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luigi13579 07/17/18 10:02:37 AM #51: | apolloooo posted... Ultima underworld BlueBoy675 posted... Metroid DeadSite posted... WoW literally changed the world Those. Fuck OP's aversion to PC gaming. You can't really separate it from console gaming in terms of influence, especially nowadays when many traditionally PC-centric genres are popular on consoles. Ultima Underworld basically influenced "immersive sims" (and other games), from System Shock / 2 to Deus Ex to BioShock to The Elder Scrolls (and arguably BotW, at least indirectly), and many others. Allegedly it even influenced the graphics in Catacomb 3-D (a precursor to Wolfenstein 3D and of course Doom). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_Underworld:_The_Stygian_Abyss#Legacy Metroid pretty much goes without saying, inspiring greats like Super Metroid and SotN, and more recent indie Metroidvanias like Cave Story, Guacamelee!, etc. WoW changed MMOs and gaming more generally, whether its influence was positive or negative. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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