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IGN revises top video games of all-time and has named Zelda: Breath of the Wild No.1

IGN has revised its top video games of all-time feature and the new No.1 is none other than the excellent The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which is available on both the Nintendo Switch and…

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IGN Top 100

The Top 100 Video Games of All Time - IGN

For the first time since 2019, we here at IGN have updated our list of the Top 100 Video Games of All Time. We invite you to check out the biggest changes and see where your favorites placed.

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Top-40

40. Resident Evil 4
39. Shadow of the Colossus
38. The Last of Us Part 2
37. Red Dead Redemption
36. Metal Gear Solid
35. Sid Meier's Civilization IV
34. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
33. Minecraft
32. Halo: Combat Evolved
31. Half-Life
30. Final Fantasy XIV
29. Doom
28. Tetris
27. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
26. Half-Life: Alyx
25. God of War
24. Chrono Trigger
23. Portal
22. Street Fighter II
21. Super Mario Bros.
20. Undertale
19. Bloodborne
18. BioShock
17. The Last of Us
16. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
15. Halo 2
14. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
13. Hades
12. Grand Theft Auto V
11. Super Mario Bros. 3
10. Disco Elysium
9. Half-Life 2
8. Red Dead Redemption 2
7. Super Mario 64
6. Mass Effect 2
5. Super Metroid
4. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
3. Portal 2
2. Super Mario World
1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

 

[Meraxes]

While past versions of this list have put a big emphasis on a game’s impact and influence, we’ve essentially taken that out of the equation. Many games that left a mark and inspired future developers may not stand the test of time and be all that fun to play right now. Or, quite simply, they may have been surpassed by other games.

The list contradicts this statement.

 

[TLZ]

Pointless. Subjective. Still great.

 

[BlackM1st]

What a terrible list.

V better than IV or San Andreas?

Hades at 13? Above SoTN?

D II at 49? What?

Also, no way Zelda is N1. That's just a click bait, but hey... I clicked, so um... GG, IGN.

 

[Topher]

 

[Yoboman]

Terrible list

 

[TintoConCasera]

Nah, A Link to the Past is still the better game.

 

[Vagswarm]

I remember when Super Mario Bros and Tetris were #1 and #2, lol.

Starcraft is way up at #48. Used to be in the top 10!

Warcraft 3 isn't even on the list. WTF?

 

[Yoboman]

What a terrible list.

V better than IV or San Andreas?

Hades at 13? Above SoTN?

D II at 49? What?

Also, no way Zelda is N1. That's just a click bait, but hey... I clicked, so um... GG, IGN.

Minecraft above Ocarina of Time

 

[M1chl]

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[The Skull]

Should be a fun thread.

 

[Berserking Guts]

One of the best games I've played in a very long time. I just wish I still owned it.

 

[Jose92]

Most overated game of all time!
Don't get me wrong it is a great game, but no where close to GOAT material imo.

 

[xClout]

 

[Ebidramon]

'puts IGN on block list'

 

[Vagswarm]

D II at 49? What?

Blizzard games are 45+. I think they're just going with the crowd now that everyone hates them, which IMO discredits the list. Blizzard's flagship titles used to be 10-20.

 

[LazyParrot]

Bioshock at 18, System Shock 2 at 83.
Thief II at 90.
Deus Ex nowhere to be found.

Pretty bad list, even by IGN standards.

 

[Indyblue]

It’s my favorite game ever so that’s cool with me.

 

[Orta]

Great to see BOTW at no.1

Annoys all the right people.

 

[Fare thee well]

I enjoyed it, but of all time? I have a hard time agreeing. I say this as a pretty hard zelda fan. But I don't even know if anything can match 'the greatest game of all time.' Obviously it's just an opinion so have fun, but I couldn't choose. There is too much criteria: how was its release for its time? Did it make huge changes in how games are now played? How long did the average user play it? How does it compare to previous titles? Is it widely imbedded now in gaming culture reference and knowledge? It's a lot to say.

 

[Represent.]

lmfao

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Ocarina of Time, Majora mask, Resident evil 2, Chrono Trigger and Gravity rush 1 and 2 have the Honor.

 

[Kamina]

- Zelda OoT & MM missing
- SotN not in Top 3
Trash tier list

 

[Vagswarm]

- Zelda OoT & MM missing

Ocarina is #34, which is way too high.

 

[Kamina]

Ocarina is #34, which is way too high.

SureJan.gif

 

[Aenima]

FF VII at 98. Ok Zoomer.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Bioshock at 18, System Shock 2 at 83.
Thief II at 90.
Deus Ex nowhere to be found.

Pretty bad list, even by IGN standards.

No Quake either.

 

[DeepEnigma]

RDR2 in the top 10 bay bay!

 

[Synless]

I won’t downplay the shear number of people who loved BotW, but I rank it lower than Link’s Awakening, A Link to the Past, and Windwaker. I have no idea how people think so highly of it. The sub-dungeons sucked, the story sucked, the music was a bunch of gibberish half the time, and the side quests were so pointless and unimaginative compared to many other open world games I just don’t understand…

Gameplay was great and varied however, but that’s not enough to make it #1.

 

[Romulus]

I'm okay with it. This is IGN we're talking about.

 

[Woggleman]

Not a terrible list but San Andreas should have been way higher above GTA V.

 

[Tschumi]

Well they need to include some recent games.. i like rdr2's ranking.. Ocarina of Time not being there must be intentional.. "whatever happens we must not continue to venerate OOT!"

 

[Yoboman]

Well they need to include some recent games.. i like rdr2's ranking.. Ocarina of Time not being there must be intentional.. "whatever happens we must not continue to venerate OOT!"

The only top 100 RDR2 needs to be on is most disappointing

 

[Korranator]

I can't believe people still give a shit what IGN thinks. I haven't visited that POS website in years.

 

[LimanimaPT]

Searches for The Secret of Monkey Island..not found.
I'm out...

 

[Vagswarm]

Well they need to include some recent games.. i like rdr2's ranking.. Ocarina of Time not being there must be intentional.. "whatever happens we must not continue to venerate OOT!"

Ocarina is #34. Which is strange considering they're one of the publications to give it a perfect 10 and mention its greatness time and again.

Super Mario Galaxy was their Game of the Year AND Game of the Generation and it's not even on the list... lmao.

 

[ToTTenTranz]

This list ranks #5 in my "List of the most pointless lists of all time".

 

[Inviusx]

This is the most white bread, normie mainstream list I've ever seen.

 

[Fahdis]

Me taking a dump while reading the thread title which is also how I feel about IGN.

 

[tommib]

No Quake either.

My man. Quake is top 10 material. Love ya.

 

[ZehDon]

CTRL + F 'Deus Ex'.
0 Results Found.

Rofl, why bother?

 

[Fare thee well]

Searches for The Secret of Monkey Island..not found.
I'm out...

We're definitely showing our age here, but for sure. It's just hard to show something that was impressive through the lens of time without someone being very open minded and tollerant of dated appearance/mechanics. Yet, so much can be learned from these games. So much.

 

[clem84]

Minecraft above Ocarina of Time

Ocarina of Time not in the top 30 is seriously bewildering.

 

[adamsapple]

 

[SLB1904]

no fortnite?

 

[bender]

Portal 2 over Portal is a headscratcher as they dumbed the puzzles. I guess narrative wins the day list. It also seems heavily colored by recency bias.

 

[DrumNBassDanTTV]

Disco Elysium beats all them easy.

 

[DarkestHour]

It is really not a good game

 

[ReBurn]

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time was robbed again.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Top 7 with 5 Nintendo games like that...damn