Actually a really agreeable list. There are a few omissions that I'd be concerned with but I can see how they came to the conclusion for many of the games. The only one major thing I disagree with is Mass Effect 3, which I don't think deserves quite the amount of the hate it gets, it doesn't belong on a greatest games of all time list.
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Time Magazine: All-TIME 100 Video Games
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Majukun
Member
what were they going for?
Lapidus' Beard
Member
Well, this list goes high into my list of crappy lists.
Goldenroad
Member
I'm guessing they were limiting it to one game per franchise, which is actually a noble idea, but then you end up with games like Oregon Trail on the list while Super Mario World doesn't end up appearing. Either way, nice to see it isn't all just games from the last 10 years like you would see on an IGN or Gamespot list.
also, I love Mass Effect 3. Maybe not as much as Journey, but I have no problem with it being on this list.
also, I love Mass Effect 3. Maybe not as much as Journey, but I have no problem with it being on this list.
Metalmurphy
Member
I thought Castle Crashers was a pretty fun flash game, then I got bored with it. I never had a reason to play Angry Birds since it's the exact same thing.
The 2010's is very arguable, specially because you can only make such list when the decade is over (let's hope there are far better games than those when 2010's are over)
It's strange not seeing in that list games like :
Bomberman
Arkanoid
Rayman
Any way, a good list overall, I would recomend almost every game, except the I have not played
It's strange not seeing in that list games like :
Bomberman
Arkanoid
Rayman
Any way, a good list overall, I would recomend almost every game, except the I have not played
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
They didn't.
edgardavids
Member
Goldenroad
Member
You're right...then this list is terrible.
Thank god you highlighted the punchline. I would never have gotten it.
Crazyorloco
Member
So true. They're one of the (if not the) best developers in gaming.
LOL my favorite post here.
stuminus3
Member
The biggest problem with lists like this to me is that they often use the "biggest" instead of the (subjective) "best". I mean, I know how important Pac-Man was back in the day. I was there, I was all about the Pac-Man fever. But Pac-Man CE 2 is an infinitely better game than the original Pac-Man.
My guess would be games that they deem to be the most influential, or groundbreaking, or a huge phenomenon (like Angry Birds).
TheContact
Member
the 90s was the best
Majukun
Member
ocarina of time wasn't influential and groundbreaking?
Am i still on planet earth? ò_ò
Mr. Poolman
Member
I wasn't ready for such a reasonable list.
Still missing Planescape Torment, but one can argue it wasn't influential enough.
Still missing Planescape Torment, but one can argue it wasn't influential enough.
Interrobang
Member
People have said it already, but I need to as well:
No Ocarina of Time, really?
Way too many omissions whenever lists like this are made. Time is no different.
No Ocarina of Time, really?
Way too many omissions whenever lists like this are made. Time is no different.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
Did you look at the rest of the list? Whole thing is about ubiquity.
It's why so many sequels were left off. I'm sure most people would prefer Rock Band 2 or 3 to 1 but which one had more of a buzz?
DragonSworne
Banned
Why is Chrono trigger on the list?
edgardavids
Member
Pretty much. Most games made nowadays are just evolved forms of games released in the 90s.
GitarooMan
Member
Yes but there is a lot to be said for being novel and first. Subsequent iterations may be improved but the lack of novelty is definitely a factor IMO. Its why for example I personally would never rate Super Mario Galaxy 2 over the first. Playing something fresh and original adds a lot to the experience. Not that Pac Man CE doesn't add a lot of fresh elements but I understand the reasoning for choosing arcade Pac Man over CE.
Winnie the Pimp
Member
This is indeed the only fault the list has...
Really?
Of all the games you saw on that list...you complain about Chrono Trigger?
tanooki141
Member
List invalidated.
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
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Seeing his avatar, Pokemon isn't on the list.
Sorry could you point to where I said that?
I said games that they deem to be so. If I were making the list OOT would be on it, but it's not my list...
Nope. FFT is just a poor version of Tactics Ogre with an FF skin.
bigdaddygamebot
Member
Mass Effect 3...right.
Zelda, metroid and HL2 are on the list. The list doesn't take kindly to multiple games from the same franchise.
Yeah, I understand that, I just see little value in it. Gaming is the only medium where these lists are made and "classics" are chosen due to cultural significance or market impact, rather than timelessness or sheer quality. The medium has a lot of maturing to do, still.
UnblessedSoul
Member
No Zelda OOT Aka the best zelda, list fails
Synth_floyd
Banned
Is Final Fantasy VII the only JRPG on the list?
Ah, Chrono Trigger is on there as well.
Ah, Chrono Trigger is on there as well.