ExecutorAxon

in my opinion, '98 was the best year for game releases. What's yours?

https://lemm.ee/post/1271873

in my opinion, '98 was the best year for game releases. What's yours? - lemm.ee

98 has some of my favorite games to ever come out, like: * Marvel vs. Capcom * 1080 Snowboarding * NFS3 Hot Pursuit * Tekken 3 * Starcraft + Brood wars * Commandos * Fifa 99 * Pokemon * Fallout 2 * Half Life * Ocarina of Time * Baldur’s Gate And many more

Jul 16, 2023 at 1:23pmWeb
Show threadbanana_meccanicaJul 16, 2023
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.
Show threadmikewavebirdJul 16, 2023
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??
Show threadapprehensively_humanJul 16, 2023
Not to mention Metal Gear Solid, Spyro the Dragon, Turok 2, and Gex: Enter the Gecko
Show threadsarsaparilyptusJul 16, 2023

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:

  • Ghostbusters II
  • Back to the Future Part II
  • Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
  • Lethal Weapon 2
  • Batman
  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Show threadshnizmuffinJul 16, 2023
'93 had Doom and we’re still installing Doom on things.
Show threadDunstabzugshaubitzeJul 16, 2023
If it doesn’t run doom, is it even a computer?
Show threadReCursingJul 16, 2023
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
Show threadLeafeyteaJul 16, 2023

For my fellow space lovers: 2003

EvE + Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

You are welcome 😄

Show threadSupersonic StorkJul 16, 2023
Jedi Academy was that year too! Though Need for Speed : Underground was probably the one I connected the most with
Show threadfalsemJul 16, 2023
2004 was also a really good year
Show threadascagnelJul 16, 2023

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.

Show threadcaptainkabaJul 17, 2023
World of Warcraft too if you’re EU.
Show threadGiuseppeAndTheYetiJul 16, 2023
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.
Show threadRupeThereItIsJul 16, 2023
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.
Show threadExecutorAxonJul 17, 2023
100%. The best year will probably be what you grew up with, which is why I was curious as to what other people thought
Show threadserfraserJul 16, 2023

My top 3 games of all time:

  • Final Fantasy IX
  • Baldur’s Gate II
  • Diablo II

All in 2000. Oof. I didn’t even realise this until you asked OP. What a time to be 12 that was.

Show threadFish [Indiana]Jul 16, 2023
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).
Show threadDHYCIXJul 16, 2023
Comparing these franchises then to now makes my head spin…
Show threadBlahajEnjoyerJul 16, 2023
I was born in 99’ so 2007 was my year.
Show threadJordan LundJul 16, 2023

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.

www.boxofficemojo.com/year/1982/?ref_=bo_yl_table…

For games? Imma need to do research…

Domestic Box Office For 1982 - Box Office Mojo

Box Office Mojo
Show threadRokinJul 16, 2023
Good answers but 2004 is the correct one
Show threadbesenwesenJul 16, 2023

1998 was so sick. Just a few more:

  • Metal Gear Solid
  • Resident Evil 2
  • Turok 2
  • Thief: The Dark Project
  • Banjo-Kazooie
  • Goldeneye 007
  • Tomb Raider III

The list goes on and on, I still play games from that year today.

Show threadFushuan [he/him]Jul 16, 2023
2000 had Diablo 2, so, 2000
Show threadconciselyverboseJul 16, 2023

It's obviously too early because two of them aren't out, but this year could shape up to be way up there for RPG fans if we get what we're being advertised. Final Fantasy XVI is a significant step into action that's been pretty well received, Baldur's Gate 3 has a lot people have already seen and looks like it may well be the next-generation standard for crpg open world games, and Starfield is a new IP that looks to me like it might be modernizing Bethesda gunplay in their trademark massive scale 3D open worlds.

If Bethesda isn't completely blowing smoke we could very realistically have three absolutely huge different styled RPGs that are the new standards for their genres.

Show threadconciselyverboseJul 16, 2023
Oh and Diablo 4. Damn. That one's not really my thing because I hate the online structures, but it's got to be on the list too.
Show threadStarChipJul 16, 2023
1999 for me because of Age of Empires II and Quake III Arena
Show threadskellenerJul 16, 2023
1995, I got my PS1
Show threaddinoJul 18, 2023
2023 -Street Fighter 6 -being able to play Hunt: Showdown on Linux -Cyberpunk '77: Phantom Liberty -Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure -BattleBit -games I haven’t played yet, but looking forward: Zelda Totk(?)