sight & sound type beat

not synonymous with my top 10, to be clear. made an effort to balance personal and historic impact; picking these out was painful.

Adventure
Adventure
games as foundational works
Tetris
Tetris
games as perfect interlocking systems
The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda
games as mysteries inviting you to discover them
Ghosts 'n Goblins
Ghosts 'n Goblins
games as challenges to overcome
EarthBound
EarthBound
games as self-reflexive artistic statements
Super Metroid
Super Metroid
games as a set of limitations to be conquered through expression
Resident Evil
Resident Evil
games as oppression
Demon's Souls
Demon's Souls
games as subversion
Disco Elysium
Disco Elysium
games as narrative
Rain World
Rain World
games as simulated worlds

4 Comments


1 year ago

great list! would you mind if I included it as a ballot on the master list located here?

1 year ago

thanks! and not at all, go ahead.

1 year ago

Simple and to the point. Great list!

1 year ago

thank you!


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