What is your favorite game?

[Kedjane]

Oh.
Honestly Half Life 2 is the absolute best videogame of all times.
When released it was a true revulotion in all categories: graphics, physics, sound, story and acual gameplay.
The only game coming close is Doom 3 wich was released a few months prior, though it only has around half as good quality and near no Antialiasing - something Half Life 2 packs alot of. Still today Half Life 2 is among the most visually stunning games in existence except for Crysis, Gears of War, Assassin's Creed Bioshock and 2008-games.
The physics in Half Life 2 were in fact the about the first in video-gaming. Before all objects standing around had been static and only sometimes a few boxes had been able to blow up and the like. Once again Doom 3 was the only challenger, though the ragdolls in Doom are very stiff and go away quite quickly. In Half Life 2, not only did you get in my opinion the still best physics engine around, but they also gave you a tool to play around with: The Zero Point Gravity Manipulator (or shortly the Gravity Gun). Using Garry's Mod there's even more fun to be experienced.
There's not much to say about the sound other than it is really all fitting with the game. The best I think is the one just after the battle of Little Odessa - it's really sad and at the same time all the villagers start looking really depressed and mourn the dead.
The storyline is not only great by itself, but also very variating. From the cold, depressive City 17 (In fact many video-gaming magazines use the term "City 17" to describe something with incredible atmosphere) to the dark and frightening Ravenholm, (Wich have got at least as much class as any full-horror game) to the open Highway 17 (Wich feels very Road Warrior) to the final Citadel wich have got a large sci-fi feel over it.
As other nominees I'd say Pac Man, Tetris, Doom, The Sims or Shadow of the Colossus. Probably alot I've missed there but it's late (23:02 in Sweden) and I gotta go.