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Forums - Gaming Discussion - gamrConnect's 200 Favorite Games - 2011 Edition

Readers Note: I wrote this back in January 2012 and posted it on gamrFeed and not gamrConnect. As you all know, gamrFeed was removed and replaced with the enchanced gamrReview site, resulting in the loss of the gamrFeed stories. While it's old news, I'd like to create a gamrConnect thread to keep the results within the VGChartz network. Anyways, here it is...

Welcome one and all!

On November 12th, 2011 (50 days before the end of the year), we asked our community of gamrConnect to participate in an event where each and every person would reveal their 50 favorite games of all time (Unfortunately, games released after October 31st, 2011 were cut from voting. So no Skyrim, Skyward Sword, or Uncharted 3)! And as the days went by, we had 46 different participants complete their own personal lists of amazing games. So first of all, congratulations are in order for those who took time out of their busy posting schedules to come in and tell the world the games that make them the gamers they are today.

So when the dust settled on December 31st, it was time to start crunching some numbers! Just like last year, I took each and every game (803 unique games in all... yeesh!) and added each and every vote (2,300 votes in all!) to come up with a list of 200 games that rocked these 46 gamers' socks. I have to admit, these guys have great taste: If you're looking for a great new game to play to start this brand new year (but don't want to wait for those newfangled releases!), you can't go wrong with any of the games below.

Now this list is by no means official or concrete or anything like that... it's just how 46 posters from gamrConnect view the gaming world around them. So without further delay, here is gamrConnect's top 200 games of all time:

200

Heroes of Might & Magic III PC
199

Disney's Epic Mickey Wii
=196

KillZone 2 PlayStation 3
=196

Luigi's Mansion GameCube
=196

Mario & Luigi: SuperStar Saga GameBoy Advance
195

Age of Empires III  PC
=193

Pikmin 2 GameCube
Wii
=193

Sonic Adventure 2 DreamCast
GameCube
192

Chrono Cross PlayStation
191

Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando PlayStation 2
190

Fire Emblem GameBoy Advance
=187

Burnout GameCube
PlayStation 2
Xbox
=187

Pokemon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition
GameBoy
=187

Rock Band 3 PlayStation 3
Wii
Xbox 360
186

Age of Mythology PC
185

Mirror's Edge PC
PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
184

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Arcade
DreamCast
PlayStation 2
Xbox
183

Rome: Total War PC
182

SimCity 4 PC
181

Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire GameBoy Advance
180

Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction PlayStation 3
179

Deus Ex: Human Revolution PC
PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
178

Soul Calibur II GameCube
PlayStation 2
Xbox
=176

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty PC
PlayStation 2
Xbox
=176

Tales of Symphonia GameCube
175

World of Goo Mobile
PC
Wii
174

Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal PlayStation 2
173

Super Mario Sunshine GameCube
172

New Super Mario Bros. DS
171

RollerCoaster Tycoon PC
170

WarCraft II: Tides of Darkness PC
=168

F-Zero X Nintendo 64
=168

God of War 2 PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
167

Donkey Kong 64 Nintendo 64
166

LittleBigPlanet PlayStation 3
165

WipEout HD PlayStation 3
164

Ratchet & Clank PlayStation 2
163

Call of Duty: Black Ops PC
PlayStation 3
Wii
Xbox 360
=161

No More Heroes Wii
=161

Tales of the Abyss PlayStation 2
160

inFamous 2 PlayStation 3
159

Doom PC
158

Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening

PC
PlayStation 2

157

Batman: Arkham City PC
PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
156

Earthbound Super NES
155

God of War PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
154

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Genesis
=152

Pikmin GameCube
Wii
=152

Terranigma Super NES
151

Advance Wars: Dual Strike DS
=149

LittleBigPlanet 2 PlayStation 3
=149

Lost Odyssey Xbox 360
148

Tetris GameBoy
NES
147

Street Fighter IV PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
146

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind PC
Xbox
145

The Sims PC
144

Gears of War 2 Xbox 360
143

Fallout: New Vegas PC
PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
142

Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis
=140

Perfect Dark Nintendo 64
=140

TimeSplitters 2 GameCube
PlayStation 2
Xbox
139

Half-Life PC
138

Suikoden II PlayStation
137

Psychonauts PC
PlayStation 2
Xbox
136

Halo 2 Xbox
135

Fable Xbox
134

Suikoden V PlayStation 2
=132

Grand Theft Auto IV PC
PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
=132

Wii Sports Wii
131

Silent Hill PlayStation
130

Halo: Reach Xbox 360
=128

Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped PlayStation
=128

Demon's Souls PlayStation 3
127

Tekken 3 PlayStation
126

Silent Hill 2 PC
PlayStation 2
125

Paper Mario Nintendo 64
124

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty PC
123

Kirby's Adventure NES
122

Tales of Vesperia Xbox 360
121

Conker's Bad Fur Day Nintendo 64
120

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance GameCube
119

Counter Strike: Source
PC
118

Katamari Damacy PlayStation 2
117

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King PlayStation 2
116

Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem GameCube
115

Mario Kart: Double Dash!! GameCube
114

StarFox 64 3DS
Nintendo 64
113

Gran Turismo 5 PlayStation 3
=111

Gran Turismo 2 PlayStation
=111

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening GameBoy
110

Halo 3 Xbox 360
109

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 PlayStation 2
108

Monster Hunter Tri Wii
107

Grand Theft Auto III PC
PlayStation 2
Xbox
106

World of WarCraft PC
=104

The Legend of Zelda NES
=104

Metroid Fusion GameBoy Advance
103

XenoGears PlayStation
102

Ico PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
101

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night PlayStation
Saturn

Still with us?

Great! 'Cause we still have 100 more awesome games to show ya!

And from what I hear... the top 100 is where the magic really happens.

100

Street Fighter II Arcade
Genesis
Super NES
99

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood PC
PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
98

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic PC
Xbox
=96

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes GameCube
Wii
=96

Resident Evil 2 DreamCast
Nintendo 64
PC
PlayStation
95

Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time  PlayStation 3
94

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader GameCube
93

Gears of War 3 Xbox 360
92

Dragon Age: Origins PC
PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
91

Banjo-Tooie Nintendo 64
90

Professor Layton & the Curious Village DS
89

Mario Kart DS DS
88

Mega Man 2 NES
87

Final Fantasy Tactics PlayStation
86

Final Fantasy XIII PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
85

MineCraft PC
84

Sonic & Knuckles Genesis
83

Metroid - Zero Mission GameBoy Advance
NES
82

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII PlayStation Portable
81

Final Fantasy X-2 PlayStation 2
80

Super Smash Bros. Nintendo 64
79

inFamous PlayStation 3
78

Batman: Arkham Asylum PC
PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
77

XenoBlade Chronicles Wii
76

Kingdom Hearts II PlayStation 2
75

Diddy Kong Racing DS
Nintendo 64
74

Assassin's Creed II PC
PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
73

Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings PC
72

Skies of Arcadia DreamCast
GameCube
71

Heavy Rain PlayStation 3
=69

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island GameBoy Advance
Super NES
=69

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune PlayStation 3
68

Secret of Mana Super NES
67

The World Ends With You DS
66

Final Fantasy XII PlayStation 2
65

Kingdom Hearts PlayStation 2
64

Pokemon Black/White DS
63

Okami PlayStation 2
Wii
62

Resident Evil - REmake GameCube
PlayStation
61

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn Wii
60

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Genesis
59

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 PlayStation 2
58

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City PC
PlayStation 2
Xbox
57

Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door GameCube
56

God of War 3 PlayStation 3
55

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare PC
PlayStation 3
Wii
Xbox 360
54

Valkyria Chronicles PlayStation 3
53

Red Dead Redemption PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
52

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Wii
51

Donkey Kong Country Returns Wii

50 games to go! For a game to make it this high up... well, it must be pretty special.

Onwards and upwards!

50

Super Mario Bros. GameBoy
NES
49

Banjo-Kazooie Nintendo 64
48

WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos PC
47

Diablo II PC
46

Fallout 3 PC
PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
45

GoldenEye 007 Nintendo 64
44

StarCraft PC
43

Donkey Kong Country GameBoy Advance
Super NES
42

New Super Mario Bros. Wii Wii
41

Portal 2 PC
PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
40

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion PC
PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
39

Half-Life 2 PC
38

Portal PC
PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
37

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Super NES
36

Mass Effect PC
Xbox 360
35

Pokemon Gold/Silver - HeartGold/SoulSilver DS
GameBoy
34

Final Fantasy VIII PlayStation
33

Bioshock PC
PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
32

Final Fantasy IV DS
GameBoy Advance
PSP
Super NES
31

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots PlayStation 3
30

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest GameBoy Advance
Super NES
29

Mario Kart Wii Wii
28

Metal Gear Solid - The Twin Snakes
GameCube
PlayStation
27

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater PlayStation 2
26

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas PC
PlayStation 2
Xbox
25

Shadow of the Colossus PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
24

Mario Kart 64 Nintendo 64
23

Super Metroid Super NES
22

Final Fantasy VI GameBoy Advance
Super NES
21

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

Nintendo 64

Ladies and Gentlement, I give you gamrConnect's top 20 games of all time.

Enjoy.

20. Final Fantasy IX

PlayStation

19. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

GameCube

18. Mass Effect 2

PC - PlayStation 3 - Xbox 360

17. Super Smash Bros. Melee

GameCube

16. Final Fantasy X

PlayStation 2

15. Metroid Prime

GameCube - Wii

14. Super Mario Bros. 3

GameBoy Advance - NES

13. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

PlayStation 3

12. Pokemon Red/Blue -FireRed/LeafGreen

GameBoy - GameBoy Advance

11. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

GameCube - Wii

10. Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Wii

9.. Super Mario Galaxy

Wii

8. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

GameBoy Advance - Super NES

7. Resident Evil 4

GameCube - PC - PlayStation 2 - Wii

6. Super Mario Galaxy 2

Wii

5. Super Mario World

GameBoy Advance - Super NES

4. Final Fantasy VII

PlayStation

3. Chrono Trigger

DS - Super NES

2. Super Mario 64

DS - Nintendo 64

1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

3DS - Nintendo 64

Well that's it! I hope you guys have enjoyed this particular list of 200 amazing games. Once again I'd like to thank the 46 gamrConnect members who participated in this fun little event, and I'd like to thank those of you who took the time to actually go through what is surely gamrFeed's largest article ever (do I get a prize for this?). I'm sure you all are itching to write your feedback on the different games and their positions, and I can't wait to see what you guys have to say! But remember, it's just a list, so don't worry too much if your beloved game didn't do as well as you wanted it to (heck, you can change all that by voting in the 2012 Edition!).

So happy 2012, and here's to a bright future. Cheers!

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Also, we are right in the middle of the 2012 Edition of this event! If you're interesting in participating, be sure to sign up in the Sign Up Thread. Then read the rules and get started in the Official Thread. We're also discussing all of our favorite games in the Discussion Thread. ^_^



Tagging for tomoz.



Xenoblade and Skyward Sword had better be higher up this time.



 

Here lies the dearly departed Nintendomination Thread.

Conegamer said:
Xenoblade and Skyward Sword had better be higher up this time.

Skyward Sword can only go up, since it wasn't allowed last year (due to it being a post-November 2011 launch). ^_^

As for XenoBlade, hopefully with the NA launch it'll will gain more support. Time will tell!



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Smeags said:
Conegamer said:
Xenoblade and Skyward Sword had better be higher up this time.

Skyward Sword can only go up, since it wasn't allowed last year (due to it being a post-November 2011 launch). ^_^

As for XenoBlade, hopefully with the NA launch it'll will gain more support. Time will tell!

Ah fair enough then, makes sense!

Reminds me I need to update my post in the thread. Been busy so haven't done so the past week...



 

Here lies the dearly departed Nintendomination Thread.

Nice job with the list. It's ... interesting. I thought Nintendo was only the second biggest faction here? Not all that pleased where some of my favorites ended up, to be honest.



pokoko said:
Nice job with the list. It's ... interesting. I thought Nintendo was only the second biggest faction here? Not all that pleased where some of my favorites ended up, to be honest.

Elaborate! Where did your favorites end up? :3

I am teh curious.



pokoko said:
Nice job with the list. It's ... interesting. I thought Nintendo was only the second biggest faction here? Not all that pleased where some of my favorites ended up, to be honest.

You don't need to be a Nintendo fan to appreciate every single game in the top 20, and how any of them (bar maybe Mass Effect) could easily have won.



 

Here lies the dearly departed Nintendomination Thread.

Smeags said:
pokoko said:
Nice job with the list. It's ... interesting. I thought Nintendo was only the second biggest faction here? Not all that pleased where some of my favorites ended up, to be honest.

Elaborate! Where did your favorites end up? :3

I am teh curious.

ICO at 102 and Final Fantasy Tactics at 87 hurt my feelings.  Final Fantasy VI and Suikoden 2 also made me wince.  I would love to have seen Fallout 3 higher, though I was content with the placement of Valkyria Chronicles.  The lack of Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec left me speechless.  No Soulcalibur, either, though I guess that's understandable considering that it was a Dreamcast game.

I was under the impression that the registration for the 2012 even was over?