Sophie’s Choice simulator 2015
A test to sort your favorite games has been making the rounds on social media over the past few days. Normally I ignore this sort of thing, but when it seemed to push our own Jonathan Holmes into an existential crisis earlier today, I started paying attention. What could all the fuss be over? So I gave it a try myself.
It’s getting worse somehow. Like choosing which eyeball to cut out. pic.twitter.com/F3PfV7RJMP
— Jonathan Holmes (@TronKnotts) November 29, 2015
This test is evil.
Seriously, how am I supposed to choose between Super Mario World and Half-Life 2? They both meant very different things to me at different points of my life. By what metric am I supposed to gauge the value of a classic like Final Fantasy Tactics against a co-op favorite like Portal 2? Why are you sticking poor KOTOR against amazing games again and again? I’m going to hurt somebody’s feelings here!
But when the dust settled, the corpses were carried off, and with the stink of betrayal hanging heavy in the air, I had to admit — the test gave me a fairly accurate top 20. Metal Gear 3, Dark Souls, and Team Fortress 2 were all in my top five.
The test was created by @MallowyGoodness (who I can only imagine is a sadistic evil genius) as a personal version of GameFAQ’s best game ever poll. You can try it for yourself here, but be warned, it’s going to hurt a little bit.
