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GQ's 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time

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4:53p, 5/10/23
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EDIT: This thread now has its own survey attached for Texags to do its own version. Vote until Sunday (May 14th): https://forms.gle/Pz6iQrmBDfrw15816

I know how this board likes to get irrationally angry at lists from various publications, so have at it:

https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/best-video-games-all-time

Top 10:

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  • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
  • The Last of Us
  • Tetris
  • Bloodborne
  • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
  • Mass Effect 2
  • Metal Gear Solid
  • Portal 2
  • Dark Souls
  • Half-Life 2
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    The Milkman
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    4:56p, 5/10/23
    AG
    I'd have expected Zelda : Link to the Past to be the Zelda standout. Though I know nothing of this new one
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    MGS
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    5:00p, 5/10/23
    Quake not in the top 100
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    Moral High Horse
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    5:04p, 5/10/23
    Quote:
    96. Super Mario Bros (1985)

    I mean i get tetris because it was a pioneer of the mobile segment but no real love for the first mario on the console?
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    Brian Earl Spilner
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    5:05p, 5/10/23
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    Zelda
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    RikkiTikkaTagem
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    5:24p, 5/10/23
    AG
    Surprised at no "Super Smash Brothers", how low goldeneye was and no NCAA Football or Madden
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    jackie childs
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    5:27p, 5/10/23
    i read the preamble and didn't see anything, but they had to have excluded sports games, right? no madden, ncaa or tecmo bowl?
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    Gomer95
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    5:28p, 5/10/23
    AG
    Contra?
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    Sex Panther
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    5:32p, 5/10/23
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    Way too much recency bias.

    Mario 3 and Mario 1 are both criminally low.

    No Uncharted 4???
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    jackie childs
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    In reply to Sex Panther • 5:34p, 5/10/23
    Uncharted 4 was superior to 2, which made the list
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    Hagen95
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    5:39p, 5/10/23
    AG
    No goldeneye in top 10
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    AgPediRPh
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    5:40p, 5/10/23
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    I've heard all the arguments for Breath of the Wild. But I still like Ocarina better
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    Sex Panther
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    In reply to jackie childs • 5:44p, 5/10/23
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    jackie childs said:
    Uncharted 4 was superior to 2, which made the list

    Agreed... if it were up to me 2,3,4 would all be on the list
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    wangus12
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    5:47p, 5/10/23
    AG
    Uncharted 4 needs to be added and way up there. Super Smash Bros also. Assassin's Creed II. SpiderMan. GoldenEye and Mario are way low
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    wangus12
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    In reply to Sex Panther • 5:48p, 5/10/23
    AG
    Sex Panther said:
    jackie childs said:
    Uncharted 4 was superior to 2, which made the list

    Agreed... if it were up to me 2,3,4 would all be on the list
    The 4 game set is one of the top tier video game stories of all time. Up there with Mass Effect and Last of Us
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    Gomer95
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    5:50p, 5/10/23
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    Actually the games I always go back to seem to be Tecmo Super Bowl, NCAA Football any year, and then Dr. Mario.
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    aggiebird02
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    5:50p, 5/10/23
    This list blows Donkey (Kong) dick…
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    Vince Blake
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    5:52p, 5/10/23
    I'm going to hold a low regard of a list of best video games from a magazine whose job it is to tell me how to wear a scarf.
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    rynning
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    5:53p, 5/10/23
    AG
    Is this list supposed to be best "so far" at this point in time or best "most groundbreaking or impactful" at the time they were released?
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    Sponge
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    In reply to rynning • 6:03p, 5/10/23
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    I assume it's just in terms of playing. Which I agree with Quake not being on it. If we factored in pioneering games, Quake could be top 10.
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    In reply to The Milkman • 6:03p, 5/10/23
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    The Milkman said:
    I'd have expected Zelda : Link to the Past to be the Zelda standout. Though I know nothing of this new one
    new one? the sequel is out in a week or so. BOTW is many years old already!


    I started playing it last summer and it completely mind blowing what the engine can do. There are youtube videos as recent as last week of people still finding out new things in this 7 year old game.

    example

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    rhutton125
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    6:25p, 5/10/23
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    I liked BOTW but I think #1 is quite generous. An improved quest system and better final boss would make a lot of difference. That said… hard for me to argue with too much of that list.

    GoldenEye isn't higher because it's kind of a beating to play now and is better left to your memories. I don't know if Doom or Tetris hold up better to be fair.
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    jeffk
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    6:51p, 5/10/23
    AG
    This list is poopeh.
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    Mathguy64
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    7:00p, 5/10/23
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    So not a single Lego game. Yeah right.

    No Gran Turismo or any of its derivatives.

    And no Marathon, from which Halo was derived.
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    7:08p, 5/10/23
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    My personal top 3:

    • World of Warcraft
    • Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
    • Final Fantasy 7
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    Red Five
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    8:23p, 5/10/23
    AG
    List is straight up garbage for many reasons. One yet to be mentioned is no Horizon series. Either Zero Dawn or Forbidden West should be on there, don't care which one. Hell both probably should be.
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    Brian Earl Spilner
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    8:37p, 5/10/23
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    My top 20.

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    9:07p, 5/10/23
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    No way in hell there are 99 games that are better than KOTOR.
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    MosesHallDeadPot94
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    9:08p, 5/10/23
    I'm not gonna go through he link to find my favorite game - where is Galaga ranked?
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    MosesHallDeadPot94
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    9:13p, 5/10/23
    Also what about Dragon's Lair…
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    Bunk Moreland
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    9:15p, 5/10/23
    I'm not even a super gamer and I know that list is trash.

    Are they considering Counter Strike as a part of Half Life? If not and they're separate entities then the list is immediately broken just for that. Not to mention Super smash bros (GameCube) and Mario Kart double dash (GC)
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    In reply to Head Ninja In Charge • 9:27p, 5/10/23
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    Head Ninja In Charge said:
    No way in hell there are 99 games that are better than KOTOR.


    I saw that and said I'm done here.

    Were any blizzard games on there? That site is horrible on mobile.
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    rhutton125
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    9:28p, 5/10/23
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    I think my main takeaway is how many great games there are. I don't see a Mega Man game on that list but I'm not getting my nuts in a twist over it either.
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    9:31p, 5/10/23
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    "ChatGPT, what are the 100 greatest video games of all time?"
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    Saxsoon
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    9:33p, 5/10/23
    AG
    Breath of the Wild isn't even the best game in its series
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