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Forums - Gaming Discussion - EDGE ranks the top 100 greatest games (2017 edition)

One criteria for making the list was:

"Each game had to stand up today rather than making the cut for reasons of nostalgia or historic significance."

Why isn't historic significance an important criteria in a list of greatest games of all time?



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It's really impossible to make a "right" list when it comes to choosing the best games. Every person has different rankings. Instead of calling all of these lists "wrong" you can just discuss how their and you're opinion match or not match.


Battlefield 4 over battlefield 1 or bad company 2? Gtfo.
Ico over shadow? Gtfo.
Portal over portal 2? Gtfo.
Outrun 2006 and trials fusion over Burnout series, forza horizon 3? GTFO.
I take my words back, this list is wrong.



Bet with Intrinsic:

The Switch will outsell 3DS (based on VGchartz numbers), according to me, while Intrinsic thinks the opposite will hold true. One month avatar control for the loser's avatar.

Breath of the wild brought me back to gaming. I haven't felt like this since I was a child. It deserves the no 1 spot, it's magical. I understand this game gets a lot of hate also, it's like this for any game. I'm 32 now and maybe some younger gamers won't appreciate or notice all the subtle touches that went into this game to really evoke those childlike feelings.



Think for yourself, question authority

Edge always do this, it's like they forget their own scoring mechanics and the fact a game is as good now as it was 20 years ago... heck 30.

Plus lack of Crash Bandicoot 2 (original not this new release) shows distinct lack of taste.



Hmm, pie.

Xen said:
AngryLittleAlchemist said:

Was that mean?

You bet.

*What does that mean



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Strange list, lots of games that aren't really considered to be great by most people.

However, Breath of the Wild being the best game ever is an indisputable fact.



The top 10 is actually pretty good choices.



If it isn't turnbased it isn't worth playing   (mostly)

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The fuck is this shit? A lot of influencial games and such are completely missing. You got, what, 4-5 Zelda games but not one Pokemon game? XD Persona 4 is good but where is a regular SMT? These lists never fail as a good way to develop eye cancer



Wow, talk about a shit list.

Seriously, no Super Mario Galaxy 1 on the list at all is just plain horseshit!!



Metal Gear Solid V, of all things, ahead of The Witcher III and any other MGS game?

The game wasn't even finished, for God's sake.