So, IGN is crazy. Like, really crazy. That, or they're corporate. Really corporate. But they also subject themselves to worldwide derision on a regular basis by releasing "Top" lists all the time, so they must be a little crazy. Their lists are always a perfectly acceptable collection of intellectual property, just seriously misplaced in terms of the order. The two possible exceptions are the "Top 25 Sci-Fi TV Series" and the "Top 100 Comic Book Villains," but that's also not really what they're known for, which is even crazier.
Still, even if the orders are completely crazy, the games they recommend are generally good. Here's a list of the ones I still haven't played off their Top 100 Modern Games list and their Top 25 Wii Games list. (I wonder what VGK and Claude think of the Wii games?)
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#98 on their Top 100 Modern Games list is a completely absurd sounding game. I only remember what it is by name because it has the incredibly strange-looking Mount Caravella. It certainly looks interesting, and I had never realized it was an IOS game till writing this, so I'll probably pick it up. UPDATE: I've played my first two sessions and enjoyed them quite a bit. There's obviously far more to play, but I'm enjoying it so far. Aesthetically very charming.
#97 on their Top 100 Modern Games list. I hated Resistance 1, unfortunately, so there's not even a chance I'm going to play this game unless I'm going to literally play every other game first.
#95 on their Top 100 Modern Games list, and #21 on their Top 25 Wii Games list. I actually have tried it on a rental, and I really enjoyed it. I'd love to beat it on another rental sometime.
#94 on their Top 100 Modern Games list. I think Crysis 2 is kind of okay? I'll probably pick this up during a Steam sale at some point, assuming Crysis hasn't been made an Origin exclusive.
#92 on their Top 100 Modern Games list. Far too tactical for my taste, as I'm absolutely terrible at tactics and strategy games.
#91 on their Top 100 Modern Games list, and man do I wish this could be in a Steam sale. Unfortunately, I feel little drive to play this when I got sick of The Sims and The Sims 2 the moment I actually tried to play them as real games. I feel like Animal Crossing just does it better.
#90 on their Top 100 Modern Games list. No chance I won't play this before Far Cry 3 releases. UPDATE: I didn't finish Far Cry 2, but I played enough to get the idea. I enjoyed my time with it! But it's a bit too aimless, a problem that Far Cry 3 definitely attempted to solve.
#88 on their Top 100 Modern Games list. Man, I hate the PSP. I really hate the PSP. Here's hoping this gets a PS3 HD rerelease MGS Peace Walker-style.
#87 on their Top 100 Modern Games list, and I've actually tried this one! Only about twenty minutes, and that is a beautiful and fun shooter. No multiplayer, though, and I won't feel shame in playing KZ3 multiplayer instead.
#86 on their Top 100 Modern Games list, and I'll wait until I actually finish Symphony of the Night before I even consider it.