On the other hand, how is doom even on the list? This isn’t a ‘most influential games’ list. Surely the 10th best game in 2024 isn’t Doom 1993? Their scoring system (Quality 60%, Importance 15%, Hotness 15%, Playability 10%) makes sense to me, but how they assign those scores is baffling.
Take doom and doom eternal for example:
Doom 1993: Q 8.41 - I 9.99 - H 6.81 - P 6.81
Doom eternal: Q 8.00 - 7.45 - H 6.09 - P 8.45
How is cardboard enemies, simplest damage mechanics and single axis camera control higher quality than any modern shooter? And in what universe could a 30 year old game be called hot??
Vodulas@beehaw.org 5 weeks ago
They set a rule that only one game from a series can be on the list. Half-Life 2 probably just beat 1 in the very subjective scoring.
addie@feddit.uk 5 weeks ago
Nah - Doom (DOS): and Doom Eternal are on there, as are Baldur’s Gates 2 and 3.
Kerb@discuss.tchncs.de 5 weeks ago
the list also has morrowind and skyrim
Vodulas@beehaw.org 5 weeks ago
True. They did mention Doom and Doom: Eternal as being different enough to warrant both. Don’t think that is true for BG2 and BG3 though