"Red Dead Redemption 2 in almost every single way is a genre-defining experience: brutal, devastating, and impressive."
"It redefined found footage and I think that's really important and one of the reasons why it's so well loved in the genre."
"The sound has changed in a way that I believe is great for hip hop."
"Everybody tried to make their own The Dark Knight." - Influence of The Dark Knight on subsequent films.
"Mega Man X injected new life into not only the Mega Man franchise but the entire genre of the action platformer."
"Every element of Streets of Rage make it easy to forget that anyone else got there first."
"The Dark Knight isn't just the best superhero movie ever made; it ushered in a new era for comic book movies."
"Resident Evil 4 can be seen as both the savior and downfall of survival horror."
"When you look at like the Bryce and tillers of the world and the traps all stuff like that that to me is the Jodeci blueprint right you know they're calling it something else but it's really what y'all were doing."
"Ultimately SoundCloud rap changed rap music history."
"Left 4 Dead's 2008 release redefined multiplayer, injecting new life into the first-person shooter genre by emphasizing cooperative gameplay."
"This album is a landmark of death metal considered to be the best album of all '80s death metal."
"Fabio Foreign rode that GDK wave right to the top."
"This might be the greatest power ballad ever."
"Scream 1 reinvented the slasher genre, brought in a new icon: Ghostface, the perfect meta horror movie commentary."
"Progressive music is cool and it certainly adds a lot of fun, interesting stuff to the palette of what rock can be."
"Make no mistake, this is one of the best hip-hop records of the year, hands down."
"Resident Evil 7 shook the genre to its core."
"Scream revitalized the flagging sub-genre in blockbuster fashion."
"This is one of my top three horror films in the most stacked year of the genre."
"Ashanti was the staple of creating that Murder Inc R&B/hip-hop fusion awesome [ __ ] that we love Murder Inc for."
"It finally came out in 2012 and it was just huge. It didn't just revitalize the aging XCOM franchise, it arguably revived the entire genre."
"Streets of Rage 4 is a return to form, not just for the classic series, but the entire genre."
"Tera is the MMO that really kick-started the obsession with action combat."
"Future may soon flame out but his current status as rap royalty is one of the best things in recent memory to happen to a genre."
"Despite being pretty different from other horror movies at the time, Creepshow was still a hit at the box office."
"Once gangster rap came out, no-holds were barred." - Anthony Fantano
"I don't know if I love thrash but I love the way Metallica pulls it off."
"New metal made some legitimately really important contributions to heavy music in general that are still with us today."
"League is one example... That's what mobas did to MMOs: get straight into the PVP, no messing about."
"Five Nights at Freddy's revolutionized its genre through its unconventional approach and its in-depth lore."
"This is the movie that you would show them and say look this is where you can take this much like how the Dark Knight is where you can elevate the genre up to a level"
"It injects so much personality into a genre where you really wouldn't expect it."
"If people consider it to have literary merit and to have done something for its genre and people consider it a classic then it's a classic."
"A drastic change in turn between Jack 1 and 2 came out of nowhere yet it appeared to be the shot in the arm that the platforming genre needed."
"Midsommar... cemented his status as a modern master of the genre."
"2005 panic at the disco completely accidentally made a record that would literally change the entire course of the emo and pop punk movement."
"It does to the open world genre what Ocarina of Time did to 3D adventure games."
"The final hour of Avengers endgame could quite possibly be the greatest hour in the history of the genre."
"Scream's funny, it's scary, and it was a massive success."
"One of the great things about the superior genre is something that is enabling that it inspires people to want to be more to be heroic in their own lives."
"Breath of the Wild was a mind-blowing experience, revolutionizing the genre in a way I kind of struggled to go back to other games."
"One of the most influential fighting games ever."
"Hip hop is kind of had like a punk rock moment over the past couple years."
"Wonder Woman, Shazam, and Aquaman broke the mold within the then DCEU."
"This is a perfect film this is a perfect sequel this is a perfect Captain America film it's a perfect superhero film."
"K-pop has changed the entire genre of music right now."
"Modern Warfare set the standard for any video game developer delving into the genre."
"Resident Evil 4 is to survival horror what half-life is to shooters."
"Geiger truly elevated the design process for genre cinema."
"I think they're all super talented and especially in the case of young lean he really invented so much of like the sad boy rap thing."
"The zombie franchise has led to just much better, more personal films."
"As much as the direct explanations kind of ruin everything we're watching in sitcom land, there's still a surprisingly consistent sense of mystery at play."
"I freaking love the original Scream, and will forever respect its impact on our favorite movie genre."
"I think Rosemary's Baby is the coolest horror movie ever."
"Oh my gosh, what a step in the right direction DNA became for the True Crime genre."
"The significance of Halo to the development of video games is not to be understated. It revolutionized the first-person shooter and set the stage for the genre's success on consoles."
"It's crazy how science fiction and fantasy can really tap into the most horrifying parts of your brain."
"Starship Troopers isn't some Niche property; it's a literal Bedrock to modern science fiction with its influences stretching so far."
"Stand up and scream ended up becoming a massive gigantic album in the metalcore scene."
"Halo Combat Evolved was a whole lot more than just your average space combat sci-fi game."
"The film is considered by many insiders to be a Cornerstone of the genre, a film that inspired science fiction films in the following years."
"Few genres have had the lasting impact of punk."
"It's safe to say that drill wouldn't be this huge today if it wasn't for the Flyboy Gang."
"Sophie's music is just incredible, and she had such influence on so many other people within this genre."
"Halloween is one of the true horror greats."
"Scary Movie definitely made that parody genre really popular."
"Science fiction has proved to be an incredible platform for discovery of character and female empowerment."
"Realism cannot account for my little brother and my grandmother, but Octavia Butler's science fiction can."