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Gamesradar names The Last of Us as the GAME OF THE DECADE
- Thread starter Grayson
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I really don't think watching cutscenes of TLOU on YouTube is comparable to experiencing the whole thing through a play through.
You kinda get the bullet points and story beats, but there's way more in actually experiencing it.
I'm not saying it should stand out to all player, of course. Game of the decade is going to be something different to everyone anyway, so I'm not trying to make this in to a definitive thing. But they're called video games for a reason. It's a visual medium, and the visual language set in stone over the past century of film is as much part of video games as the game language being created to this day is.
I'd only agree with this if story beat inparticular could not be done through gameplay.
Brother a tale of two sons big twist has incredible impact that could only have been done through video games, and there are certain visual novels that accomplish similar feats through creative use of the medium.
Hell, even as far back as Final Fantasy 7 for ps1 had
the scene before Areith's death where you play a mind controlled Cloud and and you are forced to press the action button to continue which in turn gets Cloud into a position to cut her in half while the player watches
You do realize that most of art and new art periods started by someone discarding the previous best tool for the job right?
Anyway, let's just agree to disagree at this point, this discussion is going nowhere
Solid choice, TLOU is one of my favourite games ever made. Top quality storytelling and voice acting, far better than most video games at the time.
For me it would be between TLOU, The Witcher 3, Horizon, and God of War.
For me it would be between TLOU, The Witcher 3, Horizon, and God of War.
I would argue that the quality of BoTW helped put the switch on the trajectory it is now. It also drastically changed the formula of a traditional tent pole franchise, which will perhaps embolden Nintendo to continue to do so with other franchises.
GTAV set the standard for persistent online updates and monetization (for better or worse), leading to $6 billion in revenue and it becoming the third best selling game of all time.
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I never said that you can't tell a great narrative through gameplay. But that does not take away from the effectiveness that cutscenes can deliver emotional scenes with either. And again, it's not like TLOU doesn't do that type of stuff either. For example, the boost mechanic subversion that I mentioned before.
Just because something is avant-garde, that doesn't make it inherently better. And no, "most art and new art periods" most definitely didn't start with a guy going "I'm going to not do this thing now just because!". Most new art and new art periods are borne from very complex culture forces and movements.
Best selling game does not necessarily mean it influences game design to this day. GTA3 was far more of an influence in this regard. BOTW sold well but has not really altered the gaming landscape in any way. PubG for example popularized an entire new mode and is far more influential than BOTW.
I can't argue that choice. I loved every second of that game. Also, it's the only video game I have ever played that made me for real cry. Any media that can evoke that kind of emotion out of my cold dead heart, is something special.
Agreed with regards to GTA3. I guess when I was saying influenced the industry I wasn't speaking solely to game design, although you could certainly argue that should be the primary focus for a game of the decade discussion.
I can get behind that choice. Was one of those games I was profoundly impacted by and lingered well after the credits.
But personally it's gotta be Destiny. Like it or not, It's one of the most influential game in the past decade and I still feel it's impact is underrated. Shared world. Looter shooter. Raids. Even the UI has been copied too.
But personally it's gotta be Destiny. Like it or not, It's one of the most influential game in the past decade and I still feel it's impact is underrated. Shared world. Looter shooter. Raids. Even the UI has been copied too.
Not even close for me but seems like a popular choice and it's definitely well made.
For me, a game ofthe decade needs to have a bigger focus on gameplay. Dark Souls or BotW come to mind
For me, a game ofthe decade needs to have a bigger focus on gameplay. Dark Souls or BotW come to mind
I think this cuts to the heart of it.
The gaming landscape is just too broad and diverse to suggest that a single title towers above all.
TLOU may be best in class for its genre, but that genre is only a sliver of the overall picture of what's on offer within the medium.
When I see a AAA prestige 3rd-person narrative adventure declared greatest game of the DECADE(!!!), I just kinda shrug and say, "Okay?" The genre itself does absolutely nothing for me and bears little resemblance to what I find valuable and entertaining in the medium. Doesn't mean I'm unable to recognize the quality & craftsmanship on offer, just means that it doesn't speak to me in any way beyond an appreciation for the talent that goes into the more heralded titles within it.
This makes singular Best of Decade proclamations seem kind of trivial in that context as it lacks any true, genuine representation of the medium overall.
Best Prestige 3rd-person Narrative Adventure? Sure, why not. Best Overall Game of the Decade? Eh, that's a little harder to swallow as its comparative myopic scope is meaningless in a sea of such great diversity.
(I'd also add that I have my own ideas on Best of the Decade between a few titles more suited to my tastes, but fully understand those choices are also completely meaningless when leveled against the myriad of other heavy-hitters of the 2010s...and yes, that includes TLOU.)