I think circumstances are more important than the game itself.

Games seemed more exciting when I was in school or a student - if you are carefree you can open your mind up to this sort of enjoyment.

I would like someone to tell me I'm wrong though!

Neverwinter nights, the easy to use toolset and dungeon master interface was such a potent vehicle for player imagination.... it's a really unique thing to take part in the events of a world and manipulate them in such a way that's not scripted...sad that we probably wont see a true succesor for a long time. 

That game is truly one of a kind.

MMO--Shadowbane

PC Game---Mass Effect 2

For me life is the most interesting game I have ever played and am still playing it how I want. As for playing a game like game, I've yet to find one close to my first experience in EQI was the most fun I had for about 7 years after that I played Eve for 4 and left feeling cold and have not yet found another game which has come close to either but still look in vien.

Bandit

SHadowBane hands down it cant be beat was played off and on since the start.     So many wars so many long time friends and long time rivalry with a few played some more then others to the day  FUCK REAPER.  sadly over the years iv forgot what reaper it was I have a good buddy reaper and the hated.     

All I go by is his back stabing ass killing a few of us farming saying we started it fuck him his ass should have fucken know better going errent tags.

To this day GoH core members play  and have eachers numbers and jump in games with each other to the point where if we end up running in to each other in the same game we know the rules GoH  comes 1st.

For me, the games that come to mind are Adventure, Final Fantasy VII, and Star Wars Galaxies.

Adventure is the game that started me on my journey into gaming.  FFVII showed me that not could the game be fun, but it could look fantastic to boot.  And SWG (pre-CU) was my first MMO and introduced me to the wonder of having a living breathing world to explose, not only by myself, but with other real people.

Originally posted by Brenelael

Starflight II: Trade Routes of the Cloud Nebula. It was really the second space based sandbox game. The first being Starflight. You were dropped into a huge galaxy to explore with just a loose storyline. The game would be considered very primitive by todays standards. I've been hooked on sandbox space sims ever since.

 

Bren

Both the first and second were awesome :) Shame I never got into EvE but I have been playing a lot of Sins, Endless Space, Legend of Pegasus lately. Starflight was so memorable for the late night sessions with junk food and friends :)

Tibia :p

my first ever mmorpg played it for around 6 years..

and after that Darkfall..

the only 2 games ive managed to stick to longer than a couple of weeks 

Fav RPG - Might and Magic:  Worlds of Xeen "Clouds & darkside" & Lands of Lore " With Patrick Steward as the King "

Fav MMO - Asherons Call

Fav RTS - Command & Conquer " I remember lugging my big ass PC over to a friends to have 4 PC linked & spend 48 Hours playing

Fav Racing Sim - Any Need for Speed

Fav Action - Unreal & Doom "Both Games took up 100's of hours in Lan Partys"

Everquest. Started playing in 1999 until 2003, now I'm back playing it. I met friends who I got to know in real life and can write a book on all my memorable experiences. However, it's pretty much dead now, but am enjoying it more than any of the newer crap out.

2nd - Runescape. I got 100 Woodcutting, which I feel like I deserve a nobel peace prize for going through that and putting up with the 5 year old guild leaders trying to recruit me. I had fun though, lots.

3d - WoW pre cata. I spent an entire weekend doing AV non-stop with a few friends and I will never forget it.

4th - Phantasmagoria, A Puzzle of Flesh. (Look it up). I moved with my family into an old farm house and set up my PC in the basement and played this through my first night there. I was beyond scared and believe that house was haunted now after that.

5th - King's Quest. My first game on my Tandy1000 that changed my outlook on video games forever.