Super Meat Boy tied for 2nd Top PC Game of All Time

[builer680]

If this is the trend in PC gaming, I might have to just stick to console gaming and give up on deeper games... no wonder some of us have concluded that PC games are aiming for less complexity...

Gamespot's "Top PC games of All Time"

The Super Meat Boy review, complete with a number of gameplay videos that remind me of games I was playing 20 years ago.

I'm sure this is old news to some, but today I was looking around for some games to maybe pick up. So I checked several places, including Gamespot, for ideas. I'm not saying it's a bad game, it looks like a fun little free game you'd find on the internet at Addicting Games or something, but tied for the 2nd highest rating for PC Games, all time(!), 20 years after side scrolling platform jumping games were in their heyday?

It feels like I woke up in the 80's or something... just... wow. Either this is a big joke or publishers are getting more blatant about paying reviewers. My head is spinning...

Just thought I'd share, no real point to this post unless someone can maybe point out something I'm missing about this.

 

[Luckymoose]

Super Meat Boy is one of the best platformers that ever existed. You play it and you will be addicted, its brilliant.

 

[builer680]

Super Meat Boy is one of the best platformers that ever existed. You play it and you will be addicted, its brilliant.

I'm sure it's fun. So is Max Dirt Bike, and it's free. But I'm not calling it the 2nd best game ever. /shrug

 

[Luckymoose]

And a mainstream review of a game makes it the second best game ever? Since when do they matter? Especially gamespot, who are notorious for being bought off by developers for better reviews.

 

[builer680]

And a mainstream review of a game makes it the second best game ever? Since when do they matter? Especially gamespot, who are notorious for being bought off by developers for better reviews.

Dude, I know. That's why I said I'M NOT calling it the 2nd best game ever. Sheesh. I'm amazed anyone would, that's why I'm sharing. I even said as much in my OP.

Way to turn a simple thread about me being baffled that Gamespot rated it 9.5... into an argument.

 

[Luckymoose]

I'd argue it's the best game of the last couple years.

 

[builer680]

I'd argue it's the best game of the last couple years.

I suppose you would. Have fun arguing that with others, I'm not biting.

 

[Luckymoose]

I suppose you would. Have fun arguing that with others, I'm not biting.

Then why have you posted a thread about it?

 

[builer680]

Then why have you posted a thread about it?

To point out my bafflement that it's tied for the 2nd best PC game of all time on Gamespot. Like I said in the Original Post, dumb ass. That's all. Not debate about if it's any good. Dumb ass. I'm ignoring your dumb ass now, and no I don't care about the infraction(s) or ban I'll get for calling you a dumb ass, and multiple times at that. Dumb ass.

Edit: Just so it's extra clear...

I'd argue it's the best game of the last couple years.

Have fun arguing that with others, I'm not biting.

Then why have you posted a thread about it?

I didn't post a thread about your argument, dumb ass. I posted a thread about the following:

To point out my bafflement that it's tied for the 2nd best PC game of all time on Gamespot.

I'm not saying it's a bad game, it looks like a fun little free game you'd find on the internet at Addicting Games or something, but tied for the 2nd highest rating for PC Games, all time(!), 20 years after side scrolling platform jumping games were in their heyday?

Note the difference between what I'm saying and what you are trying to argue about. Dumb ass.

 

[Clement]

I know what you mean Builer, when i was playing games like Frontier elite in the early 90's on my commodore amiga i dreamt of the amazing games i thought the future held, i could never have guessed then that i'd still be seeing side-scrolling flash games being released 20 years later that wouldnt look out of place on a 16 bit system, but there it is.

I wasnt exactly expecting a go on captain Picard's holodeck but i must admit it does feel like the game industry is stuck in a time warp sometimes.

 

[builer680]

I know what you mean Builer, when i was playing games like Frontier elite in the early 90's on my commodore amiga i dreamt of the amazing games i thought the future held, i could never have guessed then that i'd still be seeing side-scrolling flash games being released 20 years later that wouldnt look out of place on a 16 bit system, but there it is.

I wasnt exactly expecting a go on captain Picard's holodeck but i must admit it does feel like the game industry is stuck in a time warp sometimes.

Aye, exactly. 15 years of waiting for Elite 4 MMO and counting!

 

[Rub'Rum]

The way it looks or the fact that it's a plat former has nothing to do with the quality. Platformers, 2d or 3d, are a kind of game that are still popular and played by a lot of people and have their place. I'd even say this 2d stuff is better than most new 3d platformers that come out.

That being said... That game... Seriously? Rated this highly? I was sort of agreeing with you that it was worth mentioning that this game was rated second of all time by a serious website (seriously now), until you started acting like you were 11.

 

[builer680]

The way it looks or the fact that it's a plat former has nothing to do with the quality. Platformers, 2d or 3d, are a kind of game that are still popular and played by a lot of people and have their place. I'd even say this 2d stuff is better than most new 3d platformers that come out.

That being said... That game... Seriously? Rated this highly? I was sort of agreeing with you that it was worth mentioning that this game was rated second of all time by a serious website (seriously now), until you started acting like you were 11.

Meh, I guess. I don't have a lot of patience for internet trolls (there's another infraction), even though I'm an adult. On topic, yeah, it's amazing to me to see it touted so highly.

 

[Rub'Rum]

At least I'd rather see this game there than some overrated big title. Always good to see success come to small enterprise from which more can sprout.

 

[Sonereal]

Not surprised given the amount of good will they get from Behemoth and Newgrounds. For the most part, the games on their list look alright.

I question Crysis being on the list more than SMB.

 

[builer680]

For the most part, the games on their list look alright.

I'm not sure I made it very clear in my OP, so I'll try here. It's not one of those "best ever" kind of lists that game sites tend to make periodically. All I did was sort every PC Game they've ever reviewed by highest score, and this was the result.

 

[Till]

Video game journalism is pretty bad to begin with, but these "Top X games of all time" stories are bottom of the barrel attempts of getting attention/traffic. Just ignore them and move on.

 

[builer680]

Video game journalism is pretty bad to begin with, but these "Top X games of all time" stories are bottom of the barrel attempts of getting attention/traffic. Just ignore them and move on.

Nah, like I said it wasn't a story kind of thing. I just sorted their ratings. It came up tied for 2nd with a few others for the highest rated games they have ever reviewed.

 

[Luckymoose]

Oh, I'm sorry I didn't realize that posting a thread about something in a negative light wasn't asking for an argument against it. I must be new to this internet thing.

 

[Maniacal]

I don't care how good Super meat Boy is, but nobody cares about what Gamespot thinks. And if you do value Gamespot's opinion, you need to wake up and smell the coffee.