Question of the Day, August 12, 2010
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I just Fable 2 as my answer... Because everyone else are trying to overhype their game, which they can't really do because it's Peter's thing!!!
For me it was harvest mood, Thanks to that game, i learned to take my time with everything else and just think, before i played that game I just ran in and tryed to make everything my *****.
I like how none of those games listed have really changed videogames much at all. If you want to look at ground breaking games, I would look at Mario 64, Half Life, Halo, etc.
Mario 64 set the standard for 3D platforms. It was one of the first and still a solid game. Before Half Life, FPS's used crappy keyboard controls. Half Life was one of the first games to utilize the mouse as a means of looking around. I would also like to list Half Life 2 because it was one of the first games to really utilize physics. Half Life 2: Episode 1 also introduced HDR which is now in virtually every game. As for Halo, it was the first decent multiplayer FPS by console standards. Another game that comes to mind is Gears of War. It introduced a streamlined cover system that is now in all kinds of games. Finally Grand Theft Auto 3 introduced the possibilities of large sandbox games though I argue no other game company has come close to GTA's sandbox quality.
Pikmin is a great series, but I can't see how it's been very influential. I've never even heard of that Gundam game. I guess Animal Crossing would be the only exception on the list because it's the earliest example of a truly successful game that captures the nonhardcore gamer market (i.e. the casual gamer). These are the same people who bought the Wii for instance. I also don't know why Disgaea is on there. Aside from being a grindfest, there seems to be nothing special about it. I would imagine that the original Final Fantasy Tactics game makes more sense considering it was probably most people's first introduced to tactics games.
Mario 64 set the standard for 3D platforms. It was one of the first and still a solid game. Before Half Life, FPS's used crappy keyboard controls. Half Life was one of the first games to utilize the mouse as a means of looking around. I would also like to list Half Life 2 because it was one of the first games to really utilize physics. Half Life 2: Episode 1 also introduced HDR which is now in virtually every game. As for Halo, it was the first decent multiplayer FPS by console standards. Another game that comes to mind is Gears of War. It introduced a streamlined cover system that is now in all kinds of games. Finally Grand Theft Auto 3 introduced the possibilities of large sandbox games though I argue no other game company has come close to GTA's sandbox quality.
Pikmin is a great series, but I can't see how it's been very influential. I've never even heard of that Gundam game. I guess Animal Crossing would be the only exception on the list because it's the earliest example of a truly successful game that captures the nonhardcore gamer market (i.e. the casual gamer). These are the same people who bought the Wii for instance. I also don't know why Disgaea is on there. Aside from being a grindfest, there seems to be nothing special about it. I would imagine that the original Final Fantasy Tactics game makes more sense considering it was probably most people's first introduced to tactics games.
Kill.Switch changed gaming.
it was the first shooter to have a 'cover' function, and that made combat in Third-Person Shooters (and even some First-Person Shooters) way more expansive and innovative.
it was the first shooter to have a 'cover' function, and that made combat in Third-Person Shooters (and even some First-Person Shooters) way more expansive and innovative.
Well, Disgaea made me have a full 180 degree turn in opinion on turn-based tactical RPGs.
I now drool over almost every single one of them.
Except Heroes of Might and Magic type games.
I just don't like that system for some reason.
And as changing your opinion on an aspect of gaming and an aspect of gaming actually changing from a personal point of view are pretty much the same thing, I say Disgaea.
I now drool over almost every single one of them.
Except Heroes of Might and Magic type games.
I just don't like that system for some reason.
And as changing your opinion on an aspect of gaming and an aspect of gaming actually changing from a personal point of view are pretty much the same thing, I say Disgaea.
I vote none of the above. Those are just games involved in gaming. Hardly games that changed gaming. Comparing these games industry changing influence is like comparing the stopping power of ants. Each one sure has their bite, and you can feel it- but alone they don't have the strength move a walnut.
There are NO iconic games in this selection. No icons, no signifigant influence.
There are NO iconic games in this selection. No icons, no signifigant influence.
Fuck Pikmin. What about Katamari? Besides this whole article is simply the opinion of one of the millions upon millions of gamers out there. It's certainly up to us to agree or disagree.
The closest thing I'd pick to call influential on that list would have to be Harvest Moon, only because it kind of started that "take care of whatever" type of game like animal Crossing and such. But really, nothing on there is stuff I'd call influential.
Super Mario Bros. It's the reason gaming is even alive today, and it made 2D platformers arguably the most popular genre until the Playstation, Nintendo 64 and Saturn brought on 3D graphics.
Yeah, and it's not even on the list. Although I voted Harvest Moon, because it's somewhat similar to Animal Crossing and it came first.
Yeah, and it's not even on the list. Although I voted Harvest Moon, because it's somewhat similar to Animal Crossing and it came first.
harvest moon all the way that game is so relaxed i own every version made so far and want them to release it for ps3