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Top 10 Genre defining Game Franchises in the history of Gaming

During the past two decades in the evolution of Gaming there have been gazzilions of high quality games that cater to all kinds of gamers which fall under different Genres.

These 10 Games are quite possibly the most critically acclaimed iterations which not only kick started the multi-million selling franchises but also defined and gave birth to their respective genres, which wouldn’t have existed without these high quality games.

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geniusgamerdoc4897d ago

Zelda, Final Fantasy, Super Mario and Tomb Raider are my Favourite games that gave birth to their respective Genres.

Ranma14897d ago

FF for RPG....but not so much these days

*sigh*

geniusgamerdoc4897d ago

Yep.

Hopefully Tetsuya Nomura might bring back the Huge Franchise to life with Final Fantasy VERSUS XIII !!

Only time will tell...

I pray for it to stay PS3 Exclusive nonetheless!

Solid_Snake374896d ago

ah yes... Metal Gear Solid... good times

thats_just_prime4897d ago

half the games listed the shouldnt be on there the list all has a lot of mistakes. It says doom was the 1st fps but wolfenstien came out before doom.

Why is GT on the list its not a defining game if you want a defining racing game try Virtua Racing not only was it one of the 1st "3d" racers it was one of the 1st "3d" games. it was also the 1st game to be in widescreen.

Why isnt Halo on the list ? even if you hate the game (and I do) it still the game that made xbl a success and intro us to the online gen that we have now

MaxXAttaxX4897d ago (Edited 4897d ago )

Also, why would Halo be there and not Counter Strike(for example).

Either way it's just an "opinion piece".

Kurt Russell4896d ago

@Nathan
Because Halo nailed shooters on consoles where as before they felt like ropey ports.

MaxXAttaxX4895d ago

The article doesn't specify consoles only.

Besides, consoles had great FPS games, many of which were far from "ropey ports" before Halo. Like the 007 games, Red Faction, Unreal Tournament, Quake, Half-Life, Time Splitters, etc, etc, etc.

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StraightPath4896d ago

Halo & Half Life should be added aswell.

mindedone4897d ago

I like the choices, but that was DEFINITELY not Street Fighter 1 in the picture

mindedone4897d ago

I didn't realize it was ranked though, SMB > FFVII in terms of genre defining game franchises

myps44897d ago

.Nice list mate....the original Silent hill gave me goose bumps back in the day..

TooTall194897d ago

I never knew that FFVII intended to release on the N64.

MariaHelFutura4897d ago (Edited 4897d ago )

Sony designed what was suppose to be the Nintendo CD. Nintendo screwed them over last minute, Sony made the tech they developed into the the PSone and here we are today. I would imagine it had something to do w/ that. Hey, everything worked out in the end. Sometimes in life, negatives have a weird way of becoming posistives.

geniusgamerdoc4897d ago

Absolutely Right.

SONY capitalized on their downfall and have now become Gaming powerhouse especially in JAPAN!

ShaunCameron4897d ago

Actually Sony tried to screw Nintendo over by thinking they could relegate them to being a 3rd-party developer on their own console. That's why Nintendo cancelled the deal at the last minute.

MariaHelFutura4896d ago (Edited 4896d ago )

^^^

You may be right, but to me that doesn't make sense. For that fact that Sony bought all of their studios after that happened. Nintendo already owned studios previously.

acemonkey4897d ago

maybe a good MP game should have been on the list and maybe mmorpg too

myps44897d ago

I wished World of Warcraft could have made it to the list though.

ljh2174896d ago

Diablo/Diablo II was more genre defining than WoW. Hell, most MMO's that came after diablo followed basically the same design in gameplay terms.

TheComedian4897d ago

Lol I like the fact that every single one of us hit the article because of the pic but everyone is acting like they don't see the elephant 5 feet away from them...

shreeveera4897d ago

HaHa!!Absolutely TRUE dude//

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10 Legendary Games That Still Absolutely Crush It in 2025

Discover 10 timeless video games from the past that remain absolutely playable today. From Chrono Trigger to DOOM, these classics have aged like fine wine!

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anast35d ago

Simon's Quest is better than Symphony.

djl348534d ago

If you're gonna troll, at least make a legitimate attempt.

Levii_9235d ago

Hot damn that's a good list. The only one i never played is AOE2 and i never finshed Chrono Trigger but it was damn good.

Speaking of what's old but holds up amazingly well and plays like a dream.. i played Symphony of the Night for the first time in 2019.. yep that's right. It became one of my favourite games of all time that i replay almost every year. I couldn't believe how good it was. That is almost impossible for me with newer games let alone older ones. Truly a special gem.

LG_Fox_Brazil34d ago

That's a pretty fucking great list

__y2jb34d ago (Edited 34d ago )

The only one I’d disagree with is doom. It shows its age badly I think. After 5 minutes of play these days you put it down.

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Link Should Talk, but Choose His Words Carefully in The Legend of Zelda Movie

Link should have a voice in The Legend of Zelda Movie. While he mostly stays quiet in the games, he canonically does speak but usually holds back on expressing his thoughts. In a movie format, it is better for the character and the story itself that Link speaks.

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got_dam74d ago

I just hope it's not a bunch MCU Snarky McJokeface dialog. Started playing veilguard free on PSN (would not recommend) and it's a perfect example of how dialog in contemporary entertainment is garbage.

Relientk7774d ago

It's gonna be Chris Pratt again lol

"It's a me Link"

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Top 100 Video Games Of All Time

Many games have come and gone as gaming began its illustrious history in this world. So let's talk about the top 100 video games of all time!

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Babadook7100d ago (Edited 100d ago )

Yeah. That’s the first I’ve seen it anywhere near #1.

Mario 64 is great but I wouldn’t put it over Mario World.

CUnit123123100d ago

Appreciate you checking out the article

CUnit123123100d ago

Thanks for checking out the article

slate91100d ago

Top 10 were bangers till they threw the #1 spot away lol

CUnit123123100d ago (Edited 100d ago )

Thanks for checking out the article

Zeldafan6499d ago

Not having any Xenoblade Chronicles games on the list is a crime.

CUnit12312399d ago

Sorry lol. I wrote the article but 5 of us voted for many different games and majority went on the list then we worked on the list. If it were just my personal top favorite we'd seen some xenoblade and star ocean as well as some others. Thanks for checking out it!

RavenWolfx98d ago

Chrono Trigger at 31 makes my heart hurt.

Zeldafan6498d ago

Not having any Xenoblade Chronicles games on the list at all is a crime.