What are your top FIVE favorite video games that you have played?

That's an impossible question to answer :) but thinking back to arcade games I spent my money on in childhood the first 5 that came to mind:

Pac-Man
Super Cobra
Pole Position Prepare to qualify!
Donkey Kong
Rush 'n Attack

In no particular order:

• Heroes of Might and Magic 3
• Killing Floor
• Tales from the Borderlands
• Borderlands 2
• Huniepop

Honorable mentions:

• The Wolf Among Us
• Borderlands the Pre-Sequel
• Firewatch
• Dead by Daylight
• Warhammer: Vermintide 2
• Monster Hunter: World

Persona 3
FFVIII
FFX
Witcher 3
Persona 5
Persona 4
Silent Hill 2
FFIX
Suikoden 3
Disgaea

Xenogears
Earthbound
Grandia
Overlord
Final Fantasy 6

Favorite games ranked in order of hours played:

Everquest (MMORPG, for almost 15 years!)
Football Manager 2010
X3: Terran Conflict
X-COM: Enemy Unknown (the one from 1994)
Commander Keen series (first game i've played, together with Wolfenstein 3d)

A few others i've apreciated a lot:

Civilization, particularly 1 & 4
Betrayal at Krondor
Far cry 1
Assassins Creed 2
Dragon Age: Origins/Awakening

Yes, yes i'm old.. :-)

Shit I have a photo I made a while ago for this! Though it was for top 10 game series.

View attached image.

Top 5? Wow, that's hard.

Top 5 in no particular order (as far as I can remember):
a. Baldur's Gate series: I keep coming back to this series every now and then...Or I did, until I finished a full SCS + LoB playthrough and I felt enough was enough. If I have to narrow it down, it would be Baldur's Gate 1 (although BG2 is where the real fun begins)

b. Mass Effect series: I've only played 1 through 3, but they don't make games like that anymore. If I have to choose one, then... Hm. Wow. It's hard to choose just one. I'd probably go for ME3, only because it's the epic finale of the story (aside from Andro which I didn't and probably won't play).

c. Dragon Age series: I spent so much time on these games I can probably still remember how to do animation cancelling in DAO even though it's been years I've played them. My favourite amongst the 3? DAO/Awakenings for sure.

d. KOTOR series: They are abit cheesy, but damn I love these games so much. I love SWTOR too, but the game brings back bittersweet memories so I don't play it now. My favourite is definitely KOTOR 1.

e. Bioshock series: The endings always give me goosebumps. My favourite is... bioshock 1, although I prefer the gameplay of the 2nd game

Honorable mentions
Danganronpa series: These games make me attached to some of the characters and then proceeds to kill them off. The game chronology is pretty wack too I have a love hate relationship with it. Mostly love though
Atelier series: I've only played Atelier Sophie but the gameplay is absolutely amazing and the characters are endearing. It is a very expensive series to get into though.
Fallout series: The ones made by Obsidian, the rest are contentious
Sid Meier's Pirates: A classic
Shin Megami Tensei series / Persona series. P3 is great, I've not played P4 or P5. Some of the SMT games (including P1 and P2) are a little too grindy for my tastes.
Deus Ex: The first game was a masterpiece, the subsequent games are kinda hit and miss
Skyrim: I've played all the TES games, but I liked Oblivion and Skyrim the most
Witcher 1: I've not the time to play 2 and 3
Shigatari: It's like FTL, but in feudal Japan. Also has a very unique combat system that I've never seen in any other game. I love it
Sang-Froid - Tale of Werewolves: beautiful, beautiful game with very unique gameplay
Undertale: so good it became mainstream
VA-11 HALL-A: there is a reason why this game hasn't gone on sale for 4 years, but still has overwhelmingly positive reviews
DDLC
Shadowrun series: I just like these kinds of games
Warframe
Jade empire: the mods make this game fun
Rune Factory series: Stardew Valley but with RPG-ish elements

I can easily count 30 games as my top favourites but if I'm making it into 5 I would put from different genres, so here it is:

Starcraft II
Heroes of Might & Magic III
Battlefield Bad Company 2
Final Fantasy X
Mount & Blade: Warband

If you want continue to read these are the first came to my mind, the games I really had great time.
The Witcher Trilogy, Age of Mythology, Age of Empires III, 100% Orange Juice, Anno 1404, Final Fantasy XIV, Port Royale 2, Quake III, Stronghold Crusader, Test Drive Unlimited 2, Diablo I&II, Torchlight I&II, Worms World Party, Warcraft III, Alice Madness Returns, Beyond Good and Evil, Binding of Isaac (Rebirth), BloodRayne 1&2, Bioshock Trilogy, Brütal Legend, Call of Duty 1&2, Dead Island, The Longest Journey Trilogy, Far Cry 2, Goetia, Neptunia Series, Life is Strange, Mafia I&II, Mass Effect Trilogy, Mirror's Edge, Plants vs Zombies, Portal 1&2, Serious Sam TFE and TSE, Sleeping Dogs, Sniper Elite V2, SpellForce, Motherload, Tropico 1-2-3-4, Ys I&II, CrossCode, Elite Dangerous, Deus Ex HR, Final Fantasy Series...

Its not an easy task...lol

-Zuma's Revenge
-Unreal Tournament GOTY
-Deus Ex 3 Human Rev DC
-NFS Hot Pursuit 2010
-Insane 2

There are so many others...and yes, I still play them all

I'll just mention ones that come to mind, and one per series:

• Earthbound
• Rhythm Heaven Fever
• The Talos Principle
• Metal Gear Solid 2
• Metroid Prime

I love more games to such a level though. I'm happy there are so many games to love.

The fifth game is usually open to change from time to time, but the other four have been there since forever. I played them all on release date (except from Silent Hill which I played a year later if I remember correctly) and when I finished them I knew they would hold a special place in my memory.

• Silent Hill (PS1)
• Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (GameCube)
• Dark Souls 1 (PS3)
• The Last of Us 1 (PS3)
• Undertale (PC)

Honorable mentions in no particular order goes to: Shadow of the Colossus (PS2), Divinity: Original Sin 2 (PC), Bayonetta 1 and 2 (Switch) and the Mass Effect Trilogy.

Ocarina of Time
Mario 64
Goldeneye 007
Anarchy Online
Planetarion
Halo 2
...oh you said 5...

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Minecraft
Worm Blast
Borderlands 2
Prototype

It is hard to choose favorite games, but I managed to choose the five I love the most. They are VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action, Detroit: Become Human, The Sims 3, Civilization IV and Overwatch.

I love DBH because it is a (real) choices matter and story heavy kind of game. It brings a very interesting element of politics, survival, racism, family, love and emotions together in a beautiful and dystopian universe where every decision you make can lead you to a different reaction, ending or problem. I played the game more times than I can count and I cry for at least 30% of the game every single time. The idea of fighting for freedom, for being accepted, for having the right to have a family and to help the ones that are like you are amazing. The game also wants to show us that androids and humans aren’t different. We are the same, we have emotions, we want to be alive and we just want the best for everyone else. I can’t even start to describe all the feelings this game brings to me.

VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is just one of the most beautiful and touching games I’ve ever played. Apart from its simple drink serving mechanics and optional minigame, it is a story telling game. You can alter what will happen to each of the characters you meet during the game by serving the right drink at the right time to them. The universe the developers created for the game is so heavy and has so many eastereggs, details and hidden stuff that despite looking into the game a lot and researching on external sources such as r/waifubartending I still don’t know everything I want to. That is also one of the beauties from this game. It will leave a lot open to your imagination, you can decide what is going to happen after the story is over.

After some years avoiding the game (I have no clue why and I regret it everyday), I bought Overwatch last November. I love the game concept and lore. Their cinematics adds so much depth to the game. The community sometimes can be a more toxic than what I am used to, but that’s with most major team-dependent games.

The Sims 3 is such a masterpiece with so many options to choose that I become happy just by thinking about the game. The base game has a good amount of stuff to do, but the EPs are what brings the game life. A proud owner of all EPs and some collections too, I can tell you that playing this game since launch until today made me incredibly happy. My personal favorite EPs are the supernatural, world trip and future. I have so many good memories of playing the game with so many friends and some family members.

Civ IV is my favorite of the franchise by far. I saw the game first when my dad was playing it and I got really interested. Liking history, geography and politics as kid made the game my dream come true. I think I played all the leaders available at least once but I cannot let go of my true passion, Augustus Caesar’s Rome. I like to sometimes just stare at the screen and make stories about my troops or whatever situation my empire is going through.

I hope you have a beautiful night, take care mate ❤️

As opposed to the top 5 games I have yet to play? :D

Fallout
Chrono Trigger
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Diablo
Planescape: Torment

Runners-up:
Tekken 3
Icewind Dale
Assassin's Creed II
The Witcher III
Full Throttle
Silent Hill II
Resident Evil II

At least make it 10 jeez))

Castlevania Symphony of the Night
Dark Souls
Legend of Zelda Link to the Past
Sekiro
Final Fantasy 6

I'm always thinking about what are my favorite games and if they still are considering new games I play all the time. I think there are games that are your personal classics. Maybe cause you were younger and more impressionable or maybe cause it was just the right time to play them for whatever circumstances around your life then. That said...

Classic top five:

• Starcraft
• Civilization 2
• Diablo
• Resident Evil
• Bladerunner

Last decade top five:

• Fallout 3
• Starcraft 2
• Pathologic
• F.E.A.R.
• Civilization 5.

I guess I could easily do a top 50.

1. Diablo 2 LoD
2. Persona 4: golden
3. Dishonored.
4. Bioshock 1 / Infinite
5. Dragon age: origins.

• Gran Turismo 6
• Sleeping Dogs
• Driver: San Francisco
• Prison Architect
• ShellShock Live 2 (and also ShellShock Live on Steam)

This is quite an odd list i’ll admit, but these games have provided me countless hours of fun, and i keep coming back to each one year after year even if i’ve completed everythng in them :D

Never had a console myself, though I remember playing Metal Slug and Street Fighter in arcade machines when I was a around 8-10 yrs old. Built my PC at the of 24 so its fair to say I don't have any experience on classic games.

So from less than 200 games I played so far, these are my top ones:

• The Talos Principle
• Need for Speed: Underground 2
• The Witcher 3
• Ori and the Blind Forest
• Fallout 3

Honorable Mentions:

• Spec Ops: The Line
• Borderland Series
• Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
• Zachtronics games (Shenzhen I/O, Opus Magnum)
• This War of Mine
• Burnout Paradise
• Yakuza 0
• Sleeping Dogs

1. Saints Row 4

2. Super Mario Galaxy

3. Rocket League

4. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

5. Payday 2

6. (barely under PD2) Undertale

It's incredible how my favourite game of all time is from a genre i don't really enjoy, an open world.