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[Terbinator]

This pretty much. Add PGR 4 to that list.

+ Forza 2/GT5P.

2007 was the best year by a country mile, which is a bit sad, given it was six years ago.

 

[Majanew]

2011 is easily the best year.

 

[Matt Attack]

I will never, ever forget the November hell of 2011... too. many. games. We got MGS HD, Skyrim, Rayman Origins, L.A. Noire, Sonic Generations, UMVC3, Mario 3D Land, AC Revelations, Skyward Sword, and so much more.
I'm still waiting for another month like this.

 

[mullet2000]

2010 wins for me. So many of my favorite games of the entire generation came out that year.

 

[Bgamer90]

I'm torn -- there were 3 best years of this gen for me.

2007
2009
2011

 

[kittens]

Gonna have to go with 2007 or 2010. Every year since 2007 has been awesome, too, though.

 

[SHARKvince]

2011 is a year I hold close to me when it comes to gaming, thanks to LittleBigPlanet 2, Infamous 2, Rayman Origins and Sonic Generations. I was even involved with the last one, so it's definitely one of my more memorable years in gaming.

Made a lot of friends through these games and I had tons of fun with them. Origins in local multiplayer brought our joy to euphoria levels

 

[LeleSocho]

Yes

 

[Sub_Level]

WTF is Sleeping Dogs doing on that list?

It's there because Wei Shen.

edit: Also it's been discussed on more than a couple Idle Thumbs podcasts. Pretty sure that qualifies it as art.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

2007 was the year next gen really felt next gen.

 

[Staf]

I only played and liked one game from 2011 and that was Deus ex. But it was kind of over-shadowed by the massive disappointed that is Dragon age 2. So all in all 2011 was a lousy year for me. I liked 2012 despite ME3 with games such as Journey and FTL.

 

[Helmholtz]

2007 was pretty insane looking back at it. Orange Box was really something.

 

[Seance]

'07 for CoD 4 and Halo 3.

.

 

[Felix Lighter]

The Witcher 2, Dark Souls and Portal 2 makes a strong argument for me.

 

[Tan]

2010 was also a great year:

Super Mario Galaxy 2, Bayonetta, Vanquish, Darksiders, Halo Reach, Alan Wake, Red Dead Redemption, Super Meat Boy, Limbo, Pac-Man Championship Edition DX, Blur, Gran Turismo 5, Donkey Kong Country Returns, God Of War 3, Metro 2033, Demon's Souls (PAL) e.t.c.

Amazing year overall IMO and my favorite along with 2007.

Wow it really was!

 

[TheUnsunghero26]

2007 was great.
Nintendo had:
-Super Mario Galaxy
-Wario Ware
-Wii Play
-Metorid Prime 3
-Super Paper Mario

Microsoft had:
-Crackdown
-Forza 2
-Halo 3
-Mass Effect
-PGR4
-Shadowrun
-Blue Dragon

Sony had:
-Uncharted
-Ratchet and Clank
-Heavenly Sword

Multiplatform:
-COD4
-Assassins Creed
-Rock band
-Orange Box

 

[djtiesto]

2010 was also a great year:

Super Mario Galaxy 2, Bayonetta, Vanquish, Darksiders, Halo Reach, Alan Wake, Red Dead Redemption, Super Meat Boy, Limbo, Pac-Man Championship Edition DX, Blur, Gran Turismo 5, Donkey Kong Country Returns, God Of War 3, Metro 2033, Demon's Souls (PAL) e.t.c.

Amazing year overall IMO and my favorite along with 2007.

Sin and Punishment 2, Nier and Resonance of Fate as well... I think 2010 was my favorite year this gen actually.

 

[Wario64]

2009 had Uncharted 2 and Demon's Souls within a week apart from each other. Quality, not quantity?

 

[Psychoward]

2010 personally

RDR
Mass Effect 2
Starcraft 2
Civilization 5
Battlefield Bad Company 2
Bioshock 2
Fallout: New Vegas
Just Cause 2
Red Steel 2
Super Mario Galaxy 2
VVVVVV
Vanquish

Just all really solid games that I enjoyed. 2007 would be runner up.

 

[web_slinger_62]

Yeah I think 2007 is king. 2012 was the worst I think.

 

[Mileena]

2012 was the best GAMES ARE ART year haha

Journey
FTL
Telltale Walking Dead
Sleeping Dogs
Dishonored
Spec Ops The Line
Hotline Miami
Dear Esther

Yo get Sleeping Dogs off there, it's offensive to Wei Shen. He's not art he's just godlike.

 

[Data West]

Wei Shen's body is art, bro.

 

[Cartman86]

2007 was the year that defined this generation. It also ultimately drug it down with every game after trying to recapture what those games did. 2012 and now The Last of Us feel like they finally managed to move beyond 07's influence.

 

[Mileena]

Wei Shen's body is art, bro.

Wei Shen would never play Journey, bro.

 

[Jotamide]

Probably, but only because I played Demon's Souls and Mass Effect 2 that year.

 

[UraMallas]

I have to go with 2007. Rock Band alone gave me more hours of enjoyment than all games that year combined. Add Halo 3, Crackdown, Mass Effect, BioShock, Call of Duty 4, Blue Dragon, Eternal Sonata, Super Mario Galaxy. There was a game I needed to play coming out monthly.

 

[Lingitiz]

I don't know if 2012 was the best year, but in terms of sheer diversity it was pretty amazing. It was really the year where the artificial line between downloadable and AAA didn't matter anymore.

Stuff like Hotline Miami, FTL, Chivalry, Journey, The Walking Dead, XCOM, Guild Wars 2 and Dishonored all felt new and fresh.

A lot of AAA games like Halo 4, Diablo III and AC3 disappointed, but a few like Sleeping Dogs and FarCry 3 were still really fantastic.

As good as this year has been with Bioshock Infinite and The Last of Us, we haven't seen the same diversity as last year. Hopefully a bunch of games will pop up out of nowhere to surprise.

 

[Gillian Seed]

2007 was the best year.

Mario Galaxy, Orange Box, CoD4, Halo 3, BioShock, Mass Effect, Crysis, Uncharted, Metroid Prime 3, etc.

Agreed!

 

[mokeyjoe]

2010

Bayonetta, then Mario Galaxy 2, then Red Dead Redemption. Absolute best 6 month period of gaming for me.

edit: Oh yeah and Mass Effect 2 and Demon's Souls (UK) that year too.

 

[NIGHT-]

Seeing all these list make me realize how good this gen has been. It gets a lot of slack from shit like RROD/YlLOD , online passes and DLC. There have been some really good games released in the last 6 years or so

 

[SMgamer83]

2010 was also a great year:

Super Mario Galaxy 2, Bayonetta, Vanquish, Darksiders, Halo Reach, Alan Wake, Red Dead Redemption, Super Meat Boy, Limbo, Pac-Man Championship Edition DX, Blur, Gran Turismo 5, Donkey Kong Country Returns, God Of War 3, Metro 2033, Demon's Souls (PAL) e.t.c.

Amazing year overall IMO and my favorite along with 2007.

For me, this was the year. Galaxy 2 and Heavy Rain topped off an amazing year of games. Meat Boy, Pac-Man, and DKCR also amazing.

It seems way to early to even pretend 2013 though...

 

[N2NOther]

Was just looking at the releases and holy shit. We will never see anything like this again. Here's most of the big games.

The Witcher 2
Portal 2
LA Noire
Déus Ex Human Revolution
Dead island
Uncharted 3
Skyrim
Saints row the third

The only games on that list that I gave a shit about and most I played in 2012.

This year is going to be the best overall.