Poll: Flawlwss Victory: Can you think of a game that is perfect?

[The__Doctor]

No.. for me, there's no such thing as a perfect game. However, Monkey Island 1 and Dune 2 come close. Interesting, entertaining, engaging and in the case of Monkey Island just downright funny from start to finish!

All the recent titles that I play on the PC and PS3 are fun and usually worth their money, but perfect... nah!

 

[PedroSteckecilo]

Chrono Trigger, everytime I play that game I just want to hug it and go "never ever change!"

 

[Flizzick]

The first two Jak and Daxter games stunned the living piss out of me when I played them

 

[Elvis Starburst]

Your title! *boosh* (Might wanna fix that spelling error)

OT: Shadow of the Colossus

 

[gunny1993]

Perfection is impossible, hence nothing is perfect.

 

[Fasckira]

"Secret of the Magic Crystals"

A rollercoaster of game blending a delicate storyline and intuitive gameplay seamlessly into one pretty package. In the eyes of a pony/unicorn loving little girl, this game is perfect.

Dont know about a game that is perfect to everyone though.

 

[Lt._nefarious]

Halo Reach and Bioshock are gaming perfection in my mind. Abso-freaking-lutely love those games.

 

[AgentLampshade]

Fanboy bias incoming.

Devil May Cry 3. It was the pinnacle of action/adventure. It had everything right.

The music set the mood perfectly.
The voices (and motion actors) were well-cast.
Everything was just good to look at.
It paced the action well with a few puzzles here and there.
The characters were memorable.
Everything was just right. Everything. I still play it to this day. In fact, I have more hours racked up on it (special edition) than I do with many of my RPGs I have.

 

[Icehearted]

Perfection is impossible, hence nothing is perfect.

I think it comes down to being perfect at what it does, not at everything. In this regard there are perfect games out there, though the merit of it's enjoyment will be subjective 100% of the time.

I would say that Ultima 7 collection is perfect. It does everything it's supposed to, and for it's time rather beautifully. Wipeout XL, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Point Blank (with Guncon), and Yoshi's Island were also examples of perfection according to the criteria I've specified (though again, the "fun" equation is subjective).

You may not agree, but I feel your outlook is narrow, and making such dogmatically blanket statements like that dismisses the possibility of what is otherwise very possible for even you.

 

[firelightning1]

I have to go with Fallout 3, even with all the glitches it is still the most perfect game I have ever played in terms of enjoyment.

 

[Ralen-Sharr]

Portal. The controls are intuitive and responsive, the visuals are clean and distinctive, the writing and voice acting is brilliant, and the learning curve is incredibe - teaching you each new skill as you need it without ever feeling like a tutorial.

Crysis is simply the best shooter ever made, great pacing, great innovative freeform gameplay and great graphics. I didn't even mind the VTOL section.

I'd have to dispute this. I love Crysis, except I always have to qualify that statement by saying I love the first half of Crysis. The visuals are amazing of course, and the gameplay is smooth, natural and best of all, fun, but the near total abandonment of freeform gameplay in the latter half of the game is, in my view, a huge flaw in an otherwise excellent game.

And the VTOL section is an abomination.

I liked the Vtol section
I liked the whole of Crysis, especially considering that I almost played the whole damn thing in 1 sitting. Every time I though, "ok let me finish this part and I'll stop" I ended up just keeping going.

 

[Fightgarr]

Nope. Haven't played one. Every game, even my favorite games, are far from perfect. If I can find a single thing to complain about then by definition it is no longer perfect. I can always find something to complain about. Perfection is a funny concept, and that we strive for it strikes me as odd. Of course it won't be perfect, instead of perfect can we just remain content with excellence?

 

[gunny1993]

Perfection is impossible, hence nothing is perfect.

I think it comes down to being perfect at what it does, not at everything. In this regard there are perfect games out there, though the merit of it's enjoyment will be subjective 100% of the time.

I would say that Ultima 7 collection is perfect. It does everything it's supposed to, and for it's time rather beautifully. Wipeout XL, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Point Blank (with Guncon), and Yoshi's Island were also examples of perfection according to the criteria I've specified (though again, the "fun" equation is subjective).

You may not agree, but I feel your outlook is narrow, and making such dogmatically blanket statements like that dismisses the possibility of what is otherwise very possible for even you.

I can still think a game is amazing even to be almost perfect, but to me perfect means absolutely nothing can be improved; since I believe that to think something cannot be improved is to be naive and even foolish I will never see anything as perfect.

I apply this philosophy to any one part of anything (be it the pacing of a story, the way the characters work together or something else.)

A nice analogy of this is a proton trying to reach the speed of light.

 

[cerebus23]

Sid meyer's pirates gold, simple, consuming hardly ever crashed, but kept you up til wee hours of the morning near each and every time you played it, it was so easy to lose track of time.

other really great game, i have a hard time saying perfect no matter how much i liked them shogun total war, started the whole total war franchise, deus ex, gunship!, super mario brothers, zelda, quake/quake 2.

i like the points on crysis, however, devoid of all the hype that surrounded that game, the 2nd half is not as bad as we made it out to be, it was just bad compared to the first 3/4 of the game.

 

[2xDouble]

Perfection, by definition, is not attainable by inherently imperfect beings (namely, humans). Case in point: the very title of this thread, about perfection, is spelled incorrectly. There are a number of very good games, with few errors and no major mistakes, but to assume any work of art is "perfection" is ludicrous.

(Incidentally, opening up yet another can-of-worms discussion, that applies to game ratings as well. 10/10 is not "perfect"; 10/10 is "best possible".)

 

[Imperioratorex Caprae]

Star Control 2.

This. And love your avatar/name btw... Dark Sun forever.

 

[EHKOS]

Ratchet and Clank: Crack In Time

I can't find anything wrong with this and there's nothing that'd I want to go back and change. Fantastic weapons, the best story in the series, beautiful environments and levels, multiple costumes/skins, unlockables -- there's a lot of love here. Oh, and I can't forget the space radio station. Man, I loved that!

My Blaster runs hot. Fuck that minigame.

OT: For me, personally, Borderlands. It's as close to perfect as games have come so far. I play it every once in a while and I get addicted until I finish it again.

 

[s0p0g]

Planescape: Torment - was perfect *because* of its (few) flaws and its many outstanding strengths

Max Payne I - a game that i played more often than i can count to (i am not very smart *derp* ), and i can't think of a single thing i'd change.
except, maybe, make it longer. much, much longer. because such an awesome experience should last longer

 

[Icehearted]

Perfection is impossible, hence nothing is perfect.

I think it comes down to being perfect at what it does, not at everything. In this regard there are perfect games out there, though the merit of it's enjoyment will be subjective 100% of the time.

I would say that Ultima 7 collection is perfect. It does everything it's supposed to, and for it's time rather beautifully. Wipeout XL, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Point Blank (with Guncon), and Yoshi's Island were also examples of perfection according to the criteria I've specified (though again, the "fun" equation is subjective).

You may not agree, but I feel your outlook is narrow, and making such dogmatically blanket statements like that dismisses the possibility of what is otherwise very possible for even you.

I can still think a game is amazing even to be almost perfect, but to me perfect means absolutely nothing can be improved; since I believe that to think something cannot be improved is to be naive and even foolish I will never see anything as perfect.

I apply this philosophy to any one part of anything (be it the pacing of a story, the way the characters work together or something else.)

A nice analogy of this is a proton trying to reach the speed of light.

I would think mathematics/science and entertainment are mutually exclusive. A video game is more complex than that, and much more subjective.

I just think overall perfection rather than perfect at what it attempts to do are not the same. I'm sure we'll agree to disagree on this, which of course is fine.

To frame it as you have, I would look at it like a well made very tasty cookie. Not perfect food, but for what it is it's perfect.