Messofanego
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Now they're going to show Indie Game The Movie right after this, which is pretty cool to put on TV even if everyone here has already seen that.
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UK: Charlie Brooker to host "How Video Games Changed The World" 2hr show on Channel 4
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You should if you haven't seen it.
BlazingDarkness
Member
I'll give you Halo, but i don't see why Gears should have been mentioned.
Is that right?
Well, if Twitter's a game, I'm about to make it Dark Souls levels of hard.
I haven't.
top 10 nintendo list.
Nerdkiller
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Hell, the fact that something like that would be mentioned would probably mean that MGS2 would be among the influential titles. It's just a shame that it (or the other games) didn't get even a mention on the show.
Hot Coldman
Banned
...They basically hijacked the one amazing opportunity to finally have a TV show that said "hey, here's video games, here's why you should give a shit" to make a metaphorical commentary on social media.
Don't get me wrong: it's a brilliant metaphor, but wrong place, wrong time, guys.
Don't get me wrong: it's a brilliant metaphor, but wrong place, wrong time, guys.
Messofanego
Banned
He even showed on-screen to pimp Papers, Please. Cara Ellison and Jon Blyth were also writers.
tamaster92
Member
Indie game is very interesting to watch how incredibly different each developer is.
Blow is super relaxed and aloft, team meat is depressing and somewhat crazy and well Phil fish is Phil fish
Blow is super relaxed and aloft, team meat is depressing and somewhat crazy and well Phil fish is Phil fish
BlazingDarkness
Member
I feel like they could have mentioned RPGs more, both Western and Japanese - it seemed like sandbox got way more focus.
Messofanego
Banned
It's pretty good, keep watching.
Dabookerman
Member
Very good show, if a bit too western orientated.
firehawk12
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I take it you guys all got trolled? lol
Games started using cover after it.
I know it wasn't the first but it's the one most remember.
Not. Even. Final Fantasy.
Well damn.
The list could have done with a few more entries.
The comments here are dire. This wasn't a 'best games' list. This was a chronological list of games that fit the narrative the show wanted to express.
Number 1 doesn't mean it's the best 'game'. It means it fits the narrative. What it's saying is that gamification of the internet is now a big thing.
Number 1 doesn't mean it's the best 'game'. It means it fits the narrative. What it's saying is that gamification of the internet is now a big thing.
where was animal crossing for promoting furry rights???
Messofanego
Banned
Night Trap, bro.
Not sure why people are annoyed by MGS. They already mentioned the importance of storytelling with adventure games like Monkey Island.
Hot Coldman
Banned
Being able to lean behind a wall doesn't "change the world".
Guerrillas in the Mist
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Yup. Were any RPGs talked about? I guess the problem would be what you'd pick. Fallout is a bit too niche, and the problem with Final Fantasy or the Elder Scrolls would be which one you'd pick.
BlazingDarkness
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Not exactly a big deal tbh.
Nerdkiller
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Then why did Last of Us get the #2 spot?
Dusk Golem
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Turin Turambar
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Heh, they clearly were pushing the narrative of "video games have gone from silly entertainment in a screen to influence real life", that's why the #1 was something recognizable as Twitter. They wanted to be smart and say "see? video games are all over us and you didn't even know!"
Except the connection between Twitter and "game" is faint at best. It's a "game" in the same way we could say life (the competition to get a job, to get a couple, to success at life) is a game. Or even less connection.
Except the connection between Twitter and "game" is faint at best. It's a "game" in the same way we could say life (the competition to get a job, to get a couple, to success at life) is a game. Or even less connection.
Heh, yeah when you put it that way.
Guerrillas in the Mist
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For a two hour show, it felt very rushed, specially in the last decade or so. Another 15-25 minutes would have been good.
Best not to treat it as an IGN-esque "best-of" clickathon.
It was more of a documentary from Pong onwards. Channel4 do love their "Top X" shows so this was probably the only way they could get it commissioned.
Also Britain wasn't really into JRPGs for years so the "big two", Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy, only had their impact with the 8th and 7th iterations of their series respectively.
It seemed fine except for the last 15 minutes where they shoved in a game every other minute.
How many people are misunderstanding this whole show and the list? The games on the list aren't necessarily games that have 'changed the world', they are games that allowed Charlie to narrate how games are changing the world. The Last of Us was a good point to talk about emotional storytelling, at the right chronological point, where he couldn't fit it in before.
the reaction in this thread to the last 'game', was so predictable, lmao
Might as well ask where the extra minutes needed to cover some extra material were
something something, proving Brooker's point about gamers being overly defensive.
just watch it when you hvae time, really. cutting it down a simple list really does this program a disservice
Might as well ask where the extra minutes needed to cover some extra material were
something something, proving Brooker's point about gamers being overly defensive.
just watch it when you hvae time, really. cutting it down a simple list really does this program a disservice
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
FF sells well here. FF is well known internationally.
Hot Coldman
Banned
How long is Indie Game on for?
Nerdkiller
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'Till 1:10.
And regarding the whole Twitter garbe, I don't really consider it gameification until it actively encourages you and rewards you for doing whatever things you're doing. But at least Brooker could have worded it better.
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