You must log in or register to comment.
These lists are always so silly, especially once you reach the top. Like why are we comparing Elden Ring, to Tetris, to Super Mario 64, and saying “one of these is definitively better than the other”.
It’s also a weird mix of how good the actual game is, vs how big its historical legacy is. Like, as the resident pokemon fan, I will freely say this: RBY sucks. It’s not fun to play. And yet it seems to be included simply for being popular…?
Historical Legacy is a good way to put it. For Pokemon in particular, RBY was the franchise for a lot of people, myself included. I’ve played a few of the others, but RBY is what came out when I was a kid and will always be the one I remember.
I like RBY, but yeah, I would’ve opted for HG/SS here.
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.
I can see this article garnering controversy with some of these choices
Bioshock (and Infinite) was a great game, but #7 of all time? No way.
Super Mario RPG isn’t even on that list. Super Mario RPG was groundbreaking for its time.
Super Mario RPG was amazing on so many levels. Sadly, we will never again see the likes of Mallow and Geno due to the Nintendo/Square schism, but at least it holds up well on a replay. The soundtrack is also great for background noises almost anytime.
