Edge: The 100 Greatest Video Games

[Wonktonodi]

bigtakilla said:

Wonktonodi said:

Those are two very separate arguments. Chrono trigger isn't off the list because Minecraft is in the top ten. Nor are any other games not on the list at all because Minecraft is number 10. 

Reasons is there. It's fun is accessible, it allows for quite a bit of creativity on a scale far beyond most games and is social. So it's beyond "it's very popular" it's all the reasons why it's that popular that got it there on the list. Many could make the argument for it being even higher than 10

I didn't say Chrono Trigger isn't on there because Minecraft is, it's just another example of a game that is far more deserving.

It seems that accessible, and creative are now being held to a higher standard than story, atmosphere, soundtrack, pacing, character development, ect. 

 

Considering the last of us is number 3 on the list your premise is false. There are games of a wide variety on that list many that are hight in story atmoshere soundtrack and pacing and character development 3 above minecraft.  Most games on that list could be argued  up or down even on or off the list. Tetris doesn't fit many of the things you mention but it's still high on the list because not all those things are needed for games to be fun, or thrilling.

That list has a wide variety of games on it, it is too focused on newer games to really be a list of all time. Many here agree chrono trigger should be on the list, at the same time many here do feel 10 is an ok spot for minecraft. Sure it doesn't have what some games you like better have, but it has plenty that many gamers love and keep going back to and haven't found better in any other game.