A gaming community free from the hype and oversaturation of current releases, catering to gamers who wait at least 12 months after release to play a game. Whether it's price, waiting for bugs/issues to be patched, DLC to be released, don't meet the system requirements, or just haven't had the time to keep up with the latest releases.
Damn… I gotta try and be diverse… as much as my narrow taste allows anyway:
1. Bioshock - It's essentially perfect, the only downside is I can never play it for the first time again.
2. Inscryption - It's an odd choice, since it's pretty meta, but it's a game that I think about too much to live without.
3. Doom - Purely for historical relevance, which cannot be overstated in this case
4. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - I spent an embarrassingly long amount of time going back and forth between this and LTTP, but Ocarina also represents maybe the best year in game development history so it gets the edge.
5. Slay the Spire - Basically the same argument as Doom - this game is a fork point in all development trends for at least 5, maybe 10 years after its release.
Bad Rats five times.
Half-Life 2
Halo CE (MCC version I guess)
F.E.A.R. + Extraction Point DLC (Perseus Mandate and F.E.A.R 2/3 were dogshit)
Metro 2033 (Redux I guess since that's the only way I can get good HDR)
SOMA
I think collections are cheating and that this list doesn't cheat hard enough
Nintendo has to have released a classic Mario collection right?
What do you mean collections? Are you talking about the MCC? I was saying that I would save JUST Halo CE but that likely it would have to be the MCC version, but my answer is simply "Halo CE" regardless of if its part of a bundle. Just Halo CE. Ignore the MCC part.
I'm assuming there'd be no online multiplayer or modding, as they'd be outside the realm of the game - it's content made by other people (and it's more interesting if you exclude them anyway), and I'm assuming there'd be no more updates (so only current or previous patches)
So we'd be looking for replayable single player games
If I could choose, then I'd choose for humanity, games that most reasonable people would go "yeah, fair enough".
(Note, if it were just for me, I wouldn't pick any of these lol)
Yeah, fair enough
For the good of humanity but also to try give the widest variety:
Super mario world - platformer
Final fantasy (which one i am not sure, not my expertise) - storyline rpg
Starcraft 2 - RTS
Need for speed - racing
Minecraft - creative
For me?
The legend of zelda ALTTP
Donkey kong country 2
Pokemon Leaf Green
Super mariokart 64
Borderlands 2 (inc DLC)
Disco Elysium, Persona 5 Royal, Portal 2, Minecraft, and Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time :)
Immortal gates of pyre: my favorite game of all time is starcraft II and this is a spiritual successor that i desperately want to have all the current funding for RTS to go to
Portal 2, it's a given
Rushdown revolt, similar situation to immortal, smash but better designed but not nearly enough resources
Mass effect legendary edition, nothing needs to be said
deltarune
I chose mostly based on future potential and design decisions because if these became the only 5 everyone would flock to them and they'd suddenly have all the resources they need to succeed
Mass Effect 2 because it's one of my favourite games. The only issue is I don't know how enjoyable it'll be without the first and third game.
Red Dead Redemption 2 because it's one of the finest pieces of media, period.
What Remains of Edith Finch because it's a shining example of how creative and immersive "walking sims" can be.
Bioshock because the first time you experience the moment is indelibly inked into my brain.
Spoiler for Bioshock
"Would You Kindly"
Civilization 4 because it's timeless and the moment you boot it up to hear Baba Yetu, it feels magical and special.
Great picks. ME2, RDR2 and BioShock were all games I contemplated for my list. I omitted ME2 for the reason you mentioned, and BioShock didn’t make it because while it’s absolutely a fantastic game, I don’t find it to have the same replayability as Dishonored, which I chose for my last pick. RDR2 would’ve been my sixth pick.
Pong, Tetris, Pac-Man, Minecraft, and petcii robots.
Nice try 8-bit guy! We're on to you ;)
Haha sorry I'm not David! Been following his work for a while, great channel.
Dark Souls series, then will pretend all the games were that hard and every gamer was total badass.
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:
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.
If the whole world was on Garry’s mod the content would be insane
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 ...
Minecraft, Terraria, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Mario Odyssey, Portal 2
Chrono Trigger
GTA V
Dragon Quest XI
Tetris (NES)
Capcom Vs SNK 2 Mark of the Millenium 2001
Since all of humanity will only get the 5 games
To encourage local play with your friends we will keep the n64 versions of Mario kart, super smash brothers, and Mario party 2. These are universally enjoyable to all ages and the top 3 local experiences imo.
For people inevitably desiring a strategy game I will choose StarCraft 1. And the RPG shall be Baldurs gate 3 because it allows full custom campaign mods and people can thus create any rpg in it.
Mario kart 64
Super Smash Brothers (64)
Mario Party 2
StarCraft 1
Baldurs Gate 3
Not sure about 5,
but grim fandango should be one of them.
Logically, these must be hell of a repayable ones.
Not necessarily my favorites, but a really nice list imo
Minecraft
The Binding of Isaac Afterbirth+
Skyrim
Diablo 2 HD
Warcraft 3 TFT +tons of custom maps
My personal must-haves
Psychonauts (though choice between 1 and 2, but I feel that 1 is more cult classic)
NFS Most Wanted 2005
Minecraft (with a juicy mod like TPPI or the 1.12.1 pack)
GTA SA (even tho VC is my fav, SA has more stuff to do)
WoW WotLK Azerothcore Single player.
Do we get to save mods, too?
That's a huge factor. It'd put Rimworld and Minecraft squarely on the list for me, and I'd have to think about the others. There are some ridiculous mod communities out there though.
Homeworld
Binding of Isaac
Ballistic.NG
Elite Dangerous
Silksong
I feel like this list encapsulates the best of their respective genres.
Homeworld’s mechanics are excellent, as is the art direction, sound design, and story.
There are roguelikes I enjoy playing more than Isaac, but I think it’s breadth, theme, and messaging make it the best pick.
Ballistic.NG is the only racing game that always gives you room to grow without becoming played out, to me.
Elite literally has the whole galaxy to explore, and like Ballistic.NG it has a very rewarding skill curve.
Silksong is a work of art; a Metroidvania so sprawling in its ambition, flawless in its execution, and so punishing in its difficulty that a game-starved society would surely come to view it as a scripture of sorts.
First place has to be Kerbal space program. I can't think of another game as profoundly educational as this. If you can land a craft on the Mün, then you have a better understanding of orbital mechanics than the average NASA engineer.
Second place goes to Nier: Automata. It's a selfish pick, but I struggle to think of a more flawless game.
I want at least one multiplayer PVE game and one PVP game, so third and fourth places go to Minecraft (version 1.18) and Team Fortress 2.
Lastly, for fear that it will count as a video game and otherwise be deleted, I save Lichess.org from annihilation
The Kingdom of Loathing it's funny, it's free by you get great stuff when you donate, the writing is great and it's balanced as hell.
Thief the Dark Project, because I like it even though it's old.
Bioshock, because it's the best "game as art" example out there
Gary's Mod for shitposting
And even though I'm not that into Minecraft, I'll pick that one because you can make video games on it with Redstone so pretty sure that's a loophole to make Doom or whatever
Elder scrolls Skyrim all expansions dlc
Age of empires 2 with expansions
Halo master chief collection
If it counts World of Warcraft classic as a private server
Baldurs Gate 3
It would take me long to decide which 2 of those not to preserve (probably the non-replayables):
Dead Cells
Hollow Knight
Hades
Dredge
SOMA
Witness
Outer Wilds
Path of exile, dota2, cs2, minecraft and Mario cart
Gotta have repayable games if no new ones are made
Roblox, Fifa 19, Chinese malware mobile game, Fifa 23, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial for the Atari 2600.
Replace either Roblox or FIFA with ‘Takeshi's Challenge’.
Can't say Mass Effect cause I would need the trilogy :(
All games for replayability!
Stardew I can play with friends.
Sims 4 and Sim City 4 are about building a life/world, so it's hard to get bored.
Skyrim is Skyrim- as much as i've played it I havent finished all storylines.
The Arcana has so many dating options with 2 different routes for each. The art is amazing.