Edge: The 100 Greatest Videogames | Modern Classics 2017 Edition

Last edited by Floex on Wed Aug 30, 2017 4:25 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Welcome to the 2017 edition of The 100 Greatest Videogames. If you’re not familiar with the format, here are our rules. In compiling this list, we worked to simple criteria: all formats – portable, touchscreen, console, PC, whatever – were eligible; we could include only a single entry from any series that features straight-up sequels; and each game had to stand up today rather than making the cut for reasons of nostalgia or historic significance.

Not all of the games featured here are new, however. In fact, some of the most invigorating parts of the curation process involved pulling out and replaying a number of the most seasoned titles from the Edge archives. Hopefully this much-argued-over collection will inspire you in the same way.

100. Super Hexagon
99. Her Story
98. Super Monkey Ball
97. Final Fantasy XII
96. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
95. Hyper Light Drifter
94. Katamari Damacy
93. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
92. Resogun
91. Puzzle Bobble
90. F-Zero GX
89. The Sims 3
88. R-Type Final
87. Elite: Dangerous
86. Bomberman
85. StarCraft II
84. Pac-Man: Championship Edition
83. BioShock
82. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
81. Puzzle & Dragons
80. Tearaway
79. League of Legends
78. Super Meat Boy
77. Xenoblade Chronicles
76. OutRun 2006: Coast to Coast
75. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
74. Civilization IV
73. Battlefield 4
72. Metroid Prime
71. Hearthstone
70. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
69. Limbo
68. Towerfall Ascension
67. EarthBound
66. Batman: Arkham Knight
65. Transistor
64. Puyo Puyo
63. FTL: Advanced Edition
62: Persona 4 Golden
61. Mass Effect 2
60. Okami
59. The Stanley Parable
58. XCOM: Enemy Unknown
57. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
56. The Witcher III: Wild Hunt
55. Far Cry 4
54. Titanfall 2
53. Doom (2016)
52. Trials Fusion
51. Nidhogg
50. Fez
49. Overwatch
48. Super Mario 3D World
47. Journey
46. Dead Space
45. Dota 2
44. Vanquish
43. Super Mario Maker
42. Fire Emblem Fates
41. Inside
40. Shadow of the Colossus
39. Halo 3
38. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
37. Spelunky
36. Destiny
35. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
34. Kerbal Space Program
33. Dishonored
32. Splatoon
31. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
30. Rock Band 3
29. The Last Guardian
28. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
27. Ico
26. Super Metroid
25. Demon's Souls
24. Horizon: Zero Dawn
23. Advance Wars
22. The Witness
21. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
20. Ultra Street Fighter IV
19. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
18. Rez Infinite
17. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
16. Super Mario World
15. Red Dead Redemption
14. Super Mario 64
13. Portal
12. Bayonetta 2
11. Minecraft

Top 10

Let's Discuss.

For people who have played it, I can see why it's sitting at number 1. It's not perfect but they really made a world worth exploring and that is a huge feat in itself.

Somewhat surprised to see The Witcher III languished at number 56.

So Zelda is on the list five times, basically because they're not numbered sequels. Everything else gets one entry.

That's a pretty decent top 10, only one I've not played is BotW. I know this sort of thing is highly subjective but no Final Fantasy VII has me genuinely shocked.

I've only played 14 games on that list.

I've put hundreds of hours into gtao but it baffles me whenever I see GTAV get such high praise.

Overall I don't think it's that great a list. Seems skewed towards modern somewhat too

NickSCFC · Last edited by NickSCFC on Wed Aug 30, 2017 4:25 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Can't argue too much with that top 10.

Only one Xbox exclusive (39. Halo 3) in the entire list :lol:

I always think with lists like this that there should be a 5 year or so time limit before a game/movie/album/whatever can be considered. I haven’t played it and I am sure it is fantastic but it just seems too early in its life to say that BotW is the greatest game of all time.

How Batman: Arkham Knight is on that list, I do not know.

Don't know how I feel about Destiny being so high. I mean, at one point I was addicted to it but is it really that good of a game? If we're talking just Vanilla then no.

Moggy wrote:I always think with lists like this that there should be a 5 year or so time limit before a game/movie/album/whatever can be considered. I haven’t played it and I am sure it is fantastic but it just seems too early in its life to say that BotW is the greatest game of all time.

It's not even the best game of this year.

Well it is tagged "Modern Classics".

KK wrote:Well it is tagged "Modern Classics".

And yet has Half-Life 2, Ocarina of Time and Tetris in the top 10....

KK wrote:Well it is tagged "Modern Classics".

That's true. Added it the title to avoid unnecessary arguments.

NickSCFC

KK wrote:Well it is tagged "Modern Classics".

> Modern classics

> Tetris

No Pro Evo, in any form, anywhere?

I'm out.

NickSCFC wrote:
KK wrote:Well it is tagged "Modern Classics".

> Modern classics

> Tetris

1984 is modern. :roll:

thumbgoals wrote:Somewhat surprised to see The Witcher III languished at number 56.

I'm not. Edge are really weird when it comes to a lot of big WRPGs and seem to almost always score them lower than everywhere else.

There do seem seem to be anomalies to the Modern title, but Tetris I can understand as that's been reinvented and re-released so many times it's practically timeless. See also PacMan.

KK wrote:I've only played 14 games on that list.

Thought it would be interesting to see where I land

47 played substantially
6 played only a little
12 not played but I have played another game in the series which is similar (e.g. I've not played Dark Souls but I've played some of Demon's Souls and Dark Souls 2)
35 not played

Pretty decent coverage

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