Mon, Oct 26, 2009 | 08:26 GMT
Molyneux names his top 5 revolutionary games
At last week’s BAFTA lecture in London, Peter Molyneux shared his top five revolutionary games ever released. So, what were the games? According to D’Toid, they were:
“Dune 2, Super Mario 64, Tomb Raider, Halo and World of Warcraft.”
Not a bad looking bunch, if we do say so ourselves. Molyneux confirmed at the same lecture last week that Fable III will support Natal.
Oh, and he showed Milo.
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14 comments
#1
DrDamn
26/10/09, 9:11 am
Everyone is going to say something different, but there is nothing in there which doesn’t have a good reason for being there. A couple are revolutionary not because they were the first to do something but revolutionary because of how they have done it (Halo, WoW).
#2
Gheritt White
26/10/09, 10:05 am
He should have gone for Bungie’s Marathon over Halo, as it was that ganme that first introduced recharging energy shields instead of health packs and a motion-tracking radar.
I suppose it was the first FPS to introduce carrying only a limited arsenal of weapons, though, as well as lifelike enemy AI.
#3
Tonka
26/10/09, 10:38 am
Worst.
List.
Ever.
#4
Santa Clause
26/10/09, 4:19 pm
“Worst.
List.
Ever.”
The real time strategy game that essentially defined the template of the entire genre up to this very day.
A platform game commonly heralded and the shining example of effective 3D gaming in a time when 3D was still a new concept.
A huge, open adventure game of unsurpassed scale (for its time), and one of the strongly examples of character-stardom that didn’t involve a plumber or a hedgehog.
A first person shooter that laid down a plethora of genre innovations in just one game and people pay attention to consoles FPSs.
And the single most popular paid-for MMORPG of all time, which continues to grow over half a decade after its initial release, and stands as a testament to smart business and consumer interaction.
Yeah, what a fucking horrible list, right?
Frankly, it’s perfect. Though I would have put Elite in there myself. Five times.
#5
BeastModeYMOB
26/10/09, 4:28 pm
LMAO Shitbox ppl are funny.
#6
Santa Clause
26/10/09, 4:38 pm
What?
#7
theevilaires
26/10/09, 4:40 pm
Bullshit: No MGS? No RE? No ICO? Halo over Half Life?…over Goldeneye 64? WTF
Oh well its his list.
#8
Santa Clause
26/10/09, 4:41 pm
Newsflash: There’s more than two genres in gaming.
#9
Psychotext
26/10/09, 4:47 pm
DrDamn pretty much said it best I think.
#10
Mike
26/10/09, 4:49 pm
ICO wasn’t actually that good.
#11
Syrok
26/10/09, 4:53 pm
I agree with that. Ico was good but in my opinion not the masterpiece some want it to be.
#12
Mike
26/10/09, 5:09 pm
Halo wasn’t actually that good.
#13
Syrok
26/10/09, 5:16 pm
I agree with that. Halo was ok but in my opinion not the masterpiece some want it to be.
:p
#14
Gheritt White
26/10/09, 5:54 pm
Oh man, I *loved* the first Halo game for so many different reasons. The other two… meh, not so much.