Did GTA raise the bar on how games are made??

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I was watching the holiday gamers guide on G4TV yesterday and I actually lost count of how many times a person the intervied about a game said "it has a GTA game model" or "its like GTA in this regard" (Not in those exact words) But i was at lease 5 games they compared to GTA in the first half hour alone. A few I remeber them saying was Simpsons Hit and Run, Tony Hawk:THUG and I think they said Rachet and Clank.

But is GTA now the standard on how a video game should be? And what games do you think raised the bar in the past?

[Nivek]

Re: Did GTA raise the bar on how games are made??

Short answer...yes!

[Nivek]

Re: Did GTA raise the bar on how games are made??

Short answer...yes!

[Nivek]

Re: Did GTA raise the bar on how games are made??

Short answer...yes!

[Shaver]

Re: Did GTA raise the bar on how games are made??

WHo else has raised the bar?

Madden (Sports)
Myst (PC)
DOOM (FPS)
UnReal (Engine)
Quake (Multiplayer)
Everquest (MMOG)
Tomb Raider (3rd Person Shooter)

[Shaver]

Re: Did GTA raise the bar on how games are made??

WHo else has raised the bar?

Madden (Sports)
Myst (PC)
DOOM (FPS)
UnReal (Engine)
Quake (Multiplayer)
Everquest (MMOG)
Tomb Raider (3rd Person Shooter)

[Shaver]

Re: Did GTA raise the bar on how games are made??

WHo else has raised the bar?

Madden (Sports)
Myst (PC)
DOOM (FPS)
UnReal (Engine)
Quake (Multiplayer)
Everquest (MMOG)
Tomb Raider (3rd Person Shooter)

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Re: Did GTA raise the bar on how games are made??

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Clay_OS said:
WHo else has raised the bar?

Madden (Sports)
Myst (PC)
DOOM (FPS)
UnReal (Engine)
Quake (Multiplayer)
Everquest (MMOG)
Tomb Raider (3rd Person Shooter)

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I gotta agree with those. But what do you mean with Myst? You mean graphic wise, or puzzle game wise?

Wait, did Goldeneye or WCW vs the World come out before Quake? I cant remember. What I do remember is plying Quack. That games had the worst graphics and animations I'd ever seen on N64. Or was that Quake 2?

[Graphik]

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Clay_OS said:
WHo else has raised the bar?

Madden (Sports)
Myst (PC)
DOOM (FPS)
UnReal (Engine)
Quake (Multiplayer)
Everquest (MMOG)
Tomb Raider (3rd Person Shooter)

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I gotta agree with those. But what do you mean with Myst? You mean graphic wise, or puzzle game wise?

Wait, did Goldeneye or WCW vs the World come out before Quake? I cant remember. What I do remember is plying Quack. That games had the worst graphics and animations I'd ever seen on N64. Or was that Quake 2?

[Graphik]

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Clay_OS said:
WHo else has raised the bar?

Madden (Sports)
Myst (PC)
DOOM (FPS)
UnReal (Engine)
Quake (Multiplayer)
Everquest (MMOG)
Tomb Raider (3rd Person Shooter)

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I gotta agree with those. But what do you mean with Myst? You mean graphic wise, or puzzle game wise?

Wait, did Goldeneye or WCW vs the World come out before Quake? I cant remember. What I do remember is plying Quack. That games had the worst graphics and animations I'd ever seen on N64. Or was that Quake 2?

[7Words]

Re: Did GTA raise the bar on how games are made??

gameplay wise, not really, there's nothing revolutionary about it. but as for the game itself, i think it's the DOOM of our time (i know DOOM was out only 10 years ago) but it once again blurred the line between violence and entertainment, Vice City showed that Hollywood can get really involved with games by all the actors in the game.

[7Words]

Re: Did GTA raise the bar on how games are made??

gameplay wise, not really, there's nothing revolutionary about it. but as for the game itself, i think it's the DOOM of our time (i know DOOM was out only 10 years ago) but it once again blurred the line between violence and entertainment, Vice City showed that Hollywood can get really involved with games by all the actors in the game.

[7Words]

Re: Did GTA raise the bar on how games are made??

gameplay wise, not really, there's nothing revolutionary about it. but as for the game itself, i think it's the DOOM of our time (i know DOOM was out only 10 years ago) but it once again blurred the line between violence and entertainment, Vice City showed that Hollywood can get really involved with games by all the actors in the game.

[SonicMage]

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Graphik said:
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Clay_OS said:
WHo else has raised the bar?

Madden (Sports)
Myst (PC)
DOOM (FPS)
UnReal (Engine)
Quake (Multiplayer)
Everquest (MMOG)
Tomb Raider (3rd Person Shooter)

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I gotta agree with those. But what do you mean with Myst? You mean graphic wise, or puzzle game wise?

Wait, did Goldeneye or WCW vs the World come out before Quake? I cant remember. What I do remember is plying Quack. That games had the worst graphics and animations I'd ever seen on N64. Or was that Quake 2?

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Quake definitely takes the title over Goldeneye (as good as it was) as far as multiplayer standards go. I dont remember there being multiplayer tournaments for Ferraris or people changing their official professional title to "Gamer" over Goldeneye. Quake also had Thresh, who IMO set the standards of how FPS control on PC should be.

I also am curious about the Myst comment.

I dont know if I'd exactly put Everquest as the MMOG one because before it, there was Ultima Online, and LONG before both of these, there was Dungeons and Dragons.

There also has to be some mention of the Sierra adventure titles like King's Quest or even Leisure Suit Larry because I believe these really brought some popularity to the adventure genre.

One more to the list that I'm sure no one will argue with me about...

Street Fighter II (Fighting)

[SonicMage]

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Graphik said:
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Clay_OS said:
WHo else has raised the bar?

Madden (Sports)
Myst (PC)
DOOM (FPS)
UnReal (Engine)
Quake (Multiplayer)
Everquest (MMOG)
Tomb Raider (3rd Person Shooter)

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I gotta agree with those. But what do you mean with Myst? You mean graphic wise, or puzzle game wise?

Wait, did Goldeneye or WCW vs the World come out before Quake? I cant remember. What I do remember is plying Quack. That games had the worst graphics and animations I'd ever seen on N64. Or was that Quake 2?

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Quake definitely takes the title over Goldeneye (as good as it was) as far as multiplayer standards go. I dont remember there being multiplayer tournaments for Ferraris or people changing their official professional title to "Gamer" over Goldeneye. Quake also had Thresh, who IMO set the standards of how FPS control on PC should be.

I also am curious about the Myst comment.

I dont know if I'd exactly put Everquest as the MMOG one because before it, there was Ultima Online, and LONG before both of these, there was Dungeons and Dragons.

There also has to be some mention of the Sierra adventure titles like King's Quest or even Leisure Suit Larry because I believe these really brought some popularity to the adventure genre.

One more to the list that I'm sure no one will argue with me about...

Street Fighter II (Fighting)