• jonesy@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Half-Life for me. The moment games really became an interactive storytelling medium.

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      2 months ago

      And it’s not just that. Half-Life also spawned Counter-Strike, one of the foundational pieces of e-sports (if not also the modding scene in general today). Not to mention being a precursor to today’s digital distribution model in the industry.

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      2 months ago

      I also said half life. Doom was a leap forward, but Half life actually set a technological and story telling bar, on a budget, in 1998. Many videogames drew inspiration from its innovations, storytelling or themes.