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IGN's top 100 games of last gen

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Top ten for me would be something like

Dark Souls
MGS4
Batman AA
Street Fighter 4
No More Heroes
Zelda TP
Zelda SS
GTA 4
COD 4
SSB Brawl

... Assuming we're keeping portables out anyway.
 
parakeet said:
Uncharted 3 gets irrational hate. You did cool stuff in that game. Uncharted was completely forgettable with lame level design. Can't remember one moment in that game. Uncharted was a bad game
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Uncharted was not a bad game. Not even close. You either have ridiculous expectations or you've never played actual BAD games.
 
One person's bad taste will get something like Heavy Rain on this list.


Only a group of bad tastemakers can make a list this shitty.



Oh well!
 
i had a feeling mirror's edge would make it into the top 50. what a long way that game has come since the days of its initial middling reception.
 
Oh GAF. Some of you guys take this stuff way too seriously...I can’t roll my eyes any harder at some of the comments in here.

And it’s a shame Dragon’s Dogma, Red Faction: Guerrilla and Binary Domain won’t make the list. Three amazing sleeper hits!
 
My top 10 would be (one from each series):

1. MGS4
2. Zelda: TP
3. Super Mario Galaxy
4. Mass Effect 2
5. LittleBigPlanet
6. Uncharted 2
7. Dark Souls
8. Fallout 3
9. GTAV
10. Batman Arkham City
 
urgh, IGN lists. let's play tho, my list:


1) Xenoblade
2) The legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
3) Super Mario Galaxy
4) TWEWY
5) Battlefield 2
6) Fallout 3
7) PW AA TT
8) Picross 3D
9) Mario & Luigi BIS
10) World of Warcraft
 
1.) Demons Souls
2.) The Last of Us
3.) Journey
4.) Geometry Wars
5.) Oblivion
6.) Crysis
7.) Super Mario Galaxy 2
8.) Mass Effect
9.) World of Warcraft
10.) Red Dead Redemption
 
modeyv2 said:
60 - 57 are a joke. LBP should be in the top 10.
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It really shouldn't. Terrible platformer and level design covered up by deep creation system. It's just not that fun.
 
i'll keep this updated because i'm insane for fun

title - ign score
#100 Skate 2 - 8.3
#99 Viva Piñata 2 - 8.5
#98 Mario Kart Wii - 8.5
#97 Condemned - 8.7
#96 Assassins Creed IV: Black Flag - 8.5
#95 Vanquish - 8.5
#94 DJ Hero - 9.0
#93 Dance Central - 8.0
#92 State of Decay - 8.9
#91 Super Smash Bros Brawl - 9.5
#90 Unfinished Swan - 9.0
#89 Splinter Cell: Blacklist - 9.2
#88 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - 9.0
#87 Sleeping Dogs - 8.5
#86 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - 10.0
#85 Skylanders - 8.0
#84 Crackdown - 8.0
#83 LEGO Marvel - 9.0
#82 Halo 3 - 9.0
#81 Spec Ops: The Line - 8.0
#80 Xenoblade Chronicles - 9.0
#79 Call of Duty: Black Ops - 8.5
#78 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - 8.6
#77 Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - 9.4
#76 Saints Row: The Third - 8.5
#75 Heavy Rain - 9.0
#74 Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - 9.5
#73 Brothers - 8.2
#72 New Super Mario Bros Wii - 8.9
#71 Gran Turismo 6 - 8.0
#70 XCOM: Enemy Within - 9.0
#69 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - 8.9
#68 Demon's Souls - 9.4
#67 Dishonored - 9.2
#66 God of War III - 9.3
#65 Catherine - 9.0
#64 Flower - 9.0
#63 Rainbow Six Vegas - 9.4
#62 Shadow Complex - 9.4
#61 Rayman Legends - 9.5
#60 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception - 10.0
#59 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - 10.0
#58 Infamous 2 - 9.0
#57 LittleBigPlanet - 9.5
#56 FEZ - 9.5
#55 Bayonetta - 8.2
#54 FIFA 12 - 9.5
#53 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 9.5
#52 Far Cry 3 - 9.0
#51 The Witcher 2: Assassin's of Kings - 9.0
#50 South Park: The Stick of Truth - 9.0
#49 Forza Motorsport 4 - 9.5
#48 Fable 2 - 8.8
#47 Dragon Age: Origins - 8.7
#46 Dark Souls 2 - 9.0
#45 Super Meat Boy - 9.0
#44 Gears of Wars 3 - 9.0
#43 Trials Evolution - 9.0
#42 Mirror's Edge - 7.3
#41 Spelunky - 9.0

mirror's edge is the lowest-rated game on the list at 7.3/10, and it ranks #42.

cream of the crop (9.5 and up):
#91 Super Smash Bros Brawl - 9.5
#86 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - 10.0
#74 Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - 9.5
#61 Rayman Legends - 9.5
#60 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception - 10.0
#59 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - 10.0
#57 LittleBigPlanet - 9.5
#56 FEZ - 9.5
#54 FIFA 12 - 9.5
#53 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 9.5
#49 Forza Motorsport 4 - 9.5
 
Plinko said:
It really shouldn't. Terrible platformer and level design covered up by deep creation system. It's just not that fun.
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The level design of the first game was excellent. Every single level made use of some new gameplay mechanic in smart interesting ways. The final world was pure platforming bliss.

There was nothing like the early days of LBP. The insane shit the community was making. The crazy ideas you would try to come up with. The fun co-op sessions where you would try out random levels. It was the most fun I had last gen in terms of a whole experience. It was magical.
 
AniHawk said:
i'll keep this updated because i'm insane for fun

title - ign score
#100 Skate 2 - 8.3
#99 Viva Piñata 2 - 8.5
#98 Mario Kart Wii - 8.5
#97 Condemned - 8.7
#96 Assassins Creed IV: Black Flag - 7.7
#95 Vanquish - 8.5
#94 DJ Hero - 9.0
#93 Dance Central - 8.0
#92 State of Decay - 8.9
#91 Super Smash Bros Brawl - 9.5
#90 Unfinished Swan - 9.0
#89 Splinter Cell: Blacklist - 9.2
#88 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - 9.0
#87 Sleeping Dogs - 8.5
#86 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - 10.0
#85 Skylanders - 8.0
#84 Crackdown - 8.0
#83 LEGO Marvel - 9.0
#82 Halo 3 - 9.0
#81 Spec Ops: The Line - 8.0
#80 Xenoblade Chronicles - 9.0
#79 Call of Duty: Black Ops - 8.5
#78 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - 8.6
#77 Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - 9.4
#76 Saints Row: The Third - 8.5
#75 Heavy Rain - 9.0
#74 Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - 9.5
#73 Brothers - 8.2
#72 New Super Mario Bros Wii - 8.9
#71 Gran Turismo 6 - 8.0
#70 XCOM: Enemy Within - 9.0
#69 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - 8.9
#68 Demon's Souls - 9.4
#67 Dishonored - 9.2
#66 God of War III - 9.3
#65 Catherine - 9.0
#64 Flower - 9.0
#63 Rainbow Six Vegas - 9.4
#62 Shadow Complex - 9.4
#61 Rayman Legends - 9.5
#60 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception - 10.0
#59 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - 10.0
#58 Infamous 2 - 9.0
#57 LittleBigPlanet - 9.5
#56 FEZ - 9.5
#55 Bayonetta - 8.2
#54 FIFA 12 - 9.5
#53 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 9.5
#52 Far Cry 3 - 9.0
#51 The Witcher 2: Assassin's of Kings - 9.0
#50 South Park: The Stick of Truth - 9.0
#49 Forza Motorsport 4 - 9.5
#48 Fable 2 - 8.8
#47 Dragon Age: Origins - 8.7
#46 Dark Souls 2 - 9.0
#45 Super Meat Boy - 9.0
#44 Gears of Wars 3 - 9.0
#43 Trials Evolution - 9.0
#42 Mirror's Edge - 7.3
#41 Spelunky - 9.0

mirror's edge is the lowest-rated game on the list at 7.3/10, and it ranks #43.

cream of the crop (9.5 and up):
#91 Super Smash Bros Brawl - 9.5
#86 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - 10.0
#61 Rayman Legends - 9.5
#60 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception - 10.0
#59 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - 10.0
#57 LittleBigPlanet - 9.5
#56 FEZ - 9.5
#54 FIFA 12 - 9.5
#53 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 9.5
#49 Forza Motorsport 4 - 9.5
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Wow, to me their initial scores were mostly (U3 huh?) on point, if you organize the list by that they have an excellent list.
 
MiamiWesker said:
The level design of the first game was excellent. Every single level made use of some new gameplay mechanic in smart interesting ways. The final world was pure platforming bliss.

There was nothing like the early days of LBP. The insane shit the community was making. The crazy ideas you would try to come up with. The fun co-op sessions where you would try out random levels. It was the most fun I had last gen in terms of a whole experience. It was magical.
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I'd say that sackboy being mercy at the forces of acceleration/gravity/speed (i.e. the "floatiness") payed off. "Dumb" levels like shark survival were crudely made but really played off the physics engine with sackboy/platforms being flung everywhere and me and my mate would always laugh at trying to get through the unscripted chaos. The game was boring gameplay-wise if you stuck to those overly linear, beautiful but dully designed levels people worshipped.

This list is a GAF bloodbath all around though.
 
AniHawk said:
cream of the crop (9.5 and up):
#91 Super Smash Bros Brawl - 9.5
#86 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - 10.0
#61 Rayman Legends - 9.5
#60 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception - 10.0
#59 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - 10.0
#57 LittleBigPlanet - 9.5
#56 FEZ - 9.5
#54 FIFA 12 - 9.5
#53 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 9.5
#49 Forza Motorsport 4 - 9.5
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Prime 3 is a 9.5 as well.
 
Plinko said:
It really shouldn't. Terrible platformer and level design covered up by deep creation system. It's just not that fun.
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I've never laughed so much playing a game as playing LBP co op with a couple of mates. Incredibly fun. I often wonder if playing it with friends or not is a big difference between those who enjoyed it and those who didn't.
 
Kenshin001 said:
I've never laughed so much playing a game as playing LBP co op with a couple of mates. Incredibly fun. I often wonder if playing it with friends or not is a big difference between those who enjoyed it and those who didn't.
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Quite possibly.
I only played LBP on my own as well and found it immensely dull, and I'm a HUGE platform game nut. The controls were just too awful.

Don't know what my exact Top 10 for the past generation would be, but it would have Xenoblade at the top, that's for sure.
 
Since everyone is making their own top 10s, I think I would do something like this:

1.) Call of Duty 4
2.) Gears of War
3.) Uncharted 2
4.) Demon's Souls
5.) Oblivion
6.) Bioshock
7.) Mass Effect 2
8.) World of Warcraft
9.) Portal
10.) Batman: Arkham Asylum

These ranking or inclusions don't necessarily reflect my preference for one of these games over another, but rather my impression of the game's impact.
 
#69 Battlefield: Bad Company 2
#67 Dishonored
#63 Rainbow Six Vegas

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Any hope of Tekken Tag 2 making the list? They didn't even nominate it for fighting GOTY in 2012. But now that its competition from that year is 100% dead and forgotten, maybe IGN will finally recognize this masterpiece.
 
South park got a higher position than the witcher 2? what a joke...

Also,What's with all that praise for Xenoblade? It was pretty mediocre... even being at #80 is a compliment for it.
Same for vanquish.
 
Spoiler Alert to everybody in this thread - a bunch of people getting together and creating a list will likely create one where your superspecial top game isn't anywhere near the top of the list. The line to sputter in rage starts to the right.
 
IncandescentPrecept said:
Not having the same taste as you means I'm high. Vanquish is terrible - bland artstyle, guns that are all virtually the same, tipid gunplay. I liked nothing about, not even that gimmick of sliding on your knees.

RDR is one of my top games this generation - I forgot about it but Heavy Rain was a game like no other to me. The story might have plot holes but I was on the edge of my seat like never before with a game.
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I don't know, maybe it's because I'm a P* fan, but I really liked Vanquish. It was trying to be creative like all P* games, and it was successful.

Vulcano's assistant said:
there will be 3 2007 games in the top 15, maybe 5.
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I honestly don't care anymore.
 
This is my Top 1 list:

#1 - Dark Souls

Can't really be bothered putting everything in else order. Everything else is just okay compared to Dark Souls anyway.
EDIT: Except for Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2. Those games were tight.
EDIT 2: I also really liked 999. Haven't played VLR yet.
 
just voted, can't really remember the order but nr 1 was

Fallout 3

the others were :

Fallout New Vegas
Dark Souls 1 + 2
Mass Effect 1 + 2 + 3
Oblivion
Skyrim
Metroid : Other M
 
AniHawk said:
i'll keep this updated because i'm insane for fun

title - ign score
#100 Skate 2 - 8.3
#99 Viva Piñata 2 - 8.5
#98 Mario Kart Wii - 8.5
#97 Condemned - 8.7
#96 Assassins Creed IV: Black Flag - 7.7
#95 Vanquish - 8.5
#94 DJ Hero - 9.0
#93 Dance Central - 8.0
#92 State of Decay - 8.9
#91 Super Smash Bros Brawl - 9.5
#90 Unfinished Swan - 9.0
#89 Splinter Cell: Blacklist - 9.2
#88 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - 9.0
#87 Sleeping Dogs - 8.5
#86 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - 10.0
#85 Skylanders - 8.0
#84 Crackdown - 8.0
#83 LEGO Marvel - 9.0
#82 Halo 3 - 9.0
#81 Spec Ops: The Line - 8.0
#80 Xenoblade Chronicles - 9.0
#79 Call of Duty: Black Ops - 8.5
#78 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - 8.6
#77 Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - 9.4
#76 Saints Row: The Third - 8.5
#75 Heavy Rain - 9.0
#74 Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - 9.5
#73 Brothers - 8.2
#72 New Super Mario Bros Wii - 8.9
#71 Gran Turismo 6 - 8.0
#70 XCOM: Enemy Within - 9.0
#69 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - 8.9
#68 Demon's Souls - 9.4
#67 Dishonored - 9.2
#66 God of War III - 9.3
#65 Catherine - 9.0
#64 Flower - 9.0
#63 Rainbow Six Vegas - 9.4
#62 Shadow Complex - 9.4
#61 Rayman Legends - 9.5
#60 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception - 10.0
#59 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - 10.0
#58 Infamous 2 - 9.0
#57 LittleBigPlanet - 9.5
#56 FEZ - 9.5
#55 Bayonetta - 8.2
#54 FIFA 12 - 9.5
#53 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 9.5
#52 Far Cry 3 - 9.0
#51 The Witcher 2: Assassin's of Kings - 9.0
#50 South Park: The Stick of Truth - 9.0
#49 Forza Motorsport 4 - 9.5
#48 Fable 2 - 8.8
#47 Dragon Age: Origins - 8.7
#46 Dark Souls 2 - 9.0
#45 Super Meat Boy - 9.0
#44 Gears of Wars 3 - 9.0
#43 Trials Evolution - 9.0
#42 Mirror's Edge - 7.3
#41 Spelunky - 9.0

mirror's edge is the lowest-rated game on the list at 7.3/10, and it ranks #42.

cream of the crop (9.5 and up):
#91 Super Smash Bros Brawl - 9.5
#86 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - 10.0
#61 Rayman Legends - 9.5
#60 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception - 10.0
#59 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - 10.0
#57 LittleBigPlanet - 9.5
#56 FEZ - 9.5
#54 FIFA 12 - 9.5
#53 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 9.5
#49 Forza Motorsport 4 - 9.5
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Cool. I thought about doing this. Minor thing: Ign gave Black Flag a 8.5, don't know where you have that 7.7 from.
 
Journey is my #1 game from last gen.

Not only was it an amazing game but it reminded me that games can be simple and easy and still be more enjoyable than a massive complicated sand-box style game.
 
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