what is the most important/influential game of the 90's?
- Thread starter mr stroke
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None. With such a broad spectrum of creations it'd be impossible to scale it back down to one single title. You can't apply such reductive thinking to literature, film or theatre. You can't apply to it videogames.
However, you could potentially pull of a top ten list if you were to give it an angle such as "still influence's today's games".
However, you could potentially pull of a top ten list if you were to give it an angle such as "still influence's today's games".
Hikash Winzalf
Banned
I would say Street Fighter 2, FFIV, Doom, Tactics Ogre, Resident Evil, Metal Gear Solid, Soul Calibur, Mario 64, Zelda OoT, Tomb Raider...
It depends of the genre.
It depends of the genre.
Zombie James
Banned
Around the time of Mario64's release there were a ton of companies attempting 3d platformers. That Nintendo made a particularily great one with Mario64 is not as significant as the genre creating accomplishments of DOOM. Draft's post about Quake goes even further and is an even more compelling argument when you factor in some of the ideas created there with regard to game development, such as 3D accelerators and modding.
Coolio McAwesome
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Moreso than any other game, Super Mario 64 validated the the analog thumb stick and ensured that the enitre industry would adopt it as a primary control device. Playing PS1 games from that era was often an exercise in frustration. (Take the grid-based movement of Tomb Raider to the tank-like controls of Resident Evil, for example.) I think anyone who played Super Mario 64 upon its release knew that the entire industry was going to change.
Steven_Jitters
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Doom for creating the modern FPS.
Super Mario 64 for bringing games into 3D with good controls.
OoT for bigger games with a story.
Super Mario 64 for bringing games into 3D with good controls.
OoT for bigger games with a story.
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
Quake - the real forefather of modern FPS's. From the outset it had - fully 3D environment, 3D enemy models, proper multiplayer support including online MP, mod support, mouselook and it later had hardware rendering added. It effectively created the "game engine" model for creating a toolset that could be used for multiple different games. Doom and Wolfenstein etc may have created the genre but Quake defined it.
Cow Mengde
Banned
Shoogoo said:
Think about it, we're getting more cinematic games, and we're getting more sex in games all thanks to Plumbers Don't Wear Ties. BioWare wouldn't be trying so hard if it wasn't for it.
OOT is commonly referred to by many developers as the main game that inspired them (like Rockstar with GTA3) but I'll have to go with MGS. It was the first game that truly got the ball rolling for storytelling in games. Great voice acting, movie-esque cutscenes and really awful twists are all common place in many of today's best games. I think it's important to realize that many of the games today probably wouldn't be filled with voice acting and cut scenes if it wasn't for this game and it's great success. MGS is a game was well beyond it's time with nothing rivaling it's storytelling until the next generation and Kojima is perhaps too highly regarded because of that fact.
I would also like to mention that MGS also made it clear that you can have a truly dumb story as long as your voice actors are great.
*FYI* Story is different from storytelling
Ps It's also clear that when people talk about the storytelling in MGS, they're referring to the fact that games were becoming more cinematic, don't try to play stupid.
I would also like to mention that MGS also made it clear that you can have a truly dumb story as long as your voice actors are great.
*FYI* Story is different from storytelling
Ps It's also clear that when people talk about the storytelling in MGS, they're referring to the fact that games were becoming more cinematic, don't try to play stupid.
I think there are four key titles in the FPS genre. There are others (such as COD and Half-Life) which have expanded upon what already existed, but these are, without a doubt, the influencers.
Wolfenstein pretty much defined a genre.
Quake promptly refined that genre.
Goldeneye brought that genre to consoles and casuals.
Halo proved that console FPS games could sell many multiples of millions, and is likely responsible for the genre saturation we're getting right now.
Wolfenstein pretty much defined a genre.
Quake promptly refined that genre.
Goldeneye brought that genre to consoles and casuals.
Halo proved that console FPS games could sell many multiples of millions, and is likely responsible for the genre saturation we're getting right now.
norinrad21
Banned
Mario 64
Ocarina of Time
FF7
Ocarina of Time
FF7
Rahxephon91
Banned
It doesn't matter if they had worse or better storytelling. They are the ones that brought the idea of huge and cinematic story lines to the forefront of game design.Hark said:
FFVI may better then FFVII but FFVII has had the bigger influence on whats come after then FFVI could ever have.
I mean perfect example here for people that are like no FFVII and MGS aren't influential.
Wolfenstain and Doom. Wolf came first but Doom is the influential one.
hearsaybear
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TheExodu5 said:
How is there any link between the influence of a certain game and the number of games in that genre today? I think Mario 64 was the most influential game of the decade because it was the first successful and widespread foray into 3D. I bet you the majority of gamers first ran in a circle in Mario 64 and it blew their minds as it did mine.
chaostrophy
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Ultima Underworld.
Rahxephon91
Banned
Yes.Evlar said:
I'm not saying FFVII and MGS did stuff that was completely new. No I doubt that. What I'm trying to say is I have a feeling that a great deal of people playing games these days really take influence from FFVII and MGS then Ultima or FFIV-FFVI.
Those 2 games were huge and sure a lot of people making games are inspired by them.
