FrothySolutions
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If you ask me, a thing stops being good and starts being bad when a particular line is crossed, a crossing you can't forgive, a thing done when you decide "That's it, I'm out, I'm not a part of this anymore." I know what year that was for me, how about you?
If you don't, I've listed every game that was voted "Game of the Year" by every publication that lists that kind of thing, and sorted them by year of release. Because the games that win "Game of the Year" are a reflection of the ideas that prevailed in that year. If you hate "wokeness" and a "woke" game wins Game of the Year, it's a sign that "wokeness" is prevailing in gamer culture. From these, pick the year where gaming was officially dead to you. I don't mean "Well I don't like this one game or these couple of games," I mean the year where you can look at all this and say "I can in honest conscience throw all this out. Even if some of these games are good, I consider gaming dead this year."
Or maybe gaming never died for you. Maybe some of these latter titles are just too good to impugn the state of the industry as a whole.
I know when I got out. It was when I could no longer consider myself a part of the community. When I was no longer excited to talk to anyone about these games. 2014 was the first bad year for video games for me. 2014 was the year I hung it up.
1978: Space Invaders
1979: Asteroids, Superman, Galaxian
1980: Pac-Man, Star Raiders
1981: Lady Bug
1982: Tron, Demon Attack, David's Midnight Magic, Pole Position, Q*bert, Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon
1983: Lode Runner, Jetpac, Star Wars, Space Shuttle, Ultima III: Exodus
1984: Knight Lore
1985: The Way of the Exploding Fist, Gauntlet
1986: Dragon Quest, Out Run
1987: Dragon Quest II, Mega Man, Darius, Operation Wolf, Thunder Blade, Double Dragon
1988: Dragon Quest III, Speedball, Gradius II, Final Fantasy II, Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Tetris
1989: The Untouchables, Kick Off, Strider, Final Fight
1990: Dragon Quest IV, Rick Dangerous 2, Kick Off 2, John Madden Football
1991: Final Fantasy IV, Sonic the Hedgehog, Street Fighter II: The World Warrior,
1992: Street Fighter II Dash (Champion Edition), Mortal Kombat
1993: Disney's Aladdin, Samurai Shodown, NBA Jam
1994: Donkey Kong Country, The King of Fighters '94, Virtua Fighter 2
1995: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Twisted Metal
1996: Super Mario 64, Sakura Wars, Diablo
1997: GoldenEye 007, Final Fantasy VII, Total Annihilation, Darkstalkers 3
1998: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Grim Fandango, Soulcalibur, Psychic Force 2012, Pokémon Yellow
1999: Final Fantasy VIII, Doko Demo Issyo, Gran Turismo 2, Unreal Tournament, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, EverQuest, Pokémon Stadium, Chrono Cross
2000: The Sims, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, MediEvil 2, Deus Ex, Diablo II, Phantasy Star Online
2001: Halo: Combat Evolved, Grand Theft Auto III, Final Fantasy X, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Ico, Serious Sam: The First Encounter
2002: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Metroid Prime, Final Fantasy XI, Battlefield 1942, Taiko no Tatsujin: Tatakon de Dodon ga Don, SMS Chess for the Sony Ericsson P800
2003: Call of Duty, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Madden NFL 2004, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time,
2004: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Halo 2, Half-Life 2, Dragon Quest VIII, Monster Hunter, Doom 3, World of Warcraft
2005: God of War (2005), Resident Evil 4, Kingdom Hearts II, Shadow of the Colossus, Guitar Hero, Psychonauts, Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
2006: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Wii Sports, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Final Fantasy XII, Gears of War, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, Ōkami, Monster Hunter Dos
2007: Super Mario Galaxy, Wii Fit, Halo 3, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Portal, BioShock, Monster Hunter Freedom 2
2008: Grand Theft Auto IV, Fallout 3, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Mario Kart Wii, LittleBigPlanet, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, Left 4 Dead
2009: New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Quest IX, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Borderlands, Demon's Souls
2010: Super Mario Galaxy 2, Red Dead Redemption, Mass Effect 2, Monster Hunter Portable 3rd, Alan Wake, Mafia II
2011: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Minecraft, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Portal 2, Monster Hunter Tri G, Batman: Arkham City, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Family Farm
2012: Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Mass Effect 3, Far Cry 3, The Walking Dead (Telltale Games), Dishonored, Journey, Fez, Gravity Rush, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Guild Wars 2, Botanicula, Dead Trigger
2013: Grand Theft Auto V, The Last of Us, Super Mario 3D World, BioShock Infinite, Monster Hunter 4, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Yo-kai Watch, Papers Please, Gone Home, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle, Lums: The Game of Light and Shadows, Arma 3
2014: Dark Souls II, Mario Kart 8, Destiny, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Hearthstone, Yo-kai Watch 2, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Tales from the Borderlands, Dex, Monzo, Coraabia, 80 Days, Bayonetta 2
2015: Splatoon, Bloodborne, Fallout 4, Super Mario Maker, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Rocket League, Prune, Her Story, Medieval Engineers, Rememoried, Czechoslovakia 1938–89: The Assassination
2016: Overwatch, Dark Souls III, Pokémon Sun and Moon, Doom (2016), Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Titanfall 2, Hitman (2016), The Last Guardian, Owlboy, Factorio, Samorost 3, Inside, The Witness
2017: Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Dragon Quest XI, Nier: Automata, What Remains of Edith Finch, Attentat 1942, PUBG: Battlegrounds, Fortnite Battle Royale
2018: God of War (2018), Red Dead Redemption 2, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Monster Hunter: World, Beat Saber, Tetris Effect, Celeste
2019: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Pokémon Sword and Shield, Resident Evil 2 (2019), Outer Wilds, The Outer Worlds, Control, Disco Elysium, Untitled Goose Game, Pilgrims
2020: Animal Crossing: New Horizons, The Last of Us Part II, Half-Life: Alyx, Ghost of Tsushima, Hades, Creaks
2021: Resident Evil Village, Halo Infinite, Monster Hunter Rise, Metroid Dread, Forza Horizon 5, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Psychonauts 2, Deathloop, It Takes Two, Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, Inscryption, Returnal, Chicory: A Colorful Tale, Unpacking
2022: Elden Ring, God of War Ragnarök, Vampire Survivors, Immortality
2023: Baldur's Gate 3, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Alan Wake 2
If you don't, I've listed every game that was voted "Game of the Year" by every publication that lists that kind of thing, and sorted them by year of release. Because the games that win "Game of the Year" are a reflection of the ideas that prevailed in that year. If you hate "wokeness" and a "woke" game wins Game of the Year, it's a sign that "wokeness" is prevailing in gamer culture. From these, pick the year where gaming was officially dead to you. I don't mean "Well I don't like this one game or these couple of games," I mean the year where you can look at all this and say "I can in honest conscience throw all this out. Even if some of these games are good, I consider gaming dead this year."
Or maybe gaming never died for you. Maybe some of these latter titles are just too good to impugn the state of the industry as a whole.
I know when I got out. It was when I could no longer consider myself a part of the community. When I was no longer excited to talk to anyone about these games. 2014 was the first bad year for video games for me. 2014 was the year I hung it up.
1978: Space Invaders
1979: Asteroids, Superman, Galaxian
1980: Pac-Man, Star Raiders
1981: Lady Bug
1982: Tron, Demon Attack, David's Midnight Magic, Pole Position, Q*bert, Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon
1983: Lode Runner, Jetpac, Star Wars, Space Shuttle, Ultima III: Exodus
1984: Knight Lore
1985: The Way of the Exploding Fist, Gauntlet
1986: Dragon Quest, Out Run
1987: Dragon Quest II, Mega Man, Darius, Operation Wolf, Thunder Blade, Double Dragon
1988: Dragon Quest III, Speedball, Gradius II, Final Fantasy II, Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Tetris
1989: The Untouchables, Kick Off, Strider, Final Fight
1990: Dragon Quest IV, Rick Dangerous 2, Kick Off 2, John Madden Football
1991: Final Fantasy IV, Sonic the Hedgehog, Street Fighter II: The World Warrior,
1992: Street Fighter II Dash (Champion Edition), Mortal Kombat
1993: Disney's Aladdin, Samurai Shodown, NBA Jam
1994: Donkey Kong Country, The King of Fighters '94, Virtua Fighter 2
1995: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Twisted Metal
1996: Super Mario 64, Sakura Wars, Diablo
1997: GoldenEye 007, Final Fantasy VII, Total Annihilation, Darkstalkers 3
1998: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Grim Fandango, Soulcalibur, Psychic Force 2012, Pokémon Yellow
1999: Final Fantasy VIII, Doko Demo Issyo, Gran Turismo 2, Unreal Tournament, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, EverQuest, Pokémon Stadium, Chrono Cross
2000: The Sims, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, MediEvil 2, Deus Ex, Diablo II, Phantasy Star Online
2001: Halo: Combat Evolved, Grand Theft Auto III, Final Fantasy X, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Ico, Serious Sam: The First Encounter
2002: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Metroid Prime, Final Fantasy XI, Battlefield 1942, Taiko no Tatsujin: Tatakon de Dodon ga Don, SMS Chess for the Sony Ericsson P800
2003: Call of Duty, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Madden NFL 2004, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time,
2004: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Halo 2, Half-Life 2, Dragon Quest VIII, Monster Hunter, Doom 3, World of Warcraft
2005: God of War (2005), Resident Evil 4, Kingdom Hearts II, Shadow of the Colossus, Guitar Hero, Psychonauts, Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
2006: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Wii Sports, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Final Fantasy XII, Gears of War, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, Ōkami, Monster Hunter Dos
2007: Super Mario Galaxy, Wii Fit, Halo 3, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Portal, BioShock, Monster Hunter Freedom 2
2008: Grand Theft Auto IV, Fallout 3, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Mario Kart Wii, LittleBigPlanet, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, Left 4 Dead
2009: New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Quest IX, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Borderlands, Demon's Souls
2010: Super Mario Galaxy 2, Red Dead Redemption, Mass Effect 2, Monster Hunter Portable 3rd, Alan Wake, Mafia II
2011: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Minecraft, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Portal 2, Monster Hunter Tri G, Batman: Arkham City, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Family Farm
2012: Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Mass Effect 3, Far Cry 3, The Walking Dead (Telltale Games), Dishonored, Journey, Fez, Gravity Rush, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Guild Wars 2, Botanicula, Dead Trigger
2013: Grand Theft Auto V, The Last of Us, Super Mario 3D World, BioShock Infinite, Monster Hunter 4, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Yo-kai Watch, Papers Please, Gone Home, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle, Lums: The Game of Light and Shadows, Arma 3
2014: Dark Souls II, Mario Kart 8, Destiny, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Hearthstone, Yo-kai Watch 2, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Tales from the Borderlands, Dex, Monzo, Coraabia, 80 Days, Bayonetta 2
2015: Splatoon, Bloodborne, Fallout 4, Super Mario Maker, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Rocket League, Prune, Her Story, Medieval Engineers, Rememoried, Czechoslovakia 1938–89: The Assassination
2016: Overwatch, Dark Souls III, Pokémon Sun and Moon, Doom (2016), Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Titanfall 2, Hitman (2016), The Last Guardian, Owlboy, Factorio, Samorost 3, Inside, The Witness
2017: Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Dragon Quest XI, Nier: Automata, What Remains of Edith Finch, Attentat 1942, PUBG: Battlegrounds, Fortnite Battle Royale
2018: God of War (2018), Red Dead Redemption 2, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Monster Hunter: World, Beat Saber, Tetris Effect, Celeste
2019: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Pokémon Sword and Shield, Resident Evil 2 (2019), Outer Wilds, The Outer Worlds, Control, Disco Elysium, Untitled Goose Game, Pilgrims
2020: Animal Crossing: New Horizons, The Last of Us Part II, Half-Life: Alyx, Ghost of Tsushima, Hades, Creaks
2021: Resident Evil Village, Halo Infinite, Monster Hunter Rise, Metroid Dread, Forza Horizon 5, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Psychonauts 2, Deathloop, It Takes Two, Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, Inscryption, Returnal, Chicory: A Colorful Tale, Unpacking
2022: Elden Ring, God of War Ragnarök, Vampire Survivors, Immortality
2023: Baldur's Gate 3, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Alan Wake 2
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