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[Sammy Samusu]

I mean literally perfect (having no mistakes or flaws).

I have played one perfect game in my 15 years of gaming, and that game is Metroid Prime, everything about it is perfect.

In fact, Metroid Prime is the only perfect thing I have ever seen in my whole life. It got me questioning that popular saying "nothing is perfect".

So now I'm here creating this thread: have you ever played a perfect game?

And once again, I mean LITERALLY perfect.

 

[-tetsuo-]

No and neither has anyone else

 

[dab0ne]

No such thing. The closest I've ever come is Mario 3.

 

[Genio88]

Half Life 2 for me, or at least the closer to perfection, i also recall as almost perfect Metal Gear Solid

 

[Jamix012]

There is no literally perfect game.

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

No game is perfect, but Super Mario Galaxy 2 is a game I would not change a single thing about, so I'm going with that one.

 

[Khrno]

Sure did.

 

[Gamesgbkiller]

Yeah, RED DEAD REDEMPTION!

 

[Giran]

Tetris and Pong

 

[Dombrowski]

Yes. It's called Shadow of the Colossus.

 

[Tagyhag]

Unfortunately no game is perfect for me. Otherwise I would be playing that game every single day for the rest of my life since it would never ever get boring.

 

[Cess007]

Yes. It's called Tetris.

Yes. It's called Shadow of the Colossus.

As much as i love the game (and believe me, i do) the game do have it's (very noticeable) flaws.

 

[BassForever]

Chrono Trigger is mine

 

[TomShoe]

Easy.

Shame everything went downhill after they removed the party system.

 

[TheMAK]

Ori and the Blind Forest is close to perfect

 

[fuzzyreactor]

Metroid Prime?

MGS1 is another contender

 

[AntiFacebook]

Diablo 2,but it took almost a decade of patching to make it so.

 

[Taco_Human]

DOTA 2.

It consumes me, and I can't stop. The best games are so fun.

The worst games are anger inducing.

It fills my emotions up. Low lows and highest highs.

 

[jackissocool]

There's simply nothing wrong with this game. The gameplay is refined, strategic, and fun. The progression is well paced and satisfying. There are plenty of secrets to discover, and the game doesn't coddle you at all. Visually and musically it's absolutely incredible.

 

[ArkhamFantasy]

Arkham City is pretty well rounded and doesn't have many tech problems at all.

 

[zeroroute]

Mother 3 for me.

 

[injurai]

Yeah, RED DEAD REDEMPTION!

Best game of last gen, I can see Rockstar doing so much more with it though. No game is perfect.

DOTA 2.

It consumes me, and I can't stop. The best games are so fun.

The worst games are anger inducing.

It fills my emotions up. Low lows and highest highs.

Can morphine drips count as games?

 

[The Llama]

Some games have come close, but perfect? Not sure any game is even subjectively perfect tbh.

 

[XavandSo]

Red Orchestra 2 is the perfect FPS for me. Has everything I've ever wanted in a shooter.

 

[Goldenroad]

Yes. It's called Tetris.



As much as i love the game (and believe me, i do) the game do have it's (very noticeable) flaws.

Yep. Anyone of any age or background can pick up Tetris and play it. I can't think of many other games that fit that mold.

 

[fuzzyreactor]

oh wait, i have the answer

Castlevania SOTN

 

[Burritoad]

Chrono Trigger is the closest game for me in terms of perfection.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

Yes. It's called Shadow of the Colossus.

lol

Be ready to be judged.

 

[Valnen]

Sure did.

That framerate though...

 

[taa0098]

Objectively? No. Subjectively?

Easy.



Shame everything went downhill after they removed the party system.

This one. This one right here. Never had any complaints about it at all, never will.

 

[Scoot2005]

Sure did.

Gonna go with this.

 

[ghostwritingduck]

The more complicated games get, the harder it is for them to be absolutely perfect. Tetris is perfect though.

 

[Cheeseman Battitude]

Mario Kart Wii
Ocarina of Time
Street Fighter 2 CE (Mega Drive)
Sonic 2 (Mega Drive)
Castle of Illusion (Master System)
Olympic Gold (Master System)
Wonder Boy III The Dragon's Trap
Ico
Grand Prix 2
Forza 2
Gran Turismo 3
Halo

All virtually perfect.

 

[Busaiku]

If it was an actually perfect game, then I would not be playing any other game ever, because that game would be perfect, including every subsequent replay.
But there will never be a game like that.

 

[Hawkeye 131]

Mass Effect
Red Dead Redemption
BioShock
Dishonoured
Halo 3
Grand Theft Auto 5

Are all pretty much damn near perfect!

 

[xehanort]

No game is perfect, but there are games that will perfectly fit your taste. For me that's Suikoden 2, Suikoden 5 and Valkyrie Profile.

 

[whiteninja]

Some people define "perfection" as something that can't be achieved by human hands, but Link to the Past comes pretty damn close.

 

[Super_Cobra]

God of War 3. Ive never played a more perfect game.

 

[15strong]

Portal 2 is a game that I consider close to perfection.

 

[Tunavi]

Deus ex hr
Super meat boy
Pokemon silver
Blood dragon
Metroid fusion

Edit: I want to say dues ex hr but the frame rate was a big flaw. Damn it

 

[oti]

Yes.

Mario Galaxy 2
Zelda ALBW
Top Spin 4

 

[pottuvoi]

Nethack.
International Karate +

There should be some others as well.

 

[Molemitts]

I think we've all played Tetris before.

As for more complex games, perfect is kind of an impossible standard. I think Portal is a game I could maybe call perfect.

 

[DJIzana]

The Mother series and Chrono series. A lot of people find flaws in both but to me? Not at all. I love that series dearly.

 

[SneakyStephan]

Natural selection 2 was close.

-Gameplay, graphics, UI, sound design all amazing. There is also a ton of gameplay depth

-Balance nearly flawless at launch

-asynchronous multiplayer that works and is fun from start to finish for both sides

-It has full mod support

-Dedicated servers (ran by the community, the only way to do it right)

-cost 20 euros at launch

-No dlc, no microtransactions

-free content patches

-No grind, no persistence between matches (in the form of stupid exp bars to unlock stuff like in battlefield 3)

-raw mouse input and super low mouse lag (rivaling half life responsiveness)

-AAA production values but a tiny budget and 10 man studio and no real marketing campaign other than one dude in their office making youtube videos and who also doubled as one of the two guys who cast ALL the competitive matches (many , many many of them) for tournaments they hosted.


It has everything you could wish for from a pc multiplayer game.

 

[pixel monkey]

Galaga with a bit of pepperoni pizza grease on the joystick, and a Mountain Dew buzz circa 1982 is probably as close as I've ever come to the "perfect game".

I miss those arcades.

 

[heringer]

Perfection means something that absolutely cannot be improved in any way. Metroid Prime (or any other game) can at the very least be improved by more advanced graphics.

 

[Natureboy99]

Ocarina of Time
Metroid Prime
Journey

All in my perfect game tier. I feel like no game will hit this again for me until a year or two into VR

 

[Supermanisdead]

Earthbound
Mario Galaxy 2
Ocarina of Time
Bayonetta 2
Xenoblade Chronicles

 

[paxromana]

For me, The Last of Us on PS3 in the hot summer months it launched, which added to the atmosphere, was perfect. Everything about it was excellent. Excellent story, immersive gameplay, fantastic gameplay mechanics, fantastic graphics, excellent audio, great voice acting, perfect length, amazing art direction and presentation.