Rate the Game: Week 77

[M-A-G]

Another day is upon us and I hope it finds you well. This is Rate the Game and I am M-A-G bringing you yet another week of gaming goodness...or badness, depending on whatever the subject is. That's the beauty of this whole thing! Take last week's SimCity 2000, for instance. It looked liked it did a fine job of digging up some nostalgia but overall, where shall it end up on our glorious leaderboard? Goodness? Badness? Let's see....

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<option>1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (4.8)</option>
<option>2. Hitman: Codename 47 (4.75)</option>
<option>3. Super Mario Bros. 3 (4.7)</option>
<option>4. (TIE)Chrono Trigger, Portal (4.5)</option>
<option>6. (TIE) Mega Man 2, Donkey Kong Country (4.44)</option>
<option>8. Super Mario Bros. (4.41)</option>
<option>9. God of War (4.4)</option>
<option>10. Metal Gear Solid (4.33)</option>
<option>11. Perfect Dark (4.3)</option>
<option>12. (TIE) Shadow of the Colossus, The Last of Us (4.28)</option>
<option>14. Super Street Fighter 2 (4.15)</option>
<option>15. Sonic the Hedgehog (4.14)</option>
<option>16. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (4.125)</option>
<option>17. Super Mario 64 (4.07)</option>
<option>18. (TIE) Grand Theft Auto 3, The Legend of Zelda (4.06)</option>
<option>20. NBA Jam (4.05)</option>
<option>21. (7-WAY TIE) Super Mario Kart, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Super Metroid, The Simpsons, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Donkey Kong Country 2, Resident Evil 4 (4.0)</option>
<option>28. Final Fantasy 7 (3.94)</option>
<option>29. Mega Man (3.89)</option>
<option>30. (3-WAY TIE) Contra, Castlevania, Devil May Cry (3.86)</option>
<option>33. Half-Life (3.83)</option>
<option>34. SimCity 2000 (3.8)</option>
<option>35. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (3.77)</option>
<option>36. Batman: Arkham Asylum (3.76)</option>
<option>37. Double Dragon (3.75)</option>
<option>38. Tetris (3.69)</option>
<option>39. Mortal Kombat 2 (3.67)</option>
<option>40. (TIE) Diablo, F.E.A.R. (3.66)</option>
<option>42. Mortal Kombat (3.65)</option>
<option>43. Doom (3.625)</option>
<option>44. StarFox (3.61)</option>
<option>45. Resident Evil (3.58)</option>
<option>46. Ninja Gaiden (3.5)</option>
<option>47. Dead Space (3.4)</option>
<option>48. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (3.39)</option>
<option>49. Resident Evil: Nemesis (3.38)</option>
<option>50. (4-WAY TIE) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Condemned: Criminal Origins, Crash Bandicoot, Wolfenstein 3D (3.33)</option>
<option>54. Gears of War (3.27)</option>
<option>55. (TIE) Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Borderlands (3.22)</option>
<option>57. (TIE) Quake, Duke Nukem 3D (3.2)</option>
<option>59. Pac-Man (3.125)</option>
<option>60. Killer Instinct (3.11)</option>
<option>61. (TIE) Virtua Fighter, Rock Band (3.09)</option>
<option>63. (4-WAY TIE) Time Crisis, Tekken, Earthworm Jim, Metroid (3.0)</option>
<option>67. Guitar Hero (2.875)</option>
<option>68. Streets of Rage (2.84)</option>
<option>69. Dead Rising (2.71) </option>
<option>70. (TIE) Silent Hill, The Sims (2.6)</option>
<option>72. Tomb Raider (2.55)</option>
<option>73. Halo: Combat Evolved (2.5)</option>
<option>74. Twisted Metal (2.42)</option>
<option>75. Gran Turismo (2.3)</option>
<option>76. Ghosts n' Goblins (2.14)</option>
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Well for such a modest computer title it's got some chops. SimCity 2000 takes the number 34 spot with a pretty good overall rating of 3.8. Not enough to threaten the elites up at the top but apparently above the class of fellow simulation title, The Sims, that's been sitting miserably near the bottom for all this time.

But this is a new week so we've got some more business to tackle. Let's see what our 77th edition has in store for us this week. Give us some of that .gif goodness....

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Bleh, could have edited that better. Rate the Game: Week 77 sees us taking a look at one of Rockstar's huge titles, Red Dead Redemption! It's GTA in the wild west, sort of, but the real question is how does it fare with you? You know the drill. Make with the voting and let's reflect on the times spent with this game and we'll see what next week has in store. Have fun.

[Lock Jaw]

Never played it.

[ClockShot]

Yeah. This is a 5.

I'd give it a 4.5 due to the sorta botched ending. But I'll be nice.

[Fignuts]

4

Only because I find the sequel to be superior.

[drave]

It stuck out with the shooting system at the time, for me anyway. Fun stuff. II definitely superior in every way.

[M-A-G]

Confession time: another big name title that I passed up. My friend was all about it when it first came out but, again, with it being open world and what not I was put off and never gave it a go. It didn't look bad, though, and it was quite the feat in terms of graphics.

[Destor]

the 1st is outrageously fun. shame i didnt enjoy the sequel at all. i wanted to so bad.

[Sepholio]

5. Enjoyed both games tremendously but I liked part 1 a lot more.

[M-A-G]

Wait, I think I'm getting this confused with Red Dead Revolver because this one came out way after I had moved up here and never saw anyone play anything remotely similar to this. If that's the case then my experience with this game is even less than what I said before.

[M-A-G]

Also, is there a reason why this game needed an add-on pack that had Marsten fighting zombies?

[Destor]

revolver wasnt very good


the zombies expansion is absolutely outstanding

[Destor]

hunting jackalopes...riding unicorns. a+

[M-A-G]

OK, I'll give it a pass on the riding unicorns thing.

[Sepholio]

The zombie expansion for RDR might be the absolute best piece of DLC ever imo.

[Destor]

id like to see the top 5 list that doesnt include it cause theres clearly some content i need to get at

[Sepholio]

That's impossible. But 5 other great ones off the top of my head would be both GTA 4 expansions, both Witcher 3 expansions and the Tiny Tina D&D expansion in Borderlands 2. I'd still take Undead Nightmare over both of them. I am extremely disappointed that Rockstar has not given us a sequel to it in RDR2. Or prequel. Whatever.

[DAMN iNATOR]

The zombie expansion for RDR might be the absolute best piece of DLC ever imo.

Yeah, Undead Nightmare is so good.

Also, this was an easy 5 for me.

As far as Revolver being "not very good", I'll just say I found it decent and fun if somewhat lackluster in the gunplay department. I mostly enjoyed the "spaghetti" western style story though.

[Destor]

That's impossible. But 5 other great ones off the top of my head would be both GTA 4 expansions, both Witcher 3 expansions and the Tiny Tina D&D expansion in Borderlands 2. I'd still take Undead Nightmare over both of them. I am extremely disappointed that Rockstar has not given us a sequel to it in RDR2. Or prequel. Whatever.a prequel to the undead would be un-undead :lol:

[M-A-G]

Which would be the living...who you would work towards making the dead. Oh, dear, I've gone cross-eyed.

[DAMN iNATOR]

R.I.P. M-A-G's sanity.

[Sepholio]

Unfortunately his sanity will not be able to rest in peace as it has been earmarked for an undead turn in a future DLC.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Fucking dammit, I set myself up for that one. Well played, Seph. 🤣

[M-A-G]

Yeah. This is a 5.

I'd give it a 4.5 due to the sorta botched ending. But I'll be nice.

This needs clarification for someone who hasn't played it.

[M-A-G]

"C'mere, you little shit..."

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[ClockShot]

This needs clarification for someone who hasn't played it.

No clarification needed.

Great game up until the end which Rockstar went a direction not many agreed with.

Some people who've played probably know what I'm talking about.

[Destor]

This needs clarification for someone who hasn't played it.you die. the last 30 min of the game you play as your son 15ish years later and get revenge on your fathers killer.