Most groundbreaking title for each genre

I'll do FPSs and RTSs.

Wolfenstein 3D started the FPS genre. Doom popularized it. Half-Life formed the genre into what it is today.

Dune 2 started the RTS genre. Command and Conquer: Tiberium Dawn popularized it. Starcraft formed the genre into what it is today.

What games do you guys think really introduced and defined a genre. Any genre FPS, RPG, Adventure, Fantasy, SciFi, anything.snowmanman7

MMO=WoW

Adventure=Zelda, Ocarana of time

RTS=Starcraft (Pro) Age of Empires 2 (Casual)

I'll do FPSs and RTSs.

Wolfenstein 3D started the FPS genre. Doom popularized it. Half-Life formed the genre into what it is today.

Dune 2 started the RTS genre. Command and Conquer: Tiberium Dawn popularized it. Starcraft formed the genre into what it is today.

aliblabla2007

This

FPS- like the guy aboe said.. Wolfenstien 3d, then Doom, then Half Life, and I guess maybe Halo Console FPS..

MMO- EverQuest made it big, WoW made the best MMO to date..

SandBox action adventure- GTA

RPG- To many, and so many differnt vartions of RPGs its not funny..

Action RPG- diablo

FPS- Half-life

RTS- starcraft

MMO-Everquest 1 baby 8)

adventure: The Secret of Monkey Island

platform: super mario 3, sonic, super mario 64

fighting:

Street Fighter II

For PC:

FPS: Doom
RPG: Baldur's Gate
Action RPG: Diablo II
RTS: Starcraft
MMO: Everquest 1
Action/Adventure: Prince of Persia

I think the JRPG genre owes a lot to FF7. SynysterFreak

I think the JRPG genre owes a lot to the early Ultima games. :P

FPS - Half Life

RTS - Starcraft

MMO - WoW (even though I hate it, it did set the standard)

Adventure - Mario 64

FPS - Doom

RTS - Dune 2

MMO - Everquest

RPG - Ultima

TBS - Civilization

Adventure - Maniac Mansion

TPS : MDK

MMO - Ultima Online (anyone who says WoW is a complete moron) FPS - Far Cry RTS - C&C: Red Alert RPG - tough to say... so many good ones. Probably Ultima.amekhov

WoW is ground breaking sales wise.)

MMO - Ultima Online (anyone who says WoW is a complete moron) FPS - Far Cry RTS - C&C: Red Alert RPG - tough to say... so many good ones. Probably Ultima.amekhov

Rofl, talk about calling other people "complete morons".

[QUOTE="amekhov"]MMO - Ultima Online (anyone who says WoW is a complete moron) FPS - Far Cry RTS - C&C: Red Alert RPG - tough to say... so many good ones. Probably Ultima.aliblabla2007

Rofl, talk about calling other people "complete morons".

true :lol:

Wolfenstein 3D started the FPS genre. Doom popularized it.aliblabla2007

Wolfenstein was not the first FPS, that's off by about 20 years.

Doom was definitely the most groundbreaking FPS title. No other title can claim to have such a wide influence in the genre.

I really can't think of single "groundbreaking" games in other genre's, even though I don't play shooters much. :D

RPG: Deus Ex 1.

Stealth: Thief

RTS: C&C and COH.

RPG: Deus Ex 1.

Stealth: Thief

RTS: C&C and COH.

biggest_loser

Lol no.

FPS - Half Life

RTS - Starcraft

MMO - WoW (even though I hate it, it did set the standard)

Adventure - Mario 64

Orcishman05

FPS: Doom

RTS: Dune 2

RPG: Ultima

Adventure: King's Quest

TBS: Civilization

FPS - Doom

RTS - Dune 2

MMO - Everquest

RPG - Ultima

TBS - Civilization

TPS : MDK

naval

edit: typo

MMO: EverQuest 1. First graphic game to allow 100+ Simultaneous players fight DRAGONS.

Team FPS: Tribes

RPG: Fallout brought them back.

Puzzle Games: Tetris

Horrible Movie-Game tie-ins: ET The Extra Terrestrial

[QUOTE="naval"]

FPS - Doom

RTS - Dune 2

MMO - Everquest

RPG - Ultima

TBS - Civilization

TPS : MDK

luin_gunners

edit: typo

yes deus ex is fps/rpg .... and for fps/rpg hybrids i would say System Shock 1

[QUOTE="amekhov"]MMO - Ultima Online (anyone who says WoW is a complete moron) FPS - Far Cry RTS - C&C: Red Alert RPG - tough to say... so many good ones. Probably Ultima.aliblabla2007

Rofl, talk about calling other people "complete morons".

His statement on WoW stands, and Red Alert is a respectable/debatable answer.

[QUOTE="Orcishman05"]

FPS - Half Life

RTS - Starcraft

MMO - WoW (even though I hate it, it did set the standard)

Adventure - Mario 64

RobbieH1234

Yep. Without Super Mario 64, there would be no Monkey Island or Sam & Max.

Who 'd a thunk it?

[QUOTE="aliblabla2007"]Wolfenstein 3D started the FPS genre. Doom popularized it.Cobra_nVidia

Wolfenstein was not the first FPS, that's off by about 20 years.

???

[QUOTE="aliblabla2007"]Wolfenstein 3D started the FPS genre. Doom popularized it.Cobra_nVidia

Wolfenstein was not the first FPS, that's off by about 20 years.

Doom was definitely the most groundbreaking FPS title. No other title can claim to have such a wide influence in the genre.

I really can't think of single "groundbreaking" games in other genre's, even though I don't play shooters much. :D

I didnt know they has pc's in the early 70's. I guess you learn something new every day.

whoever said oblivion for pc should leave....

planescape torment my man

[QUOTE="aliblabla2007"]

[QUOTE="amekhov"]MMO - Ultima Online (anyone who says WoW is a complete moron) FPS - Far Cry RTS - C&C: Red Alert RPG - tough to say... so many good ones. Probably Ultima.Gammit10

Rofl, talk about calling other people "complete morons".

His statement on WoW stands, and Red Alert is a respectable/debatable answer.

But Far Cry isn't, and even if Red Alert isn't that far off, it's still incorrect.

I'll do FPSs and RTSs.

Wolfenstein 3D started the FPS genre. Doom popularized it. Half-Life formed the genre into what it is today.

Dune 2 started the RTS genre. Command and Conquer: Tiberium Dawn popularized it. Starcraft formed the genre into what it is today.

aliblabla2007

Half-Life is amazing for a game that was released back in 1998. Was Half-Life the first game to ditch the directional keys on a keyboard and go with WASD? Because that is one of the biggest steps in PC gaming IMO.

Life Simulator: Sims ...this game definatley surpassed any previous 'Life Simulators' (if there were any) and tapped all new sectors of the markets.

Casual/Puzzle: Bejewled ...I'm always surprised at where I find adaptions of the gem swapping mechanic. They put a polished gloss over the simple puzzle games and added modes for speedsters, thinkers and the bored.

Action RPG: Diablo ...most modern action-RPGs seem like refined versions of the original Diablo

Modern RTS: CoH ...the devolopers intentionally focused on removing resource gathering and base building in exchange for more combat time. CoH also introduced smarter individual units, increased the importance of the environment, encouraged movement over turtling among many other things. Yes, some other games had prodding into these improvements, but CoH put them into a single integrated system.

Simulator (prediction): Spore ...nothing quite like Spore has been done before.

FPS: Clearly, it's Quake. First true 3D shooter. Revolutionized multiplayer (large scale multiplayer). The 3D engine allowed players to develop new techniques like rocket jumping, circle strafing, rocket juggling, etc. Its engine was so revolutionary that many other games used it as well (without which engines like UE3 (which is used by everyone today) would have never happened). Started the modding craze.

3rd Person Shooter: Tomb Raider. Lara Croft is more than big boobs!!!

RTS: CLEARLY, it's Dune II. Anyone saying otherwise is stupid. It basically set the standard for RTS; every game since has followed Dune II's formula.

TBS: Civilization. Not as clear-cut a choice as the above three, but still quite an obvious one.

RPG: Ultima III. First party-based RPG. First to set in a huge world. Basically, Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn would not have happened had Ultima III not set the standard, and that's enough to convince me.

Action RPG: Diablo. Need I say more?

Adventure: 7th Guest. Why? Not becaue it changed Adventure gaming, but because it was the first CD-ROM game!

Flight Simulation: Either Falcon 3.0 or Red Baron.

Space Simulation: Wing Commander 2. Too bad the genre isn't more popular, but certainly the Wing Commander series is the most influential series, and Wing Commander 2 is generally considerd the best of the bunch.

MMORPG: I'm going to go with World of Warcraft over Everquest or Ultima Online, because all future MMORPGs will be judged by WOW and not by any other game.

Action-Adventure: Alone in the Dark (original). One of the first 3D games. Popularized horror-themed games like Silent Hill and Resident Evil.

Racing: I'm going to go with Test Drive, just because Gran Turismo wouldn't have been without it, and Gran Turismo is about as big as they get in the Racing category.

Sports: Front Page Sports: Football. Without it, Madden wouldn't have been, cuz it basically copied everything that FPS: Football series did (and dramatically changing what the game was like before FPS: Football came out). Not only that, it was the first game that had an extensive career mode, online leagues, and play editor.

And of course The Sims deserves a mention, because it's absolutely unique and created a new genre.

[QUOTE="RobbieH1234"][QUOTE="Orcishman05"]

FPS - Half Life

RTS - Starcraft

MMO - WoW (even though I hate it, it did set the standard)

Adventure - Mario 64

MetroidPrimePwn

Yep. Without Super Mario 64, there would be no Monkey Island or Sam & Max.

Who 'd a thunk it?

Aaaargh! That's a blasphemy! Guybrush doesn't owe anything to Mario... Maybe the Fetuccini brothers are related to Mario and owe something to him, but definitely neither Guybrush or Sam and Max owe anything to Mario.

Intelligent, character- & story-driven RPGs:

The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion

FPS: Deus Ex

RTS: Starcraft

TBS: Civi..Master of Orion 2!!

RPG: Fallout

MMO - Ultima Online (anyone who says WoW is a complete moron) FPS - Far Cry RTS - C&C: Red Alert RPG - tough to say... so many good ones. Probably Ultima.amekhov

Before you call anyone a moron, maybe you should look up "ground breaking" and re-think your list. Far Cry? Red Alert? lmao