AWKWARD ZOMBIE

I have trouble putting together a list of my favorite games because I'm a huge sucker for great story/atmosphere/writing/plot twists. I'll go ahead and try and make a list anyway.

-Portal (for Story/Atmosphere/Writing)
-Shadow of the Colossus (for atmosphere/music/replayibility)
-Bioshock (For writing/atmosphere)
-Mother 3 (For story/writing)
-...There are probably others I just can't think of right now...

Are you beginning to see a pattern here?

Obviously, I also enjoy the gameplay for the games I've listed, but I personally think it's the story/atmosphere/writing that puts a game ahead of all the rest.

I prefer when games try to stay away from conventional cutscenes, but some games do cutscenes very well.

It's also nice when games have a page get every so often.

Hmm. My five favourite games would have to be..

Doom II
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy VI
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl (For any category, really. The story is terrific, the gameplay is addictive, and when you install both Oblivion Lost 2.2 and Arsenal Mod, it becomes endlessly replayable.)

I dunno, guess

Mega Man X2
Mega Man X
Mega Man Legends 2
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
Mega Man 5

The first 5 are in no real order

LittleBigPlanet
Legend of Zelda: Majoras Mask
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Hitman: Blood cheddar (daisies you, text changing software! You ruined the impact of it!)
God of War/God of War II (each does something very slightly better than the other. The combat in II is a smoother and more versatile, with a wider enemy array, more weapons, and way more bosses. However, God of Wars story and writing were done slightly better. Of course, the story of God of War II needed to be comparatively weak as it showed Kratos as a full on savage beast, having fully shed his humanity, which will come back as the major focus of God of War III, likely making it my favourite game of all time)

The next 5, in order
6. GTA: San Andreas (it kept the light tone of Vice City, but it also gave it a healthy dosage of some genuinely likeable characters and a more engrossing story. That, and a Jetpack.)
7. Conkers Bad Fur Day
8. Shadow of the Colossus (would been higher, but I quit for a while in the middle when I got lost. Dulled the impact a fair bit)
9. Guitar Hero II
10. Golden Sun (considering they are one story that got split up)