In terms of gaming, is there a better year than 2004?

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San Andreas
Def Jam: FFNY
MGS3
Hitman: Contracts
HL2
Halo 2
Doom 3
Star Wars: Battlefront
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II
THPS2
The Suffering
NFS2
World of Warcraft
Spiderman 2
Tekken 5
The Punisher
Fable
Sly 2: Band of Thieves
Onimusha 3
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal

The Sims 2
Paper Mario
Ninja Gaiden
ESPN NFL 2K5
DBZ: Budokai 3
Pokemon: Fire Red/Enerald Green
Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
Viewtiful Joe 2
NFL Street 1 + 2
Dragon Quest VIII
Metroid: Zero Mission

And then you have the release of the DS. I don't think there's a greater year than 2004, gaming wise.
 
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You make a strong case, damn. I played the hell out of several of those games. I think I played NFS2 on Mushrooms.

I'm going to elect whatever year Doom Eternal comes out as the best. I'm pretty hyped. The multiplayer is being done in house this time.
 
It's almost hard to believe how good it was. That list is absurd!

Half-Life 2, Doom 3, World of Warcraft.

Goddamn, was PC gaming firing on all cylinders or what?
 
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You had me at NFL2K5
 
That's a pretty absurd list.

Half Life 2, Halo 2 and WOW, all in one year? Most years are going to struggle to beat those three alone (in terms of historical importance), never mind the rest of the games like San Andreas, MGS3, THPS2, NFS2 etc.

I'm not nearly knowledgeable enough in falling history to be able to name a better year, but I'd have to imagine 2004 would be top 3 at worst.
 
Baldur’s gate Dark Alliance 2 was a great game from 2004 also.
 
Viewtiful Joe is an underrated gem
 
I still think HL2 is mad overrated so I'll go with 1998
 
It's almost hard to believe how good it was. That list is absurd!

Half-Life 2, Doom 3, World of Warcraft.

Goddamn, was PC gaming firing on all cylinders or what?

FarCry
Dawn of War
Thief Deadly Shadows
Rome Total War
Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines
Battlefield Vietnam

Was a good year
 
1997 had 2 all time potential GOAT games in FFVII and Castlevania SOTN

Other notables.

Goldeneye 007
Mario Kart 64
Tekken 3
Harvest Moon
Final Fantasy Tactics
Vandal Hearts
Hexen II
Starfox 64
Fallout
Oddworld Abes Odyssey
Grand Theft Auto
Breath of Fire III
Quake II
Age of Empires
Gran Turismo
Grandia
Diddy Kong Racing
Star Wars Jedi Knight
 
Gaming has really stagnated since those golden years of around 2000-2010

everyone is waiting for the next big thing and it doesn't even seem to be close yet

fortnite is the best thing we have had innovation wise and that's pretty sad

Ark was pretty great but hugely mismanaged
 
I think 1998 beats it.

Metal Gear Solid
Ocarina of Time
Xenogears
Final Fantasy Tactics
Resident Evil 2
Einhander
F-Zero X
Parasite Eve
Turok 2
Brave Fencer Musashi
Suikoden II
Banjo Kazooie
Panzer Dragoon Saga
 
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