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What is the best year for video games ever, and why.

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2004 - The year Monster Hunter released. Never had so much fun from any other game since then ^^'

Has to be 1999, I think.

Unreal Tournament, Age of Empires II, Quake 3, Counter Strike, System Shock 2, Simcity 3000, Tiberian Sun, GTA2, Rollercoaster Tycoon, Worms Armageddon, Planescape Torment...

Pretty much the finest video game year of my childhood, I think. Plenty of innovative and very good new releases, along with some of the greatest sequels to ever grace the gaming plane.
Edited by Alias, 19 April 2014 - 12:25.

Yeah, that is a very good one. Personally I'm leaning towards 1996, but 1997 is also pretty damn good.

1996: Diablo, Duke Nukem 3D, Genewars, Killer Instinct 2, Magic Carpet 2, Mario Kart 64, Metal Slug, Mortal Kombat Trilogy, Powerslave (aka Exhumed), Quake, Samurai Shodown IV, Super Mario 64, Syndicate Wars, Time Commando, Tomb Raider, Warcraft 2, Wipeout 2097 and Z

1997: Blood, Carmageddon, Dungeon Keeper, Fallout, Hexen 2, The Last Blade, Mace: The Dark Age, Abe's Oddyssee, Postal, Quake 2, Shadow Warrior, Theme Hospital and Total Annihilation

Chyros, on 19 April 2014 - 12:39, said:

I think that's pretty much answered this thread.

Just to suggest a year that isn't in the 90s.

2002: Timesplitters 2, GTA Vice City, TES: Morrowind, Kingdom Hearts, Splinter Cell, Hitman 2, Red Faction 2, Ratchet & Clank, Warcraft III, 007: Nightfire, MGS: 2, Battlefield: 1942, Age of Mythology, Metroid Prime, Medieval: Total War, Neverwinter Nights, Super Smash Bros. Melee and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3.

I know it's a bit of a console list, but it's shows that some good games were made after the 90s

Also you can add Resident Evil to the 1996 list.
Edited by TheDR, 19 April 2014 - 18:42.

TheDR, on 19 April 2014 - 18:42, said:

Hahaha, yeah, it is a bit dominated by the 90s innit?

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Another good entry .

2014: Facebook buying out Oculus Rift and ensuring the creation of a great device for all Candy Crush fans

CJ, on 19 April 2014 - 20:26, said:

HAHAHA LOL

That's another way to think of positive game development, I guess .

90s had the best games no doubt.
Like 1998 had these games: Starcraft, Fallout 2, Baldur's Gate, Half-Life, Thief, Banjo Kazooie, Ocarina of Time, Metal Gear Solid, Rainbow 6, Resident Evil 2.

Yet since I haven't owned a console and got my own PC quite late (early 2000s), then I can relate for more modern year releases.

And so the year for me would be 2007: Mass Effect, Halo 3, COD 4, the Orange Box, Crysis, World in Conflict, C&C3, CoH:Opposing Fronts, Supreme Commander, Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl, Medal of Honor: Airborne, Shivering Isles, Guitar Hero II and III, Burning Crusade, Resident Evil 4, Bioshock, Assassin's Creed, Unreal Tournament 3, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Rock Band, Super Mario Galaxy, and Tomb Raider Anniversary.

Sure I haven't played these console games in the list yet I have heard so much good about them.
Edited by Drag#!, 20 April 2014 - 11:27.

Drag#!, on 20 April 2014 - 09:58, said:

If you didn't play Resident Evil 4, you never played a proper video game at all! Quick get HD version on Steam now!

General, on 20 April 2014 - 12:38, said:

But I did play it on PC and I liked it!