I’m curious what you guys have to say about this. Are there any games you consider perfect? Can a game even be perfect?
My example of a perfect game is always Portal 1. Portal 2 has more going on, but in 1 there just isn’t anything to shave off. From start to end, there is nothing I’d change about the game. It’s short, infinitely replayable, great pacing. I like Portal 2 a lot in concept, in concept it should be a perfect sequel, but it just doesn’t keep the extreme tightness of the original game.
NGL I love teetering shitheaps like Path of Exile and Warframe. It’s probably my own modder/dev brain but I can really feel the devs having fun playing around with this thing they’ve made, this solid foundation, and just filling it with stuff they thought was cool.