(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
By "68", I assume what you meant to write was, "6 & 8".
Well, he already has a hundred games on the list so maybe.
YOu like those games that much?
Bayonetta 1 and 2 at number 68? What is this madness?
No pleasing you people lol.
66. AM2R, Metroid Prime 2 and Metroid Zero Mission
Metroid, the father of the non linear 2D sidescrolling world that slowly opens up as you play. This franchise is legendary and these are a few of the games that some of my favorites but there will be more later on.
Lets start with a Metroid game thats not even made by Nintendo. Another Metroid 2 Remake is a fan made title that remakes the Game Boy Metroid 2 into the style of Metroid Zero Mission. The game is incredible, every bit as great as a Nintendo game. All the quality you expect, polished to perfection. The game has you hunting down 40 or so Metroids, each of these a well done boss battle but they didn't just stop there. They invented brand new bosses with cool strategies to beat them. Added all new game areas, put in all the upgrades you would expect and hid secrets all over. It's way better than the official Metroid 2 remake, best of all it's free. Play this game now.
Metroid Prime 2 is the weird middle child of the Prime trilogy, it took a step back from the first game but still maganed to provide one incredible adventure. What I didn't care for was the setting, a bland grey and purple world that was split into light and dark. It was missing the perfect pacing and level design of the first game but the second game added some great new abilities like having the screw attack in full 3D glory. What I do remember most of Prime 2 are the incredible boss battles, mainly Quadraxis which is a member of the game boss hall of fame. It encompases everything a boss battle should be making use of all kinds of skills and making you think. The Prime 2 maybe my least favorite Prime game but it's still leaps and bounds better than most action adventure games.
When Metroid Prime 1 came out it was one of two Metorid games to hit. Metroid had been on hiatus for almost ten years, no sequel since Super Metroid so Nintendo brought the series back with a vengence. Fusion was the 2D game counter part to Prime, while it's still a great game I didnt care for the story driven almost hand holding style. You won't find Fusion on this list, the follow up though was a genius idea. Remake the original game in the vein of Super Metroid, add all new areas, make it modern. Zero Mission is the RE Remake of the Metroid series, it takes all that was learned from multiple games to make one killer remake. I remember sinking so many hours into this game while playing on that tiny GBA screen. I did eventually get the Game Boy player for GC mostly for games like this, so that I can experience Metroid as it should be, on a TV screen. I loved the zero suit samus section, took me totally by surprise. But my favorite part are the imaginative shine spark puzzles, they maybe go a little over board even. I spent hours searching around and performing carzy stunts to reach items I didnt really need, I just wanted that 100%.
Yep. They're contenders for the top 5; guaranteed place in the top 10.
I need to give AM2R a go. I downloaded it, but never got around to actually playing it.
But the Devil May Cry series is better.
Maybe 3, 4 or 5 is. 1 and obviously 2 aren't.
Is AM2R just a PC game or did it get dropped as a ROM for an emulator?