This a very good thread. There have been a lot of distinctive titles that make this gen truly unique and I'll try my best to think of a few that capture my feelings in the most appropriate way.
- Killzone Shadow Fall -> This ...
- Infamous Second Son -> ... and this are the two games that made me curious about a PS4. These games sparked my interest and looked promising enough to make me believe that we've indeed entered a new era.
- Dead Rising 4: This ...
- Ryse - Son of Rome: ...and this are the two games for the Xbox camp that made me turn my head and made me believe that we've indeed entered a new gen.
And then came Mario Kart 8 and I bought it with Super Mario 3D World an Pikmin 3 and, boom, whatever Sony and Microsoft offered was completely irrelevant! My girl and I played these three games with a passion! The next gen started right at that point in May 2014 for us.
- The Order 1886: This game summed up perfectly for me what western developers thought of gaming in this gen: Just be pretty. Whatever you do, just be pretty! You can have the most boring and tedious generic cookie cutter gameplay but, for the sake of everything, try to look good at it!
Off topic: The Order 1886 really cemented the thought in me that gamers nowadays are all graphic whores throughout. I heard them all around me worshipping this game because it's sooooo pretty while completely ignoring the fact that it has super simple and boring gameplay. And I was like, is that what you really want?
However. These following games are just as much gen defining for me.
Games I own myself:
Nintendo Land
ZombiU
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Hyrule Warriors
Fire Emblem Awakening
Fire Emblem Fates
Metroid II: Samus Returns
Splatoon
Kirby: Planet Robobot
The Wonderful 101
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Xenoblade Chronicles X
Games I've heard of but never played, yet still are defining:
Assassin's Creed Unity
Destiny
Street Fighter V
Resident Evil VII
Final Fantasy XV
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Metal Gear Solid V
The Witcher 3
Cuphead
Fortnite
Undertale
