Gamesradar's Top 100 Video Games of All Time

RainbowDespair

Normally, I hate Top Video Game lists but I thought this one was better than most.

Here are their rules:

WAIT! Don't click to the next page and get started with 100 until you’ve read this intro. Before you can agree, disagree or tell us what we “missed” and “forgot,” you need to understand exactly how we chose the games that we did. Here are a few reasons why:
By best, we really mean best. These are not the most important, most groundbreaking or most definitive games of all time, though a majority would certainly overlap with those descriptions as well. We focused most on the game still being worth playing now. For each contender, we asked ourselves: Would we really recommend this to a friend today? Some games are truly timeless and will entertain no matter how old the graphics or how outdated the interface. The ones that aren’t… aren’t here.
No repeats. 100 is a small number when you’re judging an entire medium, so we couldn’t afford to include more than one example from each series, unless that series evolved substantially. Yes, you’ll find multiple Zeldas, Marios and GTAs, but only because they’ve offered brand new experiences again and again.
Different rules. Don’t be shocked when a couple of our Games of the Year lose out to their former Runners Up. When choosing that award, we value innovation and surprise, often passing over sequels for titles that offered us something we’d never seen before. For this countdown, pure quality trumps everything else.

http://www.gamesradar.com/best-games-ever/
(Minecraft is #100. Portal is #1.)

Minecraft
Duck Tales
Lumines: Electronic Symphony
Ikaruga
Limbo
WWF No Mercy
Castle Crashers
Suikoden 2
Quake 3 Arena
Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2
Tetris Attack
Donkey Kong (GB)
Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
Rez
The Secret of Monkey Island
Contra III: The Alien Wars
F-Zero GX
Tomb Raider Anniversary
Super Meat Boy
Kingdom Hearts 2
Super Punch-Out!!
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Donkey Kong Country
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec
League of Legends
Super Smash Bros - Melee
Team Fortress 2
Beyond Good & Evil
Secret of Mana
Psychonauts
Sonic CD
Journey
Sega Rally Championship
Day of the Tentacle
Braid
Soul Calibur 2
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Advance Wars
Fallout 2
Burnout Paradise
Counter-Strike
Doom II: Hell on Earth
Katamari Damacy
Final Fantasy Tactics
SimCity 2000
Tony Hawk 3
Grim Fandango
Metal Gear Solid
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
Assassin's Creed 2
Earthbound
Mario Kart 7
WarCraft 3: Reign of Chaos
God of War
Rock Band 3
Gears of War 2
Halo 3
Okami
The Sims 3
Diablo 2
Mega Man 2
Silent Hill 2
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Left 4 Dead 2
Ms. Pac-Man
Ico
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Skyrim
SM64
Pokemon Black/White
Deus Ex
Civilization V
World of Warcraft
Final Fantasy X
Batman: Arkham City
Portal 2
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
StarCraft 2
Resident Evil 4
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Red Dead Redemption
Final Fantasy VI
Super Street Fighter IV
Half-Life 2
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Mass Effect 2
Super Metroid
Bioshock
Shadow of the Colossus
Grand Theft Auto IV
Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
Super Mario Bros. 3
Chrono Trigger
Tetris
Portal


Major omissions IMO include:

No Shin Megami Tensei titles.
No Dark Souls

Odd Series choices IMO:

Ms. Pac-Man instead of Pac-Man: CE or CE DX
DKC instead of DKC2
Katamari Damacy instead of We Love Katamari

Personal choices that I would have included that most wouldn't agree with:
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
Half-Minute Hero
Siren (or Siren 2 if we're counting UK/Japanese releases)

Jephery

Odd Series choices IMO:

Ms. Pac-Man instead of Pac-Man: CE or CE DX
DKC instead of DKC2
Katamari Damacy instead of We Love Katamari

I'd switch Civ V with Civ IV + Expansions and SC2 with SC1/BW

KingofMadCows

If they're going for timeless games then Heroes of Might and Magic 3, Baldur's Gate 2, and Planescape: Torment definitely should have been on the list.

Hedgethorn

KingofMadCows wrote: »

If they're going for timeless games then Heroes of Might and Magic 3, Baldur's Gate 2, and Planescape: Torment definitely should have been on the list.

Seconded. Also, is it just me or does the inclusion of Portal and Portal 2 violate their rule to include "only one game per series, unless there's substantial evolution"? Both of those games are incredible, but they're not all that different gameplay wise.

Sterica

Top 100 Lists aren't really good thread material. It pretty much leads to petty fighting amongst people.

Also, you basically just posted a link and little else. I mean, you posted the list, but that's not really enough. So, closing this for now.