- Team Fortress 2
- Smash Remix
- MK 10
- Aoe2
- ???
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- Sonic 2
- Oddworld
- Patrick's Parabox
- Crash Bandicoot 2
- Dead Space
Half-Life 2
Halo CE (MCC version I guess)
F.E.A.R. + Extraction Point DLC (Perseus Mandate and F.E.A.R 2/3 were dogshit)
Metro 2033 (Redux I guess since that's the only way I can get good HDR)
SOMA
I think collections are cheating and that this list doesn't cheat hard enough
Nintendo has to have released a classic Mario collection right?
What do you mean collections? Are you talking about the MCC? I was saying that I would save JUST Halo CE but that likely it would have to be the MCC version.
For the good of humanity but also to try give the widest variety:
Super mario world - platformer
Final fantasy (which one i am not sure, not my expertise) - storyline rpg
Starcraft 2 - RTS
Need for speed - racing
Minecraft - creative
For me?
The legend of zelda ALTTP
Donkey kong country 2
Pokemon Leaf Green
Super mariokart 64
Borderlands 2 (inc DLC)
Disco Elysium, Persona 5 Royal, Portal 2, Minecraft, and Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time :)
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Immortal gates of pyre: my favorite game of all time is starcraft II and this is a spiritual successor that i desperately want to have all the current funding for RTS to go to
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Portal 2, it's a given
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Rushdown revolt, similar situation to immortal, smash but better designed but not nearly enough resources
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Mass effect legendary edition, nothing needs to be said
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deltarune
I chose mostly based on future potential and design decisions because if these became the only 5 everyone would flock to them and they'd suddenly have all the resources they need to succeed
If I could choose, then I'd choose for humanity, games that most reasonable people would go "yeah, fair enough".
(Note, if it were just for me, I wouldn't pick any of these lol)
- Portal + 2
- Stardew Valley
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Elden Ring
- Final Fantasy VII (or X)
Yeah, fair enough
Dark Souls series, then will pretend all the games were that hard and every gamer was total badass.
Mass Effect 2 because it's one of my favourite games. The only issue is I don't know how enjoyable it'll be without the first and third game.
Red Dead Redemption 2 because it's one of the finest pieces of media, period.
What Remains of Edith Finch because it's a shining example of how creative and immersive "walking sims" can be.
Bioshock because the first time you experience the moment is indelibly inked into my brain.
Spoiler for Bioshock
"Would You Kindly"
Civilization 4 because it's timeless and the moment you boot it up to hear Baba Yetu, it feels magical and special.
Great picks. ME2, RDR2 and BioShock were all games I contemplated for my list. I omitted ME2 for the reason you mentioned, and BioShock didn’t make it because while it’s absolutely a fantastic game, I don’t find it to have the same replayability as Dishonored, which I chose for my last pick. RDR2 would’ve been my sixth pick.
I'm assuming there'd be no online multilayer or modding, as they'd be outside the realm of the game - it's content made by other people (and it's more interesting if you exclude them anyway), and I'm assuming there'd be no more updates (so only current or previous patches)
So we'd be looking for replayable single player games
- Minecraft. If that's not on your list then you're joking
- Terraria. Sandbox like minecraft, but the more legacy-focused scope of the game would be a nice change
- Factorio. This game is called cracktorio for a reason
- Monster Hunter world. Very replayable when you want to hit big monsters with big swords
- Maimai. Bet you didn't expect a rhythm game to be here, bitch! With all other video games gone, maimai would explode in popularity, and I'd finally be able to play maimai locally instead of only in the city on the occasional day off. Yes, this list is just a place holder for the real number 1
Pong, Tetris, Pac-Man, Minecraft, and petcii robots.
Nice try 8-bit guy! We're on to you ;)
Haha sorry I'm not David! Been following his work for a while, great channel.
- My modded GTA SA
- Minecraft
- Jazz Jackrabbit 2
- Beamng
- For christmas: Santaclaus in trouble again.
If an .GameImage can be considered one game, I would have chosen those. On Linux you can create a single one-click package containing multiple games. Made a couple of those you see 😁
Minecraft, Terraria, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Mario Odyssey, Portal 2
Chrono Trigger
GTA V
Dragon Quest XI
Tetris (NES)
Capcom Vs SNK 2 Mark of the Millenium 2001
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Minecraft (A comfortable home away from home).
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Wii Sports (The one video game literally made for everyone).
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Bioshock (I may not play it again myself, but everyone should experience “Would you kindly” at least once in their lives).
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PlayStation Dreams (This one is kinda like wishing for infinite wishes).
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Bomberman Ultra (A stupidly fun couch-play game that my entire family has played together for more than 10+ years now. I have never NOT smiled when booting up this silly game).
And then the games I’d forever regret not saving for myself: SuperGlob (Arcade), Tempest (Arcade), Uncharted 4, Bayonetta, Resident Evil 4, Portal and Heavy Rain (A brutal punch in the gut that I loved dearly but never want to play again).
Logically, these must be hell of a repayable ones.
Not necessarily my favorites, but a really nice list imo
Minecraft
The Binding of Isaac Afterbirth+
Skyrim
Diablo 2 HD
Warcraft 3 TFT +tons of custom maps
My personal must-haves
Psychonauts (though choice between 1 and 2, but I feel that 1 is more cult classic)
NFS Most Wanted 2005
Minecraft (with a juicy mod like TPPI or the 1.12.1 pack)
GTA SA (even tho VC is my fav, SA has more stuff to do)
WoW WotLK Azerothcore Single player.
Not sure about 5,
but grim fandango should be one of them.
The Kingdom of Loathing it's funny, it's free by you get great stuff when you donate, the writing is great and it's balanced as hell.
Thief the Dark Project, because I like it even though it's old.
Bioshock, because it's the best "game as art" example out there
Gary's Mod for shitposting
And even though I'm not that into Minecraft, I'll pick that one because you can make video games on it with Redstone so pretty sure that's a loophole to make Doom or whatever
Homeworld
Binding of Isaac
Ballistic.NG
Elite Dangerous
Silksong
I feel like this list encapsulates the best of their respective genres.
Homeworld’s mechanics are excellent, as is the art direction, sound design, and story.
There are roguelikes I enjoy playing more than Isaac, but I think it’s breadth, theme, and messaging make it the best pick.
Ballistic.NG is the only racing game that always gives you room to grow without becoming played out, to me.
Elite literally has the whole galaxy to explore, and like Ballistic.NG it has a very rewarding skill curve.
Silksong is a work of art; a Metroidvania so sprawling in its ambition, flawless in its execution, and so punishing in its difficulty that a game-starved society would surely come to view it as a scripture of sorts.
I loove ballistic.ng, I think there's also a Lemmy comm
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Stardrew Valley I want to relax, it's relaxing and fun and literally everyone likes SV
Master Of Orion 2 Nostalgia because I had a garbage PC as a teen that could only run 90's game and it's a great game
XCOM 2012 Enemy within + longwar should keep me busy until society collapses.
Starsector GOTY every year. Amazing how do they keep doing.
Animal crossing on Wii Stardew valley + nostalgia + cute animals
- Garry's Mod
- Starcraft
- Team Fortress 2
- Minecraft
- Skyrim
that's already five - which one of these shouldn't be saved?
maybe Age of Empires 2, Stellaris, or Civ V instead of Starcraft?
maybe Oblivion, Morrowind, or Fallout 3 instead of Skyrim?
maybe Terraria, Stardew Valley, or Factorio instead of Minecraft?
maybe Counter-Strike, Half-Life 2, or Insurgency instead of Team Fortress 2?
This is an awful choice, a committee would have to decide this ...
we're really going to let all these games die?
not to mention games like:
- noita
- Rimworld
- Stanley's Parable
- Soma
- Alien: Isolation
- BioShock
- Silent Hill
- Amnesia
- Disco Elysium
- Grim Fandango
- Thief
- Beginner's Guide
- Cuphead
- Hotline Miami
- Celeste
- Command & Conquer
- tetris
- Super Mario Brothers
- Mario Kart
- The Legend of Zelda
- Pokemon
- Animal Crossing
- The Sims
- Halo
- Battlefield games
- Call of Duty games
- Grand Theft Auto
- World of Warcraft
- Doom
- Quake
- Mortal Kombat
- Street Fighter
- Dark Souls
You can find more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_considered_the_best
this question is evil, and I hate everyone's answers.
If the whole world was on Garry’s mod the content would be insane
which makes me think you could use Garry's Mod to recreate TF2, so maybe that would open up a slot ...
maybe the committee would actually look to preserve game engines first and foremost, and then count on recreating other games from that
if I had to pick I would at least try to preserve Source, Unity, and Unreal ... HPL Engine (Amnesia, Soma, etc.) is pretty unique, but it might not have enough cultural relevance - depends on whether we are prioritizing diversity in our top 5 picks, or just going based on commercial success & popularity ...
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Path of exile, dota2, cs2, minecraft and Mario cart
Gotta have repayable games if no new ones are made
If replayable is what we want, I'd save csgo instead of cs2
Path of exile
Which?
1 obviously :)
Dota 2.
Mandatory for every gamer.
That can only end up great.
Okay there Satan, want to start world war 3 do we?
MOBAs have an ability to draw out my rage like nothing else 😄
I swear I would punch one of my best friends if he was in the same room with me when we played together.
All he had to do was the bare minimum, and he still fucked up while acting like he doesn't care. Made me furious.
Do we get to save mods, too?
That's a huge factor. It'd put Rimworld and Minecraft squarely on the list for me, and I'd have to think about the others. There are some ridiculous mod communities out there though.
People should check out the 1 upsmanship podcast where a couple guys discuss which games are worthy of being uploaded to a "celestial hard drive" for preservation. It went patreon exclusive a couple years ago but there are still a lot of eps posted
Since all of humanity will only get the 5 games
To encourage local play with your friends we will keep the n64 versions of Mario kart, super smash brothers, and Mario party 2. These are universally enjoyable to all ages and the top 3 local experiences imo.
For people inevitably desiring a strategy game I will choose StarCraft 1. And the RPG shall be Baldurs gate 3 because it allows full custom campaign mods and people can thus create any rpg in it.
Mario kart 64
Super Smash Brothers (64)
Mario Party 2
StarCraft 1
Baldurs Gate 3
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