misk@sopuli.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 days agoThe BAFTAs dares to ask the internet: 'What is the most influential videogame of all time?'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up147
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minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 days 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-squareRowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoPokemon is The Bard’s Tale meets Tamagotchi. Pacman’s audience was colossal as was Tetris
minus-squaretaladar@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoBut it barely influenced any other games. The genre of creature collector games in this style is quite small.
minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoPokemon has influence far beyond a genre. Palworld being called pokemon with guns is a good example.
minus-squaretaladar@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoBut Palworld is still literally one of maybe half a dozen other games remotely like Pokemon.
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.
Pokemon is The Bard’s Tale meets Tamagotchi.
Pacman’s audience was colossal as was Tetris
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.