misk@sopuli.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 month agoThe BAFTAs dares to ask the internet: 'What is the most influential videogame of all time?'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down10
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minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoLike I said in the other thread, I vote pokemon. I don’t think you can go too much older, because the audience was just so small relative to more modern games. Scale is a major factor to influence.
minus-squaretaladar@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoBut it barely influenced any other games. The genre of creature collector games in this style is quite small.
minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoPokemon has influence far beyond a genre. Palworld being called pokemon with guns is a good example.
minus-squaretaladar@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoBut Palworld is still literally one of maybe half a dozen other games remotely like Pokemon.
minus-squareRowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoPokemon is The Bard’s Tale meets Tamagotchi. Pacman’s audience was colossal as was Tetris
Like I said in the other thread, I vote pokemon. I don’t think you can go too much older, because the audience was just so small relative to more modern games. Scale is a major factor to influence.
But it barely influenced any other games. The genre of creature collector games in this style is quite small.
Pokemon has influence far beyond a genre. Palworld being called pokemon with guns is a good example.
But Palworld is still literally one of maybe half a dozen other games remotely like Pokemon.
Pokemon is The Bard’s Tale meets Tamagotchi.
Pacman’s audience was colossal as was Tetris