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If every video game was to be destroyed but you had the chance to save five games, what would you choose to save? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 11 months ago by [M] to c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works
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Assuming the equipment was also saved so you could still play the games, and every game in existence you don’t mention gets permanently destroyed, and no new games are ever to be made.

Inspired by a video by OutsideXbox from a few years ago, I thought it would be a fun idea to see what this community would choose. You can choose to be selfish and pick games you personally want to always play, or try to figure out what games would be best chosen for humanity to save for whatever reason. I’d also love to hear why you chose your games. Do they have a special meaning to you? I want to hear your stories.

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[–] 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)
  • Garry's Mod
  • Starcraft
  • Team Fortress 2
  • Minecraft
  • Skyrim

that's already five - which one of these shouldn't be saved?

maybe Age of Empires 2, Stellaris, or Civ V instead of Starcraft?

maybe Oblivion, Morrowind, or Fallout 3 instead of Skyrim?

maybe Terraria, Stardew Valley, or Factorio instead of Minecraft?

maybe Counter-Strike, Half-Life 2, or Insurgency instead of Team Fortress 2?

This is an awful choice, a committee would have to decide this ...

we're really going to let all these games die?

not to mention games like:

  • noita
  • Rimworld
  • Stanley's Parable
  • Soma
  • Alien: Isolation
  • BioShock
  • Silent Hill
  • Amnesia
  • Disco Elysium
  • Grim Fandango
  • Thief
  • Beginner's Guide
  • Cuphead
  • Hotline Miami
  • Celeste
  • Command & Conquer
  • tetris
  • Super Mario Brothers
  • Mario Kart
  • The Legend of Zelda
  • Pokemon
  • Animal Crossing
  • The Sims
  • Halo
  • Battlefield games
  • Call of Duty games
  • Grand Theft Auto
  • World of Warcraft
  • Doom
  • Quake
  • Mortal Kombat
  • Street Fighter
  • Dark Souls

You can find more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_considered_the_best

this question is evil, and I hate everyone's answers.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    If the whole world was on Garry’s mod the content would be insane

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    which makes me think you could use Garry's Mod to recreate TF2, so maybe that would open up a slot ...

    maybe the committee would actually look to preserve game engines first and foremost, and then count on recreating other games from that

    if I had to pick I would at least try to preserve Source, Unity, and Unreal ... HPL Engine (Amnesia, Soma, etc.) is pretty unique, but it might not have enough cultural relevance - depends on whether we are prioritizing diversity in our top 5 picks, or just going based on commercial success & popularity ...

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