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This year is the Best since 2008?

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balladofwindfishes

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Morn said:
Still can't beat 1998.
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I actually looked up some games that came out in 1998

Jesus Christ
The very thought that Ocarina of Time and Half-Life were released in the same year has to be some kind of bizarre coincidence that ultimately means 1998 will never be beaten. And that doesn't even count things like Spyro, Mario Party, Unreal, Sonic Adventure (JP)

Wow...
 
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FutureZombie

Banned
This year has a new Zelda, so that makes it better than 2007-2010. Then add in all the other games, and it's clearly the best year this generation.
 
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randomkid

Member
Liiiiiiiiiist waaaaaaars!

'07 was awesome, but no one ever mentions the MAIN reason it was awesome: PS2 games! Persona 3, Odin Sphere, Devil Summoner, Chulip, even if I was the only one to like the last two. Whatever though, the only worthwhile metric here is to just count up your favorites, I don't know why other folks are stressing.

'09 looks like it's my actual favorite, (EDIT: of this generation!) although no one's listing my favorite games really. Also, as soon as I get around to playing everything and assuming September's lineup doesn't disappoint, (seriously September is CRAZY) '11 won't be lookin' too shabby either.
 
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Salacious Crumb

Junior Member
balladofwindfishes said:
I actually looked up some games that came out in 1998

Jesus Christ
The very thought that Ocarina of Time and Half-Life were released in the same year has to be some kind of bizarre coincidence that ultimately means 1998 will never be beaten. And that doesn't even count things like Spyro, Mario Party, Unreal, Sonic Adventure (JP)

Wow...
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Also StarCraft.
 
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Zwei

Member
I prefer 2008 myself. Fallout 3 and Crisis Core sealed the deal.

Also, I must give the obligatory, -first post nailed it-.
 
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Admiral Bone to Pick

Banned
balladofwindfishes said:
I actually looked up some games that came out in 1998

Jesus Christ
The very thought that Ocarina of Time and Half-Life were released in the same year has to be some kind of bizarre coincidence that ultimately means 1998 will never be beaten. And that doesn't even count things like Spyro, Mario Party, Unreal, Sonic Adventure (JP)

Wow...
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Just wanted to post the games that came out in 1998 for emphasis:


January 21 – Resident Evil 2 (PS1)
January 28 - Final Fantasy Tactics (PS1)
February 28 – Tekken 3 (PS1)
February 28 - The Great Battles of Julius Caesar (Win)
March 29 – Parasite Eve (PS1)
March 31 – StarCraft (Win)
April 30 - Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven (Win)
April 30 - Panzer Dragoon Saga (Sat)
May 6 – Warhammer: Dark Omen (Win)
May 22 – Unreal (Win)
June 29 - Banjo-Kazooie (N64)
July 24 - WWF War Zone (PS1)
August 11 - WWF War Zone (N64)
August 21 – Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (Win)
August 31 - I-War (Independence War) (Win)
September 10 - Spyro the Dragon (PS1)
September 30 – Fallout 2 (Win)
September 30 – Pokémon Red and Blue (GB)
September 30 - Shogo: Mobile Armor Division (Win)
October 20 – Xenogears (PS1)
October 21 - Metal Gear Solid (PS1)
October 27 - WCW/nWo Revenge (N64)
October 30 – Grim Fandango (Win)
October 31 – Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome Expansion (Win)
October 31 – SiN (Win)
October 31 - Heretic 2 (Win)
November 20 – Half-Life (Win)
November 21 – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
November 21 - Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft (PS1) (Win)
November 30 – StarCraft: Brood War (Win)
November 30 – Starsiege: Tribes (Win)
November 30 – Thief: The Dark Project (Win)
November 30 – Baldur's Gate (Win)
October 31 - Blood II: The Chosen (Win)
December - - King's Quest: Mask of Eternity (Win)
December 10 – Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (N64)(Win)
December 20 – Myth II: Soulblighter (Win)
 
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Zwei

Member
Mr. Serious Business said:
Just wanted to post the games that came out in 1998 for emphasis:


January 21 – Resident Evil 2 (PS1)
January 28 - Final Fantasy Tactics (PS1)
February 28 – Tekken 3 (PS1)
February 28 - The Great Battles of Julius Caesar (Win)
March 29 – Parasite Eve (PS1)
March 31 – StarCraft (Win)
April 30 - Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven (Win)
April 30 - Panzer Dragoon Saga (Sat)
May 6 – Warhammer: Dark Omen (Win)
May 22 – Unreal (Win)
June 29 - Banjo-Kazooie (N64)
July 24 - WWF War Zone (PS1)
August 11 - WWF War Zone (N64)
August 21 – Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (Win)
August 31 - I-War (Independence War) (Win)
September 10 - Spyro the Dragon (PS1)
September 30 – Fallout 2 (Win)
September 30 – Pokémon Red and Blue (GB)
September 30 - Shogo: Mobile Armor Division (Win)
October 20 – Xenogears (PS1)
October 21 - Metal Gear Solid (PS1)
October 27 - WCW/nWo Revenge (N64)
October 30 – Grim Fandango (Win)
October 31 – Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome Expansion (Win)
October 31 – SiN (Win)
October 31 - Heretic 2 (Win)
November 20 – Half-Life (Win)
November 21 – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
November 21 - Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft (PS1) (Win)
November 30 – StarCraft: Brood War (Win)
November 30 – Starsiege: Tribes (Win)
November 30 – Thief: The Dark Project (Win)
November 30 – Baldur's Gate (Win)
October 31 - Blood II: The Chosen (Win)
December - - King's Quest: Mask of Eternity (Win)
December 10 – Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (N64)(Win)
December 20 – Myth II: Soulblighter (Win)
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/thread
 
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Coxswain

Member
I really couldn't understand why anyone would say that. This year is pretty decidedly middle-of-the-road in terms of recent years. Not bad like 2009 was, but 2010 and 2007 were way better, and I'd say 2008 was head and shoulders above it too.
 
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Otheradam

Member
V_Arnold said:
We should probably realize DA CYCLE though, 98+3->2001+3->2004+3->2007+3->2010.
All awesome godlike years in gaming

Next one is...2013. Or simply any year when Diablo 3 gets released.
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This was only true up until 2007. 2010 wasn't that great. This year is better.
 
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The_Squirrel_Menace

Member
I don't know if its the best year, but with all the games I per-ordered, I'm already broke.

Thus far I've pre-ordered / intend to buy on day one :

Starwars The Old Republic Collector Edition
Skyrim
Deus EX
Warhammer 40k Space Marine
Assassin's Creed Revelation
Battlefield 3
Batman Arkham City
Uncharted 3
Dark Souls

Fuck me.

Money was not an issue this time, but free time to play all of those will be.
 
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Nix

Banned
This year is the only year where I feel like I must* buy these games.

In 1998 I had neither the means, nor the substance to get all those gems, but now...now they're mine. 2011, how you bedevil me.

Dark Souls+Catherine+Skyrim+Disgaea 4+ Arkham City+ Dear lord, please stop!
 
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(._.)

Banned
This gen I would say 2011 almost rivals 2007.

- 06 average
- 07 great
- 08 good
- 09 average
- 2010 average
- 2011 great (so far)
 
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Salacious Crumb

Junior Member
Coxswain said:
I really couldn't understand why anyone would say that. This year is pretty decidedly middle-of-the-road in terms of recent years. Not bad like 2009 was, but 2010 and 2007 were way better, and I'd say 2008 was head and shoulders above it too.
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New BF, New Zelda, New DE. That's enough for me, and then there's New TES, New UC, Witcher 2, and others I can't be arsed to mention, I can't see how people think this year is bad.
 
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Phonomezer

Banned
fuzzyreactor said:
this year has been horrible. Portal 2 and infamous 2 are the only games i even consider worth playing.
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I don't know, I thought OoT 3D and Crysis 2 were great. Not to mention the slew of quality XBLA games.
 
Broseybrose

Broseybrose

Member
So far the only games that have registered for me this year are indie PC games. Frozen Synapse (which Im totally addicted to and will NEVER stop playing) and Magicka.

But there are two games coming out that are day 1 purchases for me - Deus Ex: Human Revolution on PC and Dark Souls on PS3. Deus Ex and Demon's Souls are in my top 3 all time games list along with Super Metroid, so I am expecting to be blown away by these two titles alone.

Then there the other games of the fall I plan on getting: Journey, ICO/SotC HD, Battlefield 3, Rage, Skyrim, Arkham City, Uncharted 3... Im sure there are others escaping me atm.

I really do think this fall will be the best since '07. For me at least.
 
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Lord_Byron28

Member
Mr. Serious Business said:
Just wanted to post the games that came out in 1998 for emphasis:


January 21 – Resident Evil 2 (PS1)
January 28 - Final Fantasy Tactics (PS1)
February 28 – Tekken 3 (PS1)
February 28 - The Great Battles of Julius Caesar (Win)
March 29 – Parasite Eve (PS1)
March 31 – StarCraft (Win)
April 1- 1080 Snowboarding (N64)
April 30 - Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven (Win)
April 30 - Panzer Dragoon Saga (Sat)
May- Burning Rangers (Saturn)
May 6 – Warhammer: Dark Omen (Win)
May 22 – Unreal (Win)
June 29 - Banjo-Kazooie (N64)
July 23 - Radiant Silvergun (Saturn)
July 24 - WWF War Zone (PS1)
August- Shining Force III (Saturn)
August 11 - WWF War Zone (N64)
August 21 – Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (Win)
August 31 - I-War (Independence War) (Win)
September 10 - Spyro the Dragon (PS1)
September 30 – Fallout 2 (Win)
September 30 – Pokémon Red and Blue (GB)
September 30 - Shogo: Mobile Armor Division (Win)
October 20 – Xenogears (PS1)
October 21 - Metal Gear Solid (PS1)
October 26- F-Zero X (N64)
October 27 - WCW/nWo Revenge (N64)
October 30 – Grim Fandango (Win)
October 31 – Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome Expansion (Win)
October 31 – SiN (Win)
October 31 - Heretic 2 (Win)
November 20 – Half-Life (Win)
November 21 – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
November 21 - Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft (PS1) (Win)
November 30 – StarCraft: Brood War (Win)
November 30 – Starsiege: Tribes (Win)
November 30 – Thief: The Dark Project (Win)
November 30 – Baldur's Gate (Win)
October 31 - Blood II: The Chosen (Win)
December - - King's Quest: Mask of Eternity (Win)
December 10 – Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (N64)(Win)
December 14 - Mario Party (N64)
December 20 – Myth II: Soulblighter (Win)
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Thought I'd add a few more for emphasis. However, this year really did bring about some of the best and highest regarded titles in the industry. A lot of the games released in 98 still have major influence on today's gaming landscape.
 
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flyinpiranha

Member
Every current year is the best. You not only have all those great games that came out previously, but you have MORE great ones that come out that year.
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Slappers Only

Junior Member
It would be a great year if not for my underlying dread that the games industry is very quickly turning into something I want nothing to do with.

I know, don't let the door hit me on the way out, or whatever.
 
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hank_tree

Member
It's still way too early to call for this year. For example Fable 3 looked like it was going to be great this time last year. We all know how that turned out. The same with Gran Turismo 5, Epic Mickey and Final Fantasy 14 off the top of my head.
 
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Derrick01

Banned
I'm not ready to say it yet. Last December people were saying this year was going to be amazing, and the first half was going to be the best first half ever. I played all the big releases for the first 6 months and the only one that I liked a lot was Witcher 2, everything else either sucked or was just ok.

And it's easy to say that batman, skyrim, uncharted, etc will be amazing but I'm not going to jinx it.
 
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Host Samurai

Member
Slappers Only said:
Early PS3 Adopter? I didn't use mine much until '08.
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I got all consoles at launch and there was not much I liked that year on the current consoles. All that stands out to me are Lost Planet, Mario Galaxy and Uncharted 1.

PS2 on the other hand was great in 2007. GoW2, Odin Sphere and Persona 3. I spent most of 2007 playing old skool emulators and PS2/GC and a bit of OG Xbox.
 
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spekkeh

Banned
bluestuff said:
avatar quotes being removed is one of the worst things to happen to gaf :(

anyway this year has been damm great so far.

Portal 2
Witcher 2
Bastion
Bullestorm
Dead Space 2

All top tier games, each showcasing some of the best of each respective genre. Also winter is coming.
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Pretty piss poor list if you ask me. Portal 2 is the only unequivocally good game on that list. And it was a pretty unnecessary sequel. The first game will always be remembered better.
There's a couple of good games still coming out this year, but most of em are sequels so probably not something to get your knickers in a twist over.
 
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Data West

coaches in the WNBA
spekkeh said:
Pretty piss poor list if you ask me. Portal 2 is the only unequivocally good game on that list. And it was a pretty unnecessary sequel. The first game will always be remembered better.
There's a couple of good games still coming out this year, but most of em are sequels so probably not something to get your knickers in a twist over.
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Portal 2 is unequivocally good but Witcher isn't?
Cool opinions.
 
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mkenyon

Banned
As far as PC Gaming goes, if you count the next 12 months as a single year (even though it's split between two) it's coming close to edging out 1999 as the best year in games. For reference:

Wiki 1999 Games Releases said:
1999 - Star Wars Episode I: Racer (Windows, North America)
January 31 - Silent Hill (PS1)
February 12 - Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (Win)
February 28 - Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance (PC)
March 16 - EverQuest (PC)
April 1 - Team Fortress Classic (PC)
April 10 - Warzone 2100 (PC)
April 30 - Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast (PC)
April 30 - Star Wars: Episode I: Racer (N64, PC)
April 30 - Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (PC, North America)
May 1999 - Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (PC, PAL region)
May 1999 - Star Wars Episode I: Racer (Nintendo 64, North America)
May 1999 - Star Wars Episode I: Racer (Windows, Europe)
May 17 - Star Wars Episode I: Racer (Nintendo 64, PAL region)
June 1 - Heroes of Might and Magic III (PC)
June 14 - Descent³ (PC)
June 18 - Counter-Strike (original PC MOD)
June 30 - Kingpin: Life of Crime (PC)
July 21 - Star Wars Episode I: Racer (Nintendo 64, Japan)
July 31 - Outcast (PC)
August 11 - System Shock 2 (PC)
August 27 - Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun (PC)
August 31 - Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (PlayStation, North America)
September 9 - Soulcalibur (DC)
September 9 - Sonic Adventure (DC, North American release)
September 9 - Final Fantasy VIII - (PS1)
September 22 - Resident Evil 3: Nemesis - (PS1)
September 28 - Homeworld (PC)
September 24 - Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (PlayStation, PAL region)
September 30- Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus (PlayStation, Gameboy Color, PC)
September 30 - FreeSpace 2 (PC)
September 30 - Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings (PC)
October 11 - Jet Force Gemini (N64)
October 31 - Half-Life: Opposing Force (PC)
October 31 - Ultima IX: Ascension (PC)
October 31 - Donkey Kong 64 (N64)
October 31 - Nocturne (PC)
November 2 - Asheron's Call (PC)
November 9 - RollerCoaster Tycoon: Corkscrew Follies (PC)
November 11 - Medal of Honor (PS1)
November 23 - SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle (PC)
November 26 - Unreal Tournament (PC)
December 1999 - Star Wars Episode I: Racer (Game Boy Color, North America)
December 1 - Bugdom (PC)
December 2 - Quake III Arena (PC)
December 9 - Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (PlayStation, Japan)
December 12 - Planescape: Torment (PC)
December 17 - Star Wars Episode I: Racer (Game Boy Color, Europe)
December 31 - Battlezone II: Combat Commander (PC)
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In the next 12 months, some PC highlights:
Tribes: Ascend
Planetside 2
Firefall
Dota 2
Guild Wars 2
Red Orchestra 2
Deus Ex
Dead Island
BF3
Rage
Skyrim
Kingdoms of Amalur
Diablo 3
Torchlight 2
TOR
Mass Effect 3
Arkham City
Farcry 3
Max Payne 3
Xenonauts
Serious Sam 3
Anno 2070
Crusader Kings 2
Jagged Alliance

Seriously, this may be the best 12 months in PC Gaming history.
 
Riposte

Riposte

Member
People list a bunch of games they didn't play in 1998(if ever). People disregard a bunch of games they won't play in 2011. Cool trend.
 
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spekkeh

Banned
zoner said:
Portal 2 is unequivocally good but Witcher isn't?
Cool opinions.
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6 from Edge. Quite a few other review sites panned it for its broken pacing.
8.7 from Metacritic, so no, not unequivocal.
 
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Admiral Bone to Pick

Banned
Riposte said:
People list a bunch of games they didn't play in 1998(if ever). People disregard a bunch of games they won't play in 2011. Cool trend.
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Well I know that the best games I played in 1998 will FAR surpass the best games I play this year. That even though I'll greatly enjoy Gears 3, it likely won't compare to Ocarina of Time or Starcraft/SC Brood War.
 
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Data West

coaches in the WNBA
spekkeh said:
6 from Edge. Quite a few other review sites panned it for its broken pacing.
8.7 from Metacritic, so no, not unequivocal.
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Of course they did. It's a game with combat that doesn't hold your hand. Those will always review poorly with certain magazines.

Edge is also the same magazine that gives anything Halo a 9-10/10
 
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bigdaddygamebot

Member
kayos90 said:
Is this the best year for a gamer this generation since 2007? Honestly with so many awesome games that have come out and the rest that haven't come yet, I feel like starting with next week, DX:HR, the rest of the year is going to be absolute insanity. Half of us probably won't have the cash to fork over for these games and this year's games will probably continue into the next year if we don't have time or the money. What do you all think?

EDITED: Sorry, I did get the year wrong. My bad.
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Go to Unkigamer.com and make your own lists...then you'll know if you're right or not.
 
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genjiZERO

Member
I think it's going to be. Dark Souls, Skyrim and Deus Ex . . . first time this generation I've been excited for new releases.
 
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