Best games of all time (in my opinion)

[Zombie_Fish]

This is very far from a review, and list threads are not welcomed here on the Escapist. On top of all that this list is terrible! It's really not good at all, you chose only games from the past 4 years, you give no reasoning for your choices and you just choose the most obvious choices for the current generation of games.

I really have to agree with Shapsters on this one. Also, anything with the title 'Best games of all time (in my opinion)' really just sounds like Fanboyism and shouldn't be the title of a review. In fact, I would really struggle to believe that this belongs in User Reviews, as it really needs more detail, as Shapsters said. I would much rather read five good and well detailed seperate reviews of each game than have them all plonked in one thread with the title 'Best games of all time (in my opinion)'; each game getting a four-line paragraph (half of which isn't even to do with the game) and is mainly just fanboyism gone mad.

 

[Stalk3rchief]

I was with you until I read "Call of Duty 4". It can't be the best game if there are thousands of games that are better than it. Like Call of Duty, Call of Duty 2, Call of Duty 3, and Call of Duty: World at War.

Gratz, your a worthless troll that started a flame war.
=D
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!

 

[Stalk3rchief]

Thing is the amount of grenade spammers and campers that lurk online like termites really only serve to heighten blood pressure and give your controller warranty a good work out.

I love you.
o.o

 

[Leftnt Sharpe]

Since you did not write a section on RPG's I will do one for you.

Everything by Bioware=Awesome.

Fin

 

[domble]

I love you.
o.o

Can't honestly say I blame you.

I take it you've have a good streak going, only to have some shit-sucking camper scum get a lucky shot off... Then probably braying to himself about how l33t he is.

Wow, how sour are these grapes?

 

[HippySecond]

Brutal Legend is the best game that ever was, or will be.

that is all

 

[Leftnt Sharpe]

Was with you til you said RTS, claiming you'd go back years.
Well you certainly went back some years but not long enough.
Try atleast 10-15 years..

Clearly this is the greatest RTS all time: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_Annihilation

 

[NBSRDan]

I was with you until I read "Call of Duty 4". It can't be the best game if there are thousands of games that are better than it. Like Call of Duty, Call of Duty 2, Call of Duty 3, and Call of Duty: World at War.

Gratz, your a worthless troll that started a flame war.
=D
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!

I fail to see how this thread is a flame war, or how my above post is trolling.

Jus' sayin'.

 

[domble]

I was with you until I read "Call of Duty 4". It can't be the best game if there are thousands of games that are better than it. Like Call of Duty, Call of Duty 2, Call of Duty 3, and Call of Duty: World at War.

Gratz, your a worthless troll that started a flame war.
=D
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!

I fail to see how this thread is a flame war, or how my above post is trolling.

Jus' sayin'.

Lol it is a sad world where you can't express an opinion without being attacked by the game's would-be lovers. It's like you've pissed off the slutty blonde girl in school and now her fuck buddies are after you.

Y'see I love COD 4 more than the others... And while I disagree with what you say I'll fight, to the death, for your right to say it.

Which proves that I'm not well balanced, I'm just a fag.

 

[TheHitcher]

I'd go as far to say as CoD4 is one of the best FPSs ever. I know it's a cliché but it really is a fantastic game.

Though I'd have to say my favourite game of all time is probably Mass Effect.
Seriously, that game changed my view on all other RPGs. Fallout 3 went from amazing to good and Fable II went from good to average.

Seriously, you haven't played a real action RPG till you play Mass Effect.

 

[Kuranes Rex]

First, let me say that I agree with all of Chaosut's comments:

I've got some constructive critisism to make. Firstly, if you were intending to make a defeinitive/unbiased best games of all time, this list is extremely limited (more on that later)...

I'd like to add some helpful comments.

Honestly, when I first read the original post, my first reaction was "This belongs in Gaming Discussion". If it was intending to be a genuine 'review' of sorts, perhaps you could establish, for the readers, how you are judging the merit of each game. Does 'Best game' mean to you, 'most influential'? Maybe 'best storytelling' or how about 'Most fun'

Does 'nostalgic appeal' factor in to your comparisons of one game to another? Clearly not, but we are only able to infer that for ourselves by using our experiences with each game you choose. You're putting the burden on the reader to know if COD4 is new or old before they can figure out if nostalgia plays anything into your judgement.

So, perhaps, before you begin listing your games, you could tell us what you mean by "Best Game".

In my personal opinion, attempting to rate a half dozen genres in a well researched, thorough, objective, detailed 'review' is very difficult. As a reader, I want to know a lot about the runner-ups and how they fell short of the mark. That means detailed assessments of multiple games for each genre. Not just that, but in order for me to feel confident in your judgement, I need to feel assured that you are taking the whole history of gaming into consideration.

A review with the title "Best games of all time" requires some cajones to post. If all your choices come from the past 2-3 years (with little to no mention of predecessor games and whether they even crossed your mind) the reader has reason to doubt the scope of your review.

It's a lot to consider when writing a proper review. It should take time and thought and many revisions. If this is not what you have in mind, that's perfectly ok. The Gaming Discussion forum is the perfect place for such a topic.

 

[jello]

all i have to say is that other games are good in their own way but call of duty 4 is the best game ever i dont care what anyone else says.