Everyone who played The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild probably suspect this for some time, but now it’s official. It’s now the greatest game ever. At least, if you believe in polls.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild ~ Number 1 Forever!
A recent poll was conducted by TV Asahi, reported and translated by ResetEra user Hayama Akito, during a 3-hour long show where they decided upon the best 100 video games in history.
Apparently, this poll consisted of a grand total of 50,000 votes. This gives us a pretty good clue as to what people think is the top video game in history. And of course, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for the Nintendo Switch got first place. As you would expect from Link’s greatest adventure yet. At least, until the sequel comes out.
Top 100 Games: Honorable Mention
Now you might be wondering: what are the runner-ups after The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild? Well, for the very curious, here are the other 99 games down the list from TV Asahi’s poll. Enjoy:
1st to 10th
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Dragon Quest V
- Final Fantasy VII
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Splatoon 2
- Dragon Quest III
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Chrono Trigger
- Final Fantasy X
- Super Mario Bros. 3
11 to 20th
- Pokemon Diamond Pearl
- Super Mario Kart
- Undertale
- Pokemon Sword Shield
- Dragon Quest IV
- KINGDOM HEARTS II
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- METAL GEAR SOLID 3 SNAKE EATER
- GENSO SUIKODEN II
- Minecraft
21st to 30th place
- Splatoon
- Animal Crossing
- Fire Emblem: Fuuka Yukigetsu
- Pokemon Red and Green
- Tetris
- Pokemon Black and White
- Dragon Quest XI
- MOTHER2
- Ookami
- Apex Legends
31st to 40th
- Tactics Ogre
- Resident Evil
- Final Fantasy VI
- Final Fantasy V
- Xenoblade 2
- Pokémon Gold and Silver
- Final Fantasy IX
- Puyo Puyo
- DARK SOULS III
- Xenogears
41st to 50th
- Momotaro Dentetsu – Showa Heisei – Japanese classic too! ~
- Persona 5
- Xenoblade
- Dragon Quest X
- Kirby the star Wii
- Dragon Quest II
- Final Fantasy XIV
- NieR: Automata
- Kingdom Hearts
- Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire
51st to 60th
- Final Fantasy IV
- The Legend of Zelda
- Tales of the Abyss
- Dragon Quest VIII
- Yokai Watch 2
- Super Mario Galaxy
- Super Donkey Kong
- Animal Crossing
- Dead by Daylight
- Pokemon Black and White 2
61st to 70th
- Nintendo All Star! Super Smash Bros.
- XEVIOUS
- Final Fantasy III
- Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver
- Suikoden: Genso Suikoden
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Bloodborne
- Pokemon X and Y
- Super Mario RPG
- Monster Hunter: World
71st to 100th
- Dr. Mario
- Kirby Super Deluxe
- Gran Turismo 4
- Super Smash Bros.
- Super Smash Bros. X
- Animal Crossing
- Kirby’s Air Ride
- Mario Kart Wii
- Nobunaga’s Ambition: Nationwide Version
- METAL GEAR SOLID
- The Legend of Zelda: Mujura no Kamen
- Dragon Quest Builders 2: Sidoh and the Empty Island
- Seiken Densetsu: Legend of Mana
- Dragon Quest VII: Warriors of Eden
- Final Fantasy XI
- Dragon Quest VI: Land of the Lost
- Monster Hunter
- Monster Hunter Double Cross
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
- Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Final Fantasy VIII
- Street Fighter 2
- Monster Hunter 4G
- Persona 5 The Royal
- Fire Emblem: The Genealogy of the Holy War
- MOTHER
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms
- Super Mario World
- Persona 4
- Pocket Monsters Platinum
- Persona 3
Food For Thought?
So far on this list of top 100 games, we see quite a few games we expect to see. Others though comes as a complete surprise. Would you have guessed that Splatoon 2 would make it into the top 10, or Undertale into the top 20? Heck, even as a Tales fan, I was surprised that Tales of the Abyss even made it onto the list at all, with how little-known the series is. In fact, it’s the only Tales game to make it onto the list, which isn’t a surprise if you’ve played the game, and know how good it is.
Perhaps you might have some strong opinions about which game made it into the top 30 or not? If you do, do you mind telling us in the comments section?
Source: denfaminicogame.jp, ResetEra
