10 Best Video Game Quotes, According to Reddit | TheGamer - TheGamer
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- 10 Best Video Game Quotes, According to Reddit | TheGamer - TheGamer
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- The 10 Best Video Games of the 2010s - TIME
| 10 Best Video Game Quotes, According to Reddit | TheGamer - TheGamer Posted: 26 Dec 2019 09:40 AM PST Video games aren't all just about graphics, mechanics, and gameplay. A lot of their success is also attributed to excellent writing and dialogue that really sticks with us forever. Since much of it can be repetitive, it needs to leave an impression on the player.
When Reddit was asked which video game quotes it considered most iconic, countless users weighed in and voted in ten of Reddit's most favorite video game quotes that are likely to stick with them for a long time. Without further ado, let's have a look at these lines and just how many points they earned on Reddit. advertising 10 "I survived because the fire inside me burned brighter than the fire around me." - 1.4K Fallout: New Vegas has been hailed as one of the most popular games of the post-apocalyptic series from Bethesda and puts us into the shoes of The Courier in the state of Nevada. In a DLC called Honest Hearts that later came out, we were introduced to Joshua Graham, a mysterious man known by his alias "The Burned Man". Graham actually survived being lit on fire and left to his own devices, and now wears bandages on his body to cover the severe burn marks that riddle his skin. This quote summarizes his strength and determination perfectly. 9 "A man chooses, a slave obeys." - 1.7K BioShock is a game that sets the scene of an underwater dystopia called Rapture. Founded and built by businessman Andrew Ryan who opposed to socialist politics on the surface, he sought to create a society where everyone was free to do as they pleased.
Ryan's most famous line is spoken to Jack, the main character, as they finally get to meet. Ryan commands Jack to kill him, which he has no choice but to obey due to his genetic conditioning. Despite dying, Ryan considers his death a victory over Jack, as he's truly free to choose his own death while Jack isn't free to decide whether or not to kill him. advertising 8 "Stand among the ashes of a trillion dead souls, and ask the ghosts if honor matters. The silence is your answer." - 1.9K Javik from Mass Effect 3 is no doubt one of the most interesting characters in the game. After being dormant for 50 000 years, he's awakened as the sole survivor of his Prothean species, an ancient kind that now remains destroyed by Reapers. His sorrow for this is perfectly condensed in this quote and shows off his lack of amusement and ruthless personality, which he often expresses in the way he considers himself far above those around him. 7 "Had to be me. Someone else might have gotten it wrong." - 2.2K Once more in Mass Effect 3, another character left a lasting impression with his brave sacrifice at a time of need. During a sequence in the final part of the game, Mordin will take responsibility despite the words of the Commander who can attempt to stop him. Once he walks inside the elevator, he states that it has to be him that does this, as another person may have made a mistake in his place. The way he takes responsibility without a single doubt in his mind is incredibly brave and exemplary, which is why it's no wonder that so many fell in love with this scene. advertising 6 "What is better - to be born good, or to overcome your evil nature through great effort?" - 2.3K In Skyrim, dragons are seen as near-immortal beings who are now making a return thanks to Alduin, the main antagonist of the game. As they rise from their ashes, they seek to rule over humanity as they once did, by enslaving mankind and conquering all of Tamriel.
However, one dragon is different. Paarthurnax is actually revealed to be the one dragon who helped humanity tear out of its enslavement. Despite his betrayal towards Alduin, Delphine still orders us to kill Paarthurnax. His wise words left a lasting impression on all Skyrim fans. 5 "You must construct additional pylons." - 3.3K Blizzard's StarCraft II is a game that has defined generations of strategic gameplay. There are few gamers out there who haven't put their hands on this iconic strategy piece, in which an echo-like voice of the Protoss Advisor will provide you with mostly bad news, such as your base being under attack or your lack of minerals. Most importantly, however, they'll be sure to remind you to build additional pylons. Anyone who has sunk more than a few hours into this game will know how irritatingly funny this line is, so much so that it resonated with 3.3K Redditors. advertising 4 "William Shakespeare did not exist. His plays were masterminded in 1589 by Francis Bacon, who used a Ouija board to enslave play-writing ghosts." - 3.1K Portal 2 is a pretty quirky game. While your main purpose is to solve at times complex puzzles with a portal gun allowing you to traverse different rooms and maps with the guidance of a mysterious AI, you'll also get small hints at what happened in the research facility, as well as this gem of wisdom. According to the Fact Sphere, which will sometimes provide you with facts of questionable truth or completely untrue facts, William Shakespeare was actually Francis Bacon using an Ouija board. A conspiracy like that is bound to stick. 3 "Well done. Here are the test results: You are a horrible person. I'm serious, that's what it says: 'A horrible person.' We weren't even testing for that!" - 4.1K There's no character more lovable in a game than GLaDOS. Known as simply the force in the background that guides our path through Portal and Portal 2, it soon becomes very evident that she's not exactly your friend. Or is she? To this day, it's difficult to know. Ultimately, GLaDOS is a narcissist and not exactly the most subtle personality either. She's not here to comfort you or to hold your hand, nor does she really sympathize with you that much. Still, no one can deny just how great of a character she is and how witty her lines are. advertising 2 "To give the Covenant back their bomb." - 4.3K Halo 2 remains as one of the most popular FPS games out there, and for a good reason. It's stock full of badass moments and great gameplay mechanics. Nothing beats the part where Master Chief asks for permission to leave the station. When he's asked what for, Master Chief states he'll give the Covenant back their bomb. What ensues next is without a doubt the most spine-chillingly awesome and cool scene in a video game. 1 "If the laws of physics no longer apply in the future… God help you." - 4.4K It's evident by now that many Redditors consider Valve's games to be top tier. With Portal making this list on three occasions, no one can deny the need we have for another Valve title to be dropped on the market. In the meantime, we have gems like these from Portal 2 to remind us why Valve defined a generation of gaming with simple yet highly inventive concepts, which, as this quote suggests, redefined the laws of physics or even completely broke them.
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| The 10 Best Valve Software Games, According To Metacritic - GameRant Posted: 26 Dec 2019 09:36 AM PST Valve Software, founded in 1993 as Valve, LLC, is known for its creation of widely popular shooter titles such as Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, and Counter-Strike. With the release of DOTA 2, the company dipped into the MOBA genre as well. With such a huge footprint in the gaming community, which of their titles does Metacritic rank at the top?
While you won't find The Orange Box on this list, which holds the second and third spots on Metacritic overall, you'll find each of the titles included ranked on their individual merit. To clarify the parameters, this list will give you the top ten independent titles, ranking each on their top-scored platform. advertising 10 Counter-Strike: Source (88) Starting up this list is somewhat of a cult classic. This title is the 2004 remake of the original Counter-Strike. It features improved graphics and an updated engine but stays true to the original aside from those updates. Counter-Strike: Source has a Metascore of 88. This game, which features a team of terrorists against a team of counter-terrorists, can be considered one of the best pure shooter games to ever have been developed. Originally, Counter-Strike was introduced as a mod to Half-Life, but popularity demanded that it get a standalone release. Source was only released for PC, but its 2011 sequel, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, would see ports to the Xbox 360 and PS3 as well. 9 Left 4 Dead (89) The original Left 4 Dead holds a Metascore of 89 on PC and Xbox 360. While the titles might seem like typical zombie survival games, they do stray away somewhat. To start, the games hinge on set campaigns, forcing players to reach checkpoints and objectives in order to complete levels. In addition, certain game modes pit a team of players designated "Survivors" against another team which plays as "Infected," swapping roles periodically in an attempt to have more of the former complete the campaign quicker than their opponents. This change to the typical formula, as well as the abilities of Special Infected, makes for an enjoyable game with immense replayability which fans eagerly await a continuation of. advertising 8 Left 4 Dead 2 (89) This first-person survival-horror game pits four Survivors against a horde of zombies, known as Infected, to play through several campaigns which all focus on escaping the area. The formula in this installation isn't completely different than the original title, likely the reason that both the Xbox 360 and PC version of each has a Metascore of 89. Aside from new categories of Special Infected, the sequel added an objective-based scavenge mode that moved away from the campaign and set players out to collect and use fuel in order to escape their area. 7 Portal (90) The original Portal requires players to solve a series of puzzles in order to advance. The player is pressed on by an artificial intelligence named GLaDOS that promises cakes as a reward for completing the obstacles.
The sense of humor present in Portal is quite memorable. The original Portal scored a whopping 90 and is still considered one of the best titles around. In 2008, it was introduced to the Xbox Live Arcade as a standalone title named Portal: Still Alive, which added new puzzles to play through. This port also has a Metascore of 90. advertising 6 DOTA 2 (90) Taking a step away from shooter titles, DOTA 2 is a PC MOBA that has a Metascore of 90. As is the typical formula with MOBA titles, DOTA 2 features two teams of five competing in various roles and controlling various characters, with the final objective being the destruction of an enemy structure. As with Team Fortress 2, DOTA 2 is not a sequel to a standalone title, rather, it is the sequel of a mod that was created for Warcraft III. Valve pursued legal action to retain the rights to this mod, eventually creating its sequel as a standalone title. 5 Half-Life 2: Episode Two (90) Half-Life 2: Episode Two is the second episode of events following the main story of Half-Life 2. While it is named an episode and typically referred to as an expansion, it is very much a standalone game. This FPS focuses primarily on the actions of Gordon Freeman, a Resistance fighter located near City 17. Holding a Metascore of 90, the game is applauded for rich environments and improved visuals. As a shorter title intended to advance the story in smaller (yet more frequent) releases, the game's biggest drawback is the short length of its campaign. advertising 4 Team Fortress 2 (92) Another sequel included in The Orange Box, Team Fortress 2 holds a 92 Metascore. While this is quite a drop from the other titles left to be mentioned in this list, it is still worth noting the praise that Team Fortress 2 has garnered.
Team Fortress 2 is a sequel to a Quake mod by the same name. While the game was initially released as part of The Orange Box in 2007, it saw an independent release in 2008. Multiplayer only, Team Fortress 2 pits players against each other in teams with nine different classes to choose from, each with individual strengths and weaknesses. 3 Portal 2 (95) Available for the PC, Xbox 360, and the Playstation 3, each version of Portal 2 earned a 95 Metascore. Essentially, players set out to explore Aperture Science Laboratory by using guns which create portals to navigate to new areas in creative ways. This can be done in co-operative or single-player modes.
Critical acclaim maintains that this title is one of the greatest games of all time. Portal 2's innovative gameplay coupled with clearly defined objectives and just the right amount of challenge makes this title a tough contender to beat. advertising 2 Half-Life (96) Netting a 96 Metascore is the original Half-Life. It's uncommon for any game to score so high, and almost unheard of for two games in the same series to score so closely together. Half-Life not only set an amazing precedent for this license but spawned a franchise which would maintain that quality. If you look at the actual list on Metacritic, The Orange Box technically tops Half-Life for the second spot on this list. However, Half-Life is a big reason why that compilation ranks so highly, as the iconic FPS changed gaming for the better upon its release. 1 Half-Life 2 (96) For those unfamiliar with this iconic title, Half-Life 2 is an FPS packed with rich storytelling and tons of puzzles. One of the few sequels to surpass its predecessor, fans of dystopian titles will love the engrossing universe presented here, while the FPS mechanics involved are incredible to boot. Half-Life 2 scored a 96 on the PC and a 90 in the series debut on Xbox. As could be expected, framerate on the Xbox hinders the title's score compared to the PC, but the game is nothing to balk at. Pick up The Orange Box for a shot at the game.
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| The 10 Best Video Games of the 2010s - TIME Posted: 19 Dec 2019 12:00 AM PST  The video game industry was already a billion dollar behemoth when it rolled into the 2010s. Over the past decade, the cultural cache of video games has grown and its profits are now greater than movies, television or music. The 2010s are when the hobby stopped being something semi-niche, and solidly took its place in the mainstream. The tension between art and commerce isn't the same in video games as it is in movies. There are fewer auteurs and more venture capitalists. During the past decade, some artists broke free of the business side and produced works of astounding beauty on par with any prestige television show. The business of video games also exploded, pulling in such obscene amounts of cash that legislators started to ask questions and consider regulations, particularly with regard to games including "microtransactions" which some have compared with gambling. This decade, parents didn't worry about violence in video games so much as they worried about time and money spent on neverending live services like Fortnite and Star Wars: Battlefront II. Related Stories  Here are the games that defined the decade and don't forget to read TIME's list of the best songs, TV shows, miniseries, movies, movie performances, nonfiction books, fiction books, gadgets and albums of the decade. Grand Theft Auto V (2013) Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto V is the most financially successful entertainment product of all time. At $6 billion in revenue and growing, the open world crime simulator has raked in more cash than Gone With the Wind or the Star Wars film franchise. The series reached its zenith with the fifth installment, mixing open world madness with an ambitious story. The cultural impact of Grand Theft Auto is hard to quantify. It's been the center of multiple lawsuits, a focus for parents worried about violent video games and the subject of made-for-TV dramatizations. It's so well known and so ubiquitous, that Ryan Reynolds is starring in a high-budget action blockbuster inspired by, but not directly based on, its online multiplayer mode. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) Get The Brief. Sign up to receive the top stories you need to know right now. 
Thank you!For your security, we've sent a confirmation email to the address you entered. Click the link to confirm your subscription and begin receiving our newsletters. If you don't get the confirmation within 10 minutes, please check your spam folder.With The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nintendo proved it could make a modern open world game. More than that, it proved it could create an open world game that was more interesting than what the competition was doing. Untethered from linear progression, players were free to explore Hyrule at their own pace and create their own adventures. It was also the Nintendo Switch's killer app, a game that moved systems and delighted fans, when it launched with the new console. Fortnite (2017) PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds may have popularized the 1 vs. 100, battle royale shooter genre, but Fortnite flat out turned it into an inescapable cultural phenomenon. Fortnite started as a modular base building game. When developer Epic Games patched in the battle royale multiplayer mode (after the success of PUBG) and gave it away for free, players—especially young players—picked up Fortnite by the millions. Epic Games made so much money so fast that it launched its own distribution platform. The game is popular it's launched the careers of superstar streamers like Ninja and scared parents about the addictive nature of video games. Dark Souls (2011) Dark Souls, from developer From Software, loomed over the decade like a gargoyle. The original Dark Souls has proven to be like the Velvet Underground's first album; not everyone played it, but it inspired everyone who did. The very tough but fair difficulty, background approach to storytelling and satisfyingly tight control scheme has been repeatedly replicated and iterated upon, but never quite perfected, by other developers. From Software's biggest success with its formula came with 2015's Bloodborne—which ditched Dark Souls' medieval aesthetic and focused on a Lovecraftian gothic nightmare where the best defense is a good offense. The most recent game to pay homage to Dark Souls is Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. The blocking-focused lightsaber combat, replenishing enemies by gaining health and losing progress with death are straight out of From Software's playbook. League of Legends (2009) Developer Riot Games released League of Legends at the end of 2009, but the game that helped define the multiplayer online battle arena game genre wouldn't become a global phenomenon for a few more years. Now, it's the gold standard for esports. League of Legends tournaments pack stadiums across the world and draw more viewers than the Super Bowl. In the past 10 years, Riot Games typified another theme of gaming's 2010s: sexism. Gaming spent decades perceived as a boy's club, and that toxic culture permeated the top levels of gaming's biggest companies, with Riot Games executives being credibly accused of abuse by former employees. Pokémon Go (2016) Related For a few months there in 2016, it felt like the whole planet was playing Niantic's mobile augmented reality game Pokémon Go. If you weren't playing it, then you knew about it because everyday brought a fresh stream of news stories about the joys, adventures and mishaps of the people who walked around in real life, seeking virtual pocket monsters in hopes of catching them all. Players found a dead body while hunting rare Pokémon, tragically died when their hunts ran afoul of crime and generally gripped the nation for months. Years later, players still find new thrills and chills hunting Pokémon in the real world. Minecraft (2009) Minecraft is another game released in 2009 that grew into a cultural institution in the 2010s. If you've got kids, or know people who do, you know what Minecraft is. Ten years after its release, Minecraft is still the most watched game on YouTube, beating Fortnite by more than 40 billion views. In 2014, Minecraft creator Notch tweeted that he'd like to sell off the game and Microsoft stepped in to take it off his hands for $2.5 billion. Today, it's the second best-selling game of all time behind the Nintendo Wii's pack in game Wii Sports. With constant updates and a new mobile augmented reality version launching soon, Minecraft is poised to take its domination into the next decade. Related The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011) Bethesda unleashed The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on the world in 2011 and it's remained at the top of the sales charts ever since. The flagship role-playing game has transitioned from one console generation to another, been ported to virtual reality and tweaked for release on the Nintendo Switch. Skyrim's enduring charm is its open ended play style set in a gigantic and detailed open world. And it's been helped along by a dedicated community of modders who have even further molded the game into a fantasy playground. Other developers would chase this ideal through the decade, but few would achieve it. Portal 2 (2011) Developer Valve screamed into the new decade with the incredible Portal 2: a first person puzzle game that built off of the successful first game in every way, with a satisfying story and an increasingly clever mechanic in its teleporting portal gun. Portal 2's release was bittersweet. It marked the beginning of a decade where Valve stopped doing what made it so famous: making incredible video games. The 2000s saw the release of Half-Life 2, Left 4 Dead and Counter-Strike, all enormously successful games. In the 2010s, Valve mostly iterated on Dota 2, released the Vive virtual reality headset with HTC and dodged questions about Half-Life 3. Valve has continued to make billions from its Steam distribution platform but failed to produce a game as genre bending and enjoyable as Portal 2. It ended the decade by finally announcing a follow up to Half-Life, something fans had waited more than 15 years for. But Half-Life: Alyx is a virtual reality title and it's unclear if Valve can bring its game-making magic to the new platform, or, for that matter, a new decade. Thankfully, we'll always have GLaDOS, Chell and Wheatley. Disco Elysium (2019) Released just months before the start of the 2020s, Disco Elysium is the perfect punctuation mark on a decade of excellent games. It's a video game that's steeped in the past but looking towards the future. It's the kind of video game that only comes at the turn of the decade, that special time when something ends and something new is born. In this very dense role-playing game, players wake up with a killer hangover in a grungy hotel room and quickly realize they're a police officer in the hotel to solve a crime. But that's all they remember. The details of the crime—and their personal life—are gone and it's up to the player to fill in the blanks. Disco Elysium is a game that looks and plays like a game from 1999, a 2D isometric throwback with fully rendered backgrounds and point and click navigation. The storytelling and mechanics, however, feel like they come from the future. Players put points into stats like "Esprit De Corps" which allows them to understand what cops are thinking, or "Shivers" which allows the city's streets to speak to you. Leveling up involves pondering strange ideas that alter your skills and change the way your detective sees the world. It's a game that breathes new life into the old RPG format. Disco Elysium is proof of what video game fans have known for years: that the medium has special strengths and can tell unique stories you won't see on TV or read in a book. It's a game that highlights how all video games are art.  |
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