guitar hero
Action: Tomb raider

cant think of more genres atm >, <

Theres alot games i else wanted in there.

[FA-SHO]

Wow that list sucked...

[Rahim92]

Good thing Black Ops wasn't #1

[MeatAbstract]

As a few has already said, Demon's Souls. Its a nice mix of old and new and is something everyone should certainly try.

They really need to do the top 50 games before you die, like E4 constantly churn out every year.

[w00sta]

wow terrible list

[MyUS_ARMY_CPTRespect]

Hmm If u wait unite PS4 complete/won then u Die.

[Vaud-Villian]

How this list does not have Super Metroid is beyond me.

[Gamingbethyname]

WOW Uk Yahoogmaes has some bad taste.

[mrdeli]

This list is starving -

Everyone has their own tastes m bu-bu-but

Resident Evil 4
Metroid Prime
Oblivion
Goldeneye 007 (n64 edition)

He puts in Crazy Taxi but not GTA San Andreas ? Oh my...

[rumplstilts]

Digimon World and Age of Mythology...

Fuck you I am different.

[man0fsteel]

i'm not going to compile a list BUT Metal Gear Solid (PS1) would be number one on my list. I completely changed my view on the direction of gaming for many years to come

[Shadow0]

Halo 3 is more desearving to be on that list than halo reach

[dragon82]

Halo 2 is even more deserving than Halo 3.

[ZeroWil]

My list would comprise of:
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (really, this game would be enough to last a lifetime, at least for me)
Bioshock
Half-Life 2
CoD 4: Modern Warfare
Mega Man 2
Battlefield Bad Company 2
Resident Evil
Devil May Cry
Mass Effect 1+2 (2 has priority, but playing 1 into 2 is heavily suggested)
Final Fantasy IV (II on the SNES)
LoZ: Majora's Mask
Super Metroid

Bonus Game: Rock Band 3

But this is just my opinion.

[DazedShadow]

Zelda OOT
MGS4
Mario 64
Uncharted 2
Socom
Call of Duty 4 MW
Gears Of War
God Of War 1
StarCraft
Burnot 3
Soul Caliber 2(Gamecube with Link)
Super Smash Brothers Brawl

Those are mine in any order except the first two Zelda OOT I think every gamer needs to experience that one.

[oldsnakemgs]

my best game this generation SO FAR are METAL GEAR 4,SUPER MARIO GALAXY AND DEMON SOUL

[KeiKei]

i stopped reading when i saw wow

[Enzo]

I might be losing my eyesight cause I don't see Final Fantasy VII on that list?

Someone please verify before I go see my optician.

[dragon82]

Here is my 12 in any order:

Super Mario Bros. 3
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Final Fantasy VII
Residant Evil 2
GoldenEye
Halo 2
Knights of The Old Republic
Half Life 2
Metal Gear Solid 4
Fallout 3
LittleBigPlanet
Heavy Rain

[QuantumSponge]

Again, words fail me, so this expression will have to do all the talking.

(Seriously, that list is all over the place. Who approves these kinds of articles?)

[Infinite]

I'd invite some friends over and play these games all night:

Super Mario Bros. NES
Mushihimesama Futari XBOX360
Crazy Taxi 2 DREAMCAST
Sly 1 PS2/PS3
Bioshock PS3
Goldeneye N64
Yars Revenge ATARI2600
Mario Kart: Double Dash GAMECUBE
Super Dodge Ball NES
Counter Strike Source PC
Pokemon Red GAMEBOY
House of the Dead: Overkill WII

and the day before I'll die I'll do some important stuff

[riksweeney]

Apparently there were no good games before 1995

[Dark_Overlord]

No offense to the writer, but how old are they? Because that list is really lacking

[Jack-Pyro]

Hmmmmmm....

I don't really have a list of games to play before I die, I do have a list of games I need to finish before I die.

Red Dead Redemption: It sits in my library waiting for me to just finish the last 4 hours of the damn thing, and get the DLC, but, meh.

Mass Effect: No seriously, I have maybe 30 minutes left till the end of the game....Damn I'm pathetic.

Tales of Vesperia: I'm maybe 10 minutes into this one, so maybe over winter break I'll tear this one up.

Far Cry 2: I'm maybe halfway though, but I just don't wanna continue....it bores me.

Assassins Creed 2: I'm kinda working on this one, making slow progress.

I have more....but I'm not gonna bore you with them.

[bayport]

I'm surprised there was no Final Fantasy titles, Or Super Mario 64

[Bolts]

There is no such thing as a must play game before you die and I spend a lot of my time playing games across a lot of platforms. Gaming is a hobby, there is nothing about it that is a definitive life experience.

[g-nome]

Outrun and Bubble Bobble is happiness in pixel form.

[anilkaos]

Well my list is

half life series
max payne
Diablo
mass effect
gta san andreas
okami
god of war series
warcraft 3
Indigo prophecy
psychonauts

[DannyDammit]

Silly list is silly

[brettski]

1. Earthbound
2. Secret of Mana
3. Chrono Trigger
4. Final Fantasy 6
5. Uncharted 2
6. Zelda OOT
7. Super Mario World
8. Valkyria Chronicles
9. Goldeneye N64
10.Final Fantasy VII
11.Banjo Kazooie N64
12.Metal Gear Solid PS1

Don't hate my list, I have yet to play SOTC and Demon Souls (I have them ordered..)

[AwesomeJizz]

GT? LOL
The games that you should be playing before you die are:
Uncharted 2
Alan Wake
God of War 3
Halo Reach
Zelda OOT
HALF-LIFE 2!!! INCLUDING THE EPISODES
Bioshock
Silent Hill 2
Assassin's Creed 2
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Final Fantasy 6,7,13
Mass Effect 2

^ No one can beat that list.. It's got the best of everything.

[Lets-Game]

all posters here are just console junkies and missing out on huge library of pc games.
my 12
counter strike 1.6
world of warcraft
total war rome
heroes of might and magic 2,3
diablo 1,2
fallout 1,2
half life 1,2
uncharted 1,2
mgs series
onimusha
silent hill 2
gt 3,4,5

[razielsonofkain]

Lemmings - Amiga
R-type - Amiga
Shadow of the Beast II - Amiga
Wizkid - Amiga
Monkey Island - Amiga

Sonic - Megadrive
Altered Beast - Megadrive
Bubsy - Megadrive

Grand Theft Auto - Ps1
Soul Reaver - Ps1
Resident Evil 2 - ps1
Colony Wars - Ps1
Metal Gear Solid - Ps1
Mortal Kombat 3 - PS1

Midnight Club 3 - Ps2
Shadow of the Collosus - Ps2

Metal Gear Solid 4 - Ps3
Demon Souls - Ps3
Killzone 2 - Ps3
Flower - Ps3
Flow - Ps3
Deathspank - Ps3

Doom - Pc
Quake - Pc
Hexen II - Pc
Doom 3 - Pc
Neverwinter Nights - Pc
Heretic - Pc
Baldies - Pc
Supreme Commander - Pc
Command and Conquer - Pc
Empire Earth - pc
Clive Barkers Undying - Pc

Too many good games which so many people probably have never heard of. Oh... i pitty those who have entered gaming only this gen.

*edit - spelled Kombat wrong originally.

[Live_4_Gaming]

Half Life Series
Nocturne(one of my alltime favorite games that never got a sequel, unless you count bloodrayne games)
Deus Ex
Quake Series
Doom Series
Rainbow Six
GTA Series
Duke Nukem
Batman AA
LBP
Call of Duty Series
L4D series

[BI0RAPTOR]

It is all opinion although I do not see my self playing any of those games if?I was going to meet my maker.
Manic miner (ZX128)
Ninja (C64)
Resident Evil Zero (Cube)
Mertriod Prime (Cube)
Fallout (Xbox360)
Gears of War (Xbox360)
here are a few I would be playing before I hit the deepest of hell.....
Been eating led since 78

[ColinZeal]

The article repeatedly referres to "next gen controles" which is amazingly irritating. The current consoles are now 4-5 years old and deserve the title "current gen consoles", not "next gen consoles".

[soren]

im sick of people giving out disagrees o.0 look at how many disagrees the first post person got wtf? its his opinion? how can u go against what he wants to play b4 he dies? u ppl are huuuge idiotic fanboys on here in its sicking. my list would prob be....
skyward sword
a new .hack game
zone of the enders 3
a new fire emblem :D

[maxcer]

the first post was clueless, that's why he got disagrees.

[soren]

clueless cus he gave out a list of games he wanted to say? i think not lol

[Dekonega]

That Yahoo! list is bullshit... there is way too much way new games which haven't aged enough so that we would know if they can stood the test of time... So I here by present _THE real list_ of _games you should play before you die_:

1. Civilization
2. Doom (or Quake)
3. Metal Gear Solid
4. Super Mario Bros. (or Commando)
5. The Secret of Monkey Island
6. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (or Homeworld)
7. System Shock 2
8. Half-Life
9. Command and Conquer: Tiberian Dawn
10. Elite (or NetHack)

Ask anybody whom knows about even little bit about games and they agree with this although order of the list and version of the game might not be to their liking... I'd love to list more but it would be endless and order where the 50 best games I've ever played is probably not important. :)

[newflesh]

Just play Shenmue for fuck's sake and die!

[Picnic]

Bubble Bobble does NOT have to be played before you die. Look at it- you can tell that. If you were going to pick a game of that era like that choose The New Zealand Story instead.

Mike Tyson’s Punch Out!! ? Just because it started there doesn't mean it has to be played, certainly not if you're not bothered about boxing games. Platform games, on the other hand, are a staple of videogames to me.

I'll agree with Super Mario World, even Tomb Raider and I am pleased to see Crazy Taxi on there. Never played World of warcraft but it's not my kind of game. Quake 3 would have been a very universal choice to have included - it's still been played online over 10 years after it was released.

I haven't played Mario Kart Wii but I think that Crash Team Racing should have been included in the list.

I haven't played the other games on the list either - from what I've seen Streetfighter IV is a worthy inclusion.

I'd have definitely included Resident Evil (Gamecube remake), Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast version), Banjo Kazooie and Bioshock for the setting of the game. The first Metroid Prime game should be played too. For me, Donkey Kong Country too because it's graphics and music were so great and its gameplay is underrated too.

There's good reason to consider putting a Monkey Island game on there.

[Dark-Cloud]

i only agree with gt5 , he other games i can't play them even if i have them they are not good any more ...

[mcmmaster]

That had to be, the most worst list ever.
Where the HELL was Metal Gear Solid 3, Crash Bandicoot 1, Final Fantasy series etc
Man the guy who made that article is fuc**d

[ASSASSYN 36o]

Steel battalion line of contact. The greatest most immersive gaming experience I ever had. If you a mech fan then you are mediocre in the genre if you missed this game.

[Tdmd]

Shenmue(1&2);
Metal Gear Solid (1, 3, 4);
Diablo 2;
Uncharted 2;
Soul Reaver;
Demon's Soul;
Shadow of the Colossus;
Assassin's Creed 2;
Resident Evil (1, 2, 3, Code Veronica);
Final Fantasy (VII, VIII, IX, X, XII);
Skies of Arcadia;
Grandia 2.

[Der_Kommandant]

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Really????

[knowledge4lfe]

how can they have MODERN WARFARE 2, but not the 1st MODERN WARFARE?

[Tdmd]

I'm not arguing, just curious since I didn't played any of them: why is the first better then the second? And the online comunity on the first one is still great?

[TheMutator]

mehhhh stupid list , where is blaster master

[Vlaitor]

None-Sense

People have no memory:

MGS1
Mario 64
Zelda 64 Ocarina of time
Demon Souls
Gears of war
Halo
God Of War 3
FF X
Twisted Metal 3
COD: MW2 (Or goldenEye)
Diablo 2
Gran Turismo 5

[cloudfights]

legend of zelda-a link to the past
chrono chross
resident evil 2
final fantasy 7
lengend of zelda-ocarnia of time
donkey kong country 2 snes
Ico
Metal Gear solid 2
Goldeneye N64
Dark Cloud 2
final fantasy 10
Resident Evil 4

[Paballo]

That list sucks...Here's a real list
12.Uncharted 2.
11.Final Fantasy 10
10.The legend of Zelda:Ocrina of time
9.Super Mario Galaxy2
8.Devil May Cry
7.Shadow Of the Colossus
6.Orange Box
5.Metroid Prime Trilogy
4.Halo Reach
3.Resident Evil 4
2.GTA series
1.WOW

Honourable mentions include
13.MGS series
14.Burnout3
15.Timesplitters2
16.Gears of War
17.Ico
18.LittleBig Planet
19.Street Fighter 2
20.Mario Kart Racing
21.GOW series
22.Rockband
23.Silent Hill 2
24.COD4
25.Soul Calibar 2
26.Bioshock
27.Heaavy Rain
28.Metal Slug Series
29.Batman Arkham Asylum
30.Age of Empires2
31.StarCraft2
32.Counter Strike
33.Tekken3
34.Crash Bandicoot 1-3
35.Super Mario bro
36.Mortal Kombat 3 Trilogy
37.Sonic3
38.Golden Axe
39.CastleVania Bloodlines
40.Vectorman
41.Rocket Knight Adventures
42.Shinobi3
43.Splinter Cell
44.Phantasy Star2
45.Final Fantasy7
46.GunStar Heros
47.Streets of Rage2
48.Strider
49.ActRaiser
50.Yoshi's Island
51.MegaMan X
52.Quake
53. Secretes of Mana
54.Doom2
55.Super Mario Rpg
53.Duke Nukem 3D
54.Chrono Trigger
55.Stars Wars The Old republic
56.The Legend of Zelda:A Link to the past
57.Super Metroid
58.Donkey Kong Country
59.Jak2
60.Killer Instinct
61.F-zero
62.Wipeout HD
63.Gladuis 3
64.U.N Squadron
65.Starfox
66.Turtles in Time
67.Spyo the Dragon
68.Contra 3
69.Super Caltlevania4
70.Bionic Commando
71.C&C series including Red alert and Tiberium wars
72.Crysis
73.Demon Souls
74.F.E.A.R.
75.Far Cry
76.Ridge Raccer
77.ICO
78.Braid
79.Mass Effect series
80.Need For Speed 3 Hot Pursuit
81.Ninja Gaiden Sigma
82.Pac Man
83.Bubble Bobble
84.House of the Dead
85.Prince of Persia Sands of Time
86.Unreal Tornament 2
87.Ratchet and Clank Tools of destruction
88.Star Ocean 3
89.Dark Cloud 2
90.The Sims
91.Wolfenstein 3D
92.World In Conflict
93.Diablo 2
94.Killzone 2
95.We Love Katamari
96.Super Monkey Ball
97.Tomb Raider
98.Dirt2
99.Tetris
100.Tony Hawks Pro skater 4

[-Gespenst-]

BIG BIG BIG Disagree to WOW.

[Rob946]

Mine would be
timesplitters 2
resident evil 4
mgs 4
sonic 2 on genesis
sonic adventure
yakuza 3
uncharted 1
legend of zelda wind waker
super smash bros brawl
socom fireteam bravo on psp
call of duty 4
uncharted 2

I dont know why mw2 is on that list if any call of duty game should be on it it should be 4

[Resistance]

The list seems good but Modern Warfare 2? That should be replaced with Call of Duty 4.

[-Gespenst-]

That was a dreadful list. You can't confine it to 12 games. I'm not even going to write down all the games I'd add to this.

[Carnage]

You my friend have a brain! First of all beating those 12 games wouldn't take that long. So its a bit exaggerated for hits. To truly bring up a decent list you will need at least 200 games. There he could've picked the best from the gaming systems of the past 3 decades.

[lightningsax]

The commenters on there make me actually thankful that N4G exists. Who could forget such wonderful comments as "Sonic the headgog from sega master system"?

Wow. I remember Sonic the Headgog - what a messed-up game! It traumatized most of my friends for life. I guess that's why it was the only Master System game that was banned on 37 planets. I can't believe I played it and still live.

[shadowknight203]

seems like a bunch of old school games, and some newer games but completely a lack thereof in the department of last gen such as ps2.

[Serinous]

My own list (current gen):

MGS 4
Heavy Rain
Uncharted 2
Fallout 3
Fallout New Vegas