If you could only play five video games......

[HalfTimePie]

If you could only play five video games for the rest of your life, what would they be?

So many to choose from but in no particular order mine would be.

- Pokémon Red (Gameboy Colour)
- Crash Bandicoot Warped (PS)
- Crash Team Racing (PS)
- Grand Theft Auto 3 (PS2)
- WWE Smackdown: Here Comes The Pain (PS2)

A few honourable mentions.
- Crash Bandicoot 1 & 2 (PS)
- Spyro (PS)
- Dead Island Definitive Edition (PS4)
- Farcry 4 (PS4)
- Lego Star Wars (PS2)
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare and Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)
- NBA Street (PS2)
- Tony Hawks Pro Skater (PS)
- Call of Duty Black Ops (Xbox 360)
- Juiced (PS2)
- Juiced 2 (PS3)
- Pokémon Yellow, Blue, Fire Red, Leaf Green (Various Gameboy)
- Pokémon Snap/Stadium (N64)
- Fight Night Round 2 (PS2)

[fjthegrey]

Final Fantasy 8
Resident Evil 2 or 4, don't mind which.
Mario 64
Diablo 2, up until the changes that were made in about 2004.
Wii Sports

Honourable mentions

Streets of Rage 2
Goldeneye
Red Dead Redemption
FF7, 10, 12
Destiny

[wolf359]

I've only played one since August '16 and that is World of Warcraft. I can't see me playing anything else for a long time (I only play one game at a time and hammer the hell out of it - 159 days played since I started. )

[the celestial insect]

Realms of the Haunting
Fallout 3
Football Manager (gone off it the last couple of years, but with only five games available, I'd soon get back)
Half Life 2
Mass Effect 2 + DLCs

[BabyClaret]

Football Manager 12
Pro Evolution Soccer 4 (PS2)
Mario Kart (Wii)
Rocket League
Mario Party (Any Nintendo Device)

[Chimera]

Half Life 2
Football Manager
Fifa (any, I just want to play pro clubs)
Dark Souls
Final Fantasy 7

This is only a probable list... off the top of my head...

[WHU_Del]

Assuming that I'm allowed game series:

Wipeout
Metal Gear Solid
Gran Turismo
FIFA
Fallout

[Up the Junction]

So they'd need to be highly replayable and/or offer longevity - which probably rules out anything 8-bit, barring perhaps the original Football Manager (Addictive Games) and Elite.

With that in mind, I'd probably be choosing from the following...

1PS: Red Dead Redemption, Skyrim or Fallout 4
Strategy: Civilisation II, Sim City 4 or Cities Skylines
Sports: Rocket League or Sensible Soccer
(J)RPG: Stardew Valley or Ni No Kuni
Driving: Trackmania

[DasNutNock]

Track & Field
Out Run
Street Fighter 2
Time Crisis
Bomberman

3 multiplayer games, 1 high score chaser and 1 nicely weighted target shooter

[fmgod]

Gears Of War 1 Online
Fifa 14 or 15, can't remember which one, was literally class at the game
Football Manager 2010 I'd say
Grand Theft Auto 3 or vice city that sort of era
Smackdown one of the PS2 ones

Other options
NHL early 2000's
PGR 4
Virtua Tennis

[Joyeux Marteau]

In no particular order:

Minecraft.
Fallout (probably New Vegas)
Alan Wake.
Hidden in plain sight (an old Xbox live arcade game, best party game)
Rocket league.

[DasNutNock]

Track & Field
Out Run
Street Fighter 2
Time Crisis
Bomberman

3 multiplayer games, 1 high score chaser and 1 nicely weighted target shooter

Actually, take out Bomberman and replace it with Max Payne. Max Payne was the sh*t, and one of the only modern games I've played through more than once.

[Clucking Bell]

Civ 6
Hearts of Iron 4

then quite a big gap to ....

Half Life 2

and, an even bigger gap to ....

Rainbow 6
Splinter Cell

Even though it's a bit eighties, I'll still occasionally play Elite for an hour or so. The problem with that game is that once you've got a tricked out ship you've really got to go looking for trouble to make it enjoyable.

[Tristan Shout]

I have really only played 5 games for the last 10 years, okay they bring out a new version most years but since my n64 and ps2 I've always had a Mario game, tekken, gran turismo, fifa and far cry,
I'm a simple man of simple tastes, I've owned and played lots of other games but these 5 series I always go to and look forward to the latest version coming out

['stone hammer]

Hidden in plain sight (an old Xbox live arcade game, best party game)

Good lord, what a game. Had so much fun doing drinking games with that one

[fmgod]

Actually I'll add Marble Blast Ultra, one of the best games I've ever played

[Gothenburgiron]

Sensible World of Soccer 96/97 (Amiga)
Ultima Online (circa 2002 when it had a decent playerbase)
Portal 2
Baldur's Gate 2 (including all expansions)
Forza Horizon 2

Just missing the cut are:

Rocket League
Civ V
Gta V
Rock Band 3
Hammerwatch
Super Mario World
River Raid (C64 - my first computer game ever)

[Gormalysis]

Gears 2 Online (if stayed actively played as if it just came out)
Halo 3 Online (if stayed actively played as if it just came out)
Fallout 3
Final Fantasy 9
Resident Evil 4

[mumbles87]

Uncharted 4 (because of multi player)
GTA 5 (great game and great multi player)
Fifa whatever one
Mario Kart
everybodies golf

done

[S-H]

Mario Kart
Golden Eye
Pro Evo 2
GTA 5
Championship Manager 3