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[Game of the Decade] RESULTS IN OP
EvilBadman
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A special thanks to MCC for hosting this foray into madness. And to everyone who helped assemble the nominations list.
RESULTS:
The full results– showing the exact number of voters who ranked each game first, second, third place etc– can be found here. In the meantime, the final results were:
SUPERLATIVES
Game of the Decade
Hindsight Game of the Year:
Top Game Without a 1st Place Vote
All explanations courtesy of MCC.
The rankings listed above are based on what was originally intended to be an approximation of Condorcet voting, but which I’m told is actually closer to the Borda count. In my Borda-ish voting method, each vote cast for a game gives that game a certain number of points. If someone ranks a game #1, that game gets 20 points. If they rank it #2, the game gets 19 points. If they rank it #3 the game gets 18 points… and so on. I have a script that checks a couple of alternate ways of ranking the same data, though.
First Past the Post
Only 1st place votes count
Approval
“Approval” vote, where nothing is counted except the number of votes a game received (i.e. a first-place and a twentieth-place ranking count the same– all the matters is if the game was on someone’s list).
Instant Run Off Vote
Voting Phase: This phase has ended.
RESULTS:
The full results– showing the exact number of voters who ranked each game first, second, third place etc– can be found here. In the meantime, the final results were:
- Half-Life 2 [Episodes 1 and 2] (PC, 360) <2004> (4893)
- Diablo II [Lord of Destruction] (PC) <2000> (3859)
- Portal (PC, 360) <2007> (3809)
- World of Warcraft [Burning Crusade, Wrath of the Lich King] (PC) <2004> (3594)
- Mass Effect [Bring Down the Sky, Pinnacle Station] (PC, 360) <2007> (3340)
- Deus Ex (PC, PS2) <2000> (3052)
- Resident Evil 4 (GC, PS2, Wii) <2005> (2906)
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (XBOX, PC) <2003> (2776)
- Shadow of the Colossus (PS2) <2005> (2598)
- Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn [Throne of Baal] (PC) <2000> (2495)
- Fallout 3 [Operation: Anchorage, The Pitt, Broken Steel, Point Lookout, Mothership Zeta] (PC, PS3, 360) (2492)
- Bioshock (360, PS3, PC) <2007> (2450)
- Team Fortress 2 (PC, 360) <2007> (2417)
- Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) <2007> (2413)
- Metroid Prime (GC) <2002> (2206)
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GC) <2003> (2176)
- Dragon Age: Origins [Stone Prisoner, Warden's Keep] (360,PC,PS3) <2009> (2069)
- Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos [Frozen Throne] (PC) <2002> (2066)
- Super Smash Bros. Melee (GC) <2001> (2049)
- Civilization 4 [Warlords, Beyond the Sword] (PC) <2005> (1927)
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64) <2000> (1914)
- Halo (XBOX, PC) <2001> (1754)
- Batman: Arkham Asylum (360, PS3, PC) <2009> (1669)
- Counter-Strike (PC) <2000> (1634)
- Left 4 Dead (PC, 360) <2008> (1594)
SUPERLATIVES
Game of the Decade
Hindsight Game of the Year:
- 2000- Diablo II [Lord of Destruction] (PC) <2000> [Decade #2]
- 2001- Super Smash Bros. Melee (GC) <2001> [Decade #19]
- 2002- Metroid Prime (GC) <2002> [Decade #15]
- 2003- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (XBOX, PC) <2003> [Decade #8]
- 2004- Half-Life 2 [Episodes 1 and 2] (PC, 360) [Decade #1, Year #1]
- 2005- Resident Evil 4 (GC, PS2, Wii) <2005> [Decade #7, Year #1]
- 2006- Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion [Knights of Nine, Shivering Isles] (PC, PS3, 360) <2006> [Decade #32, Year #3]
- 2007- Portal (PC, XBOX) <2007> [Decade #3, Year #1]
- 2008- Fallout 3 [Operation: Anchorage, The Pitt, Broken Steel, Point Lookout, Mothership Zeta] (PC, PS3, 360) [Decade #11, Year #1]
- 2009- Dragon Age: Origins [Stone Prisoner, Warden's Keep] (360,PC,PS3) <2009> [Decade #17, Year #2]
- N64- 21. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64) <2000>
- GC- 15. Metroid Prime (GC) <2002>
- PS1- 43. Final Fantasy IX (PS1) <2000>
- GBA- 120. Golden Sun (GBA) <2001>
- DS- 69. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (DS) <2005>
- PSP- 256. Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core (PSP) <2008>
- PS2- 9. Shadow of the Colossus (PS2) <2005>
- XBOX- 159. Jet Set Radio Future (XBOX) <2002> (Halo was #22, but appeared on PC)
- PS3- 31. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3) <2009>
- 360- 116. Fable 2 (360) <2008>
- PC- 2. Diablo II [Lord of Destruction] (PC) <2000>
- Dreamcast- 129. Shenmue (DC) <2000>
- DOWNLOAD ONLY- 52. Braid (360*, PS3*, PC*) <2008>
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2. Diablo II [Lord of Destruction] (PC) <2000>
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1. Half-Life 2 [Episodes 1 and 2] (PC, 360) <2004>
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52. Braid (360*, PS3*, PC*) <2008>
Top Game Without a 1st Place Vote
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23. Batman: Arkham Asylum (360, PS3, PC) <2009> [#1 2009]
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385. Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria (PSP) <2006> [#56 2006]
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459. Half-Minute Hero (PSP) <2009> [#87 2009]
- 14. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) <2007>
- 16. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GC) <2003>
- 22. Halo (XBOX, PC) <2001>
- 26. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PS2) <2004>
- 28. Final Fantasy X (PS2) <2001>
- 36. Grand Theft Auto 4 [Lost and the Damned, Ballad of Gay Tony] (PC, PS3, 360) <2008>
- 50. Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal (GBC) <2000>
All explanations courtesy of MCC.
The rankings listed above are based on what was originally intended to be an approximation of Condorcet voting, but which I’m told is actually closer to the Borda count. In my Borda-ish voting method, each vote cast for a game gives that game a certain number of points. If someone ranks a game #1, that game gets 20 points. If they rank it #2, the game gets 19 points. If they rank it #3 the game gets 18 points… and so on. I have a script that checks a couple of alternate ways of ranking the same data, though.
First Past the Post
Only 1st place votes count
- Deus Ex (PC, PS2) <2000> (57)
- World of Warcraft [Burning Crusade, Wrath of the Lich King] (PC) <2004> (34)
- Half-Life 2 [Episodes 1 and 2] (PC, 360) <2004> (34)
- Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn [Throne of Baal] (PC) <2000> (31)
- Diablo II [Lord of Destruction] (PC) <2000> (26)
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64) <2000> (22)
- Shadow of the Colossus (PS2) <2005> (21)
- Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos [Frozen Throne] (PC) <2002> (21)
- Mass Effect [Bring Down the Sky, Pinnacle Station] (PC, 360) <2007> (14)
- Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) <2007> (14)
- Portal (PC, 360) <2007> (14)
- Halo (XBOX, PC) <2001> (13)
- Team Fortress 2 (PC, 360) <2007> (12)
- Metroid Prime (GC) <2002> (10)
- Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind [Tribunal, Bloodmoon] (PC, XBOX) <2002> (9)
- Super Smash Bros. Melee (GC) <2001> (9)
- Counter-Strike (PC) <2000> (9)
- Civilization 4 [Warlords, Beyond the Sword] (PC) <2005> (9)
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (XBOX, PC) <2003> (9)
- Resident Evil 4 (GC, PS2, Wii) <2005> (8)
- Fallout 3 [Operation: Anchorage, The Pitt, Broken Steel, Point Lookout, Mothership Zeta] (PC, PS3, 360) (8)
- Rock Band 2 (360, PS2, PS3, Wii) <2008> (7)
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3) <2009> (7)
- Ico (PS2) <2001> (6)
- Call of Duty 2 (PC, 360) <2005> (5)
Approval
“Approval” vote, where nothing is counted except the number of votes a game received (i.e. a first-place and a twentieth-place ranking count the same– all the matters is if the game was on someone’s list).
- Half-Life 2 [Episodes 1 and 2] (PC, 360) <2004> (271)
- Portal (PC, 360) <2007> (242)
- Diablo II [Lord of Destruction] (PC) <2000> (211)
- Mass Effect [Bring Down the Sky, Pinnacle Station] (PC, 360) <2007> (196)
- World of Warcraft [Burning Crusade, Wrath of the Lich King] (PC) <2004> (189)
- Resident Evil 4 (GC, PS2, Wii) <2005> (177)
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (XBOX, PC) <2003> (176)
- Bioshock (360, PS3, PC) <2007> (173)
- Fallout 3 [Operation: Anchorage, The Pitt, Broken Steel, Point Lookout, Mothership Zeta] (PC, PS3, 360) (156)
- Deus Ex (PC, PS2) <2000> (149)
- Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) <2007> (148)
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GC) <2003> (142)
- Team Fortress 2 (PC, 360) <2007> (142)
- Shadow of the Colossus (PS2) <2005> (142)
- Dragon Age: Origins [Stone Prisoner, Warden's Keep] (360,PC,PS3) <2009> (133)
- Metroid Prime (GC) <2002> (131)
- Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos [Frozen Throne] (PC) <2002> (125)
- Super Smash Bros. Melee (GC) <2001> (125)
- Batman: Arkham Asylum (360, PS3, PC) <2009> (123)
- Civilization 4 [Warlords, Beyond the Sword] (PC) <2005> (122)
- Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn [Throne of Baal] (PC) <2000> (122)
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64) <2000> (109)
- Left 4 Dead (PC, 360) <2008> (107)
- Halo (XBOX, PC) <2001> (107)
- Counter-Strike (PC) <2000> (104)
Instant Run Off Vote
- Half-Life 2 [Episodes 1 and 2] (PC, 360) <2004> (271)
- Portal (PC, XBOX) <2007> (242)
- Diablo II [Lord of Destruction] (PC) <2000> (211)
- Mass Effect [Bring Down the Sky, Pinnacle Station] (PC, 360) <2007> (196)
- World of Warcraft [Burning Crusade, Wrath of the Lich King] (PC) <2004> (189)
- Deus Ex (PC, PS2) <2000> (149)
- Resident Evil 4 (GC, PS2, Wii) <2005> (177)
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (XBOX, PC) <2003> (176)
- Fallout 3 [Operation: Anchorage, The Pitt, Broken Steel, Point Lookout, Mothership Zeta] (PC, PS3, 360) (156)
- Shadow of the Colossus (PS2) <2005> (142)
- Bioshock (360, PS3, PC) <2007> (173)
- Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) <2007> (148)
- Metroid Prime (GC) <2002> (131)
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GC) <2003> (142)
- Team Fortress 2 (PC, 360) <2007> (142)
- Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn [Throne of Baal] (PC) <2000> (122)
- Dragon Age: Origins [Stone Prisoner, Warden's Keep] (360,PC,PS3) <2009> (133)
- Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos [Frozen Throne] (PC) <2002> (125)
- Super Smash Bros. Melee (GC) <2001> (125)
- Civilization 4 [Warlords, Beyond the Sword] (PC) <2005> (122)
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64) <2000> (109)
- Halo (XBOX, PC) <2001> (107)
- Counter-Strike (PC) <2000> (104)
- Left 4 Dead (PC, 360) <2008> (107)
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PS2) <2004> (99)
Voting Phase: This phase has ended.
The voting process will be the same as mcc's Game of the Year polls, with the exception that each ballot will be allowed 25 games. You will have to make incredibly hard choices that will try your soul and rock the fiber of your being. Do not be dissuaded, however, as the cream will rise.
Remember, you are voting on the the entire game experience, including any expansions, DLC, or official patches that added to the game. Essentially the Warchest, Ulitmate or Director's Cut of each game. For ease, all major retail additions for a title have been added to its listing. You may also take into account any ports, for example the Wii controlled edition of Resident Evil 4 can be used in your decision to rank Resident Evil 4.
Nominations Phase: This phase has ended.
Remember, you are voting on the the entire game experience, including any expansions, DLC, or official patches that added to the game. Essentially the Warchest, Ulitmate or Director's Cut of each game. For ease, all major retail additions for a title have been added to its listing. You may also take into account any ports, for example the Wii controlled edition of Resident Evil 4 can be used in your decision to rank Resident Evil 4.
How was this list originally compiled?
Every year that MCC ran a Game of the Year thread, from 2004-2009, the top 30 games were automatically added to the nominations list. For 2000-2003, Gamerankings and Metacritic were utilize a class from each year of the 30 best games.
What is the criteria for Ports, and Expansions?
Ports: For better or worse, all ports of a game are compiled into one title for that game, pending the original game was released during the decade as well. For example, Pokemon Fire Red and Leaf Green were omitted due to being a port of a game from 1996. Comparatively, Resident Evil 4 Wii is considered to be the same as Resident Evil 4 for the purposes of this list. As long as the majority of the plot remains unaltered, we will consider them one and the same.
Expansions and DLC: Any expansions or DLC available for a title produced during the past 10 years is considered part of the entire experience. World of Warcraft and its expansions are considered one complete package.
Can you add <Title of Game Here>?
No. You're too late, Starfox.
Every year that MCC ran a Game of the Year thread, from 2004-2009, the top 30 games were automatically added to the nominations list. For 2000-2003, Gamerankings and Metacritic were utilize a class from each year of the 30 best games.
What is the criteria for Ports, and Expansions?
Ports: For better or worse, all ports of a game are compiled into one title for that game, pending the original game was released during the decade as well. For example, Pokemon Fire Red and Leaf Green were omitted due to being a port of a game from 1996. Comparatively, Resident Evil 4 Wii is considered to be the same as Resident Evil 4 for the purposes of this list. As long as the majority of the plot remains unaltered, we will consider them one and the same.
Expansions and DLC: Any expansions or DLC available for a title produced during the past 10 years is considered part of the entire experience. World of Warcraft and its expansions are considered one complete package.
Can you add <Title of Game Here>?
No. You're too late, Starfox.
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What did I miss?
Tekken Tag Tournament
Freedom Fighters
Mercenaries
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This is a nomination thread. If you miss a game on the list, you can nominate it here. Unless you have already done that, but I didn't get that impression from your post.
I did not miss that, I just said that I accepted the rule that only the first 30 of a year get accepted. If a game came below the first 30 places, how much chance would it make against all the games that came above it? All that would do is clutter the list.
I mean Rock Band 2 is the best guitar/drums/mic game but man I played the Hell out of GHII.
Personal preferences and all then I guess, but I for example nominated Risen, and that's now on the list. It came out at 96 something in this year's GOTY poll, now how many votes will that game get in the end? Well, I don't care, it's a great game an belongs on my GOTD list.
I didn't realize BG2 came out this decade but... JCD
"Everyone who is capable of logical thought should be able to see why you shouldn't sell lifetime subscriptions to an MMO. Cell phone companies and drug dealers don't offer lifetime subscriptions either, guess why?" - Mugaaz
...what?
yeah, HL2 was great, but it wasn't my savior. Heck The Sims 2 came out a few months earlier and set crazy sales records for the time
edit: WoW came out a week after
I'm currently listening to the orchestral theme. Over... and over... and over...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZU6XyFxCA0&feature=related
It was my way of saying HL2 is amazing, mainly because it's the reason so many amazing games exist. The L4D games, TF2, CSS, Portal, Garry's Mod, (to a lesser extent, games like Vampire Bloodlines) and a ton of other user made mods. I feel that HL2 was very important to gaming this decade.
"Everyone who is capable of logical thought should be able to see why you shouldn't sell lifetime subscriptions to an MMO. Cell phone companies and drug dealers don't offer lifetime subscriptions either, guess why?" - Mugaaz
I'm nominating Little King's Story for it, because it will be in my top 10, regardless of whether it stands a chance or not.
Baldur's Gate 2 had better win, though.
Joss Whedon got his start in television writing working on Roseanne, without which we wouldn't have Firefly, but this doesn't make Roseanne the show of the decade. If George Lucas hadn't made a ton of money with American Graffiti, we wouldn't have Star Wars or Indiana Jones, but that doesn't make American Graffiti the movie of the decade.*
*Actually it's an awesome movie but you see my point.
That's not really the same thing.
"Everyone who is capable of logical thought should be able to see why you shouldn't sell lifetime subscriptions to an MMO. Cell phone companies and drug dealers don't offer lifetime subscriptions either, guess why?" - Mugaaz
Gears of War is my game of the decade for the above listed reasons.
This is my PSN ID— Radthanael
Also, it's kind of odd to have Wolfenstein: Enemy territory on the list instead of Return to Castle Wolfenstein?
To be fair, I think the nominations list (with all the ones I'm about to add) is incredibly solid as it stands (or will stand when I add another 50 titles that I got PMed, but you're more than welcome to want to throw more esoteric titles on it. :P
I was considering asking mcc to allow 30 votes instead of the normal 20, due to the size and notoriety of the list. 50 is far too many choices, as it is 1/8 of the list and you have to account for people not wanting to sort a list of 50 titles for 3 hours.
I expect an incredible discrepancy in the voting results in either case.
Or are we just choosing one?
Should then Kill.Switch win because it lead to gears of war?
Pac-Man: Championship Edition (360) - 2007
Titan Quest (PC) [Immortal Throne] - 2006
Siren (PS1) - 2004
Defense Grid (PC) - 2008
Half-Minute Hero (PSP) - 2009
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 - 2008
Pac-Man:CE is there because it's perfect, Siren is there because I can't nominate Siren 2 (only in Europe & Asia), and Half-Minute Hero is there because I really really liked it. The other 3 are there by virtue of being the best their genres currently have to offer (hack & slash RPG, dual stick shmup, and tower defense).
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Star Wars: Republic Commando (PC/Xbox) <2005>
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield (PC) [Athena Sword, Iron Wrath] <2003>
World in Conflict (PC) [Soviet Assault] <2007>
Mechwarrior 4: Vegance (PC) [Black Knight, Mercenaries] <2000>
Peggle (Pretty much everything) [Nights] <2007>
King's Bounty (PC) [Armored Princess] <2008>
Hitman: Blood Money (PC, Xbox, 360, PS2) <2006>
SWAT4 (PC) <2005>
Arcanum: of Steamworks & Magick Obscura (PC) <2001>
Stalker: Shadows of Chernobyl (PC) <2007>
Cause I mean Diablo 2 and the LoD expansion that came out in 2001 have stolen more time from my life then anything else.
It's still installed on my computer now
And man, Sooo many great games in 1999 that just missed the cutoff. Seriously, I think that 99-00 is the best back to back year combo for games
EDIT: Question: Street Fighter III Third Strike was released in arcades in 1999, but the home version of the game was released in the year 2000. If it qualifies then I'd like to nominate it, but it it gets lumped together with the earlier SFIII titles (relesed in '97 for arcades and '99 for Dreamcast) then I'll understand it no being included.