IGN's Top 100 Games

IGN recently completed the countdown of their list of the 100 best videogames of all time.  Such lists exist to be argued over because, well, they're opinions.  I'm actually mostly not going to argue with their ordered list - particularly once you get into anyone's top ten anything, the relative ordering becomes somewhat moot.  You'll have a lot of knowledgeable people generally agreeing that yeah, those were the ten best apple varieties ever developed, but one person will pick the Fuji as their number one whereas someone else will insist on the Macintosh as the top variety.  As a result, I'm a bit bemused by the several posters who insist, passionately and at great length, that Zelda: Ocarina of Time is the Once And Future #1 Game. 

( More thoughts on IGN's list. )

Personal game news: I have all the non-minigame pieces of heart (except the presumed 2 in Hyrule Castle), and am thinking of starting the final dungeon soon.  The huz beat Super Paper Mario on Saturday (on his second attempt, armed with many more healing items and a better sense of how to beat the end), and started Super Mario Galaxy, which has gotten stellar (ha ha!) reviews from *everyone*.  It's sooooooooooo pretty!!!!!!!  and really pretty playable.  We got a quick hands-on in the local GameStop when we were browsing for a 'next game,' and I think that's part of what decided him.  Minor peeve: you only get to save when you've completed a given mission.  One sincerely hopes there aren't any really long stages! 

Looking forward to: Endless Ocean, Okami, maybe NiGHTS depending on reviews.  Was sad that Raving Rabbids 2 got mediocre reviews from both IGN and GameSpot - no rabbids at Christmas for us!