Sadly, I don't think I've even played enough to contribute a legit Top 5.
However, out of the games in my possession that I have played to any great extent, I suppose the ones I've gotten the most enjoyment out of (so far) would be:
(no particular order)
- Borderlands
- Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes
- Valkyria Chronicles
...Can't even make a full five, haha. I've certainly enjoyed other games to some great extent or other, but I just don't think they quite compare to the amount of passion I had in these titles.
A friend picked up the original Borderlands for his system a while back, kind of on a whim, when I told him I'd heard some good things about it from E3 coverage, and we were pretty much instantly hooked liked crack fiends. (It was pretty bad, haha.) So of course I was ecstatic to get my own copy when I got my PS3. I believe it was actually my first game for it, if not Valkyria Chronicles. And of course I made sure to pick up the GotY edition, so I got to explore all of the DLC, some for the first time for myself. I eventually nabbed the platinum for it, although I'm still a little ways off from 100% (including DLC, I mean). To date, this might be the game I've played the most. I only recently obtained the second game, so I've hardly played it, but I assume it'll be similarly enjoyable, if not even better.
Sengoku Basara was more of a big deal for me just 'cause I enjoyed the anime, and after trying out the demo, I had high expectations for it. It didn't disappoint. (Well, aside from the lack of online play, but no biggie. I hardly play online anyway, heh.) Still working my way toward the platinum for this, although I've reached the point where it's kind of tedious progress. ^^; Still, I enjoy sitting down and plowing through a few levels with a friend now and then.
Valkyria Chronicles was one of those games that I kept hearing good/great things about online, and I tried the demo on a friend's PS3 before I got my own. Being a bit of a sucker for strat-RPG's to begin with, plus an avid anime fan (I watched the anime for this beforehand, which also helped in building hype), this game appealed to me in all sorts of ways, and the gameplay lived up to the hype. (Albeit with a few minor flaws.) While the game, sadly, doesn't have trophies, I did make sure to grab all 20 medals before putting the game down. I later picked up some of the DLC (wasn't interested in
all of them, or at least not for the prices they were asking for them at the time, which have since dropped), although I haven't really gotten around to actually playing it yet... Holding off on that for a sort of "Playthrough 1.5," when I feel like getting back into the game. ^^; When the second game came out for PSP, I felt a little discouraged, but I picked it up when I got a PSP, and have enjoyed it plenty thus far. Shame we never got the third game, although I'm keeping my eye on a fan translation project, and have the original Japanese game bookmarked for later purchase.
