Sophie’s Choice simulator 2015
A test to sort your favorite gameshas 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)Jun 13, 2025
This test is evil.
Seriously, how am I supposed to choose betweenSuper Mario WorldandHalf-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 likeFinal Fantasy Tacticsagainst a co-op favorite likePortal 2? Why are you sticking poorKOTORagainst 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, andTeam Fortress 2were 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’sbest game ever poll. you may try it for yourselfhere, but be warned, it’s going to hurt a little bit.
