Shenmue has topped a BAFTA poll to find the most influential video game of all time.

The top 20 most influential video games of all time in the BAFTA poll are as follows:

  1. Shenmue
  2. Doom
  3. Super Mario Bros.
  4. Half-Life
  5. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
  6. Minecraft
  7. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
  8. Super Mario 64
  9. Half-Life 2
  10. The Sims
  11. Tetris
  12. Tomb Raider
  13. Pong
  14. Metal Gear Solid
  15. World of Warcraft
  16. Baldur’s Gate 3
  17. Final Fantasy VII
  18. Dark Souls
  19. Grand Theft Auto 3
  20. Skyrim
  21. Grand Theft Auto
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I think it was an open vote at first so KCD2 might have been an effect of brigading for a marketing effort. Capitalism is why we can’t have nice things, again.

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Could also be explained be recency bias.

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You’re right, some people probably thought „most influential” = best and that was the best game they played recently. What this game could influence when it just came out - who knows ;)

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