Poll: Game Informer's 'Top 200 Games' List, BS?

[ProfessorLayton]

You cannot honestly tell me that Peggle is a better game than Beyond Good & Evil. I hate lists like this because they always leave some games out and have a wonky ratings system. But really almost every game on that list is worth at least a try.

 

[ottenni]

That is a horrible horrible list. That Oblivion is 30, and Morrowind is 101 is just poo.

 

[whycantibelinus]

Man Call of Duty 4 shouldn't be as high on the list as it is, there are so many better games after it.

There is no fucking way that Bioshock is worse than Call of Duty 4 goddammit!!!

 

[Hawk of Battle]

What were they even using as the basis for this? Sales records? Member votes? Their own personal beliefs on what they think is good?? What? Cos if it's the latter, and it would appear to be, then yeah, it's meaningless. Every person in the world could come up with a list of 200 games, doesn't mean any of them are in any way right or worth listening to.

So yeah, gona run with the "This is a load of crap" crowd on this one. It REALLY does look like they just picked at random for th most part.

 

[Junkle]

Meh. They misplaced a bunch of games, forgot another bunch, and just royally screwed with some stuff. Also, I'd have to say that a game should be older that some certain point before it can be on one of these lists, it's annoying to have games that just came out and have no proven staying power be ranked so high.

 

[superdance14]

Just as Yahtzee once said:

(I do not quote)
,,A game that is old, isn't good - it's just old!''

Unless it's good, then it's good and old. If not, it's just old.

Aside from that, I disagree with the list.

 

[Arbitrary Cidin]

TLOZ for the SNES, lmao. Also, WoW is a terrible game; it should've been lower on the list. Actually, the entire top of the list should be below the bottom half of the list.

 

[end_boss]

As with anything, this is just one person's opinion.

And I repeat that incessantly as I clutch my blanket and rock myself comfortingly in the corner.

"It's just their opinion... It's just THEIR opinion... It's just THEIR opinion..."

 

[chromewarriorXIII]

I think there are some good games on that list but the order is screwed up.

I'm also a little disappointed that Golden Sun isn't on the list.

 

[Vredesbyrd67]

System Shock 2 only slightly better than the original Resident Evil?

I think not.

Game Informer's no better than IGN or Gamespot when it comes to reviewing. They take no risks. The most hotly anticipated mainstream games, like GTA IV are the ones that get 10s, while underappreciated gems like Saint's Row 2 get mediocre 8.25's.

 

[NBSRDan]

BS?

Obviously. All 'Top #' lists are bullshit.

 

[thatstheguy]

Pretty standard and predictable list. Not much too complain about.

 

[JWAN]

first off
I didnt see Descent III, or book worm for windows 3.1 so I gotta say this list is bullshit

 

[HassEsser]

Make one of the options "I agree with half, but the other half is not right."

 

[Chipperz]

I'd move a few around, and take out about half of the Nintendo remakes of Zelda for something else, but apart from that, it's pretty accurate, yeah.

 

[end_boss]

EDIT: I'm deleting my post here. Why bother even dignifying this further?

 

[Ben Legend]

So how does this work exactly, how do they rate which games are better than others...

This ain't my top 100, thats for sure.

 

[Avatar Roku]

The only thing I'm really outraged about is Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (read: Worst of series) is on the list, but the original isn't. At least Chaos Theory was on the list higher, but still...

Besides that, I might change the order a bit, but nothing I'll get worked up over.

 

[TaborMallory]

4 -- Grand Theft Auto III

I stopped here.