Top 200 Games of all time
Game Informer released their list of the top 200 games of all time in commemoration of their 200th issue. Here is the link to the list.
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In the issue they justify all of their reasons and for most i think i agree. But based on this list how do you guys feel?
She looks so pretty in her casket, I'm in love with a corpse!
this is an excellent list and people should try most of these games
57. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 (PS, 2000)58. Mass Effect (360, 2007)74. Tomb Raider (PS, 1996)97. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (SEGA Genesis, 1992)100. Portal (PC/360, 2007)151. Fable (Xbox, 2004)What.177. Tekken 3 (Coin-op, 1997)
Included Xenosaga while excluding both Suikoden and Xenogears makes the credibility of this list kind of low. A lot of the games on it are pretty good but there are a lot of other games that were just kinda meh.
Yeah, some of the choices are odd. They also seem to undervalue non-FF RPGs, but that wasn't unexpected. At least FFT is relatively high up there!
76. Mario’s Picross (GB, 1995)
wut
I eagerly await arguing about this Internet list on the Internet with other Internet users
Edit: Dahahahahaha no wait I just looked at the list, I can't put off my posting.
164. X-COM: UFO Defense (PC, 1993)
117. Fallout (PC, 1997) vs. 65. Fallout 3 (PS3/360/PC, 2008) What. I mean worth it to see NMA rage, but at the same time, NMA rage is justified, when comparing merely a very good RPGFPS to an absolutely sublime work of genius which redifined what games could be.
114. Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri (PC, 1998)
115. Command & Conquer: Red alert (PC, 1996)
48. Deus Ex (PC, 2000)
30. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivious (360/PC, 2006) hahahahaha typo'd for truth
Why is Civ in 36th whilst Civ IV is 141st, and II and III are entirely absent? Civ was a great game but the sequels are all superior.
I will continue to rage until opinions are more in accordance with my own.
Last edited by Madame Adequate; 12-07-2009 at 10:54 AM.
Perhaps for it's impact on the industry? The sequels wouldn't even exist without it.Originally Posted by I'm my own MILF
I love seeing people complain about these lists. Sure there are some odd choices on there if you ask me, but then we aren't seeing the reasoning behind their arguments as we actually would with the issue in front of us. Even then, keep in mind that this list was probably put together by a minimum of a half dozen editors who had to reach some consensus by the end. Differing tastes and giving in on some titles are bound to make for some weird choices.
>>> Weird rank, no King of Fighters or Guilty Gear games? and Samurai Shodown 1 sucked, SS4 was the best.. I didnt see any Metal Slug game there either..
>> The black orb glitters ominously... but nothing happens..
I remember last year I think when there was another one of these and we all had it out and outraged for days and nights on EoFF. And the most innovative titles of 07 list, forget about it.
This one isn't too bad though, maybe it's just I'm jaded from arguing about this stuff. Obvious Nintendo/PC slant, but that's not really a bad thing at all, I honestly can't say it underrepresents Playstation or Sega or anything like that.
And it's good not to see the 157,089th person put Ocarina of Time as the best game ever made.
Like Vivi said, I think they were just going for importance, hence why the original Legend of Zelda would be above LttP or OoT. I personally think Tiberium Sun and Red Alert 2 are superior to their predecessors, Command & Conquer and Red Alert, but they didn't have as much of a "HOLY SH*T I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS SH*T" as the first duo of C&C games did.
After quickly glancing over the list, its not too bad. The top 10 is as dull as every other list, buts thats to be expected. My only quibble is with Deus Ex placing at 48. How can it be at 48 when its still the pinnacle of game design after nearly a decade.
Nostalgia factor etc etc
Syberia isn't #1. Syberia isn't even on the list! I see a total lack of point-and-click luv. Hell, MYST isn't even there. Neither is Okage. FFXII should be the only FF on that list; and X should definitely NOT be higher than XII. Zelda should not be #1. Tony Hawk sucked. L4D is good but L4D2 I liked better. Zork is on it, which makes me pleased. Cave Story, Chzo Mythos, and various other indie games are missing. Mass Effect is good but should be lower. ICO should be higher. Silent Hill 2, being the only one on the list, should be in the top 5 or at least 10.
edit: Oh, I agree with MILF about Civ. Civ II and III are the best parts of that series. II is a better version of I and III is a better version of IV.
edit: I probably have more problems with the list than these, but I didn't read most of it.
edit again: Deus Ex sucks. Deal with it.
Yeah no. Deus Ex is one of the best and most important games ever made, hands down. By almost any criteria you can come up with except graphics, it's top 5 material. (Glad you agree on Civ though xD)
As for being 'important', that's a fair way to make a list, but then the list should probably be called "Most important" instead of "Top".
I won't deny that Deus Ex is awesome and was certainly a very important and forward thinking game, but it hasn't aged that well in a lot of ways.
Particularly gameplay balance and difficulty level. You practically have to know the game inside and out to not struggle through a first playthrough. It's also not very polished and actually moving around as JC is pretty clunky (like a lot of first person games from that period). That doesn't necessarily make it any less awesome or important, but it lacks a certain level of polish that would take it from being a great experience to an unbeatable experience.
I'll blame it largely on my not getting the game until about two years ago, but it certainly doesn't change that some aspects are either lacking or down right annoying. It was still great as one of the first games to really combine so many different ideas and game play styles and make them work over all though.
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