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5th.

By a long shot.

Every generation, including the early ones, have some excellent games but most of my top favorites are from the 5th generation. Together with what came out on PC during that time, I’d consider 1995-2003 as being the Golden Age of Gaming. Classic after classic, new experience after new experience. Old series would branch into new directions and many new and promising franchises would be made. I don’t remember another time that was as varied and interesting as the 5th Gen. Other generations, mostly the 6th and the current 8th, just continue the paths set by previous generations, which is boring. During the 5th, new games seemed like completely new adventures, every big game seemed like their developers were really inspired, and I mean really inspired, to create magical games that really tried to add something to the evolution of the medium. It’s sad that many discount the 5th Generation simply because it “has blocky graphics”. As if that’s what’s important. The 5th Generation was actually the most inspired age in gaming there ever was.