GAMER’S ROAD TO ARMAGEDDON – PART 2

GAMER’S ROAD TO ARMAGEDDON – PART 2

As I said yesterday, I’m presenting this list as a two-parter since Google wouldn’t let me paste the list as a whole.

Thus, we continue through the last half of the list of the Top 10 Best End of the World video games.

5. Pandemic 2. “Players are tasked with creating and evolving viruses, bacteria, or parasites to ultimately kill every last person on the planet.” Now, that’s what I’m talking about! Killer viruses, nasty bacteria and parasites…don’t get me started on parasites!

4. Legend of Zelda Majora’s Mask. Even a non-gamer like me has heard of the Legend of Zelda. I think it’s been around for a long time. “Not only has the young Link (the protagonist) been transported to Termina, where he is transformed into various species through horrific masks, he’s also tasked with saving the world on a very short deadline of three days. Sure, he can start over as much as he’d like, but a ticking clock is never fun to see.”

3. Final Fantasy VI. “What really sets Final Fantasy VI apart is actually Kefka, the nihilistic clown set upon destroying the world. In one scene, he poisons the drinking water for a whole town, killing hundreds. Halfway through the game, he goes so far as to smite millions of people and successfully destroy the world.” Halfway through the game this sick clown destroys the world? What is the point?

2. Enslaved: Odyssey to the West. “Enslaved stars Monkey, a man with no past who is collared by the spunky Trip to guide her back to her father’s home. Unfortunately, robots from a distant war and a militaristic group stand in their way, complicating the plotline and ultimately ending in a dramatic robotic battle in a desert.” Okay, okay, I can live with dueling robots.

AND FINALLY!

1. I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream. Harlan Ellison’s famous short story by the same title is the springboard for this game. The reviewer said: “The most depressing example of dystopian future on this list. Seriously, imagine a future where a computer AI slaughters all of the human race, saving five last humans to torture for all eternity.”

So, if you’re a gamer, enjoy. If you’re not, save the list for your family and friends who are video gamers. This is 2012, End of the World gifts are all the rage!