GarthVaderUK
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2007 was pretty amazing IMO.
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Is 2017 the best year for games since 1998?
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NESpowerhouse
Perhaps he's wondering why someone would shoot a man before throwing him out of a plane.
Forgot the greatest game off all-time:
Also, looks like I have to post this yet again:
Delusibeta
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The second half of 2016 combined with the first half of 2017 is easily the strongest 12 month period for videogames in a decade. That said, I'd probably rate 2007 higher than the calendar year 2016 or 2017.
TheDinoman
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Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
myth 2 and half life alone for me could topple most years
NightShift
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As always, it's going to take time to realise how important 2017 has been. Sure the games have been fantastic but you can't compare it to 98 just yet. 98 is more special because of the amount of games that ended up greatly influencing the medium.
MrCunningham
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Major releases from August to December...
August:
Uncharted Lost Legacy,
Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
Yakuza Kiwami
Life is Strange: Before the Storm
September
Destiny 2 (PC version in October)
Divinity: Original Sin II
Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite
Pokken Tournament DX
Metroid: Samus Returns
Cuphead (allegedly)
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
October
Knack 2
Forza Motorsport 7
Gran Turismo Sport
South Park: The Fractured But Whole
Middle-earth: Shadow of War (we'll see if the DLC doesn't destroy the game)
The Evil Within 2
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Super Mario Odyssey
Assassin's Creed Origins
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
November
Star Wars Battlefront II
Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon
Need for Speed: Payback
Call of Duty: WWII
December
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
I would say that 2017 is pretty stacked for the second half of the year.
If you only own a Nintendo console sure but a lineup of Overwatch, Dark Souls 3, Uncharted 4, Titanfall 2, and Doom was awesome. To me, that lineup destroys this year's.
Best years are so subjective since it's all dependent on what consoles are owned and what genres are preferred. A year that may be trash to you may be an all time great to someone else. The only years that I can remember having something for everyone were 2007 and 2011 and even that is debatable.
Megatron
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You're missing Uncharted Lost Legacy, Mario and Luigi Superstar and Xenoblade 2 (allegedly)
BOTW and Nier Automata alone make it the best year ever for me. No1 and No3 GOAT in the same year is hard to beat. I remember 2001 being incredible too.
That being said the last couple years have been good, and next year looks fun. Only thing I feel is missing genre-wise is a perfect successor to Diablo 2, PoE doesn't quite scratch that itch for me. Anyway it's a good time to be a gamer.
That being said the last couple years have been good, and next year looks fun. Only thing I feel is missing genre-wise is a perfect successor to Diablo 2, PoE doesn't quite scratch that itch for me. Anyway it's a good time to be a gamer.
kraspkibble
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Zelda, Horizon + Nier are fantastic games that I fell in love with so yeah for me it's a great year but not the best. 2015 had Bloodborne, Witcher 3, Rocket League and plenty more other great titles. So I'd say 2015 is a better year.
I guess you could say any year is the best year for games if we're taking into consideration there's something for everyone.
I guess you could say any year is the best year for games if we're taking into consideration there's something for everyone.
MrCunningham
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Uno Venova
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Isnt that chart wrong.Forgot the greatest game off all-time:
Also, looks like I have to post this yet again:
This is just one genre in 2007:
I agree 2007 was overrated, you can't compare it to the sheer amount of excellence and variety of 2017.
2017 has stuff for everyone, 2007 not.
OrbitalBeard
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If the year ended today, it would be comparable to '98 for me. If Super Mario Odyssey, Mario + Rabbids, The Evil Within 2, Cuphead, Wolfenstein 2, and Xenoblade 2 all turn out to be great games, it'll be better.
JudgmentJay
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Only this time it's accurate.
Duchess O'Death
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Add PUBG to the list and you've got the best year in gaming history!
VendettaRed07
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No, but it's the best year in about a decade for sure
MrCunningham
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I didn't see a proper release date for PUBG beyond Q4 2017. But there are still quite a few more releases that I didn't mention.
Magic Mushroom
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It's up there, especially when you add some of the promising games to come.
2015, 2016 and 2017 are all great years for gaming.
2015, 2016 and 2017 are all great years for gaming.
NESpowerhouse
Perhaps he's wondering why someone would shoot a man before throwing him out of a plane.
I guess the only games that weren't released in NA during the fall and holiday seasons were GT3 and DMC1, which came out during late summer, but since we are talking about years as a whole, that doesn't really matter too much.
The Dishonored standalone is sorely missing from that list.
Proposed Law
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2007 was one hit after another. Can't believe it's been a decade since then.
He isn't calling 2007 overrated. He's saying that one genre was stacked, so imagine all the others. There was plenty of variety that year, not sure what you're on about.
shoryukens
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Is a pretty amazing year. Best of the decade I'd say.
DarkConfidant
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Came here to second this.
Fable, The Sims 2, Monster Hunter, World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy XI, GTA San Andreas, Half Life 2, Halo 2, Counter Strike Source, Ninja Gaiden, Katamari Damacy, Pikmin 2, Viewtful Joe, Psi-Ops The MindGate Conspiracy, UT2004, Snake Eater, Metroid Prime 2, Up Your Arsenal, and Star Wars Battlefront are enough to convince me of this.
So many of those games have had lasting importance.
2001 and 2017 come close.
chrominance
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Honestly I'm not even sure how I would compare any given year of games to any other year of games for myself, let alone guess at a consensus opinion for same. I definitely think 2017 has been fantastic, though.
The Albatross
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Hm, no, not in my opinion, this is one of the slower years for games for me. But I'm not really into most of the games in the OP.
My best game so far this year is Prey. I liked Zelda too, but I never quite hooked me. I'll get Mario as well.
My best game so far this year is Prey. I liked Zelda too, but I never quite hooked me. I'll get Mario as well.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
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I'd easily put 2001 over this year. I'd also put 2007 and 2004 over it as well. Probably some other years if I looked at release dates. Doubt anything will ever top 1998 for me though.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
2017 is the best gaming year since 2007. Not the best, but right up there.
Trigonometrize.
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It's fine to get hype about specific years — I do all the time — but as soon as you start comparing them and have a discussion about it across many users and years it gets a little silly. As if even half of us have played all of the highlights from 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2017, etc. + a little extra in case there's that one forgotten game that you actually really love.
He was calling out the "imagine the others" argument as stealth cherry picking, and that actually the FPS genre of that year in quantity and quality wasn't representative of the overall year. I tend to agree.
He was calling out the "imagine the others" argument as stealth cherry picking, and that actually the FPS genre of that year in quantity and quality wasn't representative of the overall year. I tend to agree.
Magic Mushroom
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Also, the smaller gems of this year need more love. Games like Nex Machina and Hollow Knight.
Resident Evil 7 VR and Nex Machina made it into my top 100, and Breath of the Wild and Sonic Manic were very good, but I still spent most of my time with Destiny Crucible and Doom 2016 multiplayer over all the other games I tried. The last few years all had a lot more 9/10 games for me.
What? That's a dumb rule. If I don't have or want an Xbox what reason could I possibly have to care about what MS is bringing to the table when it comes to judging how good the year was overall?
MrCunningham
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Forgot about that one..
Yeah, there are a lot of smaller indie titles to look forward to this year as well. Honestly, one game that is slated for 2017 that I am waiting for is Toejam and Earl: Back in the Groove which is suppose to be published by Adult Swim Games. Though development has been pretty quiet since the beginning of the year.
Also, I love that Night Trap got a remaster in 2017. Yet again, not a game tat many people care about.
It's up there. Xenoblade 2 also has big time potential.
pixellated_man
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I've been into video games since the late 80's (yeah, I'm getting old) and this is definitely up there with the best years ever. Almost all of the promising games have turned out good to great and there's been more than a few titles exceeding expectations. And we still have some big hitters coming.
It's been quite overwhelming after getting used to the more leaner recent years.
It's been quite overwhelming after getting used to the more leaner recent years.
Papo Swing
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If only Xbox had been on point I would say yes.
It still has 2 of the best games I have ever played.
It still has 2 of the best games I have ever played.
LOL
laughed out loud at this.
pixellated_man
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Hispanic! At the Disco
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I thought 2017 was great, but then i look at 2018 and dammmm
Ni No Kuni 2
Yakuza 6
God of war
Spiderman
Kingdom hearts 3
Red dead redemption 2
Sea of thives
Crackdown 3
Anthem
Dragon Quest 11
Days Gone
Metro Exodus
Detroit became human
Far cry 5
Ori 2
And nintendo games
This makes me sad. I loved this year for games but out of your whole list my only must-haves are spider-man, kh3, and anthem. And I'm pretty sure kh3 and Anthem will be pushed to 2019 lol
Then again not so sad because it'll probably take me till 2019 to get through all the games ive bought this year!