PlayStation Dominates EDGE's Greatest Ever Games

I'll be honest. I find the list kind of laughable. Especially putting DriveClub on there. I've finally played it. Decent enough game, I can see myself enjoying it but if we're going to be ridiculous and put newer racers on there, Forza Horizon 2 or Forza Motorsport 6 are both more deserving. I won't even get started on some of the classics that are much, much more deserving. It's also hilarious that Wind Waker is above A Link to the Past, MGS V is the highest placing MGS and RE 4 is the high placing RE. I'm a big fan of both MGS V and RE 4 but best in series? Yeah, no.

I find this list quite refreshing actually. I'm glad we've got passed Mario and Zelda dominating. I like the idea of looking at games as they are now, so I'd agree with Bloodborne, TLOU and GTA5 being at the top. Also RE4 is still that damn good IMO.

Dark souls, Bloodbourne and Demon souls all in the top 20. I call shenanigans. Edge lost the plot about 7-8 years ago. This list is full of holes according to this remit;

"Each game has to stand up today," it wrote, "rather than making the cut for historic significance."

Advance wars is not the best tactical turn based game in any way shape or form anymore. (place 19)

This is really odd overrated cliche riddled games - dishonoured and vanquish (place 29+38)

But this takes the biscuit Dark Souls (1)

Woooh oh jeez is this a joke?

I don't know how somebody can claim Something like Spelunky is a better game than MGS3. It's just not. I'm not saying Spelunky is bad. It's a fun little game. It's also higher than the Witcher 3. One of the greatest open world games ever made.

LOL, how much did Sony pay this guy to make this list?

A few mental picks on that list, I reckon.

@stevie85 Spelunky is a better game than MGS3.

@Wesker It's really not but we have two different opinions.

@stevie85 Spelunky is one of the best platformers and rogue-likes ever. MGS3 is the 3rd best MGS game and it's obtuse control scheme makes it a relic of the past.

As opposed to a16 bit 2D platformer?. Surely that's also a "relic of the past". MGS3 is widely considered one of the best action/stealth titles of all time. I'll admit the controls aren't great. It's probably still regarded as the best MGS in mine and a lot of other fans mind's also.

Is it not 2 of the top 5?

Shocking list, GTAV has no right been in the top 5, Arkham Knight is the best Batman game? Littlebigplanet 3 better than the Witcher? Driveclub the best serious racing game of all time? Final Fantasy XII isn't even in the top 5 Final Fantasy games yet it's the only one on the list. Mario64 is the best 3d Mario and as good as Resident evil 4 was, it started that series on the downward spiral on which it remains and to be honest I have fonder memories from Resident evil 2. The Last of Us is about right but I feel Uncharted 2 should be higher and there is a bit too much love for Dark Souls type games

Any list that has Ocarina of Time above Majora's Mask is instantly voided in my view

Will I be playing TLOU, Bloodborne, GTAV or DS in 10 years I always ask myself while compiling these lists... It's okay to do a list with games you like playing most of all games today and then I totally understand a list like this, but that should be specified better.

This list in its current form is laughable imo.

What no Wonderboy for the MasterSystem? I'm outta here

I think this list prolly entails what the writer or writers like playing most NOW, as opposed to all time. I think games' greatness should only be compared to others in their generation, much how we in America rate our sports heroes. Everything gets technically better over time making it hard to judge what was possible them against what is possible now. When I look at this list in that way, I can see how he came up with it, though I do not agree with most, of course lol.

@Neolit @kyleforrester87 @get2sammyb

We are talking about the same game? Slide on back cover based robot shooter. Massive first boss is like wow. Then its copy and pasted 7 or 8 times. One of the worst scripts ever and the last boss is just a dude jumping around.

I enjoyed it and bought it day 1 (the 3d cover version) and enjoyed the bullet hell type gameplay. But its no where near the top 50 games, not even the top 100.

How the f@#* is Earthbound on the list at 60 and ff7,8,9 or 10 isn't?

Guys there's only one way to settle this. Running a psbgoatps cup. Or Sammy you need to run a cup. This list is wrong!! (written by a guy who likes souls games but hates sonic and final fantasy)

Why people are taking much stock in this list I never know! I don't care what someone's top 100 list is!?!? Everyone's list will always be different! There will never be one fully agreed upon mega list of best games! Our opinions and tastes all just differ tastes much (no bad thing) so personally my top 10 would include The Last Of Us, Resident Evil 4, Skyrim, Final Fantasy XII (my personal fav of the series) Arkham City, Dead space, Mass Effect 2, Uncharted 2, Baldurs Gate 2 and Fallout 3! I'm sure you will disagree I'm sure yours will be different, but isn't that the point?? To debate why you think your number 1 us this and not that?? Peace out!

Ha ha I call b*lls**t, where is Shenmue, what a joke.

The more I read the list the more laughable it is. I'd say that IMO there's 15 games that shouldn't be on there.

Awakening the only Fire Emblem game, and XII the only Final Fantasy game on the list? DriveClub on the list at all? Ugh, terrible list.

How can the criteria be "how well the games stand up today" when SM64 and Ico are so high up?

Glad they excluded Guitar Hero but included Rock Band 3.

This list isn't inclusive enough. I demand a list of the top 100 pieces of recreational media ever released across all of human history. How will I ever know how to feel about anything, if I don't know whether Ico or Beowulf ranks higher?

I think the list is pretty good...dark souls is a good choice at number one given the purity of its gameplay...no one will ever make a totally impartial list, there will always be a touch of bias...and the witcher 3 ISNT the greatest open world game ever made...

Mario 64 for me.

I doubt I will ever be blown away quite as much as I was when this came out. The proper first true 3D game, with sublime gameplay, 360 degree camera control etc etc was simply incredible.

Ok so it hasn't aged brilliantly, but the gameplay and music are still amazing. plus it's still the only Mario with proper 360 camera control to this day

I feel sorry that the kids of today won't likely get to experience such a seismic shift in gaming as this.

lol this list is crap just like the guy who made the list wheres discworld i love that game, titanfall sucks

Games I love and always return too, would be in my top 100, e.g. Baldurs Gate, Out Run, Head Over Heels, Pokemon Yellow, Mass Effect, Quack Shot, Marios Cement Factory, Star Fox, Wave Race, Golden Sun, Mario Kart 8, Splatoon, PaRappa The Rappa...

Glad to see The Last of Us in number 3 spot. Though in my opinion it deserves to be in number 2 or even 1.

These lists will never make anyone happy. As always there are some good and unexpected titles but also some I would never put anywhere near that list. I feel like the 'they must stand up now' caveat means that some games with simply a good core mechanic are included purely because that mechanic is still fun and relatively unique. Like Super Monkey Ball - great game then, great game now. Not much out there like it. But best of all time? Nope. Whereas Bomberman qualifies on similar merit and IMO definitely deserves a place. By the same logic Worms should be there ahead of SMB - an iconic, enduring franchise (more so than SMB) that still hasn't been bettered by anyone else and is actually still releasing relevant, good games.

@kyleforrester87 Yeah if you didn't like M64 back in the day then I'd definitely say you're a 2D Mario man!

Glad to hear you like Zelda OoT though...

A deliberately poor list designed to generate discussion and get website traffic.

IGN does it all the time, nothing new.

How can the witcher wild hunt be so low. I mean, come on, fez is higher lol. No Fifa games either. There are some questionable games on this list but it's all down to personal preference.

Some of the choices let alone placements are baffling.

This has to be the worse offending part "73 - Xenoblade Chronicles 72 - Titanfall" not only is XC low its below Titanfall.

No Monkey Island, Grim Fandango, Chrono Trigger? Where's Tomb Raider? Where's Doom? Yoshi's Island? I've read Mario Galaxy is a 10, even if I've never played it. TLOU deserves that high place, but the rest make me wonder how old is the guy writing this.

Interesting list that is a bit different from others I've seen but Far Cry 4, and Destiny so high, and great games like Metroid Prime and Xenoblade Chronicles so low.

What an atrocious list.

First of all, the misleading title. It should be the greatest games right now, rather than all time.

You mean to tell me Dark Souls 2, GTAV and The Last of Us deserve the top honours? Greater precedence over genuine game-changers like Tennis for Two (not Pong), Space Invaders, Pac-Man, Tetris, Mario, Zelda, Sonic, or Doom? Or even more modern games, like GTA III, Halo, Wii Sports, Nintendogs, or Minecraft? As far as I'm aware, they've all aged perfectly well, and had more of an impact than Edge's high-ranking tripe. Also, no Super Metroid? WTF?

@Kage_88
Halo is my favorite franchise and I'm a big big GTA fan. I wouldn't say either of the first Halo or GTA III hold up particularly well. In fact the controls from the GTAs of that era make the game damn-near unplayable these days. They're as hideous as tank controls. Both games were game-changers and deserve to be on a list for sure but I wouldn't say they're games that can be played over and over and over.