gamrConnect Presents: Their 1131 Greatest Games, as of 2021

[The_Liquid_Laser]

Here are some of my thoughts:

First of all a huge thanks to mZuzek.  This looks like a lot of work, and I appreciate all of the effort you put into this.

I looked through the 101-200 list and there are a lot of really good games in there.  It makes me appreciate just how much the top 100 must represent the cream of the crop, even though some of you have very different tastes than me on some of these games *cough*Wind Waker*cough*.  Anyway there were some standout entries in the top 100 for me.

Tales of Symphonia (#96) - I've never played a Tales game, and I've always wondered where to start if I did.  Looks like Tales of Symphonia might be a good candidate.

Age of Empires 2 (#87) - Seriously, this game was not on my radar at all.  Sometimes I'm looking for a good old strategy game that I've never played before.  I didn't realize AoE2 was such a hit.

Hollow Knight (#24) - For an indie game to rank so high, that means I need to try it out sometime this year.

Metroid Dread (#16) - Man, you guys really frikken love Metroid Dread.  Not sure if I will like it, or if I will play it anytime soon.  But I am surprised how many awards and stuff are going toward this game, not just in this thread but in general.  Clearly, there is a certain part of the gaming community that really loves this game.

Top 10/20 -  Ok, so Nintendo games swept the top 10 this time.  That was kind of expected.  However, there is actually a pretty good variety in the 11-20 slots, which I see as progress.  Look at this:

20.  The Last of Us (PS3)
19.  Final Fantasy 9 (PS1)
18.  Persona 5 (PS3/PS4)
17.  Final Fantasy 6 (SNES)
16. Metroid Dread (NSW)
15.  Chrono Trigger (SNES)
14. LoZ: Twilight Princess (GCN/Wii)
13.  Super Mario World (SNES)
12.  Metroid Prime (GCN)
11.  Final Fantasy 7 (PS1)

If you look at those games, there is actually a pretty good variety there.  (I put the system the game originally appeared on unless it had a simultaneous release.)  Six of the games originally came to Nintendo systems and four originally came to Sony systems.  Also there are games from several different time periods there.  Of course it's not perfect because it leaves out Microsoft, Sega, the 80's and handhelds.  But still, I think there is more variety there than previous years, so that is pretty good.   

Last edited by The_Liquid_Laser - on 20 January 2022