What games are just objective masterpieces?
What games are just objective masterpieces?
What games are just objective masterpieces?
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Just out of curiosity, listing the games mentioned here as of this writing by their date of release:
Release Date | Game |
---|---|
1980 | Pac-Man |
1985 | The Oregon Trail (assuming widely-played 1985 game) |
1985 | Tetris |
1986 | Kid Icarus |
1988 | Mega Man 2 |
1988 | Super Mario Brothers 3 |
1988 | The Guardian Legend |
1989 | Abadox: The Deadly Inner War |
1989 | Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II |
1989 | Monster Party |
1989 | Populous |
1989 | Sweet Home |
1990 | Dr. Mario |
1990 | Final Fantasy III |
1991 | Battletoads (assuming original game) |
1991 | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past |
1992 | Ecco the Dolphin |
1992 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 |
1992 | Super Mario Kart |
1993 | Dinopark Tycoon |
1993 | Doom |
1993 | Gauntlet IV |
1993 | Lufia & the Fortress of Doom (assuming first game) |
1993 | Mega Man X |
1994 | Donkey Kong Country |
1994 | Earthworm Jim |
1994 | Sonic & Knuckles |
1994 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 |
1994 | Super Metroid |
1994 | The Lion King |
1995 | Chrono Trigger |
1997 | Castlevania: Symphony of the Night |
1997 | Diablo |
1997 | Final Fantasy VII |
1997 | Mega Man X4 |
1997 | Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee |
1997 | Snowboard Kids |
1998 | Banjo-Kazooie |
1998 | Metal Gear Solid |
1998 | Sonic Adventure |
1998 | South Park |
1998 | StarCraft: Brood War |
1999 | Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings |
1999 | Heroes of Might and Magic III |
1999 | Planescape: Torment |
1999 | Quake III Arena |
1999 | RollerCoaster Tycoon |
1999 | Silent Hill |
1999 | Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike |
1999 | Sven Co-op |
1999 | Unreal Tournament |
1999 | Worms Armageddon |
2000 | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 |
2000 | Diablo II |
2000 | Resident Evil CODE: Veronica |
2000 | SimCity 3000 Unlimited |
2000 | Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 |
2001 | Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies |
2001 | Final Fantasy X |
2001 | Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty |
2001 | Shenmue II |
2002 | The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind |
2003 | Beyond Good & Evil |
2003 | Need for Speed: Underground |
2003 | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic |
2004 | Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War |
2004 | Champions of Norrath |
2004 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas |
2004 | Gran Turismo 4 |
2004 | Half Life 2 |
2004 | Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater |
2004 | The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap |
2005 | Champions: Return to Arms |
2005 | Psychonauts |
2005 | Shadow of the Colossus |
2006 | Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War |
2006 | Ōkami |
2007 | BioShock |
2007 | Dark Souls |
2007 | Mass Effect |
2007 | Portal |
2008 | Clonk Rage |
2008 | Left 4 Dead |
2008 | Mirror's Edge |
2008 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl |
2009 | Dragon Age: Origins |
2009 | Forza Motorsport 3 |
2009 | Killing Floor |
2009 | Left 4 Dead 2 |
2009 | Plants vs. Zombies |
2009 | Steins;Gate |
2010 | Battlefield: Bad Company 2 |
2010 | Limbo |
2010 | Nier |
2010 | Planet Minigolf |
2011 | Bastion |
2011 | Portal 2 |
2011 | Terraria |
2011 | The Binding of Isaac |
2012 | Hotline Miami |
2012 | The House in Fata Morgana |
2012 | Tokyo Jungle |
2014 | Forza Horizon 2 |
2014 | LISA: The Painful |
2015 | Bloodborne |
2015 | Ori and the Blind Forest |
2015 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
2015 | Undertale |
2016 | Doom (2016) |
2016 | Kirby: Planet Robobot |
2016 | Stardew Valley |
2016 | The Witness |
2016 | Titanfall 2 |
2016 | Tyranny |
2017 | Little Nightmares |
2017 | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (for Deluxe version) |
2017 | Nier: Automata |
2017 | Night in the Woods |
2017 | Super Mario Odyssey |
2017 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild |
2018 | Celeste |
2018 | Donut County |
2018 | Return of the Obra Dinn |
2018 | Rimworld |
2018 | Subnautica |
2019 | A Short Hike |
2019 | Disco Elysium |
2019 | Outer Wilds |
2019 | Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice |
2019 | Slay the Spire |
2020 | Cyberpunk 2077 |
2020 | Factorio |
2020 | Hades |
2021 | Everhood: An Ineffable Tale of the Inexpressible Divine Moments of Truth |
2021 | Psychonauts 2 |
2022 | Elden Ring |
2022 | Lil Gator Game |
2023 | Baldur's Gate 3 |
2023 | Dave the Diver |
2024 | Balatro |
2025: Clair Obscur Expedition 33.
Even if the year is not finished, this game is such a perfect work of art on so many levels that it became the new favorite to me, and to plenty other players.
Going to have to disagree, especially when it comes to storytelling
What about it ?
The writing, the characters, the dialogues, the story, everything is new and perfectly done. It is pure art and something like 98% of the 3+ millions players would disagree with you.
But you must be part of that 2%, meh to each their own 🤷🏻♂️
I disagree with you. The story is amazingly written. Dialogue, character motivations, their fuck ups, everything is fantastic.
Has seriously no one mentioned The Last of Us? That’s crazy.
I think the second should be included.
As well as red dead redemption 2.
The storytelling is just top tier. Better than literally almost all media made today.
Rdr2 was the only game that I was actually emotionally tied to the characters. It was truly a masterpiece.
Last of Us 1 was really good. But the second one was so bad, it kind of ruined the first one for me as well. And I wouldn't call it masterpiece. Because for me a masterpiece shines in gameplay, narrative and atmosphere. The Last of Us' gameplay serves its purpose, but there's really nothing special here compared to e.g. Elden Ring, were story, atmosphere and gameplay are all pretty much perfect.
How was the second one “so bad?” It had incredible narrative, more in depth gameplay, challenging and coherent themes, depth of storytelling, it took risks that a lot of people didn’t like, but you can’t say they were done poorly. They were just challenging for people. And that’s good. The same stories told with the same character arcs following the same hero’s journey is boring. TLOU2 challenged you with the characters making choices you wouldn’t, it challenged you with co placated character arcs that saw well-loved characters turn into the villains, while the villain of the story became the one to end the cycle of violence…it was incredible. That worldbuilding, the design, the voice acting, the mocap acting, the more varied fighting styles, the expansive world…I mean, shit, I really do want to know what you thought actually classified as “bad” about that game. It pissed people off. But that does not make it a bad game by any stretch of the imagination.
Tokyo Jungle, YES!
A game so sadly lost to time. My partner's PS3 still has it installed, but no idea if the hard drive is still functional..
The only game I'm missing here is master of magic. I was shocked noone else had mentioned sts and ff3(6).
Missing Half-life (the first one). That game was the first one to feature scripted scenes during player interaction and it was mind-blowing. Plus, it had the most sophisticated story ever seen in an FPS before.
The only game I kinda like on this list is Okami.
1996: Duke Nukem 3D