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Back in 2015, EDGE published a special issue of its magazine featuring what it felt was the top 100 greatest games of all time. This month, they’re back at it again with a revised list.

The 2017 edition makes a number of changes. One big addition is Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which has taken Dark Souls’ spot as EDGE’s best game of all time. Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Zelda: Ocarina of Time remain in the top ten, however.

The full list is as follows:

 

100. Super Hexagon
99. Her Story
98. Super Monkey Ball
97. Final Fantasy XII
96. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
95. Hyper Light Drifter
94. Katamari Damacy
93. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
92. Resogun
91. Puzzle Bobble
90. F-Zero GX
89. The Sims 3
88. R-Type Final
87. Elite: Dangerous
86. Bomberman
85. StarCraft II
84. Pac-Man: Championship Edition
83. BioShock
82. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
81. Puzzle & Dragons
80. Tearaway
79. League of Legends
78. Super Meat Boy
77. Xenoblade Chronicles
76. OutRun 2006: Coast to Coast
75. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
74. Civilization IV
73. Battlefield 4
72. Metroid Prime
71. Hearthstone
70. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
69. Limbo
68. Towerfall Ascension
67. EarthBound
66. Batman: Arkham Knight
65. Transistor
64. Puyo Puyo
63. FTL: Advanced Edition
62: Persona 4 Golden
61. Mass Effect 2
60. Okami
59. The Stanley Parable
58. XCOM: Enemy Unknown
57. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
56. The Witcher III: Wild Hunt
55. Far Cry 4
54. Titanfall 2
53. Doom (2016)
52. Trials Fusion
51. Nidhogg
50. Fez
49. Overwatch
48. Super Mario 3D World
47. Journey
46. Dead Space
45. Dota 2
44. Vanquish
43. Super Mario Maker
42. Fire Emblem Fates
41. Inside
40. Shadow of the Colossus
39. Halo 3
38. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
37. Spelunky
36. Destiny
35. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
34. Kerbal Space Program
33. Dishonored
32. Splatoon
31. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
30. Rock Band 3
29. The Last Guardian
28. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
27. Ico
26. Super Metroid
25. Demon’s Souls
24. Horizon: Zero Dawn
23. Advance Wars
22. The Witness
21. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
20. Ultra Street Fighter IV
19. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
18. Rez Infinite
17. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
16. Super Mario World
15. Red Dead Redemption
14. Super Mario 64
13. Portal
12. Bayonetta 2
11. Minecraft
10. Resident Evil 4
9. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
8. Super Mario Galaxy 2
7. Tetris
6. Half-Life 2
5. Bloodborne
4. The Last of Us
3. Grand Theft Auto V
2. Dark Souls
1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

 

http://nintendoeverything.com/edge-ranks-the-top-100-greatest-games-2017-edition/



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Not exactly what i'd call a quality list. Everything's subjective though.



I've seen worse lists, but I'm surprised Metroid Prime is so low and Kerbal Space Program is so high.



                
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Boy, must they feel silly when they realize they're completely wrong.



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This list proves that shit can be digitized. I won't even begin debating it.



Xen said:
This list proves that shit can be digitized. I won't even begin debating it.

Was that mean?



AngryLittleAlchemist said:
Xen said:
This list proves that shit can be digitized. I won't even begin debating it.

Was that mean?

You bet.



The picks that surprise me are Final Fantasy 12 and Fire Emblem Fates. Neither is considered anywhere close to the best in their series, but they both are the only representatives on the list. This list really suffers in general from a 'recent games bias' problem, I'd say more than the polls we had here on the greatest games of all time.



There are a bunch of older games that deserve spots on there, there aren't really many titles from the pre 7th gen era. The golden age of PC gaming in the 90's is sorely underrepresented in that list.

Also, picks like Destiny and Far Cry 4 makes the whole list shady at best. I'm close to agreeing on their number one, but there are a couple of games I'd place in front, at least two of which didn't even make the list (Betrayal at Krondor, a revolution in every sense of the word at launch and with incredible writing to boot, and perhaps the greatest RPG ever made: Baldur's Gate II). Vanquish, Bayonetta 2 and frickin Rock Band 3 way ahead of The Witcher 3 is also a disgrace.

Edit; What the hell; no Deus Ex either? This list is useless.