ShadyAcshuns
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At least they got number one right. Suck it, haters!
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Rolling Stone Releases 50 Greatest Video Games of All Time List
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Wastelander92
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Bloodborne robbed
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
I’m never going agree with someone else’s list, but that’s a good one.
SirTerry-T
Member
I love the way they have put Ms Pacman in there.."Hey look, we appreciate the odd arcade game made before 1985 too".
Fucking spanners....
Fucking spanners....
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xenosys
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It's one of the blandest open world games I've ever played. I got around 15-20 hours and dropped it because it's so barren and tedious to traverse. Didn't even bother picking Tears of the Kingdom.
MafiaMurderBag
Member
Yeah thought this was one of those hipster snark lists where a a magazine not known for games tries hard to be "woah, we play games tool" with an article like this.
Tetris at number 2 because you want to appear to have historical knowledge & like your paying respects or something but Breath of the Wild as number 1?
Fuck offf
Akuji
Member
pretty decent list. Obviously some wonky shit but the great hitters are there for the most part. Botw as 1 is a joke but well, i can respect the list as a whole.
Glad to see Minecraft and Sims there, may would probably not think about those games. but they had huge impact. as well as the original counter strike.
Glad to see Minecraft and Sims there, may would probably not think about those games. but they had huge impact. as well as the original counter strike.
Dthomp
Member
List is surprisingly good, except a few places where I literally don't understand the thought process at all.
There isn't a world where BotW would make my top 100, let alone number one. Last of Us is not my cup of tea, I get why people like it...but #5 ALL TIME? Nah. Those two look and feel like gotta have some recency bias in the top. I'm not used to seeing SMW in the top 5 (It is for me).
Other ones I don't get:
18. Madden? I used to play alot of Madden and can't really think why 04 would be considered a top game of all time
33. NBA 2k11? I enjoy sports games, but I'm not sure any deserve to be a top 50 game of all time, let alone a forgetable early entry into a series like 2k.
39. GoW 2018? Not even the 3rd best GoW game, let alone top 50 of all time
43. Celeste? Nah not even close
Link to the Past, Symphony of the Night, and Hades all deserve higher spots on this list.
Usually these lists are just complete jokes, but this has a surprising amount of good choices, minor rearranging and they're set.
There isn't a world where BotW would make my top 100, let alone number one. Last of Us is not my cup of tea, I get why people like it...but #5 ALL TIME? Nah. Those two look and feel like gotta have some recency bias in the top. I'm not used to seeing SMW in the top 5 (It is for me).
Other ones I don't get:
18. Madden? I used to play alot of Madden and can't really think why 04 would be considered a top game of all time
33. NBA 2k11? I enjoy sports games, but I'm not sure any deserve to be a top 50 game of all time, let alone a forgetable early entry into a series like 2k.
39. GoW 2018? Not even the 3rd best GoW game, let alone top 50 of all time
43. Celeste? Nah not even close
Link to the Past, Symphony of the Night, and Hades all deserve higher spots on this list.
Usually these lists are just complete jokes, but this has a surprising amount of good choices, minor rearranging and they're set.
AeonGaidenRaiden
Member
Breath of the Wild shouldnt even be in the top 30, let alone number one spot lol. The game hasnt inovated or changed the gaming industry with its title like DOOM did. It was new for a Zelda game but nothing in it was new for open world rpg folks, actually it was barebones as fuck.
Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
No Gravity Rush??Here's the list.
>50 - ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’
>49 - ‘Hades’
>48 - ‘Castlevania: Symphony of the Night’
>47 - ‘The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past’
>46 - ‘League of Legends’
>45 - ‘Fortnite’
>44 - ‘Elden Ring’
>43 - ‘Celeste’
>42 - ‘Batman: Arkham City’
>41 - ‘Metroid Prime’
>40 - ‘Chrono Trigger’
>39 - ‘God of War’ (2018)
>38 - ‘Shadow of the Colossus’
>37 - ‘Pokémon Gold and Silver’
>36 - ‘Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’
>35 - ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’
>34 - ‘Hollow Knight’
>33 - ‘NBA 2K11’
>32 - ‘Ms. Pac-Man’
>31 - ‘Counter-Strike’ (1999)
>30 - ‘Wii Sports’
>29 - ‘Uncharted 2: Among Thieves’
>28 - Minecraft
>27 - ‘Resident Evil 4’ (2005)
>26 - ‘Mass Effect 2’
>25 - ‘Stardew Valley’
>24 - ‘The Sims’ (2000)
>23 - 'Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater’
>22 - ‘Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare’
>21 - ‘Fallout 3’
>20 - ‘Mario Kart 64’
>19 - ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’
>18 - ‘Madden NFL 2004’
>17 - ‘Diablo II’
>16 - ‘Red Dead Redemption 2’
>15 - ‘The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’
>14 - ‘Street Fighter II’
>13 - ‘Doom’ (1993)
>12 - ‘World of Warcraft’
>11 - ‘Halo: Combat Evolved’
>10 - ‘Super Metroid’
>9 - ‘The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
>8- ‘Final Fantasy VII’
>7 - ‘Metal Gear Solid’
>6 - ‘Half-Life 2’
>5 - ‘The Last of Us’
>4 - ‘Super Mario World’
>3 - ‘Grand Theft Auto V’
>2 - ‘Tetris’
>1 - ‘The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’
The 50 Greatest Video Games of All Time
From 'Super Mario' to 'Grand Theft Auto,' these are the titles that have defined gaming in pop culture.www.rollingstone.com
Fuck you Rolling stone
Andrew Evenstar
Member
the sims better than chrono trigger ? bro... , some1 smokes more crack than i do.
Bumblebeetuna
Member
You’re confusing quality with popularity.
ResurrectedContrarian
Suffers with mild autism
This reminds me how antiquated it feels when Wikipedia continues to source now-online publications like this when they create stupid lists. You'll read eg. The Shining wikipedia entry and in the details under Legacy see something like "was rated one of the greatest films of all time by Wired in 2020" and I just think... these old outlets are no longer noteworthy in any way, they're all basically buzzfeed online now. There's nothing notable or worthy of record about their latest lists.
(also: BOTW was absolutely one of the top-3 moments in my life of gaming and I'm in mid 40s, it's a genuine generational landmark)
(also: BOTW was absolutely one of the top-3 moments in my life of gaming and I'm in mid 40s, it's a genuine generational landmark)
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LimanimaPT
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No Chuckie Egg? Fail...
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
Fortnite is the Jordan, The Beatles, the Seinfeld of videogames. It's that highest quality that generates the highest popularity.
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Hudo
Member
No Heroes of Might & Magic 3, no Age of Empires II: DE, no WarCraft 3, no Super Mario Galaxy, RDR2 doesn't even the deserve to be on that list, GTA 5 instead of San Andreas or Vice City. Where is Final Fantasy VI? Final Fantasy Tactics? Fallout 3 instead of 1. Why is Witcher 3 in this list? Tony Hawk's 1 instead of 2? Elden Ring instead of Dark Souls 1 or 3? I wouldn't put Breath of the Wild at #1. It's in the top 5, though.
That list is all kinds of fucked.
That list is all kinds of fucked.
Shifty1897
Member
Once the Chrono Trigger Pixel Remaster happens, they can use this article in the ad:
Experience Rolling Stone's 40th Game of All Time*
*NBA2K11 was #33 lol
Experience Rolling Stone's 40th Game of All Time*
*NBA2K11 was #33 lol
Cyberpunkd
Member
Ctrl + F: Planescape: Torment
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
What’s funny about this comment is reading all the complaints of favorite popular games that weren’t included.
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Jinzo Prime
Member
No Super Mario 64? No Ocarina of Time? Yeah, can't take it seriously.Here's the list.
>50 - ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’
>49 - ‘Hades’
>48 - ‘Castlevania: Symphony of the Night’
>47 - ‘The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past’
>46 - ‘League of Legends’
>45 - ‘Fortnite’
>44 - ‘Elden Ring’
>43 - ‘Celeste’
>42 - ‘Batman: Arkham City’
>41 - ‘Metroid Prime’
>40 - ‘Chrono Trigger’
>39 - ‘God of War’ (2018)
>38 - ‘Shadow of the Colossus’
>37 - ‘Pokémon Gold and Silver’
>36 - ‘Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’
>35 - ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’
>34 - ‘Hollow Knight’
>33 - ‘NBA 2K11’
>32 - ‘Ms. Pac-Man’
>31 - ‘Counter-Strike’ (1999)
>30 - ‘Wii Sports’
>29 - ‘Uncharted 2: Among Thieves’
>28 - Minecraft
>27 - ‘Resident Evil 4’ (2005)
>26 - ‘Mass Effect 2’
>25 - ‘Stardew Valley’
>24 - ‘The Sims’ (2000)
>23 - 'Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater’
>22 - ‘Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare’
>21 - ‘Fallout 3’
>20 - ‘Mario Kart 64’
>19 - ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’
>18 - ‘Madden NFL 2004’
>17 - ‘Diablo II’
>16 - ‘Red Dead Redemption 2’
>15 - ‘The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’
>14 - ‘Street Fighter II’
>13 - ‘Doom’ (1993)
>12 - ‘World of Warcraft’
>11 - ‘Halo: Combat Evolved’
>10 - ‘Super Metroid’
>9 - ‘The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
>8- ‘Final Fantasy VII’
>7 - ‘Metal Gear Solid’
>6 - ‘Half-Life 2’
>5 - ‘The Last of Us’
>4 - ‘Super Mario World’
>3 - ‘Grand Theft Auto V’
>2 - ‘Tetris’
>1 - ‘The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’
The 50 Greatest Video Games of All Time
From 'Super Mario' to 'Grand Theft Auto,' these are the titles that have defined gaming in pop culture.
For a casual audience, Breath of the Wild's rules make more sense than most videogames. If you see a box made out of wood, you can burn it. If you see an island in a lake, you can freeze the water to get to it. It's naturalistic puzzle solving is incrediblefor people who don't spend a lot of time playing videogames.
I disagree that it is number one of all time, however.
Archaic101
Member
Yeah, I don't really hate this list.
R6Rider
Gold Member
Wulfer
Member
or Virtua Fighter 2?
These games defined the building block of games to come!
Also, how is Metal Gear Solid ahead of a genera defining game like Halo?
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Hero_Select
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CosmicComet
Member
Lol how the fuck is Hades a top 50 game of all time?
BbMajor7th
Member
Breath of the Wild at no. 1? What a bold and unusual choice. Could they even tell you why? Of course they couldn't - just some waffle about a 'sense of adventure' that they can't substantiate because Nintendo reminds them of being ten again.
TheInfamousKira
Reseterror Resettler
This is the most Portlandian list I've ever seen.
BacklashWave534
Member
I was just about to type this. One of the greatest RPGs of all time loses out to games like NBA 2k11. People wonder why no one takes that tgrash publication seriously.
BacklashWave534
Member
Will you at least agree it's not first place, but better than NBA2k11
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ByWatterson
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LOL list shit again
Grildon Tundy
Member
A safe list, in my opinion. This is the list of video games you could show someone who's never played them before to give a broad survey of what the medium's about.
Then, if they show further interest, that's when you get into the more niche stuff and other franchise entries that are arguably better games but didn't have the same mainstream cultural impact that these did. Like the Yakuza and Persona series, Deus Ex, nearly any Metal Gear Solid entry besides 1, Bioshock.
Then, if they show further interest, that's when you get into the more niche stuff and other franchise entries that are arguably better games but didn't have the same mainstream cultural impact that these did. Like the Yakuza and Persona series, Deus Ex, nearly any Metal Gear Solid entry besides 1, Bioshock.
CLW
Member
As a primary sports gamer from youth into my 20s it’s widely regarded as the best madden ever. But a top 50 of all time? Sorry if any sports title (not racing) made that list it would be Tecmo Super Bowl or MAYBE NHL 94
kazuyamishima
Member
lmao the list is not as woke as i thought going in.
ReyBrujo
Member
Not into sport games but I think International Superstar Soccer Deluxe for SNES or PES6 for Playstation 2 would have deserved a place because they are more massive than any NHL or NFL game. However, they all pale against NBA Jam TE, which is I think the only sport game that should have been in that list.
GooseMan69
Member
It’s widely regarded as the best basketball game ever made. It was before the age of microtransaction fuckery.