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ASUSswift1440p144hz t1_j6odqd1 wrote

People in this comment section actually treating this like it's a legitimate source from Forbes Magazine on "Greatest Video games from 1975 to Present Day based on Gross Revenue and Copies Sold".

It's just a list some guy made...there aren't any objective metrics for what defines a "landmark video title" for this list other than /u/Masspoint liked it a lot.

I'm surprised that this isn't immediately obvious to everyone, but I guess some of the commentors are wondering why Club Penguin and Roblox aren't on this list so that says a little bit about the worldly experiences of the people commenting on this post.

If this was a one-off, I wouldn't pay it any mind, but I've been seeing more and more posts like this with clueless redditors treating obviously fake things like they're real.

For all the information the internet spreads, you still have to try to objectively analyze the things you see on it! You can walk away with as much fake knowledge as real knowledge if you aren't careful!

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Masspoint OP t1_j6oin1g wrote

to elaborate I'm going to give you a couple of examples

Prince of persia because it made use of motion capture technique called rotoscoping that was never used before apart from in karateka (which was made by the same designer). By that prince of persia was the first cinematic platformer and inspired many games in this subgenre (another world for instance). It's success also launched the prince of persia series.

Prince of persia ; Sands of time created the building blocks for assassins creed when it comes to climbing mechanics.

L.A. noir is the first game that used motionscan

Double dragon is on there because it was the landmark for 2d side scrolling beat em up titles

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Masspoint OP t1_j6ofc6t wrote

Well landmarks doesn't mean the same thing as greatest games, gross revenue is a factor, because that can be very impactfull, but only if it spans across a lot of time, so the best selling game of that year isn't necessarily a landmark, especially if it didn't create a new standard or stand out in a different way.

Having said that, yes the list is still personal because I had to cut somewhere, and I have forgotten things as well. My knowledge only goes so far and I only did extra research for about half a day.

But a lot is based on factual data.

and thanks for calling it a great list, i hope you weren't being sarcastic :)

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