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Which game from this gen will be remembered the most?
- Thread starter sappyday
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Call of Duty was definitely on my list, but where is Wii Sports? League of Legends? Wii Fit? World of Warcraft? Angry Birds? Farmville?
It's like anything that isn't on Sony/MS consoles just ceases to exist for some people.
RPGCrazied
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Can't name just one. Some of them would be:
Last of Us
Xenoblade
Tales of Vesperia
Lost Odyssey
Last of Us
Xenoblade
Tales of Vesperia
Lost Odyssey
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Deleted member 752119
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For me:
Mass Effect series
The Last of Us
Gears or War series
Call of Duty 4
Borderlands 2
Oblivion/Skyrim
Bioshock series
Uncharted Series
Those are the ones that will stick with me the most I think.
Mass Effect series
The Last of Us
Gears or War series
Call of Duty 4
Borderlands 2
Oblivion/Skyrim
Bioshock series
Uncharted Series
Those are the ones that will stick with me the most I think.
ArchedThunder
Banned
And not because it's good.
Chezzymann
Member
Well, those people usually only play on sony/ms consoles so from their perspective games like Wii Sports and Angry Birds are insignificant.
Barry Burton
Member
It's not the game I will personally remember the most, far from it, but Call of Duty 4 will be the most prominent game that this generation will be remembered for, much in the same way it was GTA III last-generation.
Personally, my short-list would include:
Super Mario Galaxy series
Portal series
Bioshock series
Red Dead Redemption
The Last of Us
Wii Sports
Batman: Arkham series
Personally, my short-list would include:
Super Mario Galaxy series
Portal series
Bioshock series
Red Dead Redemption
The Last of Us
Wii Sports
Batman: Arkham series
SillyEskimo
Member
Consoles have very clear generations while PC games do not. Therefore, I never really consider PC games when the word "generation" is used.
I don't play Call of Duty -- or any game on that list, sans League of Legends -- but I still included it.
Is this supposed to be an objective or subjective list? Because if it's subjective then obviously it's fine if your answer is Mercury Madness or Ubisoft's Horsez. If it's objective, as I inferred from the OP, then "what you usually play on" is irrelevant.
Gucci Messiah
Banned
Call of Duty 4/Modern Warfare 2 or Gears of War
Smelly Tramp
Member
How did bioshock innovate anything?
It just took System Shock 2 and made it worse.
And i havent played Infinite but it seems like that just streamlined Bioshock 1 (which in effect was just a streamlined System Shock 2), which i didn't think was possible.
It just took System Shock 2 and made it worse.
And i havent played Infinite but it seems like that just streamlined Bioshock 1 (which in effect was just a streamlined System Shock 2), which i didn't think was possible.
BleachAndPepsi
Banned
If you said anything that doesn't include The Last of Us, you were wrong.
NotXbox one
Banned
best character :
call of duty series - for better or worse, this is the most popular video game series at the moment. it's just too big to ignore.
skyrim - i like how someone said it's the ff7 of wrpgs. totally is. not that elder scrolls wasn't a popular series, but this game is the superstar (ff7) despite how many will say morrowind (ff6) is better.
street fighter 4 - fighters are niche, but this brought tons of new life in the fgc. every evo since then has been the biggest evo ever.
demon's/dark souls - whether or not you think these games are actually hard, they got a lot of attention for it. anyone could go on any gaming website and claim this needs an easy mode, never come back, and a huge argument will just grow on its own.
grand theft auto 5 - it's not out yet, but if this game delivers it could be seen as the swansong of this gen, ending it all on a high note. similar with metal gear solid 5.
skyrim - i like how someone said it's the ff7 of wrpgs. totally is. not that elder scrolls wasn't a popular series, but this game is the superstar (ff7) despite how many will say morrowind (ff6) is better.
street fighter 4 - fighters are niche, but this brought tons of new life in the fgc. every evo since then has been the biggest evo ever.
demon's/dark souls - whether or not you think these games are actually hard, they got a lot of attention for it. anyone could go on any gaming website and claim this needs an easy mode, never come back, and a huge argument will just grow on its own.
i vote that it doesn't, btw hehe. leave it be!
grand theft auto 5 - it's not out yet, but if this game delivers it could be seen as the swansong of this gen, ending it all on a high note. similar with metal gear solid 5.
What part of "this gen" in the OP didn't you get? ,..............
CoD has been around since I was using a Celeron 300a.
dark_prinny
Banned
While I would be a happy camper with either Super Mario Galaxy (2), Wii Sports, Street Fighter IV, Uncharted series, Bioshock, Demon's/Dark Souls, GTA 4 (or 5), Batman Arkham series, Bayonetta, XCom, or any of the other candidates listed here in seriousness (bolded are my favorites out of those), there is one game that haunts this thread by not being released. A game that I feel would certainly have topped my list of most memorable games of the generation: The Last Guardian.
It certainly was one of my most anticipated games, and still holds that honor oddly enough. A real shame how this game went from an almost garanteed top 10 worthy game of the last generation to being either a running joke or one of the most powerful signs that modern (Japanese) game development is in trouble.
On a sidenote: we should defnitely also do a "best overlooked games of the last generation" thread. My nominees (off the top of my head): Trash Panic (Tetris with a Japanese twist and physics), Double Dragon Neon (that music, that cheese!), Kirby's Epic Yarn (that art and charm!)
It certainly was one of my most anticipated games, and still holds that honor oddly enough. A real shame how this game went from an almost garanteed top 10 worthy game of the last generation to being either a running joke or one of the most powerful signs that modern (Japanese) game development is in trouble.
On a sidenote: we should defnitely also do a "best overlooked games of the last generation" thread. My nominees (off the top of my head): Trash Panic (Tetris with a Japanese twist and physics), Double Dragon Neon (that music, that cheese!), Kirby's Epic Yarn (that art and charm!)
Really? I agree with COD and Wii Sports but Skyrim? I think Uncharted had a much bigger impact on the industry than Skyrim did.
Red Dead Redemption
For me, this is the open world game that hits on every chord and it unique in its setting and gameplay. GTA IV is right behind it as the multiplayer is still fucking badass to this day. GTA V, I believe, will eclipse it in terms of everything other than the setting. Last of Us is up there but zombie games have been around for awhile now and I really didn't enjoy having Ellie running around breaking immersion numerous times. Top 5 game this gen for me though, no question.
For me, this is the open world game that hits on every chord and it unique in its setting and gameplay. GTA IV is right behind it as the multiplayer is still fucking badass to this day. GTA V, I believe, will eclipse it in terms of everything other than the setting. Last of Us is up there but zombie games have been around for awhile now and I really didn't enjoy having Ellie running around breaking immersion numerous times. Top 5 game this gen for me though, no question.
Canis lupus
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SuperNerd3000
Banned
This gen will be remembered by me for this little gem originally released in 2007. It is easily my favorite game from this past era. I had a blast with it for years.
DirtyLarry
Member
Pretty much the same list as others...
- Bioshock
- Uncharted 2
- The Last Of Us
- Red Dead Redemption
- Metal Gear Solid 4
- Journey
- Gears Of War
- Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare
Arguably more games from this gen will be remembered than any other gen.
GTA 4 & 5
Uncharted
Last of Us
Gears of War
Bioshock
Minecraft
Call of Duty 4
Mario Galaxy 1+2
DKC Returns
Xenoblade
Bayonetta
Wii Sports
Demon's Souls & Dark Souls
10 years from now, We will still talk about these games. Either for the better or worse.
GTA 4 & 5
Uncharted
Last of Us
Gears of War
Bioshock
Minecraft
Call of Duty 4
Mario Galaxy 1+2
DKC Returns
Xenoblade
Bayonetta
Wii Sports
Demon's Souls & Dark Souls
10 years from now, We will still talk about these games. Either for the better or worse.
COD is an easy frontrunner for broadest collective memory.
But there's plenty of god tier that will equally be remembered by the gaming enthusiast masses (i.e. those that are inclined to actually have these conversations) as pinnacle games:
Gears
Uncharteds
Last of Us
Demon's Souls
Read Dead
Skyrim
Journey
GTA
World of Warcraft
Bioshock
Assemble a large enough collective of gamers who share any titles as favourites and those games will never be forgotten.
But there's plenty of god tier that will equally be remembered by the gaming enthusiast masses (i.e. those that are inclined to actually have these conversations) as pinnacle games:
Gears
Uncharteds
Last of Us
Demon's Souls
Read Dead
Skyrim
Journey
GTA
World of Warcraft
Bioshock
Assemble a large enough collective of gamers who share any titles as favourites and those games will never be forgotten.
I know the game received terrible reviews, but it had one of the most fun multiplayer game modes I've ever played. Fighting over the Nuclear Missile truck to launch at each others bases.