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Forums - Gaming - You Can Only Choose One – Top Ten Highest Rated Games on MetaCritic (as of May 2026)

 

You can only choose one… the rest are gone forever. Which one survives?

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time [99] 4 10.81%
 
Soul Calibre [98] 3 8.11%
 
Grand Theft Auto IV [98] 1 2.70%
 
Super Mario Galaxy [97] 4 10.81%
 
Super Mario Galaxy 2 [97] 3 8.11%
 
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild [97] 17 45.95%
 
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 [97] 1 2.70%
 
Perfect Dark (2000) [97] 0 0%
 
Red Dead Redemption II [97] 3 8.11%
 
Grand Theft Auto V [97] 1 2.70%
 
Total:37
BonfiresDown said:

Just imagine a fighting game or a skating game get a 97-98 score these days.

Smash Ultimate isn't far off with 93, but yeah, if that one can't do it, none can.



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As much as I hate to see Ocarina and BOTW go, Mario Galaxy is about as close to a perfect game as I've ever played, so it stays.

Wouldn't miss GTA at all personally.



Can't say I'd miss any of them terribly, but if I had to pick one that I had access to in the future, I'd go with SoulCalibur - I stopped playing fighting games around mid 90s, but from that list I figure SoulCalibur has highest replayability value (well, along side Tony Hawk, but I was never a fan).

Last edited by HoloDust - on 05 May 2026

Gta4. I can't believe of all fighting games, soul calibur is ranked that high. I mean i am happy for it, just no way did i ever imagine



What a depressingly boring top 10. Gonna have to go with THPS3.



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No Resident Evil 4, Metroid Prime, or Bioshock



VersusEvil said:

What a depressingly boring top 10.

I had the same feeling.

I picked Breath of the Wild because it was the only one I both played and liked well enough, but I don't care about any of the other games safe maybe Soul Calibur, though I never played the first one, only 2 and 3.

Other contenders a bit further down the list would be Baldur's Gate III (21st) and Tekken 3 (23rd on the list)



curl-6 said:

No Resident Evil 4, Metroid Prime, or Bioshock

Funny you bring up RE4 and MP, those games sit at 11. and 12. (I’m considering maybe doing this for up until top 80. and perhaps doing a little tournament bracket. Maybe this could be a fun idea… not sure though.)



Haven't really played 8 out of 10 games there so I won't be missing them. So between Ocarina of Time and GTA IV, I pick Ocarina of Time.



I am not good at VG stuff. Same thread but what top 10 game you think it trash? I don't want to derail this thread, but there are two games on that list that I think are god awful.



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