What was the best year of last gen (2014-2020) in your opinion?

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Poll What was the best year of last gen (2014-2020) in your opinion? (21 votes)

2014 0%

2015 19%

2016 19%

2017 38%

2018 5%

2019 10%

2020 10%

Last gen is finally over. What do we think is the best year from that gen? This was tougher than I thought it was going to be lol. I went with 2017. The year we got the Switch, Breath of the Wild, Nier Automata, and Yakuza 0 in one year. Then probably 2018 because of God of War, Forza Horizon 4, Smash Ultimate, and Divinity Original Sin 2. 2020 was pretty damn good too. I pretty much like every year although 2014 was meh, with the exception of Bayonetta 2.

2014

2014 games and expansions scoring at least 90/100 (MC) or 90% (GR)[2][3]
Game	Publisher	Release Date	Platform	MC score	GR score
Grand Theft Auto V	Rockstar Games	November 18, 2014	Xbox One	97/100	98.33%
Grand Theft Auto V	Rockstar Games	November 18, 2014	PlayStation 4	97/100	96.33%
The Last of Us Remastered	Sony Computer Entertainment	July 29, 2014	PlayStation 4	95/100	95.7%
Shovel Knight	Yacht Club Games	June 26, 2014	Nintendo 3DS	90/100	93.67%
Fez	Trapdoor	March 25, 2014	PlayStation Vita	91/100	92.5%[4]
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U	Nintendo	November 21, 2014	Wii U	92/100	92.39%
Rayman Legends	Ubisoft	February 18, 2014	Xbox One	91/100	92.17%
Bayonetta 2	Nintendo	September 20, 2014	Wii U	91/100	91.38%
Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition	Blizzard Entertainment	August 19, 2014	PlayStation 4	90/100	91.25%
Dark Souls II	Bandai Namco Games	March 11, 2014	PlayStation 3	91/100	89.68%
Kentucky Route Zero – Act III	Cardboard Computer	May 6, 2014	Microsoft Windows	91/100	89%
Dark Souls II	Bandai Namco Games	March 11, 2014	Xbox 360	91/100	88.95%
Dark Souls II	Bandai Namco Games	March 11, 2014	Microsoft Windows	91/100	88.3%
Out of the Park Baseball 15	Out of the Park Developments	April 24, 2014	Microsoft Windows	89/100	90.71%
Velocity 2X	FuturLab	September 2, 2014	PlayStation Vita	90/100	90.56%
Rayman Legends	Ubisoft	February 18, 2014	PlayStation 4	90/100	90.45%
Metro Redux	Deep Silver	August 25, 2014	Microsoft Windows	90/100	90.2%
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth	Nicalis	November 4, 2014	Microsoft Windows	86/100	90.2%
Child of Light	Ubisoft	April 29, 2014	PlayStation 3	89/100	90%[5]
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition	DrinkBox Studios	July 2, 2014	Wii U	90/100	88.86%
Fez	Trapdoor	March 25, 2014	PlayStation 4	90/100	88.46%
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II	Nihon Falcom	September 25, 2014	PlayStation 3	90/100[6]	87.5%[7]

2015

2015 games and expansions scoring at least 90/100 (MC) or 90% (GR)[11][12]
Game	Publisher	Release Date	Platform	MC score	GR score
Grand Theft Auto V	Rockstar Games	April 14, 2015	Microsoft Windows	96/100	95.07%
Out of the Park Baseball 16	Out of the Park Developments	March 23, 2015	Microsoft Windows	91/100	95.25%[13]
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain	Konami	September 1, 2015	Xbox One	95/100	90.38%
Journey	Sony Computer Entertainment	July 21, 2015	PlayStation 4	92/100	94.8%
Undertale	Toby Fox	September 15, 2015	Microsoft Windows	92/100	94.11%
Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition	Larian Studios	October 27, 2015	Microsoft Windows	94/100	90%[14]
Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 2	Nintendo	April 23, 2015	Wii U	90/100	93.5%
The Swapper	Curve Studios	June 5, 2015	Xbox One	92/100	93.33%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	CD Projekt	May 19, 2015	Microsoft Windows	93/100	92.11%
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain	Konami	September 1, 2015	PlayStation 4	93/100	91.59%
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain	Konami	September 1, 2015	Microsoft Windows	91/100	92.75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	CD Projekt	May 19, 2015	PlayStation 4	92/100	92.23%
Bloodborne	Sony Computer Entertainment	March 24, 2015	PlayStation 4	92/100	90.66%
Shovel Knight	Yacht Club Games	April 21, 2015	PlayStation Vita	92/100	90.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone	CD Projekt	October 13, 2015	PlayStation 4	90/100	91.19%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	CD Projekt	May 19, 2015	Xbox One	91/100	90.7%
Shovel Knight	Yacht Club Games	April 21, 2015	PlayStation 4	90/100	91%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone	CD Projekt	October 13, 2015	Xbox One	90/100	91%
80 Days	Inkle	September 29, 2015	Microsoft Windows	84/100	91%
Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows	Yacht Club Games	September 17, 2015	Microsoft Windows	89/100	90.5%[15]
Nuclear Throne	Vlambeer	December 5, 2015	Microsoft Windows	88/100	90.43%
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D	Nintendo	February 13, 2015	Nintendo 3DS	89/100	90.39%
Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 5 – The Vault of the Traveler	Telltale Games	October 20, 2015	PlayStation 4	90/100	89.89%
Broken Age	Double Fine Productions	April 28, 2015	PlayStation Vita	90/100	89%[16]
Roche Fusion	amulware	January 23, 2015	Microsoft Windows	85/100	90%
Odallus: The Dark Call	Joymasher	July 15, 2015	Microsoft Windows	80/100	90%

2016

2016 games and expansions scoring at least 90/100 (MC) or 90% (GR)[4][5]
Game	Publisher	Release Date	Platform	MC score	GR score
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine	CD Projekt	May 31, 2016	Xbox One	94/100	94%
Tumblestone	The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild	July 12, 2016	Microsoft Windows	91/100	93.75%[6]
Persona 5	Atlus	September 15, 2016	PlayStation 4	93/100[7]	93.3%[8]
Inside	Playdead	June 29, 2016	Xbox One	93/100	92.81%
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End	Sony Interactive Entertainment	May 10, 2016	PlayStation 4	93/100	92.71%
Odin Sphere Leifthrasir	Atlus	January 14, 2016	PlayStation Vita	93/100	89.25%[9]
Forza Horizon 3	Microsoft Studios	September 27, 2016	Xbox One	91/100	92.14%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine	CD Projekt	May 31, 2016	Microsoft Windows	92/100	91.58%
Out of the Park Baseball 17	Out of the Park Developments	March 22, 2016	Microsoft Windows	92/100	91.25%
SteamWorld Heist	Image & Form	June 7, 2016	PlayStation Vita	90/100	92%[10]
Inside	Playdead	August 23, 2016	PlayStation 4	91/100	91.38%
Overwatch	Blizzard Entertainment	May 24, 2016	Microsoft Windows	91/100	91.26%
Stephen's Sausage Roll	Increpare Games	April 18, 2016	Microsoft Windows	90/100	91.25%
Overwatch	Blizzard Entertainment	May 24, 2016	Xbox One	91/100	90.58%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine	CD Projekt	May 31, 2016	PlayStation 4	91/100	90%
Overwatch	Blizzard Entertainment	May 24, 2016	PlayStation 4	90/100	90.87%
Dark Souls III	Bandai Namco Entertainment	March 24, 2016	Xbox One	87/100	90.4%
Owlboy	D-Pad Studio	November 1, 2016	Microsoft Windows	88/100	90.39%
Tadpole Treble	BitFinity	May 6, 2016	Microsoft Windows	90/100	90%
NBA 2K17	2K	September 20, 2016	Microsoft Windows	90/100	90%[11]
N++	Metanet Software	August 25, 2016	Microsoft Windows	90/100	89.75%[12]
Kentucky Route Zero – Act IV	Cardboard Computer	July 19, 2016	Microsoft Windows	90/100	88.17%[13]
NBA 2K17	2K	September 20, 2016	Xbox One	90/100	87.5%

2017

Releases scoring higher than 90/100 in 2017[6][7]
Game	Developer	Publisher	Release Date	Platform	Average Score out of 100
Super Mario Odyssey	Nintendo EPD	Nintendo	October 27, 2017	Nintendo Switch	97
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild	Nintendo EPD	Nintendo	March 3, 2017	Nintendo Switch, Wii U	97
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen	Firaxis Games	2K	August 29, 2017	PlayStation 4	93
Divinity: Original Sin II	Larian Studios	Larian Studios	September 14, 2017	Microsoft Windows	93
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	Nintendo EPD	Nintendo	April 28, 2017	Nintendo Switch	92
Ōkami HD	Capcom	Capcom	December 12, 2017	Microsoft Windows	92
What Remains of Edith Finch	Giant Sparrow	Annapurna Interactive	July 19, 2017	Xbox One	92
Retro City Rampage DX	Vblank Entertainment	Vblank Entertainment	August 3, 2017	Nintendo Switch	91
SteamWorld Heist: Ultimate Edition	Image & Form	Image & Form	December 28, 2017	Nintendo Switch	91
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove	Yacht Club Games	Yacht Club Games	March 3, 2017	Nintendo Switch	91
Opus Magnum	Zachtronics	Zachtronics	December 8, 2017	Microsoft Windows	90
Pinball FX 3: Universal Classics Pinball	Zen Studios	Zen Studios	September 26, 2017	Xbox One	90
Bayonetta	PlatinumGames	Sega	April 11, 2017	Microsoft Windows	90
Linelight	My Dog Zorro	My Dog Zorro	January 30, 2017	Microsoft Windows	90

2018

Releases scoring higher than 90/100 in 2018[15]
Title	Developer(s)	Publisher(s)	Release	Platform(s)	Average score out of 100
Red Dead Redemption 2	Rockstar Studios	Rockstar Games	October 26, 2018	PS4, XBO	97
God of War	SIE Santa Monica Studio	Sony Interactive Entertainment	April 20, 2018	PS4	94
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Bandai Namco Studios, Sora Ltd.	Nintendo	December 7, 2018	NS	92
Forza Horizon 4	Playground Games	Xbox Game Studios	October 2, 2018	Win, XBO	92
Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition	Larian Studios	Larian Studios	August 31, 2018	PS4, XBO	92
Bayonetta 2	PlatinumGames	Nintendo	February 16, 2018	NS	92
Celeste	Matt Makes Games	Matt Makes Games	January 25, 2018	Win, PS4, NS, XBO	91
Inside	Playdead	Playdead	June 28, 2018	NS	91
Sonic Mania Plus	PagodaWest Games, Headcannon	Sega	July 17, 2018	NS	91
Dead Cells	Motion Twin	Motion Twin	August 7, 2018	Win, PS4, NS, XBO	91
Shadow of the Colossus	Bluepoint Games	Sony Interactive Entertainment	February 6, 2018	PS4	91
Nier: Automata Become As Gods Edition	PlatinumGames	Square Enix	June 26, 2018	XBO	90
Monster Hunter: World	Capcom	Capcom	January 26, 2018	Win, PS4, XBO	90
Hollow Knight	Team Cherry	Team Cherry	June 12, 2018	NS	90
Astro Bot Rescue Mission	SIE Japan Studio	Sony Interactive Entertainment	October 2, 2018	PS4	90

2019


Title	Developer(s)	Publisher(s)	Release	Platform(s)	Average score (out of 100)
Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition	Larian Studios	Larian Studios	September 4, 2019	NS	93
Red Dead Redemption 2	Rockstar Studios	Rockstar Games	November 5, 2019	Win	93
Resident Evil 2	Capcom	Capcom	January 25, 2019	XBO	93
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice	FromSoftware	Activision	March 22, 2019	XBO	91
Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers	Square Enix	Square Enix	July 2, 2019	Win, PS4	91
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition	Square Enix	Square Enix	September 27, 2019	NS	91
Disco Elysium	ZA/UM	ZA/UM	October 15, 2019	Win	91
Nier: Automata - Game of the Yorha Edition	PlatinumGames	Square Enix	February 26, 2019	PS4	91
Resident Evil 2	Capcom	Capcom	January 25, 2019	PS4	91
Monster Hunter: World - Iceborne	Capcom	Capcom	September 6, 2019	XBO	90
Tetris Effect	Monstars, Resonair	Enhance Games	July 23, 2019	Win	90
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice	FromSoftware	Activision	March 22, 2019	PS4	90

2020

Title	Developer(s)	Publisher(s)	Release	Platform(s)	Average score (out of 100)
Persona 5 Royal	Atlus	Atlus	March 31	PS4	95
The Last of Us Part II	Naughty Dog	Sony Interactive Entertainment	June 19	PS4	93
Hades	Supergiant Games	Supergiant Games	September 17	NS	93
Half-Life: Alyx	Valve	Valve	March 23	Win, Lin	93
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition	Square Enix	Square Enix	December 4	PS4	93
Ori and the Will of the Wisps	Moon Studios	Iam8bit	September 17	NS	93
Demon's Souls	Bluepoint Games \| SIE Japan Studio	Sony Interactive Entertainment	November 12	PS5	92
Microsoft Flight Simulator	Asobo Studio	Xbox Game Studios	August 18	Win	91
Crusader Kings III	Paradox Development Studio	Paradox Interactive	September 1	Win, Lin	91
F1 2020	Codemasters Birmingham	Codemasters	July 10	XBO	91
Spelunky 2	Mossmouth, BlitWorks	Mossmouth	September 29	Win	91
Animal Crossing: New Horizons	Nintendo EPD	Nintendo	March 20	NS	90
Ori and the Will of the Wisps	Moon Studios	Xbox Game Studios	March 11	XBO	90
Yakuza 0	Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio	Sega	February 26	XBO	90

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#1 my_user_name

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They were all kinda meh. 2 - 3 standouts a year.... if that

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#2 Ghosts4ever

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2016 - Doom, Hitman, Titanfall 2, Deus Ex MD (disappointing yet still solid), Quantum break (underrated game)

2020 - Doom Eternal, Black Mesa, Mafia DE, Desperados 2

Between those years.

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#3 Edited By Litchie

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@my_user_name said:

They were all kinda meh. 2 - 3 standouts a year.... if that

Yeah, pretty much. Lots of good games are missing from TCs lists, though.

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2019 had WoW classic

resident evil 2 was sick ya right?

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#5 LouiXIII

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I'd have to say 2018. GOW, Smash, Monster Hunter, Shadow of The Colossus remake and you forgot Spiderman all in the same year. 2018 was jam packed.

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#6 R4gn4r0k

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2016 had DOOM, Titanfall 2 and Battlefield 1

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#7 Gym_Lion

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What was everyone favourite day of last gen though?

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#9 Telekill

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Went with 2016 due Uncharted 4 releasing. It was the last game I truly had hype for and the single player met that hype spot on.

There were quite a few other good releases such as Amplitude, Last Guardian, and Broforce. Then we got ports of the Resident Evil games, STO and others.

Good year.

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#10 deactivated-63d1ad7651984

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I'm going with 2015 although last year was damn good.

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#11 SolidGame_basic Online

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@louixiii said:

I'd have to say 2018. GOW, Smash, Monster Hunter, Shadow of The Colossus remake and you forgot Spiderman all in the same year. 2018 was jam packed.

Yea, 2018 was nuts. Also had Red Dead Redemption 2.

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#12 Mozelleple112

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2020 (The Last of Us 2, Ghost of Tsushima, FFVII: Remake, Hades, Persona 5: Royal...)

2015 (Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, The Witcher 3, Bloodborne...)

2017 (LoZ: Breath of the Wild, Divinity Original Sin II, Super Mario Odyssey, Horizon Zero Dawn, Dark Souls 3...)

2018 (Red Dead Redemption 2 and God of War)

those 4 years were absolutely phenomenal.

2014,2016 and 2019 were pure garbage though.

I think 2014 and 2016 are the two WORST years in gaming since ≈ 1995.

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#13 LouiXIII

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@SolidGame_basic said:

@louixiii said:

I'd have to say 2018. GOW, Smash, Monster Hunter, Shadow of The Colossus remake and you forgot Spiderman all in the same year. 2018 was jam packed.

Yea, 2018 was nuts. Also had Red Dead Redemption 2.

Oh yeah, I forgot about RD. That was huge. 2018 was definitely a great year for gaming but there were so many great games released last gen. I think it definitely topped the gen before last.

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#14 Archangel3371

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Toss up between 2017 with the Switch and a bunch of games for it, 2018 with Red Dead 2, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Monster Hunter World, and 2019.

I think that I would go with 2019 due to:

- Resident Evil 2 Remake

- Devil May Cry 5

- Monster Hunter World: Iceborne

- Dragon Quest S Definitive Edition

Those games were just too damn good.

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2017 for me - Gravity Rush 2, Yakuza 0 & Kiwami, Nioh, Nier: Automata, Persona 5, and the G.O.G: Sonic Mania.

2018 was really good too.

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#16 with_teeth26

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I'd go with 2015 - Witcher 3, Bloodborne, GTA V PC.

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#17 Edited By st_monica

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2017 was crazy.

PS4: RE7, Gravity Rush 2, Yakuza 0, Nioh, Horizon Zero Dawn, Nier: Automata, Persona 5, Tekken7, FF14 Stormblood, Hellblade, Ys VIII, GTSport, Evil Within 2

Switch: BotW, Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart 8DX

I've played all the games above and spent a fair amount of time on each one. I can confidently say that 2017 was the most enjoyable year for me in recent years.

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#18 Edited By pelvist

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2020 for me because of Alyx, Noita and Hades. Also outside of gaming, The Mandalorian saved Star Wars.

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#19 Edited By IMAHAPYHIPPO

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@gym_lion said:

What was everyone favourite day of last gen though?

March 3, 2017. No doubt.

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#20 Edited By adsparky Online

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2017, although 2018 have a very special place in my heart, dunno why, probably because of Valkyria Chronicles 4.

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#21 deactivated-63d1ad7651984

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@with_teeth26 said:

I'd go with 2015 - Witcher 3, Bloodborne, GTA V PC.

Yeah man, I remember waiting for it to come to the PC it was a long and painful wait but a game that actually lived up for the hype at least for me. I didn't own a console back then playing it for the first time in 2015 was a great gaming experience it ran very well not many bugs or other issues especially compared to RDR2 PC launch.

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#22 SolidGame_basic Online

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@Renegade_Fury said:

2017 for me - Gravity Rush 2, Yakuza 0 & Kiwami, Nioh, Nier: Automata, Persona 5, and the G.O.G: Sonic Mania.

2018 was really good too.

For some reason I keep thinking Persona 5 came out in 2016 but that was Japan. Makes me confident about 2017 being my number 1 even more!! Welcome back btw!

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