Your Top 50 Games: 2011 Discussion Thread

[Michael-5]

Runa216 said:

Michael-5 said:
Only thing I liked about Wind Waker, was that sneaking level and facial expressions. It was still a fun game, but compared to the N64 Zelda's this was a joke. Difficulty was largely scaled down, and overall it felt like a kids game.

Pokemon Black/White was also a great game. I didn't include it on my list, but thinking back, I should have. I really wanted Front Mission 4 and Drakengard on my list though, didn't want it to be too generic. Maybe next year.

I have a confession:  I really disliked the N64 zeldas.  I've never even beaten Ocarina of Time (I'm working on it for the first time on the 3DS). I'm a rare supporter of the fact that the PS1/N64 era was by far the worst console generation and I'm sticking to that assessment.  

You did say that (well except for not beating Ocarina of Time, which has a wicked end of game battle). You said you felt N64/PS1 gen was a transition period, and I told you I disagree. Zelda was best on N64 (IMO) same with Mario Party, Mario Kart, Smash Bros, Mario Golf, Mario Tennis, Yoshi, Super Mario, and Starfox (PS1 also has MGS, Final Fantasy, Twisted Metal, and other examples, but it's less clear cut as Nintendo).

Every game since the masterpeices Nintendo made on the N64, I feel just try to mimic the gameplay and quality of the N64 games. Very little has been brought to the table since. Smash Bros, and Mario Kart follow almost identical gameplay mechanics as the N64 versions, except they offer more content on Wii (but not that massive of a graphical bost in the decade of age between them). Zelda, and Super Mario have been relativly unchanged, the core gameplay is the same as it was on N64. Other franchises like Mario Party and Starfox have actually gone downhill since the N64 gen.

I mean, I dare you to say Starfox Assult was better then Starfox 64.

I can't say the N64 generation was particularly better then any other gen, but for Nintendo it was their hallmark generation. SNES is my favorite console, and PS2 did offer a lot of JRPG's. This gen also probably has more AAA titles then any gen prior.