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Renowned UK gaming industry magazine EDGE has updated it's top 100 games of all time list for 2017:

Welcome to the 2017 edition of The 100 Greatest Videogames. If you’re not familiar with the format, here are our rules. In compiling this list, we worked to simple criteria: all formats – portable, touchscreen, console, PC, whatever – were eligible; we could include only a single entry from any series that features straight-up sequels; and each game had to stand up today rather than making the cut for reasons of nostalgia or historic significance.

Not all of the games featured here are new, however. In fact, some of the most invigorating parts of the curation process involved pulling out and replaying a number of the most seasoned titles from the Edge archives. Hopefully this much-argued-over collection will inspire you in the same way.

100. Super Hexagon
99. Her Story
98. Super Monkey Ball
97. Final Fantasy XII
96. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
95. Hyper Light Drifter
94. Katamari Damacy
93. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
92. Resogun
91. Puzzle Bobble
90. F-Zero GX
89. The Sims 3
88. R-Type Final
87. Elite: Dangerous
86. Bomberman
85. StarCraft II
84. Pac-Man: Championship Edition
83. BioShock
82. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
81. Puzzle & Dragons
80. Tearaway
79. League of Legends
78. Super Meat Boy
77. Xenoblade Chronicles
76. OutRun 2006: Coast to Coast
75. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
74. Civilization IV
73. Battlefield 4
72. Metroid Prime
71. Hearthstone
70. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
69. Limbo
68. Towerfall Ascension
67. EarthBound
66. Batman: Arkham Knight
65. Transistor
64. Puyo Puyo
63. FTL: Advanced Edition
62: Persona 4 Golden
61. Mass Effect 2
60. Okami
59. The Stanley Parable
58. XCOM: Enemy Unknown
57. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
56. The Witcher III: Wild Hunt
55. Far Cry 4
54. Titanfall 2
53. Doom (2016)
52. Trials Fusion
51. Nidhogg
50. Fez
49. Overwatch
48. Super Mario 3D World
47. Journey
46. Dead Space
45. Dota 2
44. Vanquish
43. Super Mario Maker
42. Fire Emblem Fates
41. Inside
40. Shadow of the Colossus
39. Halo 3
38. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
37. Spelunky
36. Destiny
35. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
34. Kerbal Space Program
33. Dishonored
32. Splatoon
31. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
30. Rock Band 3
29. The Last Guardian
28. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
27. Ico
26. Super Metroid
25. Demon's Souls
24. Horizon: Zero Dawn
23. Advance Wars
22. The Witness
21. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
20. Ultra Street Fighter IV
19. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
18. Rez Infinite
17. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
16. Super Mario World
15. Red Dead Redemption
14. Super Mario 64
13. Portal
12. Bayonetta 2
11. Minecraft
10. Resident Evil 4
9. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
8. Super Mario Galaxy 2
7. Tetris
6. Half-Life 2
5. Bloodborne
4. The Last of Us
3. Grand Theft Auto V
2. Dark Souls
1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild


How many have you played?
I'm sitting at 89/100!

Source: Neogaf

 

[thewarhammer]

It hurts me seeing a game like Vanquish behind games like The Witness and Kerbal Space Program.

It's really easy to see this list as a total bullshit when you can't see something like Chrono Trigger on it. But of course, it has Her Story. And Fez. And Nidhogg. And Towerfall Ascension...

 

[RustInPeace]

and each game had to stand up today rather than making the cut for reasons of nostalgia or historic significance.

The more I read it, the more I'm getting annoyed. So Sonic 2, Super Mario World, Street Fighter 2 Turbo, Mortal Kombat 1-3 or Trilogy, Mario Kart 64, Super Smash Bros. Melee, those games don't stand up today? Again to the age of these listmakers, these relatively young games stand up because most are in an era where graphics are pretty well off, and story is probably given more investment, but the basic foundation of gameplay stretches far beyond, I don't know, 1997? And 8-bit/16-bit graphics, a lot of them hold up today, getting lost in the level designs of classic Sonic games and the scope of Super Mario World.

And I didn't even bring up Pokemon, my bread and butter, but I don't want to type a rant for something like this.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Super Mario World,

Super Mario World is number 16

 

[RustInPeace]

Super Mario World is number 16

My mistake then, Super Mario Bros 3, how about that?

 

[SLiV3R]

I dont like Edge. But this list makes sense. One of my all time favorites, Spelunky is at 37

 

[supergamer368]

I'm not seeing Mario Galaxy 1 on here... it was better than the second one.
(Also, how is Minecraft better than friggin MARIO 64) This list ain't reliable. As said before, NO SONIC. And BOTW isn't the best game ever.
EDIT: I'm also noticing a real lack of N64... So many great games, but there's only like one on there

 

[Bu2d85]

They took a bunch of games and pulled their name out of a hat. This list is trash with no thought involved at all, but we are talking about it so they are making money. I guess that's what really counts.

 

[SnAQ]

34/100.

Best list ever, no shitty Sonic games at all!

 

[Enryx25]

I'm not seeing Mario Galaxy 1 on here... it was better than the second one.
(Also, how is Minecraft better than friggin MARIO 64) This list ain't reliable. As said before, NO SONIC. And BOTW isn't the best game ever.

No lol

Galaxy 2 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Galaxy 1

 

[CMDreamer]

Many of those games shouldn't had to be on the list, and many, many others are missing...

Don't know about the facts considered to put a game on the list, but they really need to play some games and stop playing junk ones.

 

[Cyan]

edit:
please don't read...

please...

noooo



hexagon first? it's not even a game to me. how can it compare or even be an entry in the list compared to great game with actual things to do ?
I didn't even read the rest of the list, seeing that this game is considered the best one of all time ..... it means all others are trash and you shouldn't even know/play them. good to know.

 

[ut2k4master]

hexagon first? it's not even a game to me. how can it compare or even be an entry in the list compared to great game with actual things to do ?
I didn't even read the rest of the list, seeing that this game is considered the best one of all time ..... it means all others are trash and you shouldn't even know/play them. good to know.

its #100, not 1

 

[Cyan]

oops, let me hide in a hole....
(I'm used to "first at the top" lol)


I played 39/100 (not completed all of them, just already played once).
No final fantasy 6 or Xenogears or secret of mana?

 

[DrayanoX]

Dota 2 better than League of Legends ? Those guys really wants to start WW3

 

[Issac]

I detailed it in a blog post, but I've played 35/100, owning a few more of them but haven't tried them out yet.
I don't agree with much of this list. I really enjoyed Her Story, but it would never go near a top 100 list for me. No Chrono, No FF except FF12...

 

[smileyhead]

30/100

 

[Dionicio3]

I detailed it in a blog post, but I've played 35/100, owning a few more of them but haven't tried them out yet.
I don't agree with much of this list. I really enjoyed Her Story, but it would never go near a top 100 list for me. No Chrono, No FF except FF12...

Its a magazine top 100, what did you expect?

 

[yoyoyo69]

Whilst there are a few games that genuinely belong, the vast majority simply have no place. Whilst a lot may have been good games at the time, I wouldn't even place them amongst best games of their era.

Probably the worst and least accurate best games list ever.

Whilst this is my opinion (and the list was likely made based on the opinion of one individual at Edge, with a limited games list no less ) my opinion is much closer to the majority, which a best games of all time would / should represent.

Not really the best games of all time if 5 billion people aren't fussed on them, but one guys loves them.

E.T. in top 5?

 

[Catsinabucket]

Eh, lists like these seem pointless to me. Totally subjective.

That, and 'best 100 games of all time' is just way too ambitious of a list...

also how did Super Hexagon even make it on to the list

 

[ut2k4master]

86/100