At the time it felt out of this world, there was nothing like it and I think SH overall was a very influential series and way more mature than other games, it is the first series i remember that focused heavily on tackling society issues.
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Gamerant: ‘Why The Last of Us is Widely Considered Game of the Decade’ [Playstation community poll]
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Not at all. There are literally no game influenced by silent Hill. It never achieved mainstream status and it's not really known outside gaming circles. Casuals never knew about its existence. It's always been a niche series and was always in resident evil's shadow. I love sh, but don't fool yourself, it was not influential at all. TLOU is simply in a league of its own.
The magic was in the performances, subtleties of the writing, understated tone, and grounded setpieces. Also imo probably some of the most tense and visceral gameplay moments since RE4. Hard to rank it as game of the decade, but I wouldnt argue against it.
This article, however, DOES NOT make a good case for the game... like at all.
This article, however, DOES NOT make a good case for the game... like at all.
I've been following SH since the first game and I've been playing it since day one.
Saying it's ignorant without providing any proof though...
It's a game that executed perfectly on everything it set out to do.
Maybe it won't be enough to some people but that's ok.
Maybe it won't be enough to some people but that's ok.
I think the praise TLOU's story received in 2013 is more a sign of just how bad storytelling in games was on average at that point than a signifier of quality in and of itself.
It is certainly mine, but I don't know about the whole "widely considered" bit. Oh well, guess it's fun to read posts from people who are way too invested in this kind of thing.
Sorry but you are wrong, a lot of influential games were never a huge sellers, they were influential/inspiring because of how artistic and well designed they were. for example Castlevania was an influence and inspiration for the last GoW game, but it was never a mainstream series... even for Naughty Dog, they talked before that one of the games that influenced them was Ico.
A lot of horror games inspired ideas and themes from Silent Hill, a quick example is The Evil Within, one of its levels (chapter 10) was directly out of a SH game. Alan Wake is another example.
an open-world action-RPG is bound to be less refined than a linear action-adventure but I would put both on top of their respective genres for the decade.
I don't think TLOU deserves to be anywhere near a GOTD lists as I don't think it effectively utilizes the tools afforded by the medium. TLOU could easily be turned into a TV series and it would be just as enjoyable, as the interactive elements have almost no bearing on the rest of the experience. A GOTD should present an experience that could never be replicated in another medium.
The gameplay adds so much tension to the overall feeling of the game for me, so I feel like your opinion it would be just as good if it were a TV show to be wrong.
I'm dying.Person who's never read a book/seen a movie said:
I'm dead.
I already said I was dead!
Weird title and LoU is definitely not even in my Top 10 list. Lists are stupid anyway, everyone has their own list.
User warned: platform wars, generalizing a fanbase
Sony Fans are the worst.
Stupid fanboy posts abound but it's this one about Silent Hill having zero influence on any game ever made that stands out as the most ridiculous of them all. Kudos.
speaking of eye-rolling....
And this is why we will never get a coherent conversation about GoTG because of this crap.
Sony Fans will pick some exclusive like TLoU
Ninty fans will pick something like BoTW
MS fans will pick something like Halo
It'll will never end....
I can agree with your the last paragraph.
But yeah I'm always wary of the notion that there's a true and pure way to tell stories in video games. I hear it all the time here, and it's just limiting.
Anyway did you read my couple sentences lol
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Lol and then you come at me with Undertale is more innovative and Gone Home is more intimate. I won't knock those games but they don't diminish what TLOU does.
I think a game that Gone Home is powerful but TLOU is as intimate or even more intimate as Gone Home as you are with characters and seeing them interact (often without cutscenes), and in cutscenes seeing certain facial reactions and performances that can show us the vulnerabilities of the characters. I think ppl are sleeping on performances, to see characters and situations feel authentic due to the performances is one aspect that sets it apart from most games. We have lots of games with performances but it's rare to get a game that can capitalize on the drama and get to the heart of a moment/scene like TLOU. (Again some of these moments are not cutscenes)
It's kind of unfair to compare an AAA game to a small game like Gone Home which is why I made the distinction that "TLOU really raises the bar in what we expect for AAA games". Again not diminishing what Undertale and Gone Home do, but they aren't examples of games that objective do it better. They do it differently and that's valid.
Anyway I really don't think it's just the story in TLOU that make it special. It's the blend of action, world building, attention to detail, along with this relationship at the core and how each element of the game reinforces and serves to tell that story- is what make it such a talked about game.
Definitely agree with your last paragraph.
I literally acknowledged that. Did you even read my post?
Why should someone being extremely good at their job justify us saying any positive thing about them even if it's blatantly untrue? That makes no sense to me.
When did I say they did?
The only game I had to consciously step away from, the emotional intensity of certain elements was overtaking my sense of fun. A real GOAT
Druckmann has mentioned The Road as an inspiration several times.
It's even on the Wikipedia page.
What else did you expect? There's no such thing as the objective game of the year/generation/decade. You can discuss, sure. Discussion can be more eloquent with certain users over others, sure. But at the end of the day, everyone has their own opinion based on their own experiences. And mostly everyone thinks their opinion is more valid than others. Add to that the anonymity of the internet, and you can't expect anything more than fanboys trying to point out why their beloved game should be recognized by everyone as the best ever.
It is for me. I very rarely buy a game twice, done it with GTA V and TLOU. All my favourite games are ones where you've been on a journey, like you started at point A and made it all the way to Z and all the points in between just had so much going for them, so many segments that are memorable. And even though TLOU isnt the longest game I've ever played, not close it's just awesome in every little part.
I also need to make note of how fantastic the Left Behind DLC is. As a whole, it has some of my favorite moments across all available content. Up there with The Old Hunters and Witcher 3 DLC as all-time favorites.
I very much doubt Halo 5 beats out titles like TW3, RDR2 etc among Xbox fans.
Prophetic prophet...I can already imagine the contents of this thread.
Thought we were talking fans in general, not the game they would choose, my bad.
Not according to the aggregate game of the decade list on MC. It's BotW by a large margin.
Breath Of The Wild factually takes it and it's absolutely deserved but to me the real GOTD is either Dark Souls or Bloodborne.
My list of candidates - even if nobody cares:
Bloodborne, Dark Souls, Dark Souls 3, Hollow Knight, Sekiro, The Last Guardian, Zelda BotW.
Biased much, haha.
Either one of these deserves it in my opinion and it doesn't matter that some of them are aquired taste/not for the masses. If anyone asked me what games were essential this decade these would be the ones I'd mention. Personally I'm not a fan of Naughty Dogs style but I can appreciate what they've done! Also Witcher III should be on some lists as well!
My list of candidates - even if nobody cares:
Bloodborne, Dark Souls, Dark Souls 3, Hollow Knight, Sekiro, The Last Guardian, Zelda BotW.
Biased much, haha.
Either one of these deserves it in my opinion and it doesn't matter that some of them are aquired taste/not for the masses. If anyone asked me what games were essential this decade these would be the ones I'd mention. Personally I'm not a fan of Naughty Dogs style but I can appreciate what they've done! Also Witcher III should be on some lists as well!
This right here. If Sony and ND marketed Factions heavily, it would have been huge in the competitive scene. I hope Tlou 2 standalone multiplayer gets more love.
Those are all plausible "Game of the (respective) Decade".
Xbox fans most impartial confirmed :)
I couldn't agree with this less, personally. Not that TLOU is my game of the decade (might not even crack my top 20 tbh) but I enjoyed TLOU for its gameplay first and its story second.