Order depends on my mood:

1. SH3/GWX/assorted small mods- No need to explain

2. The Elder Scrolls series, minus Arena (too primitive) because, depending on my mood at the time it's either one of 3. But Subman is right, if you need to choose just one it's gotta be Daggerfall.

3. Anything D&D that uses the Infinity engine (Baldur's gate 1,2, Icewind Dale 1,2, Planescape: Torment) Any one of those.

4. Fallout 1

5. X-Wing Alliance/Darksaber's craftpack or Red Baron 3D.

Geez, only five?

1. (pre-cu/cu) Star Wars Galaxies
2. Mirror's Edge
3. Silent Hunter III
4. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic
5. Hearts of Iron II: Doomsday (C.O.R.E 2 mod)

Let's see. My list would be:

1. The Sims 2
2. Tomb Raider
3. Wheel of Fortune
4. Tetris
5. Super Mario Brothers 3


Kidding. Here's the real list. No particular order:

1. Janes 688(i)
2. Sub Command (with SCX)
3. Silent Hunter IV
4. Flight Simulator 2004
5. Medieval II Total War

1) Combat Mission BB (Barbarossa to Berlin: best game ever) & Combat Mission AK (Africa Korps, almost as good)
3) WINSPMBT (Camo Workshop, free) and WinSPWW2 (Camo Workshop, free)
4) SH3
5) Age of Mythology


I am new to the forum, I was just perusing, but got intrigued by this thread, since so few among you have chosen two of the games that I consider decisive: Combat mission (both CMBB, better, and CMAK, almost as good) and Steel panthers (in its free sequel that can be downloaded for free at Camo Workshop (http://linetap.com/www/drg/SPCamo.htm). So I decided to chime in. I realize that we are in a "naval games" subforum, but still...

Good games should be played for YEARS, not months and not weeks, and both Combat Mission and Steel panther (sequel) games offer this possibility in spades.

The combat mission series is imho, simply put, the best PC game for strategy and tactic bar none. I have spent more hours on this tactical and strategical simulation marvel than on any other game. The quick game generator with everything at random is a real joy in order to learn how to master equipment (or nationalities) you would never have chosen otherwise (you can of course pick and choose if you so prefer, but you'll learn less).

The older Steel panthers series have the fantastic possibility of allowing you to put whomever you want against whomever you want in any year of choice: playing -say- Danemark against South Corea in 1957 with borrowed russian tanks is quite a bliss :-)

So my advice is; do yourself a favour and try them out if you never did. Combat mission can be found for cheap on any second hand software shop, and has a tactical and strategical incredible depth, that you'll discover pretty soon; the camos steel panthers sequel can be downloaded for free and are a real joy (try a desert israel campaign in the fifties for instance).

I might also add, for those of you that care, that all the games above can be perfectly played in Linux (through wine, SH3 needs some finetuning, though, see http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManage...TestingId=7196).

Cheers!

5. WingCommander (God I loved this game)
http://www.mobygames.com/game/wing-c...er/screenshots

4. Call of Duty 2 (Playing on servers modded for realism was fun)

3. Silent Hunter III with GWX (Intense)

2. Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe (The one that started it all for me)
http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/se...fe/screenshots

1. World War II: Online (Still going strong after 7 years, I truly love this game)
http://www.battlegroundeurope.com/

:up:

Indeed. Combat Missions Games are the ones I too have played the most. (maybe rougelikes comes next). I have played it since the Riesberg-demo of beta-CMBO. You know about Combat Mission Shock Force? It had a rough start, but now I like it most from all CM-games.
SPWAW (Matrix), WinSPWW2 and WinSPMBT are of course also a permanent install on my HD.

1) Civilization I, II, III, & IV

2) Daggerfall

3) SH III, & IV

4) TF-1942

5) Morrowind

There are a lot of major CM fans on this board - for sure. If I didn't have CM:SF i would have put BB on my list for sure. I've still played very few games that are of that quality. For me CM:SF just eclipses it because several of the engine enhancements really took the game to a whole new level and I actually find the setting to be challenging in a way I never thought it would be. Playing a MOUT mission on a really dense urban map with IED's and RPG teams just adds a new layer to it. I've found myself, at times, having to completely break some of the bad habits I had in the earlier games, and a fully tooled up Marine squad on the rampage is an awesome thing to behold. :D

1: Football Manager Series (Formerly Championship Manager)
2: Silent Hunter 3
3: Total war Series
4: Company Of Heroes
5: Commandos 1/2

In no particular order:


5 - Theme Hospital

4 - Civ 4

3 - Total Annihilation

2 - SH3

1 - Medieval 2: Total War

Ah man, Theme Hospital was awesome, I remember playing it with me ol' pentium 166. Great days... lol

1. SH3

2.BOBII

3.Rome TOTAL WAR

4. IL-2 Forgotten Battles

5, Red Baron 3D (FULL CANVAS JACKET)

Curse you for mentioning Neverwinter Nights!

I reinstalled it this past weekend and was up past 4am last night running around docks with a Rogue and a Barbarian hunting for Blood Pirates. :nope:

1. IL-2 Sturmovik
2. Lockon
3. SH4
4. War Diary
5. Age of Empires

NWN is indeed a lovely game. In many ways it's a kindred spirit to SH3 in that The NWN community is still going strong even when NWN2 is out. Plus the mods and the Community Expansion pack have made it outstanding.