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The Greatest Games of All-Time (or The Quest for the A+)

With Game Revolution's transition from our notorious letter grades to the five-star system for reviews, we were fated to crash into one unfinished matter of business: What would we have given an A+?

Anyone who has referenced our grading system at the bottom of the site knows what we call an A+ title: "The Holy Grail of Gaming. The Perfect Game. We have never given one." Indeed, Game Revolution has never given an A+, which would coincide with the philosophy that there is truly no such thing as absolute perfectionsomewhat depressing but certainly realistic.

But with this notable cloud over our heads, we posed the inevitable question and realized immediately that, in fact, we're just writing a feature on what we think is the greatest game of all-time. We've never written that feature, either. So why not kill two birds with one... you know what, that's mean.... how about killing two congressional bills with one Internet? Is that idiom worth an A+? (Maybe.) ~ Nick Tan


Anthony Severino - Final Fantasy III

There isn’t a perfect game, and there never will be. But there are a few games that do come close. Josh and Dave’s picks were among my three-way tie for what I’d consider as close to perfection as possible. The SNES seemed to be a breeding ground for greatness. The third title, and the one they didn’t already picked, edged out the rest as my one A+ game.

There’s a special place in my heart for Final Fantasy III (VI in Japan). It’s my childhood video game equivalent of the N64 kid. And to this day, I don’t think any game has pulled me in so deeply into the story or built as strong a bond as I did with Terra, Locke, Edgar, and the rest of the crew.

I cherish the hours I spent dungeon-crawling in search of Esper-filled Magicite. I’ll never forget the shock I felt when (*spoilers*, but yeah, this game's quite old already) Kefka killed Gestahl and brought the world to ruin. The entire game is filled with moments that not only shaped me as a gamer, but will also stay with me forever. And nothing yet has ever touched me the same way.



Nick Tan - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

This is neither the first nor the last time that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time will grace "best of" video game lists. Nearly every game reviewer gave Ocarina of Time their highest accolades in 1998, and according to GameRankings, for games with 20 or more reviews, it still has the highest average score of all-time.

Objectively, I could dissect the reasons for its timelessness: mythical structure, intricate yet whimsical level design, the innovative use of music, the Z-targeting system, and the 3D graphics that were a powerhouse in 1998. Ocarina of Time laid the groundwork for future 3D "open-world" titles, more immediately Majora's Mask but also Batman: Arkham City.

It's one of the rare games I've played to full completion, let alone three times through. It has an elegant sense of balance that escapes even today's best titles, whose designs can be just a bit too gimmicky, too overdone, or too instantly gratifying. It's, purely and simple, video game magic.




Daniel Bischoff - The Simpsons Arcade

I don't think any game deserves an A+ or whatever.... "The Perfect Score". It's elusive for a reason. Even 5 out of 5 stars doesn't mean "perfect" in my critical mind. Regardless, I think it's okay to call a game perfect based purely on how much fun you had. That's why I'm basing my decision purely on nostalgia.

You wouldn't think The Simpsons Arcade would be a "perfect" game, and it wasn't, but it was perfect for a 10-year-old with a little brother and a pocket full of quarters. Popping coin after coin in the machine to progress through each level as Bart and Homer never got old. As we neared the end of the game, other kids joined in. With four players in all, we powered through to the finale and defeated the boss to rescue Maggie.

Our parents were so pissed that we had them waiting at the pizza place for so long.




Jessica Vazquez - Bioshock

In order to explain why I would give Bioshock a perfect score, I have to first explain why I wouldn't give one to my favorite video game series, Mass Effect. The one thing Mass Effect lacks that Bioshock doesn't can be summed up in one word: consistency. Both games implement incredible storytelling, but Bioshock has been able to preserve core shooting mechanics. Mass Effect's drastic change in RPG elements and overall style between the original and the sequel were too stark.

Bioshock's ambiance carries over from one incarnation to the next. Its nightmarish underwater world stayed with me weeks after I had finished the game. Just the thought of lurking in the shadows trying to figure out how to evade a group of splicers as they engaged each other in morbid conversation was enough to make my skin crawl.

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  • WILLS_COOL_MODE
    WILLS_COOL_MODE

    Joined: Oct 2010
    Posted: Jan 21st, 2012 at 3:03 pm
    It's cool seeing someone acknowledge GTAIV's multiplayer. In my opinion it's one of the greatest multiplayer games ever made, and I've certainly never had more fun online. If you have a good group of people to play with, it's basically like a completely non-scripted version of The Bourne Identity. Spawning with a friend in an alley, running toward the nearest vehicle, seeing another friend in an attack helicopter, and spending the next 5 minutes trying to outmaneuver him before he descends in Times Square to take us out, but a chance encounter with a car carrier sends our vehicle in the air, and we bail as it rips through the helicopter and kills the pilot. Run on sentence, yes, but also an amazing multiplayer experience, and such events are the norm for the game.
  • usaglory
    usaglory

    Joined: Mar 2009
    Posted: Jan 21st, 2012 at 3:34 pm
    I'm glad to see someone appreciates Xenogears. I played this game for the first time about 4 years ago, and it became (and remains) one of the most amazing experiences I've ever had as a gamer. If the story is an important part of a game to you, you owe it to yourself to play this game. Granted, the graphics have not aged well at all but the story (the lore is fantastic) more than makes up for it. This game will really keep you engaged (several non-sleeping nights for me), even most movies can't rival the storytelling in this game.
  • Jonathan_Leack
    Jonathan_Leack

    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Jan 21st, 2012 at 3:51 pm
    Great list, and I love the diversity. My personal favorites are:

    1. Final Fantasy VII
    2. Final Fantasy Tactics
    3. Metal Gear Solid 4
    4. Counter-Strike
    5. World of Warcraft
  • Rinnon
    Rinnon

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Jan 21st, 2012 at 10:09 pm
    I have to criticize Counter-Strike on that list there. Is what you really love the GAME Counter-Strike, or do you love the times you've had on Counter-Strike? Or the community that developed around it? Because the game itself was pretty mediocre. It was just spawn, buy weapons, shoot people, capture objective. It just took off and became more than the sum of it's parts IMO.
  • friggest
    friggest

    Joined: Mar 2008
    Posted: Jan 21st, 2012 at 10:41 pm
    I can see what you're saying. But it is the things you listed that can take a mediocre game and make it one of the greatest. Lan Parties, clans, spray paint, hackers, the maps, the pot community, modding, AWP, and everyone had a mic/opinion. It is one of the greatest games ever.

    Sidenote: I recently reinstalled steam on my old PC which I haven't used in a few years. I saw that I had 1042 hours logged onto CS:Source. That game brought me so much joy.
  • friggest
    friggest

    Joined: Mar 2008
    Posted: Jan 21st, 2012 at 11:05 pm
    OH OH. And being a member of a server. Kicking & banning people who piss you off. I cant tell you how many servers I have been banned from because of my loud mouth & trash talking. And then having to apologize so I could go back and play some god damn Gun Game. Also you could vote on things like changing the maps, changing environment, and banning weapons.

    DE_RATS! DE_EFFING_RATS!
  • Rinnon
    Rinnon

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Jan 22nd, 2012 at 12:51 am
    "I can see what you're saying. But it is the things you listed that can take a mediocre game and make it one of the greatest. Lan Parties, clans, spray paint, hackers, the maps, the pot community, modding, AWP, and everyone had a mic/opinion. It is one of the greatest games ever."

    No, what those things do is make one of the greatest "experiences" ever. The game itself is unchanged, it's just the experience surrounding the game that has been enhanced. All those things you listed had next to nothing to do with the actual Counter Strike game. Only the Spray Paint was really built into the game. Clan support was practically non-existent and just consisted of giving yourself an [I'M IN A CLAN] tag before your name. Hacking and Modding are clearly user created events, as are Mics/Opinions.

    What I am getting at, is that I believe the actual game of Counter-Strike is not what made the experience memorable, but everything else you've listed. Crediting THOSE things to Counter-Strike wouldn't be accurate. It just happened that CS was in the right place at the right time, and people latched onto it. Almost any other game that allowed for modding and running your own server could have taken it's place if they had offered an even remotely similar style of game.
  • friggest
    friggest

    Joined: Mar 2008
    Posted: Jan 22nd, 2012 at 3:29 am
    This of Counterstrike like your significant other. They have flaws but its the sum of all parts that makes them the greatest person. Counterstrike was this for people.

    You can argue that CS is not the best game according to a review on the game itself, but when you factor in everything else it takes it to one of the greatest games ever.

    Was it a good game - Yes.
    Its lasted at least a decade - Yes. (include CS & CS: Source)
    Its had over 100,000's players - Yes.
    Has a vibrate and large community - Yes.
    People pay to run servers - Yes
    Tournaments - Yes
    Experiences with game - Priceless

    If you judge it solely on the game then no, but you cant judge it solely on the game. You have to factor in how it made people feel and that takes it to one of the greatest ever.
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff

    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Jan 22nd, 2012 at 8:47 am
    Agreed, Counter-Strike: Source is great because of those things and that's how I judged the "perfect" game. Is it a perfect experience when everything is considered?
  • Yoshi
    Yoshi

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Jan 22nd, 2012 at 5:45 pm
    Hrrmmph. suggesting a game shoudln't be on someone else's list is a bit awkward. Also, speaking of it being mediocre is forgetting it was forged in the last millennium. Never have I had a better time than when I was playing CS. Not including all the imaginary sex I was having at the time. And since.
  • OdiousLupous
    OdiousLupous

    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Jan 22nd, 2012 at 6:28 pm
    Some games arent beautiful or polished but become great because of the experiences you have with them and the ppl in them and since it was provided by the game it counts as a part of it. I remember CS beta and TFC back in college and I dont think Ive ever had such a great online multiplayer experience in all these years. Pretty damn good considering they started as mods.
  • damo_rox619
    damo_rox619

    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Jan 21st, 2012 at 3:52 pm
    GTA IV doesnt even deserve to be seen as a good GTA, or ever a good 360 game. Sooooo overrated and in now way does it deserve to be in a list alongside Zelda, Mario and Final Fantasy
  • xxlordskullxx
    xxlordskullxx

    Joined: Nov 2007
    Posted: Jan 21st, 2012 at 8:05 pm
    I think it's pretty nifty. If only because I like to take Nico's fat cousin on motorcycle rides then purposefully get ourselves horribly, horribly killed. GTA IV's fun is what you make of it.
  • damo_rox619
    damo_rox619

    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Jan 21st, 2012 at 8:20 pm
    That is a good point, and admittedly i do enjoy getting blazed and slaughtering innocents. But as a whole the game is just disappointing. It's basically half the size of San Andreas and yet it doesn't really do anything new, i'm just over the GTA formula, it hasn't changed in 10 years
  • Rinnon
    Rinnon

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Jan 21st, 2012 at 10:04 pm
    I have to agree. GTA IV felt like a huge step BACKWARDS from San Andreas. I mean, even Vice City (my personal favourite of the Series) had more you could do. I feel that owning businesses and doing missions to get them profitable, feeling like you're taking over the city, that was huge. Removing that made GTA IV feel like GTA III-2 rather than a successor to the likes of San Andreas and Vice City.
  • Lien
    Lien

    Joined: Feb 2008
    Posted: Jan 21st, 2012 at 4:01 pm
    Sigh... i must be the only one who thinks tetris is the only game that is consider the greatest AND survives the test of time while still be acknowledge by non gamers. In comparison, all those games mentioned on the list has only been good at one time in history and people only played them again not for the sake of fun, but for the sake of nostalgia (give mario bros 3 to a 8 years old today, he'll drop the controller and rather play angry birds, exceptions do not apply, trust me)...
    ...well except for half life of course! Not arguing with that one!
  • Jonathan_Leack
    Jonathan_Leack

    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Jan 21st, 2012 at 4:24 pm
    I don't know about Tetris, but the Tetris theme song sure the GOAT!
  • dirty_f
    dirty_f

    Joined: Nov 2010
    Posted: Jan 21st, 2012 at 4:53 pm
    mine's gotta be Red Dead Redemption. just thinking about playin that game makes me happy. second place goes to Blood, on Dos. loved that game when i was a kid. started playing it just as i started to dwell into the world of horror.

    also am i a massive retard for not knowing that GTAIV had multiplayer? kinda makes me wanna reinstall it on my ps3. but i need the room for skyrim so......
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff

    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Jan 21st, 2012 at 5:16 pm
    I was just going to start a fresh comment thread with
    "also... Red Dead Redemption."
  • Lien
    Lien

    Joined: Feb 2008
    Posted: Jan 21st, 2012 at 10:07 pm
    Oh man! Blood! kudos for you for remembering that game!
  • dirty_f
    dirty_f

    Joined: Nov 2010
    Posted: Jan 22nd, 2012 at 1:36 am
    just 'obtained' a DosBox for my mac and also a whole bunch of Dos games. including Blood, Quake, Doom, Abuse, Heroes of Might n Magic... the list goes on. it's awesome factor is almost unbearable. almost.
  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow

    Joined: Mar 2010
    Posted: Jan 22nd, 2012 at 7:01 am
    Blood, Shadow Warrior, and Duke 3D make up the holy trinity of my childhood FPS gaming - hard to find much fault in any of them. Blood would have to be my favourite tho, the tongue in cheek horror was some of the best atmosphere I had ever seen
  • TurinAlexander
    TurinAlexander

    Joined: Sep 2006
    Posted: Jan 21st, 2012 at 5:11 pm
    I have a hard time disagreeing with Tetris. Can any of you name a video game that is as old as Tetris, but is still bought and played today?
  • spartan317
    spartan317

    Joined: Dec 2005
    Posted: Jan 21st, 2012 at 5:29 pm
    Mario? Granted Mario has evolved but so has Tetris... Only difference is that there is only so much you can do to geometric figures falling continuously.
  • spartan317
    spartan317

    Joined: Dec 2005
    Posted: Jan 21st, 2012 at 5:33 pm
    If were talking mere staying power was a factor wouldn't the many versions and incantations of Pokemon be a contender?
  • metalimi
    metalimi

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Jan 21st, 2012 at 6:00 pm
    Excitebike, the lion king, scortched earth, Ms. Packable, tron.
  • metalimi
    metalimi

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Jan 21st, 2012 at 6:01 pm
    ms. Pacman even. Packable was her maiden name.
  • sliverstorm
    sliverstorm

    Joined: Jun 2007
    Posted: Jan 21st, 2012 at 6:36 pm
    I would be curious to see how the release date of everyone's A+ game coincided with the point in history that they started playing video games.
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff

    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Jan 21st, 2012 at 6:56 pm
    Your brain never stops thinking in statistics does it? That would be interesting.
  • xxlordskullxx
    xxlordskullxx

    Joined: Nov 2007
    Posted: Jan 21st, 2012 at 8:06 pm
    :O you may be on to something.
  • Lien
    Lien

    Joined: Feb 2008
    Posted: Jan 21st, 2012 at 10:06 pm
    Holy... it's true! Dune 2 has no equal to me!
  • friggest
    friggest

    Joined: Mar 2008
    Posted: Jan 21st, 2012 at 10:50 pm
    I own that game for the Sega Genesis. It was such a badass game for its time. Running people over with the harvester. Having to build stupid concrete so your buildings would last longer. Worms.

    "The spice must flow"
  • cyberjim2000
    cyberjim2000

    Joined: Feb 2010
    Posted: Jan 22nd, 2012 at 10:45 am
    They say you won't forget your first love.
  • kingobling
    kingobling

    Joined: Nov 2007
    Posted: Jan 21st, 2012 at 8:35 pm
    Greatest game of all time...
    Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

    Hate to be cliche, but it just is.
  • Squiggy
    Squiggy

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Jan 21st, 2012 at 9:48 pm
    Well, OoT is the one game that can say it's the greatest, and have the statistical backing to prove it. I wouldn't call it cliche, I'd just call it the damn-near truth.
  • Nick_Tan
    Nick_Tan

    Joined: Jul 2006
    Posted: Jan 21st, 2012 at 9:37 pm
    UPDATE: Added David's Pick!
  • Falx
    Falx

    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Jan 21st, 2012 at 10:00 pm
    The Baldur's Gate series will always be the greatest to me. I see it as everything a good RPG should be. Chrono Trigger comes at a very close second, though.
  • Heath_Hindman
    Heath_Hindman

    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Jan 21st, 2012 at 10:12 pm
    Valkyria Chronicles
    Final Fantasy XII International: Zodiac Job System
    Mother 3
  • Rinnon
    Rinnon

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Jan 22nd, 2012 at 12:54 am
    Man, Valkyria Chronicles was such an amazing game. I was really disappointed when the sequels were relegated to the land of portability... it didn't manage to survive the transition entirely intact IMO.
  • Heath_Hindman
    Heath_Hindman

    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Jan 22nd, 2012 at 2:39 am
    Yeah I need me some big battlefields in my Valkyria. Part 3 is way better than part 2, by the way.
    Was not entirely down with part 2.
  • friggest
    friggest

    Joined: Mar 2008
    Posted: Jan 21st, 2012 at 10:28 pm
    Metal Gear Solid - ground breaking. Hard. Boss Fights. Sneaking. Funny.

    FF7 - Just so much to do. 3D - Made you read what was said. Relied on sound to set the mood which did fantastically. I cried when Aeris died.

    Bioshock 2 - While the first one had the better story, the graphics and gameplay made the 2nd stand out. Having read Socrates I enjoyed the change in government.

    Halo - COOP Legendary + Flood

    Warcraft 3 - Perfect story + Custom Mutliplayer Maps

    WoW - 13 million people played it.

    CoH - the last great RTS.

    CounterStrike (Source) - Mods, Hackers, Dust_2, Iceworld, Bawls, Lan Parties
  • Ivory_Soul
    Ivory_Soul

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Jan 22nd, 2012 at 2:19 am
    I have to disagree on every game there except MGS and Warcraft 3. Company of Heroes wasn't the last great RTS. Shogun 2 is recent and is amazing. Halo is overrated and so is WoW. BioShock 2 was very repetitive and not nearly as good as the first game. FF7 is probably almost as overrated as WoW. And CS is CS...like Rinnon said it's the memories of CS that make it great not the game itself. CS is actually a very generic shooter, but what people do with it is what makes it awesome.
  • friggest
    friggest

    Joined: Mar 2008
    Posted: Jan 22nd, 2012 at 6:20 am
    Ill give you CoH, Halo, & BioShock 2.

    FF7, WoW, and CS are some of the greatest games ever. How are FF7 and WoW overrated?
    Aeris's death has to be one of the Top 10 moments in video game history.
    WoW had over 13 million people paying 15 bucks a month to play. It has destroyed people's marriages and lifes. It has spawned novels and pretty much is the sole reason for Blizzcon. It made Blizzard a billion dollar company. That alone makes it one of the greatest.

    How are you giving me **** for CS, when Daniels pick is an arcade game. He talks about how awesome it made him feel even though the game wasnt perfect. You have to concede on CS.
  • WILLS_COOL_MODE
    WILLS_COOL_MODE

    Joined: Oct 2010
    Posted: Jan 22nd, 2012 at 2:21 pm
    ff7 was a pretty cool game, and even now it's a lot of fun, but I can't see anyone crying about Aeris' death unless they were a kid at the time. It's definitely not the most well-written game ever, and at the point she died her character wasn't even well-developed enough for her to have much of a personality.

    WoW isn't one of the best games ever. It's not even one of the best MMO's ever, it's just extremely popular because it's possibly the easiest non-casual game to start playing.

    And finally, as someone who probably has more hours of cs played than any other game, I still don't think it's one of the best games ever. I'm not a huge fan of Quake 3 but I think even that is a better game. There just isn't much to cs, once you've played a round you've played the whole game. It's an extremely fun round, and it was good enough to get me playing until I consistently had the best spread, but I just don't think there's enough there to call it the best.
  • Doc_Holliday
    Doc_Holliday

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Jan 22nd, 2012 at 2:16 am
    At the end of this era I can only think, what would Duke have given an A+?
  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow

    Joined: Mar 2010
    Posted: Jan 22nd, 2012 at 6:58 am
    Betrayal at Krondor. The first RPG I ever played and I will never forget it. The novel quality story to this day is one of my absolute favorites. Also, what the **** is with people calling out other peoples choices? Video games are personal and subjective; you can't argue with what or why someone likes a game the best, *******es.
  • sg4real
    sg4real

    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Jan 22nd, 2012 at 8:08 am
    Diablo 2


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  • cyberjim2000
    cyberjim2000

    Joined: Feb 2010
    Posted: Jan 22nd, 2012 at 10:46 am
    The original Deus Ex at the time was pretty amazing. Granted if it was made today with updated graphics then it'll probably be considered generic.
  • WILLS_COOL_MODE
    WILLS_COOL_MODE

    Joined: Oct 2010
    Posted: Jan 22nd, 2012 at 2:23 pm
    I doubt it. Human Revolution had LESS features than the original Deus Ex (albeit implemented in better ways, in my opinion) and it was blowing people's minds because they had never seen that kind of thing in an FPS before.

    I think one of the best marketing moves possible right now would be to remake DX1 with the HR engine and add in all the things that were in the original with the same slick presentation and execution of HR.
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg

    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Jan 22nd, 2012 at 2:02 pm
    I agree with Anthony and Kevin when I had my SNES I played both FF III and Mario (Mario Brothers All Stars had Mario Bros. I, II, III, and I The Lost Levels)
  • Nick_Tan
    Nick_Tan

    Joined: Jul 2006
    Posted: Jan 22nd, 2012 at 2:58 pm
    (Added Josh's pick.)
  • ReinhardtBII
    ReinhardtBII

    Joined: Oct 2007
    Posted: Jan 22nd, 2012 at 3:43 pm
    My favorite game, of all time, I gotta say is Crusader: No Remorse. I got sucked in with the atmosphere and the great use of FMV.
  • WILLS_COOL_MODE
    WILLS_COOL_MODE

    Joined: Oct 2010
    Posted: Jan 22nd, 2012 at 3:58 pm
    Dude that game was cool as hell, and I only just played it like 2 years ago. The graphics and gameplay aged really well in my opinion.
  • friggest
    friggest

    Joined: Mar 2008
    Posted: Jan 22nd, 2012 at 4:17 pm
    I was 11 when that game came out, so yes I cried. I could understand my feelings at the time. Plus I think I was in love with every female at the age.
  • WILLS_COOL_MODE
    WILLS_COOL_MODE

    Joined: Oct 2010
    Posted: Jan 22nd, 2012 at 5:01 pm
    Well you see my point then. These days it just boils down to "well, better not level Aeris because she's going to be super dead in about 10 hours."
  • ByoDyne
    ByoDyne

    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Jan 22nd, 2012 at 5:01 pm
    I'd have to say TIE Fighter. I played that game over and over. The true freedom of being able to fly anywhere in 360° was amazing.
  • Zpyder
    Zpyder

    Joined: Sep 2010
    Posted: Jan 22nd, 2012 at 5:59 pm
    Am I the only person who wasn't that fussed about zelda ocarina of time? Sure, I enjoyed out initially but that water temple can **** right off. I dunno, parts of it just irritated me too much to ever play it again, much like every other 3d zelda game, which for me is really disappnting, as my favorite game of all time, our maybe it's my fave because of them, is zelda a link to the past. Must have played thru and finished it at least 30 times no joke
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff

    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Jan 23rd, 2012 at 8:13 am
    Agreed. If I had to pick one I'd say Majora's Mask is the better Zelda game.
  • Klandathu
    Klandathu

    Joined: Apr 2008
    Posted: Jan 23rd, 2012 at 10:58 pm
    Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude!
    Castlevania: Bloodlines
    Vectorman
    Streets of Rage 3
    World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck
    Earthworm Jim
    Sonic the Hedgehog 3

    These were some of the greatest games I've ever played.
  • StickyGreenGamer
    StickyGreenGamer

    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Jan 25th, 2012 at 7:53 am
    Kudos to David! Chrono Trigger certainly belongs up there, one of the greatest experiences I ever had in video games. I lump the title in with FF3 though, because if you have played one, you should feel obligated to play the other. Perhaps the two single best RPGs ever released on the SNES.
  • --Henry--
    --Henry--

    Joined: Jan 2010
    Posted: Jan 30th, 2012 at 12:52 am
    My A+ goes to Metal Gear Solid. While it had its flaws ("damn you, codec!"), it transformed the way I view video-games. As a long-time reader, I can't help but wonder what Duke and Ben would have picked for this article. Oh well I officially embrace the new generation and may GR live forever.
  • Dolive90
    Dolive90

    Joined: Oct 2011
    Posted: Feb 1st, 2012 at 5:53 am
    Would love to see TimeSplitters 2 on that list, i think i may well have had more fun playing 4 player split screen on that than any other game ever!
  • WickedLiquid
    WickedLiquid

    Joined: Mar 2009
    Posted: Feb 3rd, 2012 at 5:16 pm
    Silent Hill
  • WickedLiquid
    WickedLiquid

    Joined: Mar 2009
    Posted: Feb 3rd, 2012 at 5:16 pm
    Silent Hill 2
  • spartan317
    spartan317

    Joined: Dec 2005
    Posted: Feb 5th, 2012 at 4:57 pm
    That goddamned dog ending just ****ed it right in half... couldn't bring myself to play afterwards...

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