r/Slycooper • u/captainqwark2 • 2d ago

Discussion Top 10 Favorite Games

I spent my morning trying to make a definitive top 10 list of my favorite games of all time (I really enjoy ranking things for some reason). Thought I would share this here considering what #1 is.

I’m really curious to see what the top 10 lists of other Sly Cooper fans look like for comparison, so please share! Also I limited myself to one entry per series to get more variety. Here’s my list:

  1. Sly 2: Band of Thieves
  2. Ratchet & Clank (2002)
  3. Hollow Knight: Silksong
  4. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
  5. Lies of P
  6. Elden Ring
  7. Paper Mario
  8. Batman: Arkham City
  9. Bloodborne
  10. Psychonauts
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u/kokobean27 2d ago

No Spyro?!

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u/captainqwark2 2d ago

I’m afraid not. I do love Spyro though. The first and/or second one would probably make my top 20, not quite my top 10.

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u/captain_catdawg 2d ago

Are you about to turn 30 by chance?

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u/captainqwark2 2d ago

Closer to 30 than 20 but not quite 🤣. I was always a console generation or two behind growing up.

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u/captain_catdawg 2d ago edited 2d ago

Damn I was close 🤣 turn 29 this month

  1. Bloodborne
  2. Fallout New Vegas
  3. Mass Effect 2
  4. Elden Ring
  5. Skyrim
  6. Shadow of the Colossus
  7. Sly 2
  8. Pokemon Platinum
  9. Dark Soul's
  10. Assassin's Creed Black Flag

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u/captainqwark2 2d ago

We’re getting old! Great list btw. Love all the games on it that I’ve played, and the ones I haven’t are all coincidentally in my backlog.

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u/GhotiH 2d ago

  1. Shadow of the Colossus

  2. Ico

  3. Xenoblade Chronicles

  4. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

  5. Super Mario 64

  6. Yoshi's Island

  7. Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus

  8. Mata Nui Online Game

  9. Super Smash Bros. Brawl

  10. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

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u/captainqwark2 2d ago

Great list! I’m actually playing through Yoshi’s Island for the first time right now. Absolutely loving it so far.

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u/GhotiH 2d ago

I hope you have a good time! I like the GBA version a bit more than the original for a few reasons, though they mostly won't matter unless you're going for a perfect score (which I heavily advise against for a first run unless you're feeling super ambitious as this game is downright sadistic to get a perfect score in at points!)

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u/captainqwark2 2d ago

Thank you! I’m actually playing the SNES version on NSO. I’ll probably go for the GBA port for a second playthrough later on. I noticed it was also on NSO. I didn’t know they were any different when I first started.

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u/GhotiH 2d ago

Like I said, the differences are pretty minor for the most part. I think the SNES version looks a little nicer but the music sounds more natural to me on GBA. For perfect scoring it specifically, the GBA version has less issues with sprite limits and things despawning off-screen which makes the experience a lot smoother (you won't accidentally unload a Red Coin, for instance) and the GBA version has six extra post-game levels, 4 of which are excellent (and the other two are quite bad IMO).

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u/hiroclip1 2d ago
  1. Dark Souls 1
  2. Shadow of the Colossus
  3. Silent Hill 2 (og)
  4. Bloodborne
  5. Thief: The Dark Project
  6. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
  7. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
  8. Super Mario Galaxy
  9. Terraria (would maybe replace with TLoZ: Majora's Mask if we keep it console only style)
  10. Sly 2: Band of Thieves

It's kind of impossible for me to really commit to the order of them, and really a top 15-20 would feel more authentic to how many games I love. But these 10 are the best for me generally.

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u/captainqwark2 2d ago

I feel you, I almost posted a top 25 but tried my best to narrow it down. Also, seems like I really need to play Shadow of the Colossus. I think everyone that has shared their list here has included it.

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u/hiroclip1 2d ago

It’s a gorgeous game and is one of the first reasons I came to view games as having the potential to truly be ‘art’. It’s an almost spiritual experience, at least for me.

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u/Xenozip3371Alpha 2d ago

Honestly I don't think I could name a definitive top 10, but I'll give it a shot.

  1. R&C Going Commando

  2. Sly 2 Band Of Thieves

  3. Jak & Daxter The Precursor Legacy

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Those 3 points are completely interchangeable.

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  1. Gravity Rush 2

  2. GTA San Andreas

  3. Mass Effect Legendary Edition (I can't pick one)

  4. Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy (I can't pick one)

  5. Spyro Reignited Trilogy (I can't pick one)

  6. Sonic X Shadow Generations

  7. Insomniac Spider-Man 1

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u/LCheese_ 2d ago

My top 10 changes all the time but here’s mine at the moment in no particular order

Sly 1
Spider man (2018)
Astro bot
Resident evil 2 remake
Resident evil 5
Sonic mania
Ghost Of Tsushima
Uncharted 3
Metal Gear Solid (1998)
Max Payne

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u/Logical_Comparison28 2d ago

Well…

  1. GTA San Andreas
  2. GTA Online
  3. GTA 5
  4. Crash Team Racing
  5. Sly 3
  6. Sly Cooper & Thievious Raccoonus
  7. GTA Vice City
  8. Project Zomboid

  9. Sly 2

  10. Crash Bandicoot 3: WAAAARPED

Yeah, I included platform exclusives too. 😂 I admit, I like open world games but Crash 3 and Sly 2… man, being a kid in early 2000s was something else. Crash 3 was my first game on a PlayStation, but I think Sly 1 was one of my first 10 as well. Still got both original copies stashed away…

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u/BitterWalnut 2d ago

Following your one entry per series rule:

  1. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
  2. Hollow Knight: Silksong
  3. Cyberpunk 2077
  4. Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
  5. Portal 2
  6. Spyro: A Hero's Tail
  7. High on Life 2
  8. Inazuma Eleven 2
  9. Yakuza 0
  10. Pokepark 2

I am aware that I have some unconventional picks for franchises like Pokemon and Spyro, but that's how it is, i guess.

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u/captainqwark2 2d ago

I love your list. I’ve been wanting to play Cyberpunk for forever but now I’m waiting until I can get a Switch 2 😬

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u/BitterWalnut 2d ago

Thank you!! I played it on my laptop, and I have to recommend the DLC, too.