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[HEADING=1]The Escapist's Community's Top 100 Games[/HEADING]
[small]Sponsored by Cpt_Oblivious[/small]
[small]Sponsored by Cpt_Oblivious[/small]
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[hr][HEADING=1]This thread is from 2010. For the 2011 thread, click here. [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.290841-The-Second-Escapist-Community-s-Top-100-Games?page=1][/HEADING]
Now, I'm fairly sure this hasn't been done before, the Search Bar came up with nothing. So without further ado, let me explain the concept behind this:
I want every last one of you, yes even you, to comment with your 5 favourite video games ever for any platform and of any genre. No ordering required beyond that, so you don't have to decide which game was better, in this they're worth the same.
So once you've posted with your top 5 games that's all I need from you. Feel free to discuss the choices with one another, but do try as hard as possible to keep it from turning into a flame war. If that happens I'm calling the mods, and they'll send you to bed with no dinner. Or worse...[footnote]They'll send you to the basement...[/footnote]
I'll leave the voting open for a week(ish) and will count the votes nextSunday Saturday evening. [footnote]At some point. This was edited for reasons given here [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.198540-The-Escapist-Communitys-Top-100?page=22#6550808].[/footnote] After that the I will update this with what you, the Escapists, have voted as our top 100 video games ever.
Now as I said, I haven't seen this done before so hopefully it can work, but we need participation from as many of you as possible. And, just to get the ball rolling, I'll give you mine:
So yes, let the voting...BEGIN!
As of 13:11 GMT on 06/06/2010:
[HEADING=1]Voting is closed[/HEADING]
[small]DISCLAIMER: Anyone found voting for Duke Nukem Forever will have that vote ignored and will be subject to verbal abuse.
NOTE: Due to Expansion votes or inclusions. Expansions and DLC are automatically included.
NAME CHANGE: While this was originally the "Escapists's Top 100" it has been changed due to possible inference that this is in any way official. The Staff are, however, still allowed to vote.[/small]
I want every last one of you, yes even you, to comment with your 5 favourite video games ever for any platform and of any genre. No ordering required beyond that, so you don't have to decide which game was better, in this they're worth the same.
So once you've posted with your top 5 games that's all I need from you. Feel free to discuss the choices with one another, but do try as hard as possible to keep it from turning into a flame war. If that happens I'm calling the mods, and they'll send you to bed with no dinner. Or worse...[footnote]They'll send you to the basement...[/footnote]
I'll leave the voting open for a week(ish) and will count the votes next
Now as I said, I haven't seen this done before so hopefully it can work, but we need participation from as many of you as possible. And, just to get the ball rolling, I'll give you mine:
- Dragon Age: Origins
Beyond Good & Evil
Psychonauts
World of Warcraft (Including Expansions)
Mafia
So yes, let the voting...BEGIN!
As of 13:11 GMT on 06/06/2010:
[HEADING=1]Voting is closed[/HEADING]
[small]DISCLAIMER: Anyone found voting for Duke Nukem Forever will have that vote ignored and will be subject to verbal abuse.
NOTE: Due to Expansion votes or inclusions. Expansions and DLC are automatically included.
NAME CHANGE: While this was originally the "Escapists's Top 100" it has been changed due to possible inference that this is in any way official. The Staff are, however, still allowed to vote.[/small]
This was also posted as an announcement bump here [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.198540-The-Escapist-Communitys-Top-100-The-Results?page=23#6599148].
Now firstly I'm going to have to have a small-ish rant while explaining how I counted certain votes. Then I'll give you a few "fun" facts and figures before announcing the Top 10 with details and then the other 90 as just a boring old list. There will be cake at the after party. Honest.
[HEADING=2]Votes & Tallying[/HEADING]
The most common problem I encountered while counting the votes was that many of you put down more than 5 games in one way or another. The Orange Box was not a game, as it's name suggests, it was in fact a box of games. If you voted for it without an alternative your vote has been ignored.
If you voted for a series, for example "Tekken Series", I can't be bothered to chase down hundreds of Escapists to get them to change it or suggest their favourite. In this case the first of the series has been voted for, that's the only game title you put down.
If you just put down more than 5 games then the first 5 games you voted for were counted, the others ignored. This includes "Mass Effect 1 & 2" but in this case the first game you typed is counted and your remaining votes (unless otherwise covered) were still included.
If your one choice was two unrelated games then your vote was decided by flipping a coin.
I thought my joke about Duke Nukem Forever might be a a hint that voting for unreleased games or games you haven't played is a waste of a vote, yet a couple still did it. If it's in Beta that's fine, but there was one vote for The Last Guardian's trailer...
Asking me to choose. Why? If I do it, it's not the Escapist Community's Top 100 is it?
Anyway, thanks for sticking with me through that, now for a few fun facts:
Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks, ZeniMax Media
Action RPG
PC, XBox 360, Playstation 3
18+
Now firstly I'm going to have to have a small-ish rant while explaining how I counted certain votes. Then I'll give you a few "fun" facts and figures before announcing the Top 10 with details and then the other 90 as just a boring old list. There will be cake at the after party. Honest.
[HEADING=2]Votes & Tallying[/HEADING]
The most common problem I encountered while counting the votes was that many of you put down more than 5 games in one way or another. The Orange Box was not a game, as it's name suggests, it was in fact a box of games. If you voted for it without an alternative your vote has been ignored.
If you voted for a series, for example "Tekken Series", I can't be bothered to chase down hundreds of Escapists to get them to change it or suggest their favourite. In this case the first of the series has been voted for, that's the only game title you put down.
If you just put down more than 5 games then the first 5 games you voted for were counted, the others ignored. This includes "Mass Effect 1 & 2" but in this case the first game you typed is counted and your remaining votes (unless otherwise covered) were still included.
If your one choice was two unrelated games then your vote was decided by flipping a coin.
I thought my joke about Duke Nukem Forever might be a a hint that voting for unreleased games or games you haven't played is a waste of a vote, yet a couple still did it. If it's in Beta that's fine, but there was one vote for The Last Guardian's trailer...
Asking me to choose. Why? If I do it, it's not the Escapist Community's Top 100 is it?
Anyway, thanks for sticking with me through that, now for a few fun facts:
And now, without further faffing about, may I present to you... The Escapist Community's Top 100 Videogames!Factbox said:My Computer crashed twice counting the results.
There were 663 different games voted for.
With the the above criteria there were 3623 votes.
This took me bloody ages.
Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks, ZeniMax Media
Action RPG
PC, XBox 360, Playstation 3
18+
[HEADING=2]Portal[/HEADING]
Developer: Valve
Publisher: Valve
Microsoft Game Studios
Puzzle FPS
PC, XBox 360, Playstation 3
12+
Developer: Valve
Publisher: Valve
Microsoft Game Studios
Puzzle FPS
PC, XBox 360, Playstation 3
12+
[HEADING=2]Oblivion[/HEADING]
Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks, 2K Games
Action RPG
PC, XBox 360, Playstation 3
16+
Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks, 2K Games
Action RPG
PC, XBox 360, Playstation 3
16+
[HEADING=2]Half Life 2[/HEADING]
Developer: Valve
Publisher: Valve
FPS
PC, XBox 360, Playstation 3
16+
Developer: Valve
Publisher: Valve
FPS
PC, XBox 360, Playstation 3
16+
[HEADING=2]Mass Effect 2[/HEADING]
Developer: Bioware
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Action RPG
PC, XBox 360
18+
Developer: Bioware
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Action RPG
PC, XBox 360
18+
[HEADING=2]Zelda: Ocarina of Time[/HEADING]
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Action Adventure
Nintendo 64, Gamecube
7+
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Action Adventure
Nintendo 64, Gamecube
7+
[HEADING=2]Team Fortress 2[/HEADING]
Developer: Valve
Publisher: Valve
Multiplayer FPS
PC, XBox 360, Playstation 3
16+
Developer: Valve
Publisher: Valve
Multiplayer FPS
PC, XBox 360, Playstation 3
16+
[HEADING=2]Knights of the Old Republic[/HEADING]
Developer: Bioware
Publisher: LucasArts
Action RPG
PC, XBox
12+
Developer: Bioware
Publisher: LucasArts
Action RPG
PC, XBox
12+
[HEADING=2]Mass Effect[/HEADING]
Developer: Bioware, Demiurge Studios
Publisher: Microsoft, Electronic Arts
RPG
PC, XBox
12+
Developer: Bioware, Demiurge Studios
Publisher: Microsoft, Electronic Arts
RPG
PC, XBox
12+
[HEADING=2]World of Warcraft[/HEADING]
Developer: Blizzard
Publisher: Blizzard
MMORPG
PC
12+
Developer: Blizzard
Publisher: Blizzard
MMORPG
PC
12+
Bioshock -- Dragon Age Origins -- Morrowind
Pokemon Yellow /Red / Blue -- Call of Duty 4 -- Starcraft
Pokemon Silver / Crystal / Gold -- Shadow of the Colossus -- Warcraft 3
Final Fantasy 7 -- Deus Ex -- Halo: Combat Evolved
Planescape: Torment -- Red Dead Redemption -- Psychonauts
Halo 3 -- Metal Gear Solid -- Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Resident Evil 4 -- Grand Theft Auto San Andreas -- Half Life
Metal Gear Solid 3 -- Zelda: Majora's Mask -- Timesplitters: Future Perfect
Baldur's Gate 2 -- Diablo 2 -- Metroid Prime
Final Fantasy 9 -- Super Smash Bros Melee -- Counter Strike
Assassin's Creed 2 -- Final Fantasy 10 -- Goldeneye
Rome: Total War -- Beyond Good & Evil -- Chrono Trigger
Super Mario 64 -- Zelda: Link to the Past -- Batman: Arkham Asylum
Fable -- Chrono Cross -- Final Fantasy 6
Pokemon SoulSilver / HeartGold -- Ratchet & Clank -- Spyro
Super Smash Bros Brawl -- Uncharted 2 -- Zelda: Wind Waker
Grand Theft Auto Vice City -- Modern Warfare 2 -- Silent Hill 2
Civilisation 4 -- Left 4 Dead -- Saints Row 2
Star Wars Battlefront 2 -- Super Mario Galaxy -- Battlefield Bad Company 2
Command & Conquer Red Alert 2 -- Grand Theft Auto 4 -- Guild Wars
Jak & Daxter -- Kingdom Hearts 2 -- Left 4 Dead 2
Okami -- Timesplitters 2 -- God of War
Grim Fandango -- Mafia -- Mount & Blade
Super Mario World -- Borderlands -- Final Fantasy Tactics
Heroes of Might & Magic 3 -- Medieval 2: Total War -- Metal Gear Solid 4
Neverwinter Nights -- Persona 4 -- Pokemon LeafGreen / FireRed
Pokemon Ruby / Sapphire -- Ratchet & Clank 3 -- Super Metroid
Age of Empires 2 -- Bioshock 2 -- Fallout 2
Jak 3 -- Kingdom Hearts -- Knights of the Old Republic 2
Ratchet & Clank 2 -- Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl -- Zelda: Twilight Princess
Pokemon Yellow /Red / Blue -- Call of Duty 4 -- Starcraft
Pokemon Silver / Crystal / Gold -- Shadow of the Colossus -- Warcraft 3
Final Fantasy 7 -- Deus Ex -- Halo: Combat Evolved
Planescape: Torment -- Red Dead Redemption -- Psychonauts
Halo 3 -- Metal Gear Solid -- Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Resident Evil 4 -- Grand Theft Auto San Andreas -- Half Life
Metal Gear Solid 3 -- Zelda: Majora's Mask -- Timesplitters: Future Perfect
Baldur's Gate 2 -- Diablo 2 -- Metroid Prime
Final Fantasy 9 -- Super Smash Bros Melee -- Counter Strike
Assassin's Creed 2 -- Final Fantasy 10 -- Goldeneye
Rome: Total War -- Beyond Good & Evil -- Chrono Trigger
Super Mario 64 -- Zelda: Link to the Past -- Batman: Arkham Asylum
Fable -- Chrono Cross -- Final Fantasy 6
Pokemon SoulSilver / HeartGold -- Ratchet & Clank -- Spyro
Super Smash Bros Brawl -- Uncharted 2 -- Zelda: Wind Waker
Grand Theft Auto Vice City -- Modern Warfare 2 -- Silent Hill 2
Civilisation 4 -- Left 4 Dead -- Saints Row 2
Star Wars Battlefront 2 -- Super Mario Galaxy -- Battlefield Bad Company 2
Command & Conquer Red Alert 2 -- Grand Theft Auto 4 -- Guild Wars
Jak & Daxter -- Kingdom Hearts 2 -- Left 4 Dead 2
Okami -- Timesplitters 2 -- God of War
Grim Fandango -- Mafia -- Mount & Blade
Super Mario World -- Borderlands -- Final Fantasy Tactics
Heroes of Might & Magic 3 -- Medieval 2: Total War -- Metal Gear Solid 4
Neverwinter Nights -- Persona 4 -- Pokemon LeafGreen / FireRed
Pokemon Ruby / Sapphire -- Ratchet & Clank 3 -- Super Metroid
Age of Empires 2 -- Bioshock 2 -- Fallout 2
Jak 3 -- Kingdom Hearts -- Knights of the Old Republic 2
Ratchet & Clank 2 -- Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl -- Zelda: Twilight Princess