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** Plus, it's extremely awesome to leap off a rooftop and simultaneously stab two fully-armored guards in the face.

*** Not to mention cathartic.

* [[Banjo-Kazooie]] took what [[Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario 64]] invented for 3D platforming and perfected it. I've never played a better game in my life. The worlds were beautiful and imaginative, the characters were funny, and the gameplay was easy yet magically fun.

** Its sequel Banjo-Tooie is just about as much fun with bigger levels, better moves and more transformations. Plus you can turn Kazooie into a dragon!

** ''[[BioShock (series)]]'' is diabolically creepy fun, and looks and sounds ''sumptuous'' to boot. And the good ending is nothing short of [[Tear Jerker|heartbreakingly beautiful]].

** [[BioShock 2]] came out recently. Holy shit. Let me explain: Bioshock 2 is better than it's predecessor in every area. Better characters, better ending, better storyline, dialogue that's just as quotable as Bioshock 1, if not more so (But the parasites say no!), better graphics, more choice, better gameplay (Incinerate 3 + Machine Gun + Armour-Piercing Rounds = I CAN TAKE ANTHING YOU CAN THROW AT ME, LAMB, BRING IT THE FUCK ON), and to top it all off, the multiplayer. Jesus Christ, the multiplayer. There were so many different ways they could have gotten it wrong, and 2K avoided all of them, and made a multiplayer experience that works just as well as the single player campaign. There is only one complaint I have with it, and that's that it seems much shorter than the first game. Buy. This. Game.

* [[Arutoa|This troper]] will likely be killed for saying it, but [[bob's game]]. The game AND the forums (which count as the Third Game, which is the site) With the game's dark humor, fun minigames, and [[Crowning Music of Awesome]], and the forum's lack of [[Fan Dumb|rabid fans]] and general niceness, it's hard not to like it, unless you were fooled by the viral and STILL hate Robert for some reason.

* I'm going to say this out loud. I. Love. [[Borderlands]]. You can say what you want about the ''plot'' but everything else is ''absolutely perfect''. Perfect controls. Perfect gameplay. Perfect [[RPG Elements]], for christ's sake! ''Gearbox have taken everything good about an FPS and transferred it into this game''. And the thing I love most? The thing that I absolutely ''adore'' about Borderlands? ''It has a sense of what is fucking fun.'' FPS's today (I'm looking at you, ''Modern Warfare'') have gotten ''far'' too caught up in making things ''gritty'' and ''realistic'', well let me put this in ways you can understand, ''Infinity Ward''. FUCK. THAT. SHIT. When ''I'' play an FPS, I don't want it to simulate ''realistic combat''! That's just boring. I. Want. To. Have. A. Revolver. That. Shoots. Alternating. Elemental. Effects. On. Each. Bullet. Terrorist plot? FIRELIGHTNINGACIDEXPLOSION, ''MOTHERFUCKERS''! I want a reference to ''nearly every work of note in the last hundred years'', all with quests and red text! I want to have a person over my intercom, not shouting "''Ramirez! Take down that AC-130 with your knife!''", but instead informing me that "''SWEET JEESUS TITTY CINNAMON THAT IS A MAWN-STER! THIS IS GON' BE SWEET!''". I want to be informed by the ''final boss of the next DLC'' via ''Twitter'' that my player character should "Dude, ''eat something.''" I want a game that, specifically, does ''not'' feel like a chore to play. And I think that every single game developer out there can learn something from gearbox: Realism does NOT always equal fun.

** Even when Gearbox does go to the realistic side of the spectrum, they're still amazing. The Brothers in Arms series is mentally taxing to play, because it puts you right in the action, makes you care about the characters, and provides the most realistic combat I've ever seen in a video game. No Call of Duty run-and-gun tactics here, just use your cover and find, fix, flank, and finish. The storylines and characterization is simply stunning, too.

* ''[[Braid]]'' is absolutely amazing. The innovation in game mechanics is... dare I say it... equal to ''Portal''. It makes you think, and it makes you feel like a total genius (or a total idiot) when you finally figure out the puzzles. The world needs more games like this.

** The final level of the game, World 1-1 or "Braid," is one of the most mind-blowing moments I've ever experienced in video games, [[Everyone Is Jesus in Purgatory|without even getting into all of the implications and undertones involved]]. The entire time I {{spoiler|held the rewind button, realizing that that was actually making time go forward and the princess was ''running away from Tim''}}, I was thinking "oh my god, this is insane. What is going on? I ''know'' what's going on, but ''[[Mind Screw|what is going on?!]]''" [[Small Name, Big Ego|Whatever the size of his ego,]] kudos to Jonathan Blow for creating such a powerful moment in video gaming.

** Indeed. In fact, allow me to elaborate: Cave Story has the ''best'' stage design in a [[Metroidvania]] game ever, bar none. The feeling is not that you progress in the game, but that the game flows around you when you move. The music is about the pinnacle of 8-bit tunes - as was said in the [[Crowning Music of Awesome]] article, if you don't like the Outer Walls tune (Moonsong is its title), you should visit your local priest, because you're suffering from a serious lack of soul. And the characters are just awesome. HUZZAH!

** You said it! Cave Story really stands alone as one of the most memorable and polished indie games. Unfortunately, its 'indie' status means not nearly enough people will get to experience it (unless Nicalis hurries up with that port...).

* I wish more people know about and play ''[[City of Heroes]]''. The character creator alone is worth the subscription fee.

** Agreed. The only thing that would make it better is if they included options for [[Magical Girl]] costumes... what? I want my [[Elegant Gothic Lolita|poofy dresses]].

*** Hell, use the forums. The devs ''themselves'' are pretty awesome to begin with. I still remember when Positron and Cuppajo showed up in-game to a mock wedding ceremony for two people getting married in real life.

** The world is relatively small, compared to some other MMOs, and the chat and search interfaces aren't terribly complex. Add the relatively low penalty for dying and the aforementioned costume generator, and you have an MMO that (aside from the occasional [["Stop Having Fun!" Guys|user]] [[Jerkass|conflicts]]) makes teaming not just rewarding, but easy.

** How about ''Civilization V''? I know a lot of people [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks|bitch about it]], but I can't think of any other game I've played where I log in for a few minutes, then finally log off about half an hour after I'm normally in bed.

* ''[[Command & Conquer]]'' is my [[Most Triumphant Example (Sugar Wiki)|Most Triumphant Example]] of RTS, with a [[Crowning Music of Awesome|kick-ass soundtrack]] to boot. And ''Red Alert'' is even better, taking everything good about the original, turning it [[Up to Eleven]] and adding magnificent amounts of [[Large Ham]]-osity. [[Gushing About Characters You Like|And don't even get me started on]] [[Magnificent Bastard|Kane]]...

* This Troper is a huge ''[[Crash Bandicoot]]'' fan, and not only does he love all of Naughty Dog's originals, he also loves Traveller's Tales' Crash: Twinsanity and Radical Entertainment's current line of games, which, although very different in style and gameplay, are very fun to play and brought the series back to just Crash fighting evil scientists and mutants in his islands.

** This Troper would like to add that Crash Team Racing was just as good as Mario Kart, if not 500 times better.