>Both of these things are independent of the game itself.
No they're not, they're directly tied to the quality of the game. A shitty game is going to be forgotten about with zero legacy to speak of.
>Games like Daytona USA and Virtua-Racing were revolutionary and highly-influential and STILL fun to play.
>implying OoT isn't
The cult of Nintendo controls the narrative.
An amazing game is amazing regardless of context. If you have to play a game when it first came out for it to be considered the greatest of all time, then it's not actually that good.
>racing games
>fun to play
lol
>No they're not, they're directly tied to the quality of the game.
How is the core game changed by awareness of its place in history?
They're exhilarating. PURE gameplay. Certainly more fun than wandering through a barren hyrule-field.
Because it's the only argument he has
yeah boi
OOT being considered the greatest game of all time is a testament to how shit the taste of 90% of the populace is. I can think of 10 better games in 1998 alone.
I wonder how many people would call OoT the GOAT if they had never read about it being the best in magazines or on the internet. I feel like that influences a lot of peoples' opinion on it.