Tagging! I have to run to a meeting, but I want to add my two cents later.
Tagging! I have to run to a meeting, but I want to add my two cents later.
Michael-5 said:
I get that, but the timeline is missing so many major moments. Final Fantasy saving Square-Soft being a big one, Sony entering the market in 1994, the death of Sega, etc. |
So it should be a mile long and include everyone's interpretation of what's important? Why can't it just be a quick look at where it started, where we are now, and a few interesting tidbits in-between? I'm a huge Sega fan so if I made the timeline I would have had more than the Dreamcast on it, but even as a Sega fan I have to admit that for such a short snapshot of the history of gaming Sega, as well as Final Fantasy, are blips. Halo is a blip too, but NatGeo readers probably know what Halo is while they probably think Final Fantasy is that Disney animated concert thing they never saw.
If you had to reduce the history of gaming from 1947 to 2013 down to a handful of landmarks that the average none gamer might be able to put into perspective I doubt it would look the same as one made from a hardcore gamer. NatGeo's timeline doesn't insult gaming or gamers. It just uses widely recognizable stuff to illustrate what's been going on in gaming for the past 66 years.
kain_kusanagi said:
So it should be a mile long and include everyone's interpretation of what's important? Why can't it just be a quick look at where it started, where we are now, and a few interesting tidbits in-between? I'm a huge Sega fan so if I made the timeline I would have had more than the Dreamcast on it, but even as a Sega fan I have to admit that for such a short snapshot of the history of gaming Sega, as well as Final Fantasy, are blips. Halo is a blip too, but NatGeo readers probably know what Halo is while they probably think Final Fantasy is that Disney animated concert thing they never saw. If you had to reduce the history of gaming from 1947 to 2013 down to a handful of landmarks that the average none gamer might be able to put into perspective I doubt it would look the same as one made from a hardcore gamer. NatGeo's timeline doesn't insult gaming or gamers. It just uses widely recognizable stuff to illustrate what's been going on in gaming for the past 66 years. |
If I had to reduce gaming history to a short list of landmarks, I would not have included Kinect, and mention either Gameboy, Wii, or Playstations entrance into gaming instead.
Kinect really doesn't belong, and various medium sized landmarks overshadow large scale ones. Like where is the crash of 83? Rise of Nintendo (especially their dominance over handhelds, and Tetris starting it all)? Where is Solitaire!?
LOL, I think some of the events on that list, plain suck.
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Augen said:
I think you have a problem kain. I use to get annoyed by it, then upset with you, but I think you suffer from some deep delusion. It's fine to like a game, but it is not the jewel encrusted golden gift from the treasure vaults of Xerxes you seem obsessed with convincing everyone it is. |
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I think you are spot on with this... Reading through all of these comments... KainKusanagi or w/e... You have SERIOUS issues... You are in your own little bubble and refuse to see things for what they are.... It is very obvious you have some deeply rooted issues... I don't think he is at all off base to suggest you seek help... Because I was thinking the same thing before I even saw this comment... I don't know what it is about you... Kind of passive agressive.. Actually majorly passive aggressive. Something is off about you.. You DO get extremely defensive over your "favorite game" and throw out a bunch of meaningless statistics to defend it.... This entire list was horrible for the most part.. But you can't see that... You are truly a delusional human being.. You Don't see it and would never agree... But seriously, seek some help. and stop being so extremely defensive. You almost seem to have huge insecurities, and jump at any chance to defend your point of view.. while at the same time calling people out for expressing their point of view... You have major issues man.. Not being mean, just stating facts.
Guys, please stop attempting to psychoanalyze kain based on some posts he made on a video game forum. We all have our favorite games and we're all protective of them.
@OP: the original blog post reads like something from someone only marginally interested in video games, but I appreciate the effort. About the infographic...the 1970s an 80s are well-covered -- although I would have liked to see Ultima, Space Invaders, The Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong, and the Game Boy -- but when it gets to the 90s and 00s it takes a turn for the worse. I think Wing Commander could be replaced with Doom or Street Fighter II, two games with a much greater legacy in the industry. I've ambivalent about StarCraft; it's an outstanding game and definitely influential, but why not use Super Mario 64 or Quake for that period?
As far as this Halo controversy goes...while I agree with kain that the game is a masterful, seminal piece of software, I think that space could have gone to Grand Theft Auto III or to Wii Sports. Furthermore, I don't understand the list beneath Halo. It doesn't really focus on what made Halo a revolution. The Kinect thing is also strange. Maybe it would make more sense if the infographic focused on its applications outside the world of video games, e.g., athletics, medical care.
sethnintendo said:
lol... That shouldn't have confused me but it did. You know what would have been more relevant? Putting the quotes in the actual decade the game was published... Just further confirms that this list is crap. Not a good sign to use a 90s game quote in the pre 70s bracket. |
Lol, yea. Though, it also wouldn't have been quite as confusing if they had kept with the qoute idea going throughout the list. It seriously looks like they gave up on putting any effort in the list about half way through.
This looks a lot more thorough than my high school presentation.....and yet, less accurate.
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