I still stand by Final Fantasy 2 as my most beloved game. That one got the ball rolling on my gaming career. Been hooked on em ever since.
As far as greatest game ever...I would also have to say EQ. I'm kinda against MMO's now but damn I loved that game.
When I was in college my roomate and I would MMORGP for prolly 6 hours a day during the week, and 8-10 on the weekends. These days I can't imagine putting in that kinda time. Its all I can do after work to plop down on the couch and start the 360 (thank god for the controller on/off function)...
Mine's gotta be a tie. The first was launching a grenade with the perfect arch in an HL deathmatch across the map to hit a camper on a pedastal on one of those Xen maps. Couldn't see him from the ground at all till his body came flying over the edge...sweet.
The second was a 5 man nade...
Had to throw in my 2 cents before this thread died:
Am i the only one dying for a squel to Vagrant Story, I freakin loved that game.
The list goes on...
Shadowrun (RPG style)
Casltevania (side-scroller none of that 3D stuff)
E.V.O. Evolution
Maniac Mansion (already mentioned but I...