I suppose shadow of the colossus or half life 2 or KotOR would come closest, but there's simply no such thing as a perfect game. Even with nostalgia clouding my memories, I can always find something that could have worked better.
Poll: Flawlwss Victory: Can you think of a game that is perfect?
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I'm not going to say it is my favorite game of all time. But it is without a doubt the most well executed.EcoEclipse said:
If by "perfect" you mean "without flaws" I guess Portal would qualify.
Chess?
I can't think of anything wrong with chess.
Perfect is an awkward thing to measure. To me it's a completely different scale then quality. I mean The Hurt Locker is the only "perfect" movie I've ever seen and I don't like it that much.
There are games I like a lot more than Portal, but Portal's the only one I can't think of a way to improve. that's why I call it perfect (and chess, but now I'm just being pretentious)
But you know, I do like turtles, so I'll just go with that.
Chess?
I can't think of anything wrong with chess.
Perfect is an awkward thing to measure. To me it's a completely different scale then quality. I mean The Hurt Locker is the only "perfect" movie I've ever seen and I don't like it that much.
There are games I like a lot more than Portal, but Portal's the only one I can't think of a way to improve. that's why I call it perfect (and chess, but now I'm just being pretentious)
But you know, I do like turtles, so I'll just go with that.
Probably the only game I've played I can't come up with criticism for is VVVVVV. I don't know if that makes a game "perfect"... I mean, you can have a flawless piece of bread, but it'd still be just a piece of bread, and won't stack up to a triple-chocolate waffle-sludge fudge with one or two flaws in it. Competence in the execution of a concept is not enough to ride a game over the finish line. But, that said, VVVVVV is as close to perfect I've ever had in a game. Very closely followed by World of Goo.
No game is perfect, there are so many good games out there but what can be considered a good quality vs a bad quality is often times subjective to personal taste. Perfect example is Masters of Orion 2 and its micro management. For some people they love being able to custom design each ship, manage each planet, etc while others feel like that level of micro management is a burden on the player and distracts from the more macro strategy. I think the closest you can get is "what is the perfect game for you" as you can objectively define the qualities of a game (because the subjective parts of whats "good" are objective to your personal taste)
Perfection through simplicity? Seems legit, but I'm gonna disagree on a much simpler point: You can't win.OlasDAlmighty said:
Perfection.
I'm of the mind that perfection isn't something we really have on games. Not really. Because if we did, we'd all stop THERE and not need anything further. Some do anyway, but it's only when everyone does that it's perfect. So, there are, instead, really damn good games, and I know a fair few. Some are old school, some are today's picks. That's life.
Yeah, probably this. I still own my original Gameboy copy, it still works perfectly, and I still play it. I can't say that for any other game.OlasDAlmighty said:
Perfection.
I guess I'm not the only person sharing that opinion, makes me glad. Among my friends basically liking New Vegas at all seems to be a point of argument, since most of them were introduced to Fallout via Fallout 3.elvor0 said:
You know what might be a better question than "perfect game" might be Perfect Gaming Experience...
Mine could easily get me in trouble here and I hope it doesn't but anyhow. It was 1996 I was in 7th grade I believe and a group of friends all got together for the weekend. IT was supposed to be a D&D session but people forgot dice, books and characters sheets so it turned into a "let's rent a game a play it" sort of night. We ended up renting Resident Evil since I had just got a Playstation like the day before. It was glorious. Someone brought their pipe and a bag of, now please excuse me if this causes an issue, weed. We got stoned and together all played Resident Evil for the first time. I remember someone laughed so hard he wet his pants. We still quote that game to each other and every time we still smile. That was a perfect gaming experience, not a perfect game by a long shot but does it really matter...
Resident Evil 4 is pure gaming perfection to me.
The atmosphere, the guns, the upgrades, the merchant, the enemies, the bosses... everything was just so perfect. I remember standing in a gamestop, years and years ago now, playing a demo for a little game called RE4. I never had played a resident evil game, or very many mature games at all at this point in my life, as I was still quite young, and had strict parents. But something about that game just stuck out to me... felt special. unique. I quickly got my head chopped off by a chainsaw man and left that gamestop thinking of nothing but that game, and how horrified it made me feel, but in a good way. I had never witnessed or played something so violent, but it made me want more. and not in the bloodlust sort of way... in the "I wonder if it's even possible for you to win in that game?" sort of way. no other game had made me feel that way before. When I played that demo, i felt as if all hope was lost. that I was simply postponing the inevitable as I played it. It was, of course, completely beatable, as all games must be. But it struck a chord with me that i'll never forget. After I finally played and beat it, I thought back to that hopelessness I felt playing the demo... it was profound. To feel so small when other games had made me feel so big and powerful, only to find that there is always hope if your skilled and patient and courageous enough to fight... no other game had done that for me. sure, when I was link in legend of zelda, I felt courage, and strength, but I never felt like I wasn't in control. RE4 changed the way I looked at video games and what video games can do to people. I honestly can't ask for a more perfect game then that.
TL;DR: ZOMG RE4
The atmosphere, the guns, the upgrades, the merchant, the enemies, the bosses... everything was just so perfect. I remember standing in a gamestop, years and years ago now, playing a demo for a little game called RE4. I never had played a resident evil game, or very many mature games at all at this point in my life, as I was still quite young, and had strict parents. But something about that game just stuck out to me... felt special. unique. I quickly got my head chopped off by a chainsaw man and left that gamestop thinking of nothing but that game, and how horrified it made me feel, but in a good way. I had never witnessed or played something so violent, but it made me want more. and not in the bloodlust sort of way... in the "I wonder if it's even possible for you to win in that game?" sort of way. no other game had made me feel that way before. When I played that demo, i felt as if all hope was lost. that I was simply postponing the inevitable as I played it. It was, of course, completely beatable, as all games must be. But it struck a chord with me that i'll never forget. After I finally played and beat it, I thought back to that hopelessness I felt playing the demo... it was profound. To feel so small when other games had made me feel so big and powerful, only to find that there is always hope if your skilled and patient and courageous enough to fight... no other game had done that for me. sure, when I was link in legend of zelda, I felt courage, and strength, but I never felt like I wasn't in control. RE4 changed the way I looked at video games and what video games can do to people. I honestly can't ask for a more perfect game then that.
TL;DR: ZOMG RE4
Being as it was the first game to make me find out what "Backtracking" was, I totally, totally can.Terminate421 said:Can you name one thing that should be altered?
Didn't think so.
Don't get me wrong, its a fantastic game, and I love it. But damn did I lost in that game, on an (almost) Castlevania-like scale.
Games are an artistic endeavor, they can be perfect to an individual but there can never be a perfect game because it would have to apply to everyone.
For a game to be perfect it would have to be ambrosia to the senses, free with no required means to play it, never ending without producing boredom and loved by everyone...impossible unless God decides to make a video game
For a game to be perfect it would have to be ambrosia to the senses, free with no required means to play it, never ending without producing boredom and loved by everyone...impossible unless God decides to make a video game