Your Top 50 Games: 2011 Discussion Thread

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RolStoppable said:

Scoobes said:

Really? I thought it was brilliant. It was a time of great innovation and experimentation whilst developers got to grips with how to build games in 3D. Every game that came out was a fresh take and were attempting things that had never been done before. Some of the biggest franchises in the world started that gen.

Those big franchises had the advantage that the majority of the old guard tanked with the step into the third dimension. Contra, Rock'n'Roll Racing, Mega Man, Sonic, Castlevania etc.; aside from Nintendo series and JRPGs barely anything made it past that era in an admirable fashion.

It also meant to go from 2D games approaching perfection to barely playable 3D games. I suppose it was brilliant, if you always thought that 2D games are childish.

Like I said, it was a time of innovation meaning an open slate. Games couldn't sell based solely on name meaning many new franchises got a chance to shine. And 2D games still existed and thrived on hand-helds for a longtime (and still do) not to mention some great games of the gen were in 2D still. There was a Castlevania game on PS1 for instance and Baldurs Gate was released this gen on PC (yes PC still counts).

So, a whole new range of franchises were invented, a few older franchises died a death, some decreased in popularity, whilst others translated well. It's still mostly a positive; new devs, more franchises, more variety and new gaming experiences.