[General Discussion] Games you consider "Perfect"?

Originally Posted by Denicalis

See, for my money, no game is perfect. Even the ones I really want to say come so fucking close, like Final Fantasy VI, Shining Force II, Final Fantasy Tactics or Dragon Force. There's always something that makes them not quite there. Whether it's a translation issue, or maybe the music isn't quite there, there's always something.

I can't agree with this enough. There's always some reason why the game isn't worthy of the name "perfect". There's always one little thing that could have been better, and damn well should have been. I really would love to describe any of my favourite titles as perfect, but really... there's a small problem I can think of in regards of each of them.

No game is perfect.

However, to avoid being a troll, I'll list those I feel come closest.

In no particular order:

Super Mario World: Never had level-design in a 2D platformer been so complex, and yet so beautifully simple at the same time. I still play this game all the time. It's always going to remain a favourite.

Super Metroid: The sense of discovery and exploration, along with the gradual increase in the powers available to the player made this game constantly interesting and always fun. There were very few noticeable flaws, and it inspired a legion of imitators.

Disgaea: It is of course, open to the accusation that all one must do is grind sufficiently, and then cruise through the rest of the game on autopilot, but I've never had so much fun discovering the limits of powergaming. Making my characters all they can be is a task that required genuine thought. That's rare.

Katamari Damacy: Somewhat more tight and lean than the sequel, and thus gains the higher accolade from me. Nothing like this had ever been done before. We <3 Katamari wins praise too, just not so much. After all, by thate time, we'd seen it before.

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night: Take the formula invented by Super Metroid, and fuse it with the setting from Castlevania, and you have a game which is scarcely original, but which did almost everything right. This game should be required reading for any would-be game designer.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past: In some ways, the feel is the same as Super Metroid. The more toys you get, the more stuff you can do. However, in other ways, this game distinguishes itself far above comparisons, and has never been equalled, much less bettered, by the other games in the franchise.

Jam it back in, in the dark.