Naaaaaah (Gaming)

by Xenos , Shores of Time, Monday, June 22, 2015, 04:17 (3446 days ago) @ Cody Miller

Someone please point me to a game made by a small team (in the last 10 years, since all games back in the day were small teams) that broke new ground and was hugely influential for games moving forward (in a positive way of course).

Ah but see, you have given yourself all the power and all of us who disagree none. Several people have named games that were revolutionary, and good games to them (along with millions of others that agree). The fact that you dismissed Minecraft alone proves your bias.

Let's look at minecraft:

Graphics are terrible.
The building part is better done in 3D software or CAD.

So what does it have going for it again?

Because it took what would've previously required 3D software or CAD to do and made it into a game, an enjoyable game at that. Using CAD and 3D software is not fun without hours of learning to use it (and not everyone will enjoy it even after that), but building a crappy wood house in Minecraft is immediately fun because of a well designed world and crafting system.

You can argue all you want, but me and more than 54 million people disagree with you. It may not be some kind of 'high art' but it's a game that has already and will continue to inspire people when they make games.