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Rules: just pick 1 and explain why.

I've been playing since the NES and despite being from a low income family I had the luck of being able to play and own many consoles over the 3 decades of my life, plus some pc.

If you ask me right now? Resident Evil 4 (2005).

A before and after in gaming, to this day still extremely fun to play even for casuals but 20 years ago it was THE masterpiece. And everyone took notice of it, everyone played it, even players that didn't cared about resident evil. The gameplay was so good that it got photocopied by everyone right after in the action genre.

Arguably the last big innovator in videogames minus Minecraft and... PUBG (Fortnite did it better I know).

Try to NOT pick your favourite game, that's a different thing.

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[–] Apollo2323@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 weeks ago

GTA San Andreas.

[–] rbits@lemm.ee 9 points 2 weeks ago

I mean, come on, it has to be Minecraft. One of the most influential games of all time. There really is nothing like it

[–] Gwaer@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Someone already said my true #1. But if I ignore that one.

EverQuest. What a crazy game. So many ideas that are just brilliant but people don't do anymore. The enchanter is my favorite power set on any character in any genre and nothing touches it. I wish the design philosophy didn't move away from systems that enable that kind of game play.

[–] allidoislietomyself@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Metal Gear Solid. Every stealth game that has come out since has borrowed something from MGS. Also it is the first game I can really remember that nailed that cinematic video game feel we see so often these days.

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[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Earthbound. The soundtrack is supreme

[–] Jarlsburg@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

It's a masterpiece of a game. I still recommend it to people and it holds up. I even bought a pirated copy of the print strategy guide for a play through.

[–] iamtrashman1312@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Well, I guess my answer could change depending on you how define "best," but I think my answer has to be Dwarf Fortress. I've been playing it longer than some posters on here have been alive! The emergent narratives of your forts and your dorfs combined with the constant drip-feed of updates makes it endlessly replayable. The main game theme has been my last-call morning alarm basically since I had a cell phone that replaced an alarm clock. It's a game I come back to time and again that has yet to get old. If anything, it's getting too complex for my stupid ass lol

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[–] sag@lemm.ee 6 points 2 weeks ago

DOOM(1993) : You all know why. It was First revolutionary FPS game.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My answer is SNAKE BYTE!

Just TWO keys, none of that FOUR KEY nonsense from other snake games.

It doesn't matter how old I get, I will always go back to Snake Byte and spend hours playing it when I do.

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[–] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I think an interesting way to define the greatest game of all time would be a game that captures your attention the longest and provides the largest variety of ways to play.

To that end, I would say StarCraft 1.

My personal reasoning is I love games that have user generated content to keep you coming back to enjoy fresh experiences. StarCraft 1 had a game mode called use map settings where you could play maps made using the built-in level editor. There was enough complexity in the level editor that basically the sky was the limit.

You want to play a tower defense? StarCraft 1. You want to play an RPG? Which franchise do you want to play, cause a lot of them are on StarCraft 1. You want to play an action adventure game? StarCraft 1. The list goes on lol

I've never personally played it, but I feel like another example of this would be Roblox and another one that I have would be Gary's mod.

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[–] Horsey@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Red Dead Redemption 2, no contest.

The game world is so close to feeling real… the physics and horse handling feel basically perfect. They took their time to make you feel like you were in 19th century America.

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'll disagree with that, it's sooo slow. Perhaps it's just my ADHD but man it hurts to play sometimes 🥲

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[–] yesman@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

the greatest, highest earning, and most influential game of all time is Clash of Clans. It earns about $5mil a day.

Titles like Elden Ring, Zelda, Bioshock, KoTOR, God of War, Skyrim and the Witcher are obscure also-ran games that titans of the game industry (people who fund video game development) consider them failures.

EDIT: I changed some stuff.

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[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I would usually have said Earthbound or Chrono Trigger, but this year I've been playing Sea of Stars and it truly seems better. I never thought I'd say it. The writing, art, music, gameplay, movement, puzzles, characters, all are aimed in the exact same direction as what CT was trying to do and it goes farther in every way.

[–] shittydwarf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

How could anything exceed Chrono Trigger? Gotta check this out!

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

They were pretty deliberate about having very similar creative aims, standing on the shoulders; they even got Yasunori Mitsuda to help with their soundtrack. The game keeps on surprising me with its self awareness, beauty, and a depth of gameplay that keeps unfolding long after you think you have the measure of it.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)
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[–] charonn0@startrek.website 5 points 2 weeks ago

Left4Dead2. Infinitely replayable, multiplayer without being toxic (except Versus mode), simple enough for n00bs to not be a burden most of the time.

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Quake 3 arena on Dreamcast. 4 player split screen with low gravity and unlimited ammo turned on was something that controlled me and my group of friends lives for years. Not the best game ever to some but definitely to me. Also to get the low gravity and ammo unlocks you had to play a huge maze on the vmu screen. We spent hours mapping out those mazes 1 square inch at a time. They were literally enormous but you could only see 1 inch at a time on that tiny but genius vmu. We even carried our controllers everywhere just in case a game broke out at a party. Each controller was customized with sharpies and shit too. Miss those days so much.

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[–] shoulderoforion@fedia.io 5 points 2 weeks ago

Castle Wolfenstein, it took 2D and made it POV 3D, really can't explain how much of a reality changer that was at the time, and since. Only had to wait an hour for the 1MB file to download over a 24.4k Modem from a pirate BBS, but then you were fucking golden.

[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)
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[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)
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[–] Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

It has its flaws but I've never had more fun than playing halo 3 custom games back in the day. You could do and make almost anything! I haven't felt that playing any game since.

[–] uberdroog@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Maniac Mansion or Zack McKraken on the Commadore64. At the time...at that age... we were living in the future, and it was amazing.

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