(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
I bought portal 2 many years ago to play it co-op and enjoyed it massively, both in co-op and in single player. Having never played the original and going on word of mouth, I had expected it to be more difficult. The co-op was amusing for all the unintentioned deaths as one of us accidentally (or not so much) triggered a switch too soon or misplaced a portal, and the single player campaign was a good laugh. Enjoyable game. I tried playing the original a year or so later, but drifted away before I got all too far. On a side note, I do tend to get nauseous from playing games that were made with Valve's own engine. I had it with both portals, and also with the Stanley Parable. Not sure what triggers it.
The original also sort of has a boss battle, doesn't it? Either way I loved it so much I wrote a novelty review for it.
I should play the second sometime, but geez the new narrator.
83. Dragon Quest VIII
The first RPG I ever played was Dargon Warrior on the NES. I used to go to a family friends house, like a step uncle, and he had an NES with a whole different library than mine. One of the most intriguing games he had was Dragon Warrior with its amazing cover and he had a guide book. I was facinated by the art of the monsters, the scope of the world and the great music. I attempted to play DW many times but only got so far until one time I decided I am going to follow the guide and beat the damn thing and I did. It was the last RPG I would beat until FFVII. Still the magic of that game stuck with me, mainly the love of the famous Dragon Quest rogue gallery art that would appear with every battle.
Many Dragon Quest games came out but none really made a splash in the US until Dragon Quest 8 hit. In the era of Square making these state of the art epics it was hard for such a traditional JRPG to keep up. DQ8 was Enix way of saying oh yeah Final Fantasy, we can match you in scale and production values. When I saw the beauty of the world I was hooked, and it had a full overworld, something FFX did not do. So I bought it and many many many hours later I had finished one of the best JRPGs ever made. It is a game steeped in tradition but with all the modern bells and whistles of the time and because it stayed so true to it's roots it stood out. The random battles, the very old fashioned turned based combat, it all remained and was still very effective. Artistically the series has kept its identity, I got to see the classic monsters reborn in modern graphics looking like their traditional selves. A great story with some fun voice acting, like the english bloke Yangus. Above all it was the world which I loved exploring, the NPC I met, the dungeons I conquered and the optional challenges to overcome. Dragon Quest 8 takes the traditional formula as far as it can go.
Clearly. My only guess would be that he couldn’t decide if it should place at 8 or 3 so he just put it at both.
Anyway such a fantastic game. DQVIII is my favourite DQ game and is one of my all time favourite games.
When I first posted it I had it as 8. Lol.
This is what I want, yell at me for placement, everyone debate my placement.
By the way, when DQ11 comes out of the Switch I think you'll love it. It does a good job of staying traditional, but modernizing a few very important elements.
I meant as a typo, this site was trying to force me into 8
You should have heeded it’s warning now a pox will be put on this list forevermore.