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What do you think is the best game ever made?

Final Fantasy VII 163 15.23%
 
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 486 45.42%
 
Street Fighter II 20 1.87%
 
Resident Evil 2 32 2.99%
 
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 19 1.78%
 
Super Mario 64 140 13.08%
 
Grand Theft Auto V 90 8.41%
 
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 28 2.62%
 
Minecraft 24 2.24%
 
Star Wars Kinect 68 6.36%
 
Total:1,070
Insidb on 24 July 2017
bigtakilla said:
Insidb said:

Unfortunately, that sword cuts both ways: in FF's case people will downvote any game that's not IX lol.

Can you blame them? Doesn't really mean the scores don't reflect their opinions.

I can; it was like The Order, which was plagued by a glut of "PS4 SUX" 0/10 votes.

There's no substance to the blind hatred.



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SegataSanshiro on 24 July 2017
Insidb said:
bigtakilla said:

Can you blame them? Doesn't really mean the scores don't reflect their opinions.

I can; it was like The Order, which was plagued by a glut of "PS4 SUX" 0/10 votes.

There's no substance to the blind hatred.

0/10 is dumb but The Order was a huge dissapointment for many. Many saying it was a tech demo for 60 bucks. That's also something we see more and more these days. Like Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeros. 40 bucks for 1 hour game and no I am not counting abritary side missions.



bigtakilla on 25 July 2017
Insidb said:
bigtakilla said:

Can you blame them? Doesn't really mean the scores don't reflect their opinions.

I can; it was like The Order, which was plagued by a glut of "PS4 SUX" 0/10 votes.

There's no substance to the blind hatred.

Final Fantasy isn't exclusive to the 0/10 curse.



Insidb on 25 July 2017
bigtakilla said:
Insidb said:

I can; it was like The Order, which was plagued by a glut of "PS4 SUX" 0/10 votes.

There's no substance to the blind hatred.

Final Fantasy isn't exclusive to the 0/10 curse.

No one is safe.



freebs2 on 25 July 2017

Mario 64
Unreal Tournament
Metroid Prime
Super Smash Bros Melee
Metal Gear Solid

My personal top 5



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bigtakilla on 25 July 2017
Insidb said:
bigtakilla said:

Final Fantasy isn't exclusive to the 0/10 curse.

No one is safe.

lol, true



JakDaSnack on 25 July 2017
Ka-pi96 said:
JakDaSnack said:
I really wish someone would actually do a real "Best of all time" games list. Like, take out the nostalgia, take out the influence, and just have each game go toe to toe with each other. All the games you listed haven't aged well, and probably wouldn't even make a top 100 list.

How do you take out the nostalgia though? I don't factor in influence when placing games in best of all time lists, but it's much harder to take out the nostalgia. Besides, I don't think it's entirely fair to rate games as they are now, rather than how they were at their best against each other. I think a great example of that is Pokemon, the latest games have the best graphics, the most features and more Pokemon than any others, yet does that really make them better? I think it's much better to compare them to older games as those games were back then, rather than as they are now. That's why I'll always place the gen 2 Pokemon games at the top of my list, even though on a technical level they have been beaten the newer ones just don't give me the same level of enjoyment that I had while playing them back in the day.

"Best game ever made" is a very generic term that can be interpreted in any number of ways.  We have lots of top 100 lists from numerous websites, and to my knowledge all of them use nostalgia and influence in their arguments.  I'm saying, for once, make a top 100 list of the "true" best games as they stand today.  If you think zelda oot is better than botw, then prove it without nostalgia.  

In other words, instead of playing vs mode in mario kart for the zillianth time, lets play some battle mode.



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kopstudent89 on 25 July 2017

Ocarina hands down. For the time it still holds well today which is incredible. Established all the fundementals for 3D gaming. Groundbreaking game.



Insidb on 25 July 2017
SegataSanshiro said:
Insidb said:

I can; it was like The Order, which was plagued by a glut of "PS4 SUX" 0/10 votes.

There's no substance to the blind hatred.

0/10 is dumb but The Order was a huge dissapointment for many. Many saying it was a tech demo for 60 bucks. That's also something we see more and more these days. Like Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeros. 40 bucks for 1 hour game and no I am not counting abritary side missions.

I cannot stand this.



JakDaSnack on 26 July 2017
Kyuu said:
JakDaSnack said:

"Best game ever made" is a very generic term that can be interpreted in any number of ways.  We have lots of top 100 lists from numerous websites, and to my knowledge all of them use nostalgia and influence in their arguments.  I'm saying, for once, make a top 100 list of the "true" best games as they stand today.  If you think zelda oot is better than botw, then prove it without nostalgia.  

In other words, instead of playing vs mode in mario kart for the zillianth time, lets play some battle mode.

These lists understandably take impact, influence, innovation and time into account. Or else the vast majorities of old classics don't stand a chance against recent well regarded games objectively.

It's impossible to separate your bias and personal feelings towards something. If I felt Zelda BotW is "dull" then I guess that's it! No amount of arguments, praise and perfect scores will change how I feel about it, and therefore I'd be lying to please the fanboys if I rank it too high in my list of best games.

In my honest opinion, GTAIV and The Elder Scrolls Oblivion are borderline "average" Yet they're two of the absolute highest rated games of all time in their genre.

There are actually lists that don't put strong emphasis on nostalgia/impact/time. Like "best games of the decade" or "best games of the generation" Aren't these good enough?

I think it's unfair, and even pointless, to compare BotW to OoT without considering influence and the way each made you feel.

But they are 2 different arguments.  For one, you're basing your favorite game off a distant memory, most likely during your childhood.  By continuing putting impact, influence, and innovation into your argument, your are ignoring decades of improvements.  It's dishonest at best to say that OOT is better than BOTW, because anyone with half a brain can tell you that OOT doesn't even compare.  Especially since we won't know the impact BOTW will have on the gaming world for years to come.

These lists aren't actually "Best game ever made" they are "Best experience I can remember having on a game".  Peoples lives and interests in gaming change over time, and it's silly in my opinion to compare an experience you had playing a game 20 years ago, to an experience you had 3 months ago.  The fact that people so often say "This game still holds up well" in their arguments for best game of all time, should tell you just how absurd these lists are. 

And best games of the decade or generation aren't the same because their are older games that could make a top 100 list if we were to try and figure out a "true" best game ever made.  Such as super metroid, or even a link to the past.

And I'm not saying to seperate your bias or personal feelings from a game, I'm saying to judge it for what it is now, not for what it was.  If you find BOTW dull, that's fine, if you feel that Infamous is the best game ever, that's great, tell us why you think that.  I'm just saying we should make a list of the top 100 games for how they are now, not how they were.



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