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Top 4 Most Influential Games of this Console Generation

This generation of gaming is coming to an end. Players have grown to love many games throughout the generation in gaming and gaming has become one of the most popular forms of entertainment. It is clear that gaming has significantly grown over this generation and the main this that helped it get to this very popular point is some of the games that have been released. There are games out there that were clear trend setters. The titles that started these trends are the exact titles that we can say have been the most influential of this console generation. We thought about it and remembered the first games that started some of gaming’s hottest topics and trends in this generation; some in the obvious and some not so apparent.

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TheSuperior 4168d ago

It is unbelieveable to me how big Zombies and FPS got this gen. Loved this gen of gaming so much but I'm excited to see exactly what next gen holds especially once the next xbox is officially announced and the rumors finally go to rest.

WUTCHUGUNNADO4168d ago

I hope dinosaurs take off next gen

SgtFuzzy-T4168d ago

I also hope dinosaurs take off next gen,

the last good dinosaur game I played was trespasser and that was years ago

the Turok and Dino instinct were pretty good too

Roccetarius4168d ago

I would argue that GoW ( Gears of War ) is almost on the same level as CoD. So many 3rd person games were created after that.

admiralvic4168d ago (Edited 4168d ago )

While I don't like to call people fanboys, clearly you're either giving Gears too much credit or think too much of the IP.

The fact is, even if your claim is true (which I doubt), most third person shooters are held with low regard. There are some exceptions, but these are few and far between. Additionally, most third person shooters seem to be "weirder" games than the more "CoD" styled FPS games, which also works against your point.

Roccetarius4168d ago (Edited 4168d ago )

It doesn't matter if the games are held with low regard or not. Fact is that it still had a very influential position in this generation. Just because games are ''weirder'' doesn't make it any different.

Even one of Sony's most loved games were influenced by it.

ma1asiah4168d ago (Edited 4168d ago )

I'm actually going to side with Roccetarius on this one.

They implemented the best cover based system of any TPS game this generation.

They reintroduced wave based multiplayer i.e Horde mode with which COD (World at War and the Black Ops series) followed suit with its Zombies (to me personally considering Dead Rising was not a multiplayer game then I would say apart from zombies Gears was a bigger influence in respect of this mode and I'm pretty sure that Left for Dead came out after WaW introduced zombies to COD) and Halo had temporarily with Fire Fight)

Up until Gears Judgment they had some of the most unique multiplayer with game mechanics such as Down But Not Out DBNO for the initiated, executions or finishing moves that are weapon specific, they had maps with enviromental effects that changed the way some game modes played, they put their own spin on exisiting modes such as CTF with Capture the Leader or giving you a limited amount of respawns with their own version of Team Deathmatch.

Gears of War should not be so easily dismissed as a meh exclusive for the Xbox 360 regardless of how weak the latest iteration Gears Judgment is.

Relientk774168d ago

Wow the only one I agree with is Modern Warfare 1

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We Will Never See A Remake Like Final Fantasy 7 Again

Square Enix says Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth fell below expectations, but it's a special game regardless

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TheNamelessOne9h ago

Still just wanted the original game with much improved visuals lol.

-Foxtrot4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

Yeah…same

When we wanted a remake, it was just a remake, what they give us was an over ambitious massive budget styled game split into three parts with a new storyline of a multiversal, split timeline narrative to justify changes.

They are good games but we never asked for that.

Just the original with improved graphics, visuals, voice acting and maybe some expanded upon areas. That’s it.

Hopefully a IX, VIII and VI remake will be simpler.

It’s funny because if they just did a straight up remake they could have altered the ending a little to set up more games rather than splitting up the remake into multiple parts to stretch out the story. Having VII-2 and VII-3 would have been a lot better as it would have expanded the story in a better way.

gold_drake1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

me too however, i have played the og more than 20 30 times, im glad we got something fresh

i wish sqaure would have given us an option for atb turn based combat tho.

Einhander19729h ago

I love these two games, and no disrespect for the original which I played on my PS1 and several times since then, I would much rather play the remakes. The game play is just so much fun and the characters just have so much more life and personality plus it has the modern sensibilities that are hard to give up.

It's a shame that they haven't found the success SE wanted, and while people of course want to blame PlayStation I feel like Final Fantasy just doesn't have the effect it used to. Younger people have zero attachment to the series and have zero nostalgia.

And I still think that PlayStation will be the best selling platform by a long shot, FF16 on steam even at $50 isn't selling nearly as well as it did on PS5 where it sold 3.5 million in its first week. Looking at the numbers on Steam if the game has sold 1 million so far I'd be surprised.

jwillj2k44h ago

Thats SE’s fault for not adapting their story telling in a way that resonates with todays times. They attempted with FF16 but too little too late esp with boring game mechanics.

gold_drake59m ago

the issue is exactly what u said, final fantasy doesnt have the oomph it once had.

but why? cause it takes them so long between games.

16 was or could have been a great way forward, but the combat unfortunately, outside of boss battles, wasnt all too goodish

andy858h ago(Edited 8h ago)

It was everything I wanted from it to be honest. And part 3 will expand on that with airship travel. Hope Switch 2 is powerful enough for it, because that's where the sales are in Japan. It deserves success with the love that went into it.

Scissorman8h ago

I think over time, this endeavor will be worth the investment. Part 3 will release, along with the inevitable bundling of all three games on other consoles. I do think it's a mistake to not offer DLC this time around like with Intergrade, that would have been a nice additional revenue stream for SE.

enkiduxiv8h ago

The remake project is so frustrating. For everything they get right, they get something wrong, at least in opinion. I am ultimately glad I stuck with and played both games, but I can totally understand fans who bailed after all the horrible changes they have made to the original story. Still hope we see the combat director for remake give us his own take on the franchise in the future. Also really hope Nomura and Kitase retire after this project is over. They are way past their prime.

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The Horizon Zero Dawn Remaster Proves You Don't Need A PS5 Pro

Why do you need a better PS5 when there aren’t any games that will utilise its power?

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derek11h ago

You technically don't "need" the ps5, ps4 or the ps3, lol. You don't need any videogame console, it isn't a necessity of life. If you want the best playstation console money can by, that would be the ps5 pro.

CS77h ago

While the article is pessimistic and negative, can we agree that typically playstation hardware allowed experiences that no previous generation was able to deliver?

With the PS5 and Pro that's changed and its because its first party are having trouble making exclusives that harnesses the PS5 power. And with so few using the base PS5 to the max, the Pro just seems pointless in a way that no other major Playstation ever has.

Idk, you guys keep defending Sony, first it was covid, then chip shortages, then live service won't hold back single player games. Now here we are with barely any good first party games in sight and the defense continues.

Sony needs to get their head out of their arrogant rear and get back in touch with what gamers want. And it's not live service games and it's not a $700 PS5 pro to see more detailed bleachers in Ratchet and Clank.

And just to rest my case, when you are showing your most powerful system (PS5 Pro) using a last generation game (TLOU2) something is very very wrong.

smashman983h ago

I don't think you quite got it. This isn't the ps3 gen where the cell was difficult to use and there was a period of time where the console just was not being properly utilized. These consoles are on x86 architecture and are performing at or around the level of comparable PC's. Sure there's SSD stuff more 3rd party devs could do but this isn't going to result in a big graphical leap.

_SilverHawk_59m ago(Edited 57m ago)

Drinking water proves you don't need a ps5 pro. Get a brita water filter

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andy8510h ago

Why does a random remaster do that? There's going to be plenty of games that utilise it over the next 4 years. And plenty already released that will benefit from it. If you don't want one fine, but what's with all the nonsense bashing of it

jambola8h ago

it's like saying "upcoming indie game on steam proves high spec pc's are useless"

Grilla5h ago

Gotta get those clicks. Later they’ll write a “I was wrong..” for more

ClutchManeuvers10h ago

Uhhh. I was going to write something but it's so tedious knowing that everybody will just rip me.

Einhander19729h ago

There are over 8500 games that use dynamic resolution scaling and struggle to hold fps that out of the box will utilize its power.

Games are already lined up for patches and more games that haven't been announced yet will use it.

But of course talking about what it actually does won't get as many clicks.

jambola8h ago

no
it adds to your opinion
it's doesn't prove anything

and even besides that, one game wouldn't prove that anyway
that's silly

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Enotria: The Last Song Gives a Whole New Meaning to 'Pick Your Poison'

There are four elements in Enotria: The Last Song's elemental system, but one stands out among the rest, to the point it has become a favorite.

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jznrpg2h ago

I’ll get this game later in the winter. Maybe the Pro can fix some of its fps issues along with some patches.