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IGN'S Top 100 Games of All Time 2019 Edition


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9 hours ago, crispy4000 said:

I have nothing against World.  I just think that there's at least two better Mario games in existence (SMB3, Galaxy 2), and those games deserve top 10 spots.

 

 

 

So SMB3 Advanced is better than World?  I'll take it, why not.

I personally like SMW better, but I can’t push back too hard against anyone who loves SMB3. I love it too, it’s just not reasonable to ask someone to sit down and play it for 5 hours straight, which is about what it takes without knowing about warp whistles / saving. 

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6 platforming games in the top 14

No Sports Games in the top 100.

No Racing games in the top 100 (Burnout 3 and MK are not racing games)

Only one MMO in the top 100

No CCGs in the top 100

Only one Battle Royale in the top 100 (and it is near the bottom)

No Sim games in the top 100

FPS deathmatch games are very lightly represented

History of gaming is very console focused, with only a handful of historic PC games

Exclusions of VERY good games that are clearly better than some on the list (i.e. Doom 2016 is objectively a better game than Doom, Marvel's Spider-Man not included, etc.)

 

This list reflect a very narrow taste in games.

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26 minutes ago, Paperclyp said:

That is certainly a take. 

They are certainly a completely different genre than iRacing, Forza, Forza Horizon, Gran Turismo, etc.  I don't think its productive to argue the semantics of the names of the genres -- I'm not insinuating that they are lesser games, just a different genre (they don't have real cars, don't focus on hitting breakpoints and turning apexes, etc.).

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On 10/22/2019 at 4:13 AM, Keyser_Soze said:

IGN clickbait, I won’t go. Someone post the list.

I got you fam.

 

100. Pokémon GO

99. Borderlands 2

98. Divinity: Original Sin 2

97. Dishonored

96. Final Fantasy VII

95. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

94. Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge

93. Burnout 3: Takedown

92. Fallout 2

91. Undertale

90. League of Legends

89. Mega Man 3

88. Soul Calibur

87. Thief 2: The Metal Age

86. Sim City 2000

85. Inside

84. Contra

83. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2

82. Monster Hunter: World

81. Resident Evil 2 (Remake)

80. System Shock 2

79. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

78. Persona 5

77. Fortnite

76.  Fable 2

75. Goldeneye 007

74. Super Smash Bros. ULTIMATE

73. The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

72. X-COM: UFO Defense

71. Suikoden II

70. Battlefield 1942

69. Dota 2

68. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

67. Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast

66. Spelunky

65. Donkey Kong

64. The Sims 

63. Rock Band

62.  Red Dead Redemption 2

61. Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

60. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

59. Silent Hill 2

58. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 

57. Mass Effect

56. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

55. Rise of the Tomb Raider

54. Batman: Arkham City

53. The Witness

52. Journey

51. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 

50. Overwatch 

49. Deus Ex

48. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn

47. Ms. Pac-Man

46. Counter-Strike 1.6

45. Left 4 Dead 2

44. Earthbound

43. Resident Evil

42. Diablo II

41. Starcraft

40. World of Warcraft 

39. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

38. Fallout: New Vegas

37. Final Fantasy VI

36. Mass Effect 2

35. Pokémon Yellow

34. Bloodborne 

33. Metroid Prime

32. Resident Evil 4

31. Shadow of the Colossus 

30. Metal Gear Solid

29. God of War (2018)

28. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

27. BioShock

26. Sid Meier's Civilization IV 

25. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

24. Minecraft

23. Halo: Combat Evolved

22. Half-Life

21. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

20. The Last of Us

19. DOOM

18. Chrono Trigger

17. Portal 

16. Dark Souls

15. Street Fighter II

14. Super Mario Bros. 

13. Halo 2

12. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

11. Grand Theft Auto V

10. Super Mario 64

9. Red Dead Redemption

8. Half-Life 2

7. Tetris

6. Super Mario Bros. 3

5. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

4. Super Metroid

3. Portal 2

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

1. Super Mario World

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2 hours ago, GameDadGrant said:

Where are all the handheld games? It's like these fools never even heard of the PSP. 

I had a PSP and I sure as hell wouldn't be putting anything from it in the top 100 of any list. The fact that the PSP is your go-to when talking about handhelds is almost as bad as Pokemon Go. What on earth did you play on the PSP?!

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1 hour ago, Xbob42 said:

I had a PSP and I sure as hell wouldn't be putting anything from it in the top 100 of any list. The fact that the PSP is your go-to when talking about handhelds is almost as bad as Pokemon Go. What on earth did you play on the PSP?!

 

Half Minute Hero is really good.  Top 100 good... yeah, I'd say so.
 


Everyone should try it at some point.  Almost always a best value pick during big Steam sales.

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1 hour ago, skillzdadirecta said:

Reach is the best Halo game and it isn't even on the list. Same with Ass. Creed Origins/Odyssey.  Surely one of those should have made the list.

 

Well it's a bad list, so what do you want me to say? :p

 

1 hour ago, skillzdadirecta said:

And Pac Man was a freaking phenomenon when it was out. Without it you don't get Ms. Pacman. 

 

Sometimes the things that pave the way to better things aren't as good as the better thing.

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24 minutes ago, crispy4000 said:

 

Half Minute Hero is really good.  Top 100 good... yeah, I'd say so.
 


Everyone should try it at some point.  Almost always a best value pick during big Steam sales.

Uhh, I have HMH and its sequel and while they're clever little games, the idea of them being in the top 100 of any list is crazy to me. It certainly wasn't blowing my mind or transporting me to the next level of fun. I have nothing against the games, mind you, and think people should absolutely play them, but we're talking about the serious shit here! THE BIG DAWGS. Like Pokemon GO!

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15 minutes ago, Xbob42 said:

It certainly wasn't blowing my mind or transporting me to the next level of fun.

 

I had the opposite experience.  HMH was the hyperactive arcade RPG I never knew I wanted.  I'm biased towards games that convince me so completely of their vision.  Especially when they remain best in class.  Slay the Spire is another recent example.

They still wouldn't be too high up on a personal top 100.  But I'd be more inclined to give them a spot than games I'm nostalgic for that have been surpassed.

In fairness, I never got around to the sequel.  Hope to remedy that at some point. 

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23 hours ago, Xbob42 said:

I had a PSP and I sure as hell wouldn't be putting anything from it in the top 100 of any list. The fact that the PSP is your go-to when talking about handhelds is almost as bad as Pokemon Go. What on earth did you play on the PSP?!

I really liked Crisis Core. *shrugs*
 

PSP also was host to the first Lumines, which I love. Both WipEout games were awesome, IMO. Speaking of racing games, Ridge Racer was BOSS on PSP. 
 

The remakes of Final Fantasy Tactics and Castlevania: Rondo of Blood were great as well. Though maybe those wouldn’t make the list since they are remakes? I dunno. 
 

PSP was great, dude! Even if the DS was my true go-to for that generation, Sony’s first entry in the handheld arena was no joke. 

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List always the list  feel like a battle between whats objectively good or what was innovative/important....

 

for my ignorant money nothing will be better than Super Metroid with the original Ghost Recon right beside it.

 

how do you weigh a one time playthrough of something like Metal Gear Solid vs something with multiplayer longevity like COD Modern Warfare

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