you find a cave to survive the long, cold, lonely nights in.  Oddly enough, it has a WiFi connection and your gaming laptop survived the shipwreck with you.  What 5 games would you want to hold you over for the next 10 years until which time  you are miraculously rescued ?*

My selections.

1) company of heros

2) Skyrim

3) Never Winter Nights

4) EverQuest

5) Civ V

Whatever games you choose, we will be under the assumption they have solid playerbase and dev attention such as patches for at least the next 10 years...

Hmmmmmm, well besides the fact that if I had wifi, I'd make sure I wasn't on the island for 10 years.......................

Battery life could be an issue as well........................

I think I'd rather have one of my portables and a few good tactical titles if I were in that situation. The Disgaea titles can be never-ending.

Originally posted by WhiteLantern

Hmmmmmm, well besides the fact that if I had wifi, I'd make sure I wasn't on the island for 10 years.......................

 

 

 

 

Battery life could be an issue as well........................

 

 

 

I think I'd rather have one of my portables and a few good tactical titles if I were in that situation. The Disgaea titles can be never-ending.

 well ya,. the premise is kinda silly, but the point is clear.  its all about the games one would choose to hold them over.

I will ignore the holes in the scenario and get to the point

DaoC

EvE (only played for the 14 days but I would finally have the time to play now that im stranded)

Gears of War 3 (xbox emulator)

Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 (xbox emulator)

MineCraft

1. Skyrim

2. Saint's Row The Third

3. D3

4. Civ 5

5. x3

Notice I did not choose a MMO since they do not last 10yrs any longer.

Morrowind with mods

Skyrim with mods

Oblivion with mods

Galactic Civilizations II

Medievil Total War

didn't choose any mmo's because devs can't seem to develop them in the right direction over long periods of time. at least to my taste.

1) TSW (if it came out during being stranded)

2) Eve

3) DCUO

4) Mine Sweeper

5) Solitaire

   lol why only 5...id torrent every game that ever came out, but back in teh spirit of the question

1)   EQ2    my fantasy choice

2)  CoX     my spandex choice

3)  TSW    my contemporary choice

4)  X3    my far future choice

5)   Fallen Earth     my near future choice

  Id also try and be sneaky and get

6)   Mechwarrior Online   my stompy robot chocie

7)  world of tanks   my tanky tank choice

Ugg...i dont think i could do it with "just" 5

1)  Microsoft Flight Sim to find my location

2)  Yahoo Email my location

3)  Neverwinter Nights + Xpacs + Modules

4)  Neverwinter Nights 2 + Xpacs + Modules

5)  Guild Wars

3 thru 5 until rescued from 1 and 2.

Civ 5

Skyrim

Thief

TSW-if possible

Fallout

1. Eve

2. DAoC

3. Civ 3

4. Space Quest Anthology

5. Strip Solitaire - Redheads 2: Electric Bugaloo

Morrowind (with mods)

Disciples 2

XCom

Quake 3 or UT2k4 (with mods)

Blood Bowl Legendary

1. EVE Online
2. Ultima Online
3. Minecraft
4. Civilization 5
5. Asheron's Call

Star Wars Galaxies
Super Metroid
Shenmue
Virtua Fighter 4
Phantasy Star Online 2

Good thread, well done to the OP.

1. I agree with the people about NWN 1 and 2 - loads of good content.
2. A real sandbox, Wurm, Xsyon or Ryzom would do.
3. One of the games you play when you should get some work done, for example Sudoku, Bubble Shooter or Minesweeper if there's no other choice.
4. Aye, an RTS or sim would come handy, both Civilization or a flight sim could fit the bill.
5. *coughs* Second Life or something, a man wants to see some nice chicks so now and then ...

Really?  I'm LOST on an island.  That would be sweet.

1. Planescape Torment

2. Earthbound

3. Shining Force II

I trade my last two picks for a whole bunch of seeds, camping supplies and tools.

If i was on a deserted island with a laptop and internet, why would i want to be rescued?

On a stranded island with a laptop that can play any game and internet acces? Yarr, I'd become a pirate and not have to settle to 5 games only.

As for the list

GW2

Planetside 2

LoL

TSW

Street Fighter x Tekken

EQ2

EVE

SWG (if it was still active) - if not, LoTRO

Chess

NHL09

Baldur's Gate w/ Tales of the Sword Coast

Baldur's Gate 2 w/ Throne of Bhaal

Rome: Total War

a difficult Tower Defense game

Guild Wars 2