[Acebot44]

My favorite games have also been the ones I've pumped the most amount of time into, so the list is as follows:

NBA 2k Series
I have owned each iteration of the series since 2k4, and just this past year, played every single game of an entire season on Hall of Fame difficulty in Association mode with the LA Clippers. 82-0, undefeated in the playoffs, Blake Griffin MVP, received the 2nd and 4th picks of the draft, and more...and this is after 2 different My Player modes, and completing most of the Jordan challenges...That's a lot of bang for your buck...and that's just this last year.


Morrowind
So huge, I still reminisce about the sheer size of the game, and the amazing feeling of utter freedom it bestowed on me the first time I played it...and the second time...and the third time...and on and on and on. Never once did I get near 20% completion of the main quest, and easily punched in hundreds of hours in this sucker. I would read the strategy guide while in bed at night, anticipating what my adventures would be like the next day. It's because of Morrowind that I think any game with less than 30 hours of single player storyline is incredibly short.

Pokemon Red
The craze that surrounded this game, on top of the fact that this franchise encapsulated the years of my life when I was as much of a kid as I can remember, makes Pokemon Red an experience that I will never forget.

Phantasy Star Online I & II
My only foray into the world of MMORPG, if you can even consider PSO one. Was addicting to say the least, and not many of my experiences in video games have matched the thrill I would get when coming into contact with that red rare drop box and the wonders within. Mmmm. Also, planning the evolution of my Mag(s) was a very cerebral and engaging experience.

Chrono Cross
The story, the music, the combat system, the environments, the emotion, the characters, the depth, and the fact that just thinking about this game makes me happy and sad at the same time...


Bonus:
Project Ego aka Fable
The only reason I ever began visiting forums is because of a one paragraph feature GamePro or EGM had on Project Ego sometime earlier last decade. The vision Peter Molyneux had for this game blew my mind, and I literally spent every day for several years discussing the potential and realities of the game through all its development stages on the BBB and Lionhead forums. Those forums influenced me and my opinions on everything from music and movies, to humor and internet etiquette, and laid the foundation for many of the skills which I have today.

The game could never have been able to live up to the hype I instilled in it, but the fact that it exposed me to the world of online forums, which eventually led me to Gametavern and all the other places I have visited over the years, means that Project Ego will always have a special place in my heart.