We’ve come a very long way from the days of playing Pitfall! and Space...
  • Homeschooled316
    3•1 year ago

    All the usual problems you expect with lists like these.

    • Franchises represented by their first or most ubiquitous game rather than their best (or better yet, all of them that deserve it making the list)
    • Recency bias toward games that likely won’t be recognized as this good 5 years from now.
    • Missing entries so egregious that almost anyone would agree they belong on the list (see the lack of Symphony of the Night, for example).
    • Arguably too much weight put on storytelling.
    • (most importantly) The items above being applied randomly and inconsistently.
    • @imbrucy
      1•1 year ago

      Your 4th point really hits on the main problem with all lists like this and that is that what is “best” is different for everyone. I agree with you that this puts too much weight on storytelling, but I know for some people story is by far the most important part of any game. For me, I rarely care about the story at all, I just want interesting mechanics.