TheCodeisBosco posted...
If every game was released at once in their current form? I'm thinking BioShock. It's already considered one of the best games ever made due to its artistic merit and acclaimed gameplay; and it's a current gen game, so it wouldn't be looked down upon for inferior technology or whatever.
Don't get me wrong, though: even in this scenario, I think older games that went for stylized visuals over pure technological prowess would receive plenty of acclaim. Chrono Trigger, Yoshi's Island and Okami would receive plenty of love in that situation; but many games considered "groundbreaking" back in the day, like the original Resident Evil and Donkey Kong Country, would fly under the radar.
Yeah... I'll buy this **** the day that Big Daddy beats L-block in a tournament. It's WAY too complex to be considered the best amongst a bunch of people that haven't had decades of gaming to prepare for it. Bioshock is exactly the "fly under the radar" type of game you're talking about except for it being current generation. You're going to have to talk it up for the next two decades just to get it to CT levels of recognition because relative to the existing gamer population it has had the same or maybe even a weaker reception. It's the game (series) that in a decade a bunch of kids will be discovering for the first time because it isn't a heavy hitter.
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Bioshock is BGE in Yo's given scenario.
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