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@brannox I support Hall of Fame idea. Mods?

And this is my list:

1. Dragon Age: Origins
2. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
3. Brütal Legend
4. Flower
5. Batman: Arkham Asylum
6. Assassin's Creed II
7. Trine
8. Borderlands

The only game that didn’t make into top 20 is Trine. Can’t say much about it, and I haven’t returned to the series after 2, but I remember liking it.

Oh, wow, I’ve voted for both of these games. Well…

Batman: Arkham Asylum is my #5. I’m not a big Batman fan, so Batman: Arkham Asylum was just another 3rd-person action adventure for me. I think I even played its demo, got bored, and dismissed it. Then I’ve bought both it and Batman Arkham City dirt-cheap in 2012. It was OK, but one moment was exceptional (spoilers):

when I thought I’ve lost all my progress due to a glitch I’ve immediately powered down my PC to avoid rewriting auto-save. Considering that even horror games, like Outlast, usually fail to scary me, I can say only one thing: well done, Scarecrow.

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is my #2. At that time, I was very impressed with its trailers – marketing a game as a blockbuster movie was completely new for me. And I was equally impressed with game’s set-pieces, particularly the train sequence. It’s a quality entertainment from start to finish. Most likely it will not impress me in 2021, but a decade ago there weren’t anything better.

@jdincinerator Well, now it's no longer exciting. Too bad I've started this conversation.

I have no idea what games could be #1 and #2. This is exciting!

Dragon Age series have many aspects of great RPGs, like interesting characters, compelling world and intriguing stories. However, this series is very special for me, because of how dark and punishing it is. In all 3 games I’ve managed to romance the most involved in main storyline companion and each time it didn’t end well to say the least. In Dragon Age: Origins, spoilers by the way,

I’ve romanced Alistair. When Morrigan offered to perform the Ritual with him, I’ve rejected her, because he was my man, not hers, and because Riordan, whom I didn’t care about, had volunteered to perform the killing blow. Then Riordan died. Then either me or Alistair had to perform the killing blow. And at that moment I was so shocked that my selfishness and overconfidence had led me to this, that I wasn’t able to make any decision. So, Alistair did it and died. Then I was praised as a Hero of Ferelden, but all I felt was that I’m a coward and that my love has died because of the choices I’ve made.

I’ve played Dragon Age: Origins 4 times, the last one was before Dragon Age: Inquisition. And when I’ve played it in 2014, I’ve noticed that it’s too slow, and that many levels drag for too long. So, by no means this is a perfect game. But no other 2009 game had left such emotional impact on me, so of course it’s my #1.

Assassin's Creed II is my #6. I've got into Assassin's Creed series after Revelations and whole Ezio trilogy blend together for me. It was nice to get to explore medieval Italy and get familiar with its architecture, but aside from that it was just another good game. Only with recent games Assassin's Creed has became one of my favorite series.

I saw this game in 1.5 collection. Maybe it was better as a game, but as a movie it's too slow and boring.

I've got it for free after PSN hack. Good game, and I was considering it as my #8, but I liked Borderlands more (I think).

I was sold on this game after playing a demo (remember demos?). It’s fun, its funny and it also introduced me to music I wasn’t aware of. Maybe as a game it’s nothing special, but you can feel developer’s love and passion, and this alone makes it a joyful experience.

To be honest, I don't remember anything about Borderlands, besides Claptrap-stairs joke (or was it in 2? Now I'm doubting myself). But I've liked it enough to get hooked on the series, so I've put it at #8 in my votes.

@jdincinerator My answer will be complicated, so bear with me.

I can get different things from playing a game. If it’s good, I’m having a great time. If game has problems, I began to appreciate good games more (instead of taking them for granted). If game is so bad, that playing it is a waste of time, I can at least use that experience to adjust my time management. Bugsnax is neither of those – it’s a game I got nothing from. I have no emotions about it, I have no thoughts about it, I can’t even say that playing this game was a mistake. I simply don’t care.

If that answers you question, great. If not, then I’m sorry, I can’t elaborate, because I don’t have any “information” about this game to form more informative opinion.

Flower was such a relaxing and beautiful game. Also when I played it, my mother (who isn't into videogames) stopped by and watched almost entire game. It was great.

@sentinel-beach I think Ben has the most thought out opinions among all allies. So listening to him more than others makes sense.

This reminds me:
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@phbz Oh yes, you did! Russian's hackers made sure of it.

I've already forgot which games came out in 2009 and what I've voted for. This will be exciting!

Ghost of Tsushima. After Sony's May presentation, I didn't expect much from this game and was ready to skip it. Then, after release, several allies spoke very highly about it. "Maybe it's better than it was shown", - I thought and bought the game. Big mistake, it's worse. Much, much worse. In fact, there isn't a single aspect of this game that is even decent. Game design is disjointed, almost like there was no creative vision. Settlements are lifeless, NPCs are motionless. Quests, cut-scenes & environments are copy-pasted. Story is pretty forgettable and it's easily to hate most of the characters (except Mongols, you begin to root for them). Visuals aren't great even by PS4 standards (2017's Horizon Zero Dawn looked much better). And, like all Sony's games, it has insane price that was even raised up recently.

With that said, It's worthwhile to play bad games once in a while, because it remind you to not take great games for granted. I've played Ghost of Tsushima right between Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Cyberpunk 2077 and it make me appreciate Ubisoft's and CD Project RED's creations even more.

@axel I can ask Jones to promote this voting on Cup of Jones, but it will be next week.

Finished it today. Since I can't remember so many complex names, all characters blend together. And since I couldn't follow their relationships, the game felt very boring & unnecessary convoluted. Overall plot is fascinating, but it’s just a fraction of the puzzle.

But while I can’t feel the meat of game’s story, I still see its structure. And I’m almost certain that if character’s names were simpler, I would fall in love with this game. It’s such a shame when such small and insignificant part prevents you from enjoying something great.