Game Informer 300: Readers' Poll 300 Games of All Time

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Cerebralbore101 said:

The_Liquid_Laser said:

42 out of the top 50 are from the 21st century. Not a great list when it's called the "games of all time".  :-/

I like our list better.  Sure we may have a bias towards Nintendo games, but at least Nintendo games from every generation are represented.

A lot of stuff from before then didn't age too well. Especially not games from the first 3D consoles. I have all my old games from that era, and once you go back to play them today the rose colored glasses come off. I would recommend 9 NES games, 10 SNES games, 10 Genesis Games, 10 N64 games, and 11 PS1 games to the modern gamer. Lots of other stuff from that era is good, but totally skippable IMO. 

Generation 5 graphics have aged especially poorly, but I was surprised how much I liked Final Fantasy 7 in spite of the terrible graphics.  On the other hand, Generation 4 games have aged especially well.  Most of the best 2D games were made in Generations 3 and 4, and Generation 4 graphics can still look really good.  And of course there is also PC.  There have been a ton of good PC games over the decades which are still fun to play.  

On the other hand modern games, as a whole have serious issues.  The graphics are good, but originality stinks.  In the 20th century original games were the norm.  Now we mostly get original games from indies, and it's a rare treat to get an original high budget game like Dark Souls or something.  There is a lot more going on with those older games once you get past the aged graphics.

Last edited by The_Liquid_Laser - on 09 January 2020