Which is the most influental franchise today?

So, there's the poll, so make your vote, comment etc.

If you don't agree with the options in the poll, feel free to write your candidate, but at least vote for one option.

From the list its Half-life series... overall i think its MGS & FF series of titles..

Mystery Case Files. Not only it started the whole genre, but this genre has taken over casual gaming, there is no week without a new Mystery Case Files clone being released. What's more the whole genre is following the main series in it's evolution. The genre has been introducing more and more adventure games elements, some of the recent hidden object games are more like light adventure games. And while the series didn't always spearhead this evolution, it's only after MCF does it that the majority of clones follow.

GTA for sandbox obviously...

As much as I wanted to vote Half-Life for story driven FPS well.... I voted Halo since for every good story driven FPS, there's about 10 MP FPS with mediocre to downright terrible SP.

No MGS? :|

Half-Life

Either Halo or Half-Life

Without Mario there would be no video games.

Without Mario there would be no video games.

immortality20

Doom should be on the list, basically popularised the (saturated) FPS genre, WADS were a precursor to Mods and online was on Doom 2 (akthough popularised by Quake 1).

C64 was supreme in Europe at the timerpg9000owner

Without Mario there would be no video games.

immortality20

Perhaps, but it's about the most influental franchises today. And let's be realistic, Mario isn't THAT popular these days.

No MGS? :|

Half-Life

AdoringFan_

MGS is a masterpiece, but it's not that influental. I'll say, MGS is pretty much niche, just like Splinter Cell for example.

In other words, it's fantastic, recognizable, but not that mainstream.

Pong

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Halo has influenced everything. Half Life wasnt influential at all

Halo has influenced everything. Half Life wasnt influential at all

sikanderahmed

Nice flamebait, but I guess it won't do.

Shame :(

no mario? no metal gear? no zelda? well i suppose there are a lot of franchises which people would deem influential.

Of that list, Halo, just because of it's phenomanal popularity and the impacts that popularity has had on shooters. But, that list is horrible. No Mario? No Zelda? No MGS?

Of that list, Halo, just because of it's phenomanal popularity and the impacts that popularity has had on shooters. But, that list is horrible. No Mario? No Zelda? No MGS?

789shadow

No MGS? :|

Half-Life

AdoringFan_

Wut? MGS? Influential?

It's the only game of it's kind, that is supposed to be a stealth game, but you barely stealth in most of its games. It's and Action-Adventure game with the main focus is the story over the gameplay. It's a unique gem.