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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 4 days ago by BurntWits@sh.itjust.works 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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[–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 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.

[–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 days 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 ...

[–] Victoriathecompact@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

dammit, Disco Elysim! I'd be so sad if that was gone

[–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 days ago

right!? it's a terrible question, I wouldn't want to choose, and I would hate whatever anyone came up with

(I hate what I came up with!)