• jonesy@aussie.zone
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    22 hours ago

    Half-Life for me. The moment games really became an interactive storytelling medium.

    • Ashtear@lemm.ee
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      6 hours ago

      And it’s not just that. Half-Life also spawned Counter-Strike, one of the foundational pieces of e-sports (if not also the modding scene in general today). Not to mention being a precursor to today’s digital distribution model in the industry.

    • Wahots@pawb.social
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      10 hours ago

      I also said half life. Doom was a leap forward, but Half life actually set a technological and story telling bar, on a budget, in 1998. Many videogames drew inspiration from its innovations, storytelling or themes.

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      20 hours ago

      Of course it’s Half Life. Sad to see that people have forgotten the impact it had