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What’s everyone top 5 games of all time (sh.itjust.works)
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I am just curious about people’s taste here, since this community looks sane compared to other “loony-toons” gaming subs or forums online.

You don’t need to explain yourself just name them.

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[–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

Born in 91. I was "there for it". What you're defining here

the experience of playing Ocarina of Time in 1998 will likely never be topped, simply because we will never again see a leap as massive as the transition from 2D to 3D.

is exactly what I'm talking about. It's the reason so many people like FF7 so much. They're good games on their own merit and historically significant but that feeling is attached to the cultural context of when they came out. It's not a trait of the game itself.

It's also kinda like how everyone's favorite Pokemon game is the first one they played. It creates the baseline all others are compared against but set in an emotional foundation that later experiences cannot match. I'm not even going to claim I'm immune to this. Hell I put "Brave Fencer Musashi" on my top 5 and I stand by it, fully aware that it isn't as magical for other people but I replay it every couple of years. I'm just saying it's overrated in the modern context.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    So you had an N64 and played it when it came out? Even if so, you were 7, slightly too young to really grasp the massive technical leap it represented for the entire industry at the time.

    You questioned why so many consider it the best game of all time. The debate isn't about which games have the most modern quality-of-life features today, or what I'd take to a desert island. When talking about the "greatest of all time", cultural impact, timing, and legacy can't be ignored.

    Newton discovered the laws of gravity. We don't diminish his monumental achievements just because physics evolved and his formulas are now taught at a high school level.

    Also, my favourite Pokémon game wasn't the first one I played as each one was an iterative improvement rather than a groundbreaking novel experience which wasn't matched for years.

    I could possibly agree with your statement "overrated in a modern context" (I'd personally put every single Final Fantasy on that list), but that's not what the "best of all time" lists are measuring.

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