Many A True Nerd Presents The Top 50 Games Of All Time - Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 8 июн 2024
- Tonight, we're kicking off something truly special and terrifying - it's time to try to gather together and rank my favourite games of all time, and I suspect this is going to upset a lot of people...
If you immediately came to the description to see what's in the list, shame on you. No links will be provided this evening to avoid spoilers.
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Jon, not sure if you'll remember this but quite a few years ago I interviewed you over Skype for a project in college, and I distinctly remember that you made a very conscious effort not to spoil Bioshock for me while we were discussing its strengths - I still haven't played it, so thank you for putting in the same effort again not to spoil a 17 year-old game! And the fact your praise for it still holds up this many years later has convinced me to finally buy it! :D
So are you one of the ten, or are you the half?
@@Taolan8472 I'm the one that effs it up sorry. I'm so short as to only count as half a person, and I've finished it myself, completely screwed up the whole metric :P
It’s on sale for $4.99 on Steam ‘til April 22. I’ve never played it either but I’m gonna give it a go if I can tear myself away from my current FO4 SS2 playthru for long enough.
play eeeet
I can feel my wallet opening. Nooooooooo
This is the closest thing to an MATN video essay that we've had in quite some time. Think I'll enjoy these vids with a nice bottle of wine
I know! We need more "_____ is better than you think" essays
@@LoneWanderer479 Maybe he'll react to all of the comments about this list with a 'My Top 50 Games List Is Better Than You Think' video 😃
"Number 47..."
Of course, it's gotta be Hitm-
"The Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask"
I'm expecting Blood Money to be in the top 10.
I would have thought that too but John loves hitman games and they're deffs going to be a little higher on the list
Jon: I don't want to spoil the ending
Also Jon in the endcards: FLAMETHROWER, flamethrower
Every time someone mentions a flamethrower, it takes all of my willpower not to sing the 'Flamethrower Song!'
😂
@@benjihound993 I have a friend who's obsessed with using the flamethrower in Helldivers 2, and it takes me a bit of effort to not start singing when he goes nuts on a bug nest.
LOVE the flamethrower song...but for me it only works because of Jon's snap back to sanity and chagrin...I mean, we've all been there occasionally😆
SOMA is definitely one of my favorite stories in all of fiction, bonus points for being a story that only a video game can communicate this effectively.
And Soma has the benefit of also being underground enough for Hollywood to never notice it and make a bad adaptation.
Jon, thank you for making this video. The truth is I've watched your videos since Fallout: New Vegas YOLO not because of the games, because of you as a person. Not to get into para-social dynamics and the potential issues that can arise from that I'm well aware this isn't literally the case, but.. watching your videos always felt like sitting down with a friend that wanted to play a game they enjoy and tell me all about it. Now with this video series it's like this friend I've known for so long opening up their heart and sharing what games they hold the most dear to them and shaped them and how they view life. What a wonderful thing to do Jon, I'm very much looking forward to seeing the other parts
Deeply amused that Jon just ended up making a list almost by accident
Freedom Fighters was the most happily unexpected game on this list, i replayed it last year and it still really holds up
its like your playing a (More?) Badass version of Luigi (WYKYK)
I still pull it out every couple of years.
Jon has single-handedly cast Freedom Fighters 2’d legacy in stone and I’m all for it. I absolutely loved that game and played it to death during my teenage years and always felt it was criminally underrated. I just wish they would bring it to modern consoles.
Mob forming torches lit pitch forks sharpened
Personally bioshock one would be higher, but it's not quite enough for the pitchforks yet
Wow a bunch of ruddy snowflakes who can't handle a man's opinions on videogames being different from their own opinions...
Turn your swords into ploughshares✌️
As one of the ten and a half people that's never played Bioshock, thanks for not spoiling it! I did pick up a copy at a thrift store a few years ago so I really have no reason not to play it
When I'm feeling a bit sick or down, I will put on Nerd Cube's top 100 games of all time. I'm glad to know I have something new to put on in those times!
yeah the emotional gut punch of Life is Strange 1, episode 2's ending, is what cemented that game as a personal favorite for me, for pretty much the exact same reason for you Jon. The games that I rate as my "favorites" are the ones that actually trigger my emotions on some level. And LiS, episode 2, definitely did that. The scene you are talking about, with the person who could die, I was feeling genuine anxiety stomach acid burns while playing that bit. My hands were genuinely shaking. I knew it was just a game, but the fact that they were able to craft a story so well that it made me that worried about saving that person, is just fantastic.
Back when LiS episode 1 was given away as a "Demo" for the game I always thought that it did a really poor job of being an advertisement to the game. While it feels somewhat serious with the gun crime aspect, it still feels a bit like a teen drama. It's not until the end of Episode 2 when the writing begins to shine and the game design makes a real impact.
Episode 3, 4, and 5 are absolute all timers though.
The music was also unexpectedly impactful
@@RocKaFella57 yeah it was, especially (for me anyway) the final song of episode 2. Basically everything about Ep 2 is what hit home for me the most. The rest of the game was very good, don't get me wrong, but after Ep 2, I didn't have the same emotional hit like I did.
Thank you Jon for making _your own_ list rather than just regurgitating the usual suspects. I look forward to the upcoming entries. And I don't say this often enough, _THANK YOU_ for all the outstanding content over the years.
Calling it now, two of the top 5 will be Rome: Total War and Fallout New Vegas. Not sure where in the top 5 they'll place, or what the other three will be, but I'd be very surprised if those two aren't right up there.
Jon putting KOTOR on there just reminded me of the fact that he lost to Deadeye Duncan.
Bless that game.
I feel so validated, as someone who’s played countless hours of beatsaber over the years, I definitely feel it’s one of the best vr experiences I’ve ever had, and am very happy one of my favorite RUclipsrs agrees.
We all know Excel 2003 is winning, right?
Edit: very nice to see Life is Strange on here. I really enjoyed the game and everything Jon said is true about the game and franchise. I'm glad that it gets the love it deserves, despite it's (subjective honestly) downsides.
I’ve never played Bioshock or watched Jon’s playthru. I have no idea what it is about but it looks gorgeous.
ETA: Bioshock is on sale for $4.99 on Steam or $11.99 for the Collection, until April 22.
Thanks. Now ill have to get it.
@@djricecakes6035 It’s probably less than a fancy coffee, although I confess to never buying fancy coffees so I might be exaggerating. Unless it’s the potential obsession time you’re worried about and then I totally get it.
$9.99 on xbox store. Cant wait to play
Loved Jon’s deadly premonition vids but never would have thought he’d stick it in top 50 games!
Happy to see deadly premonition make the top 50. It really is a unique gaming experience
KOTOR is way too low 😮💨
Yesssss. In my top 5 Jon series. Probably along with Life is Strange and SOMA.
I just love matn, I've been watching stuff from this channel since somewhere like 2013 and there hasnt been a time where I didn't enjoy whatever he was currently doing. Videos like this are a very pleasant trip down memory lane and almost like a validation of the good times I had either playing these games myself or watching his playthrough of them.
The big question is when will Jon play Star Wars KOTOR 2: Sith Lords
I really hope we don't have to wait for the next Democracy Week. At least if we do we can be glad Oblivion is not a competitor any more.
Soma traumatized me for life, but in the best way possible
It amazes me how John has hour long content on his channel daily but when it gets to introspective, thoughts about himself (besides the podcats) he shrinks that time down substantially
Love that you brought up Nick Tasteless Plott. I didn't discover Tastosis until about 2016, and if it were not for the humor, charisma, and chemistry of this legendary casting duo, I might not have watched 100's of hours of StarCraft pro tournaments and still watch every ASL cast to this day.
Tastosis 4 Life.
Jon I loved your KOTOR playthrough, watched it as it aired then bought it for myself. Played a light side character and got a whole new experience. The wrighting and acting in that game had me stunned.
Wow, I'm really impressed how good the beat fit with the background music during beat sabre!
Life Is Strange above Bioshock and Hades is INSANE but I respect it
i know the roman guy in the splash screen is from rome: total war, but at first glance i thought it was a ryse son of rome artwork and it just sent me
I was curious how you were going to fit 50 games in 20 minutes until I saw the "Part 1". Damn you Jon, making us wait in excitement again! :D (that's what you do best!)
Good list so far! Excited for the next part :).
I'm glad to see Life is Strange here. Sure, it's a flawed game, but no game, before or since, has made me feel so emotional.
Very true. I love the game to death and Jon is right. For some reason they simply couldn't capture what made the original SO good.
This and the last of us are two of the few games to make me really cry.
@Mrchair905 play the last of us sequel then. Have tissues at the ready
I'm looking forward to the rest of this list and then going back through them all so that I can come up with a list of games to play.
I loved Freedom Fighters growing up. I constantly am amazed it hasn't gotten more love, and that the dynamic levels didn't catch on more. I also really enjoyed seeing the seasons change over the game; that gave it a real sense of time passing.
I really hope Jon is still planning on playing KOTOR 2
Bioshock being at 50 made me happy such a good game and excited to see the rest of the video
Soma is definitely an interesting game. I know I enjoyed watching your playthrough of it.
But as a game, I can't play it myself. It has a lot of... "You must do this awful thing to another character in order to proceed."
All of those moments ask really interesting questions about the nature of existence and such, but...
If my choice is, "Alright, I choose not to proceed in order to spare this character because I do not believe my needs supercede theirs" then it stops being a game.
I turn the game off and leave my character to their fate, unable to find a solution they can live with.
Also in the camp of banjo over Mario! Banjo Kazooie is the game I want a sequel for more than anything
Majora's Mask is one of my favorite games of all time, absolutely. You should do a playthrough for the channel sometime! Or even a randomizer playthrough! N64 version obviously, the 3DS remake ruined the zora form =/
Great video. Love the flamethrower song.
I'm really curious to see is/where Noita appears in the list. I don't recall John playing it after the super early preview version, but that game has gained an insane level of depth
It makes me happy to see kotor rank so well which is funny if you think about it because I didn't grow up with it either.
I know it'll probably be a few years so in a literal sense I can and will probably have to, but I can't wait for Jon's Kotor 2 playthrough.
It has some different strengths and weaknesses imo, so there is no telling if Jon will like it as much but then it is made by Obsidian so...
i have been waiting years for his KOTOR 2 playthrough. Amazing writing.
Well so far you brought up really amazing games.
Interesting so far. Can't wait for the next bunch.
I actually enjoy not doing the list all in one episode. It leaves so much more room for discussion.
I always love it when Freedom Fighters gets some love, one of my favourite PS2 games
Always love seeing someone giving Freedom Fighters the love it deserves. For the time it was a refreshing game that tried some really interesting ideas.
Jon, you need to play KtoR more. I have played through that game several times and played a very different game each time. The characters in your party can all be lead in very different directions depending on how you interact with things and and there is a LOT of stuff you don't get to in any single play through.
Love your stuff Jon. Please never quit. (Unless you have to for mental health, but please don't lol)
Literally no one:
pff03077: "I hope you don''t happen to get a crippling mental illness that destroys your career"
It's honestly a pretty interesting video for me. As a kid I had only a PC and would generally play the same handful of games, which still hold pretty well. I missed a ton of classics, and while I really doubt I'll go check them out now, it's still gonna be cool to see how you think they compare to modern stuff and why.
I'm SO happy that SOMA made it on the list. I agree... moments of that game have stuck with me from the moment I experienced it myself.
I'm glad Deadly Premonitions made your list! It was especially weird but very memorable and entertaining. Francis York Morgan has to be one of the most "unusual" protagonists in gaming. And the music was just as bizarre as the game! I really enjoyed watching you play this and was actually surprised with the ending. It does stick with you.
Banjo Kazooie is criminally underrated. Great start to the list.
How? It's widely regarded as one of the best 3D platformers ever made and possibly Rare's best game in general.
Freedom Fighters getting a mention made my shout at my TV screen in delight, way to rep the classics Jon!
Oh good call on Freedom Fighters! I played that loads back in the day, great game.
This list is a nice segway to the Skies of Arcadia, which is also my favourite videogame. I'm so happy this is coming closer, even if it probably won't be a hit for everyone. The game is so flippin' good though!
The Soma pick is wild
Oh, how I do love a good ol' fashioned list countdown!
I literally said "DUDE YES" when you first mentioned Freedom Fighter. Def forgotten classic
I know people talk about how the added difficulty of having no notebook in the OG majoras mask made it more “difficult” and “rewarding” as someone who’s only played the 3ds remaster I still loved it to death.
The best way to ever do a big list like this is a pair rank system. It's easy to compare two things and figure out which is your favourite, it's much more difficult to take 50 things and figure out what order they go in.
Very solid list, the only ones i would put in would be personal ones which has shaped my gaming interest.
Idk if you ever tried this, but I would be super interested if you did achievement hunting for games you love or play a lot
My predictions for some of top10 or extremely high in charts. Rome:Total War, Skyrim, Fallout NZ, Xcom 2, Mass Effect, possible wildcards might be Tony Hawk, Hitman and Stellaris. Having been a Jon fan for decade+ these are games he has talked about fondly in past. My personal top 10 would have Final Fantasy X and Chonos Trigger in it.
Jon i am so glad you put deadly premonition on here.
Interesting list. I don't know that I could get to 50 in my list of top games. I know that some obvious classics would be there - FNV, Portal, Mass Effect, Dragon's Age 1 and 3. I've also spent a crapton of time in MMOs, and WoW definitely has to be on my list. The first few years of vanilla, and then Wrath and Legion - some of the best games ever made. Control has to be on my list as well. The creepy atmosphere, the way your character progresses - I just enjoyed that one so much. Looking forward to seeing what goes on this list in later episodes.
I'm at Majora and having a great time (which I needed today) so here's a comment for the algorithm gawds and a thank you to you for brightening my day. Thank you for all your hard work.
Lit video idea! Really interested in hearing the whole list!
Freedom Fighters is one of the many PS2 gems that doesnt have wide recognition. I played through that game sooo many times.
Oh my goodness, Freedom Fighters, yes! That was such a good time back then. Glad it still holds up. I was fully expecting a lot of action games to copy a similar gameplay style after playing it, it felt that much like a classic at the time
Also that soundtrack... Absolutely epic
Jon, you _really_ should play Psychonauts and Psychonauts 2. It has that wonderful blend of a thoughtful story and excellent humour that you tend to like.
If he hasn't, I heartedly agree.
Somehow the graphics of Banjo really made me think of Psychonauts, and yes, definitely a game Jon would enjoy
I never did play 2... if Jon does a full playthrough, I won't have to lol.
Great list so far! Hades and Beat Saber are great choices
Jon is the only one I trust to give a list like this. I'm super hyped.
Glad that you're not spoiling! I think everyone should be able to play even decades old games without having plot twists revealed before they get to those themselves.
It's always interesting to hear your thoughts on your favourite games. I'm glad that Life is Strange and Deadly Premonition made your top 50, because your playthroughs of those two games were wonderful and so enjoyable imo, and I might even rewatch them eventually.
It's as always so unfortunate that you decided to play LiS 2 as a live stream with viewers making choices, because I think you'd have a very different experience with that game if you'd played it yourself and gotten your own ending. I know you didn't like that game, but that game is to me the best that Don'tNOD has created - despite LiS 1 having more mass appeal (I say that as someone who loves that game so much). I will always mourn that we never got to see a completely blind playthrough of LiS 2 with your own choices.
Just waiting to see how far up the list Binary Domain is going to be ;)
I’m sooo here for this
Jon states that Beatsaber is the best vr game, but has he ever tried Red Matter? It would be exactly right up his alley, and seeing him trying to puzzle together the mystery would be very entertaining.
Surprised to see Deadly Premonition on here. I loved watching you play it - I still go back and rewatch it sometimes - but it's such a bonkers broken game. It feels like the opposite of SOMA, which haunts me years later. Loving this list so far.
Nice one Jon!
This will be a treat, thank you.
As someone who is a huge fan of video games and listing things this video is made for me
Soma... might be a surprise??? Really? To who? Soma is a goddamn masterpiece of provoking thought and atmosphere. It's utterly brilliant.
If KOTOR was able to make your top games of all time list, you will really enjoy KOTOR 2
Beat Saber is amazing. Maybe you can try lone echo one day. It's a pretty good one for exploring zero g movement.
I have always felt that Sim City 4 was the pinnacle of the series, and I played the games since Sim City on the SNES (which I think is in many ways, the second best, because of the fun and accessability they put into it.)
Ooh! I can't wait to see where Circus Atari ranks on this list!
Star Control date 0064!!
Favorite games of all time, you say? I bet I can guess what number one is. In fact I KNOW what number one is!
Jon’s favorite game of all time time is Star Control 2, whether he knows it or not, and I am yet again humbly (earth shatteringly humbly) requesting that he play it.
Tyvm and gb
I like the fact there is a lot of older games here 😊
A glimpse into Pandora's box exactly what I need to distract me from having my Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger accounts being hacked.
Thank you, Jon! As always, you're my salvation in times of crisis doing my mental health wonders💖
koToR also has a great twist which is well delivered.
Jon: "I'm not gonna spoil the ending of The Last Of Us."
Outro: "Flamethrower, flamethrower!" 😂
Jon have you ever played any of the soulsbourne games?
22:40 Mawkish - adjective. Sentimental in an exaggerated or false way.
Archaic - having a faint sickly flavour.
Thanks for the word of the day Jon.
I, too, was pleased with that word drop. Only hear it once a decade
*me being totally chill* "Number fifty...Bioshock!" REEEEEEE
So much for skies of Arcadia starting tonight
oh, here we go
So glad Life Is Strange got a spot here, by a strange coincidence I just loaded it up on Monday for the first time in 7 years and as soon as that main menu music kicked in I was thrown right back into that same gut-wrenching feeling from the first time I played it
Hella good game
I have a VR system and haven't played Beat Saber. I was given a 1st gen oculus by a friend who was upgrading. I don't have much money and haven't bought many things for it. It doesn't seem like a game I would be particularly interested in, since I'm not a big music person.
i don't think i've even played 50 games. but i like watching videos about them.