1997 was the greatest year in history of gaming

[Makabb]

Good games released in 1997:

7th legion
Age of Empires
Battle arena toshiden 2
Beast and bumpkins
Blade Runner
Blood
Blood omen Legacy of Kain
Broken Sword 2
Carmageddon
Civilization 2
Close Combat
Command and Conquer Red Alert Aftermath
Constructor
Curse of Monkey Island
Dark Colony
Dark Earth
Die Hard Trilogy
Dink Smallwood
Earth 2140
Dungeon Keeper
Fallout
Flying Corps Gold
G-Police
Hexen 2
Ignition
Incubation
Interstate 76
Krush Kill n Destroy KKND
The last Express
Little Big Adventure 2
Lost Vikings 2
Mageslayer
Myth
Need for speed 2
Abe's odyssey
Outlaws
Panzer General 2
Postal
Quake 2
Jedi Knight Dark forces 2
Shadows of the empire
Xwing vs TIe fighter
Turok Dinosaur hunter
Twisted metal 2
Warlords 3
Wing Commander 5 Prophecy
Xcom apocalypse
Warhammer 40k Final Liberation




games of 2014 ?

Dragon Age inquisition

assasin creed unity

far cry 4

 

[ERYFKRAD]

D:OS
Wasteland 2
Shadowrun Returns

What about these, HUH?

But damn them some fine titles in 1997.

 

[Cadmus]

Good games released in 1997:

7th legion
Age of Empires
Battle arena toshiden 2
Beast and bumpkins
Blade Runner
Blood
Blood omen Legacy of Kain
Broken Sword 2
Carmageddon
Civilization 2
Close Combat
Command and Conquer Red Alert Aftermath
Constructor
Curse of Monkey Island
Dark Colony
Dark Earth
Die Hard Trilogy
Dink Smallwood
Earth 2140
Dungeon Keeper
Fallout
Flying Corps Gold
G-Police
Hexen 2
Ignition
Incubation
Interstate 76
Krush Kill n Destroy KKND
The last Express
Little Big Adventure 2
Lost Vikings 2
Mageslayer
Myth
Need for speed 2
Abe's odyssey
Outlaws
Panzer General 2
Postal
Quake 2
Jedi Knight Dark forces 2
Shadows of the empire
Xwing vs TIe fighter
Turok Dinosaur hunter
Twisted metal 2
Warlords 3
Wing Commander 5 Prophecy
Xcom apocalypse
Warhammer 40k Final Liberation




games of 2014 ?

Dragon Age inquisition

assasin creed unity

far cry 4

I highlighted mostly for myself what I played. omg guize us 90s kids amirite?
Those were fun games, no wonder I don't play as much as I used to, everything is shit.

Why you 2 fuckers have the same colour avatars, I was wondering why is the OP replying to himself.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Why you 2 fuckers have the same colour avatars, I was wondering why is the OP replying to himself.

How do you know that I'm not replying to myself?


/Drog/Bryce/Kingcomrade/Other

 

[Zboj Lamignat]

Have a brofist, 1997 is my favourite year as well.

 

[ZagorTeNej]

D:OS
Wasteland 2
Shadowrun Returns

What about these, HUH?

But damn them some fine titles in 1997.

Fine titles but pretty comparable to say Dragon Age Origins, Knights of the Chalice and Risen in 2009 IMO (though I just started to play D:OS so don't have a fully formed opinion). Not that I expected first wave of kickstarter RPGs to be instant classics or something, I think truly great games from that model will come later.

 

[ZagorTeNej]

I highlighted mostly for myself what I played. omg guize us 90s kids amirite?
Those were fun games, no wonder I don't play as much as I used to, everything is shit.

Why you 2 fuckers have the same colour avatars, I was wondering why is the OP replying to himself.

You didn't play Myth:TFL?

 

[Wirdschowerdn]

1997-2000 range were my favorite gaming years. Then came Xbawks.

 

[Baron Dupek]

Old games are best, new games sux.
Nothing under the sun.
My tastes changing through years inspire me to check titles, that I didn't tried before. One of it is Myth, pretty cool title. Or Blood (finished this year, basic+addons).
Myth is good cause difficulty settings are wide, you can turn it into ordinary h'n's or some test of might.
Incubation is best introduction for tactical games. His addon is tough as nail.
Carmageddon - only racing game that I can stomach.


We can make similiar thread with every year, there was always something good.

 

[felipepepe]

Civilization II is from 1996.

Also, behold 1992 and weep:

Alone in the Dark
Amberstar
Breath of Fire
Chakan
Contra III: The Alien Wars
Dark Seed
Darklands
Dragon Quest V
Dune II
E.V.O.: Search for Eden
Final Fantasy V
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Ishar: Legend of the Fortress
King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
Lunar: The Silver Star
Megaman 5
Metroid II: The Return of Samus
Might and Magic IV: Clouds of Xeen
Mortal Kombat
Ninja Gaiden
Prince of Persia 2
Quest for Glory I (VGA remake)
Quest for Glory III
Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny
Shin Megami Tensei
Shinning Force
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Star Control II
Street Fighter II
Streets of Rage 2
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario World 2
The Dark Queen of Krynn
The Legend of Kyrandia
The Lost Vikings
The Summoning
TMNT: Turtles in Time
Treasures of the Savage Frontier
Ultima Underworld I: The Stygian Abyss
Ultima VII: The Black Gate
Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant
Wolfenstein 3D

You know I love you Fallout, but 1992 is the best year by far.

 

[Grunker]

Damn, At first I was like "1992 you hipster felipe" but then I was like "shit, all those games in the same year?" :O

My favourite year is 1998 cause IE

 

[Cadmus]

Only played Prince of Persia 2 and Wolf 3D from that year

 

[felipepepe]

Only played Prince of Persia 2 and Wolf 3D from that year

You never played fucking Mario Kart, Sonic 2, Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter II?

 

[Cadmus]

Only played Prince of Persia 2 and Wolf 3D from that year

You never played fucking Mario Kart, Sonic 2, Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter II?

No, no and no. I suck at fighting games, never had a console and Mario anything makes me want to vomit.

 

[Grunker]

Mario anything makes me want to vomit.

Because of overexposure or what? Mario 1, 3, World and 64 are fucking awesome games, and I even don't like platformers that much. Kart is grate as well.

 

[MicoSelva]

Breath of Fire
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Mortal Kombat
Wolfenstein 3D

(...) 1992 is the best year by far.

Quoted the ones I played. Underlined the one(s) I liked.
1997 looks much better to me.

EDIT: Wait, I have also played Breath of Fire (on an emulator). It was pretty good.

 

[Darth Roxor]

Jesus Christ, look at all the declinefags that didn't play shit from '92.









(regardless, '97 is better tho)

 

[TheGreatOne]

It's hard to pick a best year for gaming when 1992-94 and 1997-2001 were all so stellar and full of great releases.

You're missing great '97 titles, like Soukyugurentai, Crash Bandicoot 2, Dark Stalkers 3, Dodonpachi, Ultima Online and Last Blade. It's really pointless to make a list of how great early/late 90s were for gaming because you'll end up depressed if you do your reasearch, you'll end up with a crazy amount of games for each year. Also lol@Felipeppep, solid list but you included Chakan but not Thunder Force IV, Recca or Axelay?

Because of overexposure or what? Mario 1, 3, World and 64 are fucking awesome games, and I even don't like platformers that much. Kart is grate as well.

Galaxy 1&2 are better than 64, though not as ground breaking

 

[felipepepe]

Also lol@Felipeppep, you included Chakan but not Thunder Force IV, Recca or Axelay?

I never cared for those bullet hell kind of games... and I had a Chakan poster! :D

 

[TheGreatOne]

That doesn't remove the objective greatness of their design. Console tards don't care about/haven't heard about CRPGs but that doesn't remove the fact that Wiz&U7 were some of the most important games of 92. That's why I despise most video game lists, since vast majority of gamers, myself included, are into specific genres&platforms and don't care enough about the whole picture so that they could make truly objective evaluations. There's always something missing, and at times mediocre and/or outdated games make the cut. And when you add on top of that the fact that most gamers couldn't care less about playing retro gamers or doing research on the history of video games, you get cancer like this

Spoiler alert: Ultima 7 and Daggerfall aren't included even on the honorable mentions, and there isn't any game made prior to early 2000s on the list.

 

[leino]

You forgot Riven.

1999 was no slouch either:

Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
Age of Wonders
Alpha Centauri
BG: TOTSC
Battlezone 2: Combat Commander
Chrono Cross
Command and Conquer: Tiberian Sun
Counter-Strike
Dungeon Keeper 2
Disciples: Sacred Lands
Discworld Noir
Everquest
FF VIII
FreeSpace II
Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned
Grand Theft Auto 2
Heavy Gear
Heroes of Might & Magic III
Homeworld
Jagged Alliance 2
King of Dragon Pass
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
MechWarrior III
Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor
Outcast
Persona II: Innocent Sin
Planescape: Torment
Shenmue
Silent Hill
Soul Calibur
System Shock 2
The Longest Journey
The Operational Art of War III
Valkyrie Profile

And probably a bunch of games I missed.

 

[Grunker]

FF VIII

 

[Destroid]

I'm pretty sure we already had this thread and came to the same conclusions, but my google fails me.

 

[bloodlover]

What's so great about NFS 2?

 

[Unkillable Cat]

Good games released in 1997:

Blade Runner
Blood
Carmageddon
Curse of Monkey Island
Dungeon Keeper
Fallout
Interstate 76
The last Express
Outlaws
Jedi Knight Dark forces 2
X-wing vs TIE Fighter
Warlords 3
Wing Commander 5 Prophecy
Xcom Apocalypse

My version of the '97 list.

Behold 1992 and weep:

Dark Seed
Darklands
Dune II
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
Might and Magic IV: Clouds of Xeen
Mortal Kombat
Quest for Glory I (VGA remake)
Quest for Glory III
Star Control II
Street Fighter II
The Lost Vikings
Ultima Underworld I: The Stygian Abyss
Ultima VII: The Black Gate
Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant
Wolfenstein 3D

My version of the '92 list.

14 games against 16. Not much of a difference, and I was thinking '92 myself.

Note that this is only based on the games presented in this thread. I could probably jack up both numbers with a "complete game list for year XX" list in hand.