Danne-Danger
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Joseph Merrick said:
Have they "fixed" it yet? Compared to the initial release.
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Is 2007 officially the best year in gaming now? (Hell NO)
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Have they "fixed" it yet? Compared to the initial release.
Naked Snake
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CurlySaysX said:1996 wins by a country mile.
I really really really miss that game. I wish it would be released on PSN or something (PSP or PS3 store).
Joseph Merrick
Member
Depends on what's wrong with it?Danne-Danger said:
Ganondorfo
Junior Member
BTW 2014 will be an amazing year when Final fantasy 13 will be released jk:lol
DangerStepp
Member
Because of Goldeneye and FFVII? I agree.Xisiqomelir said:
Danne-Danger
Member
Joseph Merrick said:
Performance fixed? Map maker improved? Are the campaigns better in the expansions? Etc.
In short, what's new in the expansions?
sonycowboy
Member
tanod said:
Are you saying there are those that doubt the greatness of Xenogears!?!?!?!?
By far, the best RPG of the 64/32 bit era, IMO.
Actually, I crunched the numbers and the review scores -- for the whole year -- are fairly low. This is across all consoles and handhelds. Not necessarily the best measure of "awesome games", but it is one. (Only goes back to 2001, using public review data...)
Original article here. Go read. :^) With graphs!
Relevant graph is right there on the first page.
Ah, forget it, I'll just put it up here:
Incidentally, as for number of great games, take a look at that histogram (in the article, not the graph above) for 2003 vs 2007. In 2003 there were 31 games with 90% or higher (gamerankings) while this year we only have 14. I believe 2004 is similar, but would have to drag out my spreadsheets to confirm.
Original article here. Go read. :^) With graphs!
Relevant graph is right there on the first page.
Ah, forget it, I'll just put it up here:
Incidentally, as for number of great games, take a look at that histogram (in the article, not the graph above) for 2003 vs 2007. In 2003 there were 31 games with 90% or higher (gamerankings) while this year we only have 14. I believe 2004 is similar, but would have to drag out my spreadsheets to confirm.
Xisiqomelir
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Thanks for the title change SC :lol
Ganondorfo
Junior Member
sonycowboy said:
it's not an rpg, it's a book
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
Solo said:
QFT
The Rule of 3 years is the only consistent thing left in this industry :lol Well that and complaining
rollingstart
Banned
Just imagine how crazy this year would have been without delays!
Smash Bros, GTA4, MGS4 (?), DMC4 (?)
Smash Bros, GTA4, MGS4 (?), DMC4 (?)
Joseph Merrick
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Yeah, performance is very much improved. Can't compare the initial release / demo to the current 1.08 at all. The two expansion campaigns are, well-- somewhat the same as the first one. Even in the more 'personal' mercenary thing. The enemy AI is still pretty much the same, there was supposed to be a new patch (1.09) coming out soon, or should have come out already, with fixes-- like seeing through smoke and that more annoying AI stuff I guess.Danne-Danger said:
I need a bit more time for it to sink in, but at the moment I'd say it's probably the best year ever. It has the quality and a good range in styles. Also, to have EAD release two of my favourite games ever with Phantom Hourglass and Super Mario Galaxy, and for Intelligent Systems to have released two of their best games in Planet Puzzle League and Radiant Dawn, really has been amazing.
Certainly one of the best years I've experienced.
Certainly one of the best years I've experienced.
ShockingAlberto
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Why did you put the word officially in the title
Do you know what officially means
Do you know what officially means
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
2008 has Culdcept Saga, so 2007 doesn't have a prayer imo.
tebiro boy
Member
Geez, 1998 was truly mental.
RE2 (still the best RE game for me)
Banjo-Kazooie (still my fav 3D platformer)
FFT (has a better SRPG come along since?)
MGS (a mind-blowing, revolutionary experience for the time)
Zelda: OoT (again, revolutionary)
GT (wow, another revolutionary game)
1080 (still the best snowboarding game)
Tekken 3 (arguably the series' peak)
Ridge Racer Type 4 (Japanese release - again, the series' peak)
All that and the FFVIII demo, with all the hype and trailers building up to the early 1999 release in Japan. My favourite year in gaming, by quite a distance.
RE2 (still the best RE game for me)
Banjo-Kazooie (still my fav 3D platformer)
FFT (has a better SRPG come along since?)
MGS (a mind-blowing, revolutionary experience for the time)
Zelda: OoT (again, revolutionary)
GT (wow, another revolutionary game)
1080 (still the best snowboarding game)
Tekken 3 (arguably the series' peak)
Ridge Racer Type 4 (Japanese release - again, the series' peak)
All that and the FFVIII demo, with all the hype and trailers building up to the early 1999 release in Japan. My favourite year in gaming, by quite a distance.
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This year has been the best for gaming by far.
explodet said:
Maybe the reason 2007 seems so good is because last year was relatively so bad.
Stockholm syndrome.
That being said, I've purchased more games this year than I have in any other before it.
In defense of 2007:
God of War 2
Portal
BioShock
Uncharted
Motor Storm
Ratchet & Clank Future
Heavenly Sword
Skate
Call of Duty 4
Rock Band
Super Mario Galaxy
EDIT: Didn't the first Tony Hawk come out in 1998 too??
Ganondorfo
Junior Member
GeoramA said:
There were final fantasy and metal gear games made in 2007.
Final fantasy 7 crisis core
Metal gear solid portable ops plus
Final fantasy chocobo tales
jvm said:
How many of those were Sports games and yearly franchises? Scoring has become much tougher on those types of games in the last few years. Just looking at the top scoring PS2 games, there's over 20 annual-release sports games with scores of 90 or above.
Compare that to the 360's zero, and I think it starts to become clear why using gamerankings as evidence that one year is better than another, especially across generations, is sketchy at best.
Brashnir said:
That was the first thing that came to my mind as well. It seemed like in roughly 95-02, every single release (on every platform) of a decent sports franchise got a 90+. Reviewers were definitely still working from the "well, the last game got a 93, and this is a little better, so it's a 95" model.
BruceWayneIII
Member
1997 - simply for Dungeon Keeper 
Anyway, 2007 simply rocks in my book. I haven't spent so much on gaming in almost a decade.
Anyway, 2007 simply rocks in my book. I haven't spent so much on gaming in almost a decade.
An excellent point. From 2003, sports getting 0.90 or higher, not counting racing or extreme sports:Brashnir said:
Pro Evolution Soccer 3 PS2
NCAA Football 2004 PS2
Madden NFL 2004 PS2
Madden NFL 2004 GC
NCAA Football 2004 XBOX
NCAA Football 2004 GC
Winning Eleven 6 International PS2
From 2007, same rules:
NOTHING
Thanks for pointing that out.
Fallout-NL
Member
Kletian said:
Christ, first you fail to bold fucking Half-Life. Then you neglect to mention Portal in the games that will be remembered about '07. Yeah, '07 wasn't all that spectacular and I never expected it to be, but Portal was just flawless.
ghst said:
Right, which was why I added my list. It's kind of customary on GAF though that these "Best Year Ever!" and even "Best Game/RPG/etc.!" threads largely ignore the PC save for a few token titles. I generally just accept that we're talking about console games. Otherwise I would go insane in the RPG threads.
Chalk in a vote for 2007.
Quite a few games this year have had incredible graphics and environments, which really adds to the immersion for me (halo 3, bioshock, mass effect to name a few). I really haven't been this blown away by the graphics since I fired up the PS1 and played final fantasy VIII.
I think the next obvious step is the Xbox 3(D). Think of blasting away Gears of War 3 locust and Halo 15 covenant in a fully 3D environment. Loving with aliens in Mass Effect 3 would also have an added bonus.
Quite a few games this year have had incredible graphics and environments, which really adds to the immersion for me (halo 3, bioshock, mass effect to name a few). I really haven't been this blown away by the graphics since I fired up the PS1 and played final fantasy VIII.
I think the next obvious step is the Xbox 3(D). Think of blasting away Gears of War 3 locust and Halo 15 covenant in a fully 3D environment. Loving with aliens in Mass Effect 3 would also have an added bonus.