Game Devs Vote Baldur's Gate Best Game of All Time

[ResonanceSD]

No Valve, but Dead Space.

No Bethesda, but WoW.

What a shit list.

 

[Athinira]

This list is about as valid as Yahoo's top 10 games list. Here's some of the numerous things I see wrong with this collection:

NO fighting games. Really? Not even Street Fighter II or the series?
NO GTA games. The massive impact these games had on the industry cannot be ignored.
Diablo games ranked #2. Really? There's only been 2 of these games and from what I played, they weren't exactly innovative or industry changing.
Deep Space. The idea that this would be up there but NOT put on the Resident Evil series (or even Alone in the Dark for that matter) is ludicrous.

I feel like these developers were trying to be "too cool" for this list, so they didn't pick games that they thought were actually the most FUN and instead picked stuff that was most "meaningful" and artistic. They went for the "hip" factor as opposed to the "truth" factor. Either that or it seems to be that most developers are tossers.

No. What happened was that you completely misunderstood what the list was about.

The list wasn't about which games had the biggest impact. The list was which game series they LIKED the most.

Diablo, for example, while still more innovative than what you give it credit for, is on the list because at the time the two games were just some of the most fun you could have gaming. It was well executed, addictive, had one of the more competent multi-player system in an age where multi-player was often a hassle to get working. Even in this age, other games who tried to replicate it's formula (Titan Quest, which i play myself, and Torchlight) just hasn't managed to have the same appeal.

I'm very surprised myself that Half-Life isn't on the list, but I'm not surprised at all about Baldur's Gate being on the top. The games in the series, even by todays standards, are still well executed, looks good, has a very competent combat system with a really good difficulty curve, and above all else tons of content (with even more available through fan-made mods).

 

[The_Blue_Rider]

Well obviously these are just what these people think are good, I dont know why you guys expect that just because these are all game developers means that they like "classy" games like Half Life, apart from developing games, theyre just regular gamers, with their own tastes

 

[AmrasCalmacil]

You're damn right, Game Devs.
I don't have to hurt you now.

 

[PH3NOmenon]

The only thing on this list that made me go, "eh?" was Tomb Raider.


I mean really. Tomb Raider. The runny jumpy platformy action was done better in Prince of Persia.


Aside from that, yeah, it's a list of very good games all right.

 

[Arppis]

Remember people that a game devloper has a different state of mind from you in terms of what a 'great' game is.

Fun =/= great.

Although I will admit some of these choices are moronic. But hey, there never will be a 'perfect' list because opinions are just that: opinions.

Without fun, game isn't great. I have to just say that.

 

[LogicNProportion]

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Seriously, not a bad list at all. The inclusion of a few titles raises a brow here and there but otherwise, it has nice variety, etc.

 

[Levethian]

Some games are ew.

No Elder Scrolls either.

 

[tzimize]

This really begs the question: if so many developers love Baldur's Gate, why the hell does no one make that kind of isometric RPG any more?

It's more of a fond, nostalgic love I believe.

Also, Diablo 3, Torchlight and Dungeon Siege 3 are just a few off the top of my head.

If you compare Baldurs Gate with Diablo and their like...I really doubt you have played the games

More or less decent list. I'm pleasently surprised that Batman was on the list. Baldurs gate probably deserves its first place. Probably.

 

[i am not god]

Yes shadow of the collossus and mass effect being 4th and 5th. My favourite game and game series.

 

[Qitz]

Not just no half-life but no Valve games. That's pretty odd, you'd think some of the devs would have stuck Portal / Portal 2 on there.

Surprised to see a couple of MMOs on there too I would have expected them to all be single player.

Would have added Jade Empire and Jedi Academy on there myself though.

 

[Realitycrash]

No Fallout, but CoD, Devil May Cry and Assassins Creed?
Oh. Fucking. PLEASE.

 

[Strazdas]

The ony games i find of interest in the list is the following:
1) Baldur's Gate (series)
2) Diablo (series)
5) Mass Effect (series)
6) Batman: Arkham Asylum
7) StarCraft
9) EverQuest
10) Devil May Cry
11) Tomb Raider (series)
12) BioShock
13) Metal Gear Solid
15) Deus Ex
18) Silent Hill
19) Assassin's Creed
20) Dead Space

Also, no elder srolls? really? i though that one did a bigger impact.
and the list was longer than i expected, wow.

 

[Sylveria]

Everquest > WoW. 1000 developers can't be wrong.

 

[jFr[e]ak93]

The fact that dead space is in here invalidates the vote and proves these people are idiots.

That a thousand times.
I can't see how half the Top 100 Games of the Decade have Half Life 1 or 2 on in... then this list shows up with no VALVe, no Rockstar and no Bethesda -- what a load of crap.

 

[Angerwing]

For me, a notable exclusion of Morrowind, or at least the Elder Scrolls series. Morrowind is such a superb game, it's a pity to see it beaten by the likes of Dead Space.

 

[Tallim]

Hmm if you actually read the article at Eurogamer, or go and read the original source in the magazine that did the survey which is a free download, you discover that out of the developers asked there are only a couple that are well known developers. I don't know most of them.

 

[walrusaurus]

I'm not going to nitpick about the order. I couldn't put my 20 favorite games in a concrete order if i tried.

That said, Tomb Raider? Dead Space? really...?

Other than that its really a pretty complete list hitting at least one game from all the major trends in gaming over the last 15+ years.

 

[Steagony]

Fat Baldur's Gate fanboy here *random Minsc quote*

But where is Half-Life, System Shock, Thief and... freakin DOOM? Seriously, game devs? No love for the greatest game of all time?

Anyway, I was always more of a Tiax person.