EDGE ranks the 100 greatest video games

EDGE recent put out a special issue featuring the 100 great video games of all time.

[Geobros]

Hmmm....I think Ocarina of Time could do better. Anyway, the taste is subjunctive. The list has great game in general.

[fermcr]

Meh... not a very good list.

Well, it's Edge. Enough said.

[donthate]

I used to like Edge, and their scores tend to be pretty spot on for my personal taste, but this list is just stupid.

How is Mass Effect 2 better than the first one?

Let alone Dark Souls as #1?

No Gears of War, but Vanquish? DriveClub? Even Destiny made it into the list?

Where is Mario Kart?

[Crashbandicoot77]

I see a lot of Playstation games on here. I'm surprise Zelda wasn't in the top 5. What about Metal Gear Solid 2 and 4

[kickerz]

It's the worst list ever made. If you are gonna say "greatest games of all time" you need to at least put some more classics in there, like where's Sonic? and DriveClub is like the only racing game there 0_o and its definitely not the best racing game ever made. Yea that list needs to be flushed down the toilet.

[pivotplease]

GTA V is a little high imo. Clearly a From Software fan which I respect. Bayonetta 2 cleaned up. I should probably pick it up some day. Disagree with quite a bit here though.

[MysticStrummer]

"If you are gonna say 'greatest games of all time' you need to at least put some more classics in there, like where's Sonic?"

Classics according to who? Make your own list. If I bothered to make one, Sonic would be nowhere on it.

[Loadedklip]

@ Donthate

Not sure about the rest but I saw Mario Kart 8 in 18th place.

[oasdada]

Without commenting on anything else i still think demon souls is better than dark souls

[ProjectVulcan]

Not enough Metal Gear Solid 1998 for my likings. MGSV is a fine, fine, fine game. But it's not the best.

Any top 100 list that dares exclude this game is not worth the internet paper it isn't written on

Also, Halo 3 makes it quite high baffingly over Halo CE. Begone list!

[trenso1]

Im curious at to how not one pokemon game made the list

[specialguest]

Doesn't matter who ranks the best games, it's all subjective.

[XanderZane]

The list is horrible At least they got Tetris in the top 10. Where is Gears of War, Forza 4, PGR, Fallout 3. Can't figure out why Titanfall, Super Monkey Ball and DriveClub are on the list. They're missing many, many great PC games as well. They are obviously biased against XBox games. That's a given from looking at this list. Oh well. I don't read Edge anyways.

[InTheLab]

This list might be one of the all-time worse. Hell, they put Titanfall before, well....28 other (better) games including Cod 4!

The top 20 is just flat out insulting as a gamer...

[Bansai]

no FF VII? BF4? Titanfall?

What?

[UnwanteDreamz]

Demon Souls shits all over Dark Souls IMO.

[I_am_Batman]

Since the games on the list have been selected by how they stand up today rather than what they accomplished for their time I'd rather include Twilight Princess over OoT personally. Other than that I'd include more games from the 8- and 16bit era.

[883]

"Since the games on the list have been selected by how they stand up today rather than what they accomplished for their time..."

According to their rankings:
49th Place) Witcher III
25th Place) Skyrim

I'm going to have to agree that not all the rankings make sense based on their own description. I'm not sure Skyrim would deliver the same thrills for me (that it did) if I were to play it today for the first time --- after playing Witcher 3...

[Sono421]

The original portal instead of 2?! and Destiny is on the list?!?! list is bad. Done.

[Perjoss]

Glad to see Bloodborne way up there, imo it really is a masterpiece.

[Loadedklip]

LOVE Bloodborne. It's my personal current GotY (don't kill me ... I just said MY PERSONAL GotY).

Can't wait for the Old Hunters DLC and Dark Souls 3.

[3-4-5]

Everybody's top 100 will be different.

The problem for me as somebody' who's been gaming since the late 80's, is that I've played so many games that I could easily fit 300-400 games into my top 100.

My top 10 could easily be any one of my most favorite 100 games as well.

100 games just isn't enough.....not even for one genre.

There are well over 100 JRPG's alone that are awesome, not to mention the other 20+ genres/sub-genres.

[Halo2ODST2]

that may be true, but even the majority of viewers here are calling out the list, it's not just some minority, it quite a lot of people, but as "some" people are defenders & literally do nothing in their life but defend things for the sake of it.....

[Epicor]

Normally I don't mind other people's list and opinions but this EDGE guy.....the list has pure WRONG all over it.

No Grim Fandago
No Deus Ex
No Diablo
No Time Splitters 2
No Heavy Rain
No Alan Wake

Driveclub but no Gran Turismos
Final Fantasy XII over VI, VII or IX
MGS5 over 1,3 or 4

Tetris? That really stands out even by today's standards?

Too many Souls games in top 10 for my taste but I can still understand this decision.

[3-4-5]

Driveclub is maybe the 50th best racing game ever made.

There are 5-10 NES racing games I'd rather play than Drive club.

[Haru]

Glad to see so many playstation exclusives there, the best console has obviously the best exclusives!

[otherZinc]

I'm glad I don't contribute to reading Edge. Lol:

Drive Club #97?
No Forza Motorsport?
Ok.

Way to kill any credibility I thought you had.

[chrisco84au]

DriveClub at 97. Wow, that's going to get some disagrees lol

[SuperLupe]

Yeah stopped reading right overthere.

[AndrewLB]

When you have to look at all games made, I think 97 is generous for DC.

This is what made the list completely worthless...

79 – BioShock

umm... yeah.

[Concertoine]

That's his point lol. DriveClub is a decent game post patch but there are so many games better than it.

[Bimkoblerutso]

Yeah, I love Nidhogg but...how the hell did Nidhogg beat out games like Metroid Prime, SoTN, and Bioshock!?

I love most of the games on the list, but it seems COMPLETELY out of order.

[Concertoine]

Lol the top 4 have come out in the past couple years, too.

The thing with these lists is, do you judge a game on its impact, or on how it stands today?

[morganfell]

I love the Starcraft II. But Starcraft should have been on the list rather than SCII.

Speaking of Blizzard, no Diablo? No Warcraft?

No Warhammer? No Red Alert? No Fallout? No Star Wars? No Timesplitters? No Ratchet and Clank? Half Life II but not Half Life?

Did the person that put together this list pop out of the womb last week?

[Wenapee]

If you read more carefully, it was stated that the list was made by
"and each game had to stand up today rather than making the cut for reasons of nostalgia or historic significance.”

Edit: But thats not saying that I agree with the list, with some rather bad selections in the top 100

[morganfell]

Then Edge should have more "carefully" worded the headline and the submitter the taglines.

[RosweeSon]

Yeah mainly by all the Xbox fans who are bitter as a minor 1 or 2 exclusive games are on the list after all these years in the game halo 3 and titanfall which is out also on PC.

[Halo2ODST2]

well, the list may not be the best, Halo 3 certainly does stand up today, it is a quality game, It all stands up to "recent" halo games as well, that really on nothing but Graphics, cliched stories & stupid marketing series. (I'm playing the MCC just now, and having a lot of fun on the multiplayer, 1-3 , hopefully the next installment lives up to this.) right now im playing halo 1, halo 5 better live up to this

[XanderZane]

DriveClub shouldn't even be on the list. There are better PC racing games and several Forza games that are better overall. I would take Burnout Paradise over DC. Sure there are several games that should be on this list, but many others that shouldn't.

[paul-p1988]

I absolutely adore Driveclub, I picked it up after all the problems so maybe that's why I'm not jaded on it, but even with how much I love it at least 1 of the Gran Turismo's should have been on there ahead of it, that game redefined the racing genre yet it is nowhere on that list...

[Tobsesan]

I just stopped at 97. DRIVECLUB ... Are you kidding me?????? I mean you could throw in some Crash, Spyro, Ratchet, Gears, Forza, Borderlands?? I mean DRIVECLUB??? Are you even trying????

[ravinash]

It was more like a list of 100 game name I could think of...and not even thinking that far back.

[Tobsesan]

So why call it the 100 greatest games? Just call it 100 games we like or something like that

[andibandit]

Tetris is pretty far back

[Speak_da_Truth]

You have your own opinion and other people have theirs. Why can't you just understand that?

[xKugo]

You think a Forza or Gears game deserves to be on Top 100 of all-time list? Hahaha, yea right...

[Dinkis]

Yes I do. If DC gets in then yea

[madmonkey01]

some of the forza games have been good, gears not so much.

[Crashbandicoot77]

Maybe just for the Xbox

[cell989]

they put Shadow Of The Colossus almost right next to Vanquish lol.No MGS1, Gears, Borderlans but you sure as hell have League Of Legends? GTFO

[kevnb]

League of legends actually makes sense on the fringes of a list like this, it has millions playing for a reason.

[cell989]

Candy Crush had millions too and thats a bejeweled ripoff. Not saying LoL is bad by any means, it just hurts to see it over other games more deserving

[rextraordinaire]

LittleBigPlanet 3 ?

Errrrrhhhhh, 2 was so much better. At least it didn't bug...

[DanteVFenris666]

No 2 revolutionized the series far more.3 was better in every conceivable way. Considering it also had all the levels from lbp2.

[rextraordinaire]

3 just didn't have the original 2's magic. :/

[Vanfernal]

"we could include only a single entry from any series that features straight-up sequels"

34 - Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
31 - Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
27 - Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
8 - Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Yup... this list is a joke.

[silkrevolver]

Well, what constitutes a sequel is kind of muddled in the case of Zelda. Majora's mask is one of the few games in the entire series that could really be considered a direct sequel, and it is significantly different from OoT. I kind of understand their logic in including multiple Zeldas, but that still doesn't make their decisions absolute.

[Vanfernal]

By that token most Final Fantasy games would be eligible since they are not direct sequels.

[silkrevolver]

I'd agree with that - all main FF entries should be eligible.

[deafdani]

Well, they are still sequels, seeing how they're contained in the same universe and whatnot (split storylines notwhitstanding).

Sort of like the GTA games, in the sense that each of them have their own settings, storylines and characters... but that doesn't stop them from getting numbered sequels. :P

[DanteVFenris666]

I think they meant numbered sequels guys. Final fantasy is numbered, Zelda isnt so it doesn't imply any type of continuation

[silkrevolver]

@DanteVFenris666 But the numbers don't mean anything sequentially - you can play any FF out of order, and they're completely different games. They're sequels in numbers ONLY. I'd sooner say Zelda titles were more sequels than any main FF titles.

[Loadedklip]

I think they meant if they are different enough.

Twilight Princess is the one most similar to Ocarina of Time.

Majora's Mask 3 day system
Wind Waker's open ocean travel
Link to the Past is 2D.

They are each different from each other. That is what I believe they meant.

Notice Mario Galaxy 2 on the list but not Galaxy 1 since they are very very similar.

[James-GAMES]

My personal top 5 would be

1. TLOU
2.Uncharted Series
3.Kingdom Hearts 2/Skyrim
4.GTA Series
5.TWD

[The_Devil_Hunter]

That's a really good list.

[TheFirstClassic]

lol

[KwietStorm_BLM]

How long have you been gaming?

[Metallox]

Don't be so rude, dude. We are talking about video games here, and each one of the games of his list are at least decent and have considerable reputations among the community.

[James-GAMES]

I've been gaming since the PS2 days so I can say I haven't played all the classic games you might have grown up with in your childhood.

[ginsunuva]

KH2/Skyrim

Same thing

[franwex]

I seriously laughed out loud because I thought the same thing.

[James-GAMES]

That means I rank them in the same spot I know there two totally different games.

[ironcrow2386]

TLOU wouldn't even show on my top hundred never mind top 5 but thats just my opinion :)

[deafdani]

Well, it would definitely show up on my top hundred, but probably not my top 10. Still a pretty damn good game, and one of the best ever made.

[guyman]

TLOU number one for me as well. No game comes close to it's storytelling and emotional impact. had some superb gameplay too.

[The 10th Rider]

The last of us is a dang near perfect game, but it doesn't deserve number 1.

I always think of super Mario Galaxy 2 as a comparison, more perfect than the first in a lot of ways, but a lot less deserving of praise because it didn't break much in the way of new territory.

[IAmTheBest35]

lol your last sentence says it all.

"had some superb gameplay too.." as if that is just something that is off to the side somewhere, or a cherry on top.

just because a game has qualities that would make it an incredible movie does not necessarily mean it is an incredible game. gameplay is what makes or breaks a game. it isnt a cherry on top. if you want storytelling and emotional impact, there are so many different ways you can get that. a VIDEO GAME isnt defined by such a thing.

[guyman]

IamtheBest

storytelling in modern gaming is absolutely essential, and so is gameplay of course, that will never change. TLOU did something not many games do nowadays: provide a superb story with superb gameplay. TLOU had great gameplay AND a great story - that is why it has near perfect ratings and is the most awarded game in history. Nothing is on the side because everything fits together perfectly. Give credit where it is due.

[mikel1015]

That's a boring list, you need some variety. It's all the same basic open world or extremely story driven 3rd person game minus Kingdom Hearts (somewhat). Explore more, there's a lot out there that can catch your attention, even older games that weren't made within the past 5 years :P

[James-GAMES]

I play a wide variety of genres I just like story driven and open-world games the most. Admitably I haven't tackled many games from the 90's and 80's beside like Spyro and Crash Bandicoot.

[James-GAMES]

Just my opinion people we all probably have different lists and that's fine if you disagree.

[Picnic]

They always underrated Rare. Banjo Kazooie might have owed something to Mario 64 but it was a great game in its own right and isn't on this list.

How can you not put Quake or Quake 3 on there?

[DanteVFenris666]

Like many I'm sure many want to forget our favourite developer being completely destroyed. Thad why it isn't mentioned. It hurts

[assdan]

Not every MGS game was on this list, so it's wrong. And bioshock was only 79? That game is top 20.

[demonddel]

Your top 100 this is they're top 100 see the difference

[LordMaim]

They're = They are
Their = possessive

[Fro_xoxo]

I wouldn't take someone else's list seriously. Interesting nonetheless.

Nice to see some familiar faces tho'
and lol @ Dark Souls being No.1

[hades07]

Dark Souls - yes a great game but definitely not the best game of all time.

Bloodbourne is in the Top 5 as well so they're definitely a fan of those types of games.

[goldwyncq]

The lack of FFVII and Chrono Trigger within the top 10 is just sad.

[Dinkis]

This guy must be in his 20s

[Mega24]

No halo 2... and Tetris at number 6? Tetris is #1 in my book. List is just wrong.

[Eiyuuou]

At least nr.1 is legit! :)

[Clumpy]

I literally FEEL SORRY for gamers who haven't experienced the original Dark Souls

[MasterCornholio]

Demon Souls?

That game is fantastic.

[WellyUK]

2- GTAV lol...

[demonddel]

It's definitely in the top 5

[WellyUK]

it isn't, it's maybe top 30 or so but top 5? no way.

[Gatsu]

Lol, no it shouldn't be. But these are just opinions I guess, what a weird list though.

[garrettbobbyferguson]

GTAV had less impact on me than San Andreas of even IV did (and IV was very overrated). GTAV is not top 5 in any shape or form unless you began playing video games two years ago.

[Tobsesan]

Hated that game so much xD

[sullynathan]

The best gta game and one of the best open world games. I wouldn't call it the 2nd best game

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Yeah I know, lol .. I don't like the GTA series..

[Two-Face]

Fallout? Deus Ex? Doom? Monkey Island? Grim Fandango?

[Imalwaysright]

Planescape Torment isn't there either! This list is a joke.

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Well said!!! Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Fallout 3 are top 10 material. Doom, top 20 minimum.

[sullynathan]

He meant Fallout and Deus Ex, the originals. Not Human Revolution and Fallout 3.

[Kurt Russell]

No Ultima either

[mezati99]

i pretty much agree with the whole list except for Battlefield 4 and Titanfall. are you drunk EDGE? those pieces of shit are not even the best games of their released years

[johndoe11211]

You agreed with this list?????????????????????????? ?

[mezati99]

yeah, that's probably because i have a very different taste than most people :)

[Epicor]

Are YOU drunk? ;)

[khellendros1]

I like DriveClub but how can you have that game but not have Gran Turismo?

[demonddel]

I could answer that because it's their list and not yours

[khellendros1]

What a very insightful and thought provoking comment. Thanks for adding value to the conversation.

[BlackTar187]

Demon is on a crusade to make sure you know it's their list and therefor not up for discussion.

[TheFirstClassic]

Flawless rebuttal.

[demonddel]

Anytime Man I always try and help out a fellow gamer

[Wenapee]

Because they looked at todays standards, if current gran turismo was released on ps4, including ps2/ps3 graphic wise compared to driveclub with the online functionality it is a better game compared to gran turismo (in my opinion and theirs).

[Loadedklip]

That is what people don't understand. They were specifically stating no nostalgia. Also it's their opinion.

Which game is better between say a Street Fighter, a Dark Souls, a Mario, a Dota, a Sims is completely subjective especially when these games' goals are very different.

[garrettbobbyferguson]

"Because they looked at today's standards"

If that is the case, why is Super Mario 64 so high up there? According to many (I don't share this thought) the game aged badly.

[MysticStrummer]

"What a very insightful and thought provoking comment. Thanks for adding value to the conversation."

So you knew the answer but asked the question anyway. Talk about adding value to the conversation...

[WellyUK]

Has no one noticed Destiny is 32... Lol. Higher than Bioshock (Easily top 20), Witcher 3 (Easily top 25), Halo 3, Shadow of the colossus, ME2 (Easily top 20), Journey, CS:GO and CoD4 (Easily top 20). All of which are miles better.

[Tobsesan]

Ye its just sad

[Ricegum]

See I wouldn't put Witcher 3 in the top 30, but that's my opinion. However Bioshock is certainly in my top 5.

I wouldn't put any current gen game in my top 30 yet to be honest, probably Destiny now after the Taken King released.

[mayberry]

No Killzone 2! But the list has Titanfall? Titanfall was good but Killzone 2 is a gaming Classic for pete's sake!

[demonddel]

Try making a Mayberry top 100 and I'm sure somebody somewhere will be saying exactly what you are saying right now

[Tobsesan]

Titanfall brought some great changes to FPS (just look at the latest COD), all Killzone brought were great graphics ( DONT GET ME WRONG ITS STILL A GOOD GAME )

[Spotie]

Titanfall brought not a damn thing new to the fps genre except getting in and out of mechs in the middle of battle, and I can't be sure one of the Robotech games didn't do that first.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

Lol "just look at the latest COD."

Yea the whole genre is changed!

[P_Bomb]

Starhawk for PS3 had online mechs years before Titanfall. The whole build 'n' battle concept was more fresh than anything most online shooters are doing these days. Heck, Killzone 3 had mechs too, plus the Warzone mode was pretty unique.

[PygmelionHunter]

In all honesty, neither of them should be anywhere near a top 100 OF ALL TIME BEST list.

[mixelon]

I like edge's weird taste. It's pretty different to mine but at least they know what they like.

[MysticStrummer]

I doubt lists like this have much to do with taste, but more to do with making a controversial list and generating hits.

[mixelon]

Edge do these top lists occasionally and they're generally pretty damn consistent. They just don't list things how a lot of people would, in this case because of slightly odd criteria.

It's hardly that controversial, their top 10 makes a lot of (weird) sense. There isn't a right/wrong in cases like this, and their justifications are internally consistent, just absolutely odd.

Most important thing from their top 100's explanation: "and each game had to stand up today rather than making the cut for reasons of nostalgia or historic significance. " - So they inherently can't just slap many of the games I'd have put on the list, though it's still very subjective.

[kevnb]

This is a pretty weird list.

[Dudebro90]

How is doom not anywhere on there. What a joke of a list. Dark souls...give me a break.

[DefenderOfDoom2]

DOOM is on every top list i ever seen . Edge must have a very young staff !
Where are the 80's arcade classics like Defender ,Pac Man , Galaga and so on.
Where are the PC 90's games like Quake ,Unreal ,Duke Nukem 3d.

[Kalebninja]

Dark souls no 1? That shouldn't be the case on any list even if it is a good game. I wonder what they used to rank them.

[Gatsu]

"Greatest video games"...and adds bunch of new games lol. How about adding some older ones that revolutionized the games, like Doom, Half-Life, MGS, FF7, RE etc.

That's how I decide what are the greatest video games. Some older games have much bigger impact imo than many newer ones, even if don't have ultra good graphics.

[scark92]

Well new games are expected to better than the old games, I understand the love for revolutionary/nostalgia games but satisfactory should be the basis.

[Gatsu]

I don't think this list should be called the greatest video games though. I think some old games can still be very enjoyable and amazing. I can't say the same for some recent games on this list, which I might only play through once.

I get it how they decided to do the list, but still naming it like that is stupid imo.

[TheFirstClassic]

Even if you looked at it based on pure quality I think a top 10 should still have mostly old games. There are so many old classics that are timeless, and some have formulas that haven't even really been improved on, like conker's bad fur day.

[Halo2ODST2]

They may be old games, but some of them live up to games these days, I mean lot games these days are just a new coat of Graphics with some extra frames & res on top.

[Wenapee]

Release old style doom, mgs, RE on current gen systems, these games are way outdated and some wont even make top 1000. They compiled the list based on todays standards. If they did not then these games should/could have been in the list.

[Gatsu]

Still, RE1-3 are better than RE5 or 6 imo :P, because they actually are survival horror games that I enjoy. Not some Michael Bay action movie-style games.

[TheFirstClassic]

I only played mgs 1 a few years ago and it is in my top 5, and 2 and 3 have aged really well. RE has aged worse, but that old style can still work well, look at the REmake.

But if you are suggesting the old RE or mgs games would not even make top 1000 games of all time... you need to get your head checked.

[scark92]

I guess it somewhat clickbait, I agree!

[theshredded]

It's bizzare seeing a list with no Deus Ex, that's just BS! AThis list also includes Destiny ffs! The lack of RPGS is pretty absurd. Props for Dark Souls though that game kicks A$$
The Last of Us is no doubt the most overrated game of all time, I wouldn't even consider it in top 20. ND always gets a free pass, they know how to shape excellent games but if u look at the core gameplay they're just followers and it's uninspired.

[mezati99]

TLOU absolutely deserve to be on top 10 games of all time on any list ever...

[Gatsu]

It's definitely not the number 1 imo and I find it funny when so many say it is the best ever. What actually makes it the best?

But I get it though, opinions are different for all :).

[xKugo]

Unfortunately, you are in the extreme minority when it comes to TLOU and how great of a game it is. There hasn't been a single game this generation, save for maybe Bloodbourne, that has received anywhere near the critical acclaim, had anywhere near as much impact and was so well received by the gaming community as a whole since TLOU released. IMO(and the vast majority of others) it's AT LEAST top 20.

If TLOU is overrated, then so is every single game this generation and the vast majority of the last except for maybe Journey(the only game that whole generation to do something never done before). Funny how you agree with Dark Souls as #1, when in terms of core gameplay, it's a carbon copy of Demon Souls,something that you blame TLOU for being.

Would love to see your TOP 20 list though; I'm curious as to just how bias you really are.

[BlackTar187]

lol i agree with what you said xKugo. You can widdle down almost every game made in the last 15yrs to a generic and unfair generalization of it being a copy of other games core game play.

[theshredded]

True...but Dark Souls is a rarer and much more influential game, TLOU's story is extremely cliche but very well done and put together.The soul games are pretty much in a genre of their own and only fromsoftware are capable of nailing it and Demon Souls felt more like an experiment imo.

[anticlimax]

The TLOU comment aside. The lack of RPG's is absurd indeed. Just like RTS games. How the Stanley Parable (clever as it is) is a better game than Baldur's gate 2, Diablo, all of the Command and Conquer games, and my personal underdog Dungeon Keeper, ...

[Yui_Suzumiya]

You had me up until the TLOU knock. That'd be my number 1 after being a gamer since 1990. Now in my opinion, GTA is boring and overrated. Wouldn't include any of them on a list.

[lociefer]

Drive club is there but legacy of kain isnt ? cool story edge

[hello12]

Obvious the guy is a Playstation fan when he has three recent PS4 games in there.

Every reviewer rated FH2 better than Driveclub the ratings don't lie.

[SaveFerris]

Ratings are just opinions, much like Edge's list. A game reviewers opinion is not worth any more than anyone else's, unless you let it. And ultimately, your own opinion is what should matter the most to you.

[dillhole]

Getting angry at someone else's list.....

I am just happy to see Braid on there. Loved that game. And also recognition for the original Super Monkey Ball - before the series went all tilt-controls and jump ability. Great arcade game.

[superterabyte]

Civ IV over Civ V.
Why?

[DragonDDark]

Well, its his opinion.. No ones opinion is wrong but i disagree lol

[scark92]

When I see articles like this it annoys me as it states that the website lists the games, not an individual.

[DragonDDark]

Yeah, i guess. But we dont really know whats happening in this site lol

[spektical]

wow this list was put together by thinking only 8 years back, and picking more recent games that are fantastic but not all time great. Everyone has opinions, but where is Banjo? Conkers bad fur day, Super Mario 3, crash, spyro, halo3 over halo2? Jesus what a terrible list because of how little they went back in time.

I'd even give pong a mention on this list.

destiny, splatoon, vanquish!?!?!? Don't get me wrong I play destiny (taken king feels like the first real DLC) and splatoon is fun with friends.... but vanquish!?

mgs5 is a great game.. havent finished.. but over mgs4 and over mgs3!?!? GTA5 over SA or vice city?

wheres gran turismo?

titanfall of all generic shooters over the likes of bad company, killzone2, hell even MW2 (which I thought was the beginning of the downfall)?

[SlightlyRetarted]

What's wrong with Vanquish? It's the best pure 3rd person shooter ever.

And the criteria has this "each game had to stand up today rather than making the cut for reasons of nostalgia or historic significance".

[guyman]

Vanquish was an amazing game.. it deserves a top 100 spot in any list.

[misellati]

every one has different taste in games but i guess we all agree that some of the games in the list are wrongly placed.
how come Driveclub came in the 97 postion while there is no gran turismo game in the whole list.
beside , there is only one metal gear game in whole list !!
are kidding me ?

i hate these kinds of articles
every one has his own best games so i dont need to know yours , okey ??!

[StormLegend]

I hate when people includes indies

We have so many other great AAA games but they still put indies in the list.

[blawren4]

If you don't include indies then you are limiting yourself as a gamer imo.

[Ragefatha]

No room for World of Warcraft? A game which has dominated its genre for the last decade while keeping millions of players subbing for its duration. I don't play WOW anymore, that ship has sailed, but in it's prime it was a fantastic game and one of the most important ever made. Yet games like Nidhogg and The Stanley Parable make the list...what a joke :)

[darren_poolies]

1. Dark Souls

4. Bloodborne

Yupppp

[blawren4]

Here's a novel idea. Instead of calling the list BS or slamming edge. First actually read the article, then make your own top 10 list and put thst in your post. That way you might have something productive and helpful for someone looking for games they may have missed.

[cd1]

I'm surprised to see no mention of Command and Conquer, Street Fighter 2 or Super Mario Kart but i guess i'm just showing my age...

Personally i'd have Zelda:OoT at No.1

[user9950279]

ahahaha. This is like some sort of playstation fanboy list. Its flippen hilarious.

The top 5 is damning. That there are no Nintendo games up there (ocarina, SMB3, Goldeneye, Pokemon red.... there are tons more) is hilarious. Renders this list completely irrelevant.

Plus I dont even like Souls. Tedious.

[TXIDarkAvenger]

Even if it was, this would be a horrible playstation fanboy list.

[cyber_daemonx]

No.1 - Dark Souls. Great choice imo. Probably one of my most played/completed games ever. Not the greatest game technically, but as for everything else it's sublime.

[Sm00thop]

Dark Souls is an amazing game and defo a top ten, I'd probably put a few others above it like Ocarina and Half life 2, everyones going to have a different view on it though.

[Ace Killa 08]

Felt like they got the top 50 for indie games and top 50 regular games and they mashed the list together. i mean super hex? It's a great game, but top 100?

Trials Fusion? Seriously the game with no local multiplayer?

Vanquish is a good game, but no way is Far Cry 4 less than it.... hell it's not like Far Cry 4 a great game also.

[lastking95]

Lol this list made me laugh. Wtf is Mortal kombat? Halo 3 35? Gta sa, ect no where. Opinions and personal taste I guess.

[lastking95]

I knew it was gonna be trash when I saw drive club

[Imortus_san]

Big lol at that list.

[cyber_daemonx]

@martin, 'plus I dont even like Souls. Tedious' But some people, quite a lot actually love the Souls games and regardless of whether you like them or not, doesn't detract from the fact they are usually (DS2 is the exception, still good though) superb games.

Also the games you mention are probably too old judging by the criteria being used. Tbh there are a helluva lot of Nintendo games in the list regardless. Too many imo.

[mushroomwig]

People here sure don't like opinions, feel free to make your own list if you're unhappy.

[bmky]

Gran Turismo,
Tekken,
Crash Bandicoot,
Fighting Force,
Rival Schools,
Need for Speed: Most Wanted,
Bushido Blade,
Wipe Out,
Shinobi,
Final Fantasy7,
Tomb Raider (Eidos),
GT San Andreas,
Soul Reaver,
Snow Bros,
Bad dudes,
Mgs3 Snake Eater,
Fifa12,
God of War,
Soul Blade,
Wii Sports (just coz the damn thing sold like cake),
Mario Kart,
Sonic,
Need for Speed: Porsche unleashed,
Need for Speed Underground,
Spryro the dragon,
Parrapa the rapper,
Crazy taxi,
Driver,
Midnnight club,
Moon walker,
Forza.

Any of these games on the list wud have been more objective.

[Ascendt]

Dark Souls is more than game, Dark Souls is art. Its best game ever and The Edge is cool magazine!

BTW Bloodborne is ART too. Lovecraft and Prague. FromSoftwre goes against every standard in video-gaming.

[PsVitaBuzz]

Where is metal gear solid 4? Wtf.....and zelda ocarina should at least be 3rd

[kevdee]

bioshock 79 dah, wheres ninja gaiden, god war trilogy, super meat boy 74 come on how on earth is that better than bioshock, and dark souls 1 not played it but dont think its greatest game ever, where is super mario 1 and 3 didnt 1 save console gaming.
i dont just moan at write ups for the fun of it but this is plain wrong

[foaby]

I would choose Red Dead Redemption over GTA V anytime.

[jcnba28]

Terrible list lol

[Imalwaysright]

MGS3 isn't there!!

[Abdullahbeyond]

Destiny is 32nd, Bioshock is 79th, okay.

[Eidolon]

"and each game had to stand up today rather than making the cut for reasons of nostalgia or historic significance.”

Pac-Man and Tetris are pretty old and boring to me now.

[8BitSoul]

That's quite a controversial list they've put together. I remember buying their top 100 issue that came out in 2007. Seemed way more consistent and well thought out compared to this. I love me some Dark Souls, but it's hardly the best game ever made. If anyone cares, their top 10 in the 07 issue went like this:

10. Super Metroid
9. Tetris
8. Final Fantasy XII
7. Halo: Combat Evolved
6. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
5. Super Mario World
4. Half-Life 2
3. Super Mario 64
2. Resident Evil 4
1. The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time

[Sm00thop]

That top ten list is better, Ocarina is a defo number 1 in my eyes. Would have thought BioShock was at least a top 20 and Metroid Prime to be honest. So many good games though it's hard to put a top ten together.

[8BitSoul]

I agree! Ocarina of Time is widely regarded as one of the best games ever made, and rightfully so!

Metroid Prime was #23 in the '07 issue, which seems fair compared to some of the titles on that list. But putting Prime in the #65 spot? That's just disrespectful!

If i recall correctly, the original BioShock wasn't out yet when the '07 list was published. If it was though, I bet you it would have been at least in the top 20!

Also, how on earth has Tetris been bumped up to the number 6 spot, two spots above Ocarina of Time? :P

[TURKEYonWH3AT]

Wheres the Witcher 3?? Wheres Batman Arkham CITY? Where is Smash Bros? This list is garbage lol Forza?

[TXIDarkAvenger]

I can see the reasoning behind some of the games but MGS V: The Phantom Pain? It's a great game but to be #15? no way. And DriveClub? wtf

This list is really bad

[Papafynn]

Driveclub? Not Gran Turismo or Forza? Driveclub?!!! Ok then.

[Pintheshadows]

I always find these a little bit silly as no is going to agree with them. I remember reading a follow up editorial in PC Gamer UK after the '100 best PC Games' issue.

If I remember it was written by Kieron Gillen and talked about the conflict between all the writers whilst they tried to decide on an order. He likened it to jury duty.

On perusal of this list, mine would be very very very different.

Probably this for a top ten if anyone even cares.

1)Deus Ex
2)Half Life 2
3)Planescape Torment
4)Civilization V
5)Freespace 2
6)The Witcher 3
7)Hitman Blood Money
8)Thief 2
9)Uncharted 2
10)Timesplitters 2

A lot of 2's in that list.

[Loadedklip]

Based off of this list ... I assume their current game of the year contenders are

3) Splatoon
2) Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
1) Bloodborne

Awesome ... I own and love all three.

[kotaku77]

I laugh hard when I saw Titanfail made it

[OtakuDJK1NG-Rory]

Final Fantasy XII but no FFVIII, X, IX, IV, or any Dragon Quest games?

No
Goldeneye 007
Banjo Kazooie or Tooie
Tales of Symphonia
Skies or Arcadia
Just Cause 2
Gravity Rush
Radiant Historia
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Soul Calibur II
Battlefield 2 Modern Combat
Metal Gear Rising
Ni No Kuni
Any of the Pokemon games
Dead or Alive 5 Last Round
Chrono Trigger
Super Mario RPG
Mario & Luigi Dream Team
so many betters games
I can go on and on

[Sm00thop]

Soul Calibur 2 is a shocker not being there, I also think Street Fighter 3rd strike would have been a good one.

[Ethereal]

I don't know about this list....

[goathouse774]

This list does a great job of including games that seldom get the respect or acknowledgment they deserve (or maybe not.)

Spec Ops: The Line
Driveclub
Resogun
F-Zero GX
Pac-Man Championship Edition
Xenoblade Chronicles
Transistor
FTL Advanced Edition
Okami
Far Cry 4
Vanquish
Super Mario 3D World
Super Mario Maker
Kerbal Space Program
Drop7
Bayonetta 2

All the above are interesting additions, for one reason or another. I might not agree with everything, but at least this list has an identity. Definitely an eye-catching collection, to me.

[SSmoke]

really?? no maniac mansion?? that game was epic!

[ajax17]

This list... Another reason why I don't take Edge seriously

[zodiac909]

I don't even need to look at this list for me to tell you I won't agree with 50% of it since this is coming from EDGE.

[ape007]

LMAO at this list

[BubbsyKong]

First thought's on this list, GARBAGE!!! Like did they really put destiny before halo 3!!!! And how did Diveclub (Driveclub... Yah I did that :p ) even make the top 100 at all? With Nidhogg being 45TH and Dark Souls being #1 I'm happy to clarify this "List of the 100 greatest games of all time" debunked and its total score out of 10 is a huge 0 (But on the bright side it did make me laugh a few times)

[SilentXCaspa]

This is the shittiest list i have ever seen. Destiny at 32? Are you kidding me?

[Broomfondle]

Xenoblade Chronicles only got to 73. That's a whole heap of wrong right there.

[mEATgrinder]

One game that really got my heart beating was Fallout 3 and its not even on there.

[Stokedup]

Obviously top 100s are just personal taste so there's no need to get all frustrated. Saying that, it baffles me how final fantasy vii or x doesn't make a top 100. I noticed they put final fantasy xii in there which I agree with, really enjoyed it. It's not a bad list. There's a lot of games in there that I'd have in my top 100 and there's also a lot of games I've never played.

[mEATgrinder]

Also there very few, 1980s early, 1990s games on here if any. If anything those games, while not graphically impressive now, were at the time and paved the way for many games on this list

[alti]

Tekken, my favorite IP, didn't even make the list... uhhh..

[Germany7]

I like EDGE but that list it's just sad, they don't include games like Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy VII, Ratchet & Clank, Crash Bandicoot and Spyro but include games like Minecraft and every single moba.
Ocarina of Time, Shadow of the Colossus and Okami deserve better...

[SouljAx360]

I know this list is just somebody's personal opinion, but I laughed pretty hard at it.

[DiaperFace]

List is garbage, subjective or not. There's no Chrono Trigger, FFXII is there instead of almost any other in the series, and there's no Super Mario RPG. And it isn't just what's missing but the ranking is all screwed up. There's no way something as generic as Vanquish should be so high, or why absolute garbage like Nidhogg is well above the likes of Okami.

There's a lot of trash littering it as well. They're really going to put Spec Ops in a top 100? Wario Ware? These games are fine but they're trash for a Top 100 list like this.

Disgusting. Oh, and Dark Souls being #1 is laughable casual opinion status for sure, probably some hipster. Put Sonic or some actual classic with good gameplay, not "hi im hard geme."

[Germany7]

They included The Phantom Pain but not the first Metal Gear Solid, MGS3 and 4.
Lol.
I would not be surprised if Gone Home was on the list too.

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Love seeing everyone's response if Gone Home was #1, LOL

[MoveTheGlow]

Wow! This list takes some guts to post. I want to see the full thing for their justifications. DS as number 1 actually makes sense. It's at least my favorite in years...

Still, lots of really new games on here. Not sure if it's a proximity-bias issue, but it's nice to see Splatoon.

[projectlockdwn]

no pokemon games?

[Munnkyman]

How old is the person that put this list together. They seem to have forgotten that videogames didn't just start 8 years ago

[hamzilla]

What a terribad list. No Diablo 1 2 or 3. No Final Fantasy 7 but there was Zelda OoT? No Mario Kart yet Drive Club? No Need for Speeds? What a waste of time reading that was. Also they put *NEW* games on it so where's Destiny if Bloodbourne is top 5 let alone Titanfail was on here too?

[Trekster_Gamer]

Lame listed, waste of time..

[DrumBeat]

I actually agree with most of this, and I'm glad Edge had the sense to realize that The Witcher 3 didn't deserve to be in the top 5.

I thought the game was OK, at best.

[Subaruwrx]

I think DriveClub is a good game but to list it in the top 100 and not list a Gran Turismo, a Forza, a Burnout, or a Need for Speed is just ridiculous. It seems apparent that the authors of this list don't play many racing games that have actual cars in them as the other racers represented only have Kart and futuristic vehicles.

A few of my favorites that are on my top 100 list: Blast Corps; Diddy Kong Racing; Burnout 2; Gran Turismo 3; Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne; Skies of Arcadia; Jet Force Gemini; Grandia 2; Metal Gear Solid 2; Darksiders 1; Ratchet and Clank; and AC Black Flag.

[Artemidorus]

That list is pure garbage and proves the team at EGDE are not long term gamers.

[Donnywho]

So, Puzzle and Dragons is a better game than Metal Gear Solid?

SpelunkyHD is a better game than Chrono Trigger?

Heh.

[explicitbaron]

This is a terrible list. I've been wanting to do a podcast where I and someone else pick the 100 greatest/most improtant games of all time. Pong, Tetris, FF7, Super Mario Bros and Metal Gear Solid would be on taht list.

[Geekman]

A better idea for this list would be to just LIST the 100 greatest games of all time and not rank them.

[TheEntelexia]

Ni No Kuni? FF 6,7,9,10,11?, NFSU2? ... the list is quite possible endless and subjected to each individuals own personal tastes...why don't we just all make a giant list.

[peshkavusCA]

My top list are
1. is Knights of the old Republic
2. Skyrin
3. Everquest
4. WoW
5. Super Mario 3
6. Fallout 3
7. FinalFantasy VII
8. Halo
9. Mass Effect
10. Baldurs Gate

I think the person who make this list is leaning towards PS.. I love those top games too but man, it's too obvious.. Maybe Sony paid them?

[Spikeantestor]

I think these guys should, at the very least, be commended for trying to not allow nostolgia to have any say. I think it made for a far more interesting list, even if it seems like a ton of crazy choices/omissions.

[sackboyhappy]

How could they leave out portal 2?

[mochachino]

Never really agreed with Edges ratings but it's probably impossible to make a top 100 list that many people agree with.

[level 360]

Uncharted 2 only at (23)?.. beaten by Bayonetta 2 (11)?.. c'mon now. really?

[noxeven]

Its not that time of the year yet for another top 100 list oh well.
Meh nothing really impressive. Its almost predictable at this point for some games. I'm not 100% sure dark souls should be number 1. If we are gonna go by what started it should be demon souls which is number 20. But again this just the first list. I'm sure we will get another soon enough

[xPaYDaYx]

Nonsensical click bait, what a terrible list lol.

[Orionsangel]

The list is too tainted by the current flavor of the modern era of gaming.

[Yui_Suzumiya]

In no particular order (except TLOU)

The Last of Us
BioShock
Portal 2
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Mass Effect
Fallout 3
Metal Gear Solid 4
Catherine
Red Dead Redemption
Beyond: Two Souls
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Life is Strange
Silent Hill 2
Wolfenstein: The New Order
Until Dawn
Snatcher
Resistance 3
Uncharted 2
Gears of War 3
Alan Wake

[quenomamen]

Hold the eff up where's Suikoden ?

[hellboy2020]

I'm not sure it's the all time best games! . If you are an older gamer there were some great games on Atari , spectrum, c64, Amiga , etc . These just seem to be all modern consoles PC games . To many games missed on this list!

[SaveFerris]

Would've been more appropriate to name the list 'The author's 100 greatest games that they have played' or something similar. Maybe the author was a 90's child?

[TWB]

God Hand's missing, anybody who has played it more than a couple of silly hours knows its one of the best games out there.

This type of lists are always very much up to oppinions and theres no objective way of telling which game is better than the other for the most cases. For example, I prefer Bloodborne over Dark Souls, Shadow of the Colossus over Ico and so on but I know for a fact that there are a plenty of people who think the opposite.

Also, not a mention of any of the Crash and Spyro games which are significant enough to at least expect seeing one of them on the list. Maybe even my favourite game, Tombi 2, is "better" than some of the other games on the list.

Agaim just goes to show, there are too many games in the world and too many tastes. Top 1000 list would have been more appropriate but a pain to work with.

[toddybad]

Trials fusion?
What about lemmings, secret of monkey island, sensible soccer, (the original) championship manager, cannon fodder etc
Ridiculous list

[Movieworld]

Driveclub and Super Mario 3d World are not in the top 100 games in the world hell no. And there should be a FIFA title in there.

[microgenius]

The most ridiculous list I've ever seen
no God of war game?
MGS 1 2 3 4?
gears?
devil may cry?
alan wake?
gran turismo?
crash bandicoot?

[hedron]

That looks more like a list of the authors favorite games and not an objective list of the trully most innovative, influential and fun games ever.

[MasterCornholio]

If you don't like the list then make up your own.

Problem solved.