eh. ive been playing games since the atari days and there is no such thing as a timeless perfect game. Games are not movies. They have actual interactive elements that can always be improved. The older games like MGS had a lot of graphics issues that completely took my out of the experience. I mean snake didnt even have a face. Coming from 2d and 3d fighting games, it was very jarring. hell, tomb raider had blocky faces and they looked better.
Even MGS3 and Half Life 2 which are two of my favorite games of all time have a lot of issues that keep those games from being perfect let alone timeless. timeless to me is something you can watch 50 years from now and it still holds up. Godfather Part 1 and 2 are timeless. Mozart's requiem is timeless. Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is timeless. video games can and will always improve.
most recently, I played TLOU remake on PC. That was my game of the gen last gen. Now with TLOU2 graphics fidelity and some minor gameplay enhancements it shouldve been my game of the gen for PS4 but nope, it didnt even come close to beating TLOU2 because the gameplay was leagues ahead. The graphics and levels were better and bigger too. only the story still holds up.
I go back and play my favorites all the time. RDR2, Uncharted 2, Mass Effect 2, SoTC and i enjoy them. But they are not perfect and it annoys me that they lack certain features ive come to expect this gen. i never had those experiences watching movies even action packed ones like star wars in the 70s and indiana jones and back to the future in the 80s.