A subject like "Best of All Time" is a very touchy and delicate one. You have to avoid offending people whose opinions wildly clash with yours. If you say, for example, that the best game of all time is "Final Fantasy VII", then your bound to receive opposing arguments from your peers. (Especially if you're on an internet forum)
Judging the best game or best movie is a very difficult task for anyone. One thing we can easily judge, however, is our favorite movie. Our favorite games. Games or movies that we've fallen in love with so much, whether as a child, or later in life.
There is a very distinct difference between "favorite" and "best", but however obvious that is, too many people seem to forget it. If I were to tell you that my favorite game of all time, "Paper Mario", was the best of all time, many of you would go into a fit of rage. After all, why eschew classics like "Ocarina of Time", or again, "Final Fantasy VII"?
It's easy for our favorites to overshadow and corrupt our view of "best". You have to think of a game or movie that are so beloved by many, far and wide. Many say movies like "Citizen Kane", or "The Godfather", or even "Jason and the Argonauts". I can understand all of these being candidates for "best", but from my point of view, there is no "best". I cannot think of anyone who can logically judge the "Best Movie or Game of All Time". It's impossible.
But my point is this. Movies and games are very artistic mediums, and as with any art, we must not fall into the trap of only focusing on what is the best. That isn't the point of art. So just relax, put down the keyboard before you start typing the many profanities you would on any other blog or message board. Just enjoy the medium.
...And I will stand by "Paper Mario" until the end, so don't deride it.
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