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So Remo and company were talking about "gamer literacy" on the Shackcast, and I thought it was interesting enough to get some broader opinions about.
What games should you play to consider yourself "gamer literate?" What experiences are so important, whether in terms of story, gameplay, atmosphere, music, or some other reason, that they must be played in order to consider yourself knowledgeable about gaming?
Some examples that came up on the podcast were:
Super Metroid
Sim-City
Castlevania: Symphony of the NIght
Full Throttle
Final Fantasy 7 (lol)
I think everyone can come up wtih the obvious examples, such the big first party Nintendo games: The Mario classics (1, 3, World, 64), The Legend of Zelda and Ocarina of Time.
Half-Life
Quake
Doom
etc.
But what are some less obvious games that you would nominate as necessary for someone who wants to be gaming literate?
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1. Half-Life (1 and/or 2)
2. StarCraft
3. Civilization (any of the true Sid Meier ones)
4. Fallout (1 and/or 2)
5. Grim Fandango (or equivalent LucasArts adventure)
6. Tetris
7. Metroid or Castlevania (any of the 2D versions)
8. Mario (any of the 2D platformers)
9. CounterStrike
10. Beyond Good and Evil-- this one is optional, really, but it's a great example of the best parts of many genres being put into one excellent game.
I think that about covers the best-in-class for all the major genres of games. If somebody wanted to get into gaming, this is the list I would recommend them to start with. Because, really, if you've experienced all of those you've seen just about everything gaming has to offer--great stories, wonderful art, fun addictive gameplay, and teamwork with other people.
I don't consider sports games to be games proper, because they're a dime a dozen and they're all the same. Plus, if you're going to play a sports game, you might as well just play the actual sport, or watch it on TV.
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