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[Grildon Tundy]

Here's the list.
>50 - ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’
>49 - ‘Hades’
>48 - ‘Castlevania: Symphony of the Night’
>47 - ‘The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past’
>46 - ‘League of Legends’
>45 - ‘Fortnite’
>44 - ‘Elden Ring’
>43 - ‘Celeste’
>42 - ‘Batman: Arkham City’
>41 - ‘Metroid Prime’
>40 - ‘Chrono Trigger’
>39 - ‘God of War’ (2018)
>38 - ‘Shadow of the Colossus’
>37 - ‘Pokémon Gold and Silver’
>36 - ‘Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’
>35 - ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’
>34 - ‘Hollow Knight’
>33 - ‘NBA 2K11’
>32 - ‘Ms. Pac-Man’
>31 - ‘Counter-Strike’ (1999)
>30 - ‘Wii Sports’
>29 - ‘Uncharted 2: Among Thieves’
>28 - Minecraft
>27 - ‘Resident Evil 4’ (2005)
>26 - ‘Mass Effect 2’
>25 - ‘Stardew Valley’
>24 - ‘The Sims’ (2000)
>23 - 'Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater’
>22 - ‘Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare’
>21 - ‘Fallout 3’
>20 - ‘Mario Kart 64’
>19 - ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’
>18 - ‘Madden NFL 2004’
>17 - ‘Diablo II’
>16 - ‘Red Dead Redemption 2’
>15 - ‘The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’
>14 - ‘Street Fighter II’
>13 - ‘Doom’ (1993)
>12 - ‘World of Warcraft’
>11 - ‘Halo: Combat Evolved’
>10 - ‘Super Metroid’
>9 - ‘The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
>8- ‘Final Fantasy VII’
>7 - ‘Metal Gear Solid’
>6 - ‘Half-Life 2’
>5 - ‘The Last of Us’
>4 - ‘Super Mario World’
>3 - ‘Grand Theft Auto V’
>2 - ‘Tetris’
>1 - ‘The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’

The 50 Greatest Video Games of All Time

From 'Super Mario' to 'Grand Theft Auto,' these are the titles that have defined gaming in pop culture.

www.rollingstone.com

 

[aliadiere25]

No Final Fantasy 6? The list is invalid due to that.

 

[Skyfox]

Roll into your grave stone

 

[Moses85]

Here's the list.
>50 - ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’
>49 - ‘Hades’
>48 - ‘Castlevania: Symphony of the Night’
>47 - ‘The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past’
>46 - ‘League of Legends’
>45 - ‘Fortnite’
>44 - ‘Elden Ring’
>43 - ‘Celeste’
>42 - ‘Batman: Arkham City’
>41 - ‘Metroid Prime’
>40 - ‘Chrono Trigger’
>39 - ‘God of War’ (2018)
>38 - ‘Shadow of the Colossus’
>37 - ‘Pokémon Gold and Silver’
>36 - ‘Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’
>35 - ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’
>34 - ‘Hollow Knight’
>33 - ‘NBA 2K11’
>32 - ‘Ms. Pac-Man’
>31 - ‘Counter-Strike’ (1999)
>30 - ‘Wii Sports’
>29 - ‘Uncharted 2: Among Thieves’
>28 - Minecraft
>27 - ‘Resident Evil 4’ (2005)
>26 - ‘Mass Effect 2’
>25 - ‘Stardew Valley’
>24 - ‘The Sims’ (2000)
>23 - 'Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater’
>22 - ‘Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare’
>21 - ‘Fallout 3’
>20 - ‘Mario Kart 64’
>19 - ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’
>18 - ‘Madden NFL 2004’
>17 - ‘Diablo II’
>16 - ‘Red Dead Redemption 2’
>15 - ‘The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’
>14 - ‘Street Fighter II’
>13 - ‘Doom’ (1993)
>12 - ‘World of Warcraft’
>11 - ‘Halo: Combat Evolved’
>10 - ‘Super Metroid’
>9 - ‘The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
>8- ‘Final Fantasy VII’
>7 - ‘Metal Gear Solid’
>6 - ‘Half-Life 2’
>5 - ‘The Last of Us’
>4 - ‘Super Mario World’
>3 - ‘Grand Theft Auto V’
>2 - ‘Tetris’
>1 - ‘The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’

The 50 Greatest Video Games of All Time

From 'Super Mario' to 'Grand Theft Auto,' these are the titles that have defined gaming in pop culture.

www.rollingstone.com

No OoT

 

[StreetsofBeige]

I'm not a NFL football gamer, but Madden 2004? Was that NFL game that good?

No Terraria? I would had thought a solid game which sold a ton and is a unique kind of game would hit the list.

On any Top 50 or 100 list, I'd put Streets of Rage 2, Ultima Underworld (1 or 2) and Heroes of Might Magic 3 on them.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Actually a pretty decent list imo. Somehow they forgot to put Dustborn #1

 

[Hero_Select]

As far as lists go it's not terrible, that top 10 seems safe enough

 

[Sleepwalker]

Madden
No ocarina of time
animal crossing

Lol

 

[Sintoid]

Waiting for Digital Foundry's top 50 rock album of all times

 

[Banjo64]

Ocarina of Time is not in this list but Celeste is.

 

[Grildon Tundy]

I'm not a NFL football gamer, but Madden 2004? Was that NFL game that good?

No Terraria? I would had thought a solid game which sold a ton and is a unique kind of game would hit the list.

On any Top 50 or 100 list, I'd put Streets of Rage 2, Ultima Underworld (1 or 2) and Heroes of Might Magic 3 on them.

They mention '04 was the first game in the franchise that introduced Franchise/Owner mode.

Madden is always in the Top 10 in terms of sales every year, so I think RS started with the idea they have to include it somehow, then picked a safe nostalgic installment. I doubt '04 is better-playing than the recent ones.

Just realized FIFA isn't on the list. Very Nintendo and American-centric list, imo.

 

[nikos]

Looks like a list made by someone who doesn't play games much, just the popular shit.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Fortnite at #45 should be a punishable offense by firing squad.

Objectively the greatest game released since (maybe) Minecraft in 2011.

That's like putting Michael Jordan as the 45th best player in NBA history.

No. Just no.

 

[Chuck Berry]

Sonic 2 is a really odd pick. Is it considered the pinnacle of the 2D games or something? I always thought that belonged to Sonic CD.

I actually don't think the list is that painful, but it always saddens me when I see Chrono Trigger so low

You young fucks had no idea back in 1995...

 

[bitbydeath]

I’ve seen far worse lists, that’ll do Stone, that’ll do.

 

[Seyken]

Breath of the Wild anywhere close to number 1 is a travesty. I'll go to my grave defending that that game is overrated as fuck, maybe *the* most overrated game ever.

 

[KellyNole]

So Mario Kart 64 and not Mario Kart 8. Madden 2004 and not NFL 2k5. New God of War and not the old one? No OoT?

Really thought, list isn't bad, but I would have gone with a few different games.

 

[Guardian Monkey]

No one ever agrees with these things 100%. But I really don’t fault anything on that list. They all made their mark.

 

[Hunter 99]

No silent hill entry....

 

[diffusionx]

It's an ok list. I think people forget that these lists are only 50 games. There is no nonsense like Gone Home on it, and they seemed to try to engage with the subject honestly and cover the entire history.

 

[Hookshot]

Sonic 2 is a really odd pick. Is it considered the pinnacle of the 2D games or something?

Was my favourite back then but 3&K would be the better package for an all time list.

 

[Chuck Berry]

Was my favourite back then but 3&K would be the better package for an all time list.

Yes! People swore by that one too. Never 2 by itself. Good call.

 

[Wildebeest]

One dimensional list. Probably they employ the same basic bitches who used to be game journalists 20 years ago when there were still game journalists.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

By the looks of skimming the list, only 1 game per franchise (I think).

So if you think Baldur's Gate 1 or 2 should make it, you get BG3 only. Same with Skyrim but no Morrowind, or Ms Pacman but no Pacman OG.

(My mistake, there are two Zeldas).

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

These lists are so pointless. You can ask 1000 different gamers what their top 50 games are and you’d have 1000 different lists.

Does anybody really give a shit what some Rolling Stone columnist thinks?

 

[rodrigolfp]

‘Mario Kart 64’

LOL

 

[cormack12]

Breath of the Wild anywhere close to number 1 is a travesty. I'll go to my grave defending that that game is overrated as fuck, maybe *the* most overrated game ever.

 

[K' Dash]

Breath of the Wild anywhere close to number 1 is a travesty. I'll go to my grave defending that that game is overrated as fuck, maybe *the* most overrated game ever.

 

[Nankatsu]

League of Legends and Fortnite?

 

[Gp1]

>48 - ‘Castlevania: Symphony of the Night’
>47 - ‘The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past’
>46 - ‘League of Legends’
>45 - ‘Fortnite’
>44 - ‘Elden Ring’
>43 - ‘Celeste’
>41 - ‘Metroid Prime’
>40 - ‘Chrono Trigger’
>38 - ‘Shadow of the Colossus’
>37 - ‘Pokémon Gold and Silver’
>36 - ‘Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’
>34 - ‘Hollow Knight’
>33 - ‘NBA 2K11’
>32 - ‘Ms. pac-Man’
>31 - ‘Counter-Strike’ (1999)
>30 - ‘Wii Sports’
>28 - Minecraft
>26 - ‘Mass Effect 2’
>25 - ‘Stardew Valley’
>22 - ‘Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare’
>21 - ‘Fallout 3’
>19 - ‘Badur’s Gate 3’
>18 - ‘Madden NFL 2004’
>16 - ‘Red Dead Redemption 2’
>15 - ‘The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’
>14 - ‘Street Fighter II’
>13 - ‘Doom’ (1993)

Considering that's a top 50 list and i disagree with more than half of the entries positions (some way too high or does not even deserve a spot, others way too low.) = shitty list

 

[JohnnyTropics]

"The most accessible/least soulful games from the 50 most popular video game franchises, sorted randomly to generate engagement"

 

[Shadowstar39]

List is terrible. As much as BG3 was awesome, i'd argue the original BG1 and 2, games were more influential and original, spawning an entire sub-genre. No quake , quake3, unreal, battlefield for multiplayer...wtf.. you wouldn't have cod without them. Celeste...wtf is that shit game doing on this list. No Civilization games at all, no sim city, no old school pc rpgs like ultima and might and magic, no fucking Deus Ex , no Theif, no Splinter cell....

I could go on and on.

This list was written by a Zoomer wasn't it. No way someone who's been gaming for a long time wrote this.

 

[Bonfires Down]

If you’re going to make a list this boring then at least include Ocarina of Time.

 

[neocycle]

Where is Starcraft, Resident Evil 1, Starfox, Tekken 2, Ocarina of time, Dark souls, Soul calibur, Burnout 3, paper mario, Donkey Kong country, diddy kong racing, etc?

 

[touchfuzzy]

I can't condone someone thinking Breath of the Wild is the greatest game ever made, but Tears of the Kingdom is not anywhere in the top 50, lol. Maybe if you were doing a "one per franchise" thing but they aren't.

 

[Darchaos]

If Concorde isnt on there, help me god i will riot!

 

[Shadowstar39]

These lists are so pointless. You can ask 1000 different gamers what their top 50 games are and you’d have 1000 different lists.

Does anybody really give a shit what some Rolling Stone columnist thinks?

True... also rolling stone is no longer a legit magazine. It went from being about rock and roll to pushing politics and propaganda. They were bought out in 2017 but they lost their soul long before that.

 

[Shadowstar39]

Fortnite at #45 should be a punishable offense by firing squad.

Objectively the greatest game released since (maybe) Minecraft in 2011.

That's like putting Michael Jordan as the 45th best player in NBA history.

No. Just no.

you got to be trolling, come on man. I know your schtick is "gaas man", but fortnite is like McDonalds. Popular but not due to any endearing qualities.

 

[IDKFA]

So Mario Kart 64 and not Mario Kart 8. .

Mario Kart 64 is good, but MK8 is miles better.

Bloodborne not in the top 50?!

Also, I can't see a 3D Mario game on that list?

 

[Romulus]

Safe list

 

[Hero_Select]

Breath of the Wild anywhere close to number 1 is a travesty. I'll go to my grave defending that that game is overrated as fuck, maybe *the* most overrated game ever.

 

[ReBurn]

I don't live this list, but I don't hate it.

 

[FalconPunch]

Lol at Botw at number 1. List is certified trash just for that.... Botw is at best, a 7/10 game. Great ideas, average execution, repetitive af.

 

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[Soodanim]

I don't agree with the top pick, but as a whole I have a lot more respect for this list than many other lists. I can't be mad.

 

[Paltheos]

Seems pretty on par for a top video game list put together by a non-VG publication: It consists of tons of history's biggest titles with little to no consideration for fidelity. "[x] was one of the best video games [#]0 years ago, and it's still the best now."

 

[ValiantInstance]

Breath of the Wild and GTA V are not in the top 3 greatest games of all time.

There are some based inclusions in the list though, such as putting Cod 4 in the top 50. Definitely deserves mentioning as it set trends that are still going nearly 20 years later.

 

[Calico345]

>1 - ‘The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’

 

[Strategize]

Can anyone actually justify why BOTW is the GOAT beyond just mindless Nintendo deep throating? There's barely any fucking content in the game.

Honest to god I played through it at it's best on a PC emulator and the whole game just blurs together in my mind, it's like I didn't play it yet I did, for 100 hours. It's not even in the top 10 open world games I've played.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

you got to be trolling, come on man. I know your schtick is "gaas man", but fortnite is like McDonalds. Popular but not due to any endearing qualities.

McDonalds doesn't elicit pure joy from their customers. Fortnite crushed the competition because it provides a more valuable experience to its audience.

The GOAT. Put some respect on that name.