The 2021 edition of Golden Joystick Awards it fell in a particular year, as it celebrated the 50th anniversary of the birth of gaming, starting with the creation of the first arcade video game in 1971; yet today there is no talk of Galaxy Game but of the immortal Dark Souls, which also in this edition has been able to make people talk about itself, bringing a new award to FromSoftware.
During the ceremony of Golden Joystick Awards 2021 (with exceptional presenters) two new awards were in fact awarded to celebrate the half century of video games, the best gaming platform of all time and the best game of all time, respectively. Best Gaming Hardware of All Time And Ultimate Game of All Time. Speaking of the latter, all video games that have left an indelible mark in the world of video games have been taken into consideration, and on the top step of the podium stands out Dark Souls.
The positions of the ranking were determined by the number of votes that the public sent, choosing which game to vote: the discourse behind this choice is to be found in the title of the award, that is … who can say which game has most marked the world of video games if not the gamers themselves? In fact, we are not talking about the technical sector or anything else that needs criticism, but precisely of watershed game image. Below, the ranking of the games nominated and voted starting from the first position:
- Dark Souls
- Doom (1993)
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Half-Life 2
- Minecraft
- Street Fighter II
- Tetris
- The Last of Us
- Super Mario 64
- Metal Gear Solid
- Halo: Combat Evolved
- Super Mario Bros. 3
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Portal
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- Pac-Man
- Super Mario Kart
- Space Invaders
- Sim City (1989)
- Pokémon GO
Looking at the list we can see how many high-sounding titles are present: from Metal Gear Solid to Half-Life 2, passing through Nintendo and the history of gaming with Space Invaders And Pac-Man; but why Dark Souls does it stand out above the undisputed king of FPS who had to settle for second position, failing to pocket the prize?
Probably the real credit of Dark Souls is being immortal and timeless, since it takes a type of “old school” video game for the period in which it came out and has been able to revolutionize it making it timeless, amalgamating everything with a first-rate artistic and narrative sector that has made school: just consider that after the phenomenon of FromSoftware house the “soulslike” genre was born, which takes its name from the champion game to demonstrate the impact that Dark Souls had on the video game world.
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