Yeah I think so.  We had major releases all year long.

This is especially true for Sony, as the PS4 mopped the floor with everyone in regards to exclusives.  Also, as other's have mentioned...  BOTW

Great stuff.

I'm talking about objectively, theres no point in debating opinion. Objectively the better year is the one with the objectively GOAT games.

Even objectively speaking if you got a year with 2 96 games and another year with 20 85 games thhat doesn't make the year with 2 96 games objectively better.

I see what you did there lol

My favourite game of all time came out in 2013. 

And if that was the only good game in 2013 then this year is still a better year for games. 2013 imo is the second best of recent years and then 2009/10 closely matched. 

Horizon, nioh, sonic, nioh, odessy most likely etc etc releases all year round, great releases all year round and a likely strong summer of releases, it's been a fantastic hear from top to bottom. 

Game reviews and scores aren't objective.  A game with a 96 metacritic isn't objectively better than a game with a 86 metacritic.

This is definitely the best year of gaming for me. I'll wait to say it's the best year ever though since I've only extensively played Breath of the Wild, Horizon and Sonic Mania.

I will say this though. Those that are automatically going to 1998 are probably adhering to the pedestal those classic games have been put on. Shit like Mario Party, Yoshi's Story, Starcraft 1, Rainbow 6, Pokemon Yellow, Tomb Raider 3, all feel like just adding games for the sake of a list. It's easy to make a list of games for just about any year and pass it off as the best. Most of those games are not considered the best in their series, in fact the first Mario Party and Yoshi's Story are outclassed by a lot of games in their franchise and Tomb Raider 3 was never as beloved as 2 from what I can tell. Especially Rainbow 6 ... that's a series where the fanbase now only seems to care about 3 because the series of games from the early 2000's are just so much better.

Compare that to 2017 where most of the games are at the very least titles that will stand up for years, and at best are considered the best or among the best in their franchise. Sonic Mania, Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, Persona 5 etc. Of course, stuff like this happened in 1998 too with things like Ocarina of Time. But I think the median games of 2017 are probably better as a whole than 1998, just looking at gameplay and reception. Of course, best games of all time is a paradox, since time isn't ending yet and as such we'll never have a definitive best year list.

You're lumping in StarCraft with Mario Party and Yoshi's Story? Come on.

Frankly, 1998 doesn't need filler. Just take the cream of the crop: Ocarina of Time, StarCraft, Metal Gear Solid, Banjo-Kazooie, Half-Life. That alone makes it a remarkable year. Then you can add in the rest. Plus, the 1998 list doesn't rely on games that haven't released yet  

I can't speak for others but I'm not honoring any pedestal or blinded by nostalgia when I choose 1998 as the best year ever. For example, I played StarCraft for the first time in 2009, and it shot to the top of my list. Another example: I last played Banjo-Kazooie and MGS in 2012. Some people just prefer games that came out a while ago.

My point is that with a game like SC, i think a majority of people would prefer to play 2 to SC1. That doesnt make it inelligble but it does feel like that post on pg1 is just a list and not a fvorite or best year. I also wasnt saying its out of nostalgia or blindness, merely suggesting some people might feel that way. 

Also Banjo Kazooie is one of my favorite games(#3), and Half Life would be too had I played more of it. Im sad I cat play MGS. Ultimately though, that list has a lot of filler whereas i think the 2017 list will stand the test of time more efficiently. The median just seems better. Although that is from an outsiders perspective. Its just opinion at the end of the day though. 

Also, the only game i mentioned that hadnt released is Odyssey. And we all know hoe good that will be. 

Did you just say Starcraft was added just for the sake of the list? Starcraft? You could argue that is the biggest game of that year and alongside Doom, probably the decade. Starcraft? Seriously? That is a terrible take.