Top three easy, most likely number 1, am still playing, but Oblivion is right there also.

Hells yes.

I'm not sure when Ultima came out but I never played it. My first RPG was the demo of Daggerfall than came in my PC Gamer magazine, back when it was actually worth reading. I think that was 1995, but I'm not really positive.

Before that I was playing mainly adventure games and sports games and racing games. I did play Doom and Wolfenstein 3D and Duke Nukem 3D.

It doesn't make my list. Not even close. Maybe an honorable mention for ushering in a new generation of graphical complexity (3-D landscapes, monster models, dungeon environments, slightly more realistic looking people.)

Number two in my eyes, my number two games always change with each Major Elder Scrolls game

Number one for me is ... MIGHT AND MAGIC 8

1. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
2. Age of Empires II: Age of Kings
3. Rome: Total War
4. Dragon Age: Origins
5. Medieval II: Total War
6. Age of Mythology
7. Age of Empires III
8. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
9. Neverwinter Nights
10. Mount & Blade: Warband

I could change their position somehow, but so far I'm reluctant to enter Skyrim in my Top10

Amazing someone mentioned that.. it is my favorite game though

Although when 2143 comes out I feel as if it will give a bad reputation to 2142 due to DICE's current mindset....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNK44eqvP38

My top 10.
1. GTA San Andreas
2. Red Dead Redemption (the BEST story of any game I have played)
3.GTA4
4.Skyrim
5.Fallout 3
6.Fallout:New Vegas
7. Oblivion
8.Dragon Age Origins
9.Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (Havent had a chance to play BF3 but I can tell Id love it)
10.UFC Undisputed 2010 (Fun fighting game to play with a friend)

Let's see. I'm an older gamer (41), so I go back to the original Atari.

My list is so hard to narrow down to a top ten or so, but here we go, in no particular order:

Adventure - Atari 2600
Ultima III: Exodus - Atari 800
Star Raiders - Atari 800
Zork and other early Infocom titles - Atari 800
Seven Cities of Gold - Atari 800
M.U.L.E. - Atari 800
Bard's Tale - Commodore 64
Tron - Arcade
Stun Runners - Arcade
Wizard of Wor - Arcade
Zelda - NES
Vagrant Story - PlayStation 1
Tomb Raider - PlayStation 1
WipeOut XL - PlayStation 1
Resident Evil 2 - PlayStation 1
Final Fantasy VII - PlayStation 1
Phantasy Star Online - Dreamcast
Soul Calibur - Dreamcast
Resident Evil: Code Veronica - Dreamcast
Final Fantasy X - PlayStation 2
ICO - PlayStation 2
Shadow of the Colossus - PlayStation 2
World of Warcraft - Mac
Demon's Souls - PlayStation 3
TES IV: Oblivion - Xbox 360
TES V: Skyrim - Xbox 360

Edit: Sorted by platform

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followed by Dragon Age Origins and Fallout New Vegas

first ever elder scrolls ive played. for me its easily number 2 of my best game list. first being uncharted 2

1.Fallout 2 2.morrowind 3.Dark souls 4.Skyrim till they fix the damn game 5.Battlefield 3

Probably close to the top 50. I have played a lot of games in my life and many stand out with very fond memories of my time playing them. Skyrims world is a great place to explore while you are playing it, but there is nothing in it that is very memorable. I can't see myself two years from now remembering any one particular good memory about Skyrim, other than simply it was a lot of fun to play at the time.

I have absolutely no regrets in purchasing Skyrim, but I also mourn the lost potential of the game. Its really good, but if they had just put another year into making it a real vibrant RPG world with choices and consequences, deep character interaction, it could have been the most amazing game I ever played. Sadly, its this missed potential that really ends up skewing my view of the game over time.

You're listing Bard's Tale 1 (excellent) and other C64 games, but not Archon or MULE? How dare you! (I actually thought of Daggerfall as the perfect/improved successor to Bard's Tale.) I'd also add some others in as well, such as Zork 1 - 3 and Summer & Winter Games.

Also, both Bandit Kings of Ancient China and Civ 1 caused physical injuries to several athletic college students. If obsession leading to injury (from sitting in a chair for > 24 hours) is a measure of greatness, either of these would be at the top.

But I'd rate Skyrim pretty high, definitely top 10, maybe top 5--hard to say when you're mixing genres.

Maybe the top 15? Never really thought about it, but no higher than the top 8-10 at the most.

My little bro and I must have played Archon and MULE, each, 1000+ times. Awesome games. And don't forget Seven Cities of Gold!

I'd have to put it at first place, I'm enjoying it so much. I haven't even beat the MQ yet because I've been doing other things.
blivion was my previous #1.

5th place for me, but by the time the DLC are out it will probably replace Fallout 3 at the 4th place.

#1 System Shock 2 [1999]
#2 Ambermoon [1993]
#3 Drakkhen [1989]
#4 Fallout 3 [2008]
#5 Skyrim [2011]

I'll have to finish it first but...

1. Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 with the Tutu mod and others.
Best RPG I've ever experienced.
(I haven't played the Icewind Dale series nor Planescape though I intend to someday)

2. Starcraft 2
The most exhilarating game I've ever played, and continue to play.

3. Bard's Tale
On an IBM XT running in EGA mode. I'll never forget this.

4. Mass Effect 1
One of the best sci-fi stories I've read, seen, played. Also my favorite soundtrack of any game. (ME2 was an EA mess marketed to teenage boys).

5. Panzer General
Probably the best strategic computer game ever made. The SSI masterpiece.

We'll see if Skyrim breaks the top five. So far I'm blown away, and I wasn't a FP RPG fan to begin with. Didn't like Morrowind, Fallout 3, etc. But Bethesda Softworks won me over with Skyrim. Loving it.

My top 5 games ever (in no particular order):

Skyrim
Shadow of the Colossus
Baldur's Gate II
X-wing vs Tie Fighter
Star Wars: Battlefront II

For me its too early to say about Skyrim, but just going by the amount sleep I'm missing, I'd say its going to end up climbing the list.

1. Borderlands
2. Master of Orion II
3. Diablo I
4. Imperialism
5. Defense Grid
6. Civ II
7. LOTRO
8. Fallout 3
9. Civ V
10. Skyrim

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