@Lunick hell yea to that. Also sorry, didn't mean your list specifically, I was referring to what a typical list with this prompt would look like generally. For sure Shadow of the Colossus, Dark Souls, and probably Chrono Trigger would be on there as well. I wouldn't be surprised about the inclusion of FFVII, Halo and/or Doom as well

A gaming Criterion is such a fascinating hypothetical. Realistically, I think many internet savvy gamers who are familiar with the consensus on many of "the most important games of all time" would be disappointed, because I think the list would look different. Also it would be dependent on companies/publishers to play nice and care about preservation, and we all know that's not happening.

@RedBackLoggd: That's correct; if I recall correctly, I encountered the first possible ending about 2-3 hours into my playthrough. Without delving into spoilers, I was given the opportunity to escape the colony in a sneaky fashion early on. Even though there were a few other loose narrative threads still hanging, I took my chances and got out of there. It was a welcome surprise to load my save and find that I could keep going. Glad I kept going as there's two additional possible endings that arise from that arc that were much more edifying.