We never said it's the "Greatest game of all time", it just happens to be the game that more Escapists consider in their top 5 favourites than anything else. I mean, it got 161 of 4407 votes, it's hardly a landslide victory.The Great Googly said:
The Second Escapist Community?s Top 100 Games
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Well asides from DA:O I'd say a well deserved top 10 all of them great games 
Little sad that once again I'm the only person in the world to give love to "Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction" but what cha gonna do!
Little sad that once again I'm the only person in the world to give love to "Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction" but what cha gonna do!Ocarina of TIme
"Nintendo 64 - Gamecube - iQue Player - Virtual Console - 3DS"
You going to count 3D as the same game? Really?
And Vice City only socring 12 votes, shame on you Escapist, shame on you (but indicative of a bias towards games of this gen (from a console perspective)).
"Nintendo 64 - Gamecube - iQue Player - Virtual Console - 3DS"
You going to count 3D as the same game? Really?
And Vice City only socring 12 votes, shame on you Escapist, shame on you (but indicative of a bias towards games of this gen (from a console perspective)).
meh, do not totally agree with the list, but yeah, that only proves i have a opinion so is is ok. i mean, diablo II is my favorite. and yeah to top games are mostly games that are not older then 5 years.
9/10 are 'relatively' recent PC titles.
This doesn't surprise me - nor does it anger me. This is a popularity chart after all, so a PC bias is to be expected - especially since the games deserve favor anyway.
This doesn't surprise me - nor does it anger me. This is a popularity chart after all, so a PC bias is to be expected - especially since the games deserve favor anyway.
To the nipick-mobile!Ragnellus said:
So... which nine games would those be?
Bioshock and both Mass Effect games are primarily console titles. Sure, they got PC ports, but then Portal 1+2, Oblivion, Half Life 2 and Dragon Age all got console versions.
HOORAY FOR BASELESS, ELITIST ASSUMPTIONS!The Great Googly said:
Also, suggestion
When you're doing this next year (which I assume you will), why not do it on a points system rather than a votes system? Like have people rank their top five and give number 1s 5 points and number 5s a point. I realize this would make counting longer but you could have multiple people counting points and it would make this into a favourite game overall list rather than just a "game that was on the most lists" list
Great work, pal. Somehow, when i was reading your post, i was imagining your avatar reading it with a sleepy voice, i dunno why. Anyways, i like the results. Even though i didn't really like ME2 ( i think i selected the wrong class when playing it, but maybe it just wasn't for me- it felt like over half the game i was just collecting crew-mates...), i can see it being on first place. All the others are well suited for the top 10. Don't really remember what i voted for, so can't say if i selected popular ones or not.
Anyways, thanks for doing it, quite interesting to see the results! Looking forward to next years' one!
Anyways, thanks for doing it, quite interesting to see the results! Looking forward to next years' one!
First of all, great job with the list. It's a pretty ambitious thing to do, and the result came out great
As for the list itself, I don't intend to spark any controversy with this (nor do I think I will), but it always ticks me off a little when Mass Effect 2 is on the top of these kinds of lists. ME2 is a fantastic game, awesome gameplay, really cool universe, all that jazz. But the story is nowhere near the level of quality it needs to be to top these kinds of lists. It's not terrible, but it has far too many problems to not drag the game down. I know I'm not the only one bothered by it, but I'm always a little surprised at how small of a minority I belong to, especially considering how much the Internet likes to hate on popular things (not that I mind that it for once doesn't).
Anyway, looks like The Escapist has a great taste in games, not that it comes as a surprise to anyone ^^
As for the list itself, I don't intend to spark any controversy with this (nor do I think I will), but it always ticks me off a little when Mass Effect 2 is on the top of these kinds of lists. ME2 is a fantastic game, awesome gameplay, really cool universe, all that jazz. But the story is nowhere near the level of quality it needs to be to top these kinds of lists. It's not terrible, but it has far too many problems to not drag the game down. I know I'm not the only one bothered by it, but I'm always a little surprised at how small of a minority I belong to, especially considering how much the Internet likes to hate on popular things (not that I mind that it for once doesn't).
Anyway, looks like The Escapist has a great taste in games, not that it comes as a surprise to anyone ^^
First of all, great job with the list. It's a pretty ambitious thing to do, and the result came out great
As for the list itself, I don't intend to spark any controversy with this (nor do I think I will), but it always ticks me off a little when Mass Effect 2 is on the top of these kinds of lists. ME2 is a fantastic game, awesome gameplay, really cool universe, all that jazz. But the story is nowhere near the level of quality it needs to be to top these kinds of lists. It's not terrible, but it has far too many problems to not drag the game down. I know I'm not the only one bothered by it, but I'm always a little surprised at how small of a minority I belong to, especially considering how much the Internet likes to hate on popular things (not that I mind that it for once doesn't).
Anyway, looks like The Escapist has a great taste in games, not that it comes as a surprise to anyone ^^
As for the list itself, I don't intend to spark any controversy with this (nor do I think I will), but it always ticks me off a little when Mass Effect 2 is on the top of these kinds of lists. ME2 is a fantastic game, awesome gameplay, really cool universe, all that jazz. But the story is nowhere near the level of quality it needs to be to top these kinds of lists. It's not terrible, but it has far too many problems to not drag the game down. I know I'm not the only one bothered by it, but I'm always a little surprised at how small of a minority I belong to, especially considering how much the Internet likes to hate on popular things (not that I mind that it for once doesn't).
Anyway, looks like The Escapist has a great taste in games, not that it comes as a surprise to anyone ^^
Nice work.
The top 10 is a bit bland, as is to be expected with statistics. Still its some titles that deserve the credit.
I'll study the runners up list to see if I have missed some essential landmarks of gaming.
Rant: Grim Fandango is sooo much better than Mass Effect, I call shenanigans. ;-)
The top 10 is a bit bland, as is to be expected with statistics. Still its some titles that deserve the credit.
I'll study the runners up list to see if I have missed some essential landmarks of gaming.
Rant: Grim Fandango is sooo much better than Mass Effect, I call shenanigans. ;-)
I have learned a valuable lesson.
I REALLY need to pick up the Mass Effect series
And did it surprise anyone that three of the top six are Valve games? And three of the top ten are bioware?
Hope someone doesn't get offended that a certain game set didn't make the top position.
I had to laugh at all the pokemon games that made it in the top 100.
Cpt Oblivious, I awesome your avatar was how you felt trying to get all the votes straight.
When will I learn to stop voting for S.L.A.I.? It's probably one of the many that only got one vote.
And don't you have to be older than 13 to sign up here? Yeah, I know that it doesn't take much to move the age bar, but have a little bit of confidence in the community. Age doesn't mean that you're a better gamer, just that you've gone through older games. And seeing as you can replay the older "greats" makes age irrelevant. Nostalgia is a powerful force.
Games have gotten better. My top 10 list has some older games in it (SMB 3, Doom, Chrono Trigger), but a lot of older games don't play nearly as well as you remember.
I REALLY need to pick up the Mass Effect series
And did it surprise anyone that three of the top six are Valve games? And three of the top ten are bioware?
Hope someone doesn't get offended that a certain game set didn't make the top position.
I had to laugh at all the pokemon games that made it in the top 100.
Cpt Oblivious, I awesome your avatar was how you felt trying to get all the votes straight.
When will I learn to stop voting for S.L.A.I.? It's probably one of the many that only got one vote.
Or, maybe games have gotten better. I loved doom, still do. That doesn't make it better than Halo (flame shield, etc. Compare gameplay). Hell, I've been forcing (heh heh) my way through Dark Forces for the PS1. Maybe people don't vote for those older games because they aren't as good anymore.The Great Googly said:
And don't you have to be older than 13 to sign up here? Yeah, I know that it doesn't take much to move the age bar, but have a little bit of confidence in the community. Age doesn't mean that you're a better gamer, just that you've gone through older games. And seeing as you can replay the older "greats" makes age irrelevant. Nostalgia is a powerful force.
Games have gotten better. My top 10 list has some older games in it (SMB 3, Doom, Chrono Trigger), but a lot of older games don't play nearly as well as you remember.
