Author Topic: Don't digg this... 1337 (Read 5906 times)

Luigison · « **on:** November 15, 2008, 06:20:16 PM »

Haha. I just checked a digg page I'd commented on and saw the attached...

http://digg.com/gaming_news/The_25_Best_First_Levels_of_All_Time

Lizard Dude · « **Reply #1 on:** November 15, 2008, 06:59:19 PM »

Haha, cool.

Regarding the article, the choices were a bit too based on nostalgia. The first levels of the main Marios, Sonic, Zeldas, and Metroid? Really? They confused "best first level" with "start of awesome games".

Here's the real top 2 best first levels ever:

#2 God of War

#1 God of War II

Glorb · « **Reply #2 on:** November 15, 2008, 07:16:28 PM »

Rong.

#2 - Half-Life
#1 - Half-Life 2

MaxVance · « **Reply #3 on:** November 15, 2008, 07:31:28 PM »

So is this thread about Digg, the GameDaily article, our favorite first levels in games, or just about what happened when you viewed that page?

nensondubois · « **Reply #4 on:** November 15, 2008, 08:09:56 PM »

Super Mario Bros. should have been

#1

ShadowBrain · « **Reply #5 on:** November 15, 2008, 10:32:16 PM »

I don't get it... (and why are our opinions on the best first levels spoilers?)

Also, LameDaily.

Suffix · « **Reply #6 on:** November 15, 2008, 11:13:07 PM »

Quote from: Glorb on November 15, 2008, 07:16:28 PM

Rong.

#2 - Half-Life
#1 - Half-Life 2

The first chapter of HL1 was cool, but the first chapter of HL2 was weird and confusing. Surely there are better first levels/chapters out there. I'd vote for HL1 as best introduction.

bobman37 · « **Reply #7 on:** November 15, 2008, 11:36:33 PM »

I dunno. I really liked the feel of the first chapter of HL2. I mean, I didn't really understand it the first time I played it... it wasn't too significant, I guess. But I thought it felt really cool and I enjoyed it a lot.

I don't know so much about BioShock's first level being the second best of all time, but I would definitely argue that BioShock as a whole is the second best game of all time.

SolidShroom · « **Reply #8 on:** November 16, 2008, 02:02:08 AM »

MGS 2 maybe because it let you use Solid Snake?

Lizard Dude · « **Reply #9 on:** November 16, 2008, 06:41:39 AM »

I don't see how you can look yourself in the mirror and call the tram ride the best "level". It was a very significant thing in the growth of FPS storytelling, but if you think it beats either God of War you're nuts.

Turtlekid1 · « **Reply #10 on:** November 16, 2008, 07:31:17 AM »

#1 Kingdom Hearts

Lizard Dude · « **Reply #11 on:** November 16, 2008, 07:53:23 AM »

Glorb · « **Reply #12 on:** November 16, 2008, 08:34:26 AM »

Quote from: Lizard Dude on November 16, 2008, 06:41:39 AM

I don't see how you can look yourself in the mirror and call the tram ride the best "level". It was a very significant thing in the growth of FPS storytelling, but if you think it beats either God of War you're nuts.

Not the tram ride, the whole game up to and including the resonance cascade sequence. Yes, I think that's technically two or three "chapters", but seeing as how they're all continuously connected and the game doesn't have any "levels"....yeah.

WarpRattler · « **Reply #13 on:** November 16, 2008, 10:04:10 AM »

Quote from: Turtlekid1 on November 16, 2008, 07:31:17 AM

#1 Kingdom Hearts

Not even close. I mean, sure, both of the PS2 games have decent introductory levels, but at the end, they're almost exactly the same, and neither of them are as good as other games...as in, "at least two-thirds of the like 80 games I just looked at have better introductory levels".

The number one introductory level is obviously God of War II.

Chupperson Weird · « **Reply #14 on:** November 16, 2008, 10:27:07 AM »

I've only seen the intro level from God of War 1, but ... what makes it so great? You're just attacking stuff on a boat.