If paintings and sculptures are big deals, why not video games? Video games have more man-hours of labor put into them, more money invested, a plot, music, animation, gameplay mechanics, and keep people's attention for hundreds of hours. Even more so with entire game franchises. I don't see how painters beat software designers in any way.
If we look at all the great gaming franchises that have sprouted up starting around the time of the Nintendo, this is what we get:
Role-Playing Games:
Final Fantasy
Tales of 'x'
Chrono-
Xeno-
Dragon Quest
Zelda
Lunar
Grandia
Star Ocean
Parasite Eve
Octopath Traveler
Bravely Default
Granblue Fantasy Relink
Sandbox Games:
Star Control
Shenmue
Massive Multiplayer Online RPG:
World of Warcraft
Tactical RPG's:
Ogre Battle
Final Fantasy Tactics
Disgaea
Soul Nomad
Phantom Brave
Valkyria Chronicles
Sandbox Games:
Star Control
Shenmue
Massive Multiplayer Online RPG:
World of Warcraft
Tactical RPG's:
Ogre Battle
Final Fantasy Tactics
Disgaea
Soul Nomad
Phantom Brave
Valkyria Chronicles
Fire Emblem
Triangle Strategy
Real Time Strategy:
Starcraft/Warcraft
Dune II
Real Time Tactics:
Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat, Dark Omen
Strategy Games:
Colonization
Master of Orion
Heroes of Might and Magic
Warlords
Master of Magic
Racing:
Mario Kart
Platformer:
Mario
Mega Man
Donkey Kong
Side Scrolling Beat-em-up:
Double Dragon
X-men
The King of Dragons
Bullet Hell:
Star Fox
Fighters:
Street Fighter
Powerstones
Smash Brothers
Mortal Kombat
Guilty Gear
Bloody Roar
Dead or Alive
First Person Shooters:
Star Wars: Dark Forces
Hack and Slash:
Dynasty Warriors
To align with my other hall of fame posts, I'll also provide a rough ranking of how good these game franchises are compared to each other, from an entirely subjective point of view:
1. Final Fantasy
2. Tales of 'X'
Real Time Strategy:
Starcraft/Warcraft
Dune II
Real Time Tactics:
Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat, Dark Omen
Strategy Games:
Colonization
Master of Orion
Heroes of Might and Magic
Warlords
Master of Magic
Racing:
Mario Kart
Platformer:
Mario
Mega Man
Donkey Kong
Side Scrolling Beat-em-up:
Double Dragon
X-men
The King of Dragons
Bullet Hell:
Star Fox
Fighters:
Street Fighter
Powerstones
Smash Brothers
Mortal Kombat
Guilty Gear
Bloody Roar
Dead or Alive
First Person Shooters:
Star Wars: Dark Forces
Hack and Slash:
Dynasty Warriors
To align with my other hall of fame posts, I'll also provide a rough ranking of how good these game franchises are compared to each other, from an entirely subjective point of view:
1. Final Fantasy
2. Tales of 'X'
3. Xenoblade/Xenogears/Xenosaga
4. Fire Emblem
5. World of Warcraft
6. Dynasty Warriors
6. Dynasty Warriors
7. Powerstones
8. Final Fantasy Tactics/Tactics Advanced
9. Chrono Trigger/Cross
8. Final Fantasy Tactics/Tactics Advanced
9. Chrono Trigger/Cross
10. Ogre Battle/Tactics Ogre Reborn/Knight of Lodis
11. Mega Man
12. Starcon
13. Master of Orion
14. Warlords
15. Heroes of Might and Magic
16. Guilty Gear
17. Street Fighter
18. Lunar
19. Star Ocean
20. Dragon Quest
13. Master of Orion
14. Warlords
15. Heroes of Might and Magic
16. Guilty Gear
17. Street Fighter
18. Lunar
19. Star Ocean
20. Dragon Quest
21. Octopath Traveler
22. Mario Kart
23. Mario
24. Star Wars: Dark Forces
25. Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat, Dark Omen
26. Zelda
27. Valkyria Chronicles
28. The King of Dragons
29. Master of Magic
30. Dune II
31. Warcraft/Starcraft
32. Soul Nomad
33. Phantom Brave
23. Mario
24. Star Wars: Dark Forces
25. Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat, Dark Omen
26. Zelda
27. Valkyria Chronicles
28. The King of Dragons
29. Master of Magic
30. Dune II
31. Warcraft/Starcraft
32. Soul Nomad
33. Phantom Brave
34. Parasite Eve
35. Triangle Strategy
36. Grandia
37. Shenmue
38. Disgaea
36. Grandia
37. Shenmue
38. Disgaea
39. 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
40. Granblue Fantasy Relink
41. Bloody Roar
42. Colonization
43. Bravely Default
44. X-men (side scroller for arcades)
45. Donkey Kong
46. Smash Brothers
47. Mortal Kombat
48. Dead or Alive
49. Double Dragon
50. Star Fox
I'm sure I'm missing a number of valid inclusions into this list (Sort of like how Dynasty Warriors still has a lot of characters it needs to add, despite already having 94). But the important thing is to get your mind around the concept of how many different types of video games and how many different types of gamers there are in the world. Once you realize how sophisticated and innovative the industry is, you'll start to appreciate how many great people are working in this field.
Video games are a larger industry that entertains people for more total hours than movies. It's absurd to talk about how great various movie directors are from an artistic viewpoint while ignoring the much more important video game industry. Granted, Charles Murray avoids this hypocrisy by throwing movies under the bus too (just like he throws rock music, television shows, comic books, and all other modern art under the bus), but that isn't a sane position so it isn't necessary to refute.
I'm sure I'm missing a number of valid inclusions into this list (Sort of like how Dynasty Warriors still has a lot of characters it needs to add, despite already having 94). But the important thing is to get your mind around the concept of how many different types of video games and how many different types of gamers there are in the world. Once you realize how sophisticated and innovative the industry is, you'll start to appreciate how many great people are working in this field.
Video games are a larger industry that entertains people for more total hours than movies. It's absurd to talk about how great various movie directors are from an artistic viewpoint while ignoring the much more important video game industry. Granted, Charles Murray avoids this hypocrisy by throwing movies under the bus too (just like he throws rock music, television shows, comic books, and all other modern art under the bus), but that isn't a sane position so it isn't necessary to refute.
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