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Gameplay gamechangers

My partner and I love chatting about which games walked so the next one could run. You'll never stop hearing me sing the praises of The Witcher 3 but I really do think the visuals and combat style (which desperately needed improving upon from The Witcher 1 & 2) set the bar for so many RPGs to follow. Goldeneye reminded the world that we need unreasonably sick beats in all of our games.

Therefore, I thoroughly enjoyed this article on the 10 FPS games that catapulted the genre forward. What are your games that made every other game play catch-up (both FPSs and beyond)?

10 FPS games that left the rest of the genre scrambling to keep up

Holiday Long Read | Meet the FPS gamechangers that really defined the genre as we know it now

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Created at 9:43am, 2nd January, 2024. Page last updated at 2:43pm, 16th May, 2024.

Retro Stu 1/2/2024, 10:22:20 AM

In terms of game changers I think you have to mention Vampire Survivors. There have been so many clones of that since it's release and whilst it's simple it's had unprecedented success.

I'll always sing the praises of Hades, I think that really elevated roguelikes in terms of adding a huge amount of story to the gameplay loop, really clever way to keep people playing it.

And I think Hollow Knight really raised the bar for what a metroidvania could be. Sure there's platformers and metroidvanias aplenty but something about the whole package of Hollow Knight just makes it seem like it's throwing down the gauntlet to other metroidvania devs.

MURRRAAAAY 1/2/2024, 1:08:33 PM

big game changer has got to be super Mario 64 and shenmue as they both played the foundation for every 3D adventure game that followed in my opinion!

FirestormGamingTeam 1/2/2024, 1:20:07 PM

Good article that one. I do think Fortnite should have gotten a mention really, FPS battle royale with building abilities adds a whole new way of fighting. PUBG for me out of that list and Doom ofc :)

NicoleStaff1/2/2024, 1:29:47 PM

FirestormGamingTeam

I'm guessing the thought process here is that PUBG laid the way for Fortnite to go all those steps further but maybe I'm biased as I was always a PUBG fan over Fortnite.

Lanah Tyra 1/2/2024, 1:22:58 PM

I think FFXVI's Timely Accessories could be a game changer for accessibility in the future. Apart from having the Story / Action focused modes and then an even harder Final Fantasy mode, these accessories can even further fine-tune how much help you get playing the game.

In FFXVI your main abilities are on right hand side of the controller and items plus commands for Torgal are on the left. Been told by someone who got intense pain in their left hand that being able to make Torgal's attacks and potion use automated by the Timely Accessories was a huge help for them playing the game.

Would like to see more things like these in future games, I think they are really cool features which would make games accessible for more people who have temporary or permanent difficulties with mobility.