Greatest Music, Movies, and Games of All Time.

[Venetia]

THE BEST MUSIC, MOVIES, & GAMES (and stuff)
OF ALL TIME
[ In your opinion ]

Okay, I don't want to see any bickering about what people like, I know how touchy people get over preferences in music!!


NOTE:

• When I say, "your generation", I mean, the span of time in which you've been alive (i.e. You were born in '84? That means "your generation" = the last 22 years). And I mean of the way of life you knew, the world around the people of your age.
• When I say, "your parents' generation", I mean from the time they were born, until they reached, say, 30. Because we all pretty much have our favorite preferences by then and stick with them. Please don't argue with this, just work with me here. (i.e. Your parents were born in the early 60's? Then their generation spans the 60's, 70's and 80's. Include mom & dad together in an average. I don't want to know about both of them.)

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3. Who do you think has been the most influential artist/band (music-wise) of your generation?
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5. What is your favorite movie of all time?
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6. What movie do you think was the most artistic/stunning movie of your generation?
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8. What is your favorite game of all time?
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9. What game do you think changed your life the most (if any), or which game do you think was the most artistic/impressive?
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10. If your parents' generation had the games of yours, which do you think would be the top-sellers (genres/specific games)?
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[Dopples]

I'd think this would go into a different forum, but oh well.

1. What is your favorite song of all time?
1. Theme of Laura; Silent Hill 2
2. What is your favorite artist/band of all time?
1. Don't have a favorite
3. Who do you think has been the most influential artist/band (music-wise) of your generation?
1. Of my generation, or me?
4. Who do you think was the greatest artist/band of your parents' generation?
1. Elvis Presley
5. What is your favorite movie of all time?
1. Office Space
6. What movie do you think was the most artistic/stunning movie of your generation?
1. Silent Hill (Yeah, I know I have a one track mind)
7. What is your favorite movie from your parents' generation?
1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
8. What is your favorite game of all time?
1. Silent Hill 2
9. What game do you think changed your life the most (if any), or which game do you think was the most artistic/impressive?
1. Silent Hill 2, again
10. If your parents' generation had the games of yours, which do you think would be the top-sellers (genres/specific games)?
1. Zelda I guess

 

[Venetia]

I don't know, it's safe for everyone so it shouldn't go in The Symposium, and it's not really a forum game, so I figured General Discussion was good.

1. What is your favorite song of all time?
   
   1. Very cliche, but Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" is probably the best rock song ever made, and nothing can ever top it.
      
2. What is your favorite artist/band of all time?
   
   1. A tie between The Beatles and Pink Floyd. Their music styles transcended everything that was going on at the time artistically, and they defined future music for years.
      
3. Who do you think has been the most influential artist/band (music-wise) of your generation?
   1. The Red Hot Chili Peppers. I grew up in Southern California, and every one of their songs is the epitome of the life I lived there (fast, funky, and yet somehow, laid back).
      
4. Who do you think was the greatest artist/band of your parents' generation?
   1. The Beatles, again. They released a ridiculous amount of songs and altered the way rock was perceived permanently.
5. What is your favorite movie of all time?
   1. Quite possibly, Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life." I wonder where that fish did go? A fish! A fish! A fishy ... Ohhh!
      
6. What movie do you think was the most artistic/stunning movie of your generation?
   1. There are a lot of runner-ups but I really appreciate the cinematic austereness of "Schindler's List".
      
7. What is your favorite movie from your parents' generation?
   1. Probably Logan's Run. Oh noes! I'm thirty!!! RUN!
8. What is your favorite game of all time?
   1. A tie between Pharaoh and Chrono Cross. I wasted so much of my life on those games.
      
9. What game do you think changed your life the most (if any), or which game do you think was the most artistic/impressive?
   1. Sonic the Hedgehog 2. That's the game that made me a trueblue gamer (I'd played others, but that got me hooked), and that made me want to design videogames for a living.
      
10. If your parents' generation had the games of yours, which do you think would be the top-sellers (genres/specific games)?
    1. Probably the more psychadelic ones, or ones centered around music, like Guitar Hero.

 

[Dopples]

I don't know, it's safe for everyone so it shouldn't go in The Symposium, and it's not really a forum game, so I figured General Discussion was good.

1. What is your favorite song of all time?
   
   1. Very cliche, but Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" is probably the best rock song ever made, and nothing can ever top it.
      
2. What is your favorite artist/band of all time?
   
   1. A tie between The Beatles and Pink Floyd. Their music styles transcended everything that was going on at the time artistically, and they defined future music for years.
      
3. Who do you think has been the most influential artist/band (music-wise) of your generation?
   1. The Red Hot Chili Peppers. I grew up in Southern California, and every one of their songs is the epitome of the life I lived there (fast, funky, and yet somehow, laid back).
      
4. Who do you think was the greatest artist/band of your parents' generation?
   1. The Beatles, again. They released a ridiculous amount of songs and altered the way rock was perceived permanently.
5. What is your favorite movie of all time?
   1. Quite possibly, Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life." I wonder where that fish did go? A fish! A fish! A fishy ... Ohhh!
      
6. What movie do you think was the most artistic/stunning movie of your generation?
   1. There are a lot of runner-ups but I really appreciate the cinematic austereness of "Schindler's List".
      
7. What is your favorite movie from your parents' generation?
   1. Probably Logan's Run. Oh noes! I'm thirty!!! RUN!
8. What is your favorite game of all time?
   1. A tie between Pharaoh and Chrono Cross. I wasted so much of my life on those games.
      
9. What game do you think changed your life the most (if any), or which game do you think was the most artistic/impressive?
   1. Sonic the Hedgehog 2. That's the game that made me a trueblue gamer (I'd played others, but that got me hooked), and that made me want to design videogames for a living.
      
10. If your parents' generation had the games of yours, which do you think would be the top-sellers (genres/specific games)?
    1. Probably the more psychadelic ones, or ones centered around music, like Guitar Hero.

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Holy crap, I haven't heard ANYONE EVER mention Pharoh on this site. I loved that game to death as a kid, and I get to play it on Gametap a lot. It's pretty fun still, despite it being outdated.

 

[Mega Flare]

1. What is your favorite song of all time?
1. Disarm by the Smashing Pumpkinss
2. What is your favorite artist/band of all time?
1. Smashing Pumpkins
3. Who do you think has been the most influential artist/band (music-wise) of your generation?
1. Smashing Pumpkins
4. Who do you think was the greatest artist/band of your parents' generation?
1. The Police
5. What is your favorite movie of all time?
1. Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children
6. What movie do you think was the most artistic/stunning movie of your generation?
1. Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children
7. What is your favorite movie from your parents' generation?
1. Star wars?
8. What is your favorite game of all time?
1. Phantasy Star Universe
9. What game do you think changed your life the most (if any), or which game do you think was the most artistic/impressive?
1. Final Fantasy 7
10. If your parents' generation had the games of yours, which do you think would be the top-sellers (genres/specific games)?
1. Arcade

 

[Andy6000]

1. What is your favorite song of all time?
   
   1. Your Answer: The Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson
      
2. What is your favorite artist/band of all time?
   
   1. Your Answer: King Crimson
      
3. Who do you think has been the most influential artist/band (music-wise) of your generation?
   1. Your Answer: (oh god this is hard) Michael Jackson I guess?
      
4. Who do you think was the greatest artist/band of your parents' generation?
   1. Your Answer: King Crimson (if it has to be different, Bob Marley)
5. What is your favorite movie of all time?
   1. Your Answer: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
      
6. What movie do you think was the most artistic/stunning movie of your generation?
   1. Your Answer: Les Pacte Des Loupes
      
7. What is your favorite movie from your parents' generation?
   1. Your Answer: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (unless it's gotta be different, in which case Blazing Saddles)
8. What is your favorite game of all time?
   1. Your Answer: Fallout
      
9. What game do you think changed your life the most (if any), or which game do you think was the most artistic/impressive?
   1. Your Answer: Metal Gear Solid (made me want to make games, and I'm in a college specifically for that now! wee)
      
10. If your parents' generation had the games of yours, which do you think would be the top-sellers (genres/specific games)?
    1. Your Answer: ... Party games? My dad always tells me drunk stories from when he was younger, so I suppose games like Super Smash Bros. would go best for them

EDIT: I think since this topic spans so many of the damn subforum topics, it fits here just fine.

 

[Prexus]

1. What is your favorite song of all time?

Your Answer: Don Henley - Boys of Summer​

2. What is your favorite artist/band of all time?

Your Answer: Porcupine Tree​

3. Who do you think has been the most influential artist/band (music-wise) of your generation?

Your Answer: Nirvana​

4. Who do you think was the greatest artist/band of your parents' generation?

Your Answer: Led Zeppelin​

5. What is your favorite movie of all time?

Your Answer: The Holiday​

6. What movie do you think was the most artistic/stunning movie of your generation?

Your Answer: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring​

7. What is your favorite movie from your parents' generation?

Your Answer: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back​

8. What is your favorite game of all time?

Your Answer: Super Metroid​

9. What game do you think changed your life the most (if any), or which game do you think was the most artistic/impressive?

Your Answer: EverQuest pretty much changed my life from active and social individual to repressed and socially deprived!​

10. If your parents' generation had the games of yours, which do you think would be the top-sellers (genres/specific games)?

Your Answer: The same as today.​

 

[Ellie]

1. What is your favorite song of all time?
Green Day - Basket Case
2. What is your favorite artist/band of all time?
Green Day
3. Who do you think has been the most influential artist/band (music-wise) of your generation?
Green Day
4. Who do you think was the greatest artist/band of your parents' generation?
Queen
5. What is your favorite movie of all time?
Monty Python's Life of Brian
6. What movie do you think was the most artistic/stunning movie of your generation?
Teh Matrix
7. What is your favorite movie from your parents' generation?
Monty Python's Life of Brian
8. What is your favorite game of all time?
Guild Wars Prophecies
9. What game do you think changed your life the most (if any), or which game do you think was the most artistic/impressive?
RuneScape has changed my life teh most
10. If your parents' generation had the games of yours, which do you think would be the top-sellers (genres/specific games)?
RPG games, probably. I dunno.

 

[Fafnir]

1. What is your favorite song of all time?
1. Sympathy for the Devil
2. What is your favorite artist/band of all time?
1. Tough one... but I'll just go with the Stones.
3. Who do you think has been the most influential artist/band (music-wise) of your generation?
1. Never paid attention to my generation of music. Can't answer that one.
4. Who do you think was the greatest artist/band of your parents' generation?
1. The Stones.
5. What is your favorite movie of all time?
1. Grave of the Fireflies.
6. What movie do you think was the most artistic/stunning movie of your generation?
1. I liked the colour choices in 300....
7. What is your favorite movie from your parents' generation?
1. Star wars IV-VI
8. What is your favorite game of all time?
1. Toughy... Baten Kaitos, MGS3, Xenosaga, SSBM, or SRT:OG2... I'll go with MGS3 for now.
9. What game do you think changed your life the most (if any), or which game do you think was the most artistic/impressive?
1. Viewtiful Joe and LoZ: Windwaker both are at the same point here for me. Odin Sphere as well.
10. If your parents' generation had the games of yours, which do you think would be the top-sellers (genres/specific games)?
1. Don't know. Probably what's selling most today.

 

[Anonymous]

What is your favorite song of all time?

Your Answer: The Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson

What is your favorite artist/band of all time?

Your Answer: King Crimson

you're welcome :>

also this will be tufftuff

What is your favorite song of all time?
a very close tie between Porcupine Tree, "The Rest Will Flow" and Stars of the Lid, "Requiem for Dying Mothers".
What is your favorite artist/band of all time?
right now it's Porcupine Tree. i listen to too much music to choose a definitive FAVORITE ARTIST EVER though; i'd list by genre but that would take up too much space~
Who do you think has been the most influential artist/band (music-wise) of your generation?
Nirvana. i hate them pretty badly but they carved a pretty fucking big niche in popular music.
Who do you think was the greatest artist/band of your parents' generation?
Robert Fripp. both King Crimson and his stuff with Brian Eno are incredible.
What is your favorite movie of all time?
i don't really watch movies ever so i'll go with [/i]Rugrats in Paris[/i]
What movie do you think was the most artistic/stunning movie of your generation?
artistically, Waking Life. it was an interesting movie alone but the art style and general ATMOSPHERE are probably the best i've ever seen.
What is your favorite movie from your parents' generation?
Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail
What is your favorite game of all time?
definitely Baldur's Gate II.
What game do you think changed your life the most (if any), or which game do you think was the most artistic/impressive?
this one's a toughie. Hero's Quest/Quest for Glory I was the first game i've ever played and without a doubt molded me a ridiculous amount (my preference of PC gaming over console gaming stems from this series), but Baldur's Gate (the first one) was really the one that BROUGHT ME INTO the whole PC gaming field and "video" games as an art form, rather than just an entertainment medium.
If your parents' generation had the games of yours, which do you think would be the top-sellers (genres/specific games)?
definitely party games - guitar hero, WII TENNIS or whatever, etc.

 

[Chiyo Osaka]

1. What is your favorite song of all time?
   
   1. Your Answer: I don't listen to music at all, so I'll go with my current fave: Flyleaf's "Fully Alive".
      
2. What is your favorite artist/band of all time?
   
   1. Your Answer: Umm...I don't have one.
      
3. Who do you think has been the most influential artist/band (music-wise) of your generation?
   1. Your Answer: Psh, I wouldn't know.
      
4. Who do you think was the greatest artist/band of your parents' generation?
   1. Your Answer: Maybe KISS or The Beatles? I'm not so sure.
5. What is your favorite movie of all time?
   1. Your Answer: That would be either Secret Window or Hide and Seek, the 2005 movie.
      
6. What movie do you think was the most artistic/stunning movie of your generation?
   1. Your Answer: Umm...I'll vouch for Fahrenheit 9/11, even though I didn't see it.
      
7. What is your favorite movie from your parents' generation?
   1. Your Answer:
8. What is your favorite game of all time?
   1. Your Answer: It's a four-way tie between The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Final Fantasy 7, and the Kingdom Hearts series.
      
9. What game do you think changed your life the most (if any), or which game do you think was the most artistic/impressive?
   1. Your Answer: Ocarina of Time hands down for changing my life. It got me deeply into games at an early age.
      For most artistic, either Kingdom Hearts 2 or Final Fantasy 7. Aerith's Theme makes my heart ache, but Kingdom Hearts 2 was the first to make me cry on-spot, with Goofy's psuedo-death by falling rock.':|
      
10. If your parents' generation had the games of yours, which do you think would be the top-sellers (genres/specific games)?
    1. Your Answer: Probably Guiar Hero or Katamari Damacy.

 

[sandgolem]

1. What is your favorite song of all time?
   
   1. Fuel's Shimmer.
      
2. Who do you think has been the most influential artist/band (music-wise) of your generation?
   1. Nirvana probably.
      
3. What is your favorite movie of all time?
   1. Transformers 1986. It made kids all over the world cry like little babies killing off all of their favorite characters.
      
4. What movie do you think was the most artistic/stunning movie of your generation?
   1. Brotherhood of the Wolf. Which, surprisingly, Andy 6000 said too.
      
5. What is your favorite movie from your parents' generation?
   1. They're all black and white garbage.
6. If your parents' generation had the games of yours, which do you think would be the top-sellers (genres/specific games)?
   1. They'd be too busy doing drugs & sleeping with the whole neighbourhood to play games. But if they weren't, adult themed games would sell a lot better than they do today.

 

[rexkim]

What is your favorite song of all time?

Your Answer: Blood to Bleed - Rise Against

What is your favorite artist/band of all time?

Your Answer: Alexisonfire

Who do you think has been the most influential artist/band (music-wise) of your generation?
Your Answer: No idea.

Who do you think was the greatest artist/band of your parents' generation?
Your Answer: Nirvana.
What is your favorite movie of all time?
Your Answer: Eh...some korean movie I watched a few years back. Can't remember the title 0.0;;

What movie do you think was the most artistic/stunning movie of your generation?
Your Answer: No idea.

What is your favorite movie from your parents' generation?
Your Answer: =/
What is your favorite game of all time?
Your Answer: Ohhh...this is tough. I have to say...Disgaea 2.

What game do you think changed your life the most (if any), or which game do you think was the most artistic/impressive?
Your Answer: Farland Tactics 2 made me love Turn Based RPG games and artistic and stunning...that's Bioshock. Wow that game looks beautiful.

If your parents' generation had the games of yours, which do you think would be the top-sellers (genres/specific games)?
Your Answer: Probably Halo 2 considering how well it did.

 

[Wings]

1. What is your favorite song of all time?
   
   1. Your Answer: Unchained Melody by The Righteous Brothers.
      
2. What is your favorite artist/band of all time?
   
   1. Your Answer: It changes from time to time, but at the moment, Enigma.
      
3. Who do you think has been the most influential artist/band (music-wise) of your generation?
   1. Your Answer: Don't know, don't care.
      
4. Who do you think was the greatest artist/band of your parents' generation?
   1. Your Answer: Don't know, don't care.
5. What is your favorite movie of all time?
   1. Your Answer: Gladiator
      
6. What movie do you think was the most artistic/stunning movie of your generation?
   1. Your Answer: Lord of the Rings
      
7. What is your favorite movie from your parents' generation?
   1. Your Answer: Wizard of Oz

8-10: I'm not much of a gamer anymore, so it doesn't feel appropriate to answer those questions.

 

[Andy6000]

1. What movie do you think was the most artistic/stunning movie of your generation?
   1. Brotherhood of the Wolf. Which, surprisingly, Andy 6000 said too.
      

Yeah but saying the English title implies that I liked the English dub. Which I didn't, the original in French is... Much, much better in my opinion. It could just be that the lips didn't sync and that kind of takes you out, or maybe that the voice actors weren't all that great... The subtitled version just worked much better for me.

 

[Buster]

1. What is your favorite song of all time?
   
   1. Your Answer: Steve Vai - Blue Powder
      
2. What is your favorite artist/band of all time?
   
   1. Your Answer: Chevelle
      
3. Who do you think has been the most influential artist/band (music-wise) of your generation?
   1. Your Answer: I have no idea... O.o I guess I'll go with Nirvana, like everyone else. :p
      
4. Who do you think was the greatest artist/band of your parents' generation?
   1. Your Answer: Hm... for me, that's kind of a toss-up between Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin...
5. What is your favorite movie of all time?
   1. Your Answer: Probably 28 Days Later. I don't know, I never really watch movies more than once, and 28 Days Later is a rare exception.
      
6. What movie do you think was the most artistic/stunning movie of your generation?
   1. Your Answer: The original Matrix. For the time, it was pretty groundbeaking, I guess.
      
7. What is your favorite movie from your parents' generation?
   1. Your Answer: Star Wars!!! Specifically The Empire Strikes Back
8. What is your favorite game of all time?
   1. Your Answer: Oh geez... it always changes for me, depending on what I feel like playing... but right now that'd probably be Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Outcast
      
9. What game do you think changed your life the most (if any), or which game do you think was the most artistic/impressive?
   1. Your Answer: I've never played a game that's necessarily changed my life, but I've always though that Fable was artistically stunning.
      
10. If your parents' generation had the games of yours, which do you think would be the top-sellers (genres/specific games)?
    1. Your Answer: Probably something incredibly simple like Katamari Damacy or something. I'd imagine anything utilizing more than half of the buttons on the 360 or PS3 controllers would confuse the mess out of the Atari age.

Metal Gear Solid (made me want to make games, and I'm in a college specifically for that now! wee)

Where would that be?

 

[rTochtli]

1. What is your favorite song of all time?
   
   1. Feel Good Inc. by Gorillaz
      
2. What is your favorite artist/band of all time?
   
   1. Dont have one.
      
3. Who do you think has been the most influential artist/band (music-wise) of your generation?
   1. Daa. No clue.
      
4. Who do you think was the greatest artist/band of your parents' generation?
   1. Uuh.. Elvis?
5. What is your favorite movie of all time?
   1. Do Not Disturb, first movie that made me say "What?!". So awesome. Of course I love the Naked Gun trilogy too.
      
6. What movie do you think was the most artistic/stunning movie of your generation?
   1. Matrix or 300.
      
7. What is your favorite movie from your parents' generation?
   1. Star Wars I guess.
8. What is your favorite game of all time?
   1. OoT/Chrono Trigger/Super Mario 64/Thief 2/Half-Life
      
9. What game do you think changed your life the most (if any), or which game do you think was the most artistic/impressive?
   1. Ocarina of Time
      
10. If your parents' generation had the games of yours, which do you think would be the top-sellers (genres/specific games)?
    1. Games like Guitar Hero.

 

[Raziel]

• What is your favorite song of all time?
  
  1. Your Answer: Hail and Kill
• What is your favorite artist/band of all time?
  
  1. Your Answer: Manowar/Thyrfing
     
• Who do you think has been the most influential artist/band (music-wise) of your generation?
  1. Your Answer: Manowar
     
• Who do you think was the greatest artist/band of your parents' generation?
  1. Your Answer: Depends on which kind of genre, but I think Iron Maiden
• What is your favorite movie of all time?
  1. Your Answer: 12 Monkeys
     
• What movie do you think was the most artistic/stunning movie of your generation?
  1. Your Answer: Lord of the Rings
     
• What is your favorite movie from your parents' generation?
  1. Your Answer: Star Wars
• What is your favorite game of all time?
  1. Your Answer: Soul Reaver 2
     
• What game do you think changed your life the most (if any), or which game do you think was the most artistic/impressive?
  1. Your Answer: Chrono Trigger
     
• If your parents' generation had the games of yours, which do you think would be the top-sellers (genres/specific games)?
  1. Your Answer: Super Mario World

 

[Venetia]

• What is your favorite movie of all time?
  1. Your Answer: 12 Monkeys
     
• What is your favorite game of all time?
  1. Your Answer: Soul Reaver 2

Oh yeah, those are fantastic. Forgot all about them! But I think I liked SR1 better. I've never seen a better story in a set of games.

And yeah, Wings, I liked Gladiator too. And Wyatt I agree about Queen as well, they just got popular shortly after my parents were 30 . I love Queen now, they take up probably a third of my iPod.

 

[Roman Candle]

1. What is your favorite song of all time?
Nick Drake, Milk and Honey

2. What is your favorite artist/band of all time?
Nick Drake/Elliott Smith

3. Who do you think has been the most influential artist/band (music-wise) of your generation?
The Strokes and the Kooks, in this country anyway. Oasis and the Libertines, probably, (even though I don't like them).

4. Who do you think was the greatest artist/band of your parents' generation?
Elliott Smith, Jeff Buckley, Morissey... They had the 80s, so not that much there.

5. What is your favorite movie of all time?
Mmmm... Crouching Tiger Hiden Dragon, The Ice Storm, Clerks I

6. What movie do you think was the most artistic/stunning movie of your generation?
The Matrix, obviously. Seconded by Crouching Tiger.

7. What is your favorite movie from your parents' generation?
The Ice Storm.

8. What is your favorite game of all time?
Bahamut Lagoon, Chrono Trigger.

9. What game do you think changed your life the most (if any), or which game do you think was the most artistic/impressive?
Bahamut Lagoon... Terrific game.

10. If your parents' generation had the games of yours, which do you think would be the top-sellers (genres/specific games)?
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