What's your "one game"?

Kodos · 10-23-2015, 11:31 AM

If you could only play one existing videogame for the rest of your life, what would it be?

I think I'd have to go NCAA 2014. Two years later, and it still gets 90% of my gaming time. (Sadly, I find myself kicking around starting a 4th OD with current rosters.)

frnk55 · 10-23-2015, 11:35 AM

Just one? Doh! OOTP never gets old.

revrew · 10-23-2015, 11:37 AM

EA Sports MVP Baseball 2005. For the PS2. And yes, I said 2005.

I still keep a PS2 in my man cave just to play that game 10 years later, and I love it. It has the depth I need without so many whistles I can't comprehend it. Customizable players, rosters, and a nearly endless supply of sliders to change the game difficulty to fit my playing ability and desire to win/be challenged.

And what's funny is I'm not even that big of a baseball fan. I'm more a football guy myself. But it really works for me. 162-game seasons mean I can play a LOT of games in a franchise.

Grover · 10-23-2015, 11:59 AM

Football Manager... which year though?

Probably FM11 or FM09.

EUIV is in the running too.

cuervo72 · 10-23-2015, 12:00 PM

Probably City of Heroes. Of course, I can't play it at all.

Vince, Pt. II · 10-23-2015, 12:06 PM

Civilization of some sort. Probably V with the Brave New World expansion.

Bobble · 10-23-2015, 12:38 PM

Civ V probably. OOTP is a good choice especially considering all the customization. But, if there were a faithful update of Steel Panthers, I'd have to give that serious consideration.

CraigSca · 10-23-2015, 12:45 PM

I thought there was, wasn't there? Have you seen Panzer Corps?

rjolley · 10-23-2015, 01:07 PM

For me, it would have to be something in the NBA 2K line. It's all I play now, and I wouldn't change it.

Sweed · 10-23-2015, 01:08 PM

OOTP and it's not even close. I play out all of my games and have the same game going today that I started in 2002 with OOTP4.

Grover · 10-23-2015, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Sweed

OOTP and it's not even close. I play out all of my games and have the same game going today that I started in 2002 with OOTP4.

Damn! What year are you in now!?

Butter · 10-23-2015, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Vince, Pt. II

Civilization of some sort. Probably V with the Brave New World expansion.

Yup.

cartman · 10-23-2015, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Sweed

OOTP and it's not even close. I play out all of my games and have the same game going today that I started in 2002 with OOTP4.

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Originally Posted by Grover

Damn! What year are you in now!?

2003

AgustusM · 10-23-2015, 02:00 PM

1. future game that will be released at some point by somebody that is essentially OOTP\FM for the NFL

2. OOTP

3. Civ 6 - Basically my own wish of Civ 5 with evolving leaders and improved economics

and yes I know I just picked 3 when the question was 1 and picked two games that dont exist yet. I wasn't feeling "hindered by logic" this morning, the way I am most days.

Eaglesfan27 · 10-23-2015, 02:11 PM

Civ 5 if I had to pick one.

NCAA 14 is definitely in my top 5 though and I would be up for another OD.

Marmel · 10-23-2015, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by cuervo72

Probably City of Heroes. Of course, I can't play it at all.

COH is my answer, but if it has to be a game I can actually play, I guess I would have to say, even though it just came out, Mario Maker. The Mario concept never gets old and with a level maker and access to millions of levels online, I think this could keep you going a long, long time.

Thomkal · 10-23-2015, 02:18 PM

There are some ones listed that would be in my final five like City of Heroes and some sort of Civiilization, but even today with "new" mmo's like Wildstar and Guild Wars 2 new expansion (which came out today). I still find myself falling back on old favorite Angband and its variants. They created a whole genre of games ("Procedurally generated" or whoever you speil it and I hate that term) that shine today.

Warhammer · 10-23-2015, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Thomkal

There are some ones listed that would be in my final five like City of Heroes and some sort of Civiilization, but even today with "new" mmo's like Wildstar and Guild Wars 2 new expansion (which came out today). I still find myself falling back on old favorite Angband and its variants. They created a whole genre of games ("Procedurally generated" or whoever you speil it and I hate that term) that shine today.

I don't feel so bad when I say Nethack for me now.

AgustusM · 10-23-2015, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Warhammer

I don't feel so bad when I say Nethack for me now.

never heard of it, but it appears that there are those that would agree with you:
NetHack: The Greatest Game You Will Ever Play

Abe Sargent · 10-23-2015, 02:46 PM

I don't think you cam go wrong with a quality MMO that you would like but haven;t done well.

But I'd still go with EU4. There are so many mods out there that you can use to extend play.

Abe Sargent · 10-23-2015, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by AgustusM

never heard of it, but it appears that there are those that would agree with you:
NetHack: The Greatest Game You Will Ever Play

If I were going to do a later Rogue/Angband game, I'd look at something like TOME.

Radii · 10-23-2015, 03:12 PM

I guess at this point I have to say League of Legends, I've been playing it for what, 5 1/2 years now as my main game, even though I leave it for a month or two here and there.

MIJB#19 · 10-23-2015, 04:46 PM

Sensible World of Soccer 1996/97

NobodyHere · 10-23-2015, 05:34 PM

Definitely an MMO if allowed.

Otherwise Civ 5 +expansions.

RainMaker · 10-23-2015, 05:37 PM

Tough call. College Hoops 2K8 was great and I'd have to put it up there. But I'd probably go with OOTP right now with Civ V a close second.

MrBug708 · 10-23-2015, 06:04 PM

CK2 Game of Thrones mod

Thomkal · 10-23-2015, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Abe Sargent

If I were going to do a later Rogue/Angband game, I'd look at something like TOME.

TOME is one of the few roguelikes I'm not that fond of

EagleFan · 10-23-2015, 09:06 PM

Maximum Football or the recent attempted remake of Front Page Sports Football

That way I would just give up gaming completely and use that time more productively. Any game would get old if that was the only choice so I might as well speed that time frame up to seconds instead of years.

Though if I really were going for one game I may lean towards FPS Baseball Pro 96. I love the atmosphere of that game and that was the one baseball game that I probably had the longest single player career of ever.

SegRat · 10-23-2015, 09:12 PM

Front Office Football, but I want it on my iPad!!!!!

Buccaneer · 10-23-2015, 09:32 PM

Modded Skyrim.

I would have given a shout out to Civ5+BNW but last year I have retired from playing Civilization regularly for 16 years.

FBPro · 10-23-2015, 10:11 PM

OOTP for sure.

Sweed · 10-23-2015, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Sweed

OOTP and it's not even close. I play out all of my games and have the same game going today that I started in 2002 with OOTP4.

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Originally Posted by Grover

Damn! What year are you in now!?

Just finished 2028. Usually get ~2 seasons per version depending on real life.
I play 'em all and am never really in a hurry. Slow pace works great for knowing the league. Hell I have more memories of my league then I do real MLB over the same time period.

Young Drachma · 10-23-2015, 10:46 PM

Probably one of the NCAA games. OOTP is cool, but after not being able to see the game gets on me after a while.

EagleFan · 10-23-2015, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Young Drachma

not being able to see the game gets on me after a while.

This.

TroyF · 10-23-2015, 10:58 PM

Football Manager.

I was REALLY tempted to go with Witcher 3. not only does that game have a ton of variables, it has Gwent which is a fun game in itself. But I'd have to go with FM.

LloydLungs · 10-23-2015, 11:12 PM

I guess I'd take OOTP. I'd really want to take FBCB but if I can only take one game, I'd miss the tandem with Fast Break Pro, and vice versa.

Bobble · 10-23-2015, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by CraigSca

I thought there was, wasn't there? Have you seen Panzer Corps?

There was a Steel Panthers updated version (winSPWW2) but I didn't like the direction they took. They simplified the armor and did some other things that seemed poor choices for a grognard's game.

I haven't really gotten into Panzer Corps but it seems more like computer Panzer General rather than computer Squad Leader.

bhlloy · 10-23-2015, 11:39 PM

Tough call. My top games mostly don't have the replay factor. I'm not a huge player of FM any more but the richness of the universe and replayability factor/number of leagues would make that hard to pass on here. Civ is a good call but I think even that would get really old after a while.

Edit to add - EUIV and CK2 are in the conversation as well. EUIV there are so many countries with totally different dynamics but a set way to play and only a few countries have a shot at colonization which is the most interesting part of the game. CK2 is a simpler game but more fun to play the game you want to play.

TexasT · 10-24-2015, 12:15 AM

Logan · 10-24-2015, 09:41 AM

Tecmo Super Bowl

muns · 10-24-2015, 12:35 PM

FBCB it is for me. It has always had that "one more season or month feel" that turns into an extra hour or 2 that you hadn't planned on.

Balldog · 10-24-2015, 10:07 PM

I think FBCB for me as well. It's the one game I can always get into. FM would be a close second but the simplicity and flexibility of FBCB is too much to not get the nod.

ColtCrazy · 10-25-2015, 12:25 AM

With board games taking more of my time, I'm essentially down to 5 games: NCAA 2014 (which I played today), Madden 25, Skyrim, Minecraft, and World of Tanks. If I had to go with just one, I'd probably go with Skyrim. I just get immersed in it so it's just a great getaway game. I only fire up the 360 anymore when I need some time to relax and disconnect from the world.

10-23-2015, 11:37 AM	#3
revrew Team Chaplain Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Just outside Des Moines, IA	EA Sports MVP Baseball 2005. For the PS2. And yes, I said 2005. I still keep a PS2 in my man cave just to play that game 10 years later, and I love it. It has the depth I need without so many whistles I can't comprehend it. Customizable players, rosters, and a nearly endless supply of sliders to change the game difficulty to fit my playing ability and desire to win/be challenged. And what's funny is I'm not even that big of a baseball fan. I'm more a football guy myself. But it really works for me. 162-game seasons mean I can play a LOT of games in a franchise. __________________ Winner of 6 FOFC Scribe Awards, including 3 Gold Scribes Founder of the ZFL, 2004 Golden Scribe Dynasty of the Year Now bringing The Des Moines Dragons back to life, and the joke's on YOU, NFL! I came to the Crossroad. I took it. And that has made all the difference.

10-23-2015, 11:59 AM	#4
Grover Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lisboa, ME	Football Manager... which year though? Probably FM11 or FM09. EUIV is in the running too. __________________ Come On You Irons! West Ham United \| Philadelphia Flyers \| Cincinnati Bengals \| Kansas City Royals FOFC Greatest Band Draft Runner Up FOFC Movie Remake Draft Winner FOFC Movie Comedy Draft Winner Last edited by Grover : 10-23-2015 at 11:59 AM.

10-23-2015, 12:00 PM	#5
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Probably City of Heroes. Of course, I can't play it at all. __________________ null

10-23-2015, 12:45 PM	#8
CraigSca Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Not Delaware - hurray!	I thought there was, wasn't there? Have you seen Panzer Corps? __________________ She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! She loves you, yeah! how do you know? how do you know?

10-23-2015, 02:11 PM	#15
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	Civ 5 if I had to pick one. NCAA 14 is definitely in my top 5 though and I would be up for another OD. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

10-23-2015, 11:35 AM	#2
frnk55 High School Varsity Join Date: Nov 2006	Just one? Doh! OOTP never gets old.

10-23-2015, 12:06 PM	#6
Vince, Pt. II Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Somewhere More Familiar	Civilization of some sort. Probably V with the Brave New World expansion.

10-23-2015, 12:38 PM	#7
Bobble College Prospect Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: High and outside	Civ V probably. OOTP is a good choice especially considering all the customization. But, if there were a faithful update of Steel Panthers, I'd have to give that serious consideration.

10-23-2015, 01:07 PM	#9
rjolley College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Roseville, CA	For me, it would have to be something in the NBA 2K line. It's all I play now, and I wouldn't change it.

10-23-2015, 01:08 PM	#10
Sweed College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2003	OOTP and it's not even close. I play out all of my games and have the same game going today that I started in 2002 with OOTP4.

10-23-2015, 02:00 PM	#14
AgustusM College Prospect Join Date: Dec 2003	1. future game that will be released at some point by somebody that is essentially OOTP\FM for the NFL 2. OOTP 3. Civ 6 - Basically my own wish of Civ 5 with evolving leaders and improved economics and yes I know I just picked 3 when the question was 1 and picked two games that dont exist yet. I wasn't feeling "hindered by logic" this morning, the way I am most days.

10-23-2015, 02:18 PM	#17
Thomkal Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA	There are some ones listed that would be in my final five like City of Heroes and some sort of Civiilization, but even today with "new" mmo's like Wildstar and Guild Wars 2 new expansion (which came out today). I still find myself falling back on old favorite Angband and its variants. They created a whole genre of games ("Procedurally generated" or whoever you speil it and I hate that term) that shine today.

10-23-2015, 02:46 PM	#20
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	I don't think you cam go wrong with a quality MMO that you would like but haven;t done well. But I'd still go with EU4. There are so many mods out there that you can use to extend play. __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

10-23-2015, 03:12 PM	#22
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	I guess at this point I have to say League of Legends, I've been playing it for what, 5 1/2 years now as my main game, even though I leave it for a month or two here and there.

10-23-2015, 04:46 PM	#23
MIJB#19 Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands	Sensible World of Soccer 1996/97 __________________ * 2005 Golden Scribe winner for best FOF Dynasty about IHOF's Maassluis Merchantmen * Former GM of GEFL's Houston Oilers and WOOF's Curacao Cocktail

10-23-2015, 05:34 PM	#24
NobodyHere Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2013	Definitely an MMO if allowed. Otherwise Civ 5 +expansions. __________________ "I am God's prophet, and I need an attorney"

10-23-2015, 05:37 PM	#25
RainMaker Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	Tough call. College Hoops 2K8 was great and I'd have to put it up there. But I'd probably go with OOTP right now with Civ V a close second.

10-23-2015, 06:04 PM	#26
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	CK2 Game of Thrones mod

10-23-2015, 09:06 PM	#28
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	Maximum Football or the recent attempted remake of Front Page Sports Football That way I would just give up gaming completely and use that time more productively. Any game would get old if that was the only choice so I might as well speed that time frame up to seconds instead of years. Though if I really were going for one game I may lean towards FPS Baseball Pro 96. I love the atmosphere of that game and that was the one baseball game that I probably had the longest single player career of ever. __________________ The EagleFan YouTube Channel - Reactions Soarin' & Scratchin' YouTube Channel - We react to music, videos, TV, we talk, we are planning some field trips Soarin' & Soothin' - Meditation, Relaxation, and Sleep Aid; mental health is important

10-23-2015, 09:12 PM	#29
SegRat High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Oshkosh, WI	Front Office Football, but I want it on my iPad!!!!! __________________ USFL: Charlotte Fightn' Squirrels

10-23-2015, 09:32 PM	#30
Buccaneer Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Colorado	Modded Skyrim. I would have given a shout out to Civ5+BNW but last year I have retired from playing Civilization regularly for 16 years.

10-23-2015, 10:11 PM	#31
FBPro College Starter Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SE	OOTP for sure. __________________ GM RayCo Raiders-est. 2004-2012 Charter member of the IHOF-RayCo GM GM Tennessee Titans PFL 2011-2014 GM Tennessee Titans FOWL 2020-2025

10-23-2015, 10:46 PM	#33
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Probably one of the NCAA games. OOTP is cool, but after not being able to see the game gets on me after a while.

10-23-2015, 10:58 PM	#35
TroyF Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	Football Manager. I was REALLY tempted to go with Witcher 3. not only does that game have a ton of variables, it has Gwent which is a fun game in itself. But I'd have to go with FM.

10-23-2015, 11:12 PM	#36
LloydLungs College Prospect Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Ponchatoula, LA	I guess I'd take OOTP. I'd really want to take FBCB but if I can only take one game, I'd miss the tandem with Fast Break Pro, and vice versa.

10-23-2015, 11:39 PM	#38
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	Tough call. My top games mostly don't have the replay factor. I'm not a huge player of FM any more but the richness of the universe and replayability factor/number of leagues would make that hard to pass on here. Civ is a good call but I think even that would get really old after a while. Edit to add - EUIV and CK2 are in the conversation as well. EUIV there are so many countries with totally different dynamics but a set way to play and only a few countries have a shot at colonization which is the most interesting part of the game. CK2 is a simpler game but more fun to play the game you want to play. Last edited by bhlloy : 10-23-2015 at 11:42 PM.

10-24-2015, 12:15 AM	#39
TexasT Mascot Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Seguin, Texas	OOTP

10-24-2015, 09:41 AM	#40
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	Tecmo Super Bowl

10-24-2015, 12:35 PM	#41
muns Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Baltimore MD	FBCB it is for me. It has always had that "one more season or month feel" that turns into an extra hour or 2 that you hadn't planned on.

10-24-2015, 10:07 PM	#42
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	I think FBCB for me as well. It's the one game I can always get into. FM would be a close second but the simplicity and flexibility of FBCB is too much to not get the nod.

10-25-2015, 12:25 AM	#43
ColtCrazy College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Midwest	With board games taking more of my time, I'm essentially down to 5 games: NCAA 2014 (which I played today), Madden 25, Skyrim, Minecraft, and World of Tanks. If I had to go with just one, I'd probably go with Skyrim. I just get immersed in it so it's just a great getaway game. I only fire up the 360 anymore when I need some time to relax and disconnect from the world. __________________ The Field Generals and Statis Pro Basketball Super League

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