Rate the Game: Week 148

[M-A-G]

Yo, what cracking boys and girls? Here we are in the post-20,000 posts era finally. I feel so blessed. You can, of course, bless me some more by heading over to my 20,000th post celebration thread over in casual and showering me with all of the praise I deserve. You've earned it! Here's what else you've earned: another Rate the Game. We're 52 weeks away from ending this run and it's going to be joy bringing them all to you. I'm getting an early start on matters as I'm being cautious because I'm not sure how busy I'm going to be today. That just means we can get down to the business earlier! Like last week's game, A Link to the Past. This brought in a ton of love and some spirited discussion over game design, but the leaderboard has the final say. Here's what it has to say:

<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. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (4.61)</option>
<option>10. Super Mario Bros. 2 (4.5)</option>
<option>11. Portal (4.5)</option>
<option>12. Red Dead Redemption (4.5)</option>
<option>13. Chrono Trigger (4.5)</option>
<option>14. Final Fantasy 3 (4.5)</option>
<option>15. Silent Hill 3 (4.5)</option>
<option>16. Mega Man 2 (4.44)</option>
<option>17. Donkey Kong Country (4.44)</option>
<option>18. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (4.44)</option>
<option>19. Super Mario Bros. (4.41)</option>
<option>20. God of War (4.4)</option>
<option>21. Mega Man X (4.36)</option>
<option>22. Metal Gear Solid (4.33)</option>
<option>23. BioShock (4.33)</option>
<option>24. Ōkami (4.33)</option>
<option>25. Perfect Dark (4.3)</option>
<option>26. Shadow of the Colossus (4.28)</option>
<option>27. The Last of Us (4.28)</option>
<option>28. Super Street Fighter 2 (4.15)</option>
<option>29. Sonic the Hedgehog (4.14)</option>
<option>30. Resident Evil 2 (4.14)</option>
<option>31. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (4.125)</option>
<option>32. Super Mario 64 (4.07)</option>
<option>33. Grand Theft Auto 3 (4.06)</option>
<option>34. The Legend of Zelda (4.06)</option>
<option>35. NBA Jam (4.05)</option>
<option>36. Super Mario Kart (4.0)</option>
<option>37. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (4.0)</option>
<option>38. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (4.0)</option>
<option>39. Super Smash Bros. (4.0)</option>
<option>40. Super Metroid (4.0)</option>
<option>41. Star Fox 64 (4.0)</option>
<option>42. The Simpsons (4.0)</option>
<option>43. Resident Evil 4 (4.0)</option>
<option>44. EarthBound (4.0)</option>
<option>45. Fallout 3 (4.0)</option>
<option>46. Mirror's Edge (4.0)</option>
<option>47. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (4.0)</option>
<option>48. Donkey Kong Country 2 (4.0)</option>
<option>49. X-Men Legends (4.0)</option>
<option>50. Banjo-Kazooie (4.0)</option>
<option>51. Dishonored (4.0)</option>
<option>52. Final Fantasy 7 (3.94)</option>
<option>53. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (3.92)</option>
<option>54. Mega Man (3.89)</option>
<option>55. Castlevania (3.86)</option>
<option>56. Contra (3.86)</option>
<option>57. Devil May Cry (3.86)</option>
<option>58. Half-Life 2 (3.85)</option>
<option>59. Half-Life (3.83)
<option>60. Final Fantasy 8 (3.83)</option>
<option>61. Infamous (3.83)</option>
<option>62. SimCity 2000 (3.8)</option>
<option>63. Final Fight (3.8)</option>
<option>64. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (3.77)</option>
<option>65. Batman: Arkham Asylum (3.76)</option>
<option>66. Double Dragon (3.75)</option>
<option>67. Tomb Raider (2013) (3.75)</option>
<option>68. Max Payne (3.75)</option>
<option>69. Fallout 4 (3.75)</option>
<option>70. Tetris (3.69)</option>
<option>71. Mortal Kombat 2 (3.67)</option>
<option>72. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (3.66)</option>
<option>73. Alan Wake (3.66)</option>
<option>74. Diablo (3.66)</option>
<option>75. Xenoblade Chronicles (3.66)</option>
<option>76. F.E.A.R. (3.66)</option>
<option>77. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (3.66)</option>
<option>78. Mortal Kombat (3.65)</option>
<option>79. Doom (3.625)</option>
<option>80. StarFox (3.61)</option>
<option>81. X-Men (3.6)</option>
<option>82. Resident Evil (3.58)</option>
<option>83. Kirby's Adventure (3.57)</option>
<option>84. Daytona USA (3.5)</option>
<option>85. Ninja Gaiden (3.5)</option>
<option>86. Burnout Paradise (3.5)</option>
<option>87. Thief: The Dark Project (3.5)</option>
<option>88. Dark Souls (3.5)</option>
<option>89. Shinobi (3.5)</option>
<option>90. Dead Space (3.4)</option>
<option>91. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (3.39)</option>
<option>92. Resident Evil: Nemesis (3.38)</option>
<option>93. Crash Bandicoot (3.33)</option>
<option>94. Mortal Kombat (2011) (3.33)</option>
<option>95. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (3.33)</option>
<option>96. Wolfenstein 3D (3.33)</option>
<option>97. Dead Island (3.33)</option>
<option>98. Left 4 Dead (3.33)</option>
<option>99. Nights Into Dreams (3.33)</option>
<option>100. Condemned: Criminal Origins (3.33)</option>
<option>101. Gauntlet Legends (3.28)
<option>102. Gears of War (3.27)</option>
<option>103. Borderlands (3.22)</option>
<option>104. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (3.22)</option>
<option>105. Duke Nukem 3D (3.2)</option>
<option>106. Darkstalkers (3.2)</option>
<option>107. Quake (3.2)</option>
<option>108. SoulCalibur (3.16)</option>
<option>109. Pac-Man (3.125)</option>
<option>110. Killer Instinct (3.11)</option>
<option>111. Virtua Fighter (3.09)</option>
<option>112. Rock Band (3.09)</option>
<option>113. Earthworm Jim (3.0)</option>
<option>114. Metroid (3.0)</option>
<option>115. Time Crisis (3.0)</option>
<option>116. Tekken (3.0)</option>
<option>117. Halo 2 (3.0)</option>
<option>118. Syphon Filter (3.0)</option>
<option>119. Gex (3.0)</option>
<option>120. Destiny (3.0)</option>
<option>121. The Secret of Monkey Island (3.0)</option>
<option>122. Army of Two (3.0)</option>
<option>123. Sonic Adventure (3.0)</option>
<option>124. Shenmue (3.0)</option>
<option>125. Guitar Hero (2.875)</option>
<option>126. Ecco the Dolphin (2.85)</option>
<option>127. Streets of Rage (2.84)</option>
<option>128. Altered Beast (2.8)</option>
<option>129. Bayonetta (2.75)</option>
<option>130. Command & Conquer (2.75)</option>
<option>131. ToeJam & Earl (2.75)</option>
<option>132. Assassin's Creed (2.71)</option>
<option>133. Gauntlet (2.71)</option>
<option>134. Dead Rising (2.71)</option>
<option>135. Bionic Commando (2.66)</option>
<option>136. Saints Row (2.66)</option>
<option>137. The Sims (2.6)</option>
<option>138. Killer Instinct 2 (2.6)</option>
<option>139. Silent Hill (2.6)</option>
<option>140. Tomb Raider (2.55)</option>
<option>141. Halo: Combat Evolved (2.5)</option>
<option>142. Twisted Metal (2.42)</option
<option>143. Crackdown (2.42)</option>
<option>144. Golden Axe (2.33)</option>
<option>145. Gran Turismo (2.3)</option>
<option>146. The Secret of Mana (2.2)</option>
<option>147. Ghosts n' Goblins (2.14)</option></select>

Well, thanks a bunch for all of the editing to the list I had to do. The final score for The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past helps make history here on Rate the Game. After all these months, we've got a game that finally cracks the top ten and becomes an elite title on the leaderboard. 4.61 is one hell of a score and it's enough to earn the number 9 spot, unfortunately kicking Portal out of the running as a top ten title.

The question now is can it be done again? Can another game left in the bowl get enough praise to join the top ten? Can it do better than A Link to the Past? Let's see what's on tap this week...


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Rate the Game: Week 148 asks you, the fine people of TPWW, to take yet another look at lovable treasure hunter and adventurer Nathan Drake. It's Uncharted 2: Among Thieves! Is there treasure buried deep within the bowels of this game? How does it fare compared to the original? All these questions and more shall be answered by you! Let's do this shit and we'll see you next week!

[Big Vic]

Haven't played any of these but they do seem enjoyable.

[Lock Jaw]

Never played it.

[drave]

Yep - not played any of them.

[M-A-G]

Despite being in the middle of the first one, I kind of want to fire up this one and see what's up with it. I've heard tremendous praise for it as my friend is a die hard fan of the franchise.

[screech]

Solid 4. Big fan of these games.

I feel like these were used as a "template" for other games I enjoy (the Tomb Raider 2013 reboot, 007 games of that time, The Bourne Conspiracy) so that works in their favor.

[M-A-G]

Had to edit the leaderboard a bit to reflect A Link to the Past's new score, taking RDD's rating into account.

[DAMN iNATOR]

5. Not a single game at least in the original trilogy that aren’t all masterpieces.

[Emperor Smeat]

Never played it nor any other game in the series.

Mostly a combo of not owning a PS3 nor having any real interest in playing a guy version of Tomb Raider. To be fair, I didn't bother playing any game in the Tomb Raider series until Tomb Raider 2013 and that is still the only game I've ever played from it.

[Destor]

2 and 4 are reeeeeeeally good. I prefer 4 but only slightly.



I give it a 4

[Destor]

@smeat Its more indian jones without the IP if it were a Nathon Fillion vehicle than tombraider...but tbf tomb raider is a derivative too soooooo....

[Emperor Smeat]

Yeah both Tomb Raider and Uncharted borrow from Indiana Jones but I remember back in the day when Uncharted came out that everyone pretty much was just comparing it to Tomb Raider and Nathan Drake being Naughty Dog's attempt at making a male Lara Croft.

Besides not having a PS3, think the other reason why I wasn't interested in Uncharted was due to not being that into shooters and shooter style action adventure games or games from Sony/Naughty Dog in general at the time.

[Destor]

If it makes you feel any better no.1 is ultra mid so had you played youd probably not stuck with it

[OssMan]

I remember this series getting progressively better but didn't really like it until 3 and 4. This is the game that made me realize "this is just mass murder, I'm killing museum security guards who have families just so I can locate a cool treasure"

[M-A-G]

I'm going to try giving this bad boy a spin over the weekend. Granted, I'm not done with the first, but I've done games out of order before so this shouldn't hurt matters, no?

[M-A-G]

Yeah, started it up a while ago. Holy shit, THAT'S how you open a game.

[Helmsphere]

Never played them but always wanted too, just never did since I haven't owned a Sony console since the Ps2

[M-A-G]

Took me a while to get through the museum level. Finding an opening to nail the guards was rough, but I persisted. Borneo looks great. The whole game looks great. I feel dumb for not getting involved with the series earlier.

[Destor]

2 won a ton of GotY awards. Its set piece design rivals top tier action films. Id argue 4 is just as good but for different reasons.

[M-A-G]

Like I mentioned before, my friend is all about this series and can't praise it enough. I was bound to get around to them eventually, even without Rate the Game. He compliments it as one of those rare series that doesn't have a dud or black sheep in the bunch. I don't have access to the fourth game as it wasn't part of the collection I downloaded. I could just borrow it from the aforementioned friend. I did buy it for him after all so when you really think about it, he owes me. :shifty: