(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.
So funky and fresh but didn't make it.
The splatoon games, one of the best online competitive "shooters" I've played. Slightly out of the splat zone.
FTL, such an addicting simple yet extremely deep game. A classic but just missses the mark.
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
GG doesn’t comment on my list
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Why should he when he knows you didn't even give Endless Ocean a chance of making it?
Got me there.
No one comments on my Anime or music posts. So there. Plus I'm too busy watching Anime and kpop.Touché
Silent Hill make me feel genuinely uneasy....like I'd play it for a few hours and literally almost feel sick for awhile afterwards because it's such a disturbing atmosphere. SH2 had that vibe at times, but never close to SH1. And SH3 didn't really freak me out at all. If nothing else, SH1 is easily one of the most isolated, horrifying atmosphere's ever created in game form. Especially if you had a nice big CRT and decent stereo speakers hooked up, and you played at night.
Don't feel bad. I'm just too tired and/or busy to do much of anything these days.
68. Bayonetta 1 and 2
Kamiya, one of the greatest game directors of all timeleft capcom to make platinum games, but they needed a flagship title. So Kamiya returned to the genre he helped birth and created Bayonetta. Obviosuly I was all in on this, the master making a new DMC style game, partnered with Sega, looked so great. This series never reached the highs of DMC, I dont care for the combat system as much but it still adhears to all the tenets of DMC rules, be stylish to win. I rank the games in reverse order so lets start with 2 .
Bayonetta 2 was a miracle as the first game didnt sell all that much and out of nowhere it was Nintendo who funded it, Nintendo?! This time Kamiya was just an overseer and I am not going to say it shows but the sequel clearly didn't have the personality and total zanyness of the original. It did provide insane setpieces, massive bosses and non stop thrilling action. This is without a doubt one of the best Wii U exclusives and its nice it got further life on Switch and we are lucky to have the third game coming. I loved the online integration of this, coop modes added lots of replayability to an already replayable game. The boss fights were huge highlights, no matter how insane the action got the frame rate stayed steady, it was a gorgeous game. Bayo 2 was a great sequel, it didn't add much, it was rather safe but still a great time.
The first game I adored for it's variety and Sega call backs. In the middle of this action game a space harrier game breaks out with space harrier music. I never knew what was coming and I loved it. The action was a unique take on the DMC system, it was just as fluid, lots of cancels and combos that can lead to one another. The big change was the witch time which is a dedicated dodge that freezes time and the finishing moves which lead to QTE button press mini games to get the most out of it. It was deep and viseral but all those stops to the action is why I don't put this series on the level of DMC. Still this first game is an action game hall of famer, I loved how well structured it was with every battle having a separate score so you can easily see where you can improve. I played this game on the PS3 which had a well documented terrible port. Frame rate issues and all I fought through it and loved this game. I bought it again when I got a 360 and played the new Nintendo version that came with Bayonetta 2. I cannot wait to see what Platinum does with the third game, Bayonetta is the queen of action games.
67. Donkey Kong Country Returns
I didnt have an SNES, remember I was team Genesis so DKC was something I was kind of jealous of. It was a massive game, it looked stunning and everyone was talking about it. Eventually I did get to play it and well it was ok, I agree with Miyamoto that they were simple platformers with amazing art style and music. So DKCR gets announced and I am a bit hesitant but its Retro so it has to be good right, WOAH I didn't know it was going to be that good. This game blew my mind, I only rented it thinking its something I wont care to play much, well I was wrong.
This game is platforming bliss. Every level can be played the straight careful way or completed barreling through enemies at high speeds in a crazy speed run. The two player mechanic was handled so well, an elegant system that tied to health and finding secrets, a reward for playing well. Like all the best platformers it is chock full of secrets and every level has multiple objectives to complete. Most of the praise has to go to the impecable level design which never falters and keeps delivering new impressive setpieces and twists to the gameplay. When the game wants to get hard to gets damn hard with some of the most sweaty hand indusing levels I ever played. This along with Rayman were the gold standards of the 2D platforming resurgance that NSMB brought back and I believe both series surpassed those NSMB games. This one though is the best of the bunch, even with its odd wiimote controls it all works perfectly. Tropical Freeze is good but something just didn't click with me, maybe it was just too much of the same, so I wont add that to this list. But DKCR earned it's place as one of the best platformers ever, something that can't be said of the originals (Sonic is better).
You need to try Tropical Freeze on the Switch. That game is already amazing but feels better on the newer platform.