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OG Xbox: Halo 2. This one might be a stretch because it came out almost exactly 1 year before the Xbox 360 but this represented the zenith of the original Xbox for me, and I still played this game long after the 360 came out

Xbox 360: Gears 3. This was the last 7th gen Xbox exclusive of any consequence that launched and it ended the original gears trilogy on a high note. Unfortunately, this next several years for XGS would be a dark age

Xbox One: Gears 5. This is the best gears of war game, and I’m sad it didn’t get more attention because it was attached to such a failure of a console.

PS2: MGS 3. This one was difficult because this gen ended on such a high note. But this might be a best metal gear game.

PS3: The objective answer would be the last of us, although I really do not like what direction Sony took their entire first party with the success of this title, which is middlebrow high budget cinematic “prestige” experiences with unremarkable/creatively safe gameplay.

PS4: Death Stranding. Completely and utterly unique game, and major respect to Kojima for taking this risk.