1989, Game of the Year

[SvennoJ]

Kyuu said:

SvennoJ said:

I politely disagree, the 1990's is where PC games showed tons of innovation, setting the tone for all the games and genres we play now.
We'll see as these polls move on. The 90's were the golden age for PC gaming :)

I respect your opinion (always) but regardless of our subjective tastes, the general opinion at least here quite clearly leans towards consoles, especially during this period. Let's be real, in a VGC poll, PC games won't stand a chance against Zeldas, Mario 64, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasys, Chrono Trigger, Super Metroid etc.

Personally, my 1990 GOTY is Metal Gear 2 Solid Snake which was a home computer game from Konami, but it's gonna get destroyed by NES/SNES options. It's not a "Metal Gear Solid".

The only way PC has a chance is if one groundbreaking PC game finds its self in a poll stacked with strong console releases that will cannibalize each other. I'd love to be proven wrong though. Phantasy Star just beat Final Fantasy 1, so anything can happen I guess.

Secret of Monkey Island is my goty for 1990 which I played on PC. It was also on Amiga 500.
We'll see, every year of the 90's some other great long lasting IP popped up on PC, while I see lots of sequels for consoles.

But sure the polls will be skewed since PC gaming was still a niche back then while NES/SNES exploded in sales.