Game Informer’s top 200 games of all time

[Onyxmeth]

Boutros said:

ctalkeb said:

Onyxmeth said:

ctalkeb said:
２００ = too many games.

And I don't think current gen games should be considered for a list like that.

You would think they would at least have a 12 month grace period to let games sink in. They've got games on this list that haven't even been out a month yet. How can you possibly know a game is amongst the 200 games of all time when it still has new game stink on it?

Exactly. Why even consider a game you don't know if will be forgotten or surpassed within a year or two?

I agree about Tetris being an obvious #1 btw.

But I don't need 12 more months to know that Uncharted 2 is one of the best games of all time.

Of course not. It has new game stink all over it. I don't need 12 months to know Modern Warfare 2 is one of the best games ever either. However, based on history and how I and everyone else can hype new games to oblivion, there were plenty of times it was better for me to keep my mouth shut. While Uncharted 2 may be a game that ages gracefully, it may also be a game that gets replaced quickly with a far superior sequel or far superior copycats. Uncharted was not a bad game. Back in 2007, it may have been able to be on a list just like this. It has now been torn to shreds by it's sequel (or so I've heard). This is why it's best to wait. Not for you though. You do what you want. I'm talking about what the most circulated video game magazine should be doing when they create a list like this.