This has annoyed me enough that I've decided to make my own list of the most influential games of all time. It's a big job, so I'll probably pick away at it over a few days. But, there's no time like the present, so let's make a start:
The 21 Most Influential Videogames of All Time ( A Thread)
The 21 Most Influential Videogames of All Time ( A Thread)
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You shouldn't let the public vote on things, because this is just a deranged result and makes the whole exercise meaningless. Is Shenmue a great game? Yes. Was it influential? No.
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Second, "influential" doesn't necessarily mean "best", and indeed some of these have had a negative influence.
People are going to be so mad at me by the end of this...
They shouldn't, I think. They may agree more or less with a particular game (or even within a genre, where there may be games that have different influences), but it's certainly a much more realistic than point everything on one game.