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[Flamesword]

I hope this is a list of modern games from the last few years, if this is all-time I weep for the future of gaming...

 

[R3TRODYCE]

Dark Souls and Bloodborne in the top ten is interesting. I guess clunky mechanics and poor combat need love too.

 

[Nameless]

I really like the direction of this list a lot even though I don't agree with all of it. I've been a gamer for 25+ years, but the value placed on retro games vs modern stuff is typically over inflated on all-time lists. Good job Edge

 

[manzoman96]

So many glaring omissions. Awful list.

 

[MiamiWesker]

I have seen some shit lists in my day, this maybe the most shittiest.

 

[Jarmel]

What I learned today is that Destiny is better than Earthbound.

 

[FunkyPajamas]

No mention of MGS3 in the list at all. Null and void.

Indeed. No mention of KotOR or Baldur:s Gate saga either.

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

Is the Saturn one just called bomberman, because that's the one they should really be picking.

It is called Saturn Bomberman.

 

[xDUMPWEEDx]

No World of Warcraft? How do you fuck up a "modern classics" list this badly?

 

[Alo0oy]

I don't agree with a lot of it, but kudos for ignoring nostalgia & not giving games points just because they were older.

 

[Oynox]

Discount code does not work anymore.

 

[BGBW]

1. Solitaire
2. Minesweeper
3. Tetris
4. Candy Crush
5. Llamatron

 

[mrmickfran]

3 Souls games in the top 20, but only one Bayonetta game on the entire list.

Madness.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

CRTL + F "chrono trigger"

WELP

 

[randomengine]

Top 4/5 games released in the past several years = a bullshit greatest of all time list. Lacks contextual history and reverence for environment in which some games were originally released.

 

[Magic Mushroom]

Dark Souls and Bloodborne in the top ten is interesting. I guess clunky mechanics and poor combat need love too.

This isn't about The Witcher 3. From's combat is fantastic.

Also, have people actually read the write-ups instead of just taking shots at a list that nobody will ever agree on, no matter the games in there?

 

[Visualante2]

32 - Destiny

This can't be real.

They are always gushing over Destiny.

 

[dugdug]

87 - Puzzle Bobble (1994)
82 - Bomberman (1983)
63 - Castlevania SotN (1997)
60 - Earthbound (1994)
57 - Puyo Puyo (1991)
31 - Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1991)
21 - Super Metroid (1994)
15 - Super Mario World (1990)
13 - Super Mario 64 (1996)
08 - Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
06 - Tetris (1984)

:-(

AKA Games we heard our parents talking about once or twice.

 

[Dennis]

The more I think about it the more absurd the list seems.

Like it was written by a PR marketing shill.

 

[Nameless]

So many glaring omissions. Awful list.

To be fair it's virtually impossible to make a list of the top 100 games without glaring omissions.

 

[MiamiWesker]

They don't even have SMB3 on the list, think about that. He'll any greatest games of all time would have the original as well.

 

[Deleted member 57681]

2007's list (and special edition magazine) was so great I still read it every day on the john.

Bomberman?

I hope that's just a listing for the series in general because that's definitely a game where the sequels improved on the formula.

For example Bomberman II is the game that introduced battlemode, which the series is famous for.

In the Bomberman article of 2007's list they specifically state that Saturn Bomberman is the best one.

 

[Jarmel]

3 Souls games in the top 20, but only one Bayonetta game on the entire list.

Madness.

No Devil May Cry 3 either.

 

[| Praxis |]

Dark Souls and Bloodborne in the top ten is interesting. I guess clunky mechanics and poor combat need love too.

Premature usage of this gif. You blew your load too soon.

 

[Breakage]

This list seems to favour From Software titles.

 

[GamerJM]

I don't agree with a lot of it, but kudos for ignoring nostalgia & not giving games points just because they were older.

I think it's interesting how most of these lists that feature classic games typically have games that haven't necessarily aged well or are outdated compared to later titles. And then here's one that just decides to omit most classic games entirely.

If anything I think it shows how segmented the retro gaming community is from the modern gaming community. You don't see tons of people who heavily follow the latest releases scouring eBay for some sought after Sega CD game, so it's not very likely that the publications covering new releases will have played those games.

 

[Atomic Edge]

Drop 7 is a better video game than Skyrim.

 

[speedomodel]

Still can't get over Destiny...

 

[fuzzyreactor]

I'm willing to respect the rest of the list.... but Drive Club?????

Driveclub should be higher

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Dark Souls and Bloodborne in the top ten is interesting. I guess clunky mechanics and poor combat need love too.

That's a pretty strange opinion you have there. Most consider the games to have the best combat in the ARPG genre

 

[mrmickfran]

No Devil May Cry 3 either.

There's no Devil May Cry period, or Ninja Gaiden. List is trash.

 

[IvorB]

Was expecting to see the usual Nintendo guff at the top so Dark Souls at number one is a bit of a surprise.

 

[GamerJM]

Drop 7 is a better video game than Skyrim.

I haven't played Drop7, but I wouldn't be surprised if it is . I thought Skyrim was kind of awful.

 

[Nameless]

Still can't get over Destiny...

Whether or not I agree with its position, having the best core mechanics of any console shooter ever counts for something.

 

[im_dany]

TLOU and GTA5 before HL2

Wtf is wrong with gaming press

 

[Some Nobody]

No Suikoden 2 makes the entire list invalid.

Having beaten that game this May, no it doesn't. Great game but it's actually coming in third place for Suiko games so far.

Also: people still getting mad over lists? Why? You could fill 100 great games in a single decade. There's no way you're getting every good game across like, 25 or so years? Forget it.

 

[entremet]

Thanks for not spoiler tagging the list, OP.

Solid list. Nice to see new games represented.

 

[KooopaKid]

What's Dark Souls?

 

[manzoman96]

To be fair it's virtually impossible to make a list of the top 100 games without glaring omissions.

I understand that, but no Chrono, MGS 1-3? Missing some classics.

 

[Spring-Loaded]

Thanks for not spoiler tagging the list, OP.

Agreed. Almost broke my hand clicking on the list last time someone did that

I understand that, but no Chrono, MGS 1-3? Missing some classics.

It will always miss something. It happened to be these games this time.

 

[Alo0oy]

I think it's interesting how most of these lists that feature classic games typically have games that haven't necessarily aged well or are outdated compared to later titles. And then here's one that just decides to omit most classic games entirely.

If anything I think it shows how segmented the retro gaming community is from the modern gaming community. You don't see tons of people who heavily follow the latest releases scouring eBay for some sought after Sega CD game, so it's not very likely that the publications covering new releases will have played those games.

I don't think it's necessarily that, I think they played games on old consoles & know them very well, they're just not giving older games extra points for being old, which happens in 95% of "best of all time" lists. So I think this list is surprisingly refreshing, even though I disagree with most of it.

Spoiler

Demon's Souls should be #1

 

[Majestad]

Seems like a random ass list.

 

[Captain Smirk]

Get back to work Edge, you're drunk

 

[lolosgolos]

With such a list their opinion on anything is a no no for me now. Two of the most overhyped and mediocre games of 2014 are on that list

 

[onepiecefan]

List must be a joke right? Terrible list.

 

[cyba89]

I need more context to understand the intention of this list.

Consisting of 212 pages and presented with a foil ­embossed cover, this limited­ edition celebration features 100 essays on the videogames that deserve to be in your collection, from old favourites such as Tetris to modern ­day masterpieces such as Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.

If it's just this I can agree with most of them.
But if it meant to be a ranked all-time Top 100 list of all videogames (like it says on the cover) it's a really weird one.

 

[starchild excalibur]

I disagree with the order of many of these.

That's all I will say.

 

[dragonbane]

No Command & Conquer. Fuck this list.

 

[Hitokiri03]

I hope there is at least one Souls game on the lis......... Oh.

 

[Cripshay]

TLOU and GTA5 before HL2

Wtf is wrong with gaming press

TLOU should be No.1

But I agree with about the GTAV spot. Shouldn't even be in the Top10.

 

[Frank Jaeger]

Happy with that top5, but the list is worthless!