LordOcidax
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Mario
Most industry defining & influential game of all time ?
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Artistic
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Super Mario 64.
Maybe for it's time, but platformers is kind of a archaic genre.
Midway-AGNC-
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GoldenEye 007 being absent as an option is absurd. This game single-handedly popularized the FPS genre on consoles years before Halo, which often gets the credit for doing so. Everything Halo is known for was already being done by GoldenEye 007.
deathsaber
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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare- completely transformed the FPS genre, and how single player and MP existed and worked in these games.
The format used to be - the single player/campaign was the focus point, and then you threw in a couple of maps for MP that let you have some mindless fun to "keep it going".
But Modern Warfare changed the game- made MP the main event and the campaign (if its even there)- its largely just a short lived tech demo to ease you into the MP. With this, they added the whole progression system that's been synonymous of what pretty much all shooters do now that keeps you playing endlessly, giving you upgrades, new weapons/mods, skins, cosmetics, along with ranks, and gave you purpose of more than that mindless fun.
After this game dropped, what MS/Bungie was doing with Halo (up to that point, being massively popular)- simply wasn't enough for a FPS package anymore. And I truly think it's why CoD is what it still is today, while Halo is kind of struggled with its identity in the post MW landscape. They've certainly tried to apply MW-style progression in later releases, but it has never really resonated or felt anywhere near as compelling since.
The format used to be - the single player/campaign was the focus point, and then you threw in a couple of maps for MP that let you have some mindless fun to "keep it going".
But Modern Warfare changed the game- made MP the main event and the campaign (if its even there)- its largely just a short lived tech demo to ease you into the MP. With this, they added the whole progression system that's been synonymous of what pretty much all shooters do now that keeps you playing endlessly, giving you upgrades, new weapons/mods, skins, cosmetics, along with ranks, and gave you purpose of more than that mindless fun.
After this game dropped, what MS/Bungie was doing with Halo (up to that point, being massively popular)- simply wasn't enough for a FPS package anymore. And I truly think it's why CoD is what it still is today, while Halo is kind of struggled with its identity in the post MW landscape. They've certainly tried to apply MW-style progression in later releases, but it has never really resonated or felt anywhere near as compelling since.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
DOOM, Ocarina of Time and RE4
Voted Ocarina of Time because out of those it's the one I like the most.
Voted Ocarina of Time because out of those it's the one I like the most.
Bondo
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I think alot of those games revolutionize their respective genres,
For me- MGS1 revolutionized the action/stealth genre and from that point forward we saw alot of what MGS started; - in other games. It was a huge wow moment for me on multiple fronts.
So i voted for MGS, specifically 1.
For me- MGS1 revolutionized the action/stealth genre and from that point forward we saw alot of what MGS started; - in other games. It was a huge wow moment for me on multiple fronts.
So i voted for MGS, specifically 1.
DevilHunterX0
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Where is Kill.Switch?
nush
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Space Invaders, not on the list.
The first breakthrough game that was a worldwide cultural phenomenon. Started the shump genre (all later developers did was add a scrolling background). Many companies only started making games becuse space invaders showed then how much money they could make.
The first breakthrough game that was a worldwide cultural phenomenon. Started the shump genre (all later developers did was add a scrolling background). Many companies only started making games becuse space invaders showed then how much money they could make.
Topher
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I don't want to minimize Half-life, but Doom trailblazed the FPS shooter genre prior to Half-life. Doom wasn't the first, but it popularized the genre more than any other as well as made folks aware of the games that preceded it like Wolfenstein and System Shock.
Wildebeest
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It's World of Warcraft because what other game on the list is as totally boring, insipid, full of recurring payments, and demands you base your whole way of life around playing it and supporting it.
pudel
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Doom was cool as well....yeah! Played it in school during IT studies with the other guys via lan. Good times!
NeverYouMind
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Pong but that is before your time.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
While that's 100% true, Half-Life was also a turning point in the FPS genre: We went from open, maze-like levels full of stuff to shoot to more linear, but also more scripted and interesting sequences.
Imo Half-Life is what lead to Medal of Honor and the popularity of the military shooters during the late 00s-early 10s.
Also thank god and thanks Dusk for brining the retro shooters back lol.
Topher
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Yeah, I agree. So looking at the thread topic, I think we can compromise. Which was the defining game of FPS? I think it is Doom. Which was the most influential? That's Half-life
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
DarkShadowXI
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We literally wouldn't even be here without Super Mario Bros.
falconhoof
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Pong but that is before your time.
Just a rip off of Tennis for Two, but that is before your time.
FalsettoVibe
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It's basically the Star Wars of video games
Concord 2.0 confirmed!!
Concord Staff Says Game Was Referred To As "The Future of PlayStation"
A member of staff who worked on Concord spoke to Colin Moriarty, saying the game was considered to be "the future of PlayStation."wccftech.com
^ don't forget that Concord was supposedly Hermen Hulst's baby that nobody was allowed to criticize.
Maybe he should blame himself for the toxic positivity. You can totally tell that the public beta test was the first time that this game was exposed to honest, unfiltered criticism.
Nothing can beat Concord. Just look at this shit.
$400 million flushed down the toilet because nobody had the balls to tell them that gamers didn't want this.
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I see we're still running version 1.0 of the humor plugin. How many times you gonna do this joke? Talk about rent free....lol
Badlucktroll
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DonkeyPunchJr
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I also voted Super Mario 64 because at the time of its release I worked at a video store and kids were fighting over the rental copies
Super Mario 64.
falconhoof
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For anyone thinking they've got the right answer with stuff like Goldeneye, Half-life, Resident Evil, MGS etc... Just try going out and grabbing a random nobody off the street and asking if they've heard of any of them.
This is how things exploded into the mainstream, there was no going back after this, and many of the main tropes in gaming to this day were defined here.
This is how things exploded into the mainstream, there was no going back after this, and many of the main tropes in gaming to this day were defined here.
poppabk
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FalsettoVibe
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Sounds like I'm the one living rent free in your head. I'm honored!
Not really.......just saw your comment and felt like I was seeing the same tired joke in several threads recently. Did a quick search and found a pattern......
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Ellis
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I agree, but from a multiplayer perspective, it was very good. I didn't want people going nuts as to why I didn't include Halo.
Couldn't choose any more poll options. That was the limit.
Which ones do you not agree with ?Obviously Mario, Doom and arguably GTA.
Some ludicrous inclusions in there btw
They all had a large impact, in my opinion. Obviously some more than others.
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WhiteWaterM00se
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Also, how come no one mentioned Pac-man as making arcades viable again?
Ellis
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There were a bunch after Pong that were incredibly influential, but I was limited with poll choices. Pong was a good shout to go with.
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Artistic
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Influence people.
SomeNorseGuy
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Voted for Half-Life. For better or worse it brought storytelling and cinematic set pieces into the mainstream action games space in a big way. Judging by interviews with other developers at the time, it shook the whole industry.
If I were more subjective, as in games that influenced and steered my favourite genres, it would be a toss up between X-com '94, Fire Emblem, Ultima and Wizardry.
If I were more subjective, as in games that influenced and steered my favourite genres, it would be a toss up between X-com '94, Fire Emblem, Ultima and Wizardry.
Artistic
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Thank you.
Windom Earle
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Considering GTA is the biggest franchise on the planet, it's clearly GTA3. For better or worse.
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Techno_Inked
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I think it's important to first define what exactly is considered an industry defining game.
Many games which are listed in the options aren't industry defining.
They were simply lucky enough to be the first to implement maturing technology.
In other words, they were natural progressions of the industry and thus not industry defining.
Therefor, 3 criteria must be met to be considered industry defining:
IMO these games are:
Many games which are listed in the options aren't industry defining.
They were simply lucky enough to be the first to implement maturing technology.
In other words, they were natural progressions of the industry and thus not industry defining.
Therefor, 3 criteria must be met to be considered industry defining:
- The game doesn't require novel technology and only uses technology which are already widely available at the time
- The game comes up with new gameplay concepts, controller mapping or monetization scheme
- The industry chases these new gameplay concepts, uses the controller mapping as a base for their games or implements the same way of monetizing as the game which introduced it.
IMO these games are:
- Demon's Souls
- WoW
- Fortnite
Laptop1991
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Doom for first person shooters with 3dfx Voodoo cards added, so many great fps games came along after that in the 90's and beyond.
Efren is G.O.A.T.
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I selected Mario 64 but these games have to be mentioned as well
FF7
RE1
Ocarina of Time
Doom
FF7
RE1
Ocarina of Time
Doom
