It all started when someone asked me;

   "What are your top three video games of all time?"

   Is this a fair question? Is it possible to narrow down just three games as your favorites? The games that you hold higher than any other. At first it seems pretty easy, like something you should be able to recite with no hesitation, but the more you think about it the more you remember all of the experiences through out the years. All the time spent trying to get to the next level, grab the next code, or hit the next checkpoint.

   For me at least, I find this a hard thing to do. The moment I think I have it pin pointed to a top three list, another game sneaks its way into my memories and I am reminded why that particular game is still in my library. What makes a game your favorite anyway? Is it the story or the gameplay? Is it the music, or the way the characters felt so alive? Is it the time you spent trying to beat it? These are a lot of factors and I think that's what makes it hard. As you grow and get older, the things that make a good, great, or favorite game change with you. What you want in a game now might not be what you want in a game tomorrow. With that said, there will always be games that stand the test of time, and always hold a place in your heart.

   What are my top three games of all time? I wouldn't be able to tell you, but I can tell you some of my favorite games that I can remember.

   The most recent game that I can remember would have to be Portal 2. I loved everything about that game. Don't get me wrong the original was great, but Portal 2 was everything a sequel should be and improved on every aspect of an already great foundation. The story was there, the gameplay was more of the awesome puzzle/shooter gameplay from the first, and the writing was amazing.

  Thinking back beyond that, I would have to say that the original Bioshock is one of my top games. At that time, I had never played a game that game the environment it's own personality as well as Bioshock did. The atmosphere of Rapture was exactly what it needed to be: creepy, mysterious, and constantly flooded by water.

   Final Fantasy has been a series that I've grown with and I would have to say my favorite would have to be Final Fantasy Tactics. I know this is pretty much Tactics Ogre with Final Fantasy slapped all over it, but I don't care. When I first played this game, I had never played anything like it before. It was a like a really awesome form of chess that I could never tear away from. Even now, I have 60+ hours into the PSP version of this game, which is a must have for any PSP owner.