DenchDeckard
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It's gonna be a damn good year, that's for sure.
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So we've reached the point where it's pretty much unquestionable that 2023 is the greatest year ever in gaming, right?
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AGRacing
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Fools idol
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and i was a poor kid at the time that could only beg borrow and steal games lol. Still managed to play most of them in the year they came out!
TOTK and BG3 have reviewed insanely well already, there’s a decent chance we see another once in a generation type game in Starfield and ACVI.
Not since 2017 have we seen two games score in the high 90s, personally though 2015 is my favourite of the last decade at least.
Not since 2017 have we seen two games score in the high 90s, personally though 2015 is my favourite of the last decade at least.
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Madflavor
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I think anyone who says 2023 hasn't been a great year for gaming is being too much of a try hard, and is also probably dead inside. We're a little more than halfway through but we've had so many bangers come out already, and we still have Armored Core VI, Spiderman 2, and Starfield to look forward to. If the games that have come out this year weren't enough to put a smile on your face, you might want to rethink your hobby.
Tears of the Kingdom, Baldur's Gate 3, RE4R, Street Fighter VI and likely Starfield will be played for years to come. Fanfare hasn't disappeared, it's just that this is a very crowded year with back to back big game releases.
A lot.
Tears of the Kingdom, Baldur's Gate 3, RE4R, Street Fighter VI and likely Starfield will be played for years to come. Fanfare hasn't disappeared, it's just that this is a very crowded year with back to back big game releases.
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Zelda is the norm for long term discussion it is also a sequel so that might kill some fanfare even if it doesn't kill the sales and street fighter is an esport so that should last a couple of years. For RE4R I honestly don't hear anything about that game ever. Starfield and Baldur's Gate is complicated. Will Baldur's Gate have a lot of love on console or is it just console war hype. Starfield has been relatively quiet and I just don't know how good it will do(plus gamepass).
Agree with all points. Good games but more of the same... remake after remake and milk to hell franchises.
Drizzlehell
Banned
It's definitely a good year to be a gamer, I agree, but I would probably hesitate to call it the greatest ever.
I'm just happy that there are enough kickass games coming out that I'm genuinely lamenting the fact that I won't have enough time to play all of them. And I'm a bachelor for fuck's sake - all I've got is free time!
Also, looking back at the first half of the year, there was a lot of good shit in there too. Dead Space, Hogwarts, Atomic Heart, Resident Evil 4, Horizon Burning Shores, Jedi Survivor, System Shock, Final Fantasy 16, Baldur's Gate 3... and a whole heap of smaller titles that I had a personal interest in, even if they weren't very highly regarded. And then there was the entire launch of PSVR 2 which was also a pretty big thing.
Jesus, there are so many god damned games this year it's almost overwhelming, lol.
I'm just happy that there are enough kickass games coming out that I'm genuinely lamenting the fact that I won't have enough time to play all of them. And I'm a bachelor for fuck's sake - all I've got is free time!
Also, looking back at the first half of the year, there was a lot of good shit in there too. Dead Space, Hogwarts, Atomic Heart, Resident Evil 4, Horizon Burning Shores, Jedi Survivor, System Shock, Final Fantasy 16, Baldur's Gate 3... and a whole heap of smaller titles that I had a personal interest in, even if they weren't very highly regarded. And then there was the entire launch of PSVR 2 which was also a pretty big thing.
Jesus, there are so many god damned games this year it's almost overwhelming, lol.
ShirAhava
Plays with kids toys, in the adult gaming world
This year has been complete ass....Liked the OG Dead Space no interest in re-playing it, Never been a Zelda fan, RE is my least fav popluar gaming series of all time so thats out SF6 might have been for me personally the biggest letdown ever (went back to 5 and have a whole new appreciation for it now it got so much right) FF has completely removed itself from everything that made old school FF great and Tekken isn't coming this year PS5 is in decent stock and a new model is coming but I have zero reason to get one since GGear and R&C the only PS5 games I cared about came to PC, Xbox killed emulation so I keep my systems offline for retail mode so thats also out
Absolutely nothing I like or care about releasing this year other than Armored Core 6. and Starfield.....the pc specs are so low cross gen is basically still in effect overall so I also have no reason to upgrade my PC......2023 isn't a bad gaming year its a very boring year
Absolutely nothing I like or care about releasing this year other than Armored Core 6. and Starfield.....the pc specs are so low cross gen is basically still in effect overall so I also have no reason to upgrade my PC......2023 isn't a bad gaming year its a very boring year
BbMajor7th
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I've honestly been pretty bored. A lot of sequels that are ultimately more of the same (Diablo IV, Pikmin 4, TOTK, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor), some slightly more interesting sequels in very long-running series (FFXVI, SFVI), some really solid remakes/remasters (Dead Space, RE4, Metroid Prime, Quake II) and finally a few things that feel really new: Hi-Fi Rush, Baldur's Gate III and Hogwarts Legacy and only really Baldur's Gate III feels truly special.
For me 2015 was better: Bloodborne, The Witcher 3 and MGSV made for a far more compelling year.
For me 2015 was better: Bloodborne, The Witcher 3 and MGSV made for a far more compelling year.
Ainem Enamas
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I think sometimes the best year depends on each of us individually.
Balducci30
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Half life also came out that year - changed games forever.
StarCraft, baldurs gate 2, fallout, unreal, banjo kazooie, resident evil 2, thief - also we’re pretty influential in their own right
Elden ring coming out this year would not put it at a draw
EDIT: that doesn’t mean this year isn’t great though - imo it’s probably the best year for video games in 20 years. Those older ones are impossible to beat as video games at that point we’re not nearly as advanced
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cortadew
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Unfortunately The Phantom Pain did not live up to the hype and was a very sour conclusion.
Klik
Member
I hope one day we will get better AI with this game, AI deep learning or whatever. This is only what this game is missing, better AI. The graphics, music, level editors,gameplay is just amazing.
Didnt play it for like 10-15 years..
BbMajor7th
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Yeah, there were a lot of issues, but the actual gameplay had me hooked for hours. It's very much it's own kind of beast and plays more like Breath of the Wild than any Western contemporaries, which was really cool - I think what's killing my hype at the minute isn't necessarily a lack of polish or perfect execution. It's just seeing every studio converge on the same few design principles and it makes me bored.
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cortadew
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Yes, I agree the gameplay is the best the series had up to that point but the repetitive side missions, the inconsistencies in the plot and the villain itself didn't make the game a solid entry, Kojima didn't know how to handle such an ambitious project and it got out of hand.
justiceiro
Marlboro: Other M
More like worst year for PC ports ever.
Tomeru
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I dunno about Totk, but BG3's (one of the best games I've had the pleasure of experiencing ) paradigm shift is "release a competent and complete package without scummy practices". If this the paradigm shift that everyone makes it out to be... You know? Lets pour one for the industry.
Sojiro
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As are 2000 and 2001. Honestly it was 4 extremely good years in a row. Hell, getting one even in the realm of years like those now is like pulling teeth...
Hugare
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Nothing that I've played so far that made me go "this is one of the GOATs", but there were a lot of good games this year so far (and more to come)
I'm still early on BG 3, so there's a chance there. TotK was good, but more of the same.
I also have no hope that Starfield is gonna be that game. Just good, even great, but not one of the best.
I'm still early on BG 3, so there's a chance there. TotK was good, but more of the same.
I also have no hope that Starfield is gonna be that game. Just good, even great, but not one of the best.
Setsuna Mudou
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OP puts goodbye volcano high on the list and people take this thread seriously...
Master trolling of the week so far
Master trolling of the week so far
JimmyRustler
Gold Member
And OP doesn’t even mention the System Shock Remake, which was the best game this year so far.
But still, no. It‘s hard to beat 2001 and 2008. Not because the games back then were better per se but they were neeewwwwww. Even the best games today are just… been there, done that…
But still, no. It‘s hard to beat 2001 and 2008. Not because the games back then were better per se but they were neeewwwwww. Even the best games today are just… been there, done that…
Madflavor
Member
Goddamn. Some of the responses on here make me question why some people still play games as a hobby. If you don't think at the very least that 2023 has simply been a "good" year for games, then you might want to consider the possibility that you're suffering from burnout, with a dash of being jaded. With Starfield, Armored Core VI and Spiderman 2 still on the horizon, there's not a snowball's chance in hell that will 2023 will be looked back on as a so-so year in gaming if at least one of those are great, especially when games like Baldur's Gate 3, Zelda ToTK, RE4R, Street Fighter VI, (all games that have scored well into the 90s on MC) have come out. BG3 and SFVI have revitalized interest in their respective genres, and ToTK is still selling like crazy.
NeverYouMind
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I have a feeling that I will be continuously replaying Lies of P and Resident Evil 4 Remake so it will be a great year for me. I am looking forward to Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown and Tekken 8 in 2024 as well. With my particular tastes I usually have one or two games every year that I find captivating, so for me every year has something the others do not and thus I cannot choose a favorite.
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
Added Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 to the list as well:
Totally forgot about this one. Looks incredible
Totally forgot about this one. Looks incredible
BootsLoader
Banned
Lol, what a joke.
2023 is nowhere near the best gaming year.
2023 is nowhere near the best gaming year.
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
Sea of Stars reviews are dropping:
https://opencritic.com/game/15003/sea-of-stars
Looks like another GOTY candidate. This year is the gift that keeps on giving
https://opencritic.com/game/15003/sea-of-stars
Looks like another GOTY candidate. This year is the gift that keeps on giving
diffusionx
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I think this discussion is kind of stupid and pointless, but 2023 only looks good because it comes after two of the most barren years. Whereas the other years cited in this thread were just part of a broader trend of companies putting out tons of great games.
Destruction-1002
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Remasters/Remakes?
You must be joking
In 2004, i don't think we had too many remakes/remasters
You must be joking
In 2004, i don't think we had too many remakes/remasters
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
The 5 remasters/remakes in my list of 34 games invalidates 2023 as an all-timer? Really?
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Musashipan
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Yes
Totk is the game of the century
Totk is the game of the century
Lupin25
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It’s good, but no.
Even with Starfield, Alan Wake 2, Spider-Man 2 & Avatar all coming soon... This year just seems iterative… with few disappointments.
2024 has more next-gen potential:
Tekken 8, Silent Hill 2 (Remake)
STALKER 2, FF VII Rebirth, Rise of the Ronin
Hollow Knight Silksong, Little Nightmares III
Hades II, Stellar Blade, Star Wars: Outlaws
Yakuza! Like a Dragon 8, The FINALS,
Dragon Age: Origins, Wolverine,
GTA VI, maybe DS2?
Even with Starfield, Alan Wake 2, Spider-Man 2 & Avatar all coming soon... This year just seems iterative… with few disappointments.
2024 has more next-gen potential:
Tekken 8, Silent Hill 2 (Remake)
STALKER 2, FF VII Rebirth, Rise of the Ronin
Hollow Knight Silksong, Little Nightmares III
Hades II, Stellar Blade, Star Wars: Outlaws
Yakuza! Like a Dragon 8, The FINALS,
Dragon Age: Origins, Wolverine,
GTA VI, maybe DS2?
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Omnipunctual Godot
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Glaring MGS omission.
blacktout
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1998 was so insane that one of the most influential games ever made was relegated to an "etc."
Represent.
Represent(ative) of bad opinions
thats a 2024 title
Clear
CliffyB's Cock Holster
I see a lot of sequels, a smattering of remakes and remasters, couple of big mainstream IP franchise titles and very little in the way of anything new.
I see a lot, a real lot of sequels, spin offs, couple of big mainstream IP franchise titles and relatively little in the way of anything new and exciting.
If this is what constitutes a great year, I don't want to think what a bad year looks like.
TonyK
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Even if this year the games are great and I'm enjoying them a lot, I don't have the feeling is the best year in gaming because almost any release is the same as always. I think, apart from Starfield, everything are sequels. That can't be compared with the feeling of playing the first Metal Gear, Tomb Raider, the first Resident Evil, Wipeout, Zelda in 3D, etc... That was like a revolution, something magical that never will happen again.
For example, two of the games that I enjoyed more this year have been remakes. And yes, I love Resident Evil 4 and Dead Space remakes, but the feeling of playing them now, even with the fancy graphics, it's a pale shadow of what it was to play the originals at release.
This is the best year of gaming of the new era of franchises and remakes, but it can't be the best year in gaming as overall, as new IPs have almost disappear.
For example, two of the games that I enjoyed more this year have been remakes. And yes, I love Resident Evil 4 and Dead Space remakes, but the feeling of playing them now, even with the fancy graphics, it's a pale shadow of what it was to play the originals at release.
This is the best year of gaming of the new era of franchises and remakes, but it can't be the best year in gaming as overall, as new IPs have almost disappear.
darrylgorn
Member
With the top 3 best games of all time (BG3, Zelda and Starfield), it's difficult to argue otherwise.
And I've been though all of gaming's iterations.
Yes.
Yes, this is the best year of gaming to date.
And I've been though all of gaming's iterations.
Yes.
Yes, this is the best year of gaming to date.
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