Greatest Video Game Series/Franchises (Revision Version)

[Tim]

Criteria: Influence, acclaim, popularity

1. Super Mario
2. Legend of Zelda
3. Grand Theft Auto
4. Pokémon
5. Final Fantasy
6. Sonic the Hedgehog
7. Call of Duty
8. Metal Gear
9. Resident Evil 
10. Sims
11. Halo
12. FIFA/EA Sports FC
13. Half-Life
14. Elder Scrolls
15. Doom
16. Sid Meier's Civilization
17. Donkey Kong 
18. Street Fighter
19. Metroid
20. Dark Souls
21. Red Dead
22. Madden NFL
23. Mortal Kombat
24. Silent Hill
25. Fallout
26. God of War
27. Warcraft
28. Tomb Raider 
29. Super Smash Bros.
30. Uncharted
31. Counter-Strike
32. Kingdom Hearts
33. Mass Effect
34. Pac-Man
35. Mega Man
36. Dragon Quest
37. The Witcher
38. Gran Turismo
39. Baldur's Gate
40. Assassin's Creed
41. Wii
42. Tony Hawk's
43. Need for Speed
44. Portal
45. Monster Hunter
46. BioShock
47. Animal Crossing
48. Diablo
49. Crash Bandicoot
50. Pro Evolution Soccer/Winning Eleven
51. Soulcalibur
52. Starcraft
53. King's Quest
54. Bomberman
55. NBA 2K
56. Monkey Island
57. Hitman
58. Horizon
59. Star Wars: Knights of Old Republic
60. Bayonetta
61. Ratchet & Clank
62. Bejeweled
63. Borderlands
64. Tamagotchi
65. WWE 2K
66. Just Dance
67. Medal of Honor
68. Battlefield
69. Worms
70. The Oregon Trail
71. Age of Empires
72. Tekken
73. Far Cry
74. Kirby
75. Destiny
76. Overwatch
77. Marvel's Spider-Man
78. Guitar Hero
79. Total War
80. Deus Ex
81. System Shock
82. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
83. Spyro the Dragon
84. The Walking Dead
85. Sam & Max
86. Divinity
87. Dragon Age
88. Rock Band
89. Maniac Mansion
90. Football Manager
91. Forza
92. (Heroes of) Might and Magic
93. Neverwinter Nights
94. Burnout
95. Warhammer 40K

[ManPerson]

I feel like Zelda is more acclaimed and influential than GTA.

[ManPerson]

Metroid also looks low

[Tim]

I'd think GTA's popularity win is pretty big and if we factor in cultural impact under influence, it becomes pretty close in that criterion.

[Tim]

Metroid also looks low

Where would you have it?

[Zach]

Gotta second that.

[Tim]

Metroid or GTA?

[Zach]

Zelda > GTA

But, yeah, probably quite close.

[Sherick]

I'd think GTA's popularity win is pretty big and if we factor in cultural impact under influence, it becomes pretty close in that criterion.

Greater cultural impact than Zelda? I don’t think so.

[Tim]

I guess cultural impact does vary culture by culture but I was under impression GTA wins that one.

[Tim]

Anyway, switched GTA and Zelda, raised Metroid to #20.

[Dubrow555]

Wondering if it would at all make sense to break up the Mario franchise (Kart, Paper, Sports, etc) - if so, I could see Mario Kart on the list.

Burnout should probably be mentioned somewhere.

[ManPerson]

I think Super Smash Bros should be somewhere in the top 30.

[Dubrow555]

I think Super Smash Bros should be somewhere in the top 30.

ditto

[Tim]

1. Super Mario
2. Legend of Zelda
3. Grand Theft Auto
4. Pokémon
5. Final Fantasy
6. Sonic the Hedgehog
7. Call of Duty
8. Metal Gear
9. Resident Evil 
10. Sims
11. Halo
12. FIFA
13. Half-Life
14. Elder Scrolls
15. Doom
16. Red Dead
17. Sid Meier's Civilization
18. Donkey Kong 
19. Street Fighter
20. Metroid
21. Madden NFL
22. Dark Souls
23. Mortal Kombat
24. Silent Hill
25. God of War
26. Warcraft
27. Tomb Raider 
28. Super Smash Bros.
29. Uncharted
30. Kingdom Hearts
31. Fallout
32. Mass Effect
33. Pac-Man
34. Mega Man
35. Dragon Quest
36. The Witcher
37. Gran Turismo
38. Baldur's Gate
39. Assassin's Creed
40. Wii
41. Need for Speed
42. Portal
43. Monster Hunter
44. BioShock
45. Diablo
46. Crash Bandicoot
47. Pro Evolution Soccer/Winning Eleven
48. Soulcalibur
49. Ratchet & Clank
50. Bejeweled
51. Borderlands
52. Tamagotchi
53. WWE 2K
54. Just Dance
55. Medal of Honor
56. Battlefield
57. Worms
58. Counter-Strike
59. Animal Crossing
60. The Oregon Trail
61. Tekken
62. Far Cry
63. Kirby
64. Destiny
65. Overwatch
66. Marvel's Spider-Man

Bomberman
Divinity
Dragon Age
Football Manager
Forza
Hitman
Horizon
(Heroes of) Might and Magic
NBA 2K
Neverwinter Nights
Overwatch
Spyro the Dragon
Starcraft
Star Wars: Knights of Old Republic
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
Tony Hawk's
Total War
The Walking Dead
Warhammer 40K

[Sherick]

Red Dead 2 is super popular, but is it really influential in any notable way? For a 3-game series it has done very well, but it doesn't seem right have it above Street Fighter, Dark Souls and Civilization. Actually, wouldn't Fallout rank higher?