massahwahl
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Thought this might be fun to see what everyone things is worthy of going on such a list.
To be on a 'Heritage' list, the game must have had some sort of profound cultural or historic relevance. IE, It changed the way we play games, It defined an ere of video games, or it was a turning point for a genre, etc... Keep this in mind when choosing your titles. There is no 'wrong' answer, but more nominations are going to be given to the BIG names.
After the weekend, Ill tally up the scores and the top 15-20 (depends how many there are!) will appear on a poll to narrow down the 5 heritage games.
So my nominations are in no particular order:
1. Nintendo 64- "Goldeneye" (FPS)
Goldeneye remains one of the most fun FPS games ever made. It took a rather stale genre at the time and introduced elements that games today have copied ever since. Nintendo 64's controller gave players total control over aiming and firing in a whole new way using the joystick and has an arsenal of weapons to wreck havoc on your enemies. It also was a staple multiplayer game and one that I personally wasted hours of my life to playing at friends houses as a kid.
2.
Playstation- "Resident Evil 2" (Action)
The resident evil series gave the horror/action genre a complete makeover in a freighting way! One of the few games that actually made me physically jump while playing late at night and turning a corner to have a crawler fall on your head and start feasting. I chose the second RE because it seemed a lot better put together and thought out, not to mention the story was awesome and (from what I remember) was one of the few PS games that actually unveiled more of the plot depending which disc you played first (Claires mission=>Leons mission or Leons Mission=>Claires Mission)
3.
Playstation- "Final Fantasy VII" (RPG)
Im sure I wont be the last one to nominate this game. All that really needs to be said is that it was probably the only or among the only video games that ever brought a young nerd to tears when Aeris died at the end of disc 1. The game was freaking expansive covering 3 cds with beautiful cut scenes and incredibly deep plots. The battle system was unique to the RPG genre simply on how detailed you could customize your weapons and magic based on what you paired with.
4.
PC- "Doom" (FPS)
Ah, Doom. A FPS game that debatably was the grandfather for every awesome shooter that would come after it. Based on its insanity and pure carnage. Not to mention its one of the few games where cheat codes actually make the game 400% more fun and ensured their patterns would be forever locked in your memory (idafk, anyone?)
5.
Super NES "Mortal Combat" (fighting)
Finally after much debate, I present Mortal Combat. If only todays parents knew then what they knew now... Mortal Combat at the time was the game your mother swore she would fatality your ass if ever she caught you playing... but we all played it
I chose this game because it was really the first 'Shocking' game that would set the tone for titles like GTA in the future to piss parents off and make them wonder how our generation could go so terribly astray
I tried to choose 5 deserving 'not obvious' titles for the list. Cant wait to see what everyone nominates!
This is the nomination round.
Everyone is entitled to nominate 5 games they feel deserve to go on the Video Games Heritage List.
With each nomination, give a brief explanation of why you chose that title.
Be sure to include what console or system the game appeared on.
Try to keep conversation to a minimum so the thread can be for mainly just nominations
Everyone is entitled to nominate 5 games they feel deserve to go on the Video Games Heritage List.
With each nomination, give a brief explanation of why you chose that title.
Be sure to include what console or system the game appeared on.
Try to keep conversation to a minimum so the thread can be for mainly just nominations
To be on a 'Heritage' list, the game must have had some sort of profound cultural or historic relevance. IE, It changed the way we play games, It defined an ere of video games, or it was a turning point for a genre, etc... Keep this in mind when choosing your titles. There is no 'wrong' answer, but more nominations are going to be given to the BIG names.
After the weekend, Ill tally up the scores and the top 15-20 (depends how many there are!) will appear on a poll to narrow down the 5 heritage games.
So my nominations are in no particular order:
1. Nintendo 64- "Goldeneye" (FPS)
Goldeneye remains one of the most fun FPS games ever made. It took a rather stale genre at the time and introduced elements that games today have copied ever since. Nintendo 64's controller gave players total control over aiming and firing in a whole new way using the joystick and has an arsenal of weapons to wreck havoc on your enemies. It also was a staple multiplayer game and one that I personally wasted hours of my life to playing at friends houses as a kid.
2.
Playstation- "Resident Evil 2" (Action)
The resident evil series gave the horror/action genre a complete makeover in a freighting way! One of the few games that actually made me physically jump while playing late at night and turning a corner to have a crawler fall on your head and start feasting. I chose the second RE because it seemed a lot better put together and thought out, not to mention the story was awesome and (from what I remember) was one of the few PS games that actually unveiled more of the plot depending which disc you played first (Claires mission=>Leons mission or Leons Mission=>Claires Mission)
3.
Playstation- "Final Fantasy VII" (RPG)
Im sure I wont be the last one to nominate this game. All that really needs to be said is that it was probably the only or among the only video games that ever brought a young nerd to tears when Aeris died at the end of disc 1. The game was freaking expansive covering 3 cds with beautiful cut scenes and incredibly deep plots. The battle system was unique to the RPG genre simply on how detailed you could customize your weapons and magic based on what you paired with.
4.
PC- "Doom" (FPS)
Ah, Doom. A FPS game that debatably was the grandfather for every awesome shooter that would come after it. Based on its insanity and pure carnage. Not to mention its one of the few games where cheat codes actually make the game 400% more fun and ensured their patterns would be forever locked in your memory (idafk, anyone?)
5.
Super NES "Mortal Combat" (fighting)
Finally after much debate, I present Mortal Combat. If only todays parents knew then what they knew now... Mortal Combat at the time was the game your mother swore she would fatality your ass if ever she caught you playing... but we all played it
I chose this game because it was really the first 'Shocking' game that would set the tone for titles like GTA in the future to piss parents off and make them wonder how our generation could go so terribly astrayI tried to choose 5 deserving 'not obvious' titles for the list. Cant wait to see what everyone nominates!
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Best storyline I've seen in a game so far, too bad they messed up the movie (wich shares the name)
