Hello and salutations dear readers.
I had a conversation the other night over Twitter that really stuck with me for some reason. It was concerning Bioshock and if I made a list of my favorite video games, where exactly would it land. So I got to thinking, I say something is "one of my favorite games of all time" without actually having the physical list to reference. I don't think of myself as a liar, so I set out today to compile my favorite games on an easy to reference list.
While compiling the list, I found myself going over in my head just why this and that particular game has stood out in my mind for so long and I was soon fondly reminiscing back to the halcyon days of my youth and how these games have done so much to influence the person typing before you today. so along with each game, I'm going to share with you just why it has impacted me so.
Now to set a few ground rules.
1. This is the list of MY favorite games. If you find yourself disagreeing with me whilst clenching your fists in balled rage, that is to be expected. The world would be boring and very unsexy if it was populated by clones of me. If you feel you must express your displeasure at my obvious inferior list, please do so constructively. This is a labor of love, a celebration of what gaming has meant to me, and I intend to finish come hell or rampant trolling.
2. There will only be games I've played on the list. I'm sure Uncharted 2 was amazing and i'm a blind, unsexy fool to exclude it from the list. But poor, impoverished Joystik has never purchased a PS3 and therefore must be left out of all the swashbuckling fun. Regardless, if I haven't played it, It's not making the list. Sorry
3. I will try to keep it to one entry per series. I will tell you now that I fail miserably in this endeavor. There are 2 series that I just cannot ignore. To do so is betraying the integrity of the list and I would rather go back on a rule then to lie to myself.
4. Stories and plots can and WILL be spoiled. I will try my darnedest to throw up spoiler warnings before I reveal anything too critical but story is a major factor in whether or not I will like a game. and to not explain my feelings completely is doing a disservice to myself and the people reading *SPOILER WARNING* Darth Vader kills Dumbledore by throwing Keyser Soze at him during a dream sequence in the mind of an autistic child.
5. Format and Timeline There will be a separate post per game and I'll try to have them up every other day. Real life does happen and sometimes I won't be able to post for a bit, but take heart lovely readers, I have every intention of finishing this list.
Now with all the nuts and bolts out of the way, we can proceed to the list proper. Look for #25 later tonight
Cheers
Joystik
