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IGN's top 100 games of last gen
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JediLink
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Dinstruction
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Should we really pay attention to a glorified Buzzfeed list? I mean, 23 pages. Really?
FullMetalx117
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Definitely think the top 5 games SHOULD only include games that sold 10 million+
Benzychenz
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So Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time, Dragon's Dogma, Rayman Origins, Donkey Kong Country Returns and Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 are all in the top 20? List is ok I guess.
Huh? We're only up 12 pages.
Shhh, he's not a Gold member.
AntiFacebook
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Yeah, I agree
JediLink
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I want it to be on the list, but at the same time it would be stupid to have it higher than a lot of what's already been. IGN gonna IGN I guess.
Interceptor
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We are rating our games on a scale of one to ten to determine their quality - now take this list of how public perception made a game better or worse.
CaptainGyro
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there is no way Journey is going to be the #1 pick for the whole generation (yes I know it was their #1 pick for 2012)
Bubble Walrus
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Halo 4 higher than Halo 3. Lololololol.
I bet you five theoretical dollars.
Speaking of Halo games, I wish Halo Wars was able to make the list. Well made and fun RTS on a console. Turned out a lot better than I thought it would.
I think the top 5 (both critically as well commercially) will most likely be:
Super Mario Galaxy (1 or 2, but I prefer the first one)
The Last of Us
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Uncharted 2
Grand Theft Auto V
And despite not absolutely loving every one them (TLoU and UC2), I can find peace in this. But that means Mass Effect 2, Batman: Arkham City, Portal 2 etc. won't be in top 5. It's a pretty tough list to make and you'll never make everyone satisfied. Glad I'm not making the last,
people would riot
BTW question. I'm guessing ,due to the lack of them, that PC exclusives of the 'gen' are being excluded from the list?
IGN said:
PC's don't have generations so I can understand that but why exclude handhelds?
Beelzebufo
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Because it's hard to rank if 3DS is last gen or current gen? I have no idea
SolidusDave
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Nice to see that even IGN themselves realize that their reviews scores don't mean shit, as you could otherwise just rank the top 100 by their respective score 
Sho_Nuff82
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Halo 4 above Halo 3, Gears 3, Far Cry 3, and Deus Ex? What in the actual fuck?
The correct answer. With you 100% on this, man.
i guess you're right that it could be a little higher.
DarkJedi24
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DJ Hero, Dance Central and Skylanders shouldn't even be close to being on this list. And big LOL at Halo 4 being 28 and Halo 3 being 82. McCaffrey strikes again.
mentallyinept
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#56 FEZ
#45 Super Meat Boy
#41 Spelunky
#38 Limbo
#30 Braid
These, IMO, are the most important entries in this list.
Two generations ago, I don't think these games would've gotten off the ground.
Obviously missing from the list so far is Minecraft, which will in all likelihood be top 5.
#45 Super Meat Boy
#41 Spelunky
#38 Limbo
#30 Braid
These, IMO, are the most important entries in this list.
Two generations ago, I don't think these games would've gotten off the ground.
Obviously missing from the list so far is Minecraft, which will in all likelihood be top 5.
Fallout-with-swords
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Is Tomb Raider really that good?
Fallout-with-swords
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Nice to see that even IGN themselves realize that their reviews scores don't mean shit, as you could otherwise just rank the top 100 by their respective score
The IGN writing staff from the start of the generation to now is almost completely different. So most of them weren't even there when a lot of these games were reviewed.
Sir_Crocodile
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This is a good list
Guessing you didn't do much psp gaming? I'd have expected to see Half Minute Hero considering some of your other games.
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#20 Super Mario Galaxy 2
#19 Wii Sports
#18 Mass Effect
#17 BioShock
#16 Batman: Arkham City
#15 Half-Life 2: Episode 2
#14 Assassin's Creed 2
#13 Rock Band
#12 Mass Effect 2
#11 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
#10 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
#9 Journey
#8 Grand Theft Auto V
#7 Red Dead Redemption
#6 Minecraft
#5 Fallout 3
#4 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
#3 The Last of Us
#2 Portal 2
#1
#20 Super Mario Galaxy 2
#19 Wii Sports
#18 Mass Effect
#17 BioShock
#16 Batman: Arkham City
#15 Half-Life 2: Episode 2
#14 Assassin's Creed 2
#13 Rock Band
#12 Mass Effect 2
#11 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
#10 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
#9 Journey
#8 Grand Theft Auto V
#7 Red Dead Redemption
#6 Minecraft
#5 Fallout 3
#4 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
#3 The Last of Us
#2 Portal 2
#1
Super Mario Galaxy
Sir_Crocodile
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galaxy over galaxy 2 is bizarre.
galaxy being "fresher", since it was the unveiling of the concept and not the refining of it is the only reasoning I can really think of behind it.
galaxy being "fresher", since it was the unveiling of the concept and not the refining of it is the only reasoning I can really think of behind it.
Aaron Strife
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beaten
woo Galaxy
woo Galaxy
mentallyinept
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Portal 2 at number 2? No way.
Empyrean Heaven
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Wow....I....I....I actually agree with #1.
Well done IGN.
Well done IGN.
Exterminieren
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If they swapped the Galaxies around I'd prefer it, but either's a damned fine pick for GotG.
prag16
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Probably.
A lot of people won't be happy about a Wii game taking the top spot. I personally didn't love Galaxy either. But I would have been more disappointed if an extremely iterative experience such as GTA5 (which actually bored me to tears) or TLoU (very good game) took the top spot.
Not all opinions are created equal, so it is possible to have shitty ones. IGN has shitty opinions.
Alcotholic
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Galaxy 2 was far better than the first game. It's strange, but oh well. I never give much creedance to IGN's lists.
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