While discussing the GTA and Metal Gear series in another thread, Magus made mention of 2001 being a great time in gaming with the release of both GTA 3 and MGS 2, which got me to thinking of how certain years can just be phenomenal for the industry while others just kinda pass by. So I thought I'd see what years had the best releases according to the Pavilion populace at large. Pondered doing it as a poll, but the industry has kinda been around a little bit too long for that to be a viable option, so you'll just have to answer in the archaic posting format.
For me, 2004 was the most impressive year: MGS 3 revived what was to me a tainted franchise, San Andreas gave us perhaps the most gigantic and sprawling (not to mention quite fascinating) video game world a console had ever seen, and the RPG genre had at least half a dozen enjoyable new entries, from Fable (which was overhyped but still turned out to be fun) to X-Men Legends (a good comic book game? Crazy!). Good year for Star Wars games too, Battlefront and KotOR 2 were both great (even if KotOR 2 desperately needed a few more months in the oven). And as far as shooters go, well, Halo 2 and Half-Life 2 pretty much speak for themselves.
Also, Acclaim shut down. Which was just good for the overall quality of games in general.
For me, 2004 was the most impressive year: MGS 3 revived what was to me a tainted franchise, San Andreas gave us perhaps the most gigantic and sprawling (not to mention quite fascinating) video game world a console had ever seen, and the RPG genre had at least half a dozen enjoyable new entries, from Fable (which was overhyped but still turned out to be fun) to X-Men Legends (a good comic book game? Crazy!). Good year for Star Wars games too, Battlefront and KotOR 2 were both great (even if KotOR 2 desperately needed a few more months in the oven). And as far as shooters go, well, Halo 2 and Half-Life 2 pretty much speak for themselves.
Also, Acclaim shut down. Which was just good for the overall quality of games in general.
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