Oh yeah, here's that post from that other topic. My Top 5:
5: Pokemon Silver Version (GBC ~ Game Freak) - There's just no telling the amount of hours I spent with this game. It must have been at least over 500. The point is, Pokemon Silver is a game that delivers. Most claim that the original 150 and the Red and Blue Versions are the definite versions, but the truth is Pokemon Gold and Silver are games with a completely different atmosphere over the other games. This is the game that focused on Japanese culture, and when you were done, there was a whole other world to revisit. It did so much for such a limited handheld. It introduced the "cell" phone, the day/night system, the gender system and the two-world system. And you know what else? The game was beatable. It wasn't so difficult to collect 250 of those critters as it was to catch 400. Oh, and Lugia is better than Ho-oh, so that makes this the best Pokemon game.
4: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (GCN ~ Intelligent Systems) - I was skeptical about adding this game to the list, as it wasn't necessarily perfect, nor is widely attributed as a popular GameCube game. But the truth is, Paper Mario and the Thousand-Year Door is a wonderful journey. Beginning on the light note that a Mario game always does (the Princess getting kidnapped), the game proved it was going to be a different adventure on the second Mario arrived in Rogueport -- Thieves, Dragons, Ghosts, Demons, Pirates, Aliens, Haunted Boxing Rings -- the game has everything, to the point that it really doesn't seem like a Mario game. By the end, the game takes on such a dark tone that it's just incredible. But I won't spoil it all. There's a story to be told with this Paper Mario, a story hidden behind the ultimate gaming charmer that is Mario Mario.
3: Banjo-Kazooie (N64 ~ Rare) - I love adventure games. In fact, that was all I enjoyed when I was a child. The three games I played to death were Super Mario 64, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and Banjo-Kazooie. And what was the best out of all of those? Good old Bear-and-Bird. Banjo-Kazooie represents everything Nintendo tried to do with Super Mario 64, but instead it adds more charm, structure, themes, improved controls, challenge, as well as Rare's superior texturing and level design. Banjo-Kazooie was the adventure game to own. From the haunted corridors of Mad Monster Mansion, to the shark-infested waters of Treasure Trove Cove, and even through every season in Click Clock Wood, Banjo-Kazooie took me through a world I often come back to time-to-time. It's Rare's prime N64 game, best adventure game, and serves well as a childhood memory. There's simply nothing like it, this game is magic.
2: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN ~ Nintendo) - Not everyone needs a Zelda game on their list, but majority of people do. The problem is, there's not enough room for all of them. Hell, there isn't even enough room for two of them. It has to come down to one, and that's not an easy choice to make. But for me, my favorite Zelda game is Wind Waker. This game took everything all of the other Zelda games were about and flooded it with vast ocean and 49 individual islands, each one could be explored at the adventurer's pace. And you know what, that's the exact feeling I got in Wind Waker. I was an adventurer. This was sea. I was free to explore all of it when I wanted to. I felt like I was right there in that sailing boat. I just used to wonder what surprises would be there when I got to the island on the horizon... it's all uncharted territory, and it's all massive. To top it off, there's a great storyline, fun dungeons, humor and a terrific art style. But most of all, it was refreshing to go way out of Hyrule, and just to see Zelda differently. A notable mention to Twilight Princess and Ocarina of Time for never getting too tedious (I'm looking at you, Triforce Quest) and of course to Majora's Mask for it's darker storyline. But otherwise, this is the Zelda game to own.
1: Resident Evil 4 (GCN ~ Capcom) - It's not necessarily so easy for a guy like me to turn down a Zelda game from the number 1 spot on his favorite games list, but when you bring Resident Evil 4 into the equation, it's too hard to resist. When I first purchased Resident Evil 4, I was skeptical. I had never played a Resident Evil game before, I had never played a survival-horror game before, I had never really bought a game that could possibly scare me before. All I had was public opinion that this game rocked, and if I had a GameCube I had to own it. So I went ahead and got it, only to discover that Resident Evil 4 is one of the most enjoyable, most heart-pounding (kind of), most action-packed games I've ever played. The story is a little simple, but that doesn't take away from the sheer skill, and sheer fun of being able to protect yourself, and the President's daughter from blind guys with wolverine claws, hordes of zombies, and of course, the chainsaw-wielding Ganados. But not everything about the game is creepy and atmospheric; by the end, you're having so much fun fighting your way to Lord Saddler that you wonder why you were ever afraid of this game. And you know what? The game is funny too. Was I the only one who laughed when Leon screamed after Mike's death (I mean, come on, he barely knew the guy)? Or when Leon told Hunnigan that "something happened to the people here"? Oh, it's also funny to see a Ganado trip over while trying to chase me. And finally, Resident Evil 4 is the only game I've ever played in which I wanted to play again at the moment I finished. RE4 is my favorite game on any console, and I'll definitely be purchasing the Wii version. I mean, it's so good I may as well buy it twice.
