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Message: [QUOTE="Wixman, post: 56609, member: 145831"] In terms of importance to the medium, I would say Metal Gear Solid is the most important. Its focus on storytelling and cinematics has really influenced the kind of games we see being released today. I think Ico is important for its ability to evoke strong emotions in the player just through its gameplay, unlike Metal Gear Solid which uses lengthy cutscenes and sections of dialogue to present its story and ideas. Ocarina of Time is what I would consider the first modern action-adventure game, so of course that has to be up there in terms of importance. It was pretty much the blueprint on how to make an adventure game in 3D. Finally, just out of personal preference, I'll put the Yakuza games in there. I don't think that from a Western point of view they're very important, but from what I understand, they were really important in changing how Japanese audiences viewed games. The mature story and topics made a lot of people see how games could be just as respectable as TV or film. [/QUOTE]

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