I have to disagree. I think this list stinks but I've always found Edge's reputation to be fairly well deserved. As long as you don't look at the review numbers, and actually read the articles.Originally Posted by Omecle
I guess it's just personal then. I don't think the graphics are 'good' but I think they work exceptionally well.Deus Ex is indeed one of the greatest games of all time but aesthetically the game is quite ugly. Even for 2000 it was ugly. But a well story story, exceptional soundtrack and brilliant game design makes the game timeless. Top 10? Deserves to be number 1.
I agree that FFXII deserves a lot of credit for trying something new and which, I admit, worked reasonably well. But I'd have rather they gave us a generic battle system (Because for me, 'generic' in FF terms means 'goddamn genius' next to almost anything elseI can understand where your coming from but FFXII did so may things people overlook. How abouts its gameplay and its willingness to go places where other JRPG's would never go. Even with its lame story, weak music and straightforward license board system the game still juggled the real-time gameplay and gambit system into a very strategic and fun gameplay experience which the series had overlooked for far too long by that point.25 - FFXII) and actually worked on the story and characters. The only FFXII characters I care about at all are Penelo, Balthier, and Larsa. And I care about pretty much everyone in FFX, down to bit-part characters like Belgemine, way more than anyone in FFXII. And I do find the battle system rather flawed in several ways - the regularity with which one has to cast buffs, for instance.
I realize I'm pretty much on my own on this one, but I thought the original HL was massively, massively overrated. I never got a single bit of the hype, it was a fairly generic shooter which didn't do anything especially engaging or enjoyable. And I still disagree vehemently with the choice to make Gordon Freeman a non-entity, but that's a discussion for another thread.I take it your against the original Half Life. Care to explain? I prefer it over Half Life 2 but can't argue with Half Life 2 being so high because that game is incredible also. I think the original Half Life is getting quite overlooked these days.Half-Life 2 - This one wasn't a surprise. At least it's not the original though; at least this one DESERVES the praise it gets, even if not to the degree it gets it.
Iceglow - Agreed with several of the games you listed as deserving a spot. Also you should pick up Suikoden III or better yet V - IV is by a considerable margin the worst in the series
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