A game that truly inspired you?

RaMDOM · 17 Oct 2008 at 09:16

Teki187 said:
Seriously?

Wasn't CoD 4's entire story just about the current conflict in the middle east? Not exactly a ground breaking story.

yea - but it was the way it was told, the sense of emergency about it, and futility -esp from the American point of view, when it became obvious it was a distraction for the real war. the last mission for the Yanks was really atmospheric and ultimately futile.

It got me anyway.

The final mission of the game at the very end was just inspired. They managed to finally nail the feeling of - 'I am in this movie'.

Brilliant.

Metalface Mark · 17 Oct 2008 at 09:23

Is inspired the right word? Games dont inspire, they might amaze, but i dont think a game has ever inspired me, i dont know if its even possible.

Sleepery · 17 Oct 2008 at 09:31

Yeah, 'inspire' is used when it prompts you to go out and do something, like join the army or take up martial arts or something.

Most a game has ever inspired me to do is have another go

peterattheboro · 17 Oct 2008 at 09:32

Leisure Suit Larry.

Heatsinked · 17 Oct 2008 at 09:37

Well, I guess certain ZX Spectrum games inspired me to learn how to code and write music using the AY chip. Does that count?

uv · 17 Oct 2008 at 09:52

Sleepery said:
Yeah, 'inspire' is used when it prompts you to go out and do something, like join the army or take up martial arts or something.

Most a game has ever inspired me to do is have another go

Then.. I guess PaperBoy counts when I was kid - it made me think getting a paper round would be a good idea

ChrisJSY · 17 Oct 2008 at 10:05

FF7, Starcraft I'd say are the only two that "inspired" me do something outside of the game, ala.. models/books...tattoos.

chris.dante · 17 Oct 2008 at 10:35

Max Payne

stumpy187 · 17 Oct 2008 at 10:41

CS/HL1 inspired me to play more FPS games.
WoW Inspired me to not go to college some days

Kodiak · 17 Oct 2008 at 10:41

Mechwarrior 2

That inspired me to learn 3d modeling.

bledd · 17 Oct 2008 at 10:41

Half Life 1
Max Payne
Resident Evil 4

still all great

AtlanticP · 17 Oct 2008 at 13:12

The Thief Series
SystemShock 2
FEAR
COD 4
Crysis
Richard Burns Rally - Made me go buy another Scoob at the time lol

All left thier mark once completed

Tefal · 17 Oct 2008 at 14:53

fallout 2, I'm currently working towards creating nuclear armageddon.

Ice Rich · 17 Oct 2008 at 15:00

Planesape Torment.

But I will also give Mafia a mention as that was the first game I played that was like a movie and was really gripping.

John Wolf · 17 Oct 2008 at 15:07

Fallout

Adsta · 17 Oct 2008 at 15:11

Bioshock, I'm contemplating making an underwater city now. BEST IDEA EVER !

Oh and big daddy body guards, cuz lets be honest the place would me a much better one with big daddies in it

krooton · 17 Oct 2008 at 15:19

Baldur's Gate
FFX
Psychonauts for having me lolling so often

Paradiso · 17 Oct 2008 at 15:49

Manic Miner.. Inspired me to not grow up and be a miner, especially with that bloody music in my head 24/7.

Bubo · 17 Oct 2008 at 15:50

I wish these threads would have a more explicitly stated scope, otherwise they just turn into another "My top 3 games" threads. Anyway, the one game which really made me sit up and take notice was Ultima Online back in 1999. It must have been good because I didn't buy or play *any* other game for 2 years because of it. I'd call it the grand father of all the subsequent MMO's and as such it inspired a genre. Shame it is a load of old rubbish now though.

Adsta · 17 Oct 2008 at 15:57

imo what is the point of the thread tbh, Inspire ? does that mean inspire other games inspire you to play other games, inspire you to hate other games, inspire you to change you way of living (which imo is a bad thing) inspire you to be better at games ?

I dont really get it games are played for fun, heck its even become an (E)sport !

So its no wonder the thread will just end up with a top 3 count. Cuz there is no really detail to the question