Abe's Top 30 Video Games of All Time Dynasty - COMPLETE!!!

Abe Sargent · 07-24-2006, 12:42 AM

Join me over in the dynasty thread as I count down my personal favorite video games of all time. Everybody enjoys lists, and this is no different. I can't begin to tell you how controversial the Top Ten will be, so get in on the ground stage and see it unfold from the beginning.

http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/...ad.php?t=51381

Who knows, your personal favorite may just be given some real props.

-Anxiety

AgustusM · 07-24-2006, 12:57 AM

I didn't want to post over there and break up your continuity - but this is a great idea and I love the level of detail so far - nice job!

Abe Sargent · 07-24-2006, 01:19 AM

Thanks! And please feel free to break up continuity!

ISiddiqui · 07-24-2006, 08:20 AM

Sweet

. It's really well done so far!

Philliesfan980 · 07-24-2006, 09:26 AM

Reading it as well, looks awesome.

Abe Sargent · 07-24-2006, 03:48 PM

Updated with number 27, and I think there might be some controversy around here with my pick.

Abe Sargent · 07-26-2006, 02:13 PM

Finished up through 22

ISiddiqui · 07-26-2006, 02:27 PM

YAY, Tropico!

Abe Sargent · 07-26-2006, 02:49 PM

I guess you're a fan

Abe Sargent · 07-27-2006, 04:28 PM

Updated through 18

Abe Sargent · 07-28-2006, 04:12 PM

Updated through 15

Abe Sargent · 07-30-2006, 09:05 PM

Updated through 11

MJ4H · 07-30-2006, 09:31 PM

You are making me look bad, dude. At least I have an excuse in that Im under the weather.

Abe Sargent · 07-30-2006, 10:55 PM

Mountain · 07-31-2006, 01:00 AM

Thanks for the link on Star Control. I donwloaded it and it is a pretty awesome game.

Abe Sargent · 07-31-2006, 01:11 AM

Glad ya like it!

Abe Sargent · 08-01-2006, 03:57 PM

Updated through 7

Abe Sargent · 08-03-2006, 03:04 PM

Updated through 4

Abe Sargent · 08-03-2006, 06:51 PM

Number 3 is up - just two games left!!!

ISiddiqui · 08-03-2006, 07:10 PM

Damn if that list doesn't get stranger with every pick

.

Abe Sargent · 08-03-2006, 07:40 PM

You think the number three pick is strange? I think any objective list of the top thirty games of all time would have to include it.

Abe Sargent · 08-03-2006, 10:04 PM

Just tossed up two. Can one be far behind?

ISiddiqui · 08-03-2006, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anxiety

You think the number three pick is strange? I think any objective list of the top thirty games of all time would have to include it.

Uh... maybe if we were talking about influence. Otherwise, probably not. Though I think yours is the ONLY list that probably has UO ranked even close to that high.

ISiddiqui · 08-03-2006, 10:31 PM

Example: IGN's Top 100 Games, which was done a few years back (not too long because it does have 'Rome: Total War' on it):

http://top100.ign.com/2005/index.html

Ultima Online doesn't appear ANYWHERE on the list (though two Ultimas make the back end).

Abe Sargent · 08-03-2006, 10:39 PM

GameSpot's 15 most influential games of all time has UO 11th.

ISiddiqui · 08-03-2006, 10:42 PM

Like I said... if we are talking about influence it is important as the first bigtime MMORPG (argument made for Everquest, who could be considered the Warcraft II to UO's Warcraft I), but if we are talking about best games, its not on my list.

Abe Sargent · 08-03-2006, 10:43 PM

To me, innovation is a very important aspect of quality.

ISiddiqui · 08-03-2006, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anxiety

To me, innovation is a very important aspect of quality.

Well based on the Gamespot influential game list, it seems you'll be cramming at least 5 games into your #1 spot then

.

Daimyo · 08-04-2006, 12:26 AM

Haven't read the dynasty yet today, but I can't imagine UO making a list like that. Almost everyone I know who played it complained about it all the time.... even if judging on influence alone Everquest just kills it.

Abe Sargent · 08-04-2006, 10:44 AM

Bumpage for the final game

Marc Vaughan · 08-04-2006, 11:16 AM

Glad to see my bribe reached you in time

Abe Sargent · 08-04-2006, 12:03 PM

Hahaha

Butter · 08-04-2006, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anxiety

Who knows, your personal favorite may just be given some real props.

Can't get any proppier than #1.

Havok · 08-04-2006, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daimyo

Haven't read the dynasty yet today, but I can't imagine UO making a list like that. Almost everyone I know who played it complained about it all the time.... even if judging on influence alone Everquest just kills it.

oh lord.... this hurts my soul when i see people post this

2 completly different games that were made years apart. EQ was filled with bored house wives and loot chasers(not saying anything is wrong with that, different strokes for different folks. i personally thought people were insane camping the same monster for 6 hours just to get a super duper uber 'sword of kick some ass'). UO was so much more about skill based system(which is still 98439793753 times better then any level based), player run economy, PvP and GvG. No doubt EQ was a huge game and tons of people loved it, but comparing the 2 is apples and oranges.

Daimyo · 08-04-2006, 11:45 PM

*shurg*... I never really liked or played either one much. It's just my unbiased view based on watching and talking to a lot of friends who played both fanatically that EQ was both far more influential and better liked at the time than UO (although it was released 18 months later). Well... I guess I don't need to talk to others to see that EQ was more influential... the little I played of both and follow up MMORPGs like WoW and CoH is enough to see that. UO clearly had a very fanatical "cult" following though.

Pumpy Tudors · 08-05-2006, 02:34 PM

So I've read this thread title, and my only question is:

Who's Abe?

Abe Sargent · 08-05-2006, 10:01 PM

Pumpy Tudors · 08-05-2006, 10:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anxiety

me

You're kidding.

Abe Sargent · 08-05-2006, 11:20 PM

07-24-2006, 01:19 AM	#3
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	Thanks! And please feel free to break up continuity! __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

07-24-2006, 08:20 AM	#4
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	Sweet . It's really well done so far! __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

07-24-2006, 03:48 PM	#6
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	Updated with number 27, and I think there might be some controversy around here with my pick. __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

07-26-2006, 02:13 PM	#7
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	Finished up through 22 __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

07-26-2006, 02:27 PM	#8
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	YAY, Tropico! __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

07-24-2006, 12:57 AM	#2
AgustusM College Prospect Join Date: Dec 2003	I didn't want to post over there and break up your continuity - but this is a great idea and I love the level of detail so far - nice job!

07-24-2006, 09:26 AM	#5
Philliesfan980 Banned Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Exton, PA	Reading it as well, looks awesome.

07-26-2006, 02:49 PM	#9
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	I guess you're a fan __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

07-27-2006, 04:28 PM	#10
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07-28-2006, 04:12 PM	#11
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07-30-2006, 09:05 PM	#12
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07-30-2006, 09:31 PM	#13
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	You are making me look bad, dude. At least I have an excuse in that Im under the weather.

07-30-2006, 10:55 PM	#14
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07-31-2006, 01:00 AM	#15
Mountain Mascot Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Columbia, S.C.	Thanks for the link on Star Control. I donwloaded it and it is a pretty awesome game.

07-31-2006, 01:11 AM	#16
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08-01-2006, 03:57 PM	#17
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08-03-2006, 03:04 PM	#18
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08-03-2006, 06:51 PM	#19
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08-03-2006, 07:10 PM	#20
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	Damn if that list doesn't get stranger with every pick . __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

08-03-2006, 07:40 PM	#21
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	You think the number three pick is strange? I think any objective list of the top thirty games of all time would have to include it. __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

08-03-2006, 10:04 PM	#22
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	Just tossed up two. Can one be far behind? __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

08-03-2006, 10:31 PM	#24
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	Example: IGN's Top 100 Games, which was done a few years back (not too long because it does have 'Rome: Total War' on it): http://top100.ign.com/2005/index.html Ultima Online doesn't appear ANYWHERE on the list (though two Ultimas make the back end). __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

08-03-2006, 10:39 PM	#25
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	GameSpot's 15 most influential games of all time has UO 11th. __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

08-03-2006, 10:42 PM	#26
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	Like I said... if we are talking about influence it is important as the first bigtime MMORPG (argument made for Everquest, who could be considered the Warcraft II to UO's Warcraft I), but if we are talking about best games, its not on my list. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

08-03-2006, 10:43 PM	#27
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	To me, innovation is a very important aspect of quality. __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

08-04-2006, 12:26 AM	#29
Daimyo College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Berkeley	Haven't read the dynasty yet today, but I can't imagine UO making a list like that. Almost everyone I know who played it complained about it all the time.... even if judging on influence alone Everquest just kills it.

08-04-2006, 10:44 AM	#30
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	Bumpage for the final game __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

08-04-2006, 11:16 AM	#31
Marc Vaughan SI Games Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Melbourne, FL	Glad to see my bribe reached you in time

08-04-2006, 12:03 PM	#32
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08-04-2006, 11:45 PM	#35
Daimyo College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Berkeley	shurg... I never really liked or played either one much. It's just my unbiased view based on watching and talking to a lot of friends who played both fanatically that EQ was both far more influential and better liked at the time than UO (although it was released 18 months later). Well... I guess I don't need to talk to others to see that EQ was more influential... the little I played of both and follow up MMORPGs like WoW and CoH is enough to see that. UO clearly had a very fanatical "cult" following though. Last edited by Daimyo : 08-04-2006 at 11:49 PM.

08-05-2006, 02:34 PM	#36
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08-05-2006, 10:01 PM	#37
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08-05-2006, 11:20 PM	#39
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