War. War never changes.

The first and last words you hear in this game. Following after the very first two Fallout games, you are set as a courier that initially goes out to figure out why he was shot in the head by a guy wearing a checkered suit. The story expands greatly as you find out there is a huge power struggle over the city of New Vegas, a glowing beacon of hope and fortune in the middle of a post apocalyptic wasteland. Your choices ultimately affect the fate of New Vegas and those who live around it.

The game allows you to create pretty much any kind of character you want. Whether it be a combat oriented character, one that focuses on diplomacy or sneaking, a cannibal that happens to like to be a lesbian who's addicted to chems. You name it, it's probably there.

Between that and the various choices you can make that affect the different places you visit and the people you interact with, this game has a ton of replay value. This game is awesome. It is a bit buggy however.

A very quirky game with a bratty and egotistical kid fighting with an army of explosive and reluctant demon penguins? Sign me up! The game follows the story of Laharl as he fights for power in the Netherworld after his father, the Overlord passed away. With the help of his "friend" Etna, a ditzy angel girl, Flonne, and a bunch of demons YOU can create and add to your army, Laharl must fight on grid based maps against various and quirky enemies in order to claim his rightful title.

The main appeal to this game is the vast amounts of customization and stat boosting there are. There are various units and monsters you can create and deploy onto the battlefield and their level scaps at 9999, and that's not even counting the ability to reincarnate these characters over and over to carry over their stats.

Between the game's fun story and characters and the turn based strategy gameplay emphasizing power leveling, this is an awesome game.

The very first video game I've ever beaten. While most games have pretty much surpassed it in many ways since it's release, I'll always remember my time with this game fondly. Running around and gliding across the game's various environments and stages, collecting shiny gems and rescuing all the big dragons, breathing fire and burning gnorcs, and of course, actually beating Gnasty Gnorc and becoming the hero.

This game will always have a special place in my heart.

A very unique game that takes a bunch of established ideas and gameplay types and mixes them rather beautifully together. This game is a mixture of a Turn based strategy game, a Real time strategy game, and a third person shooter.

You deploy up to ten units on a map, select one, and rather then being restricted by a tile system, you are free to run around as far as the movement gauge below your character allows. In the mean time, you can perform a single action such as firing, healing, reparing something, ect. While at the same time, dodging interception fire from enemies. Combine this with the game's various unit types, a CP based system for both sides, well designed maps, and you got an awesome game focusing on strategy and tactics.

The game's story and characters aren't that bad either. A classic story of a young commander leading the militia to protect the small neutral nation of Gallia from the two major superpowers that surround it. This game is a true classic.

One of my most platformers. Banjo Kazooie is a quirky game that has you run around large worlds collecting various items, such as Jigsaw Pieces, honeycombs, mumbo tokens, ect. And the game isn't afraid to poke fun at itself or break the fourth wall on numerous occasions.

It has a large cast of quirky characters that speak in various mumbles, grunts, squeaks, ect. a catchy and upbeat soundtrack, various moves to learn and perform, and also transformations for each level. It's among the platforming greats in my opinion and should not be missed out.

One of the first video games I've played. And a game that introduced me to the concepts of slavery, corrupt corporations, and wildlife endangerment. This is a dark game with a tinge of humor to it that places you in the roles of a skinny floor waxer who find himself on the run when he finds his employers intend on making him and his kind their next big meat product as a result of falling profits.

The game's challenging without being maddeningly so as you can die several times but only get sent back to a checkpoint without too much penalty. The character and creature designs are odd (pun intended) and unique, the way the game encourages you to rescue fellow slaves and to figure out solutions to the game's various puzzles. And the environments are absolutely gorgeous.

Now with the HD remake released, more gamers can experience this game. And for that I am happy.

Shadow of the Colossus's spiritual predecessor. A game where you play as a helpless young boy with horns trying to help out an even more helpless young girl as you work together to escape a strange yet mystical castle inhabited by an evil queen and mysterious shadow creatures. Like Shadow of the Colossus, it's very atmospheric, and the environments are very well detailed. Despite there not being very many cutscenes and story moments, I found myself caring for both Ico and Yorda and wanting to see them to the end of their journey.

Team ICO really knows how to make games with characters you get attached to with minimal effort. Between the two main characters of this game and your main character and his horse in SotC. While I do prefer SotC, this game is also amazing and worth a playthrough.

The chronological beginning to the MGS series. Following the tales of the legendary Big Boss as he goes through trials and tribulations in order to complete his mission to kill his mentor, who has betrayed her country in favor of the Soviets.

Pretty much everything in this game clicks for me in some way. Between sneaking through the jungle, procuring on site equipment for use during the mission, using various methods to get by undetected, hunting for food, the enemies you have to face and the story that unfolds as you go. This game's story is pretty philosophical and has actually helped influence how I see the world.

The game's controls do take some getting used to admittedly, but once you do get used to them, the game becomes an absolute blast.

Pretty much my most favorite JRPG ever. It has everything I could wish for in a game like this: An engaging battle system that makes each of your party members unique and useful for different situations, a grand and gripping storyline, a cast of lovable and well realized characters that change and grow over the course of the game, a beautiful soundtrack that is ingrained into my mind, and strong themes that aren't overbearing or preachy.

The game also has one of the most satisfying endings I ever experienced in a game. Few games have left me feeling accomplished like this one.