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in my opinion, '98 was the best year for game releases. What's yours? (en.m.wikipedia.org)

submitted 1 year ago by ExecutorAxon@lemm.ee to c/gaming

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98 has some of my favorite games to ever come out, like:

Marvel vs. Capcom
1080 Snowboarding
NFS3 Hot Pursuit
Tekken 3
Starcraft + Brood wars
Commandos
Fifa 99
Pokemon
Fallout 2
Half Life
Ocarina of Time
Baldur's Gate

And many more

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[–] sub_ 4 points 1 year ago

My favorite was 1997, I only owned a PS1 at the time, and here's some really good games that was released that year:

Gran Turismo
Final Fantasy 7
Castlevania Symphony of the Night
Crash Bandicoot 2
Final Fantasy Tactics
Parappa the Rapper
Vandal Hearts
Mega Man X4
Breath of Fire 3
Mega Man Legends
MDK
Oddworld Abe's Oddysse
Tomb Raider II
Grand Theft Auto
Klonoa
MK Mythologies Sub Zero

Some other non PS1, but notable games that came out that year:

Diablo
Mario Kart 64
Turok
Goldeneye 007
Star Fox 64
Fallout
Panzer General II
Age of Empires
Mortal Kombat 4

1998 was also very good

It's harder and harder to get a year that can produce a large number of hits, especially since AAA has become so expensive and time consuming. Even great indies take longer than usual now. The explosions of hits released between late 2022 and this year, is probably caused by Covid delaying multiple projects.

With more game devs consolidation, and Embracer stumbling, I'm not too sure about the near future.