Battle of the Titans: What was more influential to the gaming industry, Mario 64 or GTA3?

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MikeRox said:

ktay95 said:
SM64, its what influenced the barrage of 3D platformers we had that gen and the next. GTA3 inspired what?? GTA:SA. We really didnt see the open world genre take off until the 7th gen and now 8th gen and that wasnt because of GTA3 but newer GTAs

True Crime and Saints Row :P

Fallout, Elder Scrolls, Assassins Creed, Fable, there is a pretty big list of games that aren't even associated with the same style of play as GTA and I could keep going. Its also true that Games like Fallout and ES series were open world before GTA3 came out but it was GTA that set the trend in different, and more accessible fashion.