It is resident evil While the games are far superior to the competition (although that's debatable), the series has been consistently great. resident evil The franchise has not only adapted to a new era, but set the pace in the process. Resident Evil 4With its innovative third-person mechanics Resident Evil 7This game marked a turning point for first-person perspective and has long reigned as the one horror series you need to play, no matter how scared you are of strange happenings happening in the middle of the night. – MB
3. Grand Theft Auto
There's a reason for the trailer Grand Theft Auto VI It broke the internet. Rockstar's money-printing series is iconic and successful because the games appeal to the anarchist within us all, giving us vast, stylized digital spaces in which to wreak as much havoc as we want. The first two games in the series are a fun diversion, but GTAIII Since then, every installment has made waves in the gaming industry, cultivating huge fanbases to the point where it's almost assumed that if you like video games, you'll like gaming too. grand theft autoTommy, CJ, Nico, Franklin, Michael, Trevor…these are some of the most beloved protagonists in gaming history.
Since then, countless open world games have been released. grand theft auto No other game popularized the genre, but no other is as polished, powerful, fun, or replayable. GTA Online It's been over a decade since the game was first released, and who knows how far the series will grow with its next release. GTA 6 Latest Updates It's finally here. – BB
2. The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda has long been the golden rule of game design; other games are not expected to copy it verbatim. The Legend of Zelda Sure, the series introduced or refined some industry-shaking concepts like Z-targeting, open-ended adventures, and the implementation of puzzles and boss battles, but we just don't measure it. The Legend of ZeldoThe effect of a is ZeldaThere are many games like this out there.
However, the mainstream Zelda Games have a mystical power to make you feel exactly the same way you did the first time you played them. Zelda game, which is where many of the mainline entries in the series A Link to the Past It has strived to evolve the original game's innovative design, but the reason it delights our souls again should be thanks to the series' ability to deliver what so many games aspire to: a genuine sense of adventure that can only be achieved in a video game. Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom By subverting the franchise while setting a new standard for open-world design, this series will continue to be one to watch as a guide for what games can do and how they can make us feel. – MB
1. Super Mario Bros.
If there's one franchise that's synonymous with video games in general, it's Super mario brosThe game that effectively launched the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America, Mario quickly became Nintendo's flagship franchise and de facto mascot, a position he still maintains decades later. It's no surprise that the franchise was the basis for the company's first billion-dollar film adaptation. Super mario brosIt transcends the medium of video games to achieve continued global cultural ubiquity.
