#524962 - 07/18/09 05:37 PM
Dark Side list 2009
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Hi all, Here tis. 13 days to list 13 Dark Side games that other people should play. Your paler siblings have just identified the adventure games - over here, its all about those games that you think newbies should play if they were minded to take a stroll in the dark. You all know the drill but here are the rules: 1. You can recommend a maximum of 13 games, but you can recommend less. 2. You can't list a series, unless you use single votes for each game. 3. Expansion packs will be considered seperate games, on the basis that the original might be ordinary but an expansion pack superb. 4. Consistent with (3), packaging a game with seperate expansion packs (eg Morrowind Game of the Year edition) does not count as a single game - the original and its two expansion packs will still need to be listed seperately. 5. Witcher and Witcher Enhanced will be considered one game (the extra bits were not seperate expansion packs). 6. Any "dark" game (ie not pure adventure or casual) can be listed, irrespective of genre. 7. You don't have to indicate the type or genre, and you are not limited to any specific number of games in any genre. Go ahead and list 13 rpg's if you choose. 8. It is essentially a pc list, but given that many players have consoles as well, if you want to list games for the console go right ahead. If you can list alphabetically it helps me count, and please use full names, as I am not as familiar with titles over here. If I get confused, I will holler. Lets go
Edited by flotsam (07/27/09 05:56 PM) Edit Reason: clrified some game listings
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#525008 - 07/18/09 07:29 PM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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I will start things:
Bioshock Crysis Divine Divinity Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Fallout 3 FEAR Half Life 2 Ico Indigo Prophecy Outcast Realms of the Haunting Vampire Masquerade: Bloodlines Witcher
Edited by flotsam (07/19/09 05:25 PM) Edit Reason: got the wrong title!
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#525051 - 07/18/09 09:02 PM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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Thanks Flotsam!!!!  Here we go. Thought I'd mix it up a bit this year.  Advent Rising Baldur's Gate 2 Gears of War 2 Halo Lost Odyssey (Xbox360) Mass Effect Medal of Honor: Airborne Morrowind: Tribunal Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark Pool of Radiance (DOS) Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Star Wars: Republic Commando
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#525093 - 07/18/09 11:05 PM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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Thanks Flotsam! I look forward to this list, it helps me figure out just what I need next! And I need help because I'm stuck on just these: Fable - The Lost Chapters Oblivion The Witcher Titan Quest Titan Quest -The Immortal Throne Zanzarah I'd like to make my list 'The Witcher' for the rest of the 7 slots but Is that allowed?
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#525096 - 07/18/09 11:31 PM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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Hi Flotsam- Here is my list, hope I am doing this right.  Beyond Atlantis 2 (Also known as Atlantis 3: The New World) Dungeon Siege Dungeon Siege 2 Loki Sacred 2 Space Quest The Chosen: Well of Souls The Witcher Enhanced Titan Quest Titan Quest - The Immortal Throne I would also like to add The Witcher for my last three, but I think that would be wrong. maggie 
Edited by Trail_Mystic (07/18/09 11:59 PM) Edit Reason: Placed in alphabetic order, corrected numerics
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#525102 - 07/19/09 12:09 AM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
[Re: maggie57]
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Hi flotsam - And If oldies are no longer allowed, please delete them .... Baldur’s Gate Betrayal in Antara Divine Divinity Knights of the Old Republic Knights of the Old republic II Might & Magic VI Morrowind Neverwinter Nights Planescape Torment Quest for Glory V Return to Krondor Witcher Cheers. Mad 
Edited by Trail_Mystic (07/27/09 08:21 AM) Edit Reason: Removed "Elder Scrolls" preface re-alphabetized
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#525103 - 07/19/09 12:12 AM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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Oldies are fine Mad. And the only game you are allowed to vote for multiple times is Fallout 3
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#525120 - 07/19/09 02:49 AM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
[Re: Trail_Mystic]
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Well, since I've only just recently started playing RPG's or other Dark Side games, my list will be very short. So here goes  Fable - The Lost Chapters Fallout 3 Sniper Elite Morrowind Oblivion
Edited by Trail_Mystic (07/27/09 08:05 AM) Edit Reason: Removed "Elder Scrolls" preface
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#525128 - 07/19/09 04:14 AM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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13 slots are not enough for me...  But, ok.. let's just put the first 13 that come to mind... Age of Mythology Gothic Gothic 2: NOTR Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Heroes of Might and Magic 5 Jade Empire Morrowind Morrowind : Bloodmoon Morrowind : Tribunal Oblivion Planescape Torment Rise of Nations 2: Rise of Legends Witcher EE I hope I won't regret not taking a bit longer to ponder over my list... Oh, well, as long as Morrowind and the Witcher are in... oh, and Gothic and ROL, and HoMM..  EDIT: Edited to seperate Bloodmoon and Tribunal, which are both included in the Morrowind GOTY edition.
Edited by Moondancer (07/28/09 03:30 AM) Edit Reason: Seperated Morrowind expansions
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#525301 - 07/19/09 03:10 PM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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My list would constitute the following:
Betrayal at Krondor Civilization IV Halo Heroes of Might & Magic II MechWarrior 3 Morrowind The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Wing Commander: Privateer X-Wing (also for Windows) Consoles: Grandia (Saturn, PlayStation) Metroid Prime (GameCube) Perfect Dark (Nintendo 64) Suikoden II (PlayStation)
Edited by J. King (07/19/09 03:32 PM) Edit Reason: Alphabetization
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#525325 - 07/19/09 04:10 PM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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This is the first year that I've really had more than the allotted games to list and had to narrow mine down. None the less, my top 5 for the Dark Side remain pretty much the same as last year with Witcher easing out Morrowind for 1st followed closely by KOTOR 1 & 2 and then the TR series. Unfortunately Betrayal at Antara (my first RPG) got squeezed out of my list this year because it is difficult to play on the newer machines. Blood Rayne Deus Ex Divine Divinity Knights of the Old Republic Knights of the Old Republic 2 Morrowind GOTY No One Lives Forever Sacred Gold Tomb Raider 2 Tomb Raider Underworld Two Worlds Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines Witcher enhanced I still believe that Witcher will rule the roost
Edited by Trail_Mystic (07/27/09 08:10 AM) Edit Reason: removed Elder Scrolls preface re-alphabetized
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#525352 - 07/19/09 04:56 PM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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Hi ya J and  to GameBoomers  Is there an absolute favorite?
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#525390 - 07/19/09 06:45 PM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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Morrowind is far and away the greatest game I have ever played/continue to play I have included NWN not for the main game (which is average), but for some great downloadable user made campaigns. Arx Fatalis Baldur's Gate 2 Deus Ex Divine Divinity Drakensang Gothic 1 Gothic 2 Morrowind Neverwinter Nights Planescape Torment S.T.A.L.K.E.R Shadow of Chernobyl Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines Witcher
Edited by Trail_Mystic (07/27/09 08:11 AM) Edit Reason: Removed "Elder Scrolls preface re-alphabetized
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#525654 - 07/20/09 10:20 AM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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Bioshock Gothic II Knights of the Old Republic Mass Effect No One Lives Forever Okami [Wii] Planescape: Torment Psychonauts Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords Oblivion Witcher Thief: Deadly Shadows (Thief III) Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines
I limited myself to choose only one from each the series above, with Thief III likely being the most controversial -- I just feel that the Shalebridge Cradle area tips it over Thief I.
EDIT -- I'd probably have switched one of these for Fallout 3, but I'm waiting for the GotY edition to come out as it includes all the add-on content.
Edited by Trail_Mystic (07/27/09 08:14 AM) Edit Reason: removed "Elder Scrolls" preaface re-alphabetized
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#525688 - 07/20/09 11:50 AM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
[Re: Trail_Mystic]
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Thank you, flotsam  Here is my list: Baldur's Gate Baldur's Gate 2 Bioshock Morrowind Oblivion F.E.A.R. Fallout 1 Fallout 3 Halo Portal Planescape Torment STALKER The Witcher Greeting from Karsten 
Edited by Trail_Mystic (07/27/09 08:15 AM) Edit Reason: Removed "Elder Scrolls" preface re-alphabetized
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#525784 - 07/20/09 03:51 PM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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It's more than 13 but here goes Assassin's Creed God of War 2 God of War: Chains of Olympus Jade Empire Plants vs Zombies Silent Hill: Origins Splinter Cell: Essentials Swat 4 The Godfather 2 Tomb Raider: Underworld Uncharted : Drake's fortune Velvet Assassin X-men Origins Wolverine ---------- unfortunately I couldn't add sims 2 pets, seasons and indigo prophecy but I just wanted to add the new ones that I had played. 
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#526000 - 07/21/09 04:15 AM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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Aiken's Artifact Alone in the Dark - The New Nightmare American Mcgee's Alice Blood Rayne Cold Fear Da Vinci Code Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Max Payne Morrowind No one lives forever 2 Oblivion Vampire the masquerade - Bloodlines
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#526198 - 07/21/09 11:26 AM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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Here's mine: Baldur's Gate SOA Diablo 2 Dungeon Seige Dungeon Siege 2 Fallout 2 (haven't got 3 yet faux pas I know) Icewind Dale Might and Magic 6 Morrowind Neverwinter Nights Oblivion Planescape Torment Realms of the Haunting The Witcher World of Warcraft (alternative Divine Divinity if no MMORPG's)
Edited by Trail_Mystic (07/21/09 06:05 PM) Edit Reason: Edited to place in alphabetic order
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#526930 - 07/22/09 09:21 PM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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Bioshock Clive Barker's Undying Dark Messiah Might & Magic Gothic 1 Gothic 2 Might and Magic 6 Might and Magic 7 Oblivion Quest for Glory 4 Silent Hill 2 Silent Hill 3 Vampire the Masquerade -Bloodlines Vampire the Masquerade-Redemption
Edited by Trail_Mystic (07/22/09 11:21 PM) Edit Reason: Removed numbering and placed in alphabetic order
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#526958 - 07/22/09 11:34 PM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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Alone in the Dark 2 American McGee's Alice Bioshock Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver Portal Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Rainbow Six: Vegas Resident Evil 4 Shadowman Silent Hill 2 Tie-Fighter The Witcher Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines
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#527423 - 07/24/09 02:51 AM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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Well, not as many Fallout 3s as I would have thought so far. Keep them coming - we are half way through
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#527472 - 07/24/09 06:59 AM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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What's the cut-off date flotsam?
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#527909 - 07/25/09 04:14 AM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
[Re: Trail_Mystic]
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Well, as I haven't been playing RPGs for very long my list is short, but oooh they are such fun and these are favourites. Gothic Gothic 2 NOTR Gothic 3 Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix Oblivion The Witcher The Witcher Enhanced Thanks for doing the lists again flotsam
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#528356 - 07/26/09 09:44 AM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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My list includes 2 PS3 only games (#6 and #8)
Dead Space Fallout 3 F.E.A.R. Mass Effect Resident Evil Resistance 2 (PS3) Uncharted (PS3) Witcher
Edited by Trail_Mystic (07/27/09 08:24 AM) Edit Reason: re-alphabetized
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#528431 - 07/26/09 02:27 PM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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Beyond Divinity Divine Divinity Dragonriders of Pern Dungeon Siege 2 Ghost Master Heretic Kingdoms: The Inquisition (aka Kult) Indigo Prophecy (aka Fahrenheit) Might and Magic VI Morrowind Quest for Glory 4 Sacred Plus Witcher Zanzarah
Edited by Trail_Mystic (07/26/09 04:11 PM) Edit Reason: alpha flip to ascending order
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#528460 - 07/26/09 04:10 PM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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American McGees Alice Beyond Divinity Bioshock Clive Barkers Undying Diablo II Divine Divinity Drakan: Order of the Flame Fable FEAR Perseus Mandate Heretic Kingdoms: The Inquisition Prey Sacred Plus Zanzarah Ana
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#528465 - 07/26/09 04:25 PM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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Assassins Creed Battlefield 2 Battlefield Bad Company Conkers Live and Reloaded Diablo II Far Cry 2 Forza 2 Grand THeft Auto : San Andreas Halo 2 Halo 3 Oblivion Rock Band 2 Saints Row 2 Peter
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#528472 - 07/26/09 04:42 PM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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I haven't played a whole lot of Darkside games but these are the ones I would recommend to others. Kay
Deus Ex Fallout 1 Fallout 2 Fallout 3 Mafia Morrowind No One Lives Forever System Shock 2 Thief 1 Thief 2: The Mechanical Age Thief 3: Deadly Shadows
Edited by Trail_Mystic (07/26/09 10:38 PM) Edit Reason: placed in alphabetic order
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#528552 - 07/26/09 09:18 PM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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Hey everyubody.  I don't do RPGs, but here is my shooter list.  American McGee's Alice Bioshock Brothers In Arms Earned In Blood Brothers In Arms Road to Hill 30 Call of Duty 4 Crysis FEAR DOOM 3 FEAR 2 Project Origin FEAR Perseus Mandate Half Life 2 Medal of Honor Allied Assault Prey joe
Edited by Trail_Mystic (07/26/09 10:40 PM) Edit Reason: Placed in alphabetic order
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#528582 - 07/26/09 10:52 PM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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Hey Flotsam, can I give up one of those seven slots for the Witcher and add
Beyond Good And Evil
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#528913 - 07/27/09 05:52 PM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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Hi all and thanks trailmystic for the assistance. Only a few days to go - cutoff is this weekend, so get listing. Some clarification. Having consulted those far more erudite than me on matters dark, Witcher and Witcher Enhanced will be treated as one game, and votes for Morrowind GOTY will have to be redone. As we count expansion packs as seperate games, and this is really a packaging of the original plus two expansions, for the purpose of our list it is technically 3 games. I will amend the first post and contact the couple of people who voted for GOTY. Thanks
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#528923 - 07/27/09 06:16 PM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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Well here I go again. I strongly disagree even though I'm outnumbered.  Morrowind GOTY has the complete Morrowind with the added chapters but it's still Morrowind. If you buy the expansions separately you still have Morrowind. You can't have the expansions without Morrowind so it is just an extension of the same game. In fact when you start the game with either Tribunal or Bloodmooned installed you are taken to the Morrowind launcher and you cannot go directly to either expansion you are started in Morrowind and you have to work to get to either expansion, so I still contest that they are all part of one game. If that's the case then Sacred Gold should be treated the same way since it includes Underworld, which is an expansion. Witcher enhanced also includes two new adventures and with the latest patch includes 6 new adventures. My point is that if you need the basic game to play anything then they should all be included in the basic game. But what do I know I'm just old and had a bad day.  You make the rules and I'll follow.
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#528938 - 07/27/09 06:43 PM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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My point is that if you need the basic game to play anything then they should all be included in the basic game.
I totally agree.
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#528969 - 07/27/09 08:47 PM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
[Re: flotsam]
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Your point about Sacred Gold is right-on oldman and Sacred and Sacred Underworld should be listed individually, which is what we have done in past lists. The same goes for Morrowind, and similar games with formal, separately marketed expansions. Everyone has an opinion and while we can respect all, we can not necessarily please everyone so, as in the past the rules stand.
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#529006 - 07/27/09 11:14 PM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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Bloodrayne Condemned Criminal Origins Drakensang The Dark Eye Dark Messiah Might and Magic Dungeon Seige II Fable The Lost Chapters Gothic Gunman Chronicles Hellgate London Legendary Morrowind Sacred Underworld Witcher
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#530559 - 07/31/09 03:35 PM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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The countdown begins. I have started the compilation, made all the more interesting by games I have never heard of. Some I just had to check out - Plants v Zombies to start with. I will post results tomorrow night - thats in about 36 hours from now.
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#530743 - 08/01/09 02:14 AM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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Hope I'm not too late.  Here's my list, tho having a 5 year old puter there is not many newer games on it. Chronicles of Riddick Doom 3 Draken King Kong Max Payne 1 No One Lives Forever Outcast Prince of Persia: Warrior Within Silent Hill 2 Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl Thief 1 Wheel of Time  Sassy
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#531103 - 08/02/09 03:30 AM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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Hi all, Here it is. Some surprises perhaps, but not in the winner. Two for two now, and a clear first place. Vampire Bloodlines was probably the biggest mover, and Morrowind came back to topple Oblivion. Thansk to everyone that participated, and thanks too for accepting the rules. Happy to revisit for next year and tweak where required. All errors are mine, for which I apologise in advance. Two lists follow, one numeric, and one alphabetic. cya
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#531104 - 08/02/09 03:31 AM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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20 The Witcher 15 Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind 14 Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion 10 Vampire Masquerade: Bloodlines 9 Bioshock 9 Divine Divinity 7 Planescape Torment 6 American Magee’s Alice 6 Fallout 3 6 Gothic 6 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 5 F.E.A.R. 5 Gothic 2 5 Might and Magic 6: The Mandate of Heaven 5 Neverwinter Nights 4 Baldur’s Gate 2 4 Bloodrayne 4 Deus Ex 4 Drakan: Order of the Flame 4 Dungeon Seige 2 4 Fable: The Lost Chapters 4 Mass Effect 4 No One Lives Forever 4 S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl 4 Zanzarah 3 Baldur’s Gate 3 Clive Barker’s Undying 3 Diablo 2 3 Elder Scrolls 3: Tribunal 3 Fallout 3 Half Life 2 3 Halo: Combat Evolved 3 Might and Magic 7: For Blood and Honour 3 Outcast 3 Portal 3 Sacred/Sacred Plus 3 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2: Sith Lords 3 Thief: The Dark Project/Thief Gold
2 Alone in the Dark 4: A New Nightmare, Anachronox, Assassins Creed, Beyond Divinity, Crysis, Dark Eye: Drakensang, Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, Doom 3, Dungeon Siege, Elder Scrolls 3: Blood Moon, Fallout 2, F.E.A.R: Perseus Mandate, Gothic 2: Night of the Raven, Gothic 3, Heroes of Might and Magic 3, Heroes of Might and Magic 5, Heretic Kingdoms: The Inquisition/Kult: Heretic Kingdoms, 2 Ico, Indigo Prophecy/Fahrenheit, Jade Empire, Mafia, Max Payne, Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark, Prey, Quest for Glory 4: Shadows of Darkness, Realms of the Haunting, Resident Evil 4, Sacred 2: Fallen Angel, Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams, System Shock 2, Thief 3: Deadly Shadows, Titan Quest, Titan Quest: Immortal Throne, Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, Two Worlds, Uncharted: Drakes Fortune, Wheel of Time
1 Advent Rising, Age of Mythology, Aikens Artifact, Alone in the Dark 2, Atlantis 3, Arx Fatalis, Baldur’s Gate 2: Shadows of Amn, Battlefield 2, Battlefield: Bad Company, Betrayal at Antara, Betrayal at Krondor, Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood, Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Chosen: Well of Souls, Chronicles of Riddick, Civilization IV, Cold Fear, Condemned: Criminal Origins, Conkers Live and Reloaded, Curse of Isis, Darkened Skye, Dead Space, Diablo, Disciples 2: Dark Prophecy, Dragon Riders: Chronicles of Pern, Dungeon Keeper, Far Cry 2, F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, Forza Motorsport 2, Gears of War 2, Ghost Master, Godfather 2, God of War 2, God of War: Chains of Olympus, Grandia, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Gun, Gunman Chronicles, Half Life, Halo 2, Halo 3, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Hellgate London, Heroes of Might and Magic 2, Heroes of Might and Magic 4, Heretic 2, Hexen 2, Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine, Icewind Dale, King Kong, Lands of Lore 3, Left for Dead, Legendary, Legend of Kain: Soul Reaver, Loki: Heroes of Mythology, Lost Odyssey, Marathon 2: Durandal, Marvel Ultimate Alliance, Mechwarrier 3, Medal of Honour: Allied Assault, Medal of Honour: Airborne, Metroid Prime, Might and Magic 8: Day of the Destroyer, Might and Magic 9, Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer, No One Lives Forever 2, Okami, Perfect Dark, Plants vs Zombies, Pool of Radiance, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, Psychonauts, Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, Quest for Glory 5: Dragon Fire, Rainbow 6: Vegas, Ratatouille, Resident Evil, Resistance 2, Return to Krondor, Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends, Rock Band 2, Sacred: Underworld, Saints Row 2, Shadowman, Silent Hill 3, Silent Hill: Origins, Sniper Elite, Space Quest, Splinter Cell: Essentials, Star Wars: Republic Commando, Suikoden, SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate, Team Fortress 2, Thief 2: The Metal Age, Tie Fighter, Tomb Raider 2, Tomb Raider: Underworld, Vampire Masquerade: Redemption, Velvet Assassin, Wing Commander: Privateer, World of Warcraft, X Men Origins: Wolverine, X Wing
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#531105 - 08/02/09 03:31 AM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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Registered: 04/24/00
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1 Advent Rising 1 Age of Mythology 1 Aikens Artifact 1 Alone in the Dark 2 2 Alone in the Dark 4: A New Nightmare 6 American Magee’s Alice 2 Anachronox 2 Assassins Creed 1 Atlantis 3 1 Arx Fatalis 3 Baldur’s Gate 4 Baldur’s Gate 2 1 Baldur’s Gate 2: Shadows of Amn 1 Battlefield 2 1 Battlefield: Bad Company 1 Betrayal at Antara 1 Betrayal at Krondor 2 Beyond Divinity 9 Bioshock 4 Bloodrayne 1 Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood 1 Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 1 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 1 Chosen: Well of Souls 1 Chronicles of Riddick 1 Civilization IV 3 Clive Barker’s Undying 1 Cold Fear 1 Condemned: Criminal Origins 1 Conkers Live and Reloaded 2 Crysis 1 Curse of Isis 2 Dark Eye: Drakensang 2 Dark Messiah of Might and Magic 1 Darkened Skye 1 Dead Space 4 Deus Ex 1 Diablo 3 Diablo 2 1 Disciples 2: Dark Prophecy 9 Divine Divinity 2 Doom 3 1 Dragon Riders: Chronicles of Pern 4 Drakan: Order of the Flame 1 Dungeon Keeper 2 Dungeon Siege 4 Dungeon Seige 2 2 Elder Scrolls 3: Blood Moon 15 Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind 3 Elder Scrolls 3: Tribunal 14 Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion 4 Fable: The Lost Chapters 3 Fallout 2 Fallout 2 6 Fallout 3 1 Far Cry 2 5 F.E.A.R. 2 F.E.A.R: Perseus Mandate 1 F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin 1 Forza Motorsport 2 1 Gears of War 2 1 Ghost Master 1 Godfather 2 1 God of War 2 1 God of War: Chains of Olympus 6 Gothic 5 Gothic 2 2 Gothic 2: Night of the Raven 2 Gothic 3 1 Grandia 1 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 1 Gun 1 Gunman Chronicles 1 Half Life 3 Half Life 2 3 Halo: Combat Evolved 1 Halo 2 1 Halo 3 1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 1 Hellgate London 1 Heroes of Might and Magic 2 2 Heroes of Might and Magic 3 1 Heroes of Might and Magic 4 2 Heroes of Might and Magic 5 2 Heretic Kingdoms: The Inquisition/Kult: Heretic Kingdoms 1 Heretic 2 1 Hexen 2 2 Ico 1 Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine 2 Indigo Prophecy/Fahrenheit 1 Icewind Dale 2 Jade Empire 1 King Kong 1 Lands of Lore 3 1 Left for Dead 1 Legendary 1 Legend of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 Loki: Heroes of Mythology 1 Lost Odyssey 2 Mafia 1 Marathon 2: Durandal 1 Marvel Ultimate Alliance 4 Mass Effect 2 Max Payne 1 Mechwarrier 3 1 Medal of Honour: Allied Assault 1 Medal of Honour: Airborne 1 Metroid Prime 5 Might and Magic 6: The Mandate of Heaven 3 Might and Magic 7: For Blood and Honour 1 Might and Magic 8: Day of the Destroyer 1 Might and Magic 9 5 Neverwinter Nights 2 Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark 1 Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer 4 No One Lives Forever 1 No One Lives Forever 2 1 Okami 3 Outcast 1 Perfect Dark 7 Planescape Torment 1 Plants vs Zombies 1 Pool of Radiance 3 Portal 2 Prey 1 Prince of Persia: Sands of Time 1 Prince of Persia: Warrior Within 1 Psychonauts 1 Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords Quest for Glory 1: So You Want to Be a Hero 2 Quest for Glory 4: Shadows of Darkness 1 Quest for Glory 5: Dragon Fire 1 Rainbow 6: Vegas 1 Ratatouille 2 Realms of the Haunting 1 Resident Evil 2 Resident Evil 4 1 Resistance 2 1 Return to Krondor 1 Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends 1 Rock Band 2 3 Sacred/Sacred Plus 1 Sacred: Underworld 2 Sacred 2: Fallen Angel 1 Saints Row 2 1 Shadowman 2 Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams 1 Silent Hill 3 1 Silent Hill: Origins 1 Sniper Elite 1 Space Quest 1 Splinter Cell: Essentials 4 S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl 6 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 3 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2: Sith Lords 1 Star Wars: Republic Commando 1 Suikoden 1 SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate 2 System Shock 2 1 Team Fortress 2 3 Thief: The Dark Project/Thief Gold 1 Thief 2: The Metal Age 2 Thief 3: Deadly Shadows 1 Tie Fighter 2 Titan Quest 2 Titan Quest: Immortal Throne 2 Tomb Raider 1 Tomb Raider 2 2 Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation 1 Tomb Raider: Underworld 2 Two Worlds 2 Uncharted: Drakes Fortune 1 Vampire Masquerade: Redemption 10 Vampire Masquerade: Bloodlines 1 Velvet Assassin 2 Wheel of Time 1 Wing Commander: Privateer 1 World of Warcraft 20 Witcher, The 1 X Men Origins: Wolverine 1 X Wing 4 Zanzarah
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#531749 - 08/03/09 06:49 PM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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Thanks so much Flotsam! I'm not surprised about the number one, but am surprised that DD slipped so much.
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#531813 - 08/03/09 10:52 PM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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Oh, phooey, I missed the list this year. No matter, my picks would have been pretty much the same as they are every year. I don't get out much.
Great job. I'm glad to see Deus Ex still making the cut, even without me. Witcher sure cleaned up.
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#532007 - 08/04/09 01:43 PM
Re: Dark Side list 2009
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Thank you, flotsam  for all your hard work  I'm surprised that The Witcher made it to the first place this year. Yet, it is still a very good game.
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