I can finally source Metacritic on a complete list of games across all systems. '95 seems to be the start of where they have enough reviews to use. I thought I'd post their list of top 14 games and then my current list of May retro plays picked for very different reasons. I do this just for fun and hopefully a little conversation.
Metacritic's List. The top 14, '95-'99:
1. Zelda Ocarina
2. Soul Calibur
3. Goldeneye 007
4. Tekken 3
5. Half-Life
6. Gran Turismo
7. Civ II
8. Quake
9. Grim Fandango
10. Metal Gear Solid
11. Diablo
12. Gran Turismo 2
13. Homeworld
14. Wipeout XL
My current retro list made by going chronologically through wikipedia game lists for PS, N64 and GBC (unfinished):
95: (done)
1. Doom (PS)
2. Road Rash (PS, own)
96: (done)
1. Star Wars Shadows of the Empire (N64, own)
2. Darkstalkers Night Warriors (PS, available in Capcom's Fighting Collection)
3. Final Doom (PS)
4. Destruction Derby 2 (PS)
5. Suikoden (PS, I own this digitally on PS3)
6. Star Wars Dark Forces (PS, recently remastered)
97: (PS to do)
1. Turok Dinosaur Hunter (N64)
2. Hexen (N64, own)
3. Clayfighter 63 1/3 (N64)
4. Duke Nukem 64 (N64)
5. Diddy Kong Racing (N64)
98: (PS and N64 to do)
1. Dragon Warrior Monsters (GBC, own)
2. Super Breakout (GBC)
99: (undone)
I'm torn. I like the Metacritic list a lot. I love that it includes PC games as well as console. I love that it has games that I love and ones I've never played before. To follow it would make my life so much simpler.
My list is largely games I've played before and loved and would play again. It comprises the beginnings of a permanent game library, which is a nice goal.
I don't know. I guess this is just more navel gazing, low-effort posting nonsense, but I like thinking about these things. I find it really exciting to revisit old games on a schedule month to month and try and build (and in some cases reduce) my collection. What do you think?
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