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  I think '98 would like to have a word with you. : Nali4Freedom
  • True, but 2010 is looking like it might beat it. : pun][sher
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    It depends on the late summer/fall season, and how good a couple of highly anticipated sequels are, but i... : one random winner
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      dude, even thus far it has been the best year ever for video games. ever. and it's just been nonstop good games
      
      mass effect 2, red dead redemption, god of war 3, battlefield bc2, super street fighter 4, dragon age,
      
      and later this year, deus ex 3, enslaved. metric fuckton of awesome games

      Jun 10, 2010 12:15pm PDT
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      dude, even thus far it has been the best year ever for video games. ever. and it's just been nonstop good... : mr.sleepy
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        I'm not saying it isn't going to be a banner year, but 98' was pretty fucking stellar too. It's a matter... : one random winner
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          Yeah, 1998 has games still at or near the top of their genre 12 years later. People claim every year i... : walker270
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            for awhile every two years we had amazing games. 1996, 1998, 2000. quake, duke nukem 3d, diablo, diablo... : EvilDolemite
            • But 1999 had UT, Q3, Planescape Torment, and probably other shit I'm forgetting. Those are some pretty im... : Vincent Grayson
            • 2002 and 2004 hold up as being damn impressive as well going with the 2 year incremental from '96 : CryosSR
  • I think 98 is far better too. 2010 has been nice, but 98 was truly special in terms of spoilage for game... : Matt Burris
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  If we got Rage, HL Ep3, Fallout Vegas (looks like it), and a new Elder Scrolls I'd agree. : grandmasterlee
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    the chances of a new ES game this year is so unlikely the probability is actually negative : eeeealmo
    • yeah I know, that's just what it would take to beat '98 imo : grandmasterlee
    • the chances of a new HL game this year is so unlikely the probability is actually negative : breadsticks
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  If I get Demon's Souls 2, then I will heartily agree. : Rehevkor
  • On my face, please : David Craddock
• civ V all over my face yes please : umegastar
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  I agree, and was gona post a similar thread, but what I was gona add is the following: It blows my min... : valcan_s
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    Agreed. The games announced for the motion controllers are all bland, boring, and stupid looking so far. ... : Rehevkor
    • All the industry has to know is one thing about future gaming Its all about the freeking software thats a... : valcan_s
  • Yeah, the motion stuff really isn't all that appealing at the moment, especially with so many awesome con... : Vincent Grayson
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  Whatever year Diablo 2 came out in disagrees. And Doom 2. And Street Fighter 2. And Star Control 2. Look,... : Dynotaku
  • I have never played and enjoyed a sports game that wasn't NBA Jam : mr.sleepy
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  BioShock 2, Assassin's Creed 2, Just Cause 2, Red Dead (2) Redemption, Mafia 2 would all like to agree wi... : Korban
  • Super Mario Galaxy 2 : Korban
  • Mass Effect 2 would like to point out a flaw in your list. : Dimmona
• what are you smoking this time? : spectr3
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  There's really not much out this year that I'm interested in when compared to years like 2007, 2008, and ... : Begawkiness
  • Mass effect 2 and deus ex 3 coming out in the same year basically makes it the best year for games ever. : mr.sleepy
• No. : walker270
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  2011 is the best year for video games in history ... : mo13
  • Yeah, next year looks way better than this year at this point. : rudds
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  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_in_video_gaming * January 21 – Resident Evil 2 (PS1) : EvilDolemite
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    you just can't beat that list : tunis5000
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      it's debatable. i mean there are years that might look as good on paper. and years with people's person... : EvilDolemite
      • StarCraft, Half-Life, Metal Gear Solid, and Ocarina of Time all set radical new standards in their respec... : rudds
    • It's true, that's the year that always comes to my mind whenever these discussions are started. : sevogajre
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    1998 wins for Half-Life, Fallout 2 and Shogo alone. : melkore
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      and R6 : mrvandelay
      • FUCKING STARCRAFT : walker270
    • Zelda64 : David Craddock
    • And Zelda, starcraft, and banjo-kazooie. FUCK I loved banjo-kazooie : Ambient80
    • motherfucking GRIM FANDANGO : deject
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    Why is Mask of Eternity on that list? : atom519
    • Because it was released then (and, sadly enough was my intro-foray into KQ, which probably meant I liked ... : one random winner
  • Holy crap. It's... beautiful :') : ZTac
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    Holy Crap @ at the week of November 30th. That might be the best week ever. : wretchedradio
    • That is nuts. I think people would flip their shit if 4 games of that caliber were released on the same ... : aethyr
    • That's just ridiculous. Four amazing games, and three of them practically worldwide classics on the same ... : Ambient80
    • For real. : givemesnacks
  • Holy shit that WAS a good year : bolneze
  • I enjoyed the two Myth games. : usmcmueller
  • ...Whoa : CrustaR
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    Oh man, look at all those PC games. : thetangent
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      if you look at the 1999 and 2000 lists they are just as heavy on classic PC titles. 2001? almost jack sh... : EvilDolemite
      • PS2 came out in north america at the end of 2000, and the Xbox was in 2001. End of an era :( : Omning
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    Look at all of those beautiful brand new and original franchises and IPs. Unheard of these days. : Full.Bleed
    • yup. Not only some of the best games of all time, but the beginnings of some of the best franchises of al... : slickdoody
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    yeah sorry you can't top this : umegastar
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      a close second: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_in_video_gaming * January 31 - The Sims (PC) : EvilDolemite
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        I'm still a fan of 2007: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_video_gaming World of Warcraft: The Bur... : Grumbeld
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          Yeah, this is usually the year I look to for the closest competitor to 1998, but I'd have to really sit d... : Begawkiness
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            yeah that's pretty goold but half of that list are sequels. 2000 was greater imo. : umegastar
            • Yeah it's close... I dunno. GTA3 and Halo made pretty huge impacts that year you're right. <3 games : Begawkiness
        • Yeah this was a great year. I think this is the only thing that comes close to 1998 : Dontdrop
      • Sacrifice and Giants: Citizen Kabuto defined 2000 for me. That was when I was heavily into 3DGPU and cov... : Matt Burris
  • What an amazing year! : The Grolar Bear
  • game. set. match. : biskits
  • UNF'd : biskits
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    Wow, that's a lot of high class games in a year. Also, BroodWars came out only 8 months after StarCraft ... : DHAvatar
    • It was a time when expansion packs were released on average like 6months after the base game. IMO, it's ... : one random winner
  • Yeah I can see why I was always so skint back then now. I was alsomad on Quake 2 and Forsaken multiplaye... : dasampla
  • *Fap, fap, fap, fap, fap.* : Rice-Rocketeer
  • OMG it's full of stars. Seriously, that was a great year for gaming. I can still vividly remember playi : Ormsbee
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    I've only played 7 of those. :( : K1Bond007
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      I need to play thief and ocarina of time. But I'll probably play just thief cause I don't have N64 : umegastar
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        It's on the VC if you've got a Wii. : one random winner
        • I think I'm buying one for my mom. Any news when wii will suport dvds? I want to get rid of my shitty dvd... : umegastar
  • Yeah... definitely can't beat that year with any that we've seen since. Too many classics were born that... : Begawkiness
  • Yep, people were dazzled by the Orange Box a few years ago but nothing beats that list. : Pettytheft
  • That's magical. : lightly inclined
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  so far, 2009 was better imho dow2, batman: aa, rock band: beatles (I don't care for it, but it was a b... : Nitrium
  • Add Uncharted 2 and Demon's Souls to that list : Begawkiness
  • Street Fighter IV, inFamous, Borderlands, Trine, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City, The Sabote : tunis5000
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    yea 2009>1998 definitely : eeeealmo
    • As good as those games are, you're on crack. : one random winner
    • you may be a pro engineer, but you are completely wrong. : deject
  • yeah 2009 was pretty awesome, i also loved AC2 : qwpeoriu
  • I actually felt that 2009 was a weak year compared to 2007 and 2008...there were good games but it wasn't... : Vorlonesque
• Whatever year DNF finally comes out, so like 2015, 2020 maybe? : freakynipples69
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  Being unemployed and broke sucks. : vx2o
  • ^^^^^ : Orange Pylon
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    being unemployed would rule then I could play all these games all day instead of just buying them all and... : mikecyb
    • yeah being unemployed has always forced me to play through all my back catalog games, the long ones i nev... : EvilDolemite
    • so true. so sad. : dopeman
    • Sadly so. :( : node
    • I forced myself to play video games last night, I've been so fucking busy. : freakynipples69
    • you speak the truth good sir! : happynoodle
• It has been pretty fantastic so far. : thetangent
• its really hard to find a year as the worst in gaming, this one is probably the best i could find http:/... : Chandler55
• 2009 was fuckin balls to the wall epic though... : Downforce
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  1999 ... quake 3 and everquest, wow the hours those cost me : ]pm[chem
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    yeah, q1/q3 were [wonderful] time sinks. much of ]pm[ still around? : liquidlies
    • yeah I know recoil and northman lurk here now and then, and there is still an irc channel where old membe... : ]pm[chem
• In addition to the heavy hitter, A++ titles everyone is mentioning, there's also a huge crop of really so... : Dimmona
• At least say why... : razlebol
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  This, or next year. Starcraft 2 and Civ 5, is almost an auto-win, but next year is Diablo 3, Guild Wars ... : Sixcos
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    No way D3 hits in 2011 : umegastar
    • You shut your face! : Geoffrois
  • and doom 4 and halflife 3 plz : liquidlies
• I don't think 2002 gets NEARLY enough love http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_in_video_gaming * Jan : rosewood
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  2000 was good. Thief 2, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate 2, Diablo 2, Red Alert 2, Giants, Icewind Dale, Final Fant... : Marrbe
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    that was a great year as well. if I can go back and relive the span of 98-2001 just for gaming reasons al... : happynoodle
    • Hell yeah...just for QW, Q2, Tribes, UT, and Q3 in their prime, thats a fucking dream come true. : Vorlonesque
• for me 98-99 was the pinnacle of gaming, not only was I playing quake and UT, playing on dreamcast and go... : X-GOUKI
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  1998 through 2010 is the best 12 year period for games EVER : twifosp
  • I'd say 1995 to 2007. : Marrbe
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    I dunno, there were some significantly awesome years prior to that too. Specifically, 1996 Notable re : one random winner
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      I factored all of these games into my analysis and they didn't make the 12 year cut : twifosp
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        It's been an awesome couple of decades for video games honestly. : one random winner
        • I can't think outside of a 12 year period : twifosp
    • i think 96 is when VF2, Sega Rally, and Virtua Cop 2 were released for Saturn : qwpeoriu
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  wrong... 1972 : skelom
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1972_video_games :o : humbleone
    • damn straight... PONG FTW : skelom
• Nope. 1998 and 2004 are. : vx2o
• I'm not feeling it yet, think a lot will slip or disapoint. ME2 is the only standout for me, though not f... : node
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  What was the best month for games in history? I'm going to go with May 2009 : twifosp
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    November of 98 gets a lot of votes. : Matt Burris
    • This. That's one hell of a month for gaming. : Ambient80
• 1991 - 1993. Just look at the games that came out then. You cant beat those years. : ant_hillbilly
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  possibly... Heavy Rain, Red Dead, Mario Galaxy 2, a lots of good B-class titles like Alan Wake, (probably... : WhatIsThisFor
  • You forgot the 2nd best game this year: Mass Effect 2 : retarded talking dinosaur
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  what was the best 168 hour period in history for video games? : EvilDolemite
  • This reminded me of BES :( : abrasion
• I'm still playing last year's games. Seems like a down year compared to last year. : Vegetolo
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  Maybe, but Quake did set Year Zero of computer gaming. : excessus
  • DOOM has something to say about that (I mean its mother fucking DOOM...it changed fucking everything and ... : Vorlonesque
• the rep that confirms "no half life or portal game" would like to speak to you : head crab