Rate the Game: Week 142

[M-A-G]

Yay, I can get around to this early. We're set to say adios to the month of July, but we've got more fuckery to which to attend. Can't believe more than half of the year is already gone. I hope you've been using the time for great games! Even better, games that are great and are also on our leaderboard! Speaking of which, last week's Syphon Filter needs a spot on the list. A fairly divisive outing, but what does the average have to say about all of that jazz? Behold!

<select><option selected="">Rate the Game Results

<option>1. Super Mario World (4.81)
<option>2. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (4.8)</option>
<option>3. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (4.8)</option>
<option>4. Hitman: Codename 47 (4.75)</option>
<option>5. Mass Effect (4.75)</option>
<option>6. Goldeneye 007 (4.72)</option>
<option>7. Super Mario Bros. 3 (4.7)</option>
<option>8. Silent Hill 2 (4.66)</option>
<option>9. Super Mario Bros. 2 (4.5)</option>
<option>10. Portal (4.5)</option>
<option>11. Red Dead Redemption (4.5)</option>
<option>12. Chrono Trigger (4.5)</option>
<option>13. Final Fantasy 3 (4.5)</option>
<option>14. Silent Hill 3 (4.5)</option>
<option>15. Mega Man 2 (4.44)</option>
<option>16. Donkey Kong Country (4.44)</option>
<option>17. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (4.44)</option>
<option>18. Super Mario Bros. (4.41)</option>
<option>19. God of War (4.4)</option>
<option>20. Mega Man X (4.36)</option>
<option>21. Metal Gear Solid (4.33)</option>
<option>22. BioShock (4.33)</option>
<option>23. Ōkami (4.33)</option>
<option>24. Perfect Dark (4.3)</option>
<option>25. Shadow of the Colossus (4.28)</option>
<option>26. The Last of Us (4.28)</option>
<option>27. Super Street Fighter 2 (4.15)</option>
<option>28. Sonic the Hedgehog (4.14)</option>
<option>29. Resident Evil 2 (4.14)</option>
<option>30. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (4.125)</option>
<option>31. Super Mario 64 (4.07)</option>
<option>32. Grand Theft Auto 3 (4.06)</option>
<option>33. The Legend of Zelda (4.06)</option>
<option>34. NBA Jam (4.05)</option>
<option>35. Super Mario Kart (4.0)</option>
<option>36. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (4.0)</option>
<option>37. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (4.0)</option>
<option>38. Super Smash Bros. (4.0)</option>
<option>39. Super Metroid (4.0)</option>
<option>40. The Simpsons (4.0)</option>
<option>41. Resident Evil 4 (4.0)</option>
<option>42. EarthBound (4.0)</option>
<option>43. Fallout 3 (4.0)</option>
<option>44. Mirror's Edge (4.0)</option>
<option>45. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (4.0)</option>
<option>46. Donkey Kong Country 2 (4.0)</option>
<option>47. X-Men Legends (4.0)</option>
<option>48. Banjo-Kazooie (4.0)</option>
<option>49. Final Fantasy 7 (3.94)</option>
<option>50. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (3.92)</option>
<option>51. Mega Man (3.89)</option>
<option>52. Castlevania (3.86)</option>
<option>53. Contra (3.86)</option>
<option>54. Devil May Cry (3.86)</option>
<option>55. Half-Life 2 (3.85)</option>
<option>56. Half-Life (3.83)
<option>57. Final Fantasy 8 (3.83)</option>
<option>58. Infamous (3.83)</option>
<option>59. SimCity 2000 (3.8)</option>
<option>60. Final Fight (3.8)</option>
<option>61. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (3.77)</option>
<option>62. Batman: Arkham Asylum (3.76)</option>
<option>63. Double Dragon (3.75)</option>
<option>64. Max Payne (3.75)</option>
<option>65. Fallout 4 (3.75)</option>
<option>66. Tetris (3.69)</option>
<option>67. Mortal Kombat 2 (3.67)</option>
<option>68. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (3.66)</option>
<option>69. Alan Wake (3.66)</option>
<option>70. Diablo (3.66)</option>
<option>71. Xenoblade Chronicles (3.66)</option>
<option>72. F.E.A.R. (3.66)</option>
<option>73. Mortal Kombat (3.65)</option>
<option>74. Doom (3.625)</option>
<option>75. StarFox (3.61)</option>
<option>76. X-Men (3.6)</option>
<option>77. Resident Evil (3.58)</option>
<option>78. Kirby's Adventure (3.57)</option>
<option>79. Daytona USA (3.5)</option>
<option>80. Ninja Gaiden (3.5)</option>
<option>81. Burnout Paradise (3.5)</option>
<option>82. Thief: The Dark Project (3.5)</option>
<option>83. Dark Souls (3.5)</option>
<option>84. Shinobi (3.5)</option>
<option>85. Dead Space (3.4)</option>
<option>86. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (3.39)</option>
<option>87. Resident Evil: Nemesis (3.38)</option>
<option>88. Crash Bandicoot (3.33)</option>
<option>89. Mortal Kombat (2011) (3.33)</option>
<option>90. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (3.33)</option>
<option>91. Wolfenstein 3D (3.33)</option>
<option>92. Dead Island (3.33)</option>
<option>93. Left 4 Dead (3.33)</option>
<option>94. Nights Into Dreams (3.33)</option>
<option>95. Condemned: Criminal Origins (3.33)</option>
<option>96. Gauntlet Legends (3.28)
<option>97. Gears of War (3.27)</option>
<option>98. Borderlands (3.22)</option>
<option>99. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (3.22)</option>
<option>100. Duke Nukem 3D (3.2)</option>
<option>101. Darkstalkers (3.2)</option>
<option>102. Quake (3.2)</option>
<option>103. SoulCalibur (3.16)</option>
<option>104. Pac-Man (3.125)</option>
<option>105. Killer Instinct (3.11)</option>
<option>106. Virtua Fighter (3.09)</option>
<option>107. Rock Band (3.09)</option>
<option>108. Earthworm Jim (3.0)</option>
<option>109. Metroid (3.0)</option>
<option>110. Time Crisis (3.0)</option>
<option>111. Tekken (3.0)</option>
<option>112. Halo 2 (3.0)</option>
<option>113. Syphon Filter (3.0)</option>
<option>114. Gex (3.0)</option>
<option>115. Destiny (3.0)</option>
<option>116. The Secret of Monkey Island (3.0)</option>
<option>117. Army of Two (3.0)</option>
<option>118. Sonic Adventure (3.0)</option>
<option>119. Shenmue (3.0)</option>
<option>120. Guitar Hero (2.875)</option>
<option>121. Ecco the Dolphin (2.85)</option>
<option>122. Streets of Rage (2.84)</option>
<option>123. Altered Beast (2.8)</option>
<option>124. Bayonetta (2.75)</option>
<option>125. ToeJam & Earl (2.75)</option>
<option>126. Assassin's Creed (2.71)</option>
<option>127. Gauntlet (2.71)</option>
<option>128. Dead Rising (2.71)</option>
<option>129. Bionic Commando (2.66)</option>
<option>130. Saints Row (2.66)</option>
<option>131. The Sims (2.6)</option>
<option>132. Killer Instinct 2 (2.6)</option>
<option>133. Silent Hill (2.6)</option>
<option>134. Tomb Raider (2.55)</option>
<option>135. Halo: Combat Evolved (2.5)</option>
<option>136. Twisted Metal (2.42)</option
<option>137. Crackdown (2.42)</option>
<option>138. Golden Axe (2.33)</option>
<option>139. Gran Turismo (2.3)</option>
<option>140. The Secret of Mana (2.2)</option>
<option>141. Ghosts n' Goblins (2.14)</option>
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Well, a solid 3.0 average puts it in some good company, but not in an outstanding overall position as it lands at number 113. Throughout all the twists and turns of this endeavor, the one constant comfort we can all rely on is that Ghosts n' Goblins still owns that last place spot.

For now, at least. Who's to say if what's next can fall harder? What do we have in store for this week? Talk to us, bowl...

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The weekly ritual has been performed and we've got our game for the week. It's time to put Bethesda in the hot seat, this time as we explore the trials and tribulations of one Corvo Attano! It's a revenge-fueled romp through a plague-infested world as this week's game is none other than Dishonored! It had a lot of work behind it and it ultimately garnered a hefty amount of praise, but how do you feel about it? Are talking about a can't miss hit from Bethesda? I leave the floor open to you all as we kick off week 142 of this party. Until next week!

[Lock Jaw]

Never played it.

[drave]

Marked haven't played because I never played more than about 2 hours or so. Nothing really "pulled me in" to the game, and then it would get uninstalled as I would make room for others.


Even with both of them on Gamepass.... Nope :|

[ClockShot]

Gave it a 4.

It was a really cool game at the time with all the different ways you could play.

[M-A-G]

So this is certainly a first for me here on Rate the Game. While I have not played it to date, I am in possession of it as it's one of my downloaded games from way back when, so I am in a position to start this puppy and rate it. In fact, let me get on it right now.

[Emperor Smeat]

Gave it a 4.

I remember enjoying playing it a lot but gave up on trying to do a mostly pacifist or low chaos run near the end of the game once the assassins or whatever those masked guys with special powers were called started popping up. Still managed to get the low chaos ending though even with the full on murdering spree for the last 2-3 missions.

Dishonored might have also been the first time I ever played a game from Bethesda.

[M-A-G]

Wrapped up the first parts of the game, you know, the whole prison escape, sewer diving, and dream sequence in the pub. Graphically, it's along the lines of what a lot of games were doing around that time, like BioShock: Infinite and Thief. They don't really aim for realism, which can be great if the style is interesting to look at. It handles great as it gives off vibes of the aforementioned Thief and the series to which it belongs. If Assassin's Creed were more like this, I'd probably be a bigger fan. So far, so good. I shall continue to update.

[Fignuts]

4

Really fun abilities, and lots of replay value with all the different ways you can assassinate targets.

[M-A-G]

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[M-A-G]

Haven't made it that much further into the game, but even at this early stage, this is looking like it's going to earn a 4 from me. Unless something really major occurs story-wise or there's a series of stages that just blow my nuts off to get that glorious 5 that is. Games that earn a 5 from me are those that really stick in my brain and I can recall having a blast the entire way through from minute one. This is coming close, I'll be honest.

[DAMN iNATOR]

4. Great game, but a bit too flawed to receive a 5.