RE: What Makes A Game "Essential"?

Watch Ovendal's essential games video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmY3PZWRQtY Ovandal's List: https://www.backloggd.com/u/StoneOcea... Timestamps: Intro - 0:00 Burnout 3 - 0:43 Gran Turismo - 1:40 Deus Ex - 3:00 Quake - 5:15 Honorable Mentions - 6:46 Regressive, Predatory Games - 7:20 Conclusion - 9:30 Much of the game footage used in this video had to be sourced from other videos, as I did not have time to capture footage myself on such short notice. Video sources are listed below. Gran Turismo: https://longplays.org/infusions/longplays/longplays.php?cat_id=21&longplay_id=5605\ Deus Ex: https://longplays.org/infusions/longplays/longplays.php?cat_id=2&longplay_id=2137 E.T.: https://longplays.org/infusions/longplays/longplays.php?cat_id=44&longplay_id=1244 Star Wars Battlefront II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7O5lesHCOY Game footage taken from: Katamari Damacy | PS2 | 2004 Burnout 3 Takedown | Xbox | 2004 Gran Turismo | PS1 | 1997 San Fransisco Rush: 2049 | Dreamcast | 2000 Super Mario Kart | SNES |1992 System Shock 2 | PC | 1999 Thief II: The Metal Age | PC | 2000 Deus Ex | PC | 2000 Quake | PC | 1996 Earthbound | SNES | 1995 Chrono Trigger | SNES | 1995 Pokemon Fire Red Version | GBA | 2004 E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial | Atari 2600 | 1982 Team Fortress 2 | PC | 2007 Star Wars Battlefront II | PC | 2017