Is 2007 One of the Best Years in Gaming?
November 20, 2007
I've been mentioning my massive queue quite a bit, and even OnyxRaven's mentioned just how many crazy good games are backing up just waiting to be played. Talking with Andy the other day I realized something - this is one of the best years in recent gaming history! I mean, think about how many gigantic and wonderful games have been released within this last year.
BioShock and Portal definitely take the cake (Get it? Cake? Haha. Haha. Oh boy.) for two games that will be embedded into our culture for a long time to come. The first because of it's fantastic story twists and amazing atmosphere and the second for it's totally awesome humor and fresh gameplay that doesn't involve giant guns. You can't forget that there's also Halo 3 and Guitar Hero III (I personally don't understand the obsession, but market sales and Andy would indicate it as giant) for gigantically wonderful releases. Mass Effect is even poised to be the massive epic space opera RPG that makes every space-loving nerd put away their ST:TNG DVDs for a few moments.
You also cannot forget that this is the year that Mario has seen his entrance to the Wii, both through Super Paper Mario and Mario Galaxy (which is totally win btw) which are both excellent games within their own right. Although not receiving the amazing fanfare and Internet fame that Mario Galaxy got, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass is easily one of the greatest games released for the DS and certainly a better return to the roots of Zelda involving free exploration and carrot waving.
Where would we be if we hadn't followed Alex and Gordon on their treck throughout White Forest? Half-Life 2: Episode Two marks one of the most well fleshed out and wonderfully emotional releases in the shining Half-Life (I know that link isn't to the video-game - enjoy your fascinated clicking!) series and only leaves us wanting for utter revenge thanks to... no spoilers here.
Not to leave out PC exclusives, you can't forget the amazingly complicated Supreme Commander which brought us utterly epic RTS maps and Dual Monitor support - never before have I quite felt like I was in a super command center. Who can forget Hello Kitty Island Adventures? I mean, Kitties, Hello, Island and Adventures... how could you ask for more? World in Conflict gave us an amazing RTS with a gripping storyline and a driving plot that successfully pulled you into the world where Russia invaded America during hte cold war. Damn you Bannon...
So I wonder; Have we ever been hit with this many utterly awesome games?
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Draz 2007/11/24
No, but we have had other equally glorious moments in gaming history. Do you remember the first time you saw Mario 64 and shat bricks because it was truly 3D?
Andy 2007/11/24
Hello Kitty Island Adventure was 06
Jordan T. Cox 2007/11/24
You might be right Andy. You just... might... be... right. That makes 2006 one of the best gaming years in history!
Draz; For sure there's others - but 2007 is definitely among them! To tell you the truth... I wasn't that enamored by Mario 64. Now Dragoon on the Saturn and the PS1's opening line-up... mmm.
Lukas 2008/09/04
My top three for 2007 were: Call of Duty 4, Stalker and Bioshock. Not many great games in 2008 so far, but autumn looks promissing: Fallout 3!