Games of the GENERATION
 

Grand Theft Auto V pretty much marks the end of this console generation. Sure, you have some joints coming out here and there, like South Park and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, but this is pretty much it. So let's rap, gang; what are your favorite games of this generation?

There were some great franchises that started in the last few years. Gears, Assassin's Creed, Uncharted, Call of Duty didn't but it sure blew up recently. You have the Galaxy joints, Dead Space, Saint's Row, and a whole bunch of others that escape me at the moment.

Not just games, but there were some major innovations this generation, too. Downloadable titles and content, party chat, indie games blew up, and much more.

So dawgs, I'll ask again. What are your favorite games of this generation?

Cawadooty African-American Ops II!

Borderlands 2 probably takes the first place, at least it's my most played one. Demon's/Dark Souls are just perfect for my taste. I've only played Arkham City for few hours but that and Asylum are in my top list. Every God of War game for Sony's consoles also, this and previous generations. Well, this is almost like the top 5 list but not counting older games.

I didn't know people were still on the Call of Duty joke kick.

Definitely The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. IMO it's the only game that fully utilised the hardwares potential - same way GTA V did with the 360 and PS3! :)

I didn't know people still took forums seriously. You know, sometimes I like to pretend to get offended on the internet for fun! It's a white privilege. I guess I need to check it every now and then...oh wait, are we trying to start an internet fight? I'm sorry. Let me try and do this, it's been a while. You gay! Was that good enough? Let me know what you think.

And that's what we call: An overreaction.

So did you win? Put that sh*t up on the fridge, baby.

But to keep this on-topic (whatever that even means anymore) I'm all about Viva Pinata.

MK9, Red Dead, Far Cry 3, deus ex human revolution, bioshock,mass effect Borderlands 2, Dishonored, Fallout, No more Heroes, Batman, and GTA 5

Oh Valkrie Chronicles

Definitely Uncharted and the God of War series for me. But I gotta add in the Mario Galaxies as well.

Such a loaded question, because this has been a crazy gen with a lot of great stuff and in these last 7-8 years I've had the ability to play whatever I wanted whenever I wanted for the first time ever. I'll also always remember this gen for extreme overreactions to complete f*cking nonsense (it even happened immediately in this thread) and it also cemented my hatred for the games community, so thanks Internet.

I'm gonna have to do some thinking on this a bit and go back through some of my game history on my 360, because it's hard to remember everything.

The first game that jumped to mind for me was Viva Pinata. Incredibly unique, tragically overlooked and one of the most addicting games I've played this entire generation. It really is Rare at it's finest. And speaking of overlooked games I loved, both Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom and Enslaved are incredible games that will never get recognition for how excellent they are. Also I feel like Yakuza 3 and 4, despite being exclusives to a Sony console, were completely ignored by the majority of people and it makes me f*cking angry. It's leaps and bounds more interesting than any of the schlock first-party sh*t Sony has drizzled out of it's rank asshole (inFamous, Killzone, two mediocre God of War games, Resistance, LittleBigPlanet, 800 Ratchet and Clank games, Heavy Rain) outside of Naughty Dog joints and Puppeteer, yet it can't even manage to be successful enough to warrant Sega doing the bare minimum in localization that they did for the last 3 games. Sad as sh*t.

Now I'm kinda working myself up, thinking about the trash that's risen to the top (at least in terms of mindshare) over the really unique stuff that's come out this generation. Kinda depressing.

Edit already: Dragon Age: Origins! What a f*cking incredible game.

Edit again: Hunted: The Demon's Forge! So much god damn fun! OH! Asura's Wrath!

Oh, maaaaaaan. I remember when we played Hunted. That was awesome. I also agree with Majin and Enslaved. Great games.

Alan Wake
Assassin's Creed II
Batman Arkham Asylum
Bayonetta
Borderlands
Castle Crashers
Dead Rising
Dead Space
Gears of War
Halo 4
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Red Dead Redemption
Resident Evil 5
Saint's Row 2
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
Splinter Cell: Conviction
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Tomb Raider
X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Games I have yet to play that I'm sure would be and or replace games on my list include Borderlands 2, Dead Space 2, The Last of Us, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, and GTA V.

Aliens: Colonial Marines

Mmmm, most memorable I see on my shelf being:

Bioshock Infinite
Borderlands 2
Ni No Kuni
Dead Space 2
Skyrim
The Last of Us
The Walking Dead
LittleBigPlanet 1 + 2
LA Noire
Uncharted 3
Heavy Rain


My favorite is probably definitely Borderlands 2. But the downloadable game Journey is actually really high up on my list too. Probably second to Borderlands. Wii had some great titles, but those are all upstairs and I can't think of them off the top of my head.

Super smash bros brawl
Arkham series
Lego batman 2
Lego marvel superheroes
Call of duty
Marvel ultimate alliance 2

1. Uncharted Trilogy
2. Mortal Kombat (2011)
3. Batman : Arkham Asylum
4. Batman : Arkham City
5. Goldeneye 007: Reloaded
6. The Last of Us
7. PORTAL 2
8. LEGO Series
9. Call of Duty Black Ops II
10. Infamous 2

LEGO Marvel does not f**king come out for more than a month!

You are now officially in my top 5 favorite users list.

I'm one of those people who's about 5 years or so behind what's currently being played, so I haven't experienced as many of the best games that came out in this generation as many others have. But I've played a few more "modern" games that I really liked. These are just personal favorites, not a statement declaring them better than this, that, or the other.

They won't be on anyone's "Best Of" anything list, but I've probably spent more hours playing the WWE games on 360 than anything else. They pretty much got a little better every year.

I just started playing GTA IV (yeah, IV, not V, shut up) and so far it's pretty good. The last one I played at length was Vice City, which I really enjoyed, but a lot of stuff in IV is greatly improved.

Heavy Rain was very controversial, but I thought it was fun and different. I wouldn't exactly want to play a hundred games like it, but at the time I played it it was just what I was looking for.

Batman: Arkham Asylum would probably be the most obvious choice. I haven't played Arkham City yet, but I'm sure it's just as good.

Sonic Generations was a lot better than I expected it to be; I literally haven't had thumb cramps like that since like the early-90s. I had a lot of fun with that one.

All the Fight Night games were great, and I generally give less than a sh*t about boxing.

Fighting games are something else I don't mess with much, but Mortal Kombat and Injustice: Gods Among us are among the best I've ever played.

Ghostbusters really surprised me. For a licensed game based on an ancient franchise that's been on life support for over 20 years, that game was lots of fun and hit all the right nostalgic notes as well. It needed a playable Ecto-1 level, but you can't have everything.

I got heavy into DC Universe Online for a couple weeks. I lost entire 12-hour blocks of my life and remembered why I generally don't play MMOs. My impulse control is poor and I will always sacrifice sleep for games, which negatively affects my work output. But it was a blast, all the bugs aside.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii was even better than I expected it to be. I'd have played it tons more than I did, but this generation more than any other, I've been buying and playing tons of random games simply because I have more money to spend on them. I'm usually juggling a couple Wii, 360, and even Gamecube games from my "To Play" pile, so sometimes when I finish a really good game like this one, I shelve it and move on to another one, when back in the day I'd just play it until I knew it all by heart. I miss being a kid and having all that free time.

Finally, Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. I'm a huge Zelda mark anyways, but it was the reason I bought a Wii. I know it's not much different from the GC version, but I bought and played it only for Wii so I'm counting it.

Some games I haven't played extensively or at all yet but am sure I will enjoy immensely are Skyward Sword, the Mario Galaxy games, Arkham City, Red Dead Redemption, GTA V, The Mass Effect series, and Xenosaga. Feel free to ask me how I felt about 'em in 2018, I'm sure I'll have played at least two of them by then. :P

Hahaha! Incredible!

Also, Leo...did you not say in the OOTS thread you play more games than almost anyone? You're...kind of saying the exact opposite now.

I am the ultimate gamer, baby. Check out my quickscope video on youtube!

Check out my original CS long range quick-killz montage set to Drowning Pool's seminal classic - Let the Bodies Hit the Floor! You can get it from my clan's IRC channel!

And? I already seen enough to know I'll enjoy it with my child.

Not exactly. I said I play more than a lot of people, which is technically true, but more than "anyone" is pretty presumptuous. You, for example, probably play more than I do based on what I've read. You're pretty hardcore, and have played a ton of stuff I've never even heard of. Also, I don't play as many games when they're *current* as many others do. I play a ton of stuff, but usually I'm about 5 years behind the curve, at least.

Check it: I grew up kinda poor and only had a handful of NES and SNES games to play. As a teen, I mostly played and collected games I missed as a kid. At 18-25, I mostly went for games I missed as a teenager. And so on and so forth. I also am just as likely to replay stuff from ten or more years ago as I am something that's brand new, so that keeps me a little behind the curve as well. I have no real sense of urgency to play a game when it's new, for some reason.

It's weird, I know, I'm just like that with games and always have been. I had a Coleco-Vision/Atari when all my friends had an NES, got an NES when all my friends moved on to Genesis, etc. I don't feel I'm missing out, as I do get to almost all the "good stuff" eventually, I just don't feel like I have to play them at the same exact time as everyone else does.

Yeah. I saw the RIPD trailer. Gee, that movie looks fun, I thought. Gee, that'll be a great film. Saw it...............................
the moral of this story is play the actual fricking game before you decide.

You'll fit right in here, good sir.

You'll enjoy Arkham city a lot.

I kinda feel like Naruto is back.

I also gotta give a big ups to my homies at Mistwalker. Blue Dragon and especially Lost Odyssey were great. A lot of amazing RPG's this generation, both J and Dubs.

That's good to hear; Blue Dragon's been sitting on my shelf for a while. I got it cheap but heard mixed things about it from a friend, so I haven't really prioritized it, but I'll definitely make it a point to play it soon.

I'll go by series since most of them had 2-3 games this gen:

- Uncharted series and The Last of Us
- Assassin Creed series (except 1 and 3)
- Mass Effect Trilogy
- Dead Space Trilogy
- Batman Arkham series
- Bioshock 1 and Infinite
- Metal Gear Solid 4 and Rising
- Resident Evil 5 (yes, I liked 5)
- Far Cry 3
- Dues Ex: Human Revolution
- Tomb Raider
- Mortal Kombat
- Portal 2
- Splinter Cell Blacklist
- God of War 3
- Ninja Gaiden 1 and 2
- Bayonetta
- Rayman Origins
- Sonic Generation
- Ratchet and Clank Tools and Future

On the Nintendo side from the Wii onward:

- Galaxy Series
- New Super Mario U
- Twilight Princess/Skyward Sword (although not as good as past Zeldas)
- Donkey Kong County Returns
- Metroid Prime 3
- Kirby Epic Yarn
- Punchout
- Pikmin 3
- Smash

How are Wii U games last-gen?

Also, boring list full of obvious choices.

Read my title that is all that needs to be said.....:lol:
I can safely say that I loved the series and I was damn good at it.

A lot of people don't realize (or are just too thick-headed to understand) that generations are based on timeframe of release, and not technology, so since the Wii U is more comparable in power to the PS3 and 360 than the PS4 and Xbone, they shove them into the same category, despite the Wii U being less than a year old.

Uncharted 1, 2, and 3
Quantum Of Solace 007
Blood Stone 007
Goldeneye Reloaded 007
007 Legends
Sonic Generations
Perfect Dark Zero
Super Mario Bros. Wii
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart 7
Donkey Kong Country Returns
New Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario 3D Land
Mega Man 9
Mega Man 10
Sonic 4 Episodes 1 & 2
Turtles In Time Re-shelled
Vigilante 8 Arcade
Pac Man C.E. DX
Hard Corps: Uprising
Frogger Returns
Frogger Hyper Arcade
Double Dragon Neon
Contra Rebirth

Also Splosion Man. Such good times were had with that game. Ghostbusters and Left 4 Dead also get shout outs for the great mulitplayer experiences.

So if this generation counts when the 360 launched back in 2005, do we also count the PS2/Gamecube games that came out in 2005-2006? Because there were a number of hits like God of War II and Okami that came out around that time, also Kingdom Hearts II.

Don't be a f*cking idiot. You know god damn well there is a very clear and widely accepted separation between generations based on new hardware being released. Why the f*ck would you be counting games from a previous generation of consoles? That's not even remotely the same thing.

It's CyberCubed. Everybody knows he hasn't played a game in his life and just making up a list. He keeps going around the TMNT: OOTS thread going on and on about how it's a disgrace to the franchise when he hasn't even played it.