1999, (Runoff) Game of the Year

[Veknoid_Outcast]

Usually this year is easy for me. I always go to SoulCalibur. But the release date rules make it ineligible, so now I don’t know.

I will go for Quake III. While it could certainly have more single-player content, the multiplayer component is unimpeachable. Expert map design, stunning graphics for the time, amazing gun balance, and a breathless sense of speed and momentum.

Overall, 1999, for me, rates as a lesser year between two greats in 1998 and 2000 — particularly with SoulCalibur out of the mix.