Will Good Games Still Be Remembered In Years To Come?

[toadking07]

Man, I'ma force my kids to OoT that future up

That's the spirit!

 

[toadking07]

No.

Video games just aren't Art, at least not in the traditional sense, you may be able to find Art in games, but video games on a whole, or a certain video game will never be Art.

You... you didn't even read my first sentence did you?

I think you should just resign yourself to the fact that people can't be bothered reading, when they can skim-read.

OT: I think it's likely that people will remeber popular games, I.e. GTA, Halo... but the less mainstream ones will get a little lost along the way, only remembered by the more devoted fans, unless they get pushed up to a cult classic status in the future. Games don't have to be good to be loved/remembered. Even though it's a film, The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a great example.

But I'm not even sure they skim read!

Yeah, devoted fan bases and sequels will help games live on. Cult favorites are good in their own way, I don't think a bad movie has ever been remembered for very long.

 

[BlumiereBleck]

As long as theres nerds there will be Ocarina remeberers

 

[Mechanix]

Only the games that really stand out and make an impact will be remembered. Something big. For example, Avatar really made an impact in the movie world, and I bet many years from now people will look back and say "Damn this movie is really old but really good!"

I think franchises will be remembered more than individual games. Call of Duty and Halo for sure. World of Warcraft of course will be around for a long while, and long after it dies out, it will still be remembered as the largest MMO ever.

It's hard to say what will be remembered.

 

[toadking07]

Only the games that really stand out and make an impact will be remembered. Something big. For example, Avatar really made an impact in the movie world, and I bet many years from now people will look back and say "Damn this movie is really old but really good!"

I think franchises will be remembered more than individual games. Call of Duty and Halo for sure. World of Warcraft of course will be around for a long while, and long after it dies out, it will still be remembered as the largest MMO ever.

It's hard to say what will be remembered.

Like you said, I think it'll depend largely on if the game managed to make a splash, whether it be from being a highly play or high selling game, or (hopefully) from inventing a genre or being a creative, original title. I guess I can't really expect them to mention games in the history books, at least not until a war is stopped because of a game.

 

[Druyn]

I foresee just certain games that defined genres, or were truly exceptional. Halo: CE and Half Life 2 for defining FPS shooters. COD: MW for the nuclear scene, one of the most breathtaking scenes in gaming. Spore for totally changing the way content is stored and allowing more content. Games like those. Even overhyped games will be forgotten I think. The good games will be remembered. But good franchises even more. The popular ones that really werent as good, not so much. Unless they were made by nintendo. Then theyll be remade a thousand times and will still be popular in the distant future.

I dont think theyll be appreciated like we do now, because games are only really appreciated by those who play them, but I think gamers of the future will remember the ones like these just as great games that came before, just like people look back now at Goldeneye and the original Pokemon and Ocarina of Time. Theyll know theyre great, and theyll know why, but not to the extent that we do.

EDIT: Wow, I just repeated exactly what the guy two posts ahead of me said. My bad bro.

 

[Z(ombie)fan]

I wish people would stop with the "games as art" threads, just because some prick said that games will never be art doesn't mean people should take it seriously, like fox news.

[sub][sub][sub][sub]ergh! will you get banned already!? INCREASE POST VALUE NAOW![/sub][/sub][/sub][/sub]

one of his first few sentences pointed IT WAS COMEPLETELY UNRELATED TO THE "ART" DISCUSSION!!

now: yes they will be Fucking remembered, as hey, guess what: there are people out who are apparently under a mission from god to make sure people dont forget. look at the greatest utter douche on youtube: DECEASEDCRAB! have you noting all of his lets plays are of games that are either old or something that was made by and indie dev?

 

[V8 Ninja]

To (Almost) Everybody:

What's wrong with everybody? Can't anybody read?
He's not asking if games are art he's asking what games you think will be remembered.

Getting that out of the way, I'm not sure. I mean, the most popular games back in the day were the ones that were good and original, so I'm not entirely sure about the future.