Best 4th console

[Kyuu]

Leynos said:

Kyuu said:

Dreamcast is so weirdly overrated. I've owned one with around 30 games. Dreamcast's library doesn't have a single game that is largely considered "one of the greatest of all time", and the library on the whole is tiny, because the console didn't last long. Next to some solid Arcade ports, Its most relevant/iconic games were Soul Calibur (a relatively unpopular series. PS2 had Soul Calibur 2 and 3 which are arguably superior, but no wow-factor), Shenmue (Awesome in some ways for its time, but certainly not an all-time great, and aged very poorly), and Sonic Adventure (Meh. Cool for its time and I liked it for what it was, aged terribly).

Yeah Ikaruga is often considered one of the best games of all time and one of the best in the genre and DC is full of great games and some of the all time best but keep living in an ignorant world. Gamecube only has about 30 more games than DC. 

Ikaruga is a small game and is nowhere near being one of the best ever outside its very niche genre (which is a genre I grew up with and loved, but I'm not so blind as to act like it's super relevant). It was also ported to GameCube only 3 months later, with an international release shortly after that (Dreamcast's was Japan exclusive). If Ikaruga is an "all-timer" you might as well claim a thousand other games are all-timers. It's neither significant enough nor a Dreamcast exclusive. All-timers are determined by the consensus, not you or me.

Dreamcast's original games rarely get mentioned in any all-time lists. I'm sorry if this strikes a nerve. GameCube's library of relevant original games is bigger, generally better received, better selling, and much more frequently mentioned in all relevant gaming sites, not just VGChartz. Power to you if you prefer Dreamcast, but I'm of the opinion that it was good but not great, and you don't have to agree with this. It had many great games, just nothing quite on the level of RE4 or Metroid Prime or many other games from that generation as far as the consensus goes.

Last edited by Kyuu - on 01 October 2025