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OoT and RE4 were definitive #1 games of their decade. This decade belongs to...
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Dark Souls is better than BOTW and Witcher but the last 40% being lackluster would disqualify it from being the best in my eyes.
Bloodborne is better but shares similar flaws. If we count DLCs as part of the package then I would pick BB over anything this decade though.
Bloodborne is better but shares similar flaws. If we count DLCs as part of the package then I would pick BB over anything this decade though.
1st of all, there is no "best game of the decade"
Witcher 3 is such an amazing experience and deserves to share the crown for best game of the decade along side Ocarina of Time as best game of the 90s and Resident Evil 4 as best game of the 00s. Every time I think about witcher 3 I get excited. Plus the show is coming out next week, so it's extra awesome.
But yeah, Witcher 3 is GotD
2nd of all, even if there was, OoT, RE4 and the Witcher 3 wouldn't be it
3rd of all, who the f*** elected you?
He's got alot of support. Witcher 3 is better then the games mentioned here that I've played (BotW, Dark Souls). Significantly more so.
If we're looking at the best game of the 90s and 00s in this thread as well, OoT and RE4 have too much competition to be seen as THE definite #1 of those decades. Applies to this decade as well really, would be one from a selection of 5 or so titles.
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He's got support from what.. some random person on the internet. Neither of you have the pull to actually declare this, and both of you should be quite and sit down.
Doesn't change the truth :P
Although I guess you could similarly argue that it was Halo CE...
and you need to chill out lmao
OOT and CT are close. RE4 and MP are close too.
I agree with OP. I just started Hearts of Stone and going back into The Witcher 3 is simply amazing.
After trying a number of games between my first playthrough and now, nothing beats it for me. By far my favorite game this decade.
After trying a number of games between my first playthrough and now, nothing beats it for me. By far my favorite game this decade.
90s: Doom. This should be obvious.
00s: I don't know. I'm still playing Diablo 2, but that's more personal and perhaps it's not fundamentally different enough from Diablo 1. Though its combination of satisfying action oriented gameplay with an emphasis on a well thought out loot system has endured. Resident Evil 4 I can also see considering the influence it had.
Considering the insane amount of influence it's had on game design since its release, the answer is most definitely Dark Souls. And that's without even discussing its own merits as an experience that is beyond compare.
00s: I don't know. I'm still playing Diablo 2, but that's more personal and perhaps it's not fundamentally different enough from Diablo 1. Though its combination of satisfying action oriented gameplay with an emphasis on a well thought out loot system has endured. Resident Evil 4 I can also see considering the influence it had.
Considering the insane amount of influence it's had on game design since its release, the answer is most definitely Dark Souls. And that's without even discussing its own merits as an experience that is beyond compare.
As someone who hasn't played any Soulsborne games, I would assume it would be Dark Souls.
I will personally always be more of a fan of Witcher and Botw, but Dark Souls did more for gaming than those.
I will personally always be more of a fan of Witcher and Botw, but Dark Souls did more for gaming than those.
My picks for the best video game(s) of each decade:
1970s - Space Invaders
1980s - Pac-Man / Super Mario Bros.
1990s - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
2000s - Resident Evil 4
2010s - Dark Souls / The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
1970s - Space Invaders
1980s - Pac-Man / Super Mario Bros.
1990s - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
2000s - Resident Evil 4
2010s - Dark Souls / The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
By impact and popularity: Skyrim and Minecraft
By impact and "quality" in the sense of high quality single player games that pushed boundries: Dark Souls (although the honor should go to Demon's Soul, Dark Souls just popularized) and BotW
I don't think good and deep lore, good story moments plus well animated scenes is enough to call something boundry pushing and RDR2 did it better while pushing some boundries although is dragged down by some of it.
Have not played Death Stranding so not gona take it into consideration
By impact and "quality" in the sense of high quality single player games that pushed boundries: Dark Souls (although the honor should go to Demon's Soul, Dark Souls just popularized) and BotW
I don't think good and deep lore, good story moments plus well animated scenes is enough to call something boundry pushing and RDR2 did it better while pushing some boundries although is dragged down by some of it.
Have not played Death Stranding so not gona take it into consideration
While I wouldn't go as far as saying that The Witcher 3 is the Game of the Decade objectively, it is without a doubt my personal game of this generation.
More generally I would say that games such LoL, Fortnite, PUBG, etc. had a more profound impact and will probably be remembered and cherished as defining games in the future.
More generally I would say that games such LoL, Fortnite, PUBG, etc. had a more profound impact and will probably be remembered and cherished as defining games in the future.
It's Dark Souls
Nothing strange. Give us a name of a game that made its own identity by having it's own genre this generation like Souls.
Nothing strange. Give us a name of a game that made its own identity by having it's own genre this generation like Souls.
Seriously, when did we agree on RE4 being the game of the previous decade, when that decade had games such as Uncharted 2?
Even if I really love The Witcher 3 (100%-d it), I'd still say it's Dark Souls. Just for the number of "Souls-inspired" games and mechanics that exist in current games, I'd say it has been the most influential game of the decade.
The other trend of the decade has been microtransactions, but the least we talk about those the better.
The other trend of the decade has been microtransactions, but the least we talk about those the better.
RE4 was of the GameCube generation not the PlayStation 3 generation. Regardless UC2 became a foot note for that generation once I played Mass Effect 2.
Without Skyrim and arguably Dark Souls, you don't have BotW.
I'd lean towards the former being the definitive game of the decade. We've had so many open world games this gen trying to capture the magic of Skyrim and not many have succeeded.
For the 2000s, I'd argue that Call of Duty 4 is the defining game. It singlehandedly transformed the control scheme for FPS games on controller and every FPS game afterwards tried to emulate what it did in multiplayer. To this day, CoD sells tons and tops charts constantly.
I'd lean towards the former being the definitive game of the decade. We've had so many open world games this gen trying to capture the magic of Skyrim and not many have succeeded.
For the 2000s, I'd argue that Call of Duty 4 is the defining game. It singlehandedly transformed the control scheme for FPS games on controller and every FPS game afterwards tried to emulate what it did in multiplayer. To this day, CoD sells tons and tops charts constantly.
I was going to say Demon's souls but that came out in 2009. So It is Dark Souls. Witcher 3 just doesn't have strong enough gameplay despite being ambitious and well crafted in plenty of areas.
I would also say that OOT doesn't really deserve the praise it continues to receive. SM64 was way more important and better as a game.
I would also say that OOT doesn't really deserve the praise it continues to receive. SM64 was way more important and better as a game.
It's Dark Souls. Botw and W3 are the pinnacles of certain game styles. They are commenting on conventions created in Oblivion etc. Dark Souls is an inception point whereas W3 and BotW are culmination points. If the comparisons are OoT and RE4, the proper answer is to Dark Souls.
W3 is more like the FFX of this decade.
BotW is more like the Fallout 3 (not sure of the right analogue. I'm not a big BotW or Fallout fan.)
W3 is more like the FFX of this decade.
BotW is more like the Fallout 3 (not sure of the right analogue. I'm not a big BotW or Fallout fan.)
Halo: CE did everything you just said about COD4 years before and Halo: CE still better game than all the CODs.
Even though I myself barely played it, I'd say that title goes to Minecraft.
With BOTW as second of course.
With BOTW as second of course.
I mean, I wouldn't call either of those "definitively" the best games of their decade. They sure as shit wouldn't be my picks. Nor would Witcher 3 or Dark Souls for this one.
