| Ka-pi96 said: Wii Sports, this one is pretty much undisputable. No one can really argue against the influence it had in the 7th gen. COD 4, another that can't be argued against. It set up COD as one of, if not the, biggest gaming franchises, it's influence is still seen today in both COD and most other FPS games. Uncharted 2, I think 3 was better and the original started the series. But this is where it really took off, cemented Naughty Dog's position as one of the most highly rated developers as well. The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, western console RPGs wouldn't be the same without it! Final Fantasy XIII, the same as the above. Only, this time the influence was negative. FF is the series that made JRPGs popular in the first place, XIII was massively hyped up and did look pretty impressive in previews. It wasn't a bad game, but it wasn't particularly good either. Maybe if it had lived up to the hype then JRPGs would still be a big genre now rather than the current niche that they are. |
Too many lists here that focus on one console, thankfully yours does not. I like your first 3, but I would change the next two only because I don't know enough about true RPGs (Zelda is the closest I get)... My next two would be Gears of War (where the generation took of in Graphics fidelity, plus a great game, 3rd person, competed with COD for the [professional] competitive online community). Skyward Sword for spot 5, showed that motion controls could matter in a full game rather than just a party game.
A lot of great games though. Mario Galaxy (reversing gravity in a platformer, etc., was a great game), Last of Us (great story telling, graphic fidelity, emotional, fun to play), Left 4 Dead (really great take on being able to play both sides of the zombie vs. humans fight)... there are many more, just tired of typing.
