Games of the Year, 1990-2014

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Lyrikalstylez on 25 December 2014

I don't agree with 2012,2013 or 2014, who ever made this list needs to get off nintendo's saggy nutz already

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ICStats on 25 December 2014

Some changes I would make on my list:

1992 Street Fighter II
1993 Mortal Kombat
1997 Final Fantasy VII
2001 Grand Theft Auto III / Metal Gear Solid 2
2005 God of War
2008 Uncharted 2
2013 Grand Theft Auto V

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ps3-sales! said:
Way too much Nintendo after 2005.

Seriously. Xeno, Mario Kart, and Zelda Between Worlds were not GOTY.

Of course, that is only my opinion.

Can you name a better 2012 game than Xenoblade?

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mountaindewslave on 25 December 2014

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RolStoppable said:

1. That argument is just as bad as discrediting the Wii by using Wii U sales numbers.

2.-4. All of that can be summed up as a continuation of a trend, so Halo was merely a piece in the middle. You even brought up Red Faction and Medal of Honor which predate Halo, so the rising popularity of FPS on consoles was already well underway.

How does it make any sense to say that a game that sold 6.43m was more important in establishing FPS on consoles than a game that sold 8.09m four years earlier? On top of that, the N64 was a more popular system than the Xbox too. Wouldn't it make much more sense to say that Halo owns it appearance on Xbox to the success of GoldenEye? After all, Halo was originally supposed to launch on Mac, but Microsoft realized that a (console) exclusive FPS could be a big deal thanks to GoldenEye, one of the bestselling games in the USA back then.

We'll just have to agree to disagree, then. I understand your perspective on the issue, and, believe me, I appreciate everything GoldenEye represents. I just think Halo is more influential, all things considered.

how is Halo more influential than Goldeneye when it wouldn't even EXIST without Goldeneye building the foundations?

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GTAexpert on 25 December 2014

This list is crap. Sorry, I had to say it. My list:

2001: GTA III (Halo: CE is an awesome game, but not nearly as revolutionary as GTA III)
2002: GTA: Vice City
2003: Need For Speed: Underground
2004: Halo 2
2005: God Of War
2006: Resistance: Fall Of Man
2007: God Of War II
2008: Metal Gear Solid IV: Guns Of The Patriots
2009: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
2010: God Of War III
2011: Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
2012: Halo 4
2013: Grand Theft Auto V
2014: Far Cry 4

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AZWification said:

ps3-sales! said:
Way too much Nintendo after 2005.

Seriously. Xeno, Mario Kart, and Zelda Between Worlds were not GOTY.

Of course, that is only my opinion.

Can you name a better 2012 game than Xenoblade?

Some games that actually got GOTY: Journey, Skyrim, Mass Effect 3, Far Cry 3, Borderlands 2, The Walking Dead, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Asassin's Creed 3, Halo 4.

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Mr_No on 25 December 2014

I mentioned that I disagreed with this list, with these three being the exception:

1990 - Super Mario Bros. 3

1991 - Super Mario World

1997 - Goldeneye 007

However, I haven't played many games earlier in the 90's except the first two, so I can't judge the ones between 1992 to 1996. But I can start at 1998, since by then I was really starting to get into videogames and I got a PlayStation.

1998 - Metal Gear Solid

1999 - Soulcalibur

2000 - The Sims

2001 - Grand Theft Auto III

2002 - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

2003 - Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando

2004 - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Tied with Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater)

2005 - Resident Evil 4

2006 - The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion

2007 - Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

2008 - Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

2009 - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Tied with Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time)

2010 - Mass Effect 2

2011 - Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

2012 - Mass Effect 3

2013 - The Last of Us

2014 - Dragon Age: Inquisition

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Kresnik on 25 December 2014

Might as well give this a go from when I started gaming:

1995: Jumping Flash!

1996: Command & Conquer

1997: Final Fantasy VII

1998: Metal Gear Solid

1999: Final Fantasy VIII

2000: Spyro: Year of the Dragon

2001: Pikmin

2002: Wild ARMs 3

2003: SSX 3

2004: Metal Gear Solid 3

2005: TimeSplitters: Future Perfect

2006: Ape Escape 3

2007: World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade

2008: WipEout HD

2009: Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time

2010: Atelier Totori

2011: LittleBigPlanet 2

2012: Final Fantasy XIII-2

2013: Hotline Miami

2014: Trigger Happy Havoc: DanganRonpa

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ICStats said:

Some games that actually got GOTY: Journey, Skyrim, Mass Effect 3, Far Cry 3, Borderlands 2, The Walking Dead, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Asassin's Creed 3, Halo 4.

From that list only Far Cry 3 and Borderlands 2 would come close to Xenoblade imo.. Also, Skyrim is a 2011 game!

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EricFabian on 25 December 2014

people here got their feelings hurt by Nintendo somehow.

And I agree with most of it, but 2013 is all about The Last of Us imo. And others things, but I'm lazy to confirm the right year

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