Comments on: Time Magazine fails with “Ten Best Games”

By: icanh4x

icanh4x — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:29:20 +0000

Well said! ^_^
And Fieldrunners is for the iPod and iPhone. :/

By: BonfireAg03

BonfireAg03 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:44:30 +0000

I personally disagree with “top 10 games” lists like this in general, simply because of the numerous options that are out there. At the very least, these need to be broken up into categories by system or genre. Also, what was their criteria for selecting these games? If you’re going to tell me that GTAIV is the best game of the year, you need to tell me why it’s better than every other game released during the year, or I’m going to tell you exactly where you can stick your top ten list.

I also agree with what Doc, Lono, and Dave said on the red show; you can decide what the best game of the year is on your own. Rock Band 2 is one of my favorite games of all time, but my best friend thinks I’m an idiot, because “you’re playing fake instruments, moron!” Also, I thoroughly enjoyed my time with GTAIV, but I’ve had more fun with Saints Row 2, because the feel of the game is more in line with the PS2/XBox GTA titles to me.

Finally, why the need to rank these games? I’m not a big fan of picking favorites, and I refuse to answer when someone asks what my favorite (blank) is. I love different things for different reasons. Why not make a list, no numbers, telling everyone “hey, these are some awesome games, here’s why I think so, you should give them a look!” We can decide on our own whether we think they’re good. And the many viewpoints provided by metacritic and the like can allow us to make educated decisions on our own, thankyouverymuch.

By: nick0 bellic

nick0 bellic — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:42:25 +0000

THEY RIGHT BOUT GTA4

By: boringsupreez

boringsupreez — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 05:26:56 +0000

The picture is hilarious, and the list is awful.

By: slik1000

slik1000 — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 02:27:27 +0000

Isn’t Time magazine aimed at people who don’t normally play games though? Maybe that was supposed to be like that. Although, I see what you mean about the “stopped playing in August” there are certainly games missing, but Time probably doesn’t give a damn.

By: iBrick

iBrick — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:16:48 +0000

The least they could’ve done was copied bits and parts from other top 10 lists…

By: CamDog

CamDog — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:03:59 +0000

I can understand MGS4 not being number one maybe even not in the top 5 but really not on the list at all?!?

By: Vernon

Vernon — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:15:19 +0000

GTA IV, Braid, and Dead Space are games that would be on my list. This list is a joke though, crappy games..

By: Ar6n

Ar6n — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:42:16 +0000

Braid? Fieldrunners?Hunted Forever?
seroiusly? even the wii games have better graphics… even my super nes could handle this games without hazle.
If we made a comparison between these games and the person of the year at the same level of comparison… then dave would appear in the damm list… who came up with such an horrible list!

By: PCsvApple

PCsvApple — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:33:44 +0000

Time Fail

By: PCsvApple

PCsvApple — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:33:20 +0000

I think that if they are going to post a top ten list for the best video games, they should hire people that, get this, PLAY VIDEO GAMES!!! The only thing they got right was GTA 4, and even that is on thin ice. And what the heck is Fieldrunner?! It looks like a Starcraft knock-off. I spit on this list. Thank you Dave for bringing this to the community’s attention.

By: KBC

KBC — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:02:40 +0000

I don’t think I’ll be able to come to this site for another day. I gotta wait for this picture to make its way to the bottom of the page…

By: _strika234

_strika234 — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:02:24 +0000

what the heck is fieldrunners?

By: instant

instant — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:54:40 +0000

lol, yea we all know the importance of a fiber-rich diet, especially around christmas time …

By: Doc

Doc — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:35:38 +0000

what can i say? she’s eating a fiber-rich diet

By: caffeinedisaster

caffeinedisaster — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:53:51 +0000

At first I thought it was in reference to the chick’s face.

By: Tom Sawyer PhD

Tom Sawyer PhD — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:51:27 +0000

Dude, where did you get the poopy picture ? Did that girl really forget about the deuce she just dropped ?

By: Jitterbug (aka Talkingship)

Jitterbug (aka Talkingship) — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:47:46 +0000

I had to comment on that pic. Freaking great!!!

By: wolfehound22

wolfehound22 — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:44:15 +0000

Lol at the pic and the list. I can maybe see GTA4 at the top and some of the otehr games deserve to be in the top 10 but in a diffrent order, but I got to agree with you some of those I have never even heard of. I mean seriosly get a clue

By: PaniPoniDoom

PaniPoniDoom — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:30:33 +0000

I would have to agree entirely I don’t know why people in magazines that have nothing to do with gaming have to delve into this subject. I know they are trying to be more wordly but seriously. you don’t see EGM or someone like that doing the top 10 most influencial politicians of 2008 and it is just insulting to have people like this convey games onto people who are not gamers.

Like really fieldrunners? it was a fun itouch game but really….speechless