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bouzane on 04 April 2009

I'd show them fun and accessible games such as:

LittleBigPlanet
Fight Night Round 2
Half-Life 2
Earthbound
Missile Command



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Quickdraw McGraw on 04 April 2009
Reasonable said:

You'll be happy to note I gave it the nod too, then.  I always struggle between ICO and SOTC for lists like this, but I think in this case it would have to be SOTC.

Oh yeah, I know several others, thankfully, had it on their lists.
I just hadn't seen it until Khuutra, so I replied to his .

And agreed with the distinction between ICO and SotC. ICO is a fantastic experience, but SotC definitely seems more accesible, at least to someone first being introduced to the medium.



Rei on 04 April 2009

The Latest Gran Turismo
The Latest Final Fantasy
Crysis or another currently most advanced game graphically
The Latest Total War
Any good but easy platformer or some casual game or some sports game



Alby_da_Wolf on 04 April 2009

I'm not sure I could persuade someone following my tastes, my favourite games were quite successful, but they aren't the most successful and with the widest possible audience:
Deus Ex
Thief II
Duke Nukem 3D
Myth II
Gothic
(Note that my top 5 and top 10 lists vary with time, as I equally like some games and often choose one instead of the other depending on my mood, the memories of the moment, etc)



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Khuutra on 04 April 2009

Are we able to assume that they'll play through the whole game?



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DiplomaticImmunity on 04 April 2009

cod mgs4 lbp gta4 gt5pro



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Bodhesatva on 04 April 2009
--OkeyDokey-- said:
blaydcor said:
Ya gotta build up a foundation. It's like building up an appreciation for cinema; you don't start with Transformers or something like that. You go back to old black and white silent films then move on up. Same with literature.

Well, you'll wanna make a good first impression. The orginal LoZ isn't going to convince anyone.

I'd show them something like Guitar Hero or Wii Sports first, to get them interested, then move onto something like MGS4 or GTAIV to show them how sophisticated games can be. THEN, I'd show them the classics.

 

MGS4 and GTA4 are "sophisticated?" Shudder. I'll remember that the next time I have a random impulse to shoot hookers, I'm actually expressing my sophistication.

 

My choices are:

Chess
Starcraft
Go
Hearts
Wii Sports



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Bullet100000 on 04 April 2009

FFX
MGS4
GT5p
GOW1
GOW2



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Yakuzaice on 04 April 2009

Super Mario Bros. 3 + Super Mario Galaxy (since Flower is short I'm going to cheat and add galaxy)
StarCraft
Flower
Half-Life 2
Shadow of the Colossus



Cheebee on 04 April 2009

Well if it's someone who's never played videogames before, like the OP states, then they'd prolly be:

Wii Sports
Wii Fit
Wario Ware Smooth Moves
Mario Kart Wii
Super Mario Galaxy

Because those are the only kind of games such a person would be interested in, at all.
Games like Zelda, Halo, GTA, MGS and whatnot are just not gonna cut it for someone who's never touched a videogame before, that's something I've experienced hands-on several times.



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