Dark side list 2012

Hi all,
Off we go again.
You know the drill - you have 13 days to list 13 Dark Side games that other people should play, whether they be newbies or veterans, fps fans or rpg tragics or just want to see what the fuss is about.
Rules are the same as last year:

1. You can recommend a maximum of 13 games, but are allowed to recommend less.
2. You can't list a series, unless you use single votes for each game.
3. Expansion packs, DLC, GOTY releases etc are all considered the same game - just vote for eg Fallout 3 and ignore all its available added on bits.
4. Consistent with 3, enhanced editions, directors cuts etc are also considered the same game.
5. Any "dark" game (ie not pure adventure or casual) can be listed, irrespective of genre.
6. 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 fps' if you want to.
7. It is essentially a pc list (the system not the games), but given that many players have other systems, if you want to list some games for those go ahead.

If you can list alphabetically it helps me count, and please use full names if possible so I don't get them mixed up. If in doubt, I will ask.
:zombie: :zombie: :zombie:

I'm first! Mine will be a short list as I am no where near as experienced as most of you.

1. Anachronox

2. Arcanum

3. Divine Divinity

4. Elder Scrolls 3 - Morrowind

5. Elder Scrolls 5 - Skyrim

6. Lands of Lore 1

7. Lands of Lore 3

8. Witcher (The)






Edit: Upon further consideration, I can recommend Skyrim at this time. Also deleted unnecessary comments.

Here goes:

1. Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magic Obscura
2. Diablo 2 (not a typo - don't like 3)
3. Divine Divinity
4. Dragon Age: Origins
5. Dungeon Siege
6. Morrowind
7. Neverwinter Nights 1
8. Neverwinter Nights 2
9. Oblivion
10. Painkiller (FPS)
11. Planescape: Torment
10. Realms of the Haunting
12. Skyrim
13. The Witcher

If you're using these lists to determine games you might like to try, please look at the whole Dungeon Siege series. I just recently have replayed lots of oldies and I had forgotten how much I liked all the Dungeon Siege games, but there are so many I didn't want to waste all my votes on them.

Thanks Flotsam for doing these each year!

Guild Wars: Prophecies
Guild Wars: Factions
Guild Wars: Nightfall
Guild Wars 2 (final beta next weekend, launches August 28th)

The first thee can be played alone or linked on same account so characters from one can be used in the others. There's also a Guild Wars expansion which has to be linked to one of three, it does not stand alone, Guild Wars: Eye of the North. Collectively the four are unofficially known as "Guild Wars 1". Although set on the same planet, Guild Wars 2 is a very different game, set 250 years after Eye of the North. Guild Wars 1 characters CANNOT be carried over to Guild Wars 2. You don't need to have played GW1 to enjoy GW2.

Dragon Age Origins
Dragon Age 2
Fallout 3
Kingdoms of Alumar Reckoning
Mass Effect
Mass Effect 2
Mass Effect 3
Oblivion
Skyrim

Mine will hardly have changed since the last time but I still rate my choices
[My PC is just getting too old to play the latest stuff ]

Baldur’s Gate
Betrayal in Antara
Divine Divinity
Drakensang
Kings Bounty
Knights of the Old Republic
Might & Magic VI
Morrowind
Neverwinter Nights
Planescape Torment
Quest for Glory IV [GOG Version allows play on modern machines]
Return to Krondor [GOG Version allows play on modern machines]
Witcher [The]

Had a hard time getting it down to 13 this year. A lot of new ones came along to add to my list bumping some of my old standards.

Divine Divinity
Dragon Age 2
Kingdoms of Amular The Reckoning
KOTOR 1
KOTOR 2
Morrowind
Risen
Sacred Gold
Skyrim
Tomb Raider Underworld
Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines
Witcher Enhanced
Witcher 2

Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
Gothic 1
Gothic 2
Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine
Might & Magic 3
Might & Magic 6
Might & Magic 7
Quest for Glory 4
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 3
Vampire the Masquerade – Bloodlines
Vampire the Masquerade – Redemption
Wizardry 7, Crusaders of the Dark Savant
World of Xeen

I am very slow and very choosy, so my list is very short! (I play on Xbox 360, as I grew tired of having to update the computer every time a new game comes out)

1. Skyrim
2. Witcher 2 Enhanced edition
3. Portal 2 (is that darkside?)
and possibly 4. Dark Souls - bought but not yet played...

My list includes mainly games played in the last 12 months, Killzone 2 is older than this but I replayed it yet again a few months ago. Mass Effect 3 is included despite terrible endings (opinion of many players including mine) because if one is not attached to the characters will find many hours of enjoyment.

Battlefield 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Crysis 2
Dead Space 2
Deus Ex Human Revolution
Dragon Age II
Fear 3
Killzone 2
Mass Effect 3
Max Payne 3
Resistance 3
Uncharted 3
Witcher 2

Thanks again, Flotsam
My list:

Batman: Arkham Asylum
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
Dragon Age 2
God of War 3
Infamous 2
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Limbo
Risen
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The Sims 3
Tomb Raider 1
Uncharted 3

Count to here.
Keep them coming.

And mine:

Alan Wake
Alice Madness Returns
American McGee's Alice
Amnesia The Dark Descent
Clive Barker's Undying
Deus Ex
F.E.A.R.
L.A. Noire
Limbo
Penumbra Overture
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 3


Thanks flotsam!

Best,
Leigh-Anne

Here's my list:

Baldur's Gate II
BioShock 2
Dragon Age: Origins
F.E.A.R
Heroes of Might and Magic III
Lands of Lore 2
Might & Magic VII
Might & Magic VIII
Might and Magic IX
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Thief: The Dark Project
Thief 2: The Metal Age
Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines

Thanks flotsam
My list:


Divine Divinity
Dungeon Siege
Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine
Might and Magic VI
Might and Magic VII
Morrowind
Neverwinter nights
Outcast
Skyrim (playing now)
Splinter Cell
Thief Gold
Vampire of the Masquerade: Bloodlines
Witcher: Enhanced

American McGee's Alice
Divine Divinity
Dungeon Keeper 2
Might & Magic VI
Might & Magic VII
Might & Magic VIII
Outcast
Planescape Torment
Tomb Raider I
Wizardry VII
Wizardry VIII
Zanzarah

Baldur's Gate 2
Thief 2 Gold
Vampire Bloodlines
Morrowind
Oblivion
Skyrim
Gothic
Gothic 2 Gold
Witcher Enhanced
Dragon Age Origins
Deus Ex
Kotor
Mass Effect 2


The list could go on, really.

I love Tomb Raider Games Flotsam! Here's my List.

Tomb Raider 1
Unfinished Business
Tomb Raider 2
Golden Mask
Tomb Raider 3
Lost Artifact
Last Revelation (TR4)
Chronicles (TR5)
Angel of Darkness (TR6)
Legend (TR7)
Anniversary
Underworld (TR8)

Killzone 2
Oblivion
Clive Barker's Jericho
C. Barker's Undying
Gran Tourismo 5 prologue
Overlord Raising Hell
Resistance 1
Resistance 2
Vanquish
Devil May Cry 4
Crysis 2
Heavenly Sword

Sorry, had some technology issues.
Here is mine:

American Magees Alice
Bioshock
Dead Space 2
Deus Ex 2
Divine Divinity
Fallout 3
FEAR
ES Oblivion
Half Life 2
Ico
Outcast
Portal 2
Witcher

Here I go:

American McGees Alice
Beyond Divinity
Bioshock
Bioshock 2
Clive Barkers Undying
Divine Divinity
Drakan: Order of the Flame
Fable
F.E.A.R
Heretic Kingdoms: The Inquisition
Prey
Sacred Plus
Zanzarah

Another World
Arkham Asylum
Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday
Civilization
Kingdoms of Kroz
Limbo
Little Big Adventure
Pools of Darkness
Sid Meier's Pirates
Speedball: Brutal Deluxe
Star Trek Bridge Commander
Tomb Raider Underworld
ZZT

1. Alone in the Dark 4
2. Aiken's Artifact
3. Epic Mickey (Wii)
4. Morrowind
5. No One Lives Forever 2
6. Oblivion
7. Project Zero (Ps2 - Also called Fatal Frame)
8. Sims 2
9. Skyrim
10. Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines

Caroline

I'm relatively speaking a newbie to dark side games but here it goes...

Dead Space
Fallout 3
Half Life 2
Mass Effect 2
Portal
Portal 2

I've just heard from flotsam, who has been having terrible internet connection problems recently. He sent me a brief email from an internet cafe.

He will be counting for the Darkside List as soon as he gets access again, so don't be discouraged!

My sympathies Flotsam! I know having internet problems can drive you crazy!!

Thanks Becky

Flotsam, sorry you are having problems. I hope they clear up soonest.

1. Amnesia The Dark Descent
2. Clive Barker's Undying
3. Condemned Criminal Origins
4. Constantine
5. Dead Space 2
6. F.E.A.R.
7. F.E.A.R. 2
8. Hellgate London
9. Singularity
10.The Elder Scrolls III- Morrowind
11.The Elder Scrolls V- Skyrim
12.The Witcher
13.You Are Empty

Thanks Kazz

Finally getting my list in...

1. The Witcher
2. The Witcher 2
3. American McGee's Alice
4. Bioshock
5. Bioshock 2
6. Prey
7. F.E.A.R.
8. Vampire the Masquerade Redemption
9. Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines
10. The Hobbit
11. Zanzarah

Here is The Dark Side List 2012.

flotsam is still having some problems with his computer. We hope to see him around soon.



24 members have submitted a list giving 268 choices for 145 games.


If you see any error in the list, please send me a PM so that I can correct it and maybe ask a question or two and thus not mix errors with the comments about the List.


So, here it is...............

10 Elder Scrolls 5- Skyrim
9 Elder Scrolls 3- Morrowind
9 Witcher
8 Divine Divinity
7 Vampire The Masquerade- Bloodlines
6 Elder Scrolls 4-Oblivion
6 F.E.A.R.
5 American McGee’s Alice
4 Clive Barker’s Undying
4 Dragon Age- Origins
4 Dragon Age 2
4 Might & Magic 6
4 Might & Magic 7
4 Tomb Raider
4 Witcher 2
3 Bioshock
3 Bioshock 2
3 Dead Space 2
3 Fallout 3
3 Limbo
3 Mass Effect 2
3 Neverwinter Nights
3 Outcast
3 Planescape-Torment
3 Portal 2
3 Tomb Raider 8
3 Zanzarah


2 Amnesia The Dark Descent, Arcanum, Baldur’s Gate 2,
Batman-Arkham Asylum, Crysis 2, Deus Ex, Dungeon Siege,
Gothic, Gothic 2, Half Life 2, Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine, Killzone 2, Kingdoms of Alumar Reckoning, Kotor,
Mass Effect 3, Might & Magic 3, Might & Magic 8, Prey, Quest for Glory 4, Risen, Sacred, Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill 3, Thief-The Dark Project, Thief 2-The Metal Age, Uncharted 3, Vampire The Masquerade-Redemption, Wizardry 7.



1 Aiken’s Artifact, Alan Wake, Alice Madness Returns, Alone in the Dark 4, Anachronox, Another World, Baldur’s Gate,
Battlefield 3, Betrayal in Antara, Beyond Divinity,
Buck Rogers-Countdown to Doomsday, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, Castlevania-Lords of Shadow, Civilization,
Clive Barker’s Jericho, Condemned Criminal Origins,
Constantine, Dark Messiah of Might and Magic,
Dead Space, Deus Ex 2, Deus Ex Human Revolution,
Devil May Cry 4, Diablo 2, Drakan-Order of the Flame,
Drakensang, Dungeon Keeper 2, Enslaved-Odyssey to the West, Epic Mickey, Fable, F.E.A.R. 2, F.E.A.R. 3,
God of War 3, Golden Mask, Grand Tourismo 5 Prologue, Guild Wars-Prophecies, Guild Wars-Factions,
Guild Wars-Nightfall, Heavenly Sword, Hellgate London,
Heretic Kingdoms-The Inquisition, Hobbit, Ico, Infamous 2,
Kingdoms of Kroz, Kings Bounty, Knights of the Old Republic,
Kotor 2, Lands of Lore, Lands of Lore 2, Lands of Lore 3,
L.A. Noire, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light,
Little Big Adventure, Lost Artifact, Mass Effect, Max Payne 3,
Might & Magic 9, Neverwinter Nights 2, No One Lives
Forever 2, Overlord Raising Hell, Painkiller,
Penumbra Overture, Pools of Darkness, Portal,
Project Zero (Fatal Frame), Realms of the Haunting, Resistance,
Resistance 2, Resistance 3, Return to Krondor, Sid Meier’s Pirates, Sims 2, Sims 3, Singularity, Speedball-Brutal Deluxe,
Splinter Cell, Star Trek Bridge Commander, Tomb Raider 2,
Tomb Raider 3, Tomb Raider 4, Tomb Raider 5, Tomb Raider 6, Tomb Raider 7, Unfinished Business, Vanquish,
Wizardry 8, World of Xeen, You are Empty, ZZT.

1 Aiken’s Artifact
1 Alan Wake
1 Alice Madness Returns
1 Alone in the Dark 4
5 American McGee’s Alice
2 Amnesia The Dark Descent
1 Anachronox
1 Another World
2 Arcanum
1 Baldur’s Gate
2 Baldur’s Gate 2
2 Batman-Arkham Asylum
1 Battlefield 3
1 Betrayal in Antara
1 Beyond Divinity
3 Bioshock
3 Bioshock 2
1 Buck Rogers-Countdown to Doomsday
1 Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
1 Castlevania-Lords of Shadow
1 Civilization
1 Clive Barker’s Jericho
4 Clive Barker’s Undying
1 Condemned Criminal Origins
1 Constantine
2 Crysis 2
1 Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
1 Dead Space
3 Dead Space 2
2 Deus Ex
1 Deus Ex 2
1 Deus Ex Human Revolution
1 Devil May Cry 4
1 Diablo 2
8 Divine Divinity
4 Dragon Age- Origins
4 Dragon Age 2
1 Drakan-Order of the Flame
1 Drakensang
1 Dungeon Keeper 2
2 Dungeon Siege
9 Elder Scrolls 3- Morrowind
6 Elder Scrolls 4-Oblivion
10 Elder Scrolls 5- Skyrim
1 Enslaved-Odyssey to the West
1 Epic Mickey
1 Fable
3 Fallout 3
6 F.E.A.R.
1 F.E.A.R. 2
1 F.E.A.R. 3
1 God of War 3
1 Golden Mask
2 Gothic
2 Gothic 2
1 Grand Tourismo 5 Prologue
1 Guild Wars-Prophecies
1 Guild Wars-Factions
1 Guild Wars-Nightfall
2 Half Life 2
1 Heavenly Sword
1 Hellgate London
1 Heretic Kingdoms-The Inquisition
1 Hobbit
1 Ico
2 Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine
1 Infamous 2
2 Killzone 2
2 Kingdoms of Alumar Reckoning
1 Kingdoms of Kroz
1 Kings Bounty
1 Knights of the Old Republic
2 Kotor
1 Kotor 2
1 Lands of Lore
1 Lands of Lore 2
1 Lands of Lore 3
1 L.A. Noire
1 Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
3 Limbo
1 Little Big Adventure
1 Lost Artifact
1 Mass Effect
3 Mass Effect 2
2 Mass Effect 3
1 Max Payne 3
2 Might & Magic 3
4 Might & Magic 6
4 Might & Magic 7
2 Might & Magic 8
1 Might & Magic 9
3 Neverwinter Nights
1 Neverwinter Nights 2
1 No One Lives Forever 2
3 Outcast
1 Overlord Raising Hell
1 Painkiller
1 Penumbra Overture
3 Planescape-Torment
1 Pools of Darkness
1 Portal
3 Portal 2
2 Prey
1 Project Zero (Fatal Frame)
2 Quest for Glory 4
1 Realms of the Haunting
1 Resistance
1 Resistance 2
1 Resistance 3
1 Return to Krondor
2 Risen
2 Sacred
1 Sid Meier’s Pirates
2 Silent Hill 2
2 Silent Hill 3
1 Sims 2
1 Sims 3
1 Singularity
1 Speedball-Brutal Deluxe
1 Splinter Cell
1 Star Trek Bridge Commander
2 Thief-The Dark Project
2 Thief 2-The Metal Age
4 Tomb Raider
1 Tomb Raider 2
1 Tomb Raider 3
1 Tomb Raider 4
1 Tomb Raider 5
1 Tomb Raider 6
1Tomb Raider 7
3 Tomb Raider 8
2 Uncharted 3
1 Unfinished Business
7 Vampire The Masquerade- Bloodlines
2 Vampire The Masquerade-Redemption
1 Vanquish
9 Witcher
4 Witcher 2
2 Wizardry 7
1 Wizardry 8
1 World of Xeen
1 You are Empty
3 Zanzarah
1 ZZT

Thanks Chief!

Ana

Thank you, Chief!

Hope flotsam will have a good solution to his problem soon.

Thanks Chief, that is quite an undertaking Lots of good playing in there

Thanks Chief!

Thank you very much, Chief (and flotsam)

Lots of work involved with sorting that lot !!!!

Thank you, Chief!

Thank you Flotsam, hope to have you back soon!

to both of you for all your effort!