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[crusader1982]

ufo: enemy unknown

[Suicide Boy]

Originally Posted by crusader1982

ufo: enemy unknown

This. UFO is the finest game I've ever played.

I love turn-based tactical games, especially in modern or science fiction settings. Not only does UFO allow you to recruit, name, promote, and upgrade your soldiers, but they gain rank/experience, and the tactical aspect of the game is rich, interesting, and also quite deadly and challenging later on.

On top of that, the detection and interception management is fun, and the base management is complex and satisfying, as well as rewarding, translating into new technologies, vehicles and gear.

A winning formula, with classic graphics that are still truly eye-pleasing to me today.

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That being said, the most nostalgic game for me is by far Wing Commander. My parents bought Wing Commander for me for Christmas in 1990, when I was eight years old, and I lived and breathed that game (as well as Wing Commander II and the expansions for both of them) for years afterward.

At church on Sunday? Dreaming about playing Wing Commander when I got home.

At school? Drawing pictures of Wing Commander ships, and even sneaking in the blueprints that came in the box to show my friends.

At home on weekends? Doing chores as swiftly as possible so that I could start playing Wing Commander.

The original launch sequence animation and music give me goosebumps to this day.

[Mighty Midget]

Best game, period: Ultima Underworld 1, hands down. For sims: TIE Fighter, hands down Those two are the best games I've ever played.

[FredrikRas]

Ocarina of Time