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Author Topic: Dwarf Fortress listed on Best Games of All Time list  (Read 7720 times)

slawr34

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Dwarf Fortress listed on Best Games of All Time list
« on: August 17, 2012, 02:17:24 am »

Ahoy hoy,

Just perusing my monthly gaming magazine (PC Powerplay, Australia, issue 206) when I noticed Top 100 Games of All Time list.

Dwarf Fortress placed 28th, I am content.

That is all, please continue dousing various things in magma.

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« Last Edit: August 17, 2012, 06:10:00 am by slawr34 »
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Re: Dwarf Fortress listed of Best Games of All Time
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2012, 02:27:03 am »

I think this is pretty impressive considering that most people I know have no idea what DF is. If only some popular American magazines could get their heads tightened and stop talking about Minecraft and CoD.

Also, it seems that said gaming magazine knows its stuff, so would you mind if I asked what ranked 1st?
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« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2012, 02:38:25 am »

I think this is pretty impressive considering that most people I know have no idea what DF is. If only some popular American magazines could get their heads tightened and stop talking about Minecraft and CoD.

Also, it seems that said gaming magazine knows its stuff, so would you mind if I asked what ranked 1st?

Of course not:

1st was Deus Ex
2nd was Minecraft
3rd was Civilizations IV (yes, I spell it with a z out of respect for the devs)

In whole, I think the listers knew their shit. But there were some things I disagreed with.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress listed of Best Games of All Time
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2012, 02:40:55 am »

I'd like to know what games placed in front of it in general, though I can understand if you can't be bothered to write them down ;)
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« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2012, 03:39:50 am »

I think this is pretty impressive considering that most people I know have no idea what DF is. If only some popular American magazines could get their heads tightened and stop talking about Minecraft and CoD.

Also, it seems that said gaming magazine knows its stuff, so would you mind if I asked what ranked 1st?

Of course not:

1st was Deus Ex
2nd was Minecraft
3rd was Civilizations IV (yes, I spell it with a z out of respect for the devs)

In whole, I think the listers knew their shit. But there were some things I disagreed with.
Minecraft in second sure is worth disagreeing with.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress listed of Best Games of All Time
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2012, 03:42:15 am »

Deus ex is a little overrated and I don't play minecraft because I play df, but civ iv definitely deserves to be on that list.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress listed of Best Games of All Time
« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2012, 04:02:14 am »

Deus ex is a little overrated and I don't play minecraft because I play df, but civ iv definitely deserves to be on that list.
No, I think Deus Ex was a really good game (not worth 1st though). Same with civ4, I think it probobly deserved that spot, but the fact that Minecraft was up there disgusted me. Its so overated its in space.

I mean honestly, were are the games that actuly revolutionized gaming? Were is Wolfinstein 3D? Doom? Super mario? Command & Conquer? FF1-7? Fucking X-COM? You know, the classics that actuly helped these overated games exist? If I had a top 100 list of the best games, it would be 95% old games, 5% REALLY good new ones. The people that wrote this, yep, im going to say it, are complete and utter idiots.

Damn I feel old now.

Where was X-Com?
Probobly somewere below Minecraft and Left4Dead. Like HOLY SHIT, 2012 must be real! And its starting now!
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« Reply #7 on: August 17, 2012, 04:03:54 am »

Where was X-Com?

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« Reply #8 on: August 17, 2012, 04:09:08 am »

What about Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time?
If that wasn't at least top 50, I have some beatings to administer.

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« Reply #9 on: August 17, 2012, 04:11:58 am »

What about Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time?
If that wasn't at least top 50, I have some beatings to administer.
Im more worried about the early Command & Conquer games, the ones I grew up with, but, just by looking at the top 3, these people seem to care nothing for games that are not AAA or are made before 2006, so dont get your hopes up.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress listed of Best Games of All Time
« Reply #10 on: August 17, 2012, 04:14:12 am »

One of the things that actually helped pull me into DF was the fact that I saw it on a list of "Best free games of all time" on Yahoo back in like 2006.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress listed of Best Games of All Time
« Reply #11 on: August 17, 2012, 04:50:53 am »

28th place for a game that is only about 34% done?

I am very content!

(Even though it is my personal first place already.)
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« Reply #12 on: August 17, 2012, 05:45:05 am »

Ok:

1) This is a PC Magazine, so no Zelda or whatnot (should've clarified, 100 Best PC Games of All Time)
2) It is a list of best games, so they were not looking for how revolutionary games were, but simply how good they are (although these are usually both closely tied). Although everyone IS entitled to their opinion, the authors sincerely tried to be objective with it. So don't bash them too much...
3) The list went:

31. XCOM: Enemy Unknown
30. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
29. Diablo III
28. DF
27. Hitman: Blood Money
26. EVE Online
25. Mass Effect Trilogy

**Edit** (I accidentally a few words)
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Re: Dwarf Fortress listed of Best Games of All Time
« Reply #13 on: August 17, 2012, 06:07:39 am »

i think DF deserves a higher spot , because it has so much realistic content and its for free .
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Re: Dwarf Fortress listed on Best Games of All Time list
« Reply #14 on: August 17, 2012, 06:46:14 am »

Did Diablo 2 place above Diablo 3? It bloody well better've. Diablo 2 was seminal, while Diablo 3 is just sinking into the quagmire of bland fantasy games.
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