in my opinion, '98 was the best year for game releases. What's yours?

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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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My top 3 games of all time:

  • Final Fantasy IX
  • Baldur's Gate II
  • Diablo II

All in 2000. Oof. I didn't even realise this until you asked OP. What a time to be 12 that was.

Then 2023 has got to be a pretty good year for you too, with the releases of Final Fantasy 16, Baldur's Gate 3, and Diablo 4. I have enjoying Diablo 4 and am really looking forward to Baldur's Gate 3 (I haven't played the early-access).

Comparing these franchises then to now makes my head spin…

Indeed, it's pretty surreal. Working on my D4 Druid as we speak, whilst happily awaiting BG3. The fact my daughter is due to arrive the same month it releases makes the nostalgia extra surreal.

Honestly haven't given FF16 much thought tbh. Haven't played one since 10. They've all looked kind of interchangeable since then. 9 was special for me.

Nothing will ever top FF6-9. It was such a great time in Final Fantasy story telling.