[HN Gopher] List of video games considered the best
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       List of video games considered the best
        
       Author : iNic
       Score  : 21 points
       Date   : 2021-03-07 19:24 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (en.wikipedia.org)
 (TXT) w3m dump (en.wikipedia.org)
        
       | Cypher wrote:
       | It's outdated and a shit list. Wikipedia is on it's way out
       | anyway. Overly relied on and heavily moderated by individuals
       | paid to sway public opinion.
        
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         | codefined wrote:
         | I don't understand the sentiment. Whilst it might be outdated
         | (last game seems to be from 2017), is there any odd game that
         | appears here? All of these are exceptionally well-renowned
         | games.
        
       | DLay wrote:
       | Looks like the amount of games considered to be the best in a
       | given year started to contract after the huge explosion in 2008.
       | What happened after 2011?
        
         | Hammershaft wrote:
         | While I think there are a lot of interesting technical and
         | economic shifts in the AAA space that has led to a period of
         | stagnation, I don't really have the time or energy right now to
         | argue my case so I'll hopefully comeback later and edit this.
         | 
         | That said, this list is all over the place and might reflect
         | the biases and demographics of wikipedia editors.
         | 
         | Off the top of my head, I loved Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 and Jet
         | Set Radio, but putting them next to Deus Ex, Thief, and The
         | Sims in the same year, each of which respectively defined
         | groundbreaking new genres, hints at a strange or inconsistent
         | criteria.
         | 
         | Another incoherent juxtaposition is putting Burnout Paradise
         | and Gears 2 in the same year as Braid, which was a pioneer in
         | the indie renaissance, and Grand Theft Auto 4, which was a
         | massive technical leap forwards, particularly in reactively
         | blending animations and physics.
         | 
         | It seems as if the editors of the list can't come to an
         | agreement over what the list represents: the most
         | groundbreaking and influential games of their time, or just
         | games that were generally considered a good time at release.
        
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