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Top 100 Games Of All Time Decided - Again
Thanks to submitter Brad1138, who points out an article at MSNBC.com about a new list of the top 100 games ever. This time it was staffers at Entertainment Weekly and the games TV station G4 who decided the list, and the article only mentions the 5 highest-rated titles, which include Legend Of Zelda, Doom and Tetris. Which games would you have included in your list?
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IGN is doing something similar just these past few days. Here's their list, which they haven't completely revealed yet (as of this writing): Top 100 Games.
Blah blah blah everyone has an opinion blah blah blah no one can agree on best games blah blah blah it's all subjective.
Curmudgeon Gamer: Not happy
Well, I *do* find these lists useful. I have neither the time nor money to play every game in existence. I rely on these lists to give me an indication of which games are worth my attention.
Oh sure, there's a tiny chance that the list won't have an obscure title that I would enjoy playing. Tough. I'm not willing to rent/buy an obscure title on the off-chance it won't suck.
And yes, I have the same philosophy for music, movies and books.
From the article: "Rounding out the top five were the classic puzzle game "Tetris," the criminal adventure games "Grand Theft Auto III" and "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" from Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. and "Madden NFL 2003" from Electronic Arts Inc."
Unfortunately, their full list is probably going to be full of recent (and mostly) mediocre games, with a few classics[1] thrown in for "flavor".
[1]: Classics being anything before Y2K: Pac-Man, Asteroids, Quake, Civilization, etc.
This e'er-so-accurate brought to you buy a magazine that thrives on pop-celebrity gossip, and a TV channel that tries to sell gaming as a "lifestyle brand." Doesn't get much more hardcore than that, nope.
Anything you might ever need to say about anything has already been said better by Penny Arcade.
Everyone's so jaded on this topic. These lists can be useful. The AFI's top 100 Movies helped me identify a few that I managed to miss. There might be a few games that you missed that are worth checking out.
the thing is, that these lists make it also possible for you to fall for an overhyped shortlived(in gameplay) game that is on the list only because it was so overhyped at the time of the lists creation, and because of the nature of the business(you don't buy old games, usually) it's more possible that you buy a new game thats not really worth of your money than older title that is great and could keep you captivated for months. some of those titles that end up on these lists have NO chance of getting on that list again after a year, hows that for an all-time-greatest-games listing forming..
also because of the nature of the video-games industry it's not feasible to watch these lists for stuff to buy because the titles are more or less tied to the hardware of it's age, meaning that once great graphics or innovative gameplay are not that great anymore if you only look for 'having a good time'(=look for tips on what to pick up at the mall), but are still worth mentioning and remembering!
whats the deal with no 'post anon' checkbox?
world was created 5 seconds before this post as it is.
I still think 'Alone in the Dark', 'Out of This World' and 'Bomberman' are 3 of the most overlooked games of all time (at least for me in the early 90's). Heck, 4 player Super Bomberman on the Super Nintendo is one of the best 'gaming with friends' experiences ever.
It should also be noted that some games age really poorly. Like Doom. I love Doom as much as the next gamer but if you play the original version it's pathetic. What? I cant crouch?? How do I climb ladders? I appreciate Doom for what it was in it's day, but it's no fun now that I've played better :)