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(Totally random stock image of top games that has nothing to do with my list. But it looks cool.)

Welcome to my much more than top 100 games of all time list. Why is it not 100 because I found a way for my list to not be all Zelda, MGS or Mario games. I also hate the idea of only putting one or two per franchise, this is about individual games and some franchises are so good all their games are in the top. But that makes for a boring list so I wanted more games in.

The compromise I came up with is to bunch similar quality games together as one entry (example Galaxy 1 and 2). There could be two, three, maybe six games in one number. The idea being they are very close in quality so no reason to break them into separate ranks. I will order them from least favorite to favorite within that rank.

This is also a favorites list meaning if one game is ahead of another it does not necessarily mean I think its a better game, I just might have a deeper history with that game. Now toward the top of the list my favorites and what I believe to be the best games ever made are one and the same. It was not easy to pick the games I did, I constantly removed some games, put others in, rearranged the ranks many times. Ive always known my top 25 or so but the rest has been fun to explore and figure out which games have been my favorites over all these years.

Its actually kind of late so I will start officially tomorrow. But before I go I'll leave you with a few games that just missed the list.

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So funky and fresh but didn't make it.

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The splatoon games, one of the best online competitive "shooters" I've played. Slightly out of the splat zone.

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FTL, such an addicting simple yet extremely deep game. A classic but just missses the mark.

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The Longest Journey, Incredible story and the best traditional point and click adventure game I have ever played. Excellent game but lets be real, adventure games aren't my thing.

MASTER LIST

  • 100. Resident Evil 3 and Resident Evil Outbreak
  • 99. Rogue Squadron 2
  • 98. Nights
  • 97. Destiny
  • 96. Astro Bot
  • 95. Pixeljunk Eden
  • 94. Tomb Raider 2
  • 93. Sim CIty 2000
  • 92. Splinter Cell Blacklist
  • 91. Panzer Dragoon 2 and Panzer Dragoon Saga
  • 90. Shenmue 1 and 2
  • 89. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 and 3
  • 88. Nioh
  • 87. Tetris
  • 86. Darksiders
  • 85. Assassin's Creed 2
  • 84. Portal 1 and 2
  • 83. Dragon Quest 8
  • 82. BloodBorne
  • 81. Ecco the Dolphin 1 and 2
  • 80. Dead Space 1 and 2
  • 79. Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
  • 78. Kingdom Hearts 2
  • 77. Mortal Kombat 1, 2 and 9
  • 76. Uncharted 3, 4 and Lost Legacy
  • 75. Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
  • 74. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
  • 73. Rayman Origins and Legends
  • 72. Castlevania Aria of Sorrow and Dawn of Sorrow
  • 71. Crash Bandicoot 2
  • 70. Silent Hill
  • 69. Bioshock and Bioshock Infinite
  • 68. Bayonetta 1 and 2
  • 67. Donkey Kong Country Returns
  • 66. AM2R, Metroid Prime 2 and Metroid Zero Mission
  • 65. Final Fantasy 6 and 12
  • 64. The World Ends With You
  • 63. Hollow Knight
  • 62. Chrono Trigger
  • 61. Metal Gear Solid Ghost Babel
  • 60. Dragon Age: Origins
  • 59. Sonic Adventure 1, Sonic Unleashed, Sonic Colors and Sonic Adventure 2
  • 58. Mega Man 2
  • 57. Halo 1 and 2
  • 56. Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga and Paper Mario 2
  • 55. Devil May Cry 1 and 4
  • 54. Horizon Zero Dawn
  • 53. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
  • 52. Tie Fighter and X-Wing Alliance
  • 51. Gran Turismo 1 and 3
  • 50. Tekken 3
  • 49. Legend of Zelda A Link Between Worlds and Oracle of Ages/Seasons
  • 48. Sonic 1, 3 and Knuckles
  • 47.  God of War 3
  • 46. Super Smash Bros. Melee, Brawl, Wii U and Ultimate
  • 45. Metroid Prime 3
  • 44. Ratchet and Clank Going Commando and A Crack in Time
  • 43. GTA 3, 4, 5 and Red Dead Redemption
  • 42. Mass Effect 3
  • 41. Super Mario Bros, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 3D World
  • 40. NFL2k1 and ESPN NFL 2K5
  • 39. Ninja Gaiden
  • 38. Deus Ex
  • 37. Shadow of the Colossus
  • 36. The Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion and TES5 Skyrim
  • 35. Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution and Virtua Fighter 5
  • 34. Okami
  • 33. The Last of Us
  • 32. X-Com UFO Defense
  • 31. Fallout 3 and New Vegas
  • 30. Resident Evil, Resident Evil Remake and Resident Evil 5
  • 29. God of War 2 and God of War 4
  • 28. Red Dead Redemption 2
  • 27. Metal Gear Solid 2
  • 26. Devil May Cry 3
  • 25. Batman Arkham Asylum, City and Knight
  • 24. Legend of Zelda Wind Waker and Skyward Sword
  • 23. Final Fantasy 7 and 8
  • 22. The Witness
  • 21. Phantasy Star Online
  • 20. Half-Life 2
  • 19. LittleBigPlanet 1 and 2
  • 18. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
  • 17. Doom
  • 16. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
  • 15. Super Metroid
  • 14. Demon's Souls, Dark Souls and Dark Souls 3
  • 13. Uncharted 2
  • 12. Castlevania SOTN
  • 11. Resident Evil 2, Code Veronica and Remake 2
  • 10. Metal Gear Solid V
  • 9. GTA Vice City and San Andreas
  • 8. Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World
  • 7. The Legend of Zelda,  A Link to the Past and Link's Awakening
  • 6. Mass Effect 2
  • 5. Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2
  • 4. Metroid Prime
Posted by Dvader Wed, 16 Jan 2019 06:47:24 (comments: 456)
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Fri, 01 Nov 2019 14:38:11
robio said:
Archangel3371 said:

Star Tropics number one baby!



That seems too obvious. He might make that #2 just to get those outrage clicks.

True dat. 😅

 
Mon, 04 Nov 2019 05:14:26

27. Metal Gear Solid 2

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I don't know if there was a more hyped up game than MGS2, at the very least its near the top. MGS1 was the PS game of the generation, a landmark title for stealth games and cinematic storytelling in games. Then came THE trailer, to go from MGS1 blocky graphics to the graphics they showed in that trailer. On a tanker, in the rain. solid snake so detailed, I could not believe my eyes. MGS2 had the most impressive graphics of any next gen at the time, so not only were we getting the sequel to THE GAME but it was a graphical power house, the kind you want to show off your new PS2. So MGS2 became an event game, so much so that it's demo is legendary, and what a demo it was. MGS2 sported massive improvements to the controls in MGS1. The ability to change to first person at any time completely changes the dynamics in how to handle encounters. Aiming becomes an actual gameplay mechanic, enemies react in realistic ways, gunfire causes mayhem to the environment with objects exploding, gun fire opening up flour bags, lights could be shot and more. Oh and ice melts! Kojima is a master of many things but I feel his attention to detail is what really sets him apart from other directors. When I play a Kojima game I expect to try an action in game and it causing a reaction that would surprise me. MGS2 is filled with those small and large details alike, it makes the game world feel alive in ways most games don't ever come close to replicating.

More trailers would come out, how exciting it will be to see Solid Snake back in action. Reviews were gushing, another classic was at hand, its more of what we wanted. I buy the game, take it home and I read the instruction manual first as was my custom back when we had manuals. I look through the very detailed manual with the cool comic layout to teach you all the ways to incapacitate enemies. Then in the manual it mentions the tanker and the plant. Ok whats the plant, it then also said you would play as a character named Raiden... uhhh WHO?! I never seen this guy in any trailer, so I play as him for a short while I guess, weird. I start the game and that intro starts up, THAT INTRO, THAT MUSIC, to this day I watch the full thing every time I start it up.

The first few hours are eveything I could dream of. Even though I played the demo to death the full game has more rooms, more details, it's an incredibly well designed area. I loved the dog tag system, it made me want to hold up every enemy, its a great collectable that makes you play a very different way than if you are just avoiding guards. The gameplay was top classic MGS, it was still top down but the first person aiming made every room and encounter have way more options. I love playing MGS2, it is so smooth, perfect 60 fps, controls are a joy, everything is so responsive. Going no kill, no alert was a great challenge. Finding every dog tag required many playthroughs. Oh and Substance, when they stripped away the story and just focused on gameplay scenarios the gameplay shined so much. This is a masterpiece of gameplay and controls.

Yet it is my least favorite MGS game because it disappointed me at the time. Once the tanker is over you control Raiden in the biggest hidden twist in gaming history, how they kept that a secret is still mindblowing and cannot be replicated in today's world. The plant is a bland orange environment where everything looks the same. Sure Raiden controls the same as Snake but it doesn't feel the same, which I get it, thats the story, MGS2 goes great lengths to have a meta reason for Raiden that goes beyond the game and comments on the player. The story in MGS2 is beyond brilliant especially looking back now at how prophetic it all seems. I didn't know what a MEME was back in 2001. Social media did not exist. The lecture at the end of MGS2 sounded like the ramblings of a madman and now it is so on the nose it is frightening. Yes I have appreciation for what Kojima was attempting to do but I feel it came at the expense of the game. For one the pacing was off, MGS1 felt like a top tier action movie while MGS2 had so many stops and long winded cutscenes that I wondered where is the energy. MGS1 had way better boss battles, this is a series built on bosses the downgrade was so apparent that it really hurt my opnion on the game. Fatman? Fortune isnt even a real boss. The jet is just a new version of the Hind D. These characters were not as interesting, the moments smaller in scale. There was a lack of epic setpieces. It never reaches the highs of the furst game.  Rather than ending on that high a great action film gives you, I was sitting watching an hour long cutscene of the weirdest shit, I don't care how relevant it is today, that hurts the pacing.

With that MGS2 still stands among the best games of that generation. Gameplay is sublime and despite the boring setting MGS2 at least tries to mix things up. There is freezing of the bombs, fighting the jet, listing to heartbeats, swiming through mines, giving sniper cover fire to Emma, fighting with the sword, its still MGS and its still Kojima. I appreciated the game more when I skipped all cutscenes and played just to have fun and get better ranks. So yeah, I was kind of disappointed in MGS2, lucky for me that was about the only hiccup Kojima had cause what we got next more than made up for it.

 
Mon, 04 Nov 2019 11:03:25

I couldnt enjoy the Plant area because I was just waiting to play as Solid Snake again.

 
Tue, 05 Nov 2019 02:00:22

Your description of MGS2 is how I'd describe 4. Nyaa But its terrible pacing isn't caused by interesting social commentary. Still has the probably the best QTE ever, though.

 
Mon, 11 Nov 2019 04:52:31

MGS2 was the first PS2 game that actually looked like it couldn't be done on the Dreamcast. I remember playing the demo months before the game released (over and over again) & my brother & I both said that. It was that next level title that was finally able to justify the PS2's hype.

I know some people see this game as their least favorite, but for me I absolutely loved it. I even loved the twist of playing as Raiden & meeting up with Snake. It was disappointing that you didn't get another chance to play as Snake (didn't play as him in MGS3 either...but hey when the guy looks & sounds just like him I guess it doesn't matter pffft) but at the end of the day the gameplay was king & Raiden at least had a good story and reason for being there. Fuck his annoying ass girlfriend though.

 
Tue, 26 Nov 2019 16:03:52

26.

 
Thu, 05 Dec 2019 15:48:14

How much longer must we wait?

 
Thu, 05 Dec 2019 16:51:51
#26. Noby Noby Boy
 
Thu, 05 Dec 2019 19:16:20
robio said:
#26. Noby Noby Boy

Half life Alyx

 
Thu, 05 Dec 2019 20:49:16
edgecrusher said:

Half life Alyx

Precisely. We must wait until Half-Life Alyx is released in case the list needs retconning. WinkWink

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