A Game Everybody Likes?

Ach... You have to make me the guilty party, don't you? I've seen Tetris sneak back in there, despite my opposition, and Portal was...

You know what? I'm not going to attack Portal. I played it under non-ideal circumstances: I knew the whole story, arguably the best part, before going into it. The gameplay wasn't much, but Portal's one of those games you probably have to have played unspoiled.

SCII - happy with that. Great fighter, if a bit easy to button-bash/move-spam through the campaign.
Skyward - nope. Adding to Phillips' rejection.
Twilight - I am almost certain that someone must have rejected it. If not, it needs to go up there. Until Phillips plays it, anyway.

Balladeer wrote:

Until Phillips plays it, anyway.

I've had Twilight Princess on Wii twice and GameCube once and didn't play it. That's never going to happen.

I feel pikmin 3 should be debated again as to my knowledge Balla hasn't played it?

Other games:
Super Mario bros 2
Kirby epic yarn

Oh also saying yes to ghost Trick.

I disagree about Portal needing to be unspoiled. I loathed the story in it but the puzzles really stood out to me. There's barely a story there and after the test chambers the game just felt like a massive slog (probably why I hate Portal 2 as well).
As for Jaster's suggestions they're good with me.
I can't comment on SCII though as I've never played it

The_Jaster wrote:

I feel pikmin 3 should be debated again as to my knowledge Balla hasn't played it?

Other games:
Super Mario bros 2
Kirby epic yarn

Oh also saying yes to ghost Trick.

Yes for all four of those games mentioned.

Looks like Ghost Trick is the only one nobody's objected to yet...
Much as I love Pikmin, I think if someone skipped 3 because they disliked the others then you can't call it a game we all like.

andyman949 wrote:

the original Metal Gear is so dated it's barely playable.

REALLY??!!!?!
I just played through it properly for the first time a week or so ago and I was so gripped I played the game in one sitting!

Whilst I don't absolutely love it, didn't everyone like Beat the Beat?

Also Kirby's Epic Yarn? Not played it but never heard a bad word about it.

And seeing as Galaxy was shot down, Mario 64?

The_Jaster wrote:

Other games:
Super Mario bros 2
Kirby epic yarn

Not keen on SMB2. Yes to Kirby though, cracking game.

treesmurf11 wrote:

And seeing as Galaxy was shot down, Mario 64?

Think that was shot down already...

Ghost Trick is the single worst game ever made.

Spoiler:

Yes to Kirby's Epic Yarn and Ghost Trick but no to Beat The Beat. One of the most frustrating games on the Wii, for my money.

Echoing Jay's opinions on SMB2 and KEY. Also, I notice that Tetris is still lurking in the OP. Gettitout!

Buskalilly wrote:

andyman949 wrote:

the original Metal Gear is so dated it's barely playable.

REALLY??!!!?!
I just played through it properly for the first time a week or so ago and I was so gripped I played the game in one sitting!

I had a very bad time with it when I played it (up to the tank) I will be giving it another go soon though as I'm getting myself ready to play MGS5 / Revengeance. I'll be back.

If the problem with it is that it feels aged, what about Twin Snakes?  Not my cup of gumbo, but I imagine it improves a bit on the "aged" feeling.

I think the list currently reads:

Luigi's Mansion (I think somebody said that they didn't like 2)
Ghost Trick
Xenoblade
Portal
Rayman Legends
Wind Waker
Twilight Princess
Crash Bandicoot 3
Soul Calibur II
Kirby's Epic Yarn

Never played CB3 (I presume a fundamental hatred of Crash's grinning fizzog isn't qualification enough to disqualify it?), didn't play Portal in the right circumstances, and Legends remains unplayed. The others are all fine.

andyman949 wrote:

Buskalilly wrote:

andyman949 wrote:

the original Metal Gear is so dated it's barely playable.

REALLY??!!!?!
I just played through it properly for the first time a week or so ago and I was so gripped I played the game in one sitting!

I had a very bad time with it when I played it (up to the tank) I will be giving it another go soon though as I'm getting myself ready to play MGS5 / Revengeance. I'll be back.

As I recall, the tank is really early in the game. I'm not counting it for now.

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I've updated the original post. Here's one from me: my favourite game of all time, Crazy Taxi. In? Out?

EDIT: We've reached the magical number that I was originally after. Let's aim for 25 games we all like.

No opinions on CT, but I saw you sneak Super Metroid in there! Or rather, I missed it when it was initially suggested on the first page. It gets a resounding "alright" from mewhich may be because I couldn't get past one of the early bosses after several tries.

See, I thought MGS had agreed phenomenally well, especially compared to some of the other PS1 games I've been playing. Hey ho, whatever tickles your pickle.

I never played much Crazy Taxi but I loved Simpson's Road Rage so a yes from me.

Mario Bros 2 No
Kirby Epic Yarn Yes
Pikmin 3 would have been a Yes
Beat the Beat No Opion
Crazy Taxi Yes
Ghost Trick No Opion
Super Metroid No Opion

Portal’s story is great, I wanted that dam cake so much

Yeah the tank is really early on, I would try twin snakes andy if age of the graphics bother you. I would not touch revengeance.

Some other games as phillps has brought up classic dreamcast game.

House of the Dead 2
Shenmue 1 or 2
Jet Set Radio
Sonic Adventure 2
Marvel Vs Capcom 2
Any of the three Street Fighter 3’s
Chu Chu Rocket
MSR
Tony Hawk 2
Crazy Taxi 2
Daytona USA
Dead or Alive 2
Quack Attack
Evil Twin
Fur Fighters
Headhunter
Soul Reaver
Mr Driller
Phantasy Star ANY
Power Stone 1 or 2
SEGA Bass Fishing
Skies of Arcadia
Toy Story 2
Virtua Tennis 2

Also SC is better then 2 as you can play the first with fishing rods that is all.

I've not played a lot of the games you just mentioned Mas, but of the ones I have played the only one I can possibly say yes to is Jet Set Radio.

The way things are working, surely the ones you can say "no" to are more important?

Balladeer wrote:

The way things are working, surely the ones you can say "no" to are more important?

Fair enough. Then:

masofdas wrote:

Sonic Adventure 2
Marvel Vs Capcom 2
Any of the three Street Fighter 3’s
Dead or Alive 2
Fur Fighters

all get "nopes" from me. JSR is the only yes from that list, the rest I can't chime in on.

I'd say yes to Chu Chu Rocket, I should've said no to Super Metroid a while a go as well and I'll say no to Jet Set Radio.

I'd spent a good few hours to get to the tank, certainly enough time to know that the game is definitely not a game I like...

I've never played a dreamcast.

Balladeer wrote:

If the problem with it is that it feels aged, what about Twin Snakes?  Not my cup of gumbo, but I imagine it improves a bit on the "aged" feeling.

I think the list currently reads:

Luigi's Mansion (I think somebody said that they didn't like 2)
Ghost Trick
Xenoblade
Portal
Rayman Legends
Wind Waker
Twilight Princess
Crash Bandicoot 3
Soul Calibur II
Kirby's Epic Yarn

Never played CB3 (I presume a fundamental hatred of Crash's grinning fizzog isn't qualification enough to disqualify it?), didn't play Portal in the right circumstances, and Legends remains unplayed.  The others are all fine.

Not played Xenoblade, Portal and Epic Yarn but a yes to all the rest.

Should we specify a certain "minimum likedness"? As in, a game gets into the OP if three people can say they like it, and nobody says they don't? Otherwise you might get half-a-dozen games only one person has played, but they loved it.

I'd say three or four, yeah.