A fortnight ago, user Timber-_-wolf asked us fellow VG247ers what we thought were the five Greatest Games of ALL TIME. (http://www.vg247.com/forum/topic.php?id=4377)
39 users put in their different lists which encompassed three decades of gaming and a multitude of genres. If you didn't vote, tough luck. Pay more attention to les forums, non?
The list you see below consists of the 150 or so games which us nutters apparently think are the best titles of all time (yes that includes Leisure Suit Larry [see below]). Note, I've taken into account the total number of "mentions" a game received from users and not where they rank in the individual lists.
If you're still miraculously reading this crappy intro, hope you enjoy the list and make sure to let your opinions known below.
And now Ladies and Gentleman - and you troll in the back too, here are the 150 or so GREATEST GAMES OF ALL TIME, as voted by the GREATEST games community *grins* on the planet. Hoo-rah!
Games with ONE Mention/Vote:
- System Shock 2
- God of War
- Silent Hill 3
- The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker
- Odd World Strangers Wrath
- Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
- Starcraft 2
- Super Mario Land
- Contra
- Super Mario 64
- Okami
- Gran Turismo 5
- 007: Night Fire
- Micro Machines
- Treasure Island Dizzy
- Manic Miner
- Resident Evil 4
- Resistance
- Halo Reach
- Lost Planet
- Final Fantasy Dissidia
- MediEvil: Resurrection
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2
- Black
- Ridge Racer
- Alone in the Dark
- Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
- Bubble Bobble
- Final Fantasy 9
- Legend of Legaia
- Toma Runner
- Prince of Persia
- Ridge Racer Type 4
- Snobow Kids
- Spy vs Spy
- Turrican 2
- Shadow of the Beast 2
- Terranigma
- Shining Force Series
- Doom 2
- Gunstar Heroes
- God of War II
- Jak 2
- Gran Turismo 3
- Leisure Suit Larry (GaiusMarius did this)
- Rome Total War (he also did this, which is good)
- Shinobi
- Tales of Phantasia
- Secrets of Evermore
- Final fantasy IV
- Advance Wars
- Lord of the Rings: Third Age
- Rayman
- Populous: The Beginning
- Transport Tycoon
- Fallout 2
- Little Big Adventure 2
- UFO: Enemy Unknown
- Gears of War 2
- Bioshock 2
- Super Street Fighter 4
- Manhunt
- Tomb Raider
- Resident Evil 3
- MotoGP2
- Rallisport Challenge 2
- Battlefield 2
- Shenmue
- Max Payne 2
- Metal Gear Solid 2
- The Secret Of Monkey Island
- Outrun 2
- Shenmue 2
- Legend of Zelda
- Dead Space
- The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind
- Starcraft
- Legacy of the Wizard
- Panzer Dragoon Saga
- Meridian59
- Phantasy Star Online/Universe
- Rock Band
- Final Fantasy Tactics
- Diablo
- Captive
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Test Drive Unlimited
- Championship Manager 01/02
- SSX Tricky
- Space Giraffe
- DRoD
- Tetris
- Halo 3
- Dawn of War Series
- Dino Crisis
- Final Fantasy VIII
- Fahrenheit
- Fallout 3
- Zone of the Enders 2
Games with TWO Mentions/Votes:
- Cannon Fodder
- Quake
- Super Metroid
- Ratchet And Clank
- Civilization
- Demon's Souls
- Final Fantasy X
- World of Warcraft
- God of War 3
- Mario Kart
- Street Fighter II
- Goldeneye 007
- Gears of War
- LittleBigPlanet
- Rez
- Bayonetta
- GTA San Andreas
- Star Wars Battlefront
- Timesplitters 2
- Metal Gear Solid 4
- GTA IV
- Fallout 3
- X-Wing/Tie Fighter
- Halo: Combat Evolved
- Mafia
- Grand Theft Auto III
- BioShock
- Resident Evil
- FIFA
- Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past
- Diablo 2
- Chrono Cross
- Darksiders
- Mass Effect
Games with THREE Mentions/Votes:
- Super Mario World
- Planescape: Torment
- Grim Fandango
- Super Mario Bros 3
- The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion
And now, the creme de la creme...
Games with FOUR OR MORE Mentions/Votes:
- Final Fantasy VII (4 Votes)
- Metal Gear Solid 3 (4 Votes)
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (4 Votes)
- Deus Ex (4 Votes)
- Super Mario Galaxy (5 Votes)
- ICO (5 Votes)
- Mass Effect 2 (6 Votes)
- GTA: Vice City (6 Votes)
- Half-Life (6 Votes)
- Half-Life 2 (6 Votes)
- Metal Gear Solid (6 Votes)
- Shadow of the Colossus (7 Votes)
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (8 Votes)
There you have it, then.
The ever-wise VG247 community has, maybe controversially, chosen Uncharted 2: Among Thieves as the Greatest Video Game of All Time, followed closely by the Half-Life series, Metal Gear Solid, GTA: Vice City and Shadow of the Colossus.
Let the banter begin.
