| UnderwaterFunktown said: NES to SNES for sure. There are barely any pre-SNES games I consider good. While the introduction of 3d is ofc technically impressive SNES to N64 was honestly a sidestep imo, on average I'd say the games got worse but a few (OoT and MM) really outshined what had come before. Then the GameCube was another huge step forward where the average quality improved significantly. The leaps for PlayStation consoles have been more gradual as I see it, but they've never felt insignificant either (perhaps not counting PS4 to PS5 which is too early to fully speak for). |
@bold: Oh, that's really interesting. If the leap is judged by quality, then that's a totally legitimate pick. The NES generation was hugely important for the industry, but it can't compare to the SNES years, which delivered masterpiece after masterpiece.
Judged on a technological level, I will be boring and echo the majority of posts: SNES to N64. I can't really put into words how the leap from 2D pixels to 3D polygons shifted how I understood and appreciated video game design and art. It blew the back of my head right off when I was 13.
The last time I felt anything similar was the jump to HD in 2005/2006. Since then, it has felt very much like diminishing returns.
