Tekken 3 was good evolution of tekken games, big deal and very fun to play. I think 1998 is a console gaming year, cd-base, while still PC system have to deal with hardware improve.
It blows my mind how many iconic games came out that year, looking at that list… Also Sonic Adventure, Goldeneye and Ocarina of Time all came out in the same year??
It reminds me of how Weird Al’s wonderful movie UHF didn’t do great in theaters, being released in the summer of 1989. That meant it was competing against the following blockbusters:
The original Doom and Doom II still unironically kick arse. There are updated engines that allow fancy things like looking up and down the the mouse but other than that (and maybe making the graphics prettier) there’s very little you could do to improve those games
Then 2023 has got to be a pretty good year for you too, with the releases of Final Fantasy 16, Baldur’s Gate 3, and Diablo 4. I have enjoying Diablo 4 and am really looking forward to Baldur’s Gate 3 (I haven’t played the early-access).
Indeed, it’s pretty surreal. Working on my D4 Druid as we speak, whilst happily awaiting BG3. The fact my daughter is due to arrive the same month it releases makes the nostalgia extra surreal.
Honestly haven’t given FF16 much thought tbh. Not played FF since 10. They’ve all looked kind of interchangeable since then. 9 was special for me.
Holy fuck, didn’t realize eve was that old. Somehow I got into a beta or alpha test for it and there was barely any people. I remember it being a hot cup of garbage in terms of net code but the concept and gameplay was addicting. Never played retail and would never have expected it turn out so well and loved.
Holy fuck, didn’t realize eve was that old. Somehow I got into a beta or alpha test for it and there was barely any people. I remember it being a hot cup of garbage in terms of net code but the concept and gameplay was addicting. Never played retail and would never have expected it turn out so well and loved.
Holy fuck, didn’t realize eve was that old. Somehow I got into a beta or alpha test for it and there was barely any people. I remember it being a hot cup of garbage in terms of net code but the concept and gameplay was addicting. Never played retail and would never have expected it turn out so well and loved.
2003 or 2007 for me. The early Halo and CoD years were the formative years of online gaming while also having a single player experience that was as replayable as any of the 80’s and 90’s hit games.
2007 for sure. Mass Effect, Bioshock, Crysis, STALKER, The Witcher, Assassins Creed, and a bunch more I’m forgetting. I also played a ton on PSP back then that probably released that year that I’m forgetting.
As a person who likes that kind of music and knew it before playing Fallout, it was such a pleasant surprise to me to hear this older music pop up in a much-more-modern video game.
Think it’s worth saying that I hate FPSes but I have and enjoy Fallout anyways.
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2004 was also a really good year
August-November of that year was headlined by a slew of all-time greats: Half-Life 2, San Andreas, MGS3, Halo 2, The Sims 2…
If you were into video games in any way in that time period, you had something great to play, regardless of platform.
World of Warcraft too if you’re EU.
Tekken 3 was good evolution of tekken games, big deal and very fun to play. I think 1998 is a console gaming year, cd-base, while still PC system have to deal with hardware improve.
It blows my mind how many iconic games came out that year, looking at that list… Also Sonic Adventure, Goldeneye and Ocarina of Time all came out in the same year??
Not to mention Metal Gear Solid, Spyro the Dragon, Turok 2, and Gex: Enter the Gecko
Not to mention? Imo, Spyro, MGS, Half Life, and Pokémon should be the main arguments for GOAT. The rest mentioned are just supplemental.
It reminds me of how Weird Al’s wonderful movie UHF didn’t do great in theaters, being released in the summer of 1989. That meant it was competing against the following blockbusters:
Goddamn I was OBSESSED with Goldeneye.
Here are some more:
That´s actually insane for one year!
Back then, studios had to actually make new games to make more money. Nowadays, you make one game and then just milk it for a decade.
'93 had Doom and we’re still installing Doom on things.
The original Doom and Doom II still unironically kick arse. There are updated engines that allow fancy things like looking up and down the the mouse but other than that (and maybe making the graphics prettier) there’s very little you could do to improve those games
If it doesn’t run doom, is it even a computer?
In computer science we should say that a machine is DOOM complete
My top 3 games of all time:
All in 2000. Oof. I didn’t even realise this until you asked OP. What a time to be 12 that was.
Then 2023 has got to be a pretty good year for you too, with the releases of Final Fantasy 16, Baldur’s Gate 3, and Diablo 4. I have enjoying Diablo 4 and am really looking forward to Baldur’s Gate 3 (I haven’t played the early-access).
Indeed, it’s pretty surreal. Working on my D4 Druid as we speak, whilst happily awaiting BG3. The fact my daughter is due to arrive the same month it releases makes the nostalgia extra surreal.
Honestly haven’t given FF16 much thought tbh. Not played FF since 10. They’ve all looked kind of interchangeable since then. 9 was special for me.
Comparing these franchises then to now makes my head spin…
This is like arguing which cast of SNL was best. It’s more about you & what age you where at the time, then the games themselves.
100%. The best year will probably be what you grew up with, which is why I was curious as to what other people thought
For my fellow space lovers: 2003
EvE + Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
You are welcome 😄
Jedi Academy was that year too! Though Need for Speed : Underground was probably the one I connected the most with
Holy fuck, didn’t realize eve was that old. Somehow I got into a beta or alpha test for it and there was barely any people. I remember it being a hot cup of garbage in terms of net code but the concept and gameplay was addicting. Never played retail and would never have expected it turn out so well and loved.
Holy fuck, didn’t realize eve was that old. Somehow I got into a beta or alpha test for it and there was barely any people. I remember it being a hot cup of garbage in terms of net code but the concept and gameplay was addicting. Never played retail and would never have expected it turn out so well and loved.
Holy fuck, didn’t realize eve was that old. Somehow I got into a beta or alpha test for it and there was barely any people. I remember it being a hot cup of garbage in terms of net code but the concept and gameplay was addicting. Never played retail and would never have expected it turn out so well and loved.
2003 or 2007 for me. The early Halo and CoD years were the formative years of online gaming while also having a single player experience that was as replayable as any of the 80’s and 90’s hit games.
2007 for sure. Mass Effect, Bioshock, Crysis, STALKER, The Witcher, Assassins Creed, and a bunch more I’m forgetting. I also played a ton on PSP back then that probably released that year that I’m forgetting.
2007 PSP games that stand out to me are Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters, Monster Hunter Freedom 2, and Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron.
I was born in 99’ so 2007 was my year.
Good answers but 2004 is the correct one
Oh boy, I’m going to have to think about that one…
We need something like boxofficemojo.com for games listing everything by year.
For movies, 1982 was HUGE.
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/1982/?ref_=bo_yl_table_42
For games? Imma need to do research…
1998 was so sick. Just a few more:
The list goes on and on, I still play games from that year today.
Fallout 2 was 1998 as well. I loved that game, and I bought Louie Armstrong greatest hits because the song in the opening credits was great.
As a person who likes that kind of music and knew it before playing Fallout, it was such a pleasant surprise to me to hear this older music pop up in a much-more-modern video game.
Think it’s worth saying that I hate FPSes but I have and enjoy Fallout anyways.
2000 had Diablo 2, so, 2000