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Shenmue voted most influential game of all time in BAFTA poll, beating Doom and Mario (www.eurogamer.net)
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The top 20 most influential video games of all time in the BAFTA poll are as follows:

  1. Shenmue
  2. Doom
  3. Super Mario Bros.
  4. Half-Life
  5. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
  6. Minecraft
  7. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
  8. Super Mario 64
  9. Half-Life 2
  10. The Sims
  11. Tetris
  12. Tomb Raider
  13. Pong
  14. Metal Gear Solid
  15. World of Warcraft
  16. Baldur's Gate 3
  17. Final Fantasy VII
  18. Dark Souls
  19. Grand Theft Auto 3
  20. Skyrim
  21. Grand Theft Auto
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[-] Metostopholes@midwest.social 26 points 3 months ago

I absolutely love Shenmue, have played through many times, and this still seems crazy to me.

[-] Telorand@reddthat.com 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I have Shenmue III. Do I need to play the other two to understand, or can I just jump right in?

[-] B0NK3RS@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

Definitely play the others before 3.

[-] Telorand@reddthat.com 1 points 3 months ago

Thanks!

[-] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 25 points 3 months ago

The absurd mix of some legitimate and appropriate choices, some completely unqualified recent releases that haven't even had time to exert an influence and a winner that is completely bizarre and out of left field is absolutely something else.

Shenmue? Really?

[-] misk@sopuli.xyz 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Shenmue makes as much sense as other real top spots (not counting KCD2, Skyrim or BG3 - just dumb to include). It was one of the first games of this kind and others took plenty inspiration from it which fits the original intent of the vote.

[-] breadguy@kbin.earth 23 points 3 months ago

kcd2 being on here is so fucking funny

[-] gianni@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 months ago

I've never heard of this game.

[-] B0NK3RS@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Fully deserved in my opinion.

Also why is KCD2 and BG3 on the list? That must be a mistake.

[-] misk@sopuli.xyz 10 points 3 months ago

I think it was an open vote at first so KCD2 might have been an effect of brigading for a marketing effort. Capitalism is why we can’t have nice things, again.

[-] Enkers@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago

Could also be explained be recency bias.

[-] misk@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 months ago

You’re right, some people probably thought „most influential” = best and that was the best game they played recently. What this game could influence when it just came out - who knows ;)

[-] Skabby73@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 months ago

Wait Bafta did this?? I grew up in the UK in the 80s with a ZX Spectrum, why no 'Manic Miner' or 'Jet set Willy'? Those were pretty influencial and actually British. Doom wasn't originally on console and super Mario is definitely from the 80s, wtf?

[-] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 6 points 3 months ago

Struggling to think of games influenced by Shenmue.

[-] prole 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yakuza series for sure.

But yeah, I wouldn't put it at the top of the list, personally.

[-] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

Why are there 21 games?

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