Poll: is the first portal the best game ever?

[rokkolpo]

It stood out.

But not by far the best game (opinion ofcourse)

 

[icyneesan]

Maybe not the best ever, but its pretty damn close.

 

[PatrickXD]

No.
You're confusing "perfect" and "best". There is a "best" for everything. In order: Boondock Saints, Ender's Game, Hamlet (this is the most subjective out of all of them, based on who's preforming), Michelangelo's David, Firefly.
Portal is a great game, but not the best ever. I'd say that that would be either Deus Ex or Knights of the Old Republic.

I think you may have missed the point. He's saying that there can be no definitive best thing ever, because people's opinions can and will differ assuming there is choice.
quickedit: I agree that Boondock Saints is awesome, having just finished watching it again for the >9000th time.

OT: No, It can't be the best game ever, nor is it my favourite game. It was fun but not outstanding.

 

[latenightapplepie]

No.
You're confusing "perfect" and "best". There is a "best" for everything. In order: Boondock Saints, Ender's Game, Hamlet (this is the most subjective out of all of them, based on who's preforming), Michelangelo's David, Firefly.
Portal is a great game, but not the best ever. I'd say that that would be either Deus Ex or Knights of the Old Republic.

I think you may have missed the point. He's saying that there can be no definitive best thing ever, because people's opinions can and will differ assuming there is choice.
quickedit: I agree that Boondock Saints is awesome, having just finished watching it again for the >9000th time.

OT: No, It can't be the best game ever, nor is it my favourite game. It was fun but not outstanding.

Errr. You may have slightly botched the quoting here...

 

[Sad Face]

No.

But only because there is no such thing.

What is the best film ever? The best novel? The best play? The best sculpture? The best TV series?

You said it for me.

I love Portal though. I've played it multiple times and plan to play again.

 

[Singularly Datarific]

Nope- it's damn good in every way.

 

[mrdude2010]

it's not even the best puzzle game ever (tetris anyone?) but it's definitely in the top 7 of all time games

 

[ActionDan]

No game is the best game ever. Everyone has opinions.

 

[Mr Binary]

There's no "It's all your opinion." option in the poll. I personally loved the game, it was really, really, really great. I wouldn't say the best though.

 

[Sgt. Dante]

No, it was really really good, but I don't think it's the best game there has ever been. Not that we as a culture will ever unanimously decide on a single title for that honour anyway.

 

[Eclectic Dreck]

No. It was an amusing little outing, but I'd hardly call it the "Best Game Ever."

This more or less mirror's my own stance. It was a fantastic game, but I would not consider it the best nor even my favorite game ever made.

 

[Cazza]

Maybe in the category of solving puzzles with portals. I'm hoping Portal 2 will be better then the first. You can never say one game is the besy ever game. No one can tell the future and stills it's only an opinion.

 

[GonzoGamer]

No, but it IS absolutely amazing.

Exactly.
Love the poll but it should've been like Colbert:
Is Portal a Great game or The Greatest game ever.

 

[Jan Bednarz]

I just couldn't think of anything I find better then Portal so in my opinion best game ever.

 

[asam92]

NOOOOO WAY is that the best game ever, not even close, there is waaaaaay better games out there by far, I can list at least 20 off the top of my head. However that still doesnt mean I don't love it, cuz I do love it, and I can't wait for portal 2. But no it is not the best game ever.
I can also think of 5 games releasing this year that "should" be better than Portal 2 as well.
Mass Effect 3
Uncharted 3
Infamous 2
Skyrim
RAGE
maybe more

 

[Technopath]

Define: Ever

"at any time" (source google).

No, it's going to be topped eventually, therefore it is not the best game ever.

 

[EvilPicnic]

A great game, possibly even approaching a 'perfect' game (in its category). But 'Best Game Ever' is just hyperbole.

 

[Paddy the Second]

I t is the 2nd best game ever. Behind Braid. If you haven't played it go play it now.

Oh dear. Major dissagreement here.
Braid was not one of the best game ever made, by a long shot. The story seemed optional, and impossible to understand / relate to, the actual mechanics were poorly explained...
In fact, everything about that game was badly explained.

Can I just ask when was the last time you played a game where every single aspect was thought through for hours by a team of two people? Where the lead(and only)designer made the artist take out a set of stairs because they weren't essential? Where you were not punished for mistakes, but learned from them?
You complain about it not being explained, it's not a handholding experience, like Call of Duty or a Hollywood blockbuster, it's an exploration, you find things out for yourself. The story is not supposed to be explained, you're supposed to put your own meaning onto it, think what you think it means.
Braid is the only game that has a story which brings me anywhere close to tears, where the soundtrack alone can evoke such powerful emotions and the only games whose final level I could play through again and again.
Braid is the pefect game, and Jonathan Blow and David Hellman are geniuses.