Twitter has been balls-deep in a discussion about movies recently, with FilmStruck asking the social media platform to list the 4 films that define them. It’s a simple premise, but really damn hard to nail down when you start to think about it.
We want to celebrate the personal nature of cinema and fill your timeline with the films that define you. Pick 4 films and then tag 4 friends to do the same! #FilmStruck4
We’re tagging: @rianjohnson @Lilfilm @ava @RichardSHarmon pic.twitter.com/mPkChvniBY
— FilmStruck (@FilmStruck) April 17, 2018
The FilmStruck4 hashtag has been flying ever since, and user @EpicNameBro wanted to get gaming in on the action with #GameStruck4. The concept is exactly the same, but obviously subbing movies with games.
The hashtag has been popping off, with folks posting their own top fours for everyone to mercilessly judge. Bless them.
I don’t watch movies, so I can’t do the whole “what 4 films define you” thing. But I can do games!
Final Fantasy Tactics
Demon’s Souls
Cave Story
Vanilla WoWHow about you?#GameStruck4
— Marcus (ENB) (@EpicNameBro) April 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/RatCasket/status/986709536156381186
https://twitter.com/alexjkane/status/986732809980137472
https://twitter.com/AndrewHusband/status/986741417732079617
And sure, why not this one too? #Gamestruck4 pic.twitter.com/8UvsNn8yND
— Anuvia – 💖💜💙 (@Anuvia) April 19, 2018
Hard to narrow it down to just four but these games really define me. #GameStruck4 pic.twitter.com/RkxckqK3es
— Mike Drucker (@MikeDrucker) April 19, 2018
It was really hard to choose but here’s my #GameStruck4 pic.twitter.com/JXwoNthkOq
— 🌸podz🌸 (@sarahpodz) April 19, 2018
and hey here’s a #GameStruck4 too cuz why not
1) Dark Souls (2011)
2) Sonic 3 & Knuckles (1994)
3) Silent Hill 2 (2001)
4) DOOM (1993) pic.twitter.com/4o7vyJCDnL— Gregzilla (@GregzillaGT) April 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/lullabbies/status/986778087298928640
Others are having a little more trouble with their lists, and rightly so, this shit is difficult.
https://twitter.com/JacksFlavour/status/986751345200857090
If I had to pick right now – and I’m confident I’m missing something pivotal here – I’d choose The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Counter-Strike 1.6, Half-Life, and Super Mario Bros. 3. To be fair, they could expand the list to 10 and I’d probably still struggle.
Go on, give it a go and tell me it’s easy. It’s fucking not.
