2023 Is The Best Year For Games In A While (And Maybe Ever?)
2023 Is The Best Year For Games In A While (And Maybe Ever?)
From Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to Alan Wake 2, the hits won’t stop coming
2023 is no 1998.
- Ocarina of Time
- Metal Gear Solid
- Banjo Kazooie
- Baldur's Gate
- StarCraft
- Half-Life
- Resident Evil 2
- Rogue Squadron
- Grim Fandago
- Fallout 2
- Unreal
- Parasite Eve
- Xenogears
- 1080 Snowboarding
- Pokemon Red/Blue
- Panzer Dragoon Saga
- Spyro
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
- F-Zero X
- Oddworld Abe's Exoddus
- Thief the Dark Project
Damn! I was playing so much Starcraft I didn't realize how much was going on that year. So many classics for every genre
wow yeah, that list is stacked. regardless, this year is still another fantastic year for gaming
I know I am definitely in the minority when it comes to how I feel about most popular games, but this year has honestly felt pretty meh to me. That said, I am happy to hear people are having such a good time with so many titles. I would love to feel like I'm in the same boat.
It's marketing that has to make every year the best ever, but I doubt there's been a top 5 year in the last decade.
This sort of thing is very personal. IIRC 2018 was the last time we had one of these years and I was really meh on the entire year. Not bad, but it certainly didn't thrill me.
'23 has been wild though, so many games have hit with me.
Calling 2023 the best year ever in gaming is a real overreach. It hasn't been as bad as the last couple years, but its hardly that standout, and the last couple years aren't exactly a high-bar.
I mean, what notable new games came out?
- Hi-Fi Rush
- LoZ: Tears of the Kingdom
- Baldur's Gate 3
- Spider Man 2
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Street Fighter 6
- Dave the Diver
- Starfield
All solid games, but its not a long list, and other than maybe Baldurs Gate 3, none really stand out when compared to every game ever released.
Pulling a random year, lets say 2011, because its when Minecraft released, you have:
- Minecraft
- Portal 2
- Skyrim
- Dark Souls
- Batman: Arkham City
- Mass Effect 2
- LittleBigPlanet 2
- Uncharted 3
- Gears or War 3
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution
- Limbo
- Dead Space 2
- Total War: Shogan 2
- The Witcher 2
- Red Orchestra 2
It's old now, but 2004 is another big year.
- GTA San Andreas
- Pokémon fire red/leaf green
- halo 2
- spider man 2
- star wars battlefront
- wow
- pikmin 2
- half life 2
- burnout 3
- Sims 2
- far cry
- metal gear solid 3 snake eater
- unreal tournament 2004
- metroid prime 2 echoes
- counter strike source
- doom 3
- fable
- kotor II
Baldur’s Gate 3 came out of nowhere and was all anyone could talk about for an entire month
Excuse me, fucking what? "Came out of nowhere"? "Entire month", huh? What are you talking about now?
Oh, ok, I'll leave you to it.
Very much agree, it's been an insane year for games!
Great games for sure, extremely happy. But, best year ever? I don't think that exists. Afterall, Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst didn't release again this year so it can't be the best ever.