GOTY?

[Lamp, broken circa 1988]

i meant 2014 but your opinion is noted

[supremebve]

I'd say just do the Generation, since a GOTY for 13 would be nothing but us bickering about Last of Us vs. GTAV, with some outlier (namely me) pimping of Tomb Raider and AC4

This is kind of to my point with how hard this is going to be, because all of those games are great.  Along with Bioshock Infinite 2013 had 5 games that could very easily be argued into the top 10 of the generation, or outside of the top 20. 

[Salads]

2013 was crazy. I wouldn't be surprised if people look back and say it had the best system year for Gen 7 (PS3) and the best system year for Gen 8 (3DS) at the same time. And that's before even mentioning the likes of Dota 2 and 3D World.

[Lamp, broken circa 1988]

It seems like we're good to move forwards. I'd like to petition for a subforum to avoid cramming the regular games board full of nonsense, but if it's not comin', I'll just get goin'.

[Tabe]

I'd say just do the Generation, since a GOTY for 13 would be nothing but us bickering about Last of Us vs. GTAV, with some outlier (namely me) pimping of Tomb Raider and AC4

Haven't played GTAV, but AC4 was better than (a still good) Tomb Raider and a LOOOOOOT better than The Last of Us.

 

Commence the bickering!

[Kevin Wilson]

It seems like we're good to move forwards. I'd like to petition for a subforum to avoid cramming the regular games board full of nonsense, but if it's not comin', I'll just get goin'.

DEAN and Rippa have always been my go-to admins for subforum creation, I'd just shoot one of them a PM.  The old forum had one so I doubt it would be an issue and will keep things cleaner.

[Andrew POE!]

IGN is doing a Game of the Generation list and it's pretty much a 'clickbait' list.

 

Among the more bewildering things:

 

Halo 3 at 82 and Halo 4 at 28.

Tomb Raider (2013) & BioShock Infinite cracking the top 40 (along Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved being ahead of both warms my heart).

Dark Souls not even in the top 20.

NO VALKYRIA CHRONICLES? NO FIRE EMBLEM AWAKENING?

LIMBO being in the top 40 even though it's an overrated piece of shit 'game.' Out of This World it ain't.

I loved Spec Ops: The Line but it has no business being on the list.

[Lamp, broken circa 1988]

i will be making a case for spec ops later because i am pretty sure everyone here that played it missed "the point"

[Andrew POE!]

i will be making a case for spec ops later because i am pretty sure everyone here that played it missed "the point"

 

I understood the point of spec ops the line and understood that its premise and gameplay was turning now shooter tropes on its head.

 

But the gameplay in Spec Ops The Line is very average and almost bland. I did earn a Platinum in the game, so maybe that effected my overall experience with the game.

[Salads]

 

LIMBO being in the top 40 even though it's an overrated piece of shit 'game.' Out of This World it ain't.

 

Thank you!

[The Natural]

IGN is doing a Game of the Generation list and it's pretty much a 'clickbait' list.

 

Among the more bewildering things:

 

Halo 3 at 82 and Halo 4 at 28.

Tomb Raider (2013) & BioShock Infinite cracking the top 40 (along Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved being ahead of both warms my heart).

Dark Souls not even in the top 20.

NO VALKYRIA CHRONICLES? NO FIRE EMBLEM AWAKENING?

LIMBO being in the top 40 even though it's an overrated piece of shit 'game.' Out of This World it ain't.

I loved Spec Ops: The Line but it has no business being on the list.

 

Thanks go out to a member there, Flashbomb84, who's collected the list so you don't have to go through every page.

 

List so far:

 

Here is the list for those that don't like clicking through each page:

Edit: I'll try to update as soon as they release more.

Edit 2: I've updated the next list #80-61.

Edit 3: I've updated the next list #60-41. Thank Peer-IGN for undeleting this list!

Edit 4: I've updated the next list #40-21.

 

#100. Skate 2

#99. Viva Piñata 2

#98. Mario Kart Wii

#97. Condemned

#96. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

#95. Vanquish

#94. DJ Hero

#93. Dance Central

#92. State of Decay

#91. Super Smash Bros Brawl

#90. Unfinished Swan

#89. Splinter Cell: Blacklist

#88. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit

#87. Sleeping Dogs

#86. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

#85. Skylanders

#84. Crackdown

#83. LEGO Marvel

#82. Halo 3

#81. Spec Ops: The Line

#80. Xenoblade Chronicles

#79. Call of Duty: Black Ops

#78. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

#77. Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

#76. Saints Row: The Third

#75. Heavy Rain

#74. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

#73. Brothers

#72. New Super Mario Bros Wii

#71. Gran Turismo 6

#70. XCOM: Enemy Within

#69. Battlefield: Bad Company 2

#68. Demon's Souls

#67. Dishonored

#66. God of War 3

#65. Catherine

#64. Flower

#63. Rainbow Six Vegas

#62. Shadow Complex

#61. Rayman Legends

#60. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

#59. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

#58. Infamous 2

#57. LittleBigPlanet

#56. FEZ

#55. Bayonetta

#54. FIFA 12

#53. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

#52. Far Cry 3

#51. The Witcher 2: Assassin's of Kings

#50. South Park: The Stick of Truth

#49. Forza Motorsport 4

#48. Fable 2

#47. Dragon Age: Origins

#46. Dark Souls 2

#45. Super Meat Boy

#44. Gears of War

#43. Trials of Evolution

#42. Mirror's Edge

#41. Spelunky

#40. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

#39. Deus Ex: Human Revolution

#38. Limbo

#37. Burnout Paradise

#36. Pac-Man Championship Edition

#35. Tomb Raider 2013

#34. Bioshock Infinite

#33. Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved

#32. The Walking Dead

#31. Portal

#30. Braid

#29. Grand Theft Auto IV

#28. Halo 4

#27. Borderlands 2

#26. Fallout: New Vegas

#25. Dead Space

#24. Left 4 Dead 2

#23. Dark Souls

#22. Batman: Arkham Asylum

#21. Street Fighter IV

[The Natural]

I've collected the top twenty:

 

20. Super Mario Galaxy 2

19. Wii Sports

18. Mass Effect

17. BioShock

16. Batman: Arkham City

15. Half-Life 2: Episode 2

14. Assassin's Creed II

13. Rock Band

12. Mass Effect 2

11. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

10. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

9. Journey

8. Grand Theft Auto V

7. Red Dead Redemption

6. Minecraft

5. Fallout 3

4. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

3. The Last of Us

2. Portal 2

1. Super Mario Galaxy

 

Pleasantly surprised at the winner. I thought it would go to Red Dead Redemption or BioShock.

[Andrew POE!]

I'm happy with the #1 & #2 games, but even I would argue that the #3 game is too high. It's a top 20 for sure, but I think it's too early to say it's the 'best of the generation.'

 

And Minecraft in the top 10? Even more overrated than LIMBO. I'm also confused by the #16 & #14 games' placement. They are great even exceptional, but the story for those games take a nosedive towards the end.

[The Natural]

IGN Readers Top 100 Games of This Generation:

 

100. Max Payne 3
99. Saints Row: The Third
98. Dragon's Dogma
97. Forza Motorsport 4
96. Crysis II
95. Batman: Arkham Origins
94. Left 4 Dead
93. LittleBigPlanet
92. Final Fantasy XIII
91. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
90. Halo: ODST
89. Donkey Kong Country Returns
88. South Park: The Stick of Truth
87. Burnout Paradise
86. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
85. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
84. Infamous
83. Diablo III
82. Fable II
81. Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
80. Just Cause 2
79. Infamous 2
78. Dead Space 2
77. Left 4 Dead 2
76. BioShock 2
75. L.A. Noire
74. Bastion
73. Call of Duty: World at War
72. Assassin's Creed: Revelations
71. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
70. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
69. FIFA 14
68. Mirror's Edge
67. Gears of War 2
66. Bayonetta
65. Xenoblade Chronicles
64. Half-Life 2: Episode Two
63. Assassin's Creed III
62. Sonic Generations
61. Catherine
60. Gears of War 3
59. Mario Kart Wii
58. Kirby's Epic Yarn
57. Call of Duty: Black Ops II
56. Portal
55. Demon's Souls
54. Alan Wake
53. Gears of War
52. Journey
51. Assassin's Creed
50. Tomb Raider
49. Dark Souls II
48. Call of Duty: Black Ops
47. Dishonored
46. Minecraft
45. Borderlands
44. Heavy Rain
43. Deus Ex: Human Revolution
42. Dead Space
41. Battlefield: Bad Company 2
40. Battlefield 4
39. Super Mario Galaxy 2
38. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
37. Halo 4
36. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
35. God of War III
34. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
33. The Walking Dead: Season 1
32. Halo: Reach
31. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
30. Grand Theft Auto IV
29. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
28. Dragon Age: Origins
27. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
26. Super Mario Galaxy
25. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
24. Mass Effect 3
23. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
22. Battlefield 3
21. Mass Effect
20. Batman: Arkham Asylum
19. Portal 2
18. Fallout: New Vegas
17. Borderlands 2
16. Far Cry 3
15. Dark Souls
14. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
13. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
12. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
11. Halo 3
10. Batman: Arkham City
09. BioShock: Infinite
08. Mass Effect 2
07. Assassin's Creed II
06. Bioshock
05. Red Dead Redemption
04. Fallout 3
03. Grand Theft Auto V
02. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
01. The Last of Us

[Andrew POE!]

A little more of a balanced list but again I don't think the #1 pick is the GOTG. Especially since if it weren't for the game at #14 and its success, the #1 pick wouldn't exist.

 

To me, the game at #15 should be GOTG since every game after it is described as "_____"-like.