IGN's Reader's Choice Top 100 Games of All Time

[V_Translanka]

They've released all of them now and Chrono Cross broke the top 90 (barely) and like I thought, Chrono Trigger did indeed break the top 8...Here, since I'm bored, I'll put up the whole list with links on Chrono Cross & Chrono Trigger (because who likes to go through these whole lists, right?

100 - ESPN NFL 2K5
99 - Madden NFL 2005
98 - Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
97 - Paper Mario
96 - Pikmin 2
95 - Advance Wars
94 - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
93 - Half-Life
92 - WWF No Mercy
91 - Madden NFL 2004
90 - Unreal Tournament
89 - Chrono Cross
88 - Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
87 - Forza Motorsport
86 - Grand Theft Auto IV
85 - Kingdom Hearts
84 - Metroid: Zero Mission
83 - Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
82 - Wario Ware, Inc.: Mega Microgame$
81 - Mass Effect
80 - Burnout 3: Takedown
79 - Golden Sun
78 - Project Gotham Racing 2
77 - The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
76 - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
75 - Tales of Symphonia
74 - Jak 3
73 - WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2006
72 - Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
71 - StarCraft
70 - Shadow of the Colossus
69 - Golden Sun: The Lost Age
68 - The Legend of Zelda
67 - Metroid Fusion
66 - The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
65 - Grand Theft Auto III
64 - Shenmue
63 - God of War II
62 - ESPN NFL Football (2K4)
61 - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow
60 - Portal
59 - Wario Ware Twisted!
58 - Jade Empire
57 - Call of Duty
56 - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
55 - Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
54 - Unreal Tournament 2004
53 - Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
52 - NCAA Football 2004
51 - Gran Tourismo 4
50 - Halo 2
49 - World Soccer Winning Eleven 9
48 - Final Fantasy X
47 - Skies of Arcadia
46 - Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
45 - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
44 - Fire Emblem
43 - Mario Kart DS
42 - Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
41 - Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
40 - Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
39 - Ninja Gaiden (XBOX)
38 - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
37 - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
36 - Suikoden II
35 - Super Mario World
34 - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
33 - Half-Life 2
32 - Perfect Dark
31 - Guitar Hero (Game & Guitar Controller Bundle)
30 - Final Fantasy VII
29 - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
28 - Xenogears
27 - EarthBound
26 - God of War
25 - Metroid Prime
24 - Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
23 - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
22 - Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
21 - Super Mario Galaxy
20 - Super Mario Bros. 3
19 - Conker's Bad Fur Day
18 - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
17 - Super Smash Bros. Melee
16 - Super Smash Bros. Brawl
15 - Halo: Combat Evolved
14 - Final Fantasy VI
13 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
12 - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
11 - Super Mario 64
10 - Shenmue II
9 - Resident Evil 4
8 - Metal Gear Solid
7 - GoldenEye 007
6 - Super Metroid
5 - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
4 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
3 - Soulcalibur
2 - Chrono Trigger
1 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Chrono Trigger is #2, which is nice to see since FFVII is #30...

[Dark Serge]

Meh CC deserved a higher spot imo. At least in the top 30. But I guess that spot's reserved for Trigger somewhere.

[DarioEMeloD]

like a month ago I DID see that Chrono Trigger was on the top 20...
Mario Bros was in the 1st place, and Tetris on the 2nd

yes... I'm totally sure that's the same Top 100
I voted for Chrono Trigger and A Link to the Past =)

PS: sorry if my english is not so well... lol

[V_Translanka]

Um, I don't think it's a voting thing, though...I'm pretty sure it's an accumulative score based on their ranking system (you get to score games on their little scale thingy-ma-bobber)...I personally only gave CC a 7.6 I think...I bet FFTactics is up there as well...I'm bettin Top 10...but that may be hopeful...Ya gotta remember this isn't a list of best RPGs or anything, this is all games of all time. I mean the games mucking about back near CC were football games from like '05...

[x_XTacTX_x]

You can't count on anyone to give a fair top 100 anymore. For the sake of nostalgia, they always give the #1 spot to Tetris or Super Mario Bros. Sure, those games were fantastic and entertaining, but really, it's just getting annoying.

[DarioEMeloD]

Um, I don't think it's a voting thing, though...I'm pretty sure it's an accumulative score based on their ranking system (you get to score games on their little scale thingy-ma-bobber)

you're right... as I said, it was like a month ago, so I didn't remember...
but I'm pretty sure that Mario Bros was on the 1st place, at least the last time I checked out...

You can't count on anyone to give a fair top 100 anymore. For the sake of nostalgia, they always give the #1 spot to Tetris or Super Mario Bros. Sure, those games were fantastic and entertaining, but really, it's just getting annoying.

absolutely right... I don't even like Tetris... lol
Pong rulz!

[mav]

They factor in popularity quite a bit--hence the reason games like Tetris and Super Mario are always at the top.

They do this yearly, right? Where has CT been in the past? I always thought that it was around FF7 (which I expected to be in the top 20, but whatever). I'm expecting CT to be in the top 10 too.

[DarioEMeloD]

I don't know how to say this, but... almost everything I said was wrong lol
I was confused with this...
anyway, I'm hoping that CT remains (a least) in top 20

[V_Translanka]

So, you DO like Tetris...and Pong suxez!? *gasp*

[DarioEMeloD]

So, you DO like Tetris...and Pong suxez!? *gasp*

I mean, maybe Mario Bros this time is not in the fisrt place...
maybe I rate those games but that didn't change anything...
maybe I'm a n00b...
and maybe (just maybe) Pong rulz!

PS: there's no need to be sarcastic, thanks =)

[ONSLAUGHT]

CT last I checked was definetly top ten. Numbers that go in my head, 7, 6, and 4. Possibly 3, but I highly doubt that one. But the first three numbers I am much more sure of.

[Dunsparce]

CC deserved better... but I will admit I enjoyed Chrono Trigger more. And this is coming from someone who's only played the PSOne Port XD

[Darth Magus]

Chrono Trigger is Number 2.  That's pretty good, considering it was one-upped by Ocarina of Time. 

Chrono Cross should have done better, but then again, Resident Evil 4 was the "Best game ever" in the last IGN best game list I looked at (back when RE4 was new,) so I would not take this seriously.

[mav]

Wow, CT did phenomenal--top 10 is pretty impressive, but top 2? Looks like the IGN readers got that right.

[Dark Serge]

Well, I guess everyone that likes RPG's knows Chrono Trigger. It definitely deserves the title of best game ever made in my book. But unfortunately that spot's reserved for Cross. I enjoyed that this little tidbit more then Trigger. Though I can't really give Trigger the 2nd place either. Guess they have to share the title.

Anyway, I generally don't really pay a lot of attention to these kind of things. It's not all that trust worthy, and anyway, the only thing that matters is if I like it or not. Whether other people like it or dislike it, that's fine anyway. Gotta say though I was impressed how many fans there are after so many years. I was very surprised after discovering the Compendium and CCrisis. Though I gotta say Crisis has disappointed me.

Guess that's my two G for now.