System Wars Games of the Generation

With the generation coming to an end soon, I think it's time to come up with a list of games that were the most influential this generation.

Generate your top 5 games. 10 points for #1, 5 points for #2, 4 for #3, 2 points for #4 and 1 point for #5.

Let me start.

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

Update 1

2/26 standings as of 10:30 EST

1 TW3

2 RDR 2

3 GoW

4 BotW

5 Doom

Dunno

Jesus Christ PUGB and Fortnite?!?

Tell me your list and I will tell you why both games are above it

Something like this (but I'll probably end up changing it):

1. Super Mario Odyssey

2. Inside

3. Witcher 3

4. Read Dead Redemption 2

5. Hellblade

Honourable mentions: Valiant Hearts, Ori & the Blind Forest, What Remains of Edith Finch, The Missing: J.J. Macfield & the Island of Memories, Forza Horizon 3, Nier Automata, Deus Ex: Human Revolution

P.T.

Subnautica

Resident evil 2

Doom

GoW

Zelda BOTW

Rocket League

RDR2

Persona 5

Catherine: Full Body will join these...

1. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
2. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
3. Middle Earth: Shadow of War
4. Resident Evil 7
5. Alien: Isolation

Prison Architect

Cities Skylines

World of Tanks

1. God of War (reason: amazing everything)

2. Dying Light (reason: good and free DLC and the most fun zombie I've played yet)

3. Spider man (reason: the spiderman game I've wanted since 3 generations ago)

4. Xcom 2 (reason: Expanded on everything and a uniquely awesome gameplay hook)

5. Skyrim VR (reason: one of my all time favorite games played in a way I never thought I could experience)

Bloodborne, Overwatch, MGSV, SOTC Remake, PREY, DOOM, Horizon:ZD, Child of Light, God Of War, Life Is Strange

And if you're not counting SOTC as valid, then add The Witness

RDR2

God of War

The Witcher 3

Divinity OS2

Placeholder: Bloodborne (probably Dreams or TLOU2 in the future)

Probably something like - 1. Breath of the Wild. 2. Super Mario Odyssey. 3. God of War. 4. The Witcher 3. 5. Red Dead Redemption 2.

5. Halo: The Master Chief Collection (reason - It’s Halo, like, all of it)

4. Cuphead (reason - it redefined the 2D platformer in a time where no one thought you could ever do anything innovative in a 30+ year genre)

3. PUBG (reason - it reignited the multiplayer FPS genre and reminded fans why they love shooters)

2. (tie) Forza Horizon 3/4 (reason - every arcade racer going forward will have to live up to the king of the genre)

1. Titanfall 1 (reason - as if the silky smooth traversal of the map wasn’t enough, you also got to drive monsterous Titans too!)

1. Doom (By Far and away)
2. Hitman Season 1
3. Metro Exodus
4. Prey
5. Titanfall 2 (only for SP)

Doom Eternal looks like it will be number 1 in future.

Don't really know, but the majority of the OP's choices are horrendous.

@i_p_daily: That’s a bit unfair. It’s what he likes. What’s wrong with that?

The most influential?

Dayz

Mincraft

PUBG

Destiny

Battlefront 2

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Going by a list on influential. The interesting thing with Battlefront 2, EA's greed had reached such astronomically cynical proportions it shun a mainstream light on the industry in a way that usually doesn't happen making news across the world, debates, governments, petitions and laws.

Most of the influential games seem to have derived from the PC. Not big AAA games but smaller early access types evolving over time growing from youtube than the typical marketing campaigns of yore.

Which is great.

Almost all PS4 exclusives.

@Random_Matt: The Order, Driveclub, Killzone, and Knack 1/2?

I said just about, I'll put almost instead.

RDR2

Hollow Knight

God of war

Bloodborne

Horizon zero Dawn

Ewwwww....

Someone needs Mighty GamePass. lol :P

TW3 - IMO set the bar for story-driven open world RPGs. Any new open world RPG will be compared to this game, and given how well it balanced freedom of exploration with story telling they will most often be found lacking

BotW - again a bar setter. This time for emergent gameplay. It's the complement to the strengths of TW3 - storytelling sucks, very "open world thin", but it uses physics and environment design in a way I've never seen and any new open world RPG will be compared to this one too - and again likely found lacking

Now, in the interest of taking the less beaten path...

Mechanical puzzlers -

Kerbal Space Program. Remember The Incredible Machine? Didn't think so. But this game carries on the tradition of using actual physics and mechanical principles to force the gamer to have fun THINKING. This genre is so niche - it would die without gems like KBSP

cRPGs -

It's somewhat divisive in the RPG community, in the face of the more popular D:OS series, but Pillars of Eternity revived the grand tradition of Baldur's Gate and Planescape Torment. Like D:OS better? You're not alone, but PoE has managed to keep the Black Isle legacy on life support

Myst-like puzzle adventures -

Obra Dinn. Wow.

Preferred POE instead to be honest.

@Random_Matt: me too

When you close this poll and will you make any table details for all of us who voted? Btw mine is based on game popularity (number of threads I see) on system wars:

1. Battlefront 2

2. God Of War

3. Red Dead Redemption 2

4. GTA V

5. PUBG

Honorable goes to witcher 3 and fallout 76.

GoW
BotW
Horizon: Zero Dawn
Destiny 1
The Division

1. Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt
2. Doom 2016
3. God of War
4. Horizon: Zero Dawn
5. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
6. Master Chief Collection (single player portion only)
7. Mafia 3
8. Mass Effect: Andromeda
9. Anthem
10. Destiny 2

Those are the games Golden enjoys playing though!

Early standings -

1 - TW3

2 - RDR 2

3 - GoW

4 - BotW

5 - Doom

I hate the list so far. Y'all are terrible...

Lets say the voting will end the 28th at midnight

1. TW3

2. Nier Automata

3. RE2make

4. God of War

5. BOTW

I knew I was forgetting something!

1. The Witcher 3

2. Red Dead Redemption 2

3. Horizon Zero Dawn

4. Persona 5

5. Monster Hunter World

Still better than Xbone's exclusive list LMFAO!

1. Dark Souls 3

2. God of War

3. Zelda: BotW

4. Bloodborne

5. Horizon

Are we talking about numbers like sales and revenue or personal favorites? Because Fortnite/PUBG are the games of this gen objectively speaking.

I’m not sure if this thread is about sales, favourites, or influencers.

1. BloodBorne
2. Zelda BOTW
3. Rocket League
4. God of War
5. Witcher 3

I don't necessary feel that good about my picks lol. This gen has been kinda ehh ok.

Bloodborne

God of War

Horizon: Zero Dawn

Spiderman

Witcher 3

Mario Odyssey

Zelda BTW

Persona 5

Uncharted 4

Neir 2

Drive club

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Forza H4

When you look back at this generation, what games will you remember? What games shaped the industry? Which games will stand the test of time. AKA none of the PS4 or Xbox One exclusives...

How dare you make such a derogatory comment about exclusive. :P

He's not wrong though, if one is looking to make a real life list and not a personal one.

I own spiderman and keep forgetting it exists.

the order 1886 regarded as one of the worst game ever.

Has to be Minecraft at the top. Insane sales, countless clones, on every imaginable platform.
BoTW, Fortnite, GTA5, RDR2, Pubg, GoW make up the rest for me.

@goldenelementxl: That still doesn’t answer my question though in fact I can make a different list for each one of those questions you just posed in that reply.

1-3) Fallout 4 / Street Fighter V AE / Monster Hunter 4 U

4) BotW

5) Resident Evil 7

I like how two of these started life as Arma mods. Arma low-key most influential game of the gen?