Is it me or were none of those games particularly influential? I don't know what "Associated Content" is but I think they should rethink their list.
Question of the Day, August 12, 2010
- Thread starter The Escapist Staff
- Start date
Agreed. Isn't this supposed to be an influential list? If so, what the hell is Mobile Suit Gundam doing there?! Or Godzilla?! Or any of them for that matter!?linwolf said:
I can't say that any of these games have changed video games in any way. Maybe Animal Crossing because its kinda a precursor to FarmVille.... Nah.
I'm sorry, I don't understand the question. Anyone have a link to the article? I'd like to see their reasoning for each game...
Maybe this is just some cruel joke or something. Alright. I'll play along. I vote for Fable II, because it was pretty good.
Out of those options, I'd have to pick Harvest Moon, and it is definitely innovative, but innovation isn't really the same as changing gaming. Do you feel the influence of Harvest Moon in many games you play these days? Did Pikmin change gaming by simplifying RTS's and bringing them to a console crowd? Was Four Swords really the first four player co-op? And this is more of an actual question, since I've played the first but not the second: What did Fable 2 do that was so groundbreaking and a herald for change?
Hell, recently I'd argue that God of War changed gaming the most by bringing Quicktime events to the forefront and making them a prominent mechanic. Have you felt its influence in games? Now, sure it wasn't the first to do them, but you can't tell me there haven't been swarms more within the past 5 years because of God of War...
And beyond that, there have got to be games with more of an effect, and older ones at that.
I actually want to do a little more research into this because I have no idea how they qualify "change"... Does anyone have a link to the original article this is referencing?
And by the way, to whoever brings up "Influential", that is never mentioned (at least here). Changing gaming is not the same as being influential, presumably, but I'm having a hard time qualifying that due to a lack of original article. Their site is not easy to search through either.
EDIT: Found the article: http://www.associatedcontent.com/ar...games_that_changed_gaming_without.html?cat=19
Now to read it.
Hell, recently I'd argue that God of War changed gaming the most by bringing Quicktime events to the forefront and making them a prominent mechanic. Have you felt its influence in games? Now, sure it wasn't the first to do them, but you can't tell me there haven't been swarms more within the past 5 years because of God of War...
And beyond that, there have got to be games with more of an effect, and older ones at that.
I actually want to do a little more research into this because I have no idea how they qualify "change"... Does anyone have a link to the original article this is referencing?
And by the way, to whoever brings up "Influential", that is never mentioned (at least here). Changing gaming is not the same as being influential, presumably, but I'm having a hard time qualifying that due to a lack of original article. Their site is not easy to search through either.
EDIT: Found the article: http://www.associatedcontent.com/ar...games_that_changed_gaming_without.html?cat=19
Now to read it.
Fable 2, it made a revolution with its morality system that changed how RPGs work and capped it off with an immersive world and challenging gameplay.
...
Seriously though, ive never even heard of any of those games save for fable and zelda. This is a cruel joke, right?
...
Seriously though, ive never even heard of any of those games save for fable and zelda. This is a cruel joke, right?
Anything from Associated Content should be disregarded a priori. Anyone can submit anything and have it published on that site. The content is mostly served up to other sites to give a faux impression of authority, and ultimately, just clog up Google search results and show ads. Think of it as the Associated Press's pathetic wannabe younger sibling.
Animal Crossing, but I only say this the lesser of eight evils. Given the world's focus on sandbox style gameplay in recent years, Animal Crossing was way ahead of the curve, offering us infinite ways to accomplish nothing long before anyone else was.
hmm, I'd have to go with the Zelda one. I'm pretty sure this game had something to do with all the co-op games we've been getting this gen.
Meh, I can't really agree with you. WoW borrowed practically everything from previous RPGs and Tolkien, it does have a few unique bits, but there is nothing too groundbreaking that hasn't been done before.mattaui said:
My most influential list would definitely include Half-Life for inventing the modern FPS storytelling, Halo for making regenerative health and "realism" popular, Doom for practically creating the FPS genre ( duh
) and prolly Deus Ex simply for pure excellence and taking the bar above the clouds.