Stolen Pixels #156: 2009
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Ill Drink [small]soda[/small] to that!Chipperz said:
I like the list, my only problem was that Ocarina of Time wasn't on it.
But thats just my LoZ fanboy talking.
Here is to another year!
Thank you Escapist Staff and my fellow escapist for making this the great site it is!
Yea I was playing it yesterday and I noticed something, the sounds are the same since CoD 2!!! It's the same recycled game over and over, it just looks prettier now, and not by much.Jandau said:
I am a PC gamer, but I am not bitter. Nor will I be held responsible for the forthcoming arson of your shed in your backyard. I was in Cleveland at the time. Honest! o.oCantFaketheFunk said:
Which makes me giggle, with all the crying about Left 4 Dead 2, I haven't heard one person complain that MW2 is really nothing more than an expansion. WHICH IT IS!Vault boy Eddie said:
I for one find your list relevant, Shamus.(Except Goldeneye should have been there for 97, but that's just a small itty bitty point) And I would like to challenge the detractors to share their own lists of a game from each year for the last 40. It is easy to tear down something, why not show some stuff and build something instead?
You know it feels like only yesterday that I was reading an article in Dragon magazine about Bethesda's upcoming fantasy game with an innovative new construction set. Has it really been seven years since then? I feel old now.Onyx Oblivion said:
EQ is still going though. And still getting expansions. Or are we going to say that MewTwo invented FPS's now? I thought we'd got over that with HALO.Shimeru said:
I'm going to be that guy and say that Mass Effect came out in 2008, not 2007. Personally I would have put TF2 in 2007 and Gears of War 2 in 2008 purely because of how it popularized additional content like Horde, Nazi Zombie, Spec Ops etc. Either that or Braid for bringing Arty/Indie games to a greater audience, myself included.
Good list.
Good list.
Many a true word is spoken in jest.CantFaketheFunk said:
If you don't think being one of the most successful game of all time is significant then you can also look at the controversey it caused, It was mentioned in the houses of parliament, while we have troops in Iraq, are in a recession, are losing troops daily in Afghanistan, are angry as hell with MPs fiddling their expenses... It's not like it's been a quiet year so someone dropped it in conversation.
How about one of the first mainstream FPS titles to ditch dedicated servers? I think it deserved the mention.
My addition to the conversation comes during 1992. Was Alone in the Dark really more influential than Dune II: Battle for Arrakis? That was the birth of RTS. No one had micro before that point.
MW2? Oh, no no! It's the same thing as MW1. And there's no BIG difference between other shooters.
You can't say that something is ''historically significant'' only because it's popular. It's like saying that Jonas Brothers and Twilight it historically significant and should be remembered as much as ..eh.. Beatles and Citizen Kane.
You can't say that something is ''historically significant'' only because it's popular. It's like saying that Jonas Brothers and Twilight it historically significant and should be remembered as much as ..eh.. Beatles and Citizen Kane.
It's not just about selling a lot, folks. It's about selling more than any other form of entertainment media. We've been heading in that direction for a while now, but this is the first time it's actually happened. Sure, other games, movies, and books will likely supplant the accomplishment, but nevertheless, it's a watershed moment for gaming, whether you like the title in question or not.
Choosing Prince of Persia over Tetris personally miffs me quite a bit and I also have my fair share of doubts for 2005-2009 games. But other than that, it's a good list.
The most important question to ask is: Will they remain great games in, say, 10-20 years or utterly forgotten? Only time and the benefit of hindsight will really tell whether these games were really all that great or just competent.
The most important question to ask is: Will they remain great games in, say, 10-20 years or utterly forgotten? Only time and the benefit of hindsight will really tell whether these games were really all that great or just competent.
Now, was 2006 just completely devoid of other good games, or do I just completely not grasp the significance of Half-Life 2: Episode 1?
It was a decent game, not as geat as HL2 but not bad in any reguards... but I have a hard time believing nothing better/more significant came out then...
It was a decent game, not as geat as HL2 but not bad in any reguards... but I have a hard time believing nothing better/more significant came out then...
LOL it seems to be that things have come full circle today with only a small number of meaningful titles released at the same time (holiday season) and surrounded by hundreds of pieces of shovelware.