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[Victor Omega]

We tend to use games of the past to represent the progression of advancement in modern gaming.

Generational Leaps:

• Super Mario 64
• Doom

Graphical Leaps:

• Crysis
• Half Life

Gameplay Leap:

• Final Fantasy

Story telling:

• Shenmue

Demographic:

• Tetris

What are some other games that you think we tend to use to gauge the progression of gaming?

 

[AV]

GTA. From top to bottom in 16 years.

 

[dottme]

For the demographic category, you can add Wii sport. It looks like everyone played Wii Sport.

 

[A.Romero]

Gameplay leap

Dark Souls
Batman Arkham series
Metal Gear Solid 2

 

[hyperbertha]

The only leaps seems to be happening in graphics sadly. Good storytelling in games was far more widespread many years ago. Gameplay in many cases has even devolved. We all know the culprits. Exceptions like Nintendo and From software are presenting older concepts in fresh ways. That's about it.

 

[TheCrimsnFuckr]

Goldeneye 007 - brought FPS games to the console in a viable and fun way and introduced splitscreen multiplayer

Halo Combat Evolved - Brought the modern console FPS control scheme to the mainstream, and also began the trend of only 2 weapons

God of War - Pretty much brought the modern hack and slash action adventure game into the mainstream.

Call of Duty 2 - Made the $60 price point for console video games common, and made regenerating health the norm in FPS games.

Gears of War - Pretty much standardized the way third person cover shooters worked

 

[MMaRsu]

How does Halo CE have a modern controle scheme

 

[WellSheet]

Resident Evil 4 - the OTS viewpoint and the action-movie pace really affected and influenced many of the games we see today in terms of set pieces, structural design in enemy encounters etc.

Uncharted 2 - building off what I said about RE4, this game took narrative and character development to a new place for games. The cinematic flourish and attention to detail, even 10 plus years on, is still basically in a league of its own.

Bioshock - while there have been plenty of immersive sims predating the original Bioshock - system shock 2 its closest comparison overall - I feel this the game that finds the near-perfect balance of the immersive sim, straight up FPS, and amazing narrative/storytelling. In that regard, I think it created a unique and, still to this day, unrivaled cross-point for FPS games.

Demon’s Souls/Dark Souls - what needs to be said?

 

[A.Romero]

How does Halo CE have a modern controle scheme

It does if you compare it to Golden Eye or Turok. Basically N64 era games.

What FPS games used that control scheme in the PSOne era or even pre Xbox PS2 era?

 

[MMaRsu]

Which other games used Halo's control scheme as standard on ps2/xbox or even 360?

 

[PlayerPurple]

What FPS games used that control scheme in the PSOne era or even pre Xbox PS2 era?

 

[jshackles]

GTA. From top to bottom in 16 years.

GTA. From top to bottom in 7 years.

 

[A.Romero]

Good catch!

I guess it was the first party hype together with new gen awe?

 

[PlayerPurple]

Good catch!

I guess it was the first party hype together with new gen awe?

Most likely.

Plus it also received a ton of marketing from Apple when it was a Mac game. Having the two biggest computer companies in the world promoting your game is no small feat.

 

[Abear21]

Gameplay/Boss Fights—Shadow of the Colossus-Who doesn’t like to fight enormous enemies in a game environment unlike we’ve ever seen. Watch out for that jump, the frame-rate increases gravity x 10! I kid bc I love.

Gameplay/Stealth—Metal Gear Solid-Pure genius game design that spawned a new genre on consoles

Racing—Daytona USA/Virtual Racing-great arcade racers that took it took the Outrun formula the next level.

Couch Co-op/Multiplayer on console—Goldeneye. If you didn’t have a PC back then you were playing this.

Sports—NFL2k—Some argue still a high water mark for an American Football game.

I could go on but these were huge for me.

 

[Bonfires Down]

Resident Evil 4 - Laid the foundation for modern third person games.
SimCity 2000 - Ditto for city builders.
Diablo II - Ditto for loot hack and slashers.
Baldur's Gate I/II - Ditto for isometric RPGs.

 

[AV]

GTA. From top to bottom in 7 years.

I decided against making the joke, but I'm glad someone else did.

 

[GrayChild]

There are two eras in gaming. Pre and post-Soulsborne.

Praise the sun!

 

[ZywyPL]

Gameplay:

Portal
Gears of War
Minecraft
MOBA
Souls games
Battle Royale


Storytelling:

Heavy Rain
Uncharted 2

 

[M1chl]

Storytelling:

Heavy Rain
Uncharted 2

W H A T

 

[Birdo]

Metal Gear Solid:

16 years later:

 

[Victor Omega]

Good stuff